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Cheers guys, i was looking on the Sky online listings search but couldn't find anything.

Hi, been looking on eurosport and cant find tomorrows round televised? I've forgotten about all the early rounds and was hoping to catch then last one. Any idea? Cheers

Best diet for the levels alll us guys are at is one that will give long term energy (so thats your carbs, pasta etc). And anything that keeps you in a positive frame of mind and not feeling depressed where you havent eaten well etc. That will give you a happy ride and without feeling exhausted at the end and start dropping silly marks as you have mentally given up.

Riding since just before may and picked it up pretty quick (however i think MTBing and BMXing might have helped). I just practiced doing continuos full lock circles and then with my body in a different position and leaning my bike over more etc. I can now balance stationary for as long as i want. I have also practice kickstarting the bike whilst balancing (this got me out of a fair few stalls as if you don't dab whilst stalled, you can continue).

Another few things i found that helped: - Make sure your tires arn't too pumped up on wet trials - Either tweek your bike or buy a bike without a 'bitey' clutch. E.g. a clutch that isn't either on or off so you can feather it more easily. I had a 250 sherco with a horrible clutch and they are no good for learning - When you feel like it, just go to where your bike is, take it off the stand and just stand on the pegs and try to balance. Don't even turn it on. this way you can earn to balance by just using your weight and turning the wheel without the aid of a clutch. This will aslo help with figure eights and got me out of trouble so many times in my first few trials when i over-did things - Find a hill (not even a big on, can be about a meter or 2 high) somewhere and find the lowest revs possible your bike can make it up the hill. This knowledge helps you keep traction in wet trails and makes sure you only use the revs needed to get up the hill so there is no wheel spin - When looking round sections, think outside the box (but not the set guide lines ) I have found looking at it in a different way can easily help. For example i was going around a corner and had to go over a log when doing so. I didn't notice another stick to the far outside that could be used as a ramp go get over it a lot easier. By the time i had dabbed there twice, Benny Ayres, a well known rider in the South, pointed it out to me and i almost kicked myself. It's times like that i wish i would take more time looking at things and seing how i could get round them.

Thats exactly what i have been thinking. I called them and the awnser message said that they will be out for a few weeks. I have a friend who is a factory MotoX rider and his family runs it, and he thought that its not going to be opening again. He's not the type to go and tear up parks because of this, but he was telling me that many people he knows in the sport, do ride illegally in secluded areas for practice or to run in/tune engines. We are looking for suitable land for trials practise in the South, but finding a suitable place, with road access, ample parking and away from any houses as to minimise planning application objections is very hard. And theres also the matter of it being for the right price!

So what is the format of the day? Is it turn up, have a look at the bikes, watch a demo then wait in line to have a ride then go home or something else? I just wanna know what to expect. Also do you turn up with full trials gear to ride, or just a helmet and boots?

They should do Trial X, Like make a man made area for showing off trials skill. Just like the park events for skateboard and bmx, just designed to get the most out of the trials bikes.

Fair enough, I was going to anyway but thought i'd put up on here so people can say teir experiances with the past ones.

Really? No chance of them applying for another liscence?

I heard there was a planning permission issue with the trials area at TonyMoto. The hearing for it was a Wednesday about 2 or 3 weeks ago but i didn't hear what the outcome was? Does anyone know what happened or if it is still open? Liam

Anybody know when the BVM test day is? I've looked on their website but theres nothing. I just need to know the location dates/timesw and any other information. Thanks!

Fair enough to you! I find that 2 strokes don't mind the oil falling back, but as a safety precaution, i would slightly overfill you gearbox to compensate for this, then remove the excess when you are done. You have got to get a video of this, i know there is one on youtube of a quad wheelieing for 10 minutes! He had to stop cos he got to a red light.

I got an 05 GG for

They will under a roof (well indoors) so that shouldn't be a problem and I've got some decent anti slip paint as it is wood.

Working where i do, i have access to an array of Peugeot Vans! But if i have assistane with me, i generally use our Mitsubishi L200 Warrior.

Thanks Clarkey, But Derbyshire is a bit too far! tsr22b, I think i may have to do that, we do get a few palletts in at work but they have to be used to send faulty bits (or bits for warrenty jobs) back to Peugeot . If there is anybody thaat knows of a company or works for a company around Southampton that does have drums/palletts they want to get rid of, please let me know!

I'm looking where to get 1 or 2 large wooden cable drums near Southampton. Would anybody know? I would be able to go and pick them up and i am prepared to pay for them (but not silly amounts). I don't mind whether they're used, but i don't reallt want to my from a drum manufacturer as they will be expensive as they are gonna get beat up from the bikes anyway. Anybody have any advice? If anybody also know where to get palletts for free near Southampton aswell that would be great.

I have already taken the cover off as I said, no bits. I think a part of the spring has missed it's seat and is therefore not coiling up when the kickstart is used.

Yeh, that huge gear on the clutch is in the way, i was sure i couldn't see it either! That's a job for when i replace the fork seals...

Just used my initive and viewed the engine and frame parts manual on the internet and the bit i was describing was the friction spring, and i can see the other spring involved but when i took the casing off, it was not possible to see this spring.

Ok, got all the bolts out last night and couldnt get the cover off for some reason. After about 30-45 minutes of tapping with a mallett and trying various things, we gave up. Started on it again earlier this evening and managed to pry it off of the engine. Once off it was clear there where no bits of anything in the bottom of the clutch area or anywhere else. We couldn't see where said spring is or would be. We got it back together and found out that one of the clutch arms had crept out and missed where the plate attached to the cover moves and was hitting. We got it all back together again and it went fine, but still no kick-start spring. We adjusted the clutch (as BVM told us how to), bled it and topped up the reseviour and now it goes into neutral like a peach but the clutch has a lot bite than before. Should be able to balance these two things out with a bit of tinkering no problem. Not a lot of creep anymore either. BUT, there still is this problem with the spring. The only thing i could make any link to as a spring was a U shaped peice of round metal on the kickstart shaft with the U being parrallel to the shaft and the ends tailing off at 90 degrees and forming a ring around the kick-start shaft. Any more idea's?

Does anyone know where to get riding boots in size 13 mens for under

Ok will do that tonight, i hope i haven't done any further damage! Thanks for the help and i will post up the results of what i find.

I have had the same problems with my GG 125 pro. It allways creeps when the clutch is fully in (same with you, always in first, very often in second and thrird, but I don't know about fourth and fifth as I never stop in them) but I can't get it into neutral when running and you have to yank it from first to second. As opposed to box oil, give bvm (google it) a call and they'll tell you the manufacturers recomended type (with me it was 10-30 Repsol. If you order it before 3 (but not on a saturday or sunday) it should come next day. If you find any sollutions with the clutch and creeping problems, please let us know.