sameagle Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 (edited) Good Evening, I acquired my first trials bike, a 2004 Scorpa 250, two weeks ago. I'm not new to motorcycling, [passed my road test, back in the 60's!], but I am completely new to trials. I always wanted to "have a go" but never did, too busy bringing up children, building dolls house bits for a grand-daughter, and soon will be assembling model railway stuff for the new grand-son. As a widower now, I can please myself a bit more, but now in my 60's, it will be strictly the "Dead Easy" trials for me! I have a question about my Scorpa - it runs fine, and is going for a new rear tyre on Monday, but there seems to be something amiss with the kickstart. It descends ok, perhaps a little too OK, because it clouts the R/H footrest - I take it that there should be a stop fitted. Is this stop, part of the casting, and has been "graunched" off, a nasty thought, or, is there perhaps a collar fitted on the part of the kickstart shaft that is inside the casting, that has come adrift? Any help please? John Edited June 4, 2010 by sameagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzilla Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 (edited) The Kickstart can catch taking a chunk out over time, my 05 had some raptors fitted and they rely ate the kickstart, later bikes 07-08 had the pegs moved so this was not such a problem. Hope this helps Edited June 4, 2010 by godzilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameagle Posted June 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 OK, thanks for that. I'll have a nose round it, and see if it's practical to shift my footrests - relying on memory, I think I only need to move things backwards by about one inch. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameagle Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Further to yesterdays post, I've had a chance to "go through" the Scorpa today. I'm very impressed with the standard of design - placing the HT coil right at the front so that it will get all of the benefit of the cooling water that is cast from the front wheel, is an excellent start. The spark plug has the benefit of receiving full protection in the position where the designer placed it. Incidentally, where DID they put it? Oh yes, just there - no chance of it coming "unwound", and falling out, the plug cap makes sure of that - you know where this is going, don't you [?] wait for it, wait for it! I did wonder if the correct method for changing the plug, might be to perhaps drop the engine, so that everything would be more accessible, but I [eventually], worked out that the radiator could be eased forward. [Can you believe it, "We have come up with a special bit of design here - to change the plug, the rider need only remove twenty eight other items first, instead of none, as on other machines"] I immediately fell in love with the "totally sealed, needs no adjustment" carburettor - they have so much faith in it, it's been placed where "bloody tinkerers" like me, cannot "get at it"! [Or clean it] The French might make the Worlds best food and lovers, but, we only have their word for that, don't we? You can't beat a good bit of British traditional Chicken Tikka, and as far as loving is concerned, as Eartha Kitt often remarked, we only need time! I still 'aint impressed with these footrests, though, I'm going to see if I can fit something that can be lifted up, rather in the style of a pillion footrest, and then flicked down again, after using the kickstart - unfortunately, moving the rest backwards would involve modifying the brake pedal by a similar amount. Whatever I come up with has to be better than what's fitted, and no, I ain't going to make any remarks about kickstarts and frogs legs, ['cos I've only got short legs]! If I stick with this trials malarkey, then my next machine will be something that's correctly engineered, and it won't have a sniff of bloody garlic about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnybmac Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Shercos are nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameagle Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 I'm sure they are, Johnny, but I've got to get a bit of usage out of this one first. I was advised to get a modern "Ladies Bicycle" type, as opposed to a "Classic", because I'm starting at 64! I did look for a "Gas Gas", but I kept getting pipped at the post - this one's a bit scruffy, but I don't mind about that, I got it to ride it, not admire it, the amount of "Thrutch" it's got is OK, but I'm mightily unimpressed with it's crappy design. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzilla Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 (Welcome to scorpa's> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnybmac Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 I'm sure they are, Johnny, but I've got to get a bit of usage out of this one first.I was advised to get a modern "Ladies Bicycle" type, as opposed to a "Classic", because I'm starting at 64! I did look for a "Gas Gas", but I kept getting pipped at the post - this one's a bit scruffy, but I don't mind about that, I got it to ride it, not admire it, the amount of "Thrutch" it's got is OK, but I'm mightily unimpressed with it's crappy design. John I payed 1,500 for mine and have the same feeling. SOme of my friends are scared to break and scratch theirs, I use mine for whats its designed for.. well, maybe its not designed to be thrown into rocks and off the top of hills but hey, its fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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