grizz Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) Firstly, a massive heartfelt Thank You to Jon "Lebowski" for letting me test ride the Scorpa a whole Wobbler days worth on Saturday and riding with me and coaching me, so much so that between him and Chris they assured at least 5 clear yellow sections for me. (one took about 15 tries in total on my own after they moved on and I chose to stay) Jon and I had been speaking about me buying his older bike off him as he has a Beta Rev3 now that his confidence and skill has improved so much after a year on the Scorpa. On Saturday he brought it 80 miles to a great venue about 25 miles from my home to test out and decide if I really wanted to buy it..... I know only one other guy who is that set on a buyer being sure and happy that they want to proceed, and that is Myself. Today he drove 60 miles with his van to my place to deliver the bike and chat about it and how to keep it in top fettle. Have I mentioned the guy is a bit obsessive about his toys being in tip top condition ? The deal was done, now I need to start to learn how to ride it and enjoy it. Sure you have seen many Scorpa's before, but now this is MINE !! 2003 SY250cc Scorpa, with Yamaha motor, in very decent condition. Any advice or tips on maintenance, riding, transporting etc greatly welcomed. Edited April 4, 2011 by Grizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Nice one ;clearly you're a man of good taste as I spy a pair of my footrests on it. all best just have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stecks Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I like the entry gates to the section behind the top picture... Have you cleaned it yet...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizz Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I like the entry gates to the section behind the top picture... Have you cleaned it yet...? You really had me chuckling now..... as it was the wife saw me wheel it onto the lawn in front of her secret garden and asked what it was doing there, which is why the second pic was taken on the driveway. Sure I will clean it once she is out of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydo Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) Nice clean honest bike you have there sir, and a great bike too to " Kickstart" your trials career on Best of 'feet-up' to you my friend Edited April 4, 2011 by Scoobydo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombombadil Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Any advice or tips on maintenance, riding, transporting etc greatly welcomed. Congrats mate, great bike the SY. As for advice, this is what I have on offer: - do something to prevent your kickstart from damaging your fuel tank. There's several options (see recent thread) - have an eye on the bolts of the rear sprocket. If they come loose, you might end up buying a new swing arm (costs a fortune) or will at least need to know a good welder. - find a solution to keep water out of your airbox. Again several options (see thread http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/topic/35294-just-bought-a-scorpa-sy250/) - finally, if you ever remove the airbox and the silencer, you will notice that the crankcase has a sort of a plinth with the engine number on it. This plinth will carve a significant dent into the muffler and after a while you will end up with a hole in it. Use a rasp to chamfer the corner that creates the problem. Cheers Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizz Posted April 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Congrats mate, great bike the SY. As for advice, this is what I have on offer: - do something to prevent your kickstart from damaging your fuel tank. There's several options (see recent thread) - have an eye on the bolts of the rear sprocket. If they come loose, you might end up buying a new swing arm (costs a fortune) or will at least need to know a good welder. - find a solution to keep water out of your airbox. Again several options (see thread http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/topic/35294-just-bought-a-scorpa-sy250/) - finally, if you ever remove the airbox and the silencer, you will notice that the crankcase has a sort of a plinth with the engine number on it. This plinth will carve a significant dent into the muffler and after a while you will end up with a hole in it. Use a rasp to chamfer the corner that creates the problem. Cheers Tom Great reply Tom, Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizz Posted April 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 I thought I may as well run this thread as a thread related to the bike and our evolution. Today I finished painting the outside of the house a new colour, and also did the second coat of wood oil on the deck, followed by painting the facias white with enamel paint. After this I was a bit bored and thought it would look good if I used the white enamel paint brush I had used to paint all the facia boards and plant hangers around the house to paint the bike trailer white as well. Not a great colour for trials, but good for visibility. I ordered a towbar for Nicola's Peugeot 1007 this week, to be home fitted next Wednesday. Then I will be able to get to venues over weekends and possibly through the week while I continue to look for a job. Of course, typically, once at the garage my head started whiring, and I thought why not weld in a small support so that I can load and strap down the bike on my own when going riding or afterwards. A quick dig behind the shed got me some angle iron, and a different pile of scrap gave me a piece of heavy guage steel that looked like the right size. One angle grinder session later, it was clean and the very old nut and bolt that went through the hole was cut off. I welded the lot together, found a small offcut of 12mm marine ply, still left over from the Teardrop Trailer build, cut that to fit, drilled it and added a couple of gutter bolts to hold it in place. This will be perfect to put my cup of coffee and sandwich into when parked up between sections, or a helmet etc. After this I flipped the trailer over, painted the underside, then the topside. Will add the lightboard suitably reinforced tomorrow. So still not had time to practice riding the bike, as there was lets say a potentially unsavoury workforce excavating and laying a new driveway and parking for my neighbour this week, and I prefer not to show off, or make too much noise when there are eager ears and eyes out there...... IYKWIM Getting the bike onto the trailer with a log support and blocks to stop the wheels turning. Balanced as it should when I want to tie it down with the ratchets. Preparing one of the support pieces, self portrait again. Support and plate welded in. Nicola came down to see if I had managed to cut anything off, or weld myself to the chassis and took a pic of the progress. Done...... Paint still very wet, and small table in place, note recess if you can where the side stand will tuck into. Hopefully I will get the bike started over the weekend and practice my fine motor skills. In the mean time I again feel the need to mention the fact that I have the good fortune to have a wife who actively encourages me to enjoy the bike, and am hugely thankfull, even though I am sure I will "Pay up some time" I also need to dismantle some pallets and cut a railway sleeper to create and build a few simple obstacles. Thats all folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizz Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Trailer done, Next up, dismantle a few pallets and a sleeper and build a few small obstacles. Pics later if I remember to take them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizz Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Another weekend gone. After doing a load of domestic stuff this morning, I got to the garage by about 12 o'clock to start creating some obstacles to play and practice the basics on. A Circular saw, a bag of mixed, used nails and some new nails, along with broken pallets and some bits of timber from when I broke out a dry wall just before Christmas resulted in these by about 5pm. Bike in the picture just for perspective. There is a small adjustabe "beam" on the front right, then right rear has a rocking ramp, which also flops over to create two "potholes" to get through and over. The blue ramp on the left reat is adjustable and can be used in various ways to practice less and more ambitious moves on the bike when I feel confident enough. The four upright pins are markers for doing figure 8's and fine motor control. the large sleeper is obviously also moveable and to try ride over at dead slow pace. Lastly a small wedge of railway sleeper for me to start on and to try "bunny hops" over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizz Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Been playing in the back yard, doing figure 8's and 3 bollard twister, also got a few small obstacles up the driveway to practice lifting the front wheel over etc, as I am not allowed on the grass. After a couple of these..... Things got better, and I was getting to "clear" my little obstacle course. Nicola's car also has a towbar fitted now, so I should be able to get places for dabbers meetings and also any other propper places to practice. She took the pics while watching to see if I needed an ambulance or neck brace. On Monday I kick started the bike and somehow managed to miss the action completely, ending up with the back of my knee hitting the top of the kickstarter at full force. It was not really sore, but it has progressively gotten more impresive looking, today it is a whole rainbow, with a nice large egg sized lump under the skin. Teach me to be casual about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Superb topic btw Keep it coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 You don't even want to see the one from falling back on the bum rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austini Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hi Griz, Looks like a nice clean SY you have there, I advise while your still wobbling you get your self some BMX knee pads, a kidney belt and wear a camel back to rehydrate and protect your spine. Sounds a bit extreem but I swear by them and although I no longer wobble I still turn turtle from time to time. I would also check you have a black slow action throttle, and the slower setting on the stator, not the racing setting. Although riding in Perth Aus I cut my teeth in trials around the Medway towns, Snodland to be exact I don't suppose there's many places to ride yhere now though. Great choice of bike it will out last all the rest happy trialing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austini Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Just a reminder of what a great bike you have, I was at a trial today riding against my nemises who has a new Sherco 4st we were averaging around 10 points a lap so the last lap we swapped bikes..... I dropped 15 on the new sherco costing $A 11,000 and he dropped 4 on my 08 SY costing $A 4000 and is now wondering why he has spent so much on a leg burning 4st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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