Popular Post papa al Posted December 11, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 5 hours ago, papa al said: Need to have a BUD... to do this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 18 hours ago, papa al said: Excellent, thanx really enjoyed that. Weather reminds me why i'm here and not there... Kudos riding that long and far on a trials bike (Cota 315R no less). Good practice for the SSDT... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) Found a puddle of oil under the Climber this AM. Wasn’t able to see anything in the cloudy sight tube and no dip stick. so took her to shop for change. Takes 7 decaliters, 30W and seems like less than that drained out. Rode ~20km single-track jungle. Noticed more leaking after. Like drip drip drip. Back to shop. Pulled right engine cover and gasket be bad. Mechanic had none in stock so spent an hour + cutting one. Back in beeswax. Race Sunday. papa will ride the 10K x 2 novice course. See you there. Edited December 13, 2017 by papa al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 1 hour ago, papa al said: Found a puddle of oil under the Climber this AM. Wasn’t able to see anything in the cloudy sight tube and no dip stick. so took her to shop for change. Takes 7 decaliters, 30W and seems like less than that drained out. Rode ~20km single-track jungle. Noticed more leaking after. Like drip drip drip. Back to shop. Pulled right engine cover and gasket be bad. Mechanic had none in stock so spent an hour + cutting one. Back in beeswax. Race Sunday. papa will ride the 10K x 2 novice course. See you there. Al, why don't you take the Cota? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Why stand up when you can sit down? Montesa 4 Ride. Of course, after shelling out something like $7,500, my butt would hurt so bad I couldn't sit. 260cc, weighs about 180 pounds. Actually, years ago, they had a "shepherds bike" like it. For chasing sheep up and down mountainside pastures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 10 hours ago, thaiguzzi said: Al, why don't you take the Cota? COTA for trial, Climber for trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Damrongsak said: Why stand up when you can sit down? Montesa 4 Ride. Of course, after shelling out something like $7,500, my butt would hurt so bad I couldn't sit. 260cc, weighs about 180 pounds. Actually, years ago, they had a "shepherds bike" like it. For chasing sheep up and down mountainside pastures. Beautiful bike. [Really like that rim tape.] Seat height is 35". [Still a bit toomut for world's tallest midget] https://rideexpeditions.com/montesa-cota-4ride-re-inventing-off-road/ Free-riding; a trend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 On 12/13/2017 at 7:09 PM, papa al said: Race Sunday. papa will ride the 10K x 2 novice course. See you there. Looks like tomorrow’s race is a 25K x 2 enduro event. No 10K. Yikes! papa should have trained a lot harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Well, made around the 25K enduro track once, barely. This year both F__ Me mountain and Monkey mountain were run in reverse {clockwise.) They ran it thru some trails that motos have not been on in a long time if ever. Nearly half was new to me. The crux came at 23km. Up a steep foot-trail to Lookout Mountan. Three gnarly sections there bro. So fun when exhaustion is already knocking. But made it. Over a 100 riders; not that many trying for 2 loops. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 copped a cool T-. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thaiguzzi Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 16 hours ago, papa al said: Seen that one. Scary. The modern outdoor and especially indoor (X Trials?) is just too much for most mere mortals and even experienced Grade A and Clubman riders can't do half that stuff nowadays. Maybe 12-15 top riders in the world can do that shit. You've just got to look at the numbers in the world championships, the number of rounds (what 4-5 a year?) and the lack of spectators to when Trials was at it's peak in the late 60's, throughout the 70's and 80's and into the early 90's. 10-12 world rounds, dozens of competitors and huge crowds. The twinshock bikes (old Bultacos, Montesas, Yams etc) and pre 65 have better numbers competing these days at national levels than the modern stuff. A lot of it is the bikes are so good, so much better than most people can get out of them , and the sections have just got so difficult (read scary). It's a big talking point on the trials forums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I could do that with a Honda Cub. The coming down part ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 rode my cow today about 15 km. The trails are all dry and in good shape. f.. me mountain was pretty easy considering papa's hiatus for Vietnam. The Climber is running strong, great little trail bike. Cool weather lately. ++ Pattaya area dirt riders, ...come on out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Have been riding my cow a bit lately. Starting to feel little more in control on the Cota. Trail riding on the Climber has been swell as the trails are in good shape. The foliage is backed-off the track, although nearly got yanked off by one thorny vine, today. Gun, the 7-year old rider boy where the bikes are parked: They had to pad lock his Kawasaki because he would take off into the mountain without permission. ha ha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 Riding the mountain today. Did the 15K loop clockwise on the Climber , lunch, then a steep 10K route on the Cota. KMK is really super for trial riding. The man where papa keeps the 2 bikes says that an enduro meeting is being held Sunday near Rayong. He and Gun are going and he said we could throw the Climber in the truck too. So need to be out there at 0700 Sunday. papa excited… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Been doing a lot of hill/slope/mound ascent and descent practice this week. One particular hill/slope/mound has been a bit scary until I became victorious and finally beat it this week. Again and again. It's all in the confidence. Anyhow, I digress. Ascents and descents fine, it's the bit in between i'm having problems with. This aint motocross where I fly over the hill with a big jump. This is trials, and meant to be all about control. Ideally you shut off just before the summit in a controlled manner to just have enough power to get over the summit, slow, and be in full control before the next section/obstacle or ascent. Therein lies my current problem. Too fast over the summit and not in enough control to stop or slow enough ready for the next part. Still too fast. More control. More practice. All good fun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post papa al Posted February 5, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2018 Wow; the ride event at Wat MabChen ~25K east of Rayong was a doozy! Turnout; ~200+ Thais; 3 Farang. The track: dunno but guess 25K+. Challenging single-track jungle stuff. Had the Climber throttle pinned on the steep up-hills. Decents kinda scary. papa unscathed but exhausted. It was a long day. Left condo at 0600 for scheduled 0700 departure from KMK. One pick-up trck, one van, 6 bikes, 7 or 8 peoples [Team KMK] departed just before 9 for the hour ride down. B200 registration included Thai breakfast and, and lunch on the trail. And emceed dinner after with outdoor stage & girl singer with 5... 5 dancing girls.!! Two of whom were seriously hot. One of those might have been LB, not sure. Beer & Blend 285 aplenty by Thais. Extremely friendly group. papa won a t-shirt not sure why. Made it back to ceeber at KMK around 10; home b4 11. Wow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) Saturday at KMK. Rode the Cota slowly around the 7k loop then lunch. Onto Climber. 4K into the 15K loop, started to lose power. Almost felt like something was seizing. Couldn’t even find neutral to get the bike to roll around. So dragged it, rear wheel skidding. to a flatter spot. Thought maybe rear brake was jammed but looked clean of debris. Touched rear rotor to see if it was overheated. Ouchdamn!! Yep. Used trusty 6” adjustable spanner to loosen the banjo fitting and bled some fluid out. That freed things up and was able to ride back no prob. Maybe linkage from pedal to master cylinder kaput. Fix Monday. Edited February 10, 2018 by papa al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Thermoplastic./plastic repair. papa bought a 150W glue gun and some glue sticks White, black, resin. Also bought a 1500W 2-setting heat gun with nozzles. Have a couple of soldering irons. The future project is the rebuild of the Climber’s rear fender. The paint peeled off long ago and the plastic [polyethlene or polypropylene, guessing] is pretty old, like 39 y/o // 1989. It is all dried and wrinkly, like pap’s foreskin forehead skin. Have a tear-out where the piece bolts to the frame. Will inbed some aluminium screen mesh to reinforce. Want to fill all the voids and rework the surface somehow. /////// Meanwhile my plastic riding boots have gotten gouged-up. Used the heat-gun to melt a black glue-stick to fill in the holes and seams. Guessing the stick was acrylic. Looks ok, we'll see how durable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 March 18, Sunday, annual enduro ride at KMK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Some say that certain people have ET/Alien DNA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 ...but why papa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 17 hours ago, papa al said: Some say that certain people have ET/Alien DNA. Piece of piss. Easy peasy. Could do all that with my eyes closed. Could do all that with one arm tied behind my back...... ------------------------------------------------------ Seriously though, quite incredible the talent that the top 10-15 riders in the world have. I believe that's the new Sherco team practicing for this year's world championship with new signing, the veteran Cabestany. Bit good for an "old bloke" isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) aka Trials Graham Jarvis Motorcyclist Graham Jarvis, is a motorcycle trials rider. His achievements include winning the Scottish Six Days Trial five times and the Scott Trial nine times. He has been the British Trials Champion five times. Wikipedia Born: April 21, 1975 (age 42) Nationality: British Edited February 22, 2018 by papa al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 Y papa luv KMK: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issanman Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 2 hours ago, papa al said: Y papa luv KMK: There is a very interesting link attached to this video on YouTube. Well worth checking out>> http://moto-mania.asia/ Many amazing places to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 Brian has lots of cool riding vids out. Most have very few views on YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 3 hours ago, papa al said: Y papa luv KMK: Thanx for sharing. Nice decent bit of land. Some of those riders need to be standing up on the pegs more. Too many sitting down, waddling their feet through sections, instead of standing on the pegs, going slower, but more in control. As God (Jarvis) says, you can go faster by going slower... Maybe you need to organize a trials school down there, like they have in CM every now and again... I'm sure it would be a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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