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I have no idea lol, I don't do internals. Is it something to worry about? My local bike place said it's probably not worth doing, but they also don't work on anything fuel injected anyway, they're pretty old school.

Ha, they sound like they know what they're doing, good to know. Mine sounds a little bit tappy but the best place to take it is 2 hours away so I'll wait til next year.

Are the RSV4s not? I know all the V twins and the old 2 strokes were.

Damn! That's mental considering the V twins barely need any maintenance. I don't think he quite knew the maintenance required! It is a b*****d! But I got the bike pretty cheap and I'm not looking to spend anything on it if I can help it. I read about one bloke who got one new Ohlins lower leg for £300, I don't really fancy that. The crack is all the way across the width but depth-wise it doesn't quite go all the way through to the axle. Ah well, it survived one track day!

Good stuff! Yeah I hear a lot about those nuts, I follow Aprilia Performance and they just seem to live off RSV4 engine rebuilds! He ended up selling his as a mint non runner for £4k, yours sounds a bit better though! Are your forks Ohlins? I've got the Gen 2 RSV1000R with the radial calipers, same forks my mate's RSV4 had, but some idiot before me tightened the pinch bolts up as tight as he could and now they're cracked across the front of the axle clamps, ideal! Gutted I didn't spot it when I bought it.

How are you finding the RSV4? My mate loved his but then it dropped a valve on the warm up laps at a Silverstone trackday, he wasn't that pleased. I can't remember the exact year but his was an early one, they seem to have a lot of engine issues compared to the old V twins.

I've got a few I wish I hadn't sold, and a couple I want gone but can't bring myself to do it, I sold number 12 today so I'm down to a reasonable 11...

Yep. This is basically the whole world now. If your video is dull, don't worry, just use your girlfriend's tits. Actually, they could be any tits, doesn't matter. Arse? Even better, doesn't even have to be related to the video, doesn't even have to be IN the video, you know what's gonna be in the video anyway, some tattoos, some sunglasses, a backwards hat and an energy drink, anything else is just to get it past the 10 minute mark.

Some feedback, as you're actively trying to get followers/subscribers. If you're trying to hold people's attention and get people to like and subscribe and your video is 2.44 long, don't use the first 40 of those seconds filming a woman on a bench, a man pulling a boat and some fence posts, that song's not exactly gonna keep anyone awake either. A lean 2 minutes is better than 2 minutes riding plus 44 seconds of scenery. That wasn't so bad 15 years ago, but in today's attention whore times people just don't have the attention span, and for stuff like that I don't blame them. I might be biased, I don't like vlogs, I think they're boring and they drag on and when combined with clickbait (lies) it becomes a lazy way of begging for views and likes and all that instant gratification without putting the actual work in to just make the best riding video you can, which I KNOW is a lot of work, I've been there and I can't be arsed these days. BUT a lot of people do like vlogs and I realise drip feeding people regular average clips will go further than putting out 2 amazing videos a year. So the vlogs that are successful seem to be by established big names who have already spent years making the big videos and are just known for being great, and that people are interested to find out about them and see what's behind the scenes. It's not an insult at all but in my 20 years riding trials and 15+ years on this forum I've never heard of you, maybe I'm out of touch and you're a big name, but if not.... by putting out all the Instagram, FB, Twitter links and putting your name everywhere without having a back catalog/reputation to back it up seems like the reverse order of doing all that stuff successfully. Also, being called "Mike Beck Media" I was expecting a higher standard of production in the media itself. Now I'm waiting For Khabib to either get knocked out in 4 seconds or beat Conor to death for 25 minutes.

That saint on a 203 with TT pads was more than enough for the shittiest gaps to front, instant bite, but for stoppies? f**k that! The tiny drop in harshness with EBC pads made the difference. But yeah on the rear I want max power.

I'm sure it's useful for safely saving weight in a lot of applications, I don't think small brake levers with moving parts is one of them. I can't imagine any other bike part I'd wan't it used in either. I had EBC red pads in my old Saints, they were excellent, I tried Trialtech and they were slightly more powerful still, but they knocked quite badly, they were a bit overkill for the front brake on a 203 rotor too so I used them on the back only with the duct tape compromise.

I think they're all pretty good, I upgraded my tech trial pads when I got it but I can't remember what with.

It's definitely better than the other crap from the new album, I love their old stuff, even Drones had some brilliant stuff on it, but I'm hoping these ones are just the "singles" for the record company and it's not the new direction. Not getting my hopes up though, like the new Predator, or Terminator 6. I see what they did at the end there too....

It really doesn't matter if it's plastic or not. The point is their products have gone massively downhill since they started using it, I've felt them/seen them flex, I've seen lever blades snap from a little knock, I've seen lever blades come loose and fall out of the body, Matty Turner uses and elastic band to stop his £200 brake falling apart, I've seen several others pick up stones and smash theirs back in after they've fallen out. I never said they weren't powerful, but I don't think anyone can deny the levers are built like crap. I've never heard a single caliper complaint, funnily enough they don't feature this revolutionary new material.

Those stats, even if true mean nothing in the real world when they're using it to make brake levers that get knocked about and hit the floor, I've seen more breakages and accidents caused by Magura's plastic levers than just about every other brake combined in the last 20 years, who even buys modern HS33s? They're shit, all their products went downhill since they replaced aluminium with plastic (it's plastic with a fancy name) like their turbo pad wear adjuster (a screw).

I just bought a used SLX brake for £25... Shimano are unbeatable for the money, I'd prefer full length lever blades but otherwise I can't fault it, especially for the money. Shimano brakes seem to age better than Hope too, but Hope will always have the customer service and every part is available to replace.

Were the tabs filed down? Chainring seems very close to the spider.

How did the Saints break? SLX are VERY light, I had them briefly but then a few people snapped theirs and I saw how literal the "Hollowtech" thing is.

I've never used aftermarket braided hoses, I don't think many people consider them essential. I think I put Trialtech or Jitsie pads in mine but the standard ones are good too. I've never used a V2, but the Tech 3 lever is miles better than the Trialzone, makes it feel cheap and has much more adjustment, well worth the extra £20 odd. They are, Shimano are by far the best value for money, the short blades just aren't for me, but a lot of people like them, I just think the M810 blade was better.

I think Saint M810 gave the best power/feel etc, but the seals weren't very good so they're almost extinct. I'm not into the newer Shimanos because the levers are too stubby, I hear the seals are much better but the calipers are weaker. I've got a Hope tech trial and it's surprisingly good, not as firm as a Shimano and you can't line the pads up to perfection like a Shimano because one piston is always more keen than the other. I went off Avid years ago, ugly levers, weird unnecessairly complicated bleeding prodedures and lever blades rattling loose, so I gave up. The MT7 is definitely powerful but you couldn't pay me to use a brake with an entirely plastic lever, so that goes for all Magura's modern disc brakes. Calipers seem good, but that's only half the brake, for what they cost they're not good enough and I've seen too many fail in front of me. Tarty write this warning on their own website.... "Please note: We have consistently found these brakes (MT7) to not be as durable as we would like when used for trials. This includes worn out lever travel adjusters and pivot pins, especially if the lever is hit or crashed on. If you would like a durable and reliable brake for trials use, we do not recommend this product."

It was 4 years ago, but that was just a plain Godzilla film, although it was great it was just Godzilla and one new monster. But King of the Monsters came out in 1956 and this will feature a load of others that were in the original too so it's long overdue. I'm a Godzilla nerd and nothing like this has been done in a long time. I've really tried to watch modern Marvel and DC stuff but it's basically all the same, over the top cgi, I can guess what's going to happen and I'm usually right, generic big Hollywood names in costumes almost being killed by the baddie then surviving and the world is safe, rinse, repeat. Couple of the Wolverines were ok, Deadpool was alright, Ryan Reynolds is cool. The Captain America actor has less charisma than my balls though, I find him unwatchable.

I agree, the worst of all is anything Marvel/DC, they're just not even trying anymore, as long as it makes money. BUT.....I will make an exception for Godzilla, but every time America gets hold of him they make him extremely fat.

Do more of this.

Ah, you accidentally bought the Race 33 instead of the Spike 35 or the Stiffy.

It stopped being a c#'t long enough for me to do a track day, it was good.