Recent content by jpgibson

Thanks! Mine will be a long recovery and I MUST stay away from forums in which everyone shares their often terrible recovery ( mostly). I feel pretty lucky with my surgeon ( I'm in the business) and he did tell me he was particularly happy with how it went. Patience and staying positive are...

I've contemplated giving up dirtbikes everytime I have an injury- which seems to be more often than my riding buddies. Broke my scaphoid 7 months ago, had it repaired, no sequelae. Had sold my Beta 250 prematurely, missed my buddies so bought my old '13 300 from a mate. Fixed it all up and...

Funny how I started the thread regarding a 2013 ECR 300 which is REALLY HEAVY! I cant wait to get a newer lighter bike- I guess at least 5-10 kg.

This really my quandry. I like the shed time pretty much as much as riding BUT maybe I'd enjoy riding more with a newer bike.... I have had a terrible habit of flipping vehicles very frequently ( always at a loss), which makes me the BEST person in the world to buy from! Bikes sorted and I cant...

The new GG and Beta are awesome. I liked the GG a bit better. Yep, quite tall though ( not the Beta!). They are way better than the ?13. The ?14 lost a couple of pounds. Dirtrider weighed a ?13 fully fueled, was 270 lb ( cf the ktm which was 30lb less). Im not a weight weenie, but you can defs...

5-6 kg plus e start ( maybe 2 kg inc lithium battery). Not THAT much I guess!

Second time around with me and the old girl. All my mates have '18's 9GG and Beta) and my bike is at least 10-15 kg heavier. I am also old and weak! Anyone else find the '13 a boat anchor? Sure when you're riding it it's OK. But picking it up aint so easy! I guess the weight ( of a 450!) means...

With my recent switch block debacle, one of the things I found was a bunch of earths ( which conglomerate on the loom about 10 cm from the headstock -towards the tail of the bike) had become disconnected from the main earth. All my lights were out. There are 4-6 from memory. My tail light was...

My bro had an 18 250. He eventually sold it as he couldnt get it jetted right: head cut, numerous jetting changes.The 4 people I know with '18 300's have all had theirs done...The 300's all worked fine without the head work but seem much better with it. None fouled a plug though- the issue was...

Hi Will the Rieger shock fit in the 2013 ( with stock Ohlins 888)? Ta! Jonathan

Suspension is totally subjective- we all like different things. ADB( in OZ), thought the stock GG suspension was very firm. I thought it was soft/perfect. Also depends what you're doing on it- 5kph rock hopping or 140 kph fire roads. Sure Barry seems tied to Beta, but I like his work and I...

The 3 guys I know with 2018 300's all use NECW I beleive.All of them have had their heads recut too.My bro gave up on his 250 '18 , and just bought a Beta 300. All the 300's seem to run great now ( although they ran fine before too!!)

After looking at them ( and the price) I emailed them a few weeks ago, the reply ' sorry the part is out of stock' lucky!

Hey. I've sent you a pm 'elsewhere' too! Will be keen on some of the parts Jonathan

If its the black one, as you look down from the top of the shock, clockwise means less rebound damping. The compression adjusters are usu at the top of the shock- or have been on every Ohlins ( and sachs) I've had. Seems only forks get funky with mixing up compression and rebound. I could be...