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@@prazchannel7131 thanks 🙂. How about the one on your channel? Would you mind replying and sharing a bit about it, and do you still ride it? The frame looks like it came from or was inspired by a GaGas? I see the engine says Kawasaki, but I dont reconize its design. The brakes look really nice, and the gold finish on the forks adds a nice look.

@@twowheelgeriatric thanks! ! !

@@Ruckusracing-777 trials bike pricing is close to dirtbike pricing, 8-11k USD new. But you can find a 3 year old bike for around 5-6k USD normally. Compared to when I owned my KTM 300, yearly maintance cost is way cheaper on a trials bike. Bike parts and riding gear typically wears a lot slower.

@@shawnmcginnis2508 thanks

Awesome, glad it helped someone out ! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! 🙂 Hopefully the project goes well, sorry to hear about the crash though!

I did change the gears, yes. I attempted to film the process, but it didn't turn out well, the filming, not the repair lol. Getting to the gears was covered in this video. As far as replacing the kickstart gear and idler gear, it isn't difficult, but the way the system is it prevents you from testing your work without reinstalling the clutch cover first. That got me confused and I thought I had done something wrong. Turned out you just can't test it like you could a Scorpa kickstart. If you are working on the project and have any questions, you can send me a message on FB and I may be able to help. facebook.com/shawn.mcginnis.52?mibextid=ZbWKwL It's been a while, and my memory is a bit foggy, but if I can help, I will. I am soon going on vacation and may be without cell service for a few days.

So it may be a bit different with the Nitro having more travel than my R2. I am running about 2 inches front and rear. This spring I stepped up a spring rate each end. I am a bit over 200# so it was needed. My guess is that with the extra travel, 2.25- 2.5" sounds like a decent number. Depending on your weight, you may consider heavier springs as well. It was a nice improvement for me.

Thanks for getting back, I'm about 170 all geared up, it's hard to find any information on where it should be

I have not adjusted anything on the suspension yet, but has just started to feel like I am bottoming out on some bigger stuff

@JMTZ 170 is in the stock range. Ryan Young say any 3 foot drop or so and you should expect to bottom. Your bike does have a compression adjuster on the side of the shock. It's the purple dial. You can use a 5 mm (if memory is correct) ball-end allen wrench to adjust it. Turn it to the right 3 or 4 clicks. See how that feels.

Thanks. Not nearly as easy as they make it look on TV, but having a lot of fun trying!

Yeah I am still super impressed with them. So much so we ended up getting a matching R2 250 for my wife. Only thing I really don't like is the gasgas inspired kickstart mechanism, and the need for special tools for basic maintenance. Being a machinist I made my own so no worries, but could be annoying for some people. I have updated my bike to the R3 airbox cover, R3 footpeg hangers, and S3 hardrock pegs. Around close to 200hrs my Vertigo pegs started to sag. The R3 hangers are a bit lower and tilted forward slightly. R3 ecu update will happen when I get to a dealer somewhere sometime.

What is top speed on these types of bikes? Looks fun, but difficult. Salut!

@@bongdonkey probably somewhere around 50ish mph, maybe a bit more. First 3-4 gears (depending on brand) are very low and slow for use in the sections. Then there is one trail gear and one road gear. It's tons of fun, but very challenging. I gave up my KTM 300 for this sport. Never though I would, but trials is where it's at for me and my wife! 🙂.

Wish we had a little more in the way of hills, but can't complain 😁

Yeah baby!!!! Looking good and I like that music 😉

Awesome effort Shawn

@@stuart1336 thanks! It's slow progress, but progress 🙂. BTW love your page background ! Looks like that was a fun day !

Just to add to this, an in depth video/explanation of how to keep your front end up high at the balance point when going from the first to second log

Thanks Richard! Yeah I sure wish I had a nice garage, with a fancy cement floor. Instead I have a small wooden shed that no matter how many times I've swept still seems to magically spawn sand lol. Glad you enjoyed it and hopefully it helps somebody else when it comes time for them to get in there. I will try to video thel replacement of the worn parts when they come in.

@@shawnmcginnis2508 yes please on the rebuild 👍

Thanks for the comment and question. So the answer is "very carefully" 🤣! Honestly I just do, and I realize that is an absolutey horrible answer. I do plan to make a more in depth video on this. Tom (Trials Progression) has been on me for a while now about putting something out. I've held off as there are some good videos already like the ones done by Jitsie's Jan Peter's or Pat Smage. I want to make sure there is some sort of value to any "instructional" video I put out and that it is truly helpful and doesn't steer people in a bad direction technique wise. So all this to say sorry I don't have a good answer for you right now, but I will be sure to pay special attention to your question when I put a video together and make sure I either talk about it, or get a close up camera view of what's going on with the rear brake. Sorry I don't have a better answer right now. I can say when stuffing into the obstacle I use both brakes on impact and allow my weight to transfer forward to absorb the shock and not rebound off the log. After I'm settled I transition to holding the bike in place with the front brake and clutch. As I lean back my foot rocks back on the peg and off the brake. From there everything happens fast and I just do it without thought. Be careful if you practice this as it is very easy to loop out and especially if on a log there is only a split second to decide if you need to keep the power on and weight back to get traction and up a little higher to crest the log, or if you need to immediately hit the rear brake to bring the front back down a little.

@@shawnmcginnis2508 Thanks Shawn that is actually a very good answer. I find that I often accidentally hit the brake if I try to cover it at the start of any manoeuvre . But as you point out it all happens very quickly so it’s not easy to diagnose. May I ask what boots you and Tom use / recommend? Mine are trials boots but very firm-robust and not much feel.

Yeah no problem. So I've been using Forma Boulder boots. The Alpinestar trials boot seems very popular in my club. Not sure off hand what boot Tom uses. I actually went my first 2 years wearing SG12 motocross boots due to a shattered tib/fib. Took me a while to build up the muscles to be able to take the impacts without all the extra support. Yeah occasionally I'll have an errant rear brake hit. Always comes as a surprise lol. I am guilty of covering my rear brake too often. It is still set in the factory position, but I really should try adjusting it just a bit lower. Seems I'm always so excited to go out and ride I just forget about doing.

I went out for some practice last night. Mostly focused on my wife, but I did run a few static zaps myself. I found I was moving my foot out on the peg a bit and rotating the tip of my toe away from the brake so my foot could rock forward. I am still quite a novice on this technique so I end up lifting my feet off the pegs a little too much when I jump. As I set my foot back onto the pegs I land with my toe on the brake, not applying the brake, but just making contact and ready to go if needed. Watching Pat's video on stuffs @ about 2 : 15 he brings his foot back so he can get great spring with his ankles, lifts his foot only slightly off the pegs, lands weight back so toe rocks up some, and then finds the brake. Or something like that. Have a watch and see what you think. Hope this helps some 🙂

Cool, I think i need to work on my technique as I have the same boulder boots . By chance Toms latest shorts video show a rider going vertical up a concrete wall, it clearly shows what you just described about foot movements. 👍 Pat Smage videos are awesome too !

Thanks. Hope you found it helpful!

Thanks 😊. Not really qualified to teach anything major, but hoping the little things like this can help a few of the intermediate guys out. Once my ribs heal up I'm planning to do a part 2 on bashplate techniques 🙂

Oh btw thanks for leaving a comment ! 🙂

🤣🤣🤣 I wanted some sort of filler, but I haven't committed to the paid version of the editor you use yet. Didn't want to worry about copy rights so I just grabbed one of my own originals and said yup idc if it actually fits, it isn't horrible at least and does the job as background noise 😆

@@shawnmcginnis2508 I liked it. It combines two of your passions into one

Thanks Edward. I'm not as active on here as I'd like to be currently, but hoping that will change soon! Anything in particular you'd like to see content wise?

Yup took a few tries to get a clean landing on the dismount 🤣

Thanks ! 😊

Praz Channel Thanks. Still really enjoy this bike. Really glad to own it !

@@shawnmcginnis2508 I also really like that bike, but I don't have the real one.. I love that bike, until my salary at the age of 29 was used up to build a bicycle.. although it's not exactly the same as the original bike.. but I'm already happy.. 😊

@@prazchannel7131 can I ask what country you are from? And the bike on your channel that is the one you are talking about ? It looks pretty cool!

@@shawnmcginnis2508 Yes.. I'm from Indonesia.. I made a bicycle from scratch, although it's still a bit heavy.. I had to replace the fiber resin part and the aluminum part so that it could be equal to the original weight

@@prazchannel7131 I have seen a few things that some other guys from Indonesia have made or modified and I am always so amazed by their ingenuity, and creativeness. Such an awesome talent, much respect !

My wife is on a 2007 105, and I was on a 15 300XC/W.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Still very much enjoying the bike and looking forward to another season on it 🙂

I saw :) what do you think of it? Middle of the month and out of internet on my PC so I can't pull up the translations on your vids :( . Did I see something about Indonesia?

BTW sorry I've been so quiet. Between winter, and sorting out some health problems I've been a bit down and disconnected lately. Hope you are well my friend !

@@shawnmcginnis2508 People are asking me where is Shawn? And I took a short snippet from your video where you play guitar. And I said that Shawn didn't disappear anywhere, but it's just the same Winter in Chicago as in Russia. Chicago is not Africa...And then I say hello to you, and then the story about Indonesia begins in this video.🙂

@@shawnmcginnis2508 I'm all good.Thanks. You know I changed the dertbike. I bought another one. And I'm looking forward to the new season and your lessons. I hope the health problems are not dangerous? I wish you, my friend, a speedy recovery! Have a great mood!

@@МотоМучитель I went in for a colonoscopy last week. Cancer has been pretty much ruled out so that is very good! Certainly a relief! Still not entirely sure what is going on. Waiting for a follow up with my regular doctor once he looks over the results and hopefully I'll have an answer as to what is going on. Yes winter is in full force here. We recently got 16 inches of snow. Thankful for 4 wheel drive vehicles :) Once the 20th rolls around I'll have internet back and lookin forward to catching up on your adventures and seeing more of the new bike !

Hey Dave. It is currently getting dark before I get home from work and I'm also dealing with some unexpected medical issues that came up.. That said I will do what I can as I get a chance 🙂. The main thing to consider is we want to do this exercise on the clutch and using stored flywheel energy. So you'll start by having the throttle already dialed up to where or about where you want then you'll release the clutch. So at first as you are learning this idea you can crank up the RPMs well before the obstacle and just hold them steady until you release the clutch. Once you release the clutch the idea is to be able to back off the throttle and let the smooth flywheel energy carry you. Hope this makes sense.

@@shawnmcginnis2508 Perfect sense Sir. Thank you. Get well soon buddy.

@@davekelly7184 Thanks I hope to , but we'll see what the Dr says Monday. Be sure to start with the Rpm low and build up. Also covering the rear brake is always recommended. Best of luck !

@@shawnmcginnis2508 Fingers crossed for Monday..

Thanks Adrian! 100% agree with with your comment. I started out first doing this wall with a splat and kicker. Now working on the roll up. Getting up consistently now, but trying to really dial the technique. Next will be the zap. Eventually no kicker splatter and static zap. Same thing as well on using 1st,2nd,and 3rd. All will do it, but each provides a different experience and have particular moments when needed! Thanks for the great comment!