Just read my e-mails, my local trials club tells me that the EU are seriously proposing that full face helmets must be worn for next season 2011, I mean wtf a full face helmet is restricting to vision and listening to revs of your motor apart from looking stupid, of all the years of being involved with trials riding wearing an open faced helmet why change it, I have only ever seen one bad accident in that time and that was the poor guys legs, what next ? should we be wearing a space type suit for 2012, what do you guys think.
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Posted 27 May 2010 - 06:57 PM
i seriuosly doubt that is the case as its not even compulsory to wear a helmet in some uk trials clubs, secondly there isnt even an EU wide type approval of motorcycle helmets for the road nor is it even compulsory to wear helmets on the road in some EU countries.. so i'd sleep easy tonight.
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Posted 27 May 2010 - 06:58 PM
I'd suggest someone is pulling your chain. Ask for the source.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 03:10 AM
That is old news, 58 days old actually.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 07:15 PM
The next thing the EU will specify is compulsory permanent hard standing with dust extraction, heating/aircon and toilet facilities........ for every observer! 
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 09:25 PM
Pete_Scorpa3, on May 28 2010, 08:15 PM, said:
The next thing the EU will specify is compulsory permanent hard standing with dust extraction, heating/aircon and toilet facilities........ for every observer!
I'll vote for that!
But you forgot about a fully-stocked bar as well!
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 10:27 PM
If anyone ever did a proper Risk Assessment for a trials event, trials would be finished! Imagine marking every hazard with the correct BSI approved sign.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 10:57 PM
I vote we bring back the Bell stroker cap .... All I ever wore as a kid riding trials ... , excect I think these days the top riders need a helmet ...!
Just a old trials kid !!! ITSA , STRA , MTR
And you never see a motorcycle parked in front of a psychologists office ...
"Traction is where you find it "
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And you never see a motorcycle parked in front of a psychologists office ...
"Traction is where you find it "
"To acheive anything in this game you must be prepared to dabble in the boundry of disaster" (Stirling Moss)
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 11:19 PM
axulsuv, on May 28 2010, 11:57 PM, said:
bring back the Bell stroker
is the modern equivalent known as a fluffer???
JOIN THE RAF THEY PAY YOU TO RIDE TRIALS!!!!! - (EVEN IF YOUR NOT THAT GOOD) http://www.raf.mod.uk/careers/
It's like being a factory rider but you drink more beer and your score doesn't matter.
It's like being a factory rider but you drink more beer and your score doesn't matter.
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Posted 28 May 2010 - 11:25 PM
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is the modern equivalent known as a fluffer???
now that would improve entries.
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Posted 31 May 2010 - 08:15 PM
Maybe the £6bn cuts being looked for may be aimed at the bunch of pen pushers that are paid big money to consider and then impose stupid rules on a par with this fictious one. Anybody seen the std 2010 4rt with cat fitted to be "legal" ?
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Posted 02 June 2010 - 04:28 AM
PA., on May 28 2010, 01:10 PM, said:
That is old news, 58 days old actually.
Nice one Peter...
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