jam Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Been watching some of the coverage of the WTC in Japan - don't know about you guys but the skill level is out of this world but........... Bou went backwards on one sub 3 foot and got a 2 !! It is very difficult for the observers and such a fine line as to what you call a stop, but I think some get away with it. Bou again at Penrith last year if I remember he stalled, fired the mont back up and got a clean........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Its just a farce and i like no stop. Its supposed to be the outdoor world championship. Japan just looks entirely man made and badly set out for a no stop trial 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 and Japan didnt even send a team to tdn, why do we allow them to bend the rules it isnt the nice jolly the fim get to go out there is it......... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 and Japan didnt even send a team to tdn, why do we allow them to bend the rules it isnt the nice jolly the fim get to go out there is it......... You have the whole of Japan yet it's at the same venue every single year. Now think who owns that venue... BTW, I wouldn't call going out there a jolly by any means - even for FIM bodies. It's a bloody long way, it's in the middle of nowhere and is probably the most sterile place I've ever been. Your head is totally screwed with jetlag by the time you get there (look at the UK times people were posting online over the weekend and add 8 hours). Even a beer cost a fortune and it was 9 years ago I went. It really isn't a pleasant experience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) Thank god for the SSDT, next week Let's get back to REAL Trials Edited April 27, 2015 by johnnyboxer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysb Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Yes thank God for the SSDT next week But the problem is the same. Is it really No Stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 The SSDT is an "event". To be honest it has little to do with Modern Trials barring using Modern Bikes. Given the weather and location it's remarkable it's survived. Having said that it has a Hard core of riders/Masochists who keep going back to maintain it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 The SSDT is an "event". To be honest it has little to do with Modern Trials barring using Modern Bikes. Given the weather and location it's remarkable it's survived. Having said that it has a Hard core of riders/Masochists who keep going back to maintain it. I dunno The SSDT seems to have sections that i recognise, week in and week out, unlike Japan and the WTC, which only 10 riders in the world can attempt At the SSDT there will be over 200+, pitching in and been able to ride most or all of them It has survived because it is the Trial most people can aspire to ride, whether on a TY250 Pinky or a 2015 Factory 300 Beta - side by side It is a snapshot of every Club trial, every week..................just a bit harder It is what Trials is all about for the majority of riders who buy bikes, not some WTC circus I love going up to the SSDT, but have never been to Penrith WTC - despite it being only an hour away 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guys Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 In which countries, beside the UK, is it allowed to ride in rivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Spain andorra and italy that i know of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakka Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 We ride in all our rivers and streams for all our trails, North and South Islands we are very lucky here . Cheers Wakka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_t Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Not allowed in Canada even if it is dry at the time. Up to $1M fine and 3 years in jail but people still do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizza5 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 The SSDT is an "event". To be honest it has little to do with Modern Trials barring using Modern Bikes. Given the weather and location it's remarkable it's survived. Having said that it has a Hard core of riders/Masochists who keep going back to maintain it.Over subscribed every year god they are getting it so wrong? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboxer Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Over subscribed every year god they are getting it so wrong? Exactly It's so unpopular & so far removed from modern Trials, they have to run a ballot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Exactly It's so unpopular and so far removed from modern Trials, they have to run a ballot Lets not all have rose tinted glasses though, it gets harder every year, maybe too hard now and out of the 30 000 odd trials riders worldwide (5000 in the uk?) only 300 enter? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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