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Yup, agreed. Makes sense to draw in as many revenue streams as you can. Which parks do you make?

Ahem, I was not aware anything was going on, and so close as well! If I observe will I get a chance to cock about on my bike too?

Brilliant, cheers chaps. Looks like a stable of three bikes till I shift the old ones then. My kitchen is gonna look awesome

Afternoon all, I am new to the sport and managed to pick up a sherco 290 and a gas gas 280 for cheap. They're both in a bit of a state so I'm considering starting again with a bit of a newer bike. I like the look of scorpa, I especially appreciate the linkage-less back end. The thing which is putting me off a bit though, is that there don't seem to be as many people carrying parts compared with Sherco. What's it like owning a Scorpa in the UK? Is it an additional ballache if something goes wrong? Cheers!

Yeah, I would have thought skateboarding was already pretty high on the list of sports insurance companies don't want to touch so if they can do that, bikes might sneak in too. Ventillation is an interesting point, but they manage in Sheffield, right? Anyways, I'll keep nagging the guy and see what comes of it. Then let y'all know.

10.30 is probably better - More time for cocking abou... I mean Serious Practice afterwards.

I'd be there with bells on. Also happy to put in some spadework or legwork or what-have-you.

Morning all, I guy I know is in the process of converting a huge warehouse into a skatepark and has a bit of extra space. I suggested to him he make a small moto trials area, with the justification that it can be used for pushbike trials too. Does anyone know if this sort of thing has happened before? Do you think it would be workable?

Ahem, spelling. Cough.

Thanks for the info, I'll chase them up inbetween doing work today. I suppose I should have shared a bit more info - I'm a 28 year old ex pushbike trials and 4x racer, I went and did a trials day with Chris in Devon (uuuuh, forget the name of the company) last year to help with my slow control and clutch stuff. I decided trials was for me and I only just got around to buying a bike. At the momebt I keep hearing rumours about a practice area near Birdlip, but I'm having a hard time getting any info about joining up. I figured out the tap thing last night - Took the supply line to the carb off and moved the lever around. Quick way to see what does what! This is my first time mechanic-ing a two stroke, and I'm quite pleased with how logical it all seems. I have yet to venture into carb-land but I suppose that's next on the list since I still can't get the bugger started. My choke seems to have a dongley-dangley thing attached already, so far I have only been lifting it around 20 degrees, sounds like it should go further than that so I'll be a bit less of a girl when I play with it tonight. Interesting thing about the clutch drag, I wondered why the bike wouldn't push easily even with the clutch pulled in. Something else to bear in mind, thanks for the tip off.

Cheers! This blew my mind. 7psi max.?! I'm going to have to get a new pressure gauge. Here's a good newbie question for you - How do I operate the choke on my bike please? Which way on the fuel tvalve is 'open'? I have had a search for a users manual but all I can find are guides to strip the cylinder top end and such.

Here's a stupid question for you - Will y our '02 mudguards fit on my '01 bike? The prices for bits of plastic are worse than on my sportsbike!

Cheers, I hadn't thought of that at all. Not that I appear to have an awful lot of choice over in Bristol. I assumed there would be bazillions of clubs about (forest of dean, cotswolds, quantocks, mendips...) but I'm not finding an awful lot. Not many clubs seem to have got the hang of the internet just yet either!

Morning all, I've been reading various posts on here for a while now. I just got myself a pretty tired looking 2001 Sherco 290 as an introduction to trials and two stroke mechanics, and it would appear form threads I only just found that this is probably not the smarted bike to learn on. Still, that which doesn't kill us can only make us bruised and frustrated, right? As a shortcut to not looking like a tool when I show up to my first meet, are there any spectacular "Hey guys, I'm an idiot" moves which I can avoid? Is there trials etiquette like the 'drop in' rule in surfing? Looking forward to some banter and maybe burning some oil with you guys. Owen