Twinshock

Hi, New to the forum and trials riding. I have just bought a TY175 which still had it's original tyres from 1979! I'm struggling to find any UK suppliers which actually have suitable replacment tyres in stock. I believe that IRC and Michelin make suitable tyres but can anyone suggest a supplier? From reading other posts I don't think I can fit tubless tyres with a tube as they don't seat proberly?

I see the new ACU rules for class 8 and 11 require that the twinshock suspension be "as fitted at time of manufacture". No more canting forward of suspension units then?

just got my ossa 350 gripper back together after the psiton rings yet and a thought struck me, being 1980 would it be better to run it on leaded or unleaded, will it make much if a difference either way, im not bothered about performance, just wondering how running unleaded in an engine that old will affect engine wear. oh yeah, does anyone know what sort of mix i should be running, we ran it on 25:1 but we dont know

Probably a question that's been done to death at some point in the past but has anyone experiences good or bad of using a rear tubeless IRC or Michelin tyre with a tube on a twinshock (mine's an SWM). I've read that grinding some rubber off the bead helps the tyre to seat properly in the rim.

ANyone know how/when to enter this for 2015????

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Hi I am looking for some original black VF mudguards in good second hand condition. My Father had a trials special in the 1970's, and He had four inch ones up front and looks like five and a half at the back. We still have the original mudguards, the front might still be useable, but the rear one needs replaced. I know these have been out of production for a long time so not the easiest to get. Any help will be very appreciated.

I inherited an 1982 TLR200 which was in pretty rough condition and so I went to work on removing the surface corrosion and I purchased VHT ( very high temperature) brand aerosol paint one for the barrel , another for casings and one for the engine pipe. Each paint is specific for their purpose. Now I could never claim to be a perfectionist - but I did my preparation thoroughly bare metal, clean and dry. I dried the paint in our oven (don't tell my wife) about 30 minutes at 120 degrees C. The barrel paint has been fine. The first time I tried to start the engine the carbie flooded spilling fuel onto the casings and the paint just dissolved leaving a hell of a mess. …

I think I've sometimes somewhere seen a Villa 350 Everest trials bike. Now I however haven't found any information or photos about this bike. Maybe I've dreamed only?

this is on e-bay at the moment,starting bid

Need some help. Can anyone remember who was sponsored by 'Vim Vos' in the early eighties?

Anyone bought? Is it worth buying?

Found this link searching earlier today-If you like old vintage trials pics , then there loads here. Most are from a 1983 USA world round and early US nationals i think Some of you may have even been there!- tell us if you were! Superb pics! - there lots of them- take your time! Click on the link below and then on "slideshow" in the top right hand corner- When viewing a picture click with left mouse button to reveal who is in that picture Bernie Shreiber ,Burgat , Lampkin etc http://flickr.com/photos/tom-margie/sets/72157603430788151/

Anyone have a Tel No for WES? Want to speak direct not through a dealer.

Photo courtesy of Ducman. Looks fun to me.

Please could anyone tell me the correct specification (width, radius, length, height, etc) to replicate the low mounted alloy 'trials' version of the front mudguard original to the Sachs engined Wassell trials bikes of the early 1970's ? I'm trying to restore a bike and photos I've taken off the internet seem to vary. One supplier I contacted tells me he has over 60 different sizes of front alloy 'trials' mudguard so I need to be more specific. Thanks.

Are these two types of bike increadably rare? I've read the Wassell was made in Birmingham and the Dalesman in Otley but the Wassell & later model of Dalesman both had a Sach 124cc engine plus a 6 speed box and both look pretty similar if not identical from photos I've seen on the internet. Were they basically the same bike ? Over the past couple of years I been dreaming of one day coming across one for sale so if anyone could point me in the direction of one, it'd be much appreciated. thanks

Hi Folks, Does anyone know where I can find this decal, as well as any others that belong to this model Penton Mudlark / Wassell? Thanks

Hi, I've got a fiberglass seat base. Ive got a foam seat pad which sits perfectly on it. The challenge that I have is when I wrap it in vinyl I'll need a good finish so need it tight in place. How do I hold the edges down , tucked underneath?? Fiberglass won't staple will it? Glue won't stick well enough. I could screw it in many places. Is there a better way?.