General Trials Talk

I maintain my Sons Repsol 4rt & since moving up to National and road trials we are getting through wheel bearings at a Great rate, have used branded & cheap and had a dealer fit a set when changing a tyre makes no difference I even remove the dust covers and re-grease them. Obviously it is worse on the rear wheel. How long do everyone else's last please.

hi all, i already do the 4 day trial in the middle of france, 4 jours de la cruise. do any of you know any details on any of the others as the 4 day i have mentioned is so good i want to do more than 1 a year!! any dates, venues and personal experience would be great. cheers Dan

Would you wait till you won your class a couple times (or once) or move up a bit earlier to challenge yourself?

Hi I was wondering if anyone knew the perfect tyre pressure. Thanks

What is the best way to fit new grips? ie. easy to get them slid onto the bars, and then stay on... thanks, S.M.

Years ago we all rode the same route. Then as bikes advanced, the better riders could do things on their machines that the lesser riders had no chance of doing and two routes became the norm. Although we would all prefer to keep things simple, it is becoming more and more common for clubs to now offer three routes. This begs the question; how do we mark out three routes? I use bLue/Red, yeLlow/gReen (Cap letters for L or R) and pairs of whites for the easy route. I have also experimented with cououred arrows, (As used by the Mid Centre Youth championship) but this uses a hell of a lot of staples/wires and takes a lot more time. I know these idea's aren't perfect, so wh…

hi all just wondering if other centres struggle with getting observers like down here in the south-west and have clubs got any incentives to get people to observe eg: free entries for riders who supply an observer, free meal vouchers etc etc.

Can anybody help with information and photo's on the bike that Armstrong developed in the mid-80's, as riden by John Lampkin ? It had an Alloy frame and was a Mono-shock with a 240/280 Rotax engine, i know that around 65 were made and badged as Armstrong and Can-Am's in 1986, and a further 10 more were made as 240cc CCM's in 1988. Thanks in advance. Gaff.

Just intrested to know what route everyone rides? easy novice expert etc etc etc im on white what eva that is novice or summin james

Pictures of an sy found in a shed in the middle of nowhere.Its seems designed to wind up the straight and the proper Im sure that the number plate is road legal #?

I am thinking of getting the wheels on my 04 Sherco 290 anodised black. I have seen Gassers and Beta's with this done, and it looks the dogs, but I think this is helped is these bikes have red in them, and the contrast of colour looks great. Has anyone got any pics of a Sherco with black rims?

I see some posts on what lads have done for sections in their back yard. These are pictures of sections I have built over the past 12 years, in my back yard. This creek is all concrete mixed a bag at a time and stones set in, the water is from the land drains but only runs when it's wet.

7X WC Jordi Tarres and Enduro ace Miki Arpa will head another new brand from Spain JotaGas. JotaGas PR A company will develop and enduro dirt bikes in Motorland EFEZaragoza News, Feb. 17 (EFE) .- The company Jotagas (JTG) held at the Technology Park Motor Motorland TechnoPark in Alcaniz (Teruel), an innovative trial and enduro bikes to be marketed in the coming months, and could compete in world championships from these arrangements next year. This was confirmed today at a press conference the company's president, Jordi Robinat, who has appeared along with the Minister of Industry, Government of Aragon, Arturo Aliaga, Jordi and pilots Tarr

Out of touch...what tyres are people using nowadays. Just bought a Beta Rev4T Cheers

apart from the stuff on the shelves that is specific "air filter oil" what else can you use to oil air filters?

Hi, I have come from a Downhill and Various other Mountain bike background. I am of small build and always ran a small bar width. The only downside I heard of on push bikes is less stable at high speeds. Is there any reason why I shouldn't cut my bar width down? Is this common on motorbikes? Thanks, Jim

Hi all, I went to my first trial on Sunday at a quarry, I've only had my bike for around a month. Got my numbers then went to look at the sections, they were too difficult and intimidating to attempt. One of the riders told me not to attempt the course and to try the conducted route instead. Initially I wanted to give the adult route a go, so lined up with the other riders. They were practicing riding up and down a stony bank, so I thought to myself 'that looks easy, lets give it a go', this ended in charging up the bank, launching into a wheelie at the top and thoroughly embarrassing myself by forgetting the rear brake and ending up on the floor. I then heeded the adv…

After washing your bike what do you spray it with to repel water and make it look gleaming. I used to always use WD40 but was told its bad for the bikes so use a silicone spray but the stuff we use is expensive . Any top tips ? .

Hi Will twinhocks bikes will come back ?. I love the older british bikes since childhood i can see lot of British manufactures are making the bikes again ( Triumph, Norton Brough Superior etc ) , i like the newer models .. but they are missing the character , most of them look the same. Sorry my opinion only. Regards

I wonder which work's bike was/is the most radical/specialised/worked upon ever built. Could it be the HRC Honda ridden by Eddie Lejuene, Dougie's 315R or 4RT, the 4RT of Antonio Bou, maybe Jordi Tarres Gas Gas or the one ridden by Adam Raga. There must be loads more bikes that I have not even thought about, does anyone have an answer and do you know what went into the making of that bike?