General Trials Talk

I've noticed a few less postings, but more worryingly the news and results sections seem to be way out of date. Also I post our clubs newest results, but it seems to be ages before they appear yet the ones from our trial in November are in the latest results column

Hey Looking for recommendations of a bike to get for a 7 year old? thanks

Some of the stickers on my GasGas are starting to come away at the edges and have lost there stickiness (I was probably over keen with the jet wash and liberal use of silicone spray afterwards). What glue is best for sticking them back down before they peal too much and get damaged? Ideally I want something that is strong enough to reattach them but not too strong that they will never come off again if I decide to replace the stickers at a later date.

I watched some footage British trials championship From watching it almost everyone fived every section Stopping Stopping feet down Going backwards 😑

I dislocated my shoulder last year, I now have a pair after being high sided off my enduro bike 25 years ago. This one is causing me more problems though and I want to do something about it. My area NHS does not operate on this condition so I've been looking at going private. Had anybody any experience or recommendations? I asked both the ACU and the AMCA but neither had the courtesy to reply!!

looking to buy just the spacer washer mushroom steel bushing part after the nut fell off the bottom my kickstart and this part disappeared with it. anyone have any idea where I can get one without forking out for a whole new kickstart lever. thanks.

Is there a 17 x 3.5 tubed trials tyre on the market I know of tubeless tyres but not tubed ?

Hi folks, Can someone tell me this.. Do shocks wear out on a trials bike? Or since the one I have would need to be drilled, are they like a standard road bike and just fade a bit. Or is the damping that important on them. Its an old Gasgas Thanks

hi just got a chitsuma gy 200 bike been lade up in shed it had a small fire carb was pooring out fuel easy fix whats any problems' with them cheap chinise bike are any good

Hi all, can anyone help me out please and identify what forks these are? Many thanks

Hey there everyone, first time in this and first time with a trails bike... wondering is you could help confirm the year & cc please

Maybe of interest to folk with fibreglass tanks, Esso do an ethanol free fuel, 99 octane, i think its called synergy 99 it is ethanol free in most parts of the uk, but not all so check your area

Is it ok to clean a foam air cleaner with parafin (kerosene)? Or will it melt the glue or the foam? The air filter in the Sherco is in good condition but has a lot of black greasy muck at one end. I don't have any dedicated degreaser for it, and I don't think washing up liquid is going to cut it (at least, not for the first pass). I've never before had an air filter that was this dirty that didn't need replacing anyway!

Hi Guys, A bit of backstory first: I'm 38 years old, pretty athletic and as a younger man raced short circuit on a 600, plus dabbled with motocross for circa 10yrs- racing 250 2t and 450 4t at club level (and slowly. I wasn't great). I also rode a lot of street trials, becoming friendly with a pro mtb trials rider- I wasn't great but I had half an idea what I was doing. During lockdown my father restored a 1971 Bultaco Sherpa, I tried it and loved it. There are two trials centres within an hour of me, so I bought a 2001 Gasgas TXT 250. I'm enjoying the bike but ultimately it's tired and I've decided I'd like to upgrade. For my bud…

It has been my habit to use WD40 to finish cleaning my bike. So I wash it, dry it, then go over everything with a light spray of WD40 and absorbent paper. It certainly takes off the last film of grime nicely, but I’m beginning to suspect it of slowly making the paint and stickers lose their gloss. Could I be right? How do others get a nice finish? I’ve just got a new bike so would like to start off doing it right.

Have a add in the wanted list for a 200 Beta Evo but having no luck finding one even increased my price range up to £4000 so what do owner riders think if i widen my choice to include a Beta 125,a Gas Gas 125 TRS would only be riding the easy sections as now in my 80s so would like more low down torque than power, let me know what you think if you have one of these bikes you want to sell let me know

Seen lots on social media with the Spanish riders slating the opening round and rule changes. From what I can deduce there is some kind of time element involved now around quickest rider etc... What is this and what happened? Saw Casales picked up a nasty injury as a result.

Hi, I introduced myself a couple of weeks ago with the intention of buying an Electric Motion. I instead bought a 260 4rt - new, from Inch Perfect trials after a days training on an intermediate course. so, what have I learned? 1, trials is a fascinating, addictive activity but is extremely tiring for the over 55, 2 stone overweight, deskbound out of shape operative! 2. Trials is relatively safe but it can bite. A lady on my course was airlifted from Inch perfect with snapped tib and fib! Ouch, freak accident, not on a section, hope she recovers well. 3. Stationary balancing is very hard, hopping the front harder and the rear harder still. How do they do it…

Because we can now travel around Catalunya me and my other half decided to go for a day trip up in Lleida to see something different. We looked on a map and found a lake with mountains (bigger mountains than ours at home), castle ruins, lots of green farmland, etc etc. We stumbled upon the Moto Museu de Bassella on the way so had a look around (because it wasn't too hot to leave the dog in the car) and it turned out they had a "75 years of Montesa" exhibit on, taking up a whole floor there. A lot of the space was given over to the trials bikes but there was other stuff too (I didn't know they had made outboard motors, go karts or washing machines), and there was fo…

Ozo shocks come stock with 12mm mountings top and bottom. How the hell do I change the bushings out for the top mounts on my mar. They are 15mm I’ve tried to contact PMK He’s done it. But I don’t know my way around this site yet. I wrote him all about it but the message wouldn’t send. It said someone else had my email address. Holly crap! So frustrating