General Trials Talk

I assume I'm not theonly one to receive the said mag from the ACU today, so what does everybody think?? looks pretty good to me, and it must have cost a fair bit to do the first issue free. what about the 29.95 subscription fee, reasonable??

I came across the following page recently with links to step by step tutorials on how to perform common maintenance tasks: http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcdirt/dirttech.html. Not trial-specific, but a Beta is used for a couple of the examples.

Just wondering what everyone's view is on this slime that is supposed to stop punctures. Will it work for trials tyres?

Have read social-climber's post ref; hydraulic conversions, but unfortunately, this is out of my price-range! What are these lightening devices like? any good? Assume it is geared internally? My fingers tend to cramp-up at the end of a long/strenuous section, and by the end i cant always pull the clutch in..... quite often with spectacular results!!! hopefully fitting one of these will alleviate this!

Got my wheels annodized this year and my only worry was that the rim tape had to be taken off. Put it back on, siliconed as usual, it was fine. But two months on air is pissin out the spokes. Ahhhhhh I'm sick of it and apart from getting a montesa type rim, which is out of the question, is there any other ways of sealing them succesfully? What about those ipone reparators that blast foam in and seal air leaks?

How do you measure the rise of handlebars?

Anyone got a speedo for a GasGas 2001? I need one for an MOT. Drop me a line if you have. Cheers. Dave.

How could i get a deeper sound out of my 2005 250cc Beta. I havnt done any engine mods or exaust(spel) changes. So what can i do? Cheers in advance

Can anybody help me, i need insurance to get my bike registered. Does anybody know the cheapest insurance company for a trials bike? thanks

Any suggestions on improving the braking on tiger cub front hubs. At present used on a B40. The brakes are useless. Help please.

I need to know how to clean my chain up properly, I have taken it off ready to do but it has grit and chain lube all over it, as to be expected really... I have tried scrubbing with degreaser, WD40 and a toothbrush with no avail. Is there a special trick to it? Thanks in advance, Lloyd

hello, couldn't find a classifieds section (is there one? is there a need for one?) but anyhow, I'm after a pair of UK size 10 trials boots, make not important so long as they are better than my 10 year old mx boots dunno if anyone knows anyone, etc, etc I'm in West Sussex btw (dunno how much postage accross the country would be ) thanks, pat

Just wondering what the best way to use dog turds for puncture repairs is?

Does anyone know when the French 3 day is and how to get an entry?

What do you all use for washing your bikes? Sponge water... pressure washer.... Some other form of exotic washing equipment... Just interested to know! Rich

Hi all, can anyone help me find parts for a pacco P-60MA carb it's the needle float valve i am after, i've tried getting in touch with the factory but no joy so any help would be grateful Thanks mozchops.

Just noticed that I have racked up 101 posts on here. p****d off that I waffled my way through #100 and didn't even notice. Sorry if I've bored anyone with this or any of my other missives along the way......

Reading Dicko's page three rant today, [ clicky http://www.tmxnews.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx...rticleID=954966 He's spot on about nothing new, I see many posts on here how far advanced technically they are and the truth is it's mostly borrowed technology, China is next, companies send them all the technical information they need to make whatever because they can build it at a fraction of the price it can be made in Europe or the USA. All it is really doing is giving your jobs away and knowledge away because it's more profitable for some bugger to make another one or two billon they can't bloody spend anyway. It wasn't long ago the best products to come out of those cou…

Hi, Anyone doing the French 3 Day at Easter?

I have just got this weeks isue of t&m news and dougie is doing a master class trials school on 2,3,4,5,6 august, he also will be joined by his dad and ben book fast its dougies ONLY sheduled open school this year.