General Trials Talk

Just had an Email from the Norwegian club who are running the final European round in 05 , wanting details of my club's programme from last year. Trouble is it was not my club (Macclesfield trials club) that ran the trial, so who did run the GB round in 04. I will pass on the email address to any body that can help.

I'm thinking of buying one of the hydraulic clutch conversion kits for my Climber. Has anyone converted their cable operated clutch to hydraulic using one of the kits from Hebo or Magura? If so does it make a difference to the effort required to pull the lever or modulate the clutch action. Is there a weight penalty worth considering? Is it prone to damage? opinions please?

I have a 73 Ossa MAR that I am freshening up for some vintage action. Currently the tank on the bike leaks rather badly and i am trying to do a little research as to the best method of sealing it. I've had look luck with pour sealers like Kreem and POR15 on metal tanks but this is my first dealing with a fiberglass tank. So my questions are: 1. Do the standard pour in style sealer work with fiberglass? 2. If not, what should I use? 3. What is the best way to remove all traces of premix before treating? MEK or something else. Thanks for the input and suggestions.

Hope someone out there can help, I am looking for any games that anyone knows of for pc, the only ones I know are the moto racer 3, which I have got, and the dougie game which I cant get. Does anyone know of any other games, or how I can get hold of the dougie game . thanks

Went to a trial the other day and sat in a few queues. No great problem with that except for the riders who think your not allowed to turn off your bike engine once the trial has started! A few sat with engines running in queues of 10 to 15 riders till it was their turn to ride. A rider said to me if it was a business the Health and Safety officials would of shut it down! I think if you want to top yourself exhaust gasses are quite effective! It might be an idea if the ACU had some guidelines or rules eg; Bikes should be turned off except when riding or just prior to you riding a section. Might save a bit of fuel as well. Mark T

Hi all I was looking at scottish trial and a few other spanish trials shops and it made me wonder why arnt almost half of the bits there not avalable in any uk trials shops. For example on scottish trial you can buy a bieffie trials helmet in yellow,black,red,white, silver and in marc colmer replica colours! when in the uk they only come in sliver and white and loads more footpegs like orange anodised ones and meny more when over here in the uk you can only buy silver hebo ones and one or two other types Correct me if im wrong but I thought trials was more popular in the uk than anywhere else in the world!? so then why are most of the trials products not avalble in the…

I appreciate that a road used trials bike needs an mot including horn. ok it needs a proper number plate possible but not practical BUT all trials tyres are "not for road use" how do we get round this .(especially with 4psi rear 5psi front) ?????????????????????????

With Domino slow action throttles............is it the black or white throttle tubes??? White Bros gave me a black tubed one, is this correct??

so this was my first day riding in the expert class, i've been riding for 5 years, and waiting for this moment for all 5, well i rode everything, my points weren't very good, but i was realy happy how i rode, i pushed myself farther then i thought i could well im still riding the same 97 beta techno 250 as when i started 5 years ago, and im very used to my bike, its the oldest bike in the expert class but thats ok, and at the moment i can't afford a new one, so seeing as i can't buy a new bike im going to get mine into the best shape possible untill i can get a new bike so.... for starters im going to buy new springs for my fork and shock, im getting all new rear end b…

We all like to see trials on television,new magazines on the stands excellent! BUT what if trials became as big as say premier league football you would be shoulder to shoulder to the next rider sorry trials parks is full come back next week,

the granada indoor will be shown at 10:30am this wednesday 16.02.05 on eurosport 1 (looks like another day off work )

I 'competed' (in the loosest possible term!!) in my first trial sunday just passed, and whilst not terribly successful..... (terrible prob the best description!) it was most enjoyable!! started off with a bit of a nightmare, clutch was slipping big-time, but this was due to me changing levers. simple adjustment would have cured it, but being all nervy, in a rush and being all fingers and thumbs, changed back to 'spare' lever, job done. my first ever section turned out to be one of the worst on the course (imho), and due to the fact i forgot to let my rear tyre down (after changing it and leaving it at 20psi!!) i managed to look a complete t*t by having about as much gri…

Thumbs up to Mike Husband at http://www.motomerlin.co.uk I rang up and ordered the book yesterday and it arrived today, well wrapped up to protect it too. Cheers

Graham Jarvis will be doing a training school in Kent this saturday, anyone interested should call Stevens 02083 014111.

Ok I know Premix oil preference and ratio could be just like favorite colors, in any crowd, but I really would like to know what you all think is good. About the gas, I am able to buy from our local (auto) racing supply/engine builders, sunoco brand racing fuels. I mix this higher octane (I believe it is 106) 50/50 with regular pump gas (it is the only-non alcohol readily available and its octane is 85-86). The race fuel supplier, he has only 3 octane levels, that alcohol is NOT used in, but all of them have lead (if I recall the conversation correctly). Does this matter? I do buy the cheaper lower octane version, at about 5 bucks a gallon. For 8-10 bucks a gall…

does anyone know if there is a dealer in the uk supplying heidenau tyres .

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.

I really like my old Shoei tr2p but over the years it has got a bit smelly, well OK a BIT, is a bit of an understatment, it bloody stinks!!! what do you guys do to keep you CRASH helmet smelling sweet?, I wash mine in the shower every other week with shampoo and also use a helmet sanitizer spray bought from John Lee M\C but its still wiffs any idea's

E we rode reet bikes when I wer a lad, bloody gloves what's thi need those fer thi soft bugger.

Just noticed that everybody talks about everything related with trials except the trials we all actually ride in. Perhaps we could have a forum to discuss which are the best venues in different areas of the country, which trials are worth travelling for, which are the good road trials (we have some good 2 laps of 18-20 section trials eg; Stocksbridge trial, Hipwell trial etc) that are better than many of the nationals. Which trials are not worth bothering with. Some organisers put on events which really suit beginners but you don't till you get there. What routes are provided (Hard - Clubman - Easy - 50/50). Are they what they say. Is there good route marking. Are…