General Trials Talk

Hello !! I'm about to buy myself a trial bike, i have newer riden one before. Now i wonder what to choose. I'm in to a montesa or gasgas but what cubic shall i choose??? I.m 25 years old my weigh is 132lb....5.7in Can i start playing whit a 250 bike or is it to much ??? best regards Christian from sweden

I'm not having any look here in the USA finding a set of Hutchin Trials Tires for my 8 yr old sons Gas Gas 50. It has a 2.50-16 front tire and a 3.00-14 rear tire. The Hutchin trials tires were really good, 2 ply and soft. MUCH better than these piece - o - crap 4 ply Cheg Shins on the bike now. We had a 1999 Beta Mini Trial, made by Trueba that had the Hutchin tires on it. We were really shocked when we bought this Gas Gas 50 and realized how bad these Cheg Shins are. Interestingly enough, I saw a new 2005 Gas Gas 50 at the Youth Nationals in Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA back in July, and it came with the Hutchin Trials tires. I've called Risin Sun, the Gas Gas parts im…

Fancy getting some Forkleg protectors for the gg pro,carbon ones look cool I know but the plastic ones also look like hey you must fall off a lot!Any thoughts on either type like fitting durabilty n'stuff,best price and from who.The wife says the Blue Peter stickyback plastic route is the way to go.........Girls!!! H

We are currenlty translating a trials guide into Finnish, and we are struggling with "punch technique" and "splatter technique". Someone...please explain briefly what they are, this way I will be able to translate them properly

Is there any web based info on the 2004 Trial des Nations? I conducted a quick, short search but didn't find much? thanks

i need some trials gear as i am fed up with my baggy mx cloths gettin caught on bushes and my trousers gettin caught on branches and making my legs come off the pegs anyway where is the cheapest place to get riding gear from in the uk i live in jersey so it will have to be mail order and the gear has to be made by makes such as: hebo,clice,xcting,rawsports thanks BB

is it me or is there hardly EVER any trials riding on tv i watch men and motors, extreme sports, eurosport GB and sometimes motors TV but the last time i can remember watching trials is just before christmas and that wasnt real trials it was just some guy on a GG doing wheelies side to side and endo's and wheelspins n stuff So does anyone know the next time trials will be on TV?

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This might come in handy. Good to keep it bookmarked. Check the #'s on the left and scroll down to the 7000's if you're using BP5ES. Sparkplug cross reference

I asked at my local tyre outlet what price he had for trials tyres,he said he could get a cheap brand (which he didnt mention) for

Hi there, I'm completely new to trials and want to know where, apart from my driveway, I can go and practice in Surrey or West Sussex. Also what times they are open?

Hello lads, I am trying to find a 42th rear sprocket for my scorpa sy, and was wondering if anybody here could point me in the right direction. I was hoping for something with a cool design like a supersprox, and I dont want a standard sprock off a beta, gasser or sherco. Being in Australia renthal, talon and supersrox trials sprockets are not imported and was hoping someone could get me some contact details for a shop anywhere overseas that might have some. If someone has a part number for a talon or supersprox, that would be cool too. Cheers, ben r

Hello All, Last weekend I got a 1/4" pinch flat slit in my Michelin tire, right where the tread meets the sidewall between two knobs. It happened with 12 sections to go so I just rode it out, the bead never popped off and the rim was undamaged (but my score was abysmal!). Having never repaired a tubeless tire before, I just placed a patch on the inside of the tire per the instructions. Initially it held air, but within a couple of sections of practice it was leaking bad again. How can I permanently repair a slit like this? Can I pull off the old patch and put on a new one? Also, the sidewall feels flexier, did it break down while I was riding it flat? Thanks for the h…

HI all, Trying to get a 1993 Aprilia Climber running...but having trouble getting it to tick over properly. Does anyone know the basic settings for the air and fuel screw???...It might help me....any other advice also welcome. Thanks in advance

hey im new to trials, i had a little mx bike, for a a few weeks, then i got a gas gas 250 contact, i rode it for the 1st time last nite and did pretty well, just how do you lift the front wheel what gear. do you do it with the clutch or just the accelearator? thanks

Shoei RJ-101V Iv'e had this helmet some years now and the foam in the top of the helmet, is disentegrating everytime I remove the helmet I have all these bits of the old foam in my hair looked on the Shoei website but can't see any spares, just wondering if any one has had this problem or I just stick some more foam in there or is this a no no as regards safety. I don't really want to renew the helmet as its as good as new!

Scorpa 2005 photos are out as well now so with Sherco and GG it really is a case of spot the difference in the 2 strokes, exclude the cosmetic colour changes and they are pretty much the same as 04. No mention of a Scorpa 4t so it looks like a Sherco mont race to get the 4 strokes out to the Public, who will be first???

heres a question i was asked by an mxer i work with that i couldnt answer. Why are trials bikes all conventional front forks these days whereas mx bikes are upside down. And as i thought up a creative answer, i realized that trials and mx have gone the opposite way. There used to be upside down forks on trials bikes (betas) and now there arent, whereas mx bikes have all gone the other way. Can anyone give me a good answer to give this guy on tuesday (Yes, long weekend here in Canada!! Too bad all the riding areas around here are shut down due to fire hazards!!) Thanks

Hey People. I just made this topic so that people can post pics of there bikes, or the same bike but not theres, as is my case no digital camera. Any way heres my/the same as my 1984 TY250 mono I love her really Rich

Years ago, for the young ones out there, Castrol used to have a great library of movies (16mm) of events including the Scottish, Scott, TT and all the other great events. All you had to to do was walk into a Castrol distributorship, show that you belonged to a valid club and you could borrow it. What happened to it?