General Trials Talk

I find my beta is good, but ive heard that u canny go wrong with a Montesa

i want to get some ELF gear oil for my montesa, i know its stocked at silverstone circuits but they will not post. any sugestions, please no other oils must be this one

The lad and I just had a blast checking out your pics of the British indoor! Great job!! Killer!!!!!!!!! Thank you!

Sorry to stretch this one into 2 forums, but I didn't think many people would read it where it started, in "Beta: Merry Christmas". Is it really true that the AMA has insisted on long-sleeved shirts for trials competition? I have serious reservations about joining an organization that would spend my dues to pay lawyers to fight mandatory helmet laws(I never have joined). So, not only does the AMA fight mandatory helmet laws WHILE imposing mandatory helmet rules at their events, but now they are insisting on LONG SLEEVES?!?!? So, are they for safety or against it? Or are they for it when it's THEIR insurance; and for "freedom" when it's somebody else's insurance? …

Can anyone advise please? When you remove the flywheel weights from a 270 can you also remove the spacer on the flywheel cover? (one less joint to seal) Steve

I was watching some Motorcycle tours programme today on Men and Motors, then an advert came up about Trials. Had loads of footage from the Trials Rounds they had a clip of the waterfall, and a rider hitting it (like raga does) but he hit it front wheel first then flew over the bars and dropped off the side of it. Where was this round and who was the rider? It looked painful.

I was trolling Todo trial site and saw the pic of a quad in a section, but the link to the actual story didn't work. All I can say if true!! is we will soon be seeing riders getting killed, if some are going to try scaling rocky climbs and such on those things, please call it somthing other than trials.

Two age old questions? How could you 5 me? I wasn't stopped with my foot down! How could you 5 me? I didn't roll back with my foot down! We've been dealing with those questions as a club for 30 years. So we're toying with just counting dabs...up to 5. That's pretty cut and dry. He either put it down or he didn't. The arguments are: A rider can be stopped for a long time with a foot down and only get a 1. A rider can roll back multiple times with only one foot down and get more than one shot at an obstacle and only get a 1. Anyone have any experience with only counting dabs?

ahhhh..... a maintenance free bike. Oh well, I can dream can't I? My trusty '00 GG 321 TXT is pretty close. There's alot of talk in these forums about having to fix stuff on the newer bikes. Which of the current model bikes do YOU think requires the least mechanical attention?

Can anyone give me an idea about a knocking and pinking problem with my Gas Gas 300 04 model? I

I see many posts on how do I hop, flick turn, nose turn etc, and many club riders loosing points by hopping and trying to trick ride in a section when just riding through is all that's needed, it's an old saying! but first you have to learn to walk before you can run. I know some like the flick turns etc but even Jordi Tarres, and Doug Lampkin didn't/don't trick ride if it's not needed. Is this what made them the best trials riders of all time, being masters of the conventional style of riding, but able to trick ride when needed? some of today's young Spanish riders are brilliant trick riders but seem to be missing that bit of something to give them consistency. It n…

Anybody got tips on the dreaded 'forearm pump'?? (lactic acid, so somebody told me) I've just got back into trails from a long lay off, I'm finding the riding ok except that my forearms pump up really bad after about a lap, sometimes it'll go away after a short rest but today i had it for the whole five laps!. I suppose i should ride/practise more often but the family thing puts the stoppers on that one Any tips to stop this?? MG

Just wondering if anybody has tried heated grips on their bikes. I have a hard time riding when the temp gets down to the 30's and below, and it seems that heated grips might provide a solution, or at the very least help a little. Wiring on some of the ones I've seen seems pretty straight forward, and the cost is also reasonable. Just wondering if there's something I might be overlooking as it all seems pretty simple.

Just wanted to make a quick intoduction. I've been lurking here for a while, and finally registered. I've had my 98 TX270 for about a month now, and love it! I live in Florida which I am sure is across the pond from most of ya, but I appreciate the insight I've gained by reading through this forum. I've been riding for about 16 years, and always wanted to ride trials. But untill just a little while ago I had no idea there was anyone even riding in the states let alone Florida. But I sure was wrong. At any rate I will not bore you guys with any more of this...but I just wanted to make an intro. Ross

Naughty / Nice ? Who knows... I got new Hebo gloves and Hebo carbon helmet. :santa1: I guess Santa couldn't get an '04 Beta Rev3 in the sleigh... or maybe he's using it to deliver presents! I'll bet Santa would be a salty trials rider! :beard: Merry Christmas everyone!!

To Everyone. Merry Christmas and a Happy Feet-up New Year. From Gaff and Mrs Gaff.

Does anyone know why trials bikes are designed with the air intake at such a low level under the seat. Is it not possible for the airbox and fuel tank positions to be reversed so the air intake can be up above the water and mud levels near the headstock. Is it just because in spain and italy where they are made it is not a problem they need to worry about. In the uk water and muck getting in the airbox is probably the main cause of engine wear. Common sense says put the air intake up high but would this affect carburation Mark T

I was talking to a buddy about bikes who was complaining about how hard it was to get parts for some of the older machines, I was amazed to discover he'd never heard of Bike Bandit. So I got to wondering if there were others who hadn't. They have full parts schematics and OEM and after market parts for just about any Japanese bike you can imagine. I've been able to get parts for my 85 Sabre, an 85 Honda ATV and my 74 Yamaha TY250. So far I've never found anything they haven't had. You might try them. http://bikebandit.com

Hi, My beta is a great bike and ive just had a few things spent on it so its in good nick, but the one thing i want now is a bit more power in 1st,2nd,3rd to get up those short sharp climbs, i would like this done without buying expensive stuff.... any solutions cheers chris

Indoor Tdn is on Eurosport at 7.30 pm tonight ...for all those that missed it the other night...like me so you`ve got an hour to set the video to record it ...if you`re going out out partying ...not like me regards N