General Trials Talk

World Championship rider Tadeuz Blazusiak won the prestigious Erzberg Rode Enduro in Austria against the top Enduro riders in the World. In fact the top five places were occupied by current or former top trials riders. Tady was loaned a bike by the promoter of the Enduro and invited as a wild card rider. Brit Tom Sager was second and World Enduro Champ Juha Salminen was third. Brits Wayne Braybrook and Paul Edmonson finished 4th and 5th. Results Red Bull Hare Erberg Rodeo 2007 1. Tadeuz Blazusiak, Poland, KTM, 1:29.48 2. Tom Sager, Britain, KTM, 1:35.36 3. Juha Salminen, Finland, KTM, 1:42.45 4. Wayne Braybrook, Britain, GasGas, 1:47.10 5. Paul Edmondson, Britain,…

Hi All, I'm new to posting within these forums although I've been a reader for quite a while. The thing is, i've been riding for about six years now and over the past 12 months I feel my riding has got worse, with me stopping to think (and 5ing) sections that I would have previosly made easy work of !. I'm sure it's 90% in the head, i look at sections and think of what could go wrong then get afraid of falling off ... then do fall off in places that i could tackel with ease a year ago ! I cant understand it, my turning is worse, my climbs are bad, my splatters are nearly now non existant and general riding lately is crap to say the least ! Does anybody have any advice…

Since 1974, I've owned Yamahas, Betas, Fantics and Gas Gas's. Due to a job move, I've been bikeless for a year, but am getting ready to order a new '08. I've always been a guy who kept a bike for awhile, and with the prices going the way they are, that will be even more true. I've ridden all the bikes and have watched them work in the sections so have a pretty good handle on what each of them are about. I loved my GG321 but I'm not a fan of the GG PRO, too fragile and I hate the kick starter. GG's seem to be turning into a ride it a year, then throw it away bike. Just couldn't get on with the Scorpa. Just didn't look right to me and they seem to start looking …

Can any one tell me or indeed point me in the right direction for info on web of the screw settings for my carb please. Just bought bike and will trial it tomo but 'she aint running right' Many Thanks. Jim

Select what track you want, do time limit or no time limit. Be gentle with the arrow keys when operating the bike. Very sensitive. The blue trials bike is the most powerful. There are many bike options to play with. You can preload the suspention to help launch, just like real life. But you can also do flips, and back up if you need too. Have fun. This gave can consume your time for those rainy days! http://www.natcook.com/TrialBike/ You like one certain level, especially the second level. That's all I'm going to say about that one. You can figure out the rest.

I recently had a flay tire on my Bultaco, which resulted in a DNF. Luckily it a low-key event and besides I didn't feel like fixing the tube in the hot sun. I assume I pinched a tube. With these low pressures I believe it's not that uncommon. Has anyone ever used Slime in their tubes? I believe that it's a little messy if you have a tubeless tire but I'm thinking that it might no be too bad with a tubed one. Might be good enough to get me through a trials if I get another pinch.

Just reading there about the 290 sherco and a few stating it's not for a beginner, which makes me wonder, how do you define a beginner ? I've only been trial riding since April last year, done every trial near me since, I am still a beginner IMO, but a few of my mates have since started up, like just a couple weeks etc, I am, at this stage, miles better than them, but they are beginners, so how does one define a beginner ?? A month ? 6 months ? A year ?

When is there some trials action on tv? i got a hunkering to watch some. As i live in an internet "not spot" youtube doesnt work very well and isnt really an option ! Cheers

Not long now ! My first time , clubman . Any tips and stories ?

I am hoping to install spherical bearings on my shocks, but can't match od, id, and width with anything. The question is, if I mounted 2 spherical bearings on the same shaft, side by side, would this work ? The combined width of two bearings is the overall width I am trying to achieve. Thanks

How much of a pain is putting a new piston in? I'm thinking specifically about how to determine whether I need an A or B spec piston, which I'm guessing I can only determine by measuring the cylinder bore? Then there's the question of whether to hone the cylinder. Anyway, never done a two stroke top end, looking for any advice.

anyone know how to stop the exhaust rusting i can clean the worse of the rust off with wire wool but it will return. Pro-care can't cope with the heat and doesn't last long. I dont particularly want to spend a lot of money like chroming the exhaust.

Hi could somebody please tell me what govening body runs this club. By that I mean like is it ACU? AMCA? etc..... Thanks Miles

OK, I've got an '04 Pro, and am thinking that it might be useful to get it sorted for road use (hindsight is great, innit?) How do I go about this?

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......

So here I am preparing an Aprilia Futura RST 1000 and I find that I need new clutch hydraulic seals for both the master cylinder and the slave cylinder, apparently this is a common problem although I never had issues on the Mille and Futura that I used to own. Searching the net I found that on the Aprilia Owners Club one fellow had some seals made, he was in the USA but the company was in UK. I got in contact with them and I now have winging their way in the post a complete set of seals for both cylinders....this is seals only no extras like springs, clips etc...and the price bearing in mind that an after market slave cylinder is in the region of £70 and a Brembo Clutch m…

Hi all, I'm patinting my front AJP caliper and the bolt.holding the caliper wouldn't come out. I ended up using a blow torch to heat the bolt so the damn thing would come out. In doing so I've blown one of the piston seals. Does anyone know where I can buy an AJP 4 pot piston seal without having to buy a full repair kit? I've been googling 25mm piston seal and I'm not too confident it will be the right seal. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Fully understand that I shouldn't take blow tourches to things lol, my impact driver is in the post.

I hope this is successful I am trying to remake contact with Steve in Redhills Victoria

Over the last couple of years I've heard, many times, how one bike has better traction (grip), on a steep or slippery climb, than another bike. A lot of this, I know, is to do with smooth power delivery to the rear wheel, but by no means all of it. The Sherco 250/290 is well know for having poor traction if you don

Years ago we all rode the same route. Then as bikes advanced, the better riders could do things on their machines that the lesser riders had no chance of doing and two routes became the norm. Although we would all prefer to keep things simple, it is becoming more and more common for clubs to now offer three routes. This begs the question; how do we mark out three routes? I use bLue/Red, yeLlow/gReen (Cap letters for L or R) and pairs of whites for the easy route. I have also experimented with cououred arrows, (As used by the Mid Centre Youth championship) but this uses a hell of a lot of staples/wires and takes a lot more time. I know these idea's aren't perfect, so wh…