UK Trials Talk

This may be a grey area but if you ride an electric mountain bike in the wilds of Scotland, what is stopping you riding an electric trials bike...in the wilds of Scotland ?

Former sidecar grass track racer, minder for grand-daughter and trialsrider Lucy, father of Nicola and Anthony and a very experienced and regulartrials observer Brian Ayrton was seventy on Sunday and spent the dayobserving a section at the Kathleen Cockshott Trophy trial at Brimham Rocks.Brian is a senior member of the Bradford Motor Club and is part of a sectionmarking team at all levels. In all aspects a top guy and respected by allespecially trials riders

Hopefully I should finally be getting a bike soon and then starting to compete. So I need a club membership. My reasoning at the moment (possibly flawed) is to join one AMCA club and one ACU club, in order to give a wider choice of events. I live near Bristol so both Cotswolds and Somerset are on my doorstep. I'm already a member of Golden Valley (AMCA) so I'm assuming that entitles me to enter any AMCA events. Right? Which ACU club would people recommend? Will I need to join one in the Wessex Centre and one in the South-West Centre? I've been going to a number of events in the last few months and observing, but to be honest I've forgotten which clubs were …

do tubeless tyres need special wheels or can i fit them to any type, i have seen two kinds on youtube, one with a rim tape and another with a inner bladder, i think it was called tu-bliss, is one better than the other, also how can i tell if i have a tubeless tyre already fitted.

Hello fellow trials buddies! Just wanted to announce our new club website which you can find at www.worthingtrialsclub.co.uk We are trying to promote our club and increase entries at our trial events. Please take a moment to have a look and subscribe to our trial updates! Many thanks WTC Committee!

Anyone seen entry forms for this year's trial ?

This wild man from Richmond was dodgy on a Colin Appleyard 350 Italjet trialsidecar outfit so what is he like on a one ton Massey Ferguson tractor?Barry Watson was doing his bit for the annual Richmond Tractor Run onFriday. It was the eleventh annual day out on the North Yorkshire Dales fortwenty five vintage tractors and their carers, many of whom are friendly local landowners. The drivers endured cold winds and rain which necessitated stops at hostelry to refuel. Theorganisers have donated thousands to various charities. The recipients this year will be the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. 'Watty' is also gathering upvolunteers (?) for observing work at the 2017 Allan Jef…

I’ve just received my AMCA licence but it seems I’m not a member of any club, will this cause me any problems entering trials? The application form I used had N/A in the club section

Congratulation to both Peace brothers on an awesome performance on Sunday. A well deserved win for Dan with Jack in third place Well done Team Peace the hard work is starting to pay off.

Stuart Cameron who was Bradford & District MC Secretary in the early 2000s sadly passed away after a short illness. Funeral arrangements are 2/June/2017, at 11:00am, Scolemoor Cremarorium, Necropolis Rd, Bradford BD7 2PS

Keiran Child's father, Andy, was held hostage at section 13 at the West LeedsClub's John Bolton Trial at Skyrakes on Sunday. The West Leeds gang ofHoward Gulley. Mark Chippendale, Mark Forster, Chris Manby and clothingmodel Nigella Crowther were nominally "discussing" section marking. Warning though to others - do not approach these dangerous ruffians unless bearing a gift, or a beefburger...........

The trials world were stunned with the news that Otley motor engineer and trials rider Steve Bradley collapsed and died while spectating at the Pre-65 Two Day Trial at Kinlochleven. Steve was taken ill at the Cameron Hill group of sections after just after seven competitors had ridden through. Paramedics fought to save his life but to no avail. He was sixty two years of age. In respect the section was immediately closed. His son Joe was also spectating. Both competed on a regular basis in local Yorkshire trials. Steve had just taken delivery of a new Montesa machine which he rode for the first time at the Ripon trial at Hutton Conyers on April 22. He worked in an Ot…

During the a recent visit to the Isle of Man, Terry Crabtree, popular East Midlands and Mansfield Maun organiser, suffered a debilitating Heart Attack which forced a hurried change of plans which saw daughter Karen (sidecar passenger to championship contender Chris Dellow) driving him back to a hospital nearer their home. No sooner had Terry seemed to be on his way to recovering his life style than a second malady struck with a blocked intestinal organ, resulting in an urgent return to Kingsmill Hospital where a significant emergency operation was performed. Terry's lifestyle is now significantly changed, unable to walk or drive, he is confined to a wheelchair - but…

Scott Trial Presentation Evening was held at The Buck In, Reeth, on April 7/2017.The Scott trial charity donations were handed out to many local recipients. The evening began withTreasurer Richard Hague giving a brief history of the Scott trial from its first running in 1914 up to its present day. Richmond Motor Club President Nigel Cummins then presented the cheques to the various local charities. Some of the recipients explained how the money would be spent. A grand total of£10,975.00 was given out this year, which included £3,475 that was raised bya Charity Team at the trial to be donated to The Mark Adams Trust. This latest addition brings the total …

Guys I'm having ago at riding again after 30 years away from bikes and racing cars but now unable to race after a long battle with illness. :(. anyway as a positive to look forward to I got myself a bike a Sherco 300ST ( massive difference from my good old montesa cota 1973 bike lol ) so obviously it's no good me going to full modern day trials where it's crazy stuff etc , I need nice and easy course ( sections ) to start on and learn the bike and my own limits without getting hurt or blowing confidence away etc ! Any suggestions on where and how please ? I am based on the Staffordshire/ Shropshire and close to Cheshire borders. thanks in advan…

Entries for this event opened at midnight on the 31st March. By last night I understand 145 entries had been received with the club limited to 200. So if you want to ride this event you had better be quick. Website is Alwinton2 day.co.uk

Does anyone have the results from this Sundays Market Drayton trial? Thanks

Does anyone know which band the Co2 emissions will be for registering a new bike from the 1st April for the new vehicle taxing band ?? https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/vehicles-registered-on-or-after-1-april-2017

Where are the places to look with a view to buying a secondhand trials bike, either private or from a dealer? I've found eBay, Gumtree and the advert section of this site of course. I've also found a few other websites that just re-hash adverts from other sources (pretty pointless). Are there any others I should be looking at? What about dealers? I've found a few in the north of England but they're too far away, and anyway I'd rather buy a bike that hasn't spent too much time bouncing off rocks. I heard of BVM but they don't seem to have much on their website apart from new and nearly-new. I also found RCM in Cornwall but they are also a long way away, in the ot…