UK Trials Talk

I was at my FLD looking at the new Bonnie and said dealer mentioned that, as of next year, all motorcycles must have anti lock braking. A quick Google seemed to confirm this. Can anyone in manufacture/import say how this will affect the ability to register a trials bike or will the SSDT become "used bikes only"? Is the ACU aware of this one?

Evening all, a mate of mine is looking for some of them cowhide pattern gaerne trials boots. Apparantly they are no longer in production and Rathmels only have a couple of pairs left and they are the wrong size. Now do any of you dealers have or know anyone who may have a pair in size 9 or 43 in european ?? Or maybe one of you lot has a pair that you would sell?? Any info of help much appreciated !! Mark

With the Jotagas due on the UK shores soon,anyone got any ideas who will be the No 1 UK rider???!!! This should be interesting!............................................................

Anybody know any good spots to ride in the Northwest area? We have ridden at Cowm (awesome) and Hawks Nest. Just wondering if anybody knows of any other good areas to ride?? We have a little spot near us but it is not very challenging and can get bother from the cops! Thanks for any help guys!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GAS-GAS-250_W0QQitem...1QQcmdZViewItem Check out this quality bit of kit that I found on ebay. Apparently it has a Gas Gas frame? Clocked at 70 mph as well!!!!

Has anyone received an entry list for Sunday?

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…

Regs are now out for the Mid Wales Novogar round on 23rd September 2007. This is a real hardcore trials venue - we put a few trials on the banks to give a little variety, but really it hurts to not use the streams and rivers. We've been trying to build a reputation for good honest ridable sections. The going will be tough in places, but nothing daft. Have a look at last years results to guage the severity or speak to someone who's ridden it. A good clubman who likes proper sections will love it (Expert/Inter). For those that ride the Forest Trophy Trial, you'll know the venue. For this trial though we use slightly more of it. Around 40 sections and around 25 miles of…

Howdy All, I am new to the site and new to trials. I use to be into the Motorcross scene years ago,but i got bored of flying over jumps and going round the same track so i stopped. Anyway,i use to look on at the riders who trial ride and think to myself,how do they get up them vertical cliffs,lol. Just recently i have been looking into trial riding and want to get involved. First i need the equipment though,any bikes you can recommend? Been told that GAS GAS are good for high end competition but if you are a beginner then get a Montesa or scorpa or even a beta.I have heard that there is problems with Gas Gas after a short time and there not built to last,wonder if …

Guys, I'm after a new (to me) used bike... The question is where to start looking for one? Obviously, there are the classifieds here - and of course ebay. Can you suggest any other good places to look? Thanks - Matt.

what was the max late ness on the scot this year and when did the times start to change as i thought it was a lot tighter years ago

Thanks to some riders we had a difficult time in trying to read the finishing times on the punch cards as some rider/s were seen rubbing the time off the cards................Thanks !! We also know who it was

Any of you get TMX on a Thursday? Trying to get details of Clive trial this weekend (20th) to shove on our local website. It wasn't in there last week. I hear it's on, but can't get hold of venue etc. Mind you I'm hearing Wrexham Trial is cancelled, so they shouldn't be short of entries.

A mate of mine recently had his garage broken into and

Hi Just received my number through for this years trial and upon reading the information sent to me it says that each day the trial starts from the daily venues which are not the start field. Does this mean that on a morning we have to drive to the start field listed in our vans instead of setting off on bikes from the start field as we did last year? Cheers Beta729

Does anyone know where i can just go and ride with other people in hertfordshire, a quarry or pit or something, i dont want to travel to competitions all over the place, i've had enough of sitting in traffic jams all weekend. Sh%t, i would even buy some woodland if i could find some near to where i live. Can anyone help or should i flog my monty and get myself a ktm for tearing up tarmac. BINGO!

I am planning on going to the bingley trial just to spectate. Could someone please tell me where it is? and roughly how to get there?. I live local-ish to home farm at tong and bumpy, so directions form either of these two would be much appreciated. Ryan

Sad day RIP big man My schoolboy hero Thoughts with Doug, Harry and Mart's wife Isobel and all the Lampkin family I shall raise a glass tonight, to all you have given us in the sport of Trials

Isn't it ironic for a sport that is based on overcoming difficult obstacles and conditions, that as soon as it snows all events are cancelled. (Yes, I do know the reasons why, but I can't help the feeling that it wouldn't have happened in the "good old days" when most of us would have got there somehow, despite the lack of traction control, ABS and hour-by-hour weather forecasts.)

Does anyone know if there is a site which will post the daily results an pics of the trial. Followed the trial a couple of years ago online but cant remember the site. Just been onto the Richmond club site but does nt seem to be much going on there. Just want to see how many northerners our Oxford lads are whopping.