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hi there just joined up as ive just got my grubby mitts on this bike, it says fm364 on side panel am i right in thinking its a 303 model??????

Hi, Nice to join you.

Hi all, Brand new to trials, having ridden enduro and motocross for over 25 years, my son and I have decided to take the plunge and try trials, the rest of the family (uncles etc) have always nagged to do trials and learn to ride properly! Just purchased my son a Beta Evo 125 and I now have a Jotagas 300, booked in at Hut Hill this weekend to ride for the first time, cant wait!!

Hi I looking for a barrel and piston for a gas gas jtx 200, don is rebuilding the engine and having trouble getting the parts.

Ow do the names rich I'm 28 and from wakey, just wanted to say hello to the forum. Been out of the biking scene for a while due to work and family commitments but I've scraped together 2k and I am currently seeking a decent starter bike for a novice rider. My first bike way back when I was 11, was a Yamaha Ty 250 and even though it was far too big and powerful for me I had many years of fun on it . It was also by far the most reliable bike I've ever owned. Since then I've owned a few motocross bikes (all Honda ) all of which were very fun, they also cost me a bob or two in maintanance and repair . So anyway decided to go back to my roots of trials and I'm very excit…

Hi i am thinking of entery my first trail this weekend which is at tong in bradford can any one tell me if it is to hard for my first go????? thank Matty

Hi there, Having grown up in the Yorkshire Dales and had a mis-spent youth on TY80s and Bultaco Sherpas, I've decided to get back on a trials bike. Bought myself a Beta Techno Dougie Replica ('97) last year and thoroughly enjoying riding it. (I know, it's a bit heavy, but then so am I!) My sons have been watching and want to get involved, so I've just bought them a '07 Beta 80 for Christmas (shhhh...they don't know yet!). I'm based between Cheltenham and Worcester and I'm thinking about doing the odd trials now and then to see if I've still got it in me. So if you're in the area (Upton-Upon-Severn, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Worcester etc..) and know of some g…

Hello everybody, new member here. Located North Derbyshire, England. Not far from Hawks Nest. Am busy restoring the 325 Sherpa I could not afford when I was young(er). I got one about 3 years ago in several boxes and 1 bucket which contained the crank, and a gallon of ...........water. But hey, the barrel was rebored and was complete with new piston and rings. This is going to be easy, isn't it?? Anyway, usual story, work and sleep get in the way and it's taken til now to get on with it. Got the engine together with all new bearings, seals and said rebore. A bit of a job as I'm more used to Jap bikes with circlips and the like to locate bearings not a blowlamp and …

Hi Troops, Haven't had my hands on a bike in 30 years!!!! so have joined aboard after just getting a hold of a Sherpa 190, 250. Looks as though it hasn't been touched since it left the factory Dont see too much queries about this model on the go, hope it's 'cause they were a short run model.Will post a few piccys when i get a mo. Cheers, Fred

Hi there i have been snooping around here for a few years now but have only recently registered dont really know why it has taken me so long but thats another story (i like telling them) anyway have been into trials most of my life seen lots of it in my time ,but have not ridden for a couple of years since selling 4Rt(lovely bike) anyway am building trick little TLR200 as a bit of a RS honda replica some will say cheater bike but i have never been able to leave bikes alone that was what people did back in the day anyway i will try and post some pictures of it with my home made exhaust modified frame ally swing arm and machined out tubeless rim(ouch i hear the purists say)…

Hi to all So, I've decided to give trials ago. It's something I've been toying with for sometime and as a friend has recently bought a bike my minds made up! I've been riding bikes on and off since I was about 8. Trial, Enduro, motocross and a little bit on the road. Also been into quads, karts, jet skis, basically anything with an engine. So, I need to make a purchase and get myself a bike......... my dilemma now is what bike to buy. Do I start off with something cheap and older, or am I going to notice the benefit as a trials novice if I go for something newer. I've been having a look around and have found a few quite varied bikes that have caught my eye. 2004 Sh…

Hi to all, Yes another aussie trying to relive his youth. Been many a year since on a bike and I have recently acquired a ty 250 mono to polish my trials skills with. I'm expecting the usual bumps and scrapes but hopefully nothing too serious. Hope to run across some of you at some events soon. Peter

Thought I`d better say hello , and give some very brief history. Names Liam Never rode Trials properly, used to have a TY250 when I was 19....a few years ago, 37 now. Decided to buy another bike...got a gas gas 280....and...oh my don`t they pull well and how the hell do you guys manage to do the things you do and make it look so easy. Anyway got a few simple questions, with the influx of lovely baseball cap wearing lads riding motoX on the streets.....its seems the police have took a major dislike to anything thats not on the road. With that in mind, where can people practice without fear of arrest (based in Stoke-on-Trent) And what do you have to do/have to take pa…

Have just purchased a TL 250 1975 Model after looking for over 8 years , I was wondering if anyone knows if there is any difference between the 75 & 76 apart from the colour of the side cover decals (on the 75 they are Red & Orange and the 76 they are just Orange) any info on TL's would be much appreciated, also as I will be restoring this bike slowly does anyone know if you can do anything to bring the alloy cases of the engine back to shiny again, I have been told of using a very light wire brush on a drill to buff them but am not sure ..... Cheers rock1

Hi all been watching the site for a while now but just got back into trialling (if that's a word?!) and absolutely loving it! Just thought i'd introduce myself and get reading the 'Tips and Techniques' section! Regards, Pete

hello folks... my names mattie, and after seven years away from bikes following a pretty horendous bike crash (road bike), im returning to the joys of trials riding...no more road bikes for me, but ive convinced myself and my wife (the boss,hahah) i never really came to much harm on my gasgas, so...despite all my nuts, bolts,screws rods and plates im thinking... why not,after all bikes are a hard habbit to kick.! yes ill have to take things much easier then i used to but these days im a bit older, a bit heavier and i hope, a bit wiser...hahaha i used to have a gas gas 250 fortuna and ride for fun only and now im looking for a second hand bike. im looking forward to ge…

well, slighty misleading as i registered 2 years ago but never posted as i never got a bike, but things change, i got a bike and looking to try trials. been reading topics for ages and love the site. cheers mick

Would like to say hi from essex, and although a member for a while myself and my son have just got around to owning trials bikes. My son already races at grass track but he was looking for something to do in the winter, and has got a gasgas jtx. and myself being rather mad and old have gotten an bultaco. which may i add i love already. So anyway i got a sherpa and its all there and has now been stripped, and i have already started rebuilding it. and at this point would like to add i work for a plating company and am an aerospace paint sprayer.. say no more. I have already been to poles wood a few times and only live a few miles away, so it looks like thats going to be my…

Hi I'm after some advice please folks I'm totally new to this and would love to get into trials bike riding I'm a 46 yr old bloke and would like to know would i be better off starting on a 125 or would i need a bike with a bigger more powerful engine, what are the advantages of a 125 or bigger engined bike also i live nr Doncaster are there any clubs or places to go and practice near by all info greatly received thanks Paul.

Hello All, I'm A forty something bloke from near Burnley in Lancashire. Although I've had bikes from the age of 16, trials has never been my thing ( I'm currently doing a bit of road racing) However, my 11 year old son has been pestering me for a bike lately, so I've bought him a TY80. He's had a couple of lessons at Bumpy so he's ready to progress once we find a suitable local venue. I think this may be my last season road racing so I may end up buying a trials bike myself soon so we can ride together. I'm sure to have loads of questions, so please be gentle with me... Cheers Brad