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hi there i live just out side of towcester and was wondering if there is any one out there near me to ride some trials with or if any nos of places to ride thanks

Hi to everyone on the forum. Just been looking for trials bits and bobs and came across the forum. I've not ridden for about 18years, used to ride schoolboy trials in the 80's and 90's. I've seen Chris Hanan's name mentioned and Shirty Jnr who I used to ride with. Used to ride for Sheffield and Hallamshire. Just bought a gasser 280 and will be riding first trial on Sunday at Barnsley if I can remember how to ride, not had any practice!!!!!.

Hi all my name is stuart and i have been riding bikes since i was 5 im no stranger to super moto's, enduros and sports and naked road bikes but trial biking is completely new to me. After a nasty scare on my super moto a few months ago ( relating to the bike taking a horizontal lie down with me on it) i have decided to sell my much loved toy, and try and find another expensive, adrenaline filled, slightly slower way of fun to take up my free time and to meet some interesting people along the way. My bike will be for sale shortly after a few problems have been ironed out, so i will be on the hunt for a bike,,, what bike to get ?????????? im 6ft2 and average build. i was he…

Absolutely wet behind the ears but a quick learner! Bought a absolute dog of a bike a couple of weeks ago so what I have after a few weeks is 1994 Beta Techno The exhaust is good 👍🏻 mmm it’s starts ok 👍🏻 kill switch works clutch not so good gearbox oils staying where it belongs not so good l! So I bought the ole dog a few weeks ago, and have been on a journey ever since ! i Ive replaced the front exhaust manifold, and gasket , new radiator and fan ( fan needs to be wired up) I’ve fitted new thermostat to the head , new O rings to the head and to exhaust system. New chain guards and tensioners So g…

Hello members, I am new here. Recently bougth a TY 250 Mono typ 59N. After a few rounds I found out that there will be some work on it. Engine runninig OK but wheels are to be refurbished. At least I know that Z spokes bend when you turn to hard. And that it is a desaster to find single ones to buy. I am german and live in Belgium near the German border. Hopefully I find a good dealer and partssupplier either in Belgium or Germany. Would be thankfull to get some hints. Greatings Andreas

Hi All, just joined so thought id introduce myself. Names James, live on the Swiss / French border in a region of France called Alsace. Been riding for around 20 years but gave up road riding when the kids were born, now mostly potter about the local green lanes on my enduro bike and get out on the trials bike when i can Have just bought a Sherco Ty125 as i wanted something super quiet to ride in the back garden and i liked the ability to fit a seat and use the bike for some more technical green lane stuff as well as trials. Have just done a few days Trials riding in the Vosges (mountain range near here) at a Trials school called Motos 88, fantastic place with…

Hi, I'm a new rider in MD, I live in Frederick and have been riding bike trials for years. Looking for people to ride with and learn from as well. I'm getting ready to buy a bike in the next few weeks, and am trying to decide if I should buy a mid to late 90's bike or if there is any reason I should consider spending more on a newer bike from about 2004 or 2005. Considering I'm an entry level rider will an older bike hold back my progress? Or am I better off with an older bike because I'm sure I'll be dropping it alot while I learn.

Hey everone, I am new to this forum and wanted to say I'm glad I stumbled by it! I've read tons of information already, and learned alot in the last few days.. I just restored my 1978 yamaha ty 175 and wrote a thread about ithere. Feel free to check it out and give your opinions in that thread I'm only 18, and this is my first bike to my name (handed down).. but I have the bug for rebuilding them now, and I absolutely love riding trials.. So I hope I can become a regular here at these forums eventually! Thanks for the great site guys! Be sure to check out my ty!!! thanks - JackMan

Hi i am quite new to the forum but have made a few posts! i am 14 from west sussex! i am fairly new rider been ridin about 5 months! any one on here from around these parts? Cheers Sean

Helloo, I've just bough a Gasgas 125 (2009) off ebay and I cant get the thing to start. During purchase it wouldn't start either but im confident that, in a few months, with your help, it'll fire up!! Here is what I know: bike looks good, its got a carburettor and a spark plug. compression seems fine. There is fuel in the tank. It's been left for a while unused. Ill try to add some pics - Please could any one give me some simple tips. Somewhere to start in terms of getting this thing started. So far I have mainly tried: full choke. half/full throttle, kicking the hell oot of it till I'm knackered.

Hi Guys, I have purchased gasgas txt 300 pro 06 last week and shes already in bits bit of maintenance going on there and also my first day on the trial bike I managed to flip the damn thing and landed on my ass anyway, im Jo cheers

hi, Back in the day,(80 s),..I had a mate, who was pretty good on a trials bike,. Entered the six day etc.,..and had good equipment,. I used to go along with him to help out now and again,. And used to have the odd potter around on his bikes. At the time,. I was more into car racing, and used to do auto grass,. But the usual things came along(mortgage /Kids),..and that was that. Now I would like to get back into doing some form of motor(bike),sport,. And would welcome some advice. I am 54,..and would be operating on a very tight budget( kids still at home lol),..I have gone along to watch a couple of local twinshock trials,. And that seemed a good thing for someone li…

I used to ride trials many years ago with a Honda TL 125 with a powroll 175 kit on it. It was a cool little bike all be it heavy. I love the new bikes because you do the same stuff on it we do on our bicycles. I ride bicycle trials as well. Now one thing I'd like to know and maybe I'm stupid here but in the videos I've watch of say Lampkin there's this guy yelling like an idiot to do stuff the rider is already doing. If it were me I'd slap this guy. It would absolutely bug the holy crap out me. WHAT could this yelling possibly do for the rider but break his concentration. I've watch video after video and all I see is some guy making a total nuisance of himself. I just d…

can anybody help . i have a rev4t 08 . thats bad to start, fouling plug up , and struggles to rev clean. i have .......... re jetted carb,re set valves, had stator re wound, thouroughly cleaned out all carb and choke jets,new plugs, clean air filter, altered air screw , breather pipes clean

Evening all! I'm gonna say i'm new here, although i did joine in October 2010 with the aim of buying a trials bike. Long story short, years back i was a half decent i guess, bike trials rider. I ended up getting into bmx which eventually took over, and then due to injuries i had to pack it in at the level i was riding, and kind of accidentally found myself racing a CBR600rr, and and R6 for a few years, and then last year a Fireblade. In 2010 in the off season, i joined here with the intention of getting a trials bike, but due to a few racer friends getting into enduro riding and MX which is great training for road racing, i got a Yam YZ250 crosser.... To my eternal re…

Hello there just thinking about getting into this trial thing, have roadbikes and an enduro for greenlaning but looking fro something a little less violent lol. Don't have a bike yet but looking for a good beginners bike, 250cc 2T can't afford more than £1000 any suggestions? Cheers Mike

Hi All Never rode a trial bike before, dont own a bike yet either. Had road bikes for 30 plus years and still own a road bike now. Hit the big 50 December 2019 and would love a new challenge and hobbie that involves bikes and bikers and trials looks as if it could offer that . I live in Wolverhampton and am looking for a local club etc to get a bit of info into where to start. ANY help would be great at this stage Many Thanks Darren

Hi guys an girls, newbe here, never been to a trials event or been on a trials bike, i am from the supermoto world and have had to take early retirement due to injurys, been of a bike for over a year now due to a bad crash in the British championships and i am now looking for a new 2 wheeled sport and this has drawn the short straw, i am from Hampshire and will be buying a trials bike in the next few weeks, need to know what, where and when, 2st or 4st, i am a 4st man myself, i have never really got on with 2st, whats the best way to go ? where is the best and most helpfull dealer, when is the next event near me, any good clubs to join ??? Oh and the card is behind the b…

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Hi Everyone, I'm currently looking at cheap trials bikes to get into it and learn new skills. Most of my riding is done on road with either my Suzuki DL650 V-Strom or my DR-Z400SM. I also have a set of off-road wheels that I put on the DR-Z when I want to do some off road riding. The off road riding is restricted to a few weekends per year when I load it on the back of a trailer, head off to a camp site and then ride around for a day or two with friends before going home. I've also had the Strom off road in Morocco on some TKC80 (knobbly) tyres. I quickly realised that one needs different skills for off road riding compared to on road riding and while trying to get more i…