Introduce Yourself

No, not Nova Scotia.... Northern Virginia :) Check out my super-advanced obstacle. (yeah yeah, keep laughing, but you gotta start somewhere, and you gotta know your limitations!) ?

Hi new to this forum. Used to ride club trials and stopped 20 years ago. Still got road bike and now getting back into Trials with grandson. Bought him a gas gas txt 80 rookie after an oset. On gas gas forum for advice.

Evening all, just a quick hello, I’m Ash from Grantham. New to the world of trials so apologies in advance for any daft questions. ?

Hello, Im new to trials and the forum. Just wanted to give a quick post to say thanks for letting me join up! Cheers

Newbie here, joining up to dive into the SWM forum as I've just bought back a 320TL I had 25 years ago! The bike's a runner but will need a lot of TLC to get it back to what it should be.

I guess first the intro .. I live in Alaska for the last 40 something years...ended up there on my way to Viet Nam... my orders got change and I arrive in Fairbanks 1973....finding out how great summers are first vehicle was a 1974 Bultaco Alpina and my love for Bultacos started there... still to this day I have a Alpina 250 (not the same one, traded that one for a bultaco 250 pursang:-) ) Alpina 350 not running at this time, 250 pursang yes same one I got on the trade in 1974, a Frontera 360 ,2 lobitos in pieces and my go to the Honda TL250 ... now that Im retired plans to restore all the bikes... not necessarily to originals condition or original parts... dont hav…

Thank you for allowing me to join. New to trials totally but been riding for 50 years. Was offered a Cota so jumped at it and here I am. Get ready for dumb ass questions however I hope my skill set can be of use to others.

Hi all Thanks for letting me join, I found your site while looking for help with my Daughters Fantic.... run's in the blood

Hey ! First post here, new owner of a Montesa 4ride... My previous bike was a Tenere 660 - talk about change compared to a trial bike. So here are a few findings and pieces of information that others might find helpful - or dumb :) (long post !) First - why did I sold the Tenere ? car drivers where I live now are savages, some can't stand being overtaken by motorcycle riders and will do dangerous maneuvers on purpose, while others have a bad habit of overtaking other cars in curves with zero visibility (Russian Roulette style - go figure). roads suck - sand, stones, potholes, detritus, cars parked or people walking in curves, and whatnot.…

hi guys and gals. Just thought id say hi as im a new user and new to trials. If anyone knows where i could aquire a rear mudguard for a 2008 beta rev 3 without having to sell a kidney it would be greatly recieved. Stay safe Russ

Hi, I’m in Canada now and not much of a trials scene where I am. Looking to get a new bike as a retirement gift to myself. Haven’t ridden any sort of bike since I took my bike test in 2000 and haven’t ridden a dirt bike since 83 (battered ty 175). What I mean by riding a dirt bike loosely translates to wobbling around a quarry in Bradford avoiding anything more than a mole hill. anyway I am going to treat myself and was wondering if I could get some input on what would be a good first bike. I’ll be buying new. I’d like a montesa 300 but it might be too much bike! I can source Beta, Gas Gas Montesa TRS Scorpa etc. I also like the thought of 4 stroke from a mainte…

Hi One and All, I am a newbie to Trials. However, in my youth I was a motocross and enduro rider.....but that was 40 years ago. Some years ago I bought a Gas Gas 280 TXT 2000 yr model for my youngest son. He developed no interest in Trials. So the bike sat for many years in our summer home in Colorado. We sold that house and brought all our stuff back to Alvin (a community outside of Houston) recently. The bike was calling me and I began getting it ready to ride. As you all know - bikes do not like to sit - the entire front and back brake system had to be redone (thanks to Jim Snell for all of his knowledge and support and parts!!!) . Anyway, at some point …

Good day, I have recently bought a TS 300 and I am looking to ride with anyone in the area. I have come across from the enduro side and wanting to get my skills up. My email address is richard.webb@tankbeer.com if you want to go riding.

Hy all new member here new to trials owned my 2008 beta rev 3 250 for a few months now and really enjoying it hoping to join some clubs and start beginner trials and learn from others ?

Hi all, waiting for delivery of my Bultaco Sherpa 198a. Cosmetically challenged but running and road registered. New to trials but have done a session some years ago at Inch Perfect and fancy having a go! Already learned loads from the forum but no doubt will be bugging you all with questions as I’ll probably get carried away and end up restoring (and improving) the bike!

Hi All Only during the last few weeks have I decided to build a pre 65 Trials machine, I'm a fat old pensioner but once was a decent enough rider, but I am an engineer and need to play with bikes, so Hello from South Leicestershire/ Warwickshire, previously from the Peak District. Hi All

Newbie from cheshire on the lookout for my first trials bike ?

Afternoon all, thought I'd introduce myself seeing as I will be badgering you all for advice etc in the future. I'm from Chesterfield and have very recently just returned to trials after about 17 years, I have just bought myself a 2005 gasgas 250. Thanks in advance for any help and advice I get along the way.

New to all this standing up and riding slowly stuff. At the ripe old age of 65 I've decided to give trials a go as I'm too old to tear about on race tracks. And falling off a 2 mph is preferable to much faster on tarmac. Well I had a go at the Aqueduct club training day recently and thoroughly enjoyed it on a borrowed Montesa 250. Been riding since i was 15 and done a bit of road racing, but need an excuse to get into the garage for some therapy fettling bikes again, especially with a second lockdown on the horizon. I guess I will be asking lots of daft questions that most of you know the answer to, but we all have to learn from somewhere. Regards John M

Hi, my name is Tod, and after 40 years of being without a trials bike, I'm now back in the fold. I've never been without at least 1 road bike and recently managed to blag a long term loan of a Montesa 349, of the type I used back in the day. Been fettling with it to get it running after being laid up for at least 2 years. And now it starts 1st kick and idles sweet. Just have to figure out the other big issue..... Poxy thing is stuttering in wide throttle openings. No power. I'll be scouring this site for solutions to this problem, and probably solutions to problems I don't know about yet.