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Hello everyone, returning to the sport after 25 years, rebuilt me old bully, (shame cant do it to myself). can anyone in Kent or surrounding counties recommend a place to ride/practice, all the places i used to go are for dog walkers and horses??????????????

Hi Everyone, I am returning to trials after a 30 year (almost) break. Can't wait to buy a decent bike and get out there. (I am tired of watching my children enjoy themselves on their bikes.)

hi everyone we are new to trials riding,we bought a ty 175 just before xmas and spent the winter re-building it.took it out for a run and loved it!!!! we also have other 70's road bikes. does anyone know if the 80's show 'kick start' was released on dvd? love to show it to our young son regards

Hi, My name is Glynne Mingaud and i have just moved back into the area.i have just bought a Montesa 315r to get me started again, i moved back to Helsby 2 months ago and have met up with some old mates and have been informed that Andy Gardner had a bad accident, cant believe it as we were good mates 25 years ago. can anyone tell me where he is or how can i contact him if you could help me i would appreciate it. many thanks

hey there everyone, been riding the trials years,not very good,would love to know how you bounce that back end around lol, anyway hopefully i can get to know some cool geezers that will teach me

Hi, Congratulations on a great site, loads of information. I'm about to buy my first trials bike after many years of riding sportsbikes on the road. I'm too aware of my own mortality these days It's been 25 years since I rode my mates sherpa and I'm looking for something older to start on. I'm leaning toward a TY250 mono at the moment but have the chance of a 1991 Cota 310. Any advice on which would be best to start on or possible other options? Cheers.

Hi Just looking to get back into trials after a 30yr break, Looking at a 2005 Sherco 320cc 4t on e-bay, Any thoughts? are they any good? looks like its been little used with limited marks or damage.

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well what is there to say... resonably new to trials tho i seemed to have picked it up quickly coming from a biking back ground. definatly not new to forums cant remember how many sites iv signed up to. i live next to alton towers theme park and have been riding at places like hermiatge farm, ipstones sharp cliffe also near ipstones and hawks nest near buxton wondering if anyone has been to any of these places and what they are like compared to other trials venues? rob

Hi - just picked up a 'barn find' TY175 with intent to have some fun tinkering and with a vague idea of refurbing and having a go at twinshock trials. I got given it by a work colleague and have been told its never been road registered. The engine and frame numbers match, frame and tank are badly corroded, engine has compression but I've not tried starting it as I want to strip it down and clean it / check it over first. I'll post up some before pics as well as any progress updates. I'll also be posting up queries so any advice gratefully received. Thanks, Mark

Hi All, As the title says, I've just bought a 315r & this seems like a good place for info & advice, I haven't even ridden it properly yet as it's stood a while & I want to change the fluids & check it over first, also I must contact the guy I bought it off as he's forgotten to give me the seat I had a ancient Bultaco 250 Sherpa T 20 odd years ago followed by a Fantic 303, but haven't thrown a leg over a trials bike for about 12 years, I only ever used them for fun & am totally useless, but that'll all change, the 315r being a more modern mount will have me riding like a pro.........or maybe not. noMates. (Montesa, geddit!)

I'm hoping that someone on this forum can help - I have a Montesa 309 which I obtained about a year ago it was in a very poorly state overall. After much mechanical restoration work, it is now nearly ready to go but the wiring is a mess ( had been butchered in the past) & it appears to have a regulator / rectifier which looks like it doesn't belong to the bike. I am unable to make any sense of it & need a circuit diagram of the wiring for this bike to see what it should & shouldn't have in the ignition circuit. Any body got a wiring diagram for this bike ? If you can - please help an old duffer get this old ( ish) bike up & running again. Cheers - D…

Hi To All, Bought myself a Beta Rev3, a while back and have been slowly rebuilding back to a decent standard, got a problem though, sent the Barrel and Piston off to JETBORE in April, not received it back, just a whole load of excuses, Lost in Post, i have been off with a bad back, try phoning them and e-mailing them, no answer, suprise suprise.....Now bought a full top end off this great website, from a top bloke, George in Ayshire... So hopefully will be out on it next week, Can't wait, was wondering if anyone else has had a problem with JETBORE... If you have'nt beware, don't send them your hard earned cash, you may be let down badly. On a brighter note, the Beta is…

Hi,im 45 and just got me a beta rev3 yesterday as i have just had an hernia op which has left me a bit sore! I've got six weeks off work however i'm riding only after 2 weeks. 'mad' says me mrs as i have a hematoba complication. i think i know what i'm doing! trials is such a good physical therapy and can fix many a back ach i recon. i just put 2x 2hours in and taking it easy Hope to ride with Dabbers and Cambridge Matchless SOON

Hi to all, I never fancied trials and could never see the point of it, been riding since i was 11 (which was a LONG time ago) and i then did 5 years of road racing, and five of Enduro and had road bikes in between. Well now is the time and i have bought a sorted 1998 Gasgas 320 of a mate and i can't get enough of it. A lot of my mates, some of who have done well in MX and national road racing are doing trials and love it. I've only been riding the bike for a couple of weeks but i've picked up a few things already and all i can say is sorry to all those i used to turn my nose up at. Ignorance really is bliss. If i had one of these bikes when i was a kid i'd be 10 times th…

Hi all found this site just looking on the internet , i own 5 fantic,s Not all trial,s but i do own a k roo 250 if that counts. I have a fantic caballero 125 rc 1982 , 2 caballero 50,s 1970,s and a fantic chopper 1976 125 . I have restored all my bikes except the k roo , here are a few photo,s of some of them . Kevin

hi, my name is chris loddington, i use to do motocross, then moved to enduro and now starting trials, im 14 years old. dont have a bike yet but im looking for one and hopefuly getting one soon, basicly hi chris

Hi Everyone. Living in Dublin, Ireland and have been in and out of this site for years but never got around to joining until now. I still have my first trials bike 1963 Cub TR20 which I have had for the last 33 years, a Bulto 340 199B and a TXT 280. Cheers Ken

Allo, Allo, c'est Reuben. I'm not actually French, but anyways.... -Have been thrust into trials. I knew it would happen someday... just didn't expect it last Wednesday. Not that there's anything wrong with this. No, not at all... Got a call from a nephew of Uncle Dave, who passed away in '84, whom I ran into at one of the Vintage TT weekends here in Nova Scotia about eight years ago..... won't bore you avec the details, but uncle Dave introduced me to 'Real Motorcycles'....I was scrummaging around on my paperroute bought CT200 when he happened along and offered me a ride....I was 11. I had recently learned the theory of the clutch, but had yet to put it into…

i have been wanting to try trials for a while and i was wondering if a trials bike could handle being on a mx track? also would a some what newer 250 be good to start on?