Classic Trials

I thought the Bigest Four stroke trial was held in the UK yesterday? So Where is a report from the trial? Or even a mention? This Classic Trial Scene Has really took A Dip in popularity in the last couple of years ,has it not? I hope I am wrong? Or am I just banging my head for my own sake? Regards Charlie.

Hi guys, Not sure if you will be able to help but I have an disassembled Bantam D5 frame which is partway through a trials conversion. I would like to change the headstock angle but can't any information on how much to change it. I am unsure of the original angle from when the bike is built up with original forks and rear shocks - I would like to increase both the front and rear by the same height, so if I could find the original angle of the forks when resting, I could tweak this by x amount until I have the angle I require, which will remain constant despite the height. Has anybody else done this modification and knows how much to change it by, or does anyone have …

Hi Guys I am at the early stages of getting a 1974 Yamaha TY250 into a usable condition I have put a new carb on it and an electronic ignition and now it actually runs I thought it might also be nice to be able to stop it so will be fitting a kill switch - the question is where do you feel is the best location for it ? It's a normal press button type but I have seen them fitted on the left hand bar - on the right hand bar and even in the middle between the two bar clamps I would be interested to hear your feedback in regards to the pros and cons of these locations

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Madrid we have the classic bike show. A good friend has been preparing a Spanish Pre-65 bike for the last year as a Top Secret. Nobody new what he was working on. Today I took 2 of my Bultacos to the show for sale, and there was my friend preparing his bike in a stand covered with a canvas. I beg him hundred times to show me the bike before tomorrow, and at last he said yes. What I saw there was the most beautifull trials bike I have ever seen, thousands of hours of work and so much love to trials into it. And he says it works perfectly

Has there or is there anything currently regarding an EVO class in trials? Comparing to MX, EVO is anything pre 90ish, and superEVO pre 97ish. EVO i guess would be covered by what we call air cooled mono, but once bikes went water cooled theres nothing really to separate out another class. With 90% of people competing in modern trials on a sub 10 year old bike thats 20 something years of bikes kind of without a class, every bit as large as TS and larger than ACM and pre65. Will there ever be a requirement for another "classic" grade, or does trials just not require as many grades as MX? When/if that time comes, what do you think will be the cutoff, since theres been no bi…

Anyone know what this is? The fact it has moulded twin shock and exhaust side panels makes me think it is not a home made job??...Honda engine and tank...but is it a Honda? Don't think so? All and any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Does anyone know if its possible to remove anodising from wheel rims bought some black ones they don't look right on a classic bike

I understand that Alan Wright is running a Classic Dirt Bike show at Stoneleigh in February. Can anyone give me more information, like when, how much, what time...? Many thanks.

Part 1 Sections 1 to 7, part 2 sections 8 to 10, no video from sections 11 to 20. BJ will you come next year??? http://www.stage6.com/user/Toni58/video/18...Cabrianes-z-1-7 http://www.stage6.com/user/Toni58/video/18...rianes-z-8-a-10

Hello All,Please help if you can, have had this bike locked away in my mums garage for at least 15 years, swapped it for an air rifle then promptly did something else, always meant to get round to doing it up! What I remember of the original Transport for Arms transaction discussion, was the owner thought it was originally a Ty175 but was now 200cc, a whitehawk?, nickel/chrome frame,and oil pump removed and its now premix! Any Help or hints etc would be gratefully received!! Cheers Matt

Looking to pick the brains of 2 stroke guru's. Have a Villiers 250 fitted with a Marcel barrel (trials) and am having carb problems. The engine seems to run rich, and to get a 'normal' plug reading, and no oil in the exhaust, it needs a 100/110 main jet. With that fitted, the needle in the top ring, and a No4 slide fitted the engine runs ok at all settings above 1/8th open, ie just a little rich looking at the plug (GKN BP5ES) and 2 stroking as it should. Now the difficult bit! With a 25 idle jet I can get it to tick-over, but at low throttle openings, ie less than1'8th, the engine 4 strokes. If I open out the air screw to where it will 2 stroke, it will not tick over, ex…

I am looking for some alloy engine plates and a central alloy oil tank for a Matchless trials bike. 1960 G3C engine , AMC gearbox and trials frame. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Anyone got any ideas for cleaning the years of oily gunk outta exhaust systems ... have time on my hands so it can soak fill with BRAND X ? if needs be .... cheers Greg

I have just bought my first trials bike and it's a Bantam. I wondered if anyone could help identify the forks it has fitted? It has billet yokes and the forks look a bit like the REH ones - except they have a bracket for the hub stay(?) and have an external nut on the spindle rather than the internal type thing on the REH ones. Any pointers more than welcome! Anyone recognise them?

Hi guys I was looking for affordable alloy petrol tank for royal enfield bullet project i dont mind ordering it from any part of world as long as it reach my dirty hands. Any idea ? Regards

Advice please I’ve got a Bultaco 250 198a and it’s got an Amal carburettor I want to change it I’m not sure which one to get Mikuni or Dellorto?

This year i have been lucky enough to get an entry. As i have never ridden before in Scotland, competitively that is got stuck in a green bog last year just trying to get to my section to observe, what tools bits etc do you/should you carry round with you? Also what do you prepare differently if anything on the bike? Serious answers preferred but i'm sure old Slappers will have something to say as usual

Hi Guys Picked the Villiers 10e engine on weekend. my first villiers engine. Which is suitable Frame for this engine. Francis Barnnet , James , Cotton , Dot ? , i think bantam frame will too much of work. ? just thinking if i get some rolling frame want to build trials bike .. I heard the Villiers 10e engine used in Cotton starmaker and they it convert to 250cc or greeve not sure. Any advise/suggestion. Regards

I bought a Sherco 290st the other day and its great apart from the clutch. When started from cold the clutch won't disengage so if you drop it into gear the bike shoots forward. If you keep dropping the clutch with the engine off and rolling the bike back and forward it frees off. I take it that's not normal. Also once riding the clutch does seem slightly heavy I don't know how heavy it should be but I'd say it's sightly heavier than my mx bikes clutch.