Trials Training And Technique

watching some video footage of me riding yesterday , mmmmm not sure im doing it right .what is the best/correct/optimum riding position ? in mx you have the attack position , elbows out reasonably straight in line with the forks etc is there a trials equivalent ? cheers andy

Any body care to talk me through a 180 from a start. I just cant get right round and i end up touching down and i get flicked about, i either end up in a heap or jar my back somehow . I just cant get it.

Hi. I bought my first 4 stroke about 3 weeks ago; it is a clean 2006/07 Repsol 4RT. I am in my early 50's and have been competing for about 3 years on the easy and 50:50 routes. My previous bike until 3 weeks ago was a 290 Evo 2 stroke, all of my previous bikes have been 2 strokes and I had progressed to riding reasonably competitively in my ability and age classes. I REALLY enjoy riding the 4RT for all the usual reasons but accept that the transition to 4 stroke from 2 stroke is a learning curve as the engine characteristics are so different. The first thing I noticed riding the 4rt is the engine braking which I think I like. The second thing I noticed is that the eng…

Hi, I've been riding a road bike for the last couple of years, first a 250cc and currently a 700cc. I have never ridden off-road and would like to have a go at trials. I'm considering selling my road bike and getting a trials bike but would like to have a go first to see if I will enjoy it and actually have any aptitude for it! I am currently looking at an experience day with Trials Day in Leek, Staffordshire but wondered if there is anything closer to home (I live in Hampshire). I've come across Trick in the Sticks in Kent but it's a full £100 more than Trials Day for a full day including bike hire. EDIT: Have just trawled through the last 6 years worth of…

All the pro riders before attempting a big jump, or something hard, they "clean out the bike" by staying still, clutch pulled, and big throttle, high rpm, wait a few seconds, then shut the throttle. And only after that they attempt to make the jump. Why is this needed? It's only needed if the bike is a 2 stroke? Or the 4 stroke is the same? It's because of the 2 stroke oil in the petrol? The oil is staying in the carb, or in the crank case or in the exhaust or what?

http://vimeo.com/9658467 Apologies if this has been posted before, good fun to watch.

I was watching Gary MacDonald and a few other top guys on Sunday and was amazed how much rear brake they use, like, what seemed to be much more than the front, I may be wrong, but is this normal and is this the reason I'm crap due to too much front brake well, that and all the other reasons for being crap that is

Hello guys, im jay I just bought a 2009 Gas Gas txt pro 280. Wondering wheres the best place to start? Also when pulling wheelies on trials do you just let the bike do the work or help throw it up? Whats the best way to learn balance etc. Cheers!

I read in a great old book on trials that unless you have perfect balance you will never be able to ride trials. The author also said the best way to learn perfect balance is with a unicycle. Wondering if anyone has tried this route. Seems to make sense but a unicycle is very hard to learn I would imagine. At least with Winter coming it's something I can do in the basement to get ready for next season.

Hi guys, I'm training for the season and just having an hard time lifitng the rear wheel. I can get over a 70cm 90 degrees wall but I nearly roll up. I tap 15cm below the edge and then jump on top to deweight the rear but it doesn't want to come up enough. If I do it on a 50cm obstacle no probs but not higher. Any hints? Thanks

Riding is hard on my arms. My forearms get pretty sore and can stay that way, mostly the extensors. Are there any techniques or tips to help a person ride with less arm and more leg? Just trying to use less arm does not seem that effective. I do exercise and stretch my forearms so believe this is a technique issue more than a fitness issue. Age does not help.

While out tonight I noticed my bars were leaning forward and was putting a lot of weight on my wrists, so got home and straightened them to what looked like a normal position, however it didn't feel right at all, so, is there a proper position they should be or is it all just feel and what feels best ???

I need help with droop off's. I'm not sure what the proper technique. Should I during the landing go on the rear wheel or simultaneously to both. Does anyone know any clip of it? Sorry for my English!

Hey, All!!! I've got kind of a weird question here. It involves my crummy attempts at riding along 8" wide railroad ties that I've used to make crude landscaping steps with. I decided to try riding up & down them this weekend. Having a tough time getting up the steps cleanly. Going down the steps seems to be a little better. It seems to be easier for me to focus on the end/"where I want to go" while riding down rather than up. As I begin to go up the steps, there's a point (you can see it in the video, at about the 5 second point in it....) where both tires are more or less climbing and getting bumped around at the same time, typically followed by a dab shortly after…

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Well as I work on things I try to get a good nose wheelie. If I am comming off a foot or two drop onto flat ground when the front tire hits I can stand her right up no problem (of course weight is forward and the rear wheel doesn't have much on it anyway). If I am riding on flat ground with a little speed I can stand it right up no problem (speed + front brake = endo). But for the life of me I can't force it up with little forward motion. For instance like Ryan Young does on his video. Now I realize I won't be able to do it like him but I should be able to get something. Here are my mental notes. * Jumping on the rear suspension to fully depress it is not necesary.…

Any advice on controlling bike down steepish narrow slopes and banks? I seem to flap abit when atemping these and usually make a complete clown of myself and slide off, which brake to use and body position would be a help to start I guess, also bar and lever position( beta rev 3)would help too. CHEERS GUYS

With the Scott fast approaching has anybody got any good tips for minimising blisters on hands etc during Time and Observation trials or similar. Anybody found any good combination of grips, gloves, tape, plasters etc Any trade tricks for hardening the skin - have given up the washing up and fairy liquid already

Hello, I'm from Belgium and would like to come to UK to improve my driving skills. What is the most southerly trial school in the UK? I only know inch perfect. I would like to do a 2 or 3-day course. Greathings, Luc

Hi all. I can balance well with the engine off, on full or double pressures. What I struggle with is balancing with the engine on. Especially trying to balance whilst rolling to a stop. I also struggle with full lock turns, I'm not at the point yet where I can stop and balance mid turn. Mags has suggested in another thread to balance with the bike in gear, full lock and use the clutch/throttle to move the bike forward and then to stop and balance again. I've tried, but it's quite difficult. Does anyone have any tips? Why is it harder to balance rolling to a stop? Should you keep your body upright and the bike upright when doing a full lock turn or use the leaning the…