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Hi Thanks Gaffamont very useful to know as the chance to practice falling off is a good thing. Also I'd rather prove a bikes reliability before I make a nuisance of myself at club events.. Next stage will be to join a club I reckon and get along on foot to see how events run and pitch in with another pair of hands from time to time. Cheers and best wishes for the coming year Plunger

Cheers Rabie Thats all useful stuff for a newcomer. I have a 500cc matchless in the garage (road model) so I am aware what weighty beasts these are, even the CSR ones weigh in too, the cub should be a fair balance for me, sometime next year (summerish) as a target date is realistic as I have few other things brewing in the garage, although I dont have to wait for the warmer conditions for painting as its going to get plastered.... i'm sure some consider paint as a luxury. Whilst I imagine there is a form of scruitineeringI hardly think the shine will be part of the rule book ? it seems I can probably have a bit of fun on a modest investment, thats a novel experience. Many thanks for your advice. best wishes for the season plunger (Rob)

hi Rabie I'm in maidstone, but prepared to travel as they say. Even if I dont get the bike(s) sorthed this year I imagine a pair of willing hands are always welcome. i did it this way many years ago in 4wd trials and its seems a good way into any club scene. Giving before you take, if you get what I mean. Have posted on another thread about antique plunger models and their possibilities.. any suggestion that a 8-10Hp tiger cub is too much for a beginner.. plunger model of course. more pre55 than pre65. Whats the classic trials scene like in Kent? best wishes Plunger

Hello all this is my second post on the forum and I've dropped into this one as it has a similar vein. I am looking at putting two pre65 bikes together over the winter and spring months for my son (aged 27) and i (aged 49) to follow our passion for all things two wheels. Chosen mounts Draws breath... a brace of tiger cub plunger models ........ I'm not surehow these would do but the other use for these is gentle lanes (if I can keep them in big ends and cranks). We are not looking to be hugely competitive but wish to occasionally get out between the canes. I would be grateful for a few experienced opinions on how viable this suggestion is. If you reply telling me not a snowballs chance in hell of getting round the sections, thats fine I know that maybe building as lanes bikes is a better step forward than in the direction of a competition bike. Why Plunger Cub.. I have spent the summer building one just for the road to nip to the shops and that kind of thing. My research has bought to my attention the Jim Alves bikes and the thought is growing to reality to reproduce theses examples. Am I mad or just a dreamer? best wishes Plunger

Hello to you all thought before I started posting questions and eeking out years of knowledge I ought to bother to say hi. I'm no youngster (49) but fancy a bit of classic trials riding, I like playing in the garage and enjoy using my projects too. So far life has been on tarmac with old single matchless and 650 triumphs. My son is very much into the enduro scene and I admit that dabbling amonst the bushes and trees is my sort of thing albeit at a slower pace. I like many kids of the 70's scrambled around the local woods on old bantams and even honda 125's and found the challenge more satisfying than speed. Along came girls and jobs, and the bikes were parked and off road riding got lost along the way. But not forever! My intention is to find a local club that will put up with a new (old) wobbler on something that is out of the ark. Do understanding people like that exist in the trials world or is the competitive spirit the over-ruling factor. Any suggestions? best wishes for the winter season.. plunger