I'm sure Inch Perfect in Lancashire would provide a test ride on an Electric Motion, if you're ever in the area. They've got a good practice area. And no need to worry about a clutch lever with EM.
Thanks it sounds good. Are there places where we can pay and ride? I know that in Uk you can't ride wherever you like...
As a member of Scarborough Motor Club (east coast of Yorkshire) you'd get to use their Low North Park venue any time. Big area, loads of natural terrain making a great playground.
If you want to ride a proper trial EVERY weekend & have a choice of 2 or 3 events within an hours drive, then there is only one place : North Yorkshire.
If so, in theory they'll have the following personality traits:
Impulsive, analytical, strongly independent, unemotional, spontaneous, irritable, arrogant and, though I wouldn't suggest this is necessarily related to buying a TRS but perhaps to wearing the garb, pretentious, with a tendency to spend money unwisely.
According to the ACU standing regulations, as a 16 year old now he can elect to ride either as a Youth A class rider or as an adult on an event by event basis until the end of 2019. As an adult he would have no engine size restriction, as a Youth A class rider he would be restricted to 125cc monoshock or 250cc twinshock machines.
Of course, this applies to events operating under ACU jurisdiction only.
With all the courtesy in the world, and I would say this to you face to face if the opportunity was here, don't retire for the season just because it's cold and gloomy outside, you'll be squandering the best conditions to improve if you do. Nothing hones the skills like riding on ice or snow.
I was recently cruising thru the training forum and I notice there is no advice for training with the engine switched off. When I first purchased my new montesa it was the first of February and I was weather locked in the garage with single digit temps and two feet of snow in the yard. So I first focused on static balancing in a stationary position finding the correct vector for the front wheel so I could learn how to balance the motorcycle with my feet on the pegs not going anywhere. At first it was very difficult and I was only able to get 10 to 15 seconds on the pegs before putting my foot down, as the weeks went by with continued practice in the garage my balance improved and soon I was pushing to stay on the pegs thru my favorite song on the radio I would listen to . Then after that I would try to work on hopping the bike in the same small area without the engine running so I could focus my balance even further. With winter closing in on this part of the world I just thought this might help folks looking for a way to improve over the next few months of no riding . Drain the fuel and put the bike in a warm area with a radio and have some fun cross training for next season. There's a lot of muscle memory to be gained with this type of practice ,Good luck.
Best regards,
Maxwell smart
p.s. I know about the no stop rule and all the other reasons people will say this a bad idea and is not correct procedure, please do not cut and paste this, just give your opinion and do not stress me out how wrong I am when im just trying to help the new guys
Next few months of no riding??? When winter closes in, it's the proper time to ride trials, or just get out on the bike.
Can even get some improving in when it's dark outside: static balancing in the garage. Build up from balancing on one steering lock to doing it on the other side, then with the handlebars in a more straight-ahead position, and without holding the brake on. For a further challenge, inflate the tyres a bit.
I have never ridden a 300 but owned the 200 when they were new and would say don't fall into the trap of thinking the 200's (156cc) competitiveness depends on the rider's weight. That bike was a winner from the outset for any rider. Probably the first smallish capacity bike which really was equal or better than any other and could tackle any section on equal terms. I never heard any rider with a bad word for it.
From common perception at the time the 300 was a less easy ride, more of expert's bike developed for the severe sections which were becoming a feature of the world rounds at the time and a bike which didn't really find favour with many clubman riders.
Round my way the clubman route I'd normally ride is usually won on low single figures, sometimes clean. Nobody seems to complain. If I had a problem with that I'd just have to ride a bit better to get closer to the winner.
I've noticed an increased tendency of late for trials to be misspelt as trails, even by experienced folk on this site who definitely know better. I've just put that down to keyboard error.
What's in a name? Probably not much actually. Any title our sport may adopt wouldn't convey to a total newcomer what's actually entailed. That would require further explanation or seeing it for themselves. As such, "trial" is fine.
By way of interest, when I started decades ago the ACU handbook defined trials as "a competition in which participants endeavour to fulfil prescribed conditions". So that made it clear for everyone.
Has your wife seen a trial? She might ban that as well unless she likes sheer rock steps . Sorry, just noticed where you live so you should be safe.
In all honesty condition rather than engine size should be your main priority choosing a secondhand bike. Good idea to get along to a local event and chat to some riders about their bikes, even blag a quick ride if you can.
I've been through this process too and taken account of the advice points given in this thread, with little success. What eventually made the difference for me was using a brand new large syringe, providing more force in pushing brake fluid through the system (from the rear caliper towards the reservoir). This seemed to eliminate the nooks and crannies where air had been trapped.
I've run tubes on tubeless rims on my last couple of bikes, spanning a period of some 7/8 years. No rim lock used, no tyre creep experienced, no problems. Generally run 3.5 psi. Last bike I bought had normal tubeless set-up and I am unable to tell the difference from a riding point of view.
Something mildly hilarious about that video but well done for ingenuity.
Could perhaps achieve the same effect by just backing the bike up to a wall and sticking a brick in front of the back wheel? Or just holding the back brake on?
To my knowledge there was only the SR 125 and SR 280 in 2011. I have the SR280 (actual 276cc) of that year, with the Sherco motor. It's a fine bike, plenty of plonking power (I have the ignition backed off a bit, an easy job) and doesn't fly out of your hands when you give it a handful of throttle. Good bike to own as spares are easily obtained and there are no rear suspension linkages to wear out.
I agree would be more than happy with either of them. I’ve always like things that are a bit different and a Ducati for pre-65 certainly fits different!
For reference the Peter Gaunt one is probably a 350 Sebring. Same as the pictures!
Agree about a Ducati being a different option from the norm in pre 65 these days, but of course the Gaunt Ducati wouldn't qualify for that. Worth remembering that when it was built, it had to go up against the best Spanish bikes of the day in trials up to national level, which PG would routinely be riding, where everyone rode the same sections - no yellow routes, white routes or whatever!
Thanks, great to hear your opinion. I was thinking any advantage of the Pro version might be very limited as so rarely in the rev range where the ignition advance would operate.
@pschrauber tell you tomorrow Patrik, long single lap trial with refuelling out on the moors. Typically the ignition would overheat and feel like it was running weak.
It's on the TX300.
Any update Ross? Did you go for the Pro or standard version?
. Sorry, just noticed where you live so you should be safe.
Full-Sized E-Trials
in EM (Electric Motion)
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I'm sure Inch Perfect in Lancashire would provide a test ride on an Electric Motion, if you're ever in the area. They've got a good practice area. And no need to worry about a clutch lever with EM.