monkeyboy

No one bought a 280 yet then ?

I understand that a lot of clubs need this 'help' setting out the course for the trial. But riding the sections is clearly gaining an unfair advantage and becomes second nature and they hardly have to walk it as you say. Surely this should be classed as 'cheating' ??

Brilliant !

Thanks guys, i agree with everything you are saying here Bigfoot and if i had known at the time that i would have 5'd every section for doing both routes then i wouldn't have bothered handing a card in. As for joining an ACU club that is already in motion for myself and 2 other guys that i ride with. I appreciate almost everyones comments and suggestions !!!!!!

You have a PM ........ although how you know i'm a trials riding fisherman is beyond me !!

Thanks lads.

In that case i can take both

Is there more than one route down south ?? 2010 GasGas txt 280. Seems cheap and low use, and it is south of the border. Seller says he's giving up trials but he's only just bought it. Never bought a bike before that's not been road registered and easily checked !!

I'm thinking about buying a 2010 280 txt pro, although it has had very little use, is there any known faults with the 280 pro and if so what are the most common things to look for on them. I have a 2008 scorpa 250 just now and had a 315r for a short time before that. Will there be a big difference going from the Scorpa to the gasgas ?????

If i was to travel down south for a nearly new trials bike that is not road registered, is there any way of checking if it's stolen on-line or would you have to take the frame/engine number and contact the police to see if it had been reported as stolen before i part with some hard earned. Normally i have a bike courier i use to pick bikes up and deliver them but they are road registered and are easy to do HPI check on etc. Cheers

Trialsuk.co.uk good quality gear

Excellent photographs, amazes me to see some of the riders at those angles in the air !!!!

I bought one of these from trials uk and some new riding gear. Hoody's a bit pricey but good quality and they have a good range of other clothing on sale.

Have you tried the risers yet jes ?? I've ordered a set but was wondering if you have noticed much difference ?

If the trial was a genuine point scoring club championship event then the monkey would not have and never has before.

No abuse was given to anyone on the day ! The abuse was directed at myself on the day and on the east coast forum for several days before the topic was deleted. There is no abuse in this thread, merely asking experienced trials riders there thoughts and opinions on this subject with all points of view being taken on board.

I use my middle finger for front brake and index finger for clutch. standard levers (i think) on 08 Scorpa with the clamps run down the bars a bit to make more leverage and lighter action. Do most of you run with one finger covering the front brake and clutch at all times or just reach for it when you need it ?

I wouldn't be too concerned about the dbf's comments. I have screen shots of a PM he sent me and a topic he removed from his forum. As for leaving the club, i wouldn't give the stirrers the satisfaction. He's the original keyboard Ninja !

Yes i understand after speaking to a club official that re-entering any section is a 5. In which case i would have had around 45 - 50 points after the first lap. I suppose i got off lightly with 5 The club is AMCA affiliated not ACU and it was an un observed trial. Can't understand why certain individuals would want to ban me over this ............

Intent on causing trouble ?? You sent a PM on the east coast forum saying that my post was embarrising and that you bet i am ****ting it incase i get banned from the club !! WTF THE DBF is one of the people who seemed to have a big problem with me cleaning the 'B' route. I can't see why because for someone who regularly scores 15 - 20 points he only scored 2 on the day in question, giving some insight into how 'easy' the sections were.

2 weeks ago my local club held a 'trials training day'. Broken down this consisted of 1.5 hours of practising on 8 sections that had been set out, then 3 laps of these 8 sections with a score card. Bearing in mind this 'training day' had no effect on any club championship points in either the 'A' or 'B' route. I ride whenever i can but am new to the sport of trials in only the last year and so i enter the 'B' route. I work away from home from 4 - 6 weeks at a time and so this day was only the second time on my bike in 8 weeks due to work and holiday commitments. Myself and A.N other set off in the morning and rode both the 'A' and 'B' routes in the hour and a half practice session. We were first to return to the last section and i asked if we could start as the rest of the riders had not finished training/practicing. We set off with our punches and cards and rode/cleared the first section. The second section there was still no one behind us so i rode/cleared the 'B' route whilst A.N. other dabbed and picked up a point. We then also rode the 'A' route and cleared it. We came to the third section where i entered the 'A' route first, got mixed up after the third flag and stopped and left the section. I then re-entered the section on the 'B' route that i was down as riding, rode and cleared it. At this point A.N. other pointed out that i had 5'd the 'A' route and so should mark my card with a 5. I pointed out that i was 'officially' riding the 'B' route on this training day and we then separated and i continued to ride the first lap on my own doing both routes until my second lap where i caught up with other riders and only participated in the 'B' route so as not to disturb the flow of the other riders. The 'B' route was very easy even for me, which i went on to 'clean' on all 3 laps in accordance with it being a 'training day' and easy sections, which also had a 3rd white route for the youngsters. After the event A.N. other went to the officials and claimed i had 5'd the section and i was therefore given a 5 on the results. The result didn't matter to me in the slightest as there was no glory/club points/prizes involved. What do you all think to the conduct of this individual and the manner in which he went running to the officials ?? Personally it makes me sick to think that a so called friend would act in such a way, making such a light hearted day out for all involved turn into a total farce. Your thoughts are appreciated.

Is there anything wrong with using ATF ?

You mean the confrontational stuff you post on other sites but don't allow on your own ?? I can smell the fear from here fatty !! P.S. cool helmet

Been trying to get him out with us at our local practice grounds where theres downhill MTB tracks, rocky climbs, uphill river runs, off camber climbs, rock faces etc I think he's scared