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As leanin said none of that stuff anywhere close but there was a truck stop within a reasonable distance, sort of. :-) Other than that flat camping. deep water with the sun shining on it, full ice chest and hot dogs over a campfire is what we had to work with....... Leanin- such big words, you made me get out the dictionary

I was there, awesome trials (for my 3rd one). Fun but tough sections, well run and awesome hosts. I hope there are more events at this location.

NEOTT is having their June event this weekend Next Event: June 27 - Scipio, OK - riders meeting @ 09:00 to beat the heat - group ride - click here for directions. Prepare for warm weather - start drinking water 2-3 days prior to the event to get hydrated. Directions: http://www.neott.com/directions.asp#Scipio Schedule: http://www.neott.com/schedule.asp

Way cool and good job !!!!

Is Pat coming back home for the round at Tish ??

Hi Jeremy, Welcome to the board. You guys don't let Jeremy fool you he may be new to trials but he is an excellent rider, whether on the trials bike or his woods bike. Not easy to follow on either one. I hate that I missed the Sooner Cup but maybe the next one.... See ya soon !!

My Alpinestars are very close in size, I wear an 11 ( a 45 ) and the left fits perfectly, the right is a little bigger but still fits good at this point very comfortable. I've been wearing them every evening after work to walk around, do yard work, etc. I even use them on my woods bike. Great feel and good fit so far

Check this thread for acvice. http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/index....showtopic=29668 I went with Alpinestars mainly because I could save some money at the time. I've used them for a couple of weeks and really like them so far

Thanks for all the suggestions, information, and experiences. I've decided to go with Alpinestars at this point. Since they're my first pair, I'm choosing them mainly for the cost factor. I can get them for just over 1/2 of a pair of Garne because of my dealer 'staus'. As I've got to also replace my 10 pound open face street helmet with a lighter more suitable trials helmet I can use the extra $$ right now. I will post back with my opinions as they wear in (or out). LOL !! Thanks again to all.

Hey to all, looking at buying my first pair of trilas specific boots. It appears from my reading that the most popular boots are the Gearne but I can buy Alpinestar No-Stop through my parts dealer here at the repair shop. I'm being tight maybe but a dollar is a dollar. Are the Gearne's worth the extra $$? Thanks in advance

Hey Ron, What's in Kansas this weekend?

I got the word about the fun/work day at the Bay but we have to work a home show in Grove for Mary's company, gotta have gas money for the GasGases I'm also gonna miss the next event at the Bay to work the home show in Joplin. I did get my NEOTT membership application sent in though. I would love to get together and setup or ride, here or elsewhere. I find myself looking for things to climb but I also understand that trials is more than climbing.

I don't know about that Jon...He seems wise to me... Jon, On another note, & for you guys in the NE Okla/NW Ark area, I've been practicing my figure 8's and basic skills right in/around the shop area, so on Sunday I rewarded myself with a trip through the woods at Mary's, have you ever been out there? I know I'm just a newbie but she has a lot of creek bed/bank that would be great for play/practice or maybe even an event if a club was looking for a new site. I spent an hour and a half just playing on a 100 ft section of rock steps and dirt banks that wore me out. Nothing like Tish, but maybe a Scipio?? Surely with 375 acres to work with (+ the Houchens have land adjoining and 2 trials bikes in the family) we could come up with something. I have no knowledge or experience laying sections but I can string tape and trim limbs with direction.

I have a subscription and I look forward to it every month. As a new trials guy I go straight to the Ryan Young training section. I wish I could go back to lesson 1 though, I didn't start my subscription until lesson #9 I think

LMAO !! My first "big" bike was an OSSA Pioneer. I would be definitely interested in OSSA just because....

Much fun and yes it is not near as hard on the bike. After the event I was out playing on some of the dinosaur rocks and did manage to break a clutch lever end but that's simple to fix. Mary has kept me working and I haven't got to practice much but I agree, a little time anywhere and you can improve your skills....

looking forward to it Ron, Thanks again for your help !

Thanks Jon and leanin. I'd post some pics but I'm not smart enough right now..

Hello to all, Well I've rode my first ever trials event and decided to post my experience. January 24,2010 Tishomingo,OK This was a combined effort by NEOTT & TXTC. Gnarly looking stuff and I had the butterflies bad, understand this- until this event I had a total of about 45 minutes experience on a trials bike and none of those minutes on this bike and none of those minutes in the last 3 months. I'm an ex motocrooser that quit riding dirt in 1998, sold all my bikes and bought a Harley. My Harley was stolen in Sept 2009 and I took that as a sign...get back on dirt. I 'borrowed/test rode' a bike for this past weekend and got it to the house on Thursday nite , yes 2 days bfore I was going to 'compete' :-). I wish I'd had more time but...life carries on. The bike was a 2006 GasGas TXTPro 280 that had only been ridden 2-3 times in the last year. On Friday I put on a new rear tire, serviced and cleaned everything, fresh gas and we're off. At sign-up imagine my suprise when I find out that the clubs offer first time riders a free entry for the first event, cool stuff ! I signed up for Novice (at age 53...jeez...been riding some kind of bike since I was 13 and I'm still a Novice) even after they offered me the chance to ride a loop and drop to Rookie if I felt too intimidated. Everyone was so helpful, I received encouragement and advice, not pushy or bossy, but genuinely helpful advice. After my first section I learned a new battle cry- "At least it wasn't a 5!" LOL !! After riding the eight sections three times, I was exhausted, but had the biggest grin I've had in years. On some of the sections I wasn't able to use my new battle cry but I actually had 3 cleans for the day, 2 of them in the same section. I finished in 10th place, out of 10 riders :-), with a score of 64 pts. Hey it could have been a 120 ! I've got a lot of new techniques to learn and work on but man did I have a great day ! A lot to learn at this point but this was the nicest, friendliest group of people I've encountered in a long time. A special THANKS to Jon Stoodley, Ron Lee (who didn't make it to the event but did help me on the phone a couple of times, once when I couldn't find the place in the dark on Saturday nite..:-), Jason Shackleford, a guy named David ??from Tx who has a very nice Bultaco, some more TX guys who I can't recall at this time but I think their last names were Byrd and Shaw, and everyone who judged sections- all volunteers, and everyone who worked to make this event happen. My new cry is "I'LL BE BACK !!" Fred

Hi to all, I've always known about trials but never really rode the sport. I've owned a motorcycle of some kind since I was 13 (53 now) and raced in motocross and harescrambles formats but I finally got to ride a GasGas trials bike last October at NEOTT's event here in Oklahoma, Oktobertest, (a big thanks to Jason Shackleford of NEOTT, Jon Stoodley of JSE, and Dale Malasek of GasGas USA for the opportunity). It was a blast and I really worked up a good sweat playing on the bike, I also got to follow Pat Smage through all the sections, it was amazing the things he did on a bike. Now I've got the "trials bug". Anyway, I'm restoring a 1974 TL125 for my girlfriend and found this site while looking for parts (see Honda specific section for that post) and I am in negotiations on a 2006 Gas Gas 300 to go with my Gas Gas EC250 that I ride woods on. Looking forward to learning all I can and riding also. So far my experience has been wonderful as the trials world, as I've found to be true in the motocross world and all other off-road motorcycle world, is full of happy and helpful people. Just a great big dirty family, (in a clean way). If you're in Oklahoma or know of something in my area,NE Oklahoma, give me a shout. Thanks and keep the wheels down and your feet up Fred

I'm restoring a 1974 TL125 Honda for my girlfriend, this is her second one as her ex sold the first one. I need two more parts that are here but damaged the fuel petcock, Honda part # 16950-355-005 (which I found several listings on E-Bay, but they are in Thailand and Thailand makes me nervous for some reason. Plus I haven't been able to match part #'s up yet)) and the Air Cleaner tube, Honda part # 17253-355-000. I've done all the Google searches and I'm dizzy from all the sites and numbers. It appears these two parts are no longer available BUT I'm hoping someone knows of a rebuilder or Honda dealer with NOS that may have them. Also it appears that this was a popular bike in the UK. My international experience is limited to selling a wakeboard to a guy in the Netherlands one time. Thanks in advance