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There is a pretty good Vintage trials scene in the Pacific Northwest. First there is the AHRMA vintage trials group that had about 15 events from the Bay area in California to northern Washington. I've also ridden vintage class at modern trials with the Puget Sound Trialers and the COTA club. The COTA club has a trials just south of Portland on Dec. 29th. Check their website for info. PM me and I'll be glad to give you more info. Dana

Check out the AHRMA Northwest site. It has the 2013 schedule still posted. Totally no-stop lines for pre-unit bikes and up to 1979 models. Beginner to expert lines. http://66.84.0.143/~ahrmanwc/

what did you end up with as far as jetting for your 22mm amal?

The schedule has just been released for the AHRMA Pacific Northwest Region which stretches from Hollister CA. to Bellingham WA. There are 15 trials starting in March and ending in October. 11 of these are held in conjunction with vintage motocrosses, 1 is held on the Chehalis Premier/Classic Weekend and 2 are stand alone trials. The schedule can be found at http://66.84.0.143/~ahrmanwc/ 12 of the 15 include Twinshock support classes.

I didn't ride any events in the 70s although I watched 1 up by Pinnacle Peak. I joined CAT in the late 80s. For the last 13 years I have been involved with the group that puts on the Chehalis Classic AHRMA national MX and Trials. The trials is layed out by Derek Belvoir and boasted a turnout of 104 entries last year. We traveled to the Phoenix AHRMA national in 1998 & 1999. I was an observer at the Globe world round in the late 80s while with CAT

My name is Dana Salsman and I live in Washington state in the US. I have ventured into the trials scene periodicly since the 70s. My dad bought my brother and I a 247 Montesa Cota to share. He told us that we would have to ride trials for 1 year ( to properly learn to ride a motorcycle ) before we could do any form of racing. These words of wisdom fell on my deaf teenage ears as I soon purchased a 125 TM Suzuki. My brother kept with the trials over the years adding MX as as another way to enjoy motorcycles. In the late 80s while visiting on vacation he mentioned he was selling his TY 350. I bought it and had it shipped to my home. After inquiring about local trials I hooked up with the Central Arizona Trials club and rode the TY for a season in the novice class.The next year I was advanced to the intermediate class and bought a striper Beta. I rode a few events on it and sold it. My next foray into trials would come in the late 90s as a side light to vintage MX which I had started in 1996. I bought a TY 175 as most of our vintage motocross events also included a vintage trials in the same weekend. Lately I have ridden more trials than motocrosses. My trials stable now includes the TY 175, a RL suzuki, a Greeves Anglian, and a B40 Bsa. the BSA is my current weapon of choice. I have lurked on this site for a couple of years and finally decided to sign up. All is good.