johnnyboxer

Aye, even 4RT parts prices from Honda are a bargain in comparison

Ah, but somebody has got to buy a 2016 bike Now all this is in the public domain, do you really think anybody would stump up & buy one ?

That's about it then, in a nutshell

Judging by last night's performance.................not enough It took me until lap 2, to get into my stride, more practise needed

Exactly - this to me is trials, pure and simple One man and his machine, against the terrain and elements

Is it me, but there seem to be a lot more GasGas bikes for sale, over the last week? Seems like a lot are 'jumping ship' or is it just my imagination...............just get the 'feeling'

All a bit of a mess then.....sadly

There's is only one thing wrong with your 'theory' or maybe 2 Honda didn't really design the battery less EFI with trials in mind specifically They set about designing a simplified EFI system to achieve their global emissions targets & controls - as they knew in future that carbs were over They developed it for trials as an aside - to test it in some of the most arduous conditions any motorcycle can undertake - especially slow speeds with a hot engine (think City) It works and it is reliable - end of............................... despite what you say & tell us it's not The real reason for battery less EFI is millions of small commuter bikes in 3rd world countries that needs to be bomb proof - just like the carb & cdi bikes have been since Sochiro Honda developed them in the 1950's When you have no running water or electricity in the bush, what use is a battery equipped bike when the battery fails it goes flat or is totally kaput - Bike no go Trials was just the test bed for the system - a mere bagatelle for Honda It works as it is, so we don't need know stinking batteries Ossa needs batteries because they can't use the Honda technology I'm sure the HRC engineers will be in touch to offer you a top job on their design team soon Where do you dream up this stuff - in the shed?

What are you trying to say ? I certainly wouldn't put Honda in the same league as the other Spanish or Italian trials manufacturer The Barcelona factory is of strategic worldwide manufacturing importance to the Honda Corp, the trials arm is just a mere consequence of it However it does give them some cheap world titles and a reinvigorated 260 cc bike which sells all the can make at a very controlled price point - so I'm sure that they turn a buck on every sale, especially with streamlined distribution costs Dadof2 I think you need to go back to business school

Why add weight with a battery? Bike's electrics & starting is fine as it is, thanks

So is that the end - staff made redundant & no new bikes ? Factory shut for good? What about spares, are they the property of the receiver & will be sold off to the highest bidder at auction ? Sorry situation for sure - half the entry at uk Trials ride GasGas

Cheers Andy

Indeed Perce It did make me cringe Another childhood illusion shattered along with a good few more, sadly I thought the 1970's were a carefree happy time, riding schoolboy trials & watching Rolf & Hall on TV Sadly only Trials was the wholesome bit

Honda are promising a new updated model for next year Anybody got any details yet?

Still a good video though

Great post Glenn That has hit the spot for sure

Of course they did

Dream SSDT debut for Vertigo by Dibs & Doug Awesome ride by Doug - the 'will to win'

Exactly Slick Straight out the Van for me & around the back wher nobody can see & then I can wash at my leisure over a beer or cup of tea Washed & straight into the garage out of sight for fettling

Doug goes clean again, some great rides as mentioned in Post42

Great zero score day for Doug today, now all the section results are in Will he tighten his grip tomorrow? Great rides from James Fry/Richard Sadler/Dibs and Gary Mc too T&MX's story http://www.tmxnews.co.uk/news/latest-news-s3/SSDT-update-Day-three-i9774

Dunno how to link it, if you search 'Trials Classifieds' page in FB, it's on there

It looks like Doug has thrown down the gauntlet today, with results still to come in from 3 sections, he has gone clean for the day (unless he dropped any on those last 3) Some great video of him, on FB on a very tough section

It's wide open now, looking at the Tuesday results

Are the Tuesday results in ?