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Not going down with Ross but going to watch him.! Many thanks for the offer but I was thinking of a hotel or B&B not too far away. I couldnt put up with Lee's snoring. He tells me its quite bad.

Im going down from telford to watch this.. should be a great event.. Any places you recommend me and Lee (photographer) could stay ?

To build an Ultra Light bike is gonna cost. Design time & prototyping using expensive materials, it all adds up. Trials bikes are sold to the massess as cheaply as possible. Would the average rider pay 6-10k for a trials bike. I dont think so but if a good rider could gain a significant advantage , then maybe they would pay it.. Traction is all relative.. does a spider have problems going vertical up a wall ??

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Looks are insignificant Weight I have already said Handling - dont know till I built it but I would plan to make the same or similar COG to current designs so should be good. Power - bit of a naive question as the power to weight ratio would significantly increase if the overall weight decreases Materials: Titanium, Carbon Fibre, A variety of plastics and composites . Really too early to tell exactly as its just a concept.. I havent built anything as yet.. The idea is to see what people would pay for a bike this light.. then I might just do it. And I wont be hacking another bike. It would be designed and built from scratch.

Yes Daz, after I had a chat with you I thought I would take a look at it to see what I could come up with. Just a concept at this stage but im sure its possible.

I was playing around designing some variations of trials bikes using lightweight materials and I think it would be possible to produce a 250cc machine with suitable strength below 60Kg in total weight.(Based on using a GasGas engine) My question is, How much would someone be willing to pay for a bike like this.

ok, which one of you lot layed down the 5k and bought it then

Dont think its all got to do with your technique as I had the same problem. The way the stock setup is with the dellorto it gives a very sharp kick when you open the throttle from low revs. I found this gave rise to the front end jumping away on tight camber locks. I struggled with it for a bit then decided to take the advice from Howard Wallace and fit the Keihin.. The difference is extremely significant and is much much softer at the bottom end ! but still has the grunt from mid range.. You can see the whole dialogue . Click Here The bike is much more friendly to ride now and I truly suggest you give it a try. With reference to the over heating.. Mine now runs with the fan on %90 of the time with the stock plug/coolant/header cap..

Nice one Thanks Mr Dabster sir

Are there a full set of piccies for this taken by anyone? we can put them up on TC in a gallery of there is !

Great ride by Alexz Wigg and nice to see Ross Danby doing so well . Man to watch for the future (although I may be a bit biased)

I have a design engineer who works for me who is also a very good photographer. his name is Lee Johnson and he took that pic. I was doing the video on the day.. when I have finished the site, the whole series and the videos will be on there.. heres another one and this was a big rock!!

Come on over Stu.. Its only a social trial so we wont be marking out the routes very hard.. and we have a local rider Dave Pengilley, who rides a twinshock Fantic who usually drops less marks for the whole trial than I do on the first 2 sections!! So im sure the Aprilla will do well.. See you there

Well, I thought it was ok to move about till I had a go on my friends Gasser 249 I did notice the difference in weight thats for sure... but with regards to power.. its awesome.

lol, I own one .. but cant ride it like that im sad to say

At last, besides Albert Cabestany, I get to see another rider on a 4T. To be honest, theres no doubt Ryan is a talented rider but I thought the bike looked heavy and cumbersome Anyone else have some thoughts on it.

Just spoken with Lin Danby, Ross will be there and will arrive around 4pm on the friday if thats ok. I will email you her new email address Cheers Ian

Come on Perce, your not that young that you dont remember Atom Ant surely

I do worry about you sometimes

come on, cant leave it like that!! who was it?? Marky G missed that one then

Well Marky G, You said it all.. saved me saying it Jools, was really expecting you to be up near the top of our lot.. shame the bike was running bad coz you done real well at the Forest trial Also, Kirsty played a big role in getting the results so quick.. from the last riders ticket being given to us and listing the full results.. around 40 seconds Gasserboy, I could see you were sick as a parrot and its a real shame you didnt ride the forest is your home .. ( btw, why did you ask if Gaz was married ) I only got to see 2 sections which were the waterfall, section 19 and the hill climb section 20 and both looked good.. I gotta get some practice in coz I want to be good enough to ride that next year.. really inspired me Also, the Novogar lads were a great bunch.. no moaning or nuffin.. (btw, changed my name from webmonkey coz of the abuse andy was giving me )

spot on Perce.. I heard em all

will we be still seeing you ride your first trial in the UK with us at Breidden Hills on he 2nd October next Sunday?? Your more than welcome and would be great to meet you to compare crashing styles Regards Ian (webmonkey, I changed my name )

After your result Jools at the Foresty Trophy Trial this year at the same venue.. Im putting my money on you mate!! no pressure