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Hey Alex, I'm in Fredericksburg. Rob

Strike Her! Thump Ted Stryker?

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Abso freakin lutely. First time I rode my 97 GG 270, I hooked the front brake on a small vine an nearly killed myself. Coming from an enduro background, I am very used to brushing trees/branches with my handguards. I guess I just can't re-train myself to not do so with the trials bike. A set of the Acerbis rallye (all plastic) guards is only about $50. What's a new master cylinder cost now, not to mention the levers and grips. Give it a try, you just might like it.

I voted No because I currently use the Acerbis rallye hand guards. Keeps from breaking levers and tearing up grips.

Sorry about that, it's corrected now.

The 2008 schedule for the Carolina Virginia Observed Trials Club can be viewed on our website, www.cvotc.org A pdf of the file is available here Check the website for latest schedule and results.

Aaron, your best bet is to check the MAVT website, www.mavt.org. Roger Annable keeps it updated. They don't typically set their schedule until about February, but Roger might have a feel for a preliminary schedule.

Don't know if this helps, but over the pond here in the US, I use "LA's Totally Awesome". It's available at Dollar TRee and other discount homestores. Costs $1 for about 20 oz. Works Awesome. HTH Rob

Alright Martin, let's see if I can attach some pics.

I took a couple pics of the "herd". I think there were about a dozen SWMs there. Unfortunately, only two of us were actually competing. jbswm brought at least 6 bikes including two MX/cross country bikes. The most interesting one is a French '84 that is a Jumbo frame with a 280 motor. I ended up with 49 pts on the 2 line riding my 82 240. Rob

I'll try to make it Johnny, hopefully the wife will let me out of the house that weekend. We've got our first born (son) coming on or about the 13th of April. Three weeks should be sufficient right?

Johnny, where is this gathering planned? I might be able to bring out my 240 to add to the herd. Rob

check out www.thedbsnorkel.com I imagine that it would do a great job on the pop that most trials bikes have at idle.

I guess I'll add my two cents to the fray. I started out riding trail/enduro bikes about 20 yrs ago. All of my bikes had the aluminum type bark busters. I have never had an injury that could be attributed to the bark busters, and I'm sure that they have saved me many broken fingers. When I started riding trials, I believe I rode for about 30 minutes without handguards before immediately realizing that I Needed them. All it takes is riding a bit too close to that small twig or vine which grabs the front brake when you're not expecting it. Next thing you know, you're on your head wondering what happened. I run the Acerbis Rally handguards and have on all my trials bikes. It's a mod I make before even riding them. Lord only knows how many sets of levers they have saved. As an added benefit, when you drop the bike in the mud, the handlebar is less likely to be completely buried. I can't think of a single time that I wished I didn't have the handguards on the bike. However, I can think of many times that I was glad they were there. JMHO Rob