If you want a value for money day out then this is the way to go imho, generally 5-7 hours on the bike for a few quid more than the muti lap event, and the challenge is greater as you only get one crack at the sections on a single lap trial.
Our club ran a single lap 35 section event in september just gone covering 32 miles with 14 groups with a good deal of success, so far i have heard only good words to say about the event, mainly are you running it next year? Answer is yes.
Just looking through the rounds for next year looks a much better calender than this year, a nice spread of trials plus the inclusion
of the Wye Valley.
On the subject of this year a big thanks to Normandale for the series backing.
I spoke to malcom bates last week at a club trial and he told me that the Rhayader club was running the welsh trophy trial, well worth the trip to this one.
More land becoming availible for the wye valley trial so we hope to improve on last years succes
I've just spent an hour and a half fighting with two tubed tyres putting them back on my Yam rims having turned them both round.
I've had to resort to using three security bolts in the rear the stop the tyre from spinning on the rim, which if you think about it makes it 50% more bloody awkward.
I will definitely invest in tubeless rims just to save on all that p*ssin' about.
Me too for tubeless, both my yams got IRCs ,cant stop em moving on the rims
This rule about no tubeless in the trad series seems nuts when its obviously harder going on an older bike with crap tyres?
On the same trial there was one called Darkie. I was observing at the sensibly named Blackhill Farm 7 and 8 double sub then later in the day 33 at Mynydd Ferddin.
Darkie is one of the original groups of the wye valley traders which was first used when the trial first run in 1928.
Booby dingle was used in the 1960s but across the road.
The sections that were used in the picture above have never been used in a trial untill 28 09 08.
Clear answer is no they're not as they're Spanish and they're visible which makes them inelligible, simple as that, they're against the regs.
What's not clear is whether anyone would bother if you used them or even whether anyone would be looking the year you ride, that's the chance you take and where the inconsistency lies.
They didn't like my Cota 247 yokes in 2007 which look just the same as the AW Engineering yokes (that should be AW look the same as the Cota actually as the Cota came first...) However, in 2006 no-one bothered about them.
I know this is a very sticky area of bike eligability, and i am not poking the stick in the hornet nest so to speak.
How do yokes fair in the eligability stakes?
Are AW Engineering yokes ok to use? It seems most use these.
Or is it possible to use a betor set (cheaper) and yes i know they aint british but using betor stantions inside a set of road holders are acceptable so why not the yokes?
I dont want to start the done to death eligability thing just need a clear answer on the yokes as i have an Ariel project up and coming and i want to ride the scottish 2 day one day before me knee says i aint playing no more!
Thanks for your kind words of praise and importantly your constructive words of advice.
All comments have been taken on board, and yes i fully agree that if we get a Traditional round in 2009 then the championship route will get tweaked to suite more competant riders.
If we dont get a round then it will still be tweaked a bit like using the step in lodge wood also the waterfall in slough dingle.
The whole area is a trials riders dream imho and theres alot of virgin sections out there to be ridden, i have already started talking to landowners about next years event, and to date a group is on the cards on the side of the mountain in the village of the start.
Also a possible group in the northern part of the trial.
I appreciate riders of modern bikes need a bit more to go at but i dont want to make it too hard for the riders of older machines, as i lean towards the older bikes( just my opinion not the clubs).
I would like to take the oppertunity to thank all you chaps for travelling such great distances to support our event, also i would like to thank all the landowners, helpers, observers, who made this event possible, also thanks to Dan Sanders for doing the secretary job and sorting out the results, and Malcom Herbert the 2nd for running about in the last week before the trial,making hill lane passable and helping out with marking out the subs and route marking.
How many entries now Pitley. Should be a good day( as long as I find my sections to observe)
See Mikes still on the chip oil.
We got 70 at todays count, we have Neil & Peter Gaunt, Woody, Jordi, Nicky Draper, John Cowley, Simon Levitt and alot of other Traditional Champs riders.
By last sunday evening i was hanging out me a$$e, after 2 days of marking and making good all the holes in the brooks the previous couple of weeks rain had made
Dont you think mike looks healthier running on chip oil but dont he wiff
My Majesty is the 320 version and ever since I bought it I have always felt it could and should run better, sweeter, nicer than it does. I have been down the airbox modification route, I ve changed the carb for a new Mikuni and re jetted it, it runs on a lean petrol oil mix .
In fact it recently came back to the uk for a very well respected friend to have a look at it and although its improved its still not right.
Now, bearing in mind you can write on a stamp what I know about engines, it still seems weak to me and does nt have a crisp engine note or really likes to rev out.
My question, is it due to the fact of the engine size and would a better bet be to reduce it back to a 250 with the appropriate jetting etc etc as the 320 is just to big to get to run riight or am I and my band of helpers missing something.
Getting to the stage where it may be shown the door and a Fantic in the garage instead.
The spec is pilot jet 35 main jet 150 , electronic ignition, full wes exhaust ( year old )
Any help would be really apprciated.
Thanks very much.
Frenchie
If your going back to 250 frenchie, keep me in mind for the 320 parts.
Be fair Andy, most riders haven't thought yet about what they're doing this Sunday let alone the end of next month! I agree that riders should have more thought for organisers and all the hard work involved. You always put on a good trial and I for one am looking forward to it.
Talking about next Sunday, have you got a good entry for the Stan Hinsley? For those who don't know it, Bodenham is a great venue with lots of variety and a route to suit everyone.
DM my good man.
Entry for the Hinsley this evening stands at 6.....
THTT entry stands at 28 with 8 weeks to go.
Strikes me as a road based event is the popular choice instead of the multilap rabbit patch trial.............
Yes, fantastic trial, thanks a lot Torridge. Very well laid out sections, great venue. Not having ridden rocks too many times personally I was out of my depth. But there was nothing dangerous, and you could paddle (literally) out for a 3 if you got into trouble.
I regret not seeing him ride, however Dave Thorpe going round for 1 on his cub is amazing, best score of the day. (ok, I know the British Bikes had a handful of deviations) - but nevertheless the guy is a legend !
I followed thorpy on my 2nd lap,he was still on his first.
Watched him on that river crossing sub, absolute class riding.
Put me down to observe. Hopefully no hiccups this time. Don't let them blame the credit crunch, as I'm sure it's a breakfast cereal and I can't find it in the shops yet.
Your on the list chap, you and nick on 3rd group where you put yer self to use last year
Road Events ?
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The road trial wins hands down for me every time.
If you want a value for money day out then this is the way to go imho, generally 5-7 hours on the bike for a few quid more than the muti lap event, and the challenge is greater as you only get one crack at the sections on a single lap trial.
Our club ran a single lap 35 section event in september just gone covering 32 miles with 14 groups with a good deal of success, so far i have heard only good words to say about the event, mainly are you running it next year? Answer is yes.
And all the work is worth the effort.