mr clean

I wonder if Harley Davidson will come out with a bike or series of bikes in his honor?

I thought the Harley XR 750 wasn't the worst choice for jumping in those days. Bikes obviously did the job! The way the American health costs are these days, he would have wiped out his fortune in a single crash.

Bernie Schreiber. He sure inspired me to want to be a good Trials rider. I love that Trials era when everything went forward non stop and Bultacos were the order of the day! Unfortunately life got in the way of my practice over the decades. I was just getting the hang of it when the rules changed to stop and back up...

I was a big fan of the big guy. He had a Trials bike in the early 70's too, done up in the stars and stripes, styled much like the Captain America chopper in Easy Rider. I think it it was a Bultaco? Big Balls of Steel. The Gods shall honor him as he jumps the Halls of Valhalla!

Some riders have found old twin shockers to be much more fun than the modern water cooled wonders. I like the simplicity of them and the keep on going no stopping riding style. I am pretty sure that if Trials remained twin shock and no stop I would have become a very very good rider in that venue. My motivation lost story includes becoming sick of the local Trials scene in Canada. Whenever I was living or working back in my Canadian residence, I would just go to the local riding area in the middle of the week and ride alone. Now I feel that I know every nook and cranny of the one riding area. Whenever I went out of the country, I always seemed to be in a place that there was no Trials riding going on. Nothing wrong with getting sick of something. Maybe give it a break and then come back and try it from a different angle. ie twinshock or a different bike? I like variety in the game of life so I have a tendency to rotate into and out of other things such as Olympic and Powerlifting, different martial arts systems, road bikes, dirt bikes, cycling, changing jobs, trying out new sports, take up new areas of training and study, living in other countries, reading different categories of books, long hair, short hair, bald, clean shaven, beard. Change girlfriends once in while, be careful after they become wives, changing them gets expenses and dips into the Trials budget! Whatever you do in the game of life, keep it interesting and inspiring for you. Show up at a Trial dressed as a balerina, it could give you a competetive advantage. I did that once at a martial arts tournament, I cleaned up my division, my opponents couldn't stop laughing!! Thanks to Dennis Rodman for that inspiration!

I've noticed the used Trials Iron in the UK seems to sell for a fraction of the cost of what they sell for when I used to live in Canada. Any speculation on the reasons for this?

It looks like a barely broken in 2007 to me...

With another quick search can't seem to find the big bore kit info. Do you order a complete bike from the factory, or do you buy parts and have the engine torn apart and bored out etc. If its bore out kit, will it work with the 125? What does it cost? I wonder if they will ever produce a 225 air cooled setup?

On the Australian site it indicates that the air cooled scorpa will be available with a 200 motor. I see a few mentions in the forum about a 168 version of the 175, any other info or online links about this one? http://www.thehellteam.com/bikesSY175F.html

That looks like Micks Works 360 Yamaha. I think from 77? Definetly not a DT-175 swingarm. I used to hate the Japanese companies back then. For making spectacular works bikes, and having nothing like them available to the public. Especially Eddie Lejunes works Honda 360! The production bikes weren't even modifiable into anything close to the works bikes. remember also Marlan Whaley's Works 300 Honda, so trick, and so light, and so unavailable.

Hi Nine, Unfortunately I unloaded the TL-250. Kicking myself for that too. I miss it, it was in such great shape too. Although it was in excellent condition, I found getting spares and information on better parts a real pain. Please post those pics here! Your description is like something I had seen similar to the highly modified TL-250's so long ago. They were a great ride, totally different from the stock machine!

He must have quite the avatar and profile Or is he a Trials Rider? Oh my, I just had this disturbing vision of why Trials riders like long solo rides in the highlands...

Motoracer 3 ran fine under XP when I had it on my PC. I think there is a patch and online instructions to make it work on XP. I sold the game quite a while ago. I have since switched to Apple products exclusively. I think there is a demo that can be downloaded here.

About the Darwin Awards Examples If alien life forms are watching us

Darwin Awards for idiocy 2006 Sure helps keep my faith in humanity Then again enough people voted for George to make him President. Twice?

Ok how much do you want fer't missus you could always auction 'er off on ere should must be good at somethin' p.s like the avatar Mr Clean, p.p.s how funny is this you cold opt for this as an avatar instead:

In the long run, it could be cheaper!

This is so totally hilarious!! My woman is Muslim, and when we saw this commercial we just killed ourselves! Just look at the training women have to go through to get their drivers license in Iran!

I agree. The 200's are hard to come by, at least when I used to live on the Wet Coast of Canada. Strange they aren't promoted more. When I get settled in and think about riding again I will be considering a 200 series somethng if I go two stroke, unlesss something good is available in four stroke 200 to 250. I think many people could ride better on a 200.

Get whatever is within your budget including maintenance and repairs. Ask people here and talk to people about reliability and rideability issues. Test ride a few bikes and if you like it and its affordable go for it. Have fun.

Harley Davidson New Trials bike? Check out the bashplate and Renthal handlebars! San Francisco, what a great place!

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I see it this way: Lucifer was symbolic of a rebelious teenager that didn't like the old fart (Gods) rules. Now thinking of Heaven vs. Hell, I think I would give Hell serious consideration: Lets face it, its warmer in Hell, the music is better, (they get all the good bands) and the hot women. In Hell, people know how to party! They are much less inhibited and like to have a good time! The food is hot and spicy too. In Heaven, its cold and boring. Everybody is afraid to do something wrong, it's very restrictive, no one wants to p*** off the Almighty. I think God is this old guy having a mid-life crisis with a big ego problem in need of much therapy. Must be a creepy family, always watching us, and sending his son to die in an inhumane way. Who do you get to hang out with in heaven? A bunch of priests who molested your children. The Taliban who are looking for a bunch of virgins (they get the frigid Nuns). Death row inmates who convert at the last minute. Televangelists. Used car salesmen. Torquemada, Vlad the Impaler, and the crusader armies. You also get those pushy annoying judgemental nosey neighbors that have been trying to convert your family including the dog and cat. Oh great, here come those Jehovahs Witnesses again.... In Heaven its cold, the music is boring and highly restricted. Harps? Can we wear some color other than white please? Nope? Where can I get a Beer in this place? Whats for lunch, I'm hungry. The Budhists and Hindus are lucky, they get to reincarnate. Hey I come back as a cow, whats that sign? Huh? They are gong to turn me into a Big Mac Patty? I guess I should have been reincarnated in India, I make big mistake when I immigrate to America... Ow! Why did that cowboy just burn my ass with a red hot metal iron? Valhalla could have been fun, like thanksgiving at my relatives every day. Fighting all day and throwing food at each other all night. Those that are offended by the Darwins suggestion that we all have evolved from Apes, please take a close look at how the world is run and how people around us act. I agree that this is a very offensive theory, for the Apes! Best to just believe that after you are dead, that's it, game over. There is no afterlife. Make the best while you are alive, here and now.