grumpyoldman

I tend to stop/stall the bike in gear and then get off and fiddle it into neutral by hand. Beginners try out time for me as well. Or just try and start it in gear with the clutch in and forget neutral altogether.

Me!! My local club has just left the ACU and the other is AMCA but doesn't require registration (as far as I can tell). I joined the ACU last year as I did an LDT and was about to get my trials bike but I didn't receive anything other than a membership card from them until a week before it expired, when I started getting the worlds most boring (for me) newsletter by email and I'm still receiving it but you need a membership number to unsubscribe, which I don't have!! I would guess the nearest you could get to a figure for annual active members is the average entry per trial over a year multiplied by the number of clubs. I have long wondered what any professional organisation does for it's grass roots members - my architectural body serve no purpose to me other than registration to trade and all for a mere £200ish per year. They like attending all the freebie shows and posh functions though.

That's the trouble with FI as there is no tap on my KTM 950 so I get out of the habit, although there is one on my trail bike but I don't seem to forget that so much. Not had any problem during a trial but if it's on it's stand then there is no reason why it wouldn't leak then. By the way, are the prop stands designed by people who live on rocks or with plenty of trees to lean against - no use in a nice muddy Sussex field as it just keeps on sinking. Sorry, getting OT.

Mine leaks if I leave the tap turned on after riding. So far I've leaked all over my nephews van on the way home from a trial and in three different places in my bike shed. Trouble is I either forget to turn the tap off or can never remember which way is off (now use 'back - off') as my reminder.

I had a days session at Tricks in the Sticks in Kent. A great introduction to riding a trials bike and really set up my confidence although I am still sadly lacking in the ability department. Jason was a good teacher and will tailor it to what you want and can do so no 3ft diameter logs in the first half hour. http://www.tricksinthesticks.co.uk/

I have the Dave Cooper rack on my Freelander and it works well (apart from it being on the limit of my lifting ability because of my dodgy back but there is no way a Mini would take the weight. Check the noseweights from this website - quite an eye opener as most cars with the racks are probably illegally loaded. http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/media/22442/thinking%20of%20buying%20a%20towcar.pdf

I can't even reverse a trailer yet . I certainly wouldn't try it your way - you wouldn't get 20 seconds down the road over here without getting stopped. If it's only 10 minutes I'd pay for the gas at your prices.

Is that gearbox sprocket small enough? The chain looks almost folded to get round it.

Clever link to another topic More valuable if that, as it runs both ways - so to speak.

I'll have the Guinness please but not the advice. All I would do would be to leave a long scuff along the drive or grass if I pushed it forwards. If the damn thing had a seat like my insurance company wanted it would be easier.

So does that mean the oil makes the clutch slip and drag? Seems like to from the myriad of clutch posts and topics. Need to un-drag mine soon.

I was pushing it backwards, not forwards, so I could put some weight on the back wheel to release the clutch.

Thanks for that reassurance - it seemed ok at the time. A hell of a shock when it started so easily though.

I have yet to get round to doing the clutch mod yet so when I ease the clutch before starting the bike I put it in 1st gear and then stand astride the bike and push backwards until it releases. Except on Saturday it fired an ran within 6" of pushing, with no choke or fuel on!!!! Never thought about until I stopped after a 5 minute run round the field but do they run backwards and did I do any damage? And NO - the gearbox didn't work in reverse!!

As a beginner, the only downside I've found is the left foot kickstart on my Rev3. All my bike kicking life had been right footed so I now have a hole in my left calf from the third attempt to start the damn thing. I have got used to it more and always use my left foot but it still feels unnatural and awkward. Trying to use my right foot from the left side resulted in a painful ankle from twisting. My 2003 Rev 3 was £1k and it is a cracking bike - but I did buy it from a known source so I knew it had been looked after far better than I will do it.