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Time for twist and go for both of us if the truth be told. Can you fit an electric start and commode to an SWM? These are standard on some Scorpas.

Personally I like a nice low first gear as I can dodge about without clutching to death,. I would be reluctant to "gear up" all you get is a high first gear which can be hard work in tight stuff. Mokwepa's dad on a 300 Evo at 60?,there things will draw away in 4th without a cough. Thing is at our club we get far more new 280/300s than 250s it must be a macho thing. (saying that I've a 270 but you can't get a 250 Scorp anymore) Then they try to soften them with flywheel weights,timing,gearing slow action throttles etc End up with a 300 that has the power of a 250 but doesn't feel as good.

I think I'll need to change my tactics after their last trial. The coffee and cakes were so good at the start that a number of us had to be carried out the barn and placed on our bikes. Nearly burnt the clutch out getting up the first hill. I'll drop a tooth on the gearbox sprocket and put a new leaf spring on the old Scorpa for this one. See you there.

Hi Vic, We've got a clubmember with the Fantic disease too,there's no cure. Been over to NI a few times in the early 80s,Leadmines,Batt Estate. Great folk,put a load of us up at a nice hotel.le mon house? Stayed with Benny Crawford,don't suppose he's about now. I was just a boy,so was Robert then. They were the day's. Happy trialing. Cheers.

The whole scoring system in trials is mad. Try explaining it to someone outside the sport and see how you get on. Personally I would ditch 2s and 3s. Clean dab or 5 nothing else, Leave it stop allowed,but riders must proceed when the observer directs them. Easy.

I don't want to ask the FIM anything. Would it not be better if trials was run by a body only interested trials? UK based too. Not that I'm biased.

Most of us had moved on to Fantics,SWMs, Italjets in my case by 83. Really can't picture anyone on a late 340?

There's a lad called Davy Mowat who worked as Pages mechanic during this era. He's still in the trials scene,but stays up about Wick or somewhere. Don't know how you would get in touch with him,but he might know something, Try the Inverness Club?

No favourites then,Graham need's a better PR team.

I don't want suggest for a second that Dougie Lampkin is not the greatest , However why was the headline on the forum tell us he was 2nd in h the last extreme event? Then go on to tell us Graham Jarvis who has won more than a few club trials was first?

Eh,the original engine was knackered. You don't think i swapped it because I had nothing better to do? I couldn't get an old style engine.

They all do,,standard they run 10/11 front 57 rear sprockets to get round this but you really only have one usable trials gear. This isn't a problem as they have so little power anyway. Rode a trial today ,everthing in first,just rev it a bit more. Ran perfect.

It's in,had to swap the electrics though. Blank off the casing where the starter goes. Carb/ manifold bolts straight on. See how it goes tomorrow.

Anyone know if the later Yamaha YBR 125 engine with Fi is a straight swap with the wee Scorpa 125/143/163 engines.? Cheers.

We're spoilt up here and we,ve never had a rider at WTC level,tells me the ground makes no difference. I take it a certain German even failed in his attempts to rough things up a bit. 15 stone for the rider? no good up here with our diet of Irn Bru,haggis suppers and mutton pies we would need at least a 19 stone minimum.

Pretty sure both mine had points ignition as standard so this would make sense. Wish I could tell you if it was a 250 or 350 can't mind any differences,but the 250 was much nicer. As yours seem to have a decompressor it could be the big one? Looks really nice.

This doesn't really answer your questions,but try to think who is going to come to your trial. Then run the Trial to suit the majority/average rider you expect to attract.

Sadly the public wouldn't know the difference between a Trials bike a Mxer if they were run over by either of them. Trials would be a lot more popular if the general public were wise to the difference. No doubt most trials riders have tried to explain the sport to others,but it's not a conversation that I relish. I think more events like the City Trial would help. Odd thing to me is the clip was in Yorkshire which is the one place you would think they would know these things?

Right on Brian,you wouldn't find a better club Trial this side of the wall. Another Lothian Classic. Many thanks to all who made it happen. Cheers.

Tell me you're not selling up Stu old bean. Can't do that now that you're No1 rider in Tayside.

Welcome laud,from Fife. Pretty smart looking gird for an 06. There was a lad at one of our trials the other week had it's double. Might see you at a Montrose trial sometime if you get the bug. Cheers the noo

Take the pedal off and use a long Allen key or similar to push the plunger. That way you get full travel. Slacken the bleed nipple and put a short length of clear (just so you can see the air) plastic hose on it pointing upwards and fill with fluid. Plunge away and keep topping the res up. Only problem I've had is a pinhole in the res' pipe. Cheers

I heard there's a problem with the cakes next weekend Brian? We'll just have to make the best of it ,if your misses is on the barbecue again tell her to be a bit more heavy handed than she was at the 2 day. It's a long way from Fife and i don't want to fork out for fish suppers for a very ungrateful entourage on the return trip. See you soon. .

Consider a Scorpa SY125/200, Good enough to win a Wobbler Trial and reasonable on the road. Very low maintenance and hold there value. Good ones pretty thin on the ground, Not sure if you can still buy new?t

You forgot the cakes Brian? Best cakes at any trial ever. Don't even bring the bike,just enter and try these cakes.