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having checked out next years event ( 01/01 -15/01) agian in south america i could count only two uk motor cycles no quads a car and two trucks, i think this must be the lowest uk entry..

all great points of discussion fellas. the nub is though that there is a clearly worded set of rules at yorks classic and those rules are as written/ voted for by the club members so there will/ may be some anomalies but each has been passed by the democratic process. over my years as a member rules have moved, bantams were only allowed 3 speeds when i started and progress has seen that change. you dont have to have a trick piece of kit to do well. the vintage two stroke class was contested this and every year by original bikes built and maintained well within tight budgets. certainly lots of money is spent on cubs and villiers engined bikes but i dont see any of the money bags bikes on the top of podium in this years championship. decent riders win trials and you cant beat em by spending more money.. a simple rule but it holds as good today as it always has.

michelin at least are sold as e marked

trials tyres are road leagal in the uk unless specifically stated on the tyrewall ( some state not road legal in the us or canada but they are not in the uk!) of course your number plate should be of the required legal minimum size (http://www.theplatemarket.com/display_of_registration_numbers.php) and dont confuse having a brand new MOT certificate as making your bike road legal ( eg no speedo req. for mot but illegal to use a vehicle without one!) minefield so prepare sensibly..and ride sensibly on the road, ( technically standing on the footpegs rather than sitting on the machine could be dangerous driving) ps as for non std number plates been ok.. tell that to the 154 people prosecuted here.. http://www.southyorks.police.uk/foi/disclosurelog/20100341

we had a good chat about whats acceptable and not at the ycmc agm and as the club has announced since the summer that where guidelines might not have been followed in the past that from jan 1st they will be adhered to. all british bikes are welcome of course just that those outside the rules will have to ride as specials. this makes a level playing field for everyone. sure one of the club rules is forks should have gaitors but as the majority of bikes did before 65 whats wrong with that? the club felt that by giving the riders 6 months or so to put thier bikes right then the rules will be the same for all and applied the same to all. riders must also now be club members to qualify for championsip points so get your tenners in smartish .. before the first round in mid january. existing members have just recieved there newsletter in the post with full details of the AGm reports and photos from the latest championship trials plus articles on modern petrol.. and winter riding tips from the archive. ps new website now available to preview ( http://yorksclassictrialscouk.moonfruit.com/ ) and well worth alook

the thread about the gopro the other day had two excellent quality bits of film..

quite innovative , makes a change from the usual stuff, http://vimeo.com/11680863

just started using in motion for mytwinshock stuff. usually delivered next day job done.

perhaps its just a lightweight wheelclamp that came free with a comic

simples... http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/topic/23551-posting-images-tutorial/

well. i used a rack on the back of a ford escort van to carry an old yamaha trail bike.. didnt know it was there. i had one on a punto and an original vw polo to carry at variuos times a cub, cota 247, greeves, and even a 320 royal enfield bullet. granted when i took the rack offf the polo to sell the car there was some bending of the floor pan but nothing to worry me..

as a postscript to my oroiginal post. Hilary posted recently that he has a 200 ( i saw him riding at a trial on the thing) he'd a new carby on his and said ithand had some time spent on the carb and airbox any ideas what they might have been as he rode very well...

and if so.. what do you do with all those boxes of chocs the kids hand over at xmas!!

i was of the same opinion as you lee with my new 200 the pegs look too high and too far forward.. however a couple of trials down the road and i think there just fine, thing rides like a good un and i'll be leaving mine std.. take the point about making them wider though but hey you cant have everything .. there was a bike on ebay last week that had a great mod for lightening the clutch, ion the other hand i got aset of new cluthc spings and didnt fit two of them nice and easy.. and saved weight. the best thing with the fantcis is how hard to get bits seem to be just sitting on the shelves either in weston supermare or north yorkshire. mines a keeper..

sorry to be off the mark for those teachers that broke up yesterday in rochdale and will return on january the 5th they will be only having 19 days off, 2 days short of three weeks..

''Totally agree, can't keep just rising prices when people aren't buying already'' they can and will for the foresseable future. money is expensive to borrow so that impacts the cost base, oil prices are high, gas and electric prices are increasing and thus so does the cost base, the number of units sold are down so economies of scale are eroded so cost base rises. its all simple basic stuff a generation are going to have to learn to save for stuff rather than buy on the never never and it wil be a painful process. only those in recession proof public sector jobs ( eg teachers breaking up now for 3 weeks off) will be able to carry on as normal ( we spend more on pensions for teachers each week than the salaries of all our armed forces each week..) sad to say that any business with borrowings and with a product where alternatives are available for less money is goingto struggle for in 2011

the age limit for trials is a hot potato why not make riders have to be pre 65 as well??

mototrcycling boomed in the late 90's and early 21st century based on availability of cheap money. As money has become more expensive ( if you can get it at all) many are reviewing there 'must haves' and like cars, big ticket purchases have declined in number ironically sales of less expensive items phones tellys media etc have rocketed. no ones evry going to make anything nore than a living from trials and barely that i suspect. although the resession is officially over ( and if your a teacher work in the nhs or other public services you might say what recession) for many it is still very real and belt tightening is very much the order of the day. look out of the window.. are there as many outdoor xmas lights down your street as there were last year.. sad to see an established name in difficulties ( although administration is far from a death sentance) and i'm sure we all hope that they can weather the storm and exit it to fight another day.

thats irony.. the item was skewed to reflect one viewpoint in a better light than the other. EVERY anti motorised viewpoint was expressed by a person whose name and title/ group was displayed as they spoke. this was certainly not the case for the pro's. whilst mr craven spoke of the downside of illegal off road motorvehicles the film was of LEGALLy used vehicles. not once was a vehicle or person shown acting illegally in/on a motor vehicle. the evidence that was presented of country side damaged by illegal off roading was a photograph of a muddy hill. if the problem is so rife and such an issue how was the countrys largest broadcaster with 2200 full time journalists not able to spot / find/ film someone breaking the law. the bbc has enough journalists to put one in every tesco asda sainsburys and morrisons in the land and yet no one has ever filmed someone riding illegally off road? i dont deny that it happens i dont deny that those anti have a very powerful lobby but the issue is small.. i could step out of my door tomorrow and stop dozens of illegal ramblers who by sheer weight of numbers are scaring the landscape but the chattering bbc would nt support that..

nice quality camera malcra, certainly brings a new perspective to yooo tube videos. seems that there are plenty on eblag however a note of caution.. if you buy from the USA or elsewhere outside th euro zone you WILL get stung for Vat and postal charges once the stuff arrives in the uk. typically stuff leaves US same day arrives Uk the next and sits in customs for 7-10 days before you get the tax demand..

could the bbc have chosen a more unrepresentative group of legal off road use or used less emotive language or found any physical evidence. i;d hope that nest week theres a feature on the scars left by walkers.. itwm starts at 18 minutes http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00wstlg/Countryfile_12_12_2010/

http://www.zonatrial.net/video2.asp?video=

i have seen this happen at an event and it involved one bike ironically on a two lap road based event. the CoC's exacts word were 'tough'! he argued that the timw allowanve was generous and everyone else had completed the course with plenty of time to spare.

a real chance here for a mega positive.. lampkin rides ssdt with Raga! bou rides as his main rival is riding.. the worlds best trial the worlds best riders..