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global warning? Co2 emissions? pah, looking at that So Cal stuff Head and Shoulders should clear it up

gas shocks would be the prefered choice for a mx or enduro bike as oil filled might heat up or become aerated but as a trials bike spend so much time stood still in queues and sections are very short oil should be a more than satisfactory and has been for 100 years.. falcons have in the past bent on me betor have held up to the 15 stone lardy for years and the old pair of girlings on my cub have done 3 years now (100+ trials) with only a hose down every month or so

ok the answer is for daylight mot.. no lights no speedo electric horn req. dont need a number plate as said earlier nip down to the garage where you will get it done and talk to them the rules are the same everywhere but if you can have a word with the guy (girl) who's actually going to do the test that cant hurt can it

martin adams has emigrated this month to Aus.

for all the replies that will come your way about long range tanks for the gas gas etc (at almost 200quid) and the number plate type of tank that are extremely hard to find you've probably hit on the best solution a couple of sigg bottles in the rucksack cheap easily available has other uses downside riding with a couple of litres of falmable liquid strapped to your back..

the acu classic series is as tough as it gets for p65 /classics. on a modern bike though they are a good ride out and thats why they are so popular with the modern bike riding clubman for the p65/ classics rider only the very best should ride if birkett and talesy ride twin shocks and drop plenty then thats a mark of how tough they are.

some quick snaps from the garage this evening please bear in mind that bike is used at least 40 times a year and was in use yesterday so it needs cleaning and some maintenace but the fotos should give you an idea (clearly i cant ride or take photos but hope they are of some use) ps the rust is the water that i washed the bike with at the trial. as i had to wait for my missus to pick me up i shelteredv in the bucket of an ackerman from the hail and sleet. to make the bucket 'habitable' i used an old bucket to scoop out the 100 litres or so of rainwater that had accunulated and rusted in the digger bucket (probably, definately the first wash since october fro the bike)

yep thats the witton frame really looks the business, your forks are almost identical to mine except i had my yolks in black ( trying for that just built in 65 look and it works) alans riding a very nice cub himself at the moment

the forks should be such a good fit that once you put them in they will never come apart. ihad seal carriers made for mine the swing arm is essential for a 4 inch tyre if your ever going to come across any mud at all, you can widen your own but if you want to buy miller and alan witton can both sort you out, alans work is bespoke and you will have to wait i have just seen a James frame he has just built and in the raw steel it was a work of art the miller stuff is off the shelf and ussually shiped same day all of millers stuff is fit and forget it fits with little or no work and does what it says on the tin one of the best pieces of kit he has are the foot rest hangers they bolt straght on and put you right where you want to be on the bike getting your forks 'done' in the uk is not cheap my complte front end minus wheel with new mazzochis, billet yolks taper bearings and no expense spared came out at close to 1600 US.. they are beautiful though and sooo smooth compared to even the betors that i used to run

just had this done brilliantly in the UK you''l need the appropriate legs to put in your cub sliders ty175 i think are the stuff or if you fancy going down the expensive route ( you know you want to) a brand new set of mazzochis legs once youve got the lehs make sure you have the yolks to fit your new stantions . basically the new legs are turned down so that the new sliders squeeze into the cub sliders you can go really thin as the cub sliders support the metal then fit to the yolks and away you go couple of people doing very them proffesionally in Lancashire/ yorkshire dont have any idea if you can get it done in the wild west althogh if you want to work to a budget and just get out and ride a simple refurb of your heavyweight forks will be more than adeqauet and a lot lot cheaper best wishes

why not just go down to the garage where you want to have it done, take the v5 to confirm date of registration and ask the tester (not the girl on reception) if their happy doing a 'daylight' test on the bike and what they want with regard to horn (bulb or continuous tone) no. plate ( get one made up for a tenner anyway screw a reflector off a kids bike on it) and brake lights. they'll be only to happy you asked and you should sail through when you take your bike back for the test.

check out this thread to a quaestion i asked about water leaking from my beta and the eventual source of the problem and the cure which is still holding good 9 months on ....cost..... a tube of araldite http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/index....ic=8215&hl=#

hqd a yam enduro bike that would stop dead if it rained never mind went near water turned out the insulation on the HT lead had broken down ( although it looked fine) and a new lead sorted it my advice would be though that if its running OK now LEAVE IT ALONE dont touch it until it does it again then do one check at a time until you crack it,

sixty four thousand dollar question.. how much is it going to set me back and where can i get it..

i cant belive that two yorkshire men can speak latin but the earlier reply sums it up.. let the buyer beware tell him it was ok when you left with it or you would not have left with it the guy has absolutely no legal redress to you tell him to sling his hook dont get all 'what about my reputation' over it he got a bargian otherwise he would not have stumped up for it and you got what you wanted for it ohterwise you would not have let it go, spend the cash wisely

you cant get used to the brake been on the 'wrong' side, I ride a cub and a beta and i drop more dabs through stamping on the wrong lever than any other reason ( other than i cant ride for toffee) how much you want to spend is up to you 1500 might get you a 'ruff' barn find that you will easily spend 500 on just to get it running and relaible where 4k might get you close to a hutty lookalike without the performance Rarely seen anything on the market though as fewer are ridden these days, bring it to a yorkshire classic pre unit trial ( one every month) to strtch its legs but not your lungs!!

now that appys aren't selling honda any more, will they still do the 4rt..

4 rounds in spain sounds like and looks a lot like a spanish national championship

NO HELMET ... NO BRAIN all to often sadly, quite literally, please dont even attempt to say that you dont need one so you can hear the bike etc. hows it going to be when you cant feel your legs any more?

CANT SUPPORT ANDY ENOUGH IN THIS . WE ALL POSTED i THOUGHT IN GOOD FAITH i'M DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT SOMEONE TRIED TO INFLUENCE AND PERHAPS DIVERT THAT FAITH THANKS AGAIN TO ANDY FOR KEEPING THE SITE CLEAN

At Yorkshire Classic we've had many similar discussions and the sucess of note in recent years has been the introduction of the all inclusive 'clubmans' class where you can ride any bike on the easier route. Week in week out it is the largest class and has a great mix of old riders opting for a ride, goood older riders for whom the 'championship ' route is a little tough, younger and new riders dipping thier toes as well as the unfit and those who cant ride for toffee (myself i fall into the last two catagories easily) the bikes are of all shapes and sizes and of massively differing levels of preperation/ development with original rigid ariels still in thier original paint up to quite trick cubs ( as in my case but still getting beat easily each week) giving the riders what they wanted , easier route rideable on any bike, has and continues to pay dividends Series like the Miller and PJ1 should grasp this. there are a lot of us who'd ride in a trial where we thought that we'd drop less than 30 but if we go thinking we might drop 130 then there will be less takers. go to Yorkshire classic website see how many the 'clubmen in class K are dropping and its about 30 and they all drop roughly the same no stars just avarage guys enjoying riding thier bikes.

i think you guys need to get down to a pre 65 trial, if you had a pound for every standard bike i dont think you'd have enough for an ice cream. The root causes of falling entries are harder sections and the time, effort and cost of keeping even a standard bike 'alive' never mind competetive. the number of riders leaving though old age etc. is no where near been matched by the number of younger riders, and who can blame them when for less start up money ( what do you get for 1500 quid a 3year old Beta that will run and ride all day or a cub that you will have to spend another grand on to get it half way there) and with hours /days / weeks less time in the garage/ shed you can have an instantly competeive bike just like everybody elses should it need repairs evrythings available next day from Lampkins try doing that for even a cub never mind anything something exotic like a velocette or Matchless

i'd agree with your 1st three steps, but the vehicle inspection ialthough reccomended is not essential Dvla at leeds for example always insist on it but at Manchester they've never asked for one! nip down your local office with your dating letter insurance (on the frame no.) mot and money for the tax disc and see what happens ps take a newspaper at least its a long queue....

why bother with the battery .. all you need is essentially a big capacitor that will provide enough of a spark to start the bike and it'll run fine I used one on my bullet got it from some one like bradford ignitions in TMX it was about the size of a fag packet and did the job brilliantly Where as your batterys going to need charging all the time and you never know when it will run out

hitchcocks the royal enfield guys it will be in the post the next day all jetted for your bike ready to go great service