turbofurball

Español es tradicional para los memes del internet (it's from an old Mexican TV advert) Anyway, to answer your question, having a serviceable common modern bike is less faff and easier to handle (less weight, friendlier engine characteristics, parts availability) IF you have a suitable local club; there are some areas of the country that only have classic clubs nearby. In my experience the closer the club is, the easier it is to find motivation to get up early and load the bike up!

TY175 Master Race! Balls to that being an old restoration though, it looks like it needs a good going-through - mine was way tidier and cheaper than that, and I'm looking at a total cost of about £2500 by the time it's back together, majesty-ised, and everythings 5 by 5 from tip to toe.

¿por que no los dos? I'm a member of something like 5 clubs, for different reasons it just ended up cheaper that way and I can go out any weekend

Another thing to note, I don't remember myself or anyone I know ever being pulled for a small number plate on trail bikes without there being significant other problems with the bike ... and we've ridden a LOT of road miles. I use my XR for popping to the shop all the time

Yup, my Gasgas 125 remains great fun and is more capable than I am, lol Much better than being over-biked, I've tried bigger and TBH not enjoyed it ... the TY has a little more torque but the same HP, which makes for a pleasant change

Conversely at another trial a while back some troublemakers were throwing stones at riders while on the road; the police attended and didn't pull any riders, and scared off the neer-do-wells.

I grew up in Cornwall SURROUNDED by motorbikes, but had it not been for Kick Start I wouldn't have known what trials was at all. It was all scrambling for kids (well, boys. I wasn't welcome) at that time.

FWIW, taking the A2 test is exactly the same as for the full A test ... so if you're taking one you might as well go the whole hog

No Junior Kickstart on the TV? (and if there was, nobody would watch it given the current media marketing for kids)

For a late '50s / early '60s street bike I think that looks good, certainly more attractive of some of the other efforts of the time ... the chain cover is a nice addition

This has been my experience too, false economy I'm afraid!

Interesting different approach compared to EM, I wonder how it would do if sandbagged up to 65Kg (or whatever the minimum weight is ...?)

Yes, colour / design is important to me; every time I pull the cover off of any of my bikes I want to be thinking "Aww yeah, that looks so cool!" The Repsol 4RTs are very pretty IMO, and the Sherco Factorys in fluro colours are perhaps the most eye catching. I'm going to be doing something interesting with my old TY, too ...

Worth oiling the cable and greasing the lever pivot too ... that simple stuff has a habit of sneaking up on you! I didn't realise the arm extender was a thing though, definitely going to get me one of those

Yeah, we're in the middle of rebuilding the back end now and it's taking some creative engineering to sort out! As for range, my XT250 has a desert tank on, the ideal would be if we could do 2 days of trails without needing to find a petrol station!

Mmm, I'm hoping to shave a bit of weight off my 84Kg TY175 ... spoilt by the Gasgas, that's the problem!

Good idea with the panniers! I'll also check in Spain ... need to brush up on my Spanish first, mind ...

Does anyone know of any tanks that might fit in a Pampera that are bigger than stock? (6L) There used to be a desert tank available for them, but they're long out of production Just thought I'd check before faffing around with auxiliary tanks etc

Hmm, that's going to be a handfull then!

If I can pick up my tall 120Kg XR on my own, then I'm sure a low 138Kg would be alright (on the sort of terrain you can actually tackle on that bike!)

I have a couple of JDC covers off of ebay for about £20, they're nice and thick material and have been waterproof so far! (my street and trail bikes have to live outdoors)

Doesn't look like it protects the bike from road salt or prying eyes

Mmm, if you live near any nearby cal-de-sacs or dead ends, drive down one of those, turn around, and wait for just a minute before going home. That way you can see if anybodies following. Obfuscation is the best protection - if they don't know where it is, they can't steal it. Other measures are just to slow them down. One last thing - if you put a cover on the bike, just remember that it's going to have much greater wind resistance at speed, so strap it down accordingly!

Nah, you only manage to score a 10 if you run over the Observer

If you're enjoying yourself then you're in the right class My local club's novice route seems hard to me, but I'm happy if I just complete an event!