turbofurball

In British slang, when referring to a vehicle as a shed it means it's one step removed from the scrap heap

That applies to most any old bike, it's mostly better to get something un-restored and do it yourself anyway IMO

I wonder if twitchy steering makes newer bike feel faster than they are when you're at anything over 20mph (?)

Perhaps, but it's easier to find specific matching vehicles online - if you're cloning a silver Audi then why bother, but if you want to clone a rare bike in a rare colour it's going to be unusual to spot one on the steet. Also, photographing vins in public might be seen as suspiscious, lol

With the Gasgas, first strap over the seat, tie it down, then second around the handlebars (on the side nearest the car). The order is important. With the TY and Pampera I run a 3rd strap from the handlebars to the back door of the car. Also, I pop a bit of gaffer tape from the front of the mudguard to the wheel to stop it flapping at speed. I'm very open to better suggestions though, as I'm always doubting how I do it!

Perhaps your filter isn't sealing fully (?)

My side stand is original as far as I can tell and is also way too short (like, it'll fall over) ... going to make up a tubular one instead, so it sits more like my Gasser (slightly more angle than a road bike, but mot much)

That would make cloning bikes so easy, theives everywhere would love it if that were done!

You can't transfer meaningful data over bluetooth from driving past someone, they'd have to be close for at least 20 seconds

I imagine that keeping the Ossets together makes herding them easier and avoids them getting under people's feet through the rest of the day, so a saving in queing over all

If they're E4 compliant does it mean they have ABS on the front? Or is that a future requirement?

But trials doesn't have radical cooling requirements, so why would anyone bother? Unless it's lighter than water ...

Damn, and I just bought some for the TY ...

I really haven't! They were on my watch list, but the listing expired

Are THESE any good or useful? Seems like a little extra travel would be nice, but I have to wonder if it comes at a cost

The worst circles of hell are reserved for que jumpers I don't think challenging them sinks you to their level but rather elevates you as someone willing to stand up for common decency!

I bought a car with a dual-socket tow bar on for £400, it's done about 15k miles in two years and is still going fine, just sailed through it's MOT again

Avoid the NJB 'clubman' oil filled shocks, however - had some new ones on the TY when I bought it and they gave period correct performance (ie. crap by modern standards)

If you're serious you could talk to the guys at TYTrials and Yamaha Majesty to see if they would buy into it. It's certainly something I'd be tempted to get if it were available! (though not right now as I have many other things to spend money on in my TY rebuild)

Ah ok, I shouldn't have assumed then, lol Oh well, that means more money for other bits like alloy spacers, axles, etc Thanks guys!

In a couple of weeks I'll hopefully start putting my TY back together (slowly); the wheels need some TLC anyway, so I'm wondering if it's worth saving up and going to alloy rims if I'm having them rebuilt anyway (?) Also, are there any particular brand ones that need to be avoided? I'd like to shave a little off it's stock 84Kg weight, and figured the unsprung stuff might be the best area to start in

I'm slightly lighter and taller than you, my 125 GG lugs me about no problem - plenty of power for the forseable future, but little enough to keep me from getting into too much trouble (which could have happened a few times already, lol)

I went to a 'fun trial' today and it was fantastic - why aren't there more? For those who've not seen them before, you get sections with start and end gates but what you do between them is up to you; it gives a surprisingly greater focus than just practicing free-range, you get a bit of social time with other riders (and see how they approach things), and makes it easy for the club because you don't need observers. Some of the start or end gates can be in tricky places, but really it's up to the rider to set their own difficulty.

You can just turn up to a trials event in the UK and get a 'day license' for like £3 (if it's an ACU event)

Theres a fab set of Aussie training videos HERE, as per what Totty said hopping isn't needed for C-class routes (at least, from what I've seen so far ...) Also, don't spend too much time just practicing - enter a few trials. It's b*****d hard to begin with (and you will fall off lots) but you learn far faster