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Gelabert was seriously impressive last night... Busto seemed to struggle. New bike maybe?

I always see the top European riders practicing at places that have man made obstacles everywhere in a yard.. Not just Toni bou they all seem to have somewhere with loads of stuff to go to. Shame we don’t have places like that over here.. at least in the midlands that I know of? In the right location it could be a good business... 10 pounds to practice... maybe hire a few bikes out and give lessons if your a decent rider... maybe include a indoor bit if it’s p****** it down like the indoor skate /bmx parks have. I know there is places to go to practice but they are natural stuff I think? Which is cool but I think the man made arena type stuff really appeals to young people because we just want to mess around and get better at going up obstacles and trick riding

Oh man there’s a lot of opinions flying around on here now hahaa!

I agree there still needs to be elements of slippy steep banks and cambers in world trials, but It’s the splatting up big rock steps and hopping around on the back wheel that brings more attention to the sport.. I mean there’s a lot more people now that know what trials is because of videos of Toni bou and what not on YouTube doing exactly that. They don’t care about a slippy bank.. I guess it’s like what Danny macaskill has done for cycle trials.. more people ride ‘street’ trials now rather than the traditional comp trials because let’s be honest it looks a hell of a lot cooler haha! Its going to to be harder in club trials because young people are going to want to be trying to get up rock steps and bouncing around where as the older guys will prefer the more traditional sections at club level. There isn’t much good ground in the midlands though.. It just seems to be banks and trees and the occasional rock step for expert riders

I agree with they have evolved the sport rather than staying in the past.. A lot of our sections are random as with trying to squeeze through the tightest of trees and trying to ride through quagmires and slippy turns on banks and stuff. Where as over there they are just nailing the trick riding and jumping/ splatting up stuff.. which is cool. I guess if you can do that the rest is pretty easy. At club level at least. Thanks for the insight ONI nou. I’ve seen the spea gear at the world trials I didn’t realise it was just one business man that set it up. That’s pretty cool, it’s a shame we don’t have something like that over here otherwise they will just keep dominating because there isn’t many family’s that would invest a lot of time and money into kids spending all the time doing trials rather than uni and getting jobs which means no practicing for 8 hours a day!

Why are so many of the top riders Spanish? Surely trials is bigger over here in the U.K? The only thing I can think of is the fact they have better weather? I know the top riders seem to be able to ride in the wet just as well as the others.. but as it’s always dry year long they get to push themselves more. I haven’t got any better over winter because near enough everywhere is a **** hole and I just slip and slide everywhere and rocks are as slippy as Ice which means not doing bigger stuff like maybe I would i it was dry! Obviously they are in a different league to us but I guess the same applies for the top riders from over here.. I guess that’s why Dabill goes over there to train! I also ride cycle trials and can hop and balance on my back wheel all day long. I Just can’t get my head around how the top riders balance on the back when stationary on motorbikes.. 1st gear popping a wheelie getting it high and feeling the balance point and leaning all the way back and my front wheel drops so fast if I pull the clutch or tap the back brake etc. I mean I’m not very good at wheelies but I still don’t know how the hell they do it they don’t even seem to lean back or have the front that high.. Motorbikes are heavy! Even trials bikes !!

Thanks for th replies! That’s a great idea the next time It happens I’ll shut it down and see if I can figure it out. I’ve had the carb apart the slide seems fine but I’m not sure on anything else as I’m new to trials. Also when on full lock to the right it revs higher so the cable routing must be off. I hope I can sort it soon because I don’t feel very confident on the bike since this happens so often haha! Is this a problem with betas in particular? I’m not very impressed the bikes only 9 months old!!

It’s the 2017, throttle tube and cable seems to return fine when bike is off. We have had a look at the slide into the carb and it seems to be okay but the spring is a bit flimsy compared to other bikes? But it seems to rev out a lot at least once per trial and it always seems to be at near max revs and it’s pretty sketchy sometimes if I’m in a higher gear because it takes off for a bit... need help!!

Awesome! My van will be the same shape as yours then dabster so that’s great to hear thanks for that !

Yeah the newer shape is bigger. Is yours a short wheel base? To be honest I’ll probably onl ever need to fit one bike in so it will be fine !

Does anyone know if you can get two bikes in with the bulkhead still in? Or does it need to be removed? Chopping my car in simply to save money and got a really good offer on a 2013 combo.. will most likely only ever put one bike in as I trial with family so I’ll only use it to transport my bike back home for servicing occasionally. May possibly need to fit two bikes in if we all decide to go to different trials!! Anyone got any experience?

I think it's only worth getting a high spec one though if your really interested in cycle trials as well though... I'm on mine everyday and it will last years so it's not bad value

Just to throw a spanner in the works.. i bought a cheap second hand trials cycle to practise balance and turns whilst at home and can't use the motorbike. Didn't really improve much but wanted to get better. So I bit the bullet and traded it in for a much more expensive bike and my progression has gone through the roof I can hop on the back wheel wherever hop up 3 pallets high pedal kick up stuff and everywhere 180 spins ect in such a short period of time. Its definitely helped my balance and limited trick riding skills on the motorbike and it's great fun and I've gotten a lot fitter on the trials cycle which helps on the motorbike heap loads !

Hi all, Does anyone else get stuff fingers and knees after riding a lot? I've only been riding a few months so I'm kind of hoping it's something my body's just getting used to. It only happens after a few days of hard practise/trials. I tend to practice once or twice a week and have one maybe two trials a week also. I think a lot of it may be coming from practicing on my trials push bike in between.. first my fingers feel a bit stiff in the morning maybe my knees then if I practice again the next morning my fingers get that lock kind of feeling when I'm moving them. It doesn't effect anything other than being sore and annoying. I find I have to give it 2 days rest to feel back to normal at that stage. I think they are lasting longer before they get sore again so hopefully it will ease itself so I can practice until my girlfriend moans at me haha! Im only 25 and I've never had this problem until I started trials riding so I doubt it's arthirits. Anyone else? Any tips if you've had it to overcome or deal with it?

I got the bike! Its fantastic, so smooth at the bottom end but it's got a lot more go in all the gears than the scorpa. Everything on the new bikes is far superior and I definitely made the right choice with the beta. Had a go on a 14 sherco after that had a flywheel weight and slow action but it was no way near as smooth as the beta! Perfect bike for a newbie

Thanks for your opinions guys! My grandad reckons it could be a decent bike to get, and he's been riding for years. So I've pretty much made up my mind if it's decent on test ride I'm having it !! Not many people can say a lampkin had this bike before me either haha!! I'm excited now

I'm not worried about the price or loss on depreciation. I've lost more on car depreciation in a year than a new trials bike. Im not made of money or ready to throw hard earned cash away and I know I could use the old scorpa all the way to expert and probably beyond.. but... let's be honest it's nice having a new bike and it would be even nicer spending a grand less! I have no kids and my girlfriend earns good money so I'm lucky to have disposable income at the min so I was thinking why not

I think saving a grand for a bike that's been ridden like a casual rider for a years worth is pretty decent though? Do you think? I mean I'm saving 1/5 and I will be selling it in a year/ 2 years most anyway so instead of losing 3 grand I'd just be losing 2 grand on depreciation as it's still a 2017 and the next person doesn't need to know it's ridden a Scottish haha!! Although having a bike owned by a lampkin is pretty cool non the less! Seen as it's been serviced and they will set it up for me I'm 90% sure on having it now unless anyone can persuade me otherwise !! apreciate the opinions though guys

It's just the standard 250 evo model not the factory. I was surprised at that too because I would have thought all the experts would have 300 factory models... Why do they sell the bikes post ssdt though? I would have thought they'd just ride them for the rest of the year surely unless the Scottish nails the bikes.

Thanks for the replies guys. DMc sorry I'm new to the game I thought the scot was the Scottish 6 day. The only thing that was putting me off really is the mileage through the moors it's like 100 miles a day right? I was just trying to figure if it's worth taking the risk for a grand less plus as dan says the lampkins would surely have had it in fine fettle throughout

Hey guys I'm after a bit of advice. Im fairly new to trials. Been riding 4 months on one of the first scorpa SY models 250. Which is my grandads old bike that I just borrowed to get into it. Its fair to say I'm well and truly addicted. I practice 2 times a week and then trial as much as possible Saturday Sunday wherever. When I'm not on the motorbike I'm hoping around on a trials push bike so my learning curve has been pretty steep. I'm a mid table clubman rider now and improving week by week so that's a basic idea of my brief trials history! I know the old old scorpa would probably take me all the way to expert level and I do like it apart from the clutch is so snappy compared to all the others I've rode. But I know I'm a trials rider for as long as I can do it now and I want a modern bike.. Tried a few beta gas gas sherco ect ect and I found the beta to be the nicest maybe just because the guy set it up perfectly or what I don't know. Anyway heres my question before i ramble on all night. There's a beta evo 2017 at inch perfect for sale that's in immaculate condition and a grand cheaper than buying a new one. However apparently the guy who had it was James lampkin to ride the scot.. obviously he's a quality rider and hardly dropped any so there's nothing visually wrong with the bike but I'm a bit worried as to why the top boys get a bike for the scot then get rid. Is it because they nail them and wear them out? The guy at inch perfect seems knowledgable but obviously he's a salesman as well as a trials rider. He rid the scot this year and assured me it was dry and he's a good rider and would have looked after it.. that's literally all the bikes done he's serviced it said he will put a flywheel weight and slow action throttle on for me ect. I'm not short for cash but it would be nice to save a grand! Any thoughts?? Seem like a good deal??