charlie prescott

Hi Guy's Yea, thanks for that Johny, must check and see if I have a screw loose!!!! My Boots just keep on getting more comfortable, I have doped them with saddle oil a couple of times, and they have started to take on a new retro look, that could become fashionable. One thing I might say is that we should find out if, when they eventually die, we can replace them with the same. Are they making another batch? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Dave. If I get time today I will measure one for you, when I go to work? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Ulrico, Looks like a really original bike, You should be able to turn this into a trials bike quite easily. You may need wheel rims,tyres, new footrest positions, change the fork yokes, and detune the engine, fit a head with smaller inlet port, and a smaller carb, gear it down on the back sprocket, I am sure the gear ratios will be OK for a start.I would fit PVL ignition as well. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Robin, Firstly, Wow, not some interest in chairs, At Last, Ay Andy. Robin, It would be good if we could have some close up pictures of your, or someone else's sidecar, as with the ACU dimensions,I'm sure we could work things out from these two elements. Mine is for fitting to a British bike a BSA, I have built a replica Kendall chair for our Ariel, but his is only for show. so I am fitting a competitive chair to the BSA and fitting a 300 cc engine. I have until March to build it so need to get a move on. PS, good luck to you Guy's in the US with your projects. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's 66 is the right number. When I did my apprenticeship a long time ago, One of the guy's at work had a brand new HT3. In-fact all the guy's bar one had four stroke trials bikes and this is how I got into the game originally. If you started work at Youngs Garage in Banbury on the agricultural side, you ended up riding a trials bike. There was more work done on these bikes, than there was working on tractors. Happy Days. Anyway back to the plot, Roy Steel's Ariel HT3 was used on most practise sesions, So I got to ride it quite a lot. He got criticized for not buying a HT5 for as has been said there was not that much difference in the price. Roy always said he had made the right choice, and it is not until now owning a few HT5's that I think he was right, because the power was always that bit softer, and I think found more grip. If Sam had have rode one,there would have been a lot more sold. Incidentally the HT 3 had the single sided 7inch front BSA type brake fitted as standard. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's I would like to enter a couple of our bikes in the Talmag Trial in January, But cannot find a suitable contact for information, Can anyone help me? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Wallow I have been told that this is a good sorce of bends, but you will need to TIG weld them with stainless wire. www.ojzengineering.co.uk/product.php?product=13 Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's I too could do with some information about, who builds, trials sidecars? Does every one build them to the ACU spesification ETC? I agree with you guy's there is not much information forthcoming about the sidecar scene, some of them must have a computor, with the law of averages. Perhaps Robin can put us right? Regards Charlie, PS Still looking for Ray Rounds, BSA Victor Outfit.

Hi Guy's Hi Ken sounds good will try and get there. www.oxfordixionmcc.co.uk Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Well if it is a Panther, well done for getting it back out of the shed. I would gear it down as much as I could. If it has a Burman box you could probably go down a couple of teeth on that, I would use the 17 engine sprocket and even think about a bigger back wheel sprocket. Well done again for getting the old bike back out. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's One mans Dream that has gone badley wrong, and has know where to go, such a shame. Priced on promises, and cancelled orders. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Well after being promised a pair of "SuperDuper" trial boots, just like his, by my good old bruv. Just before I desperately needed a pair,(and I was a bit crafty, as I had already bought a pair of Askews, as a stand by). He dumped a pair of "Diadora Muds" at my feet still with the address from a Geeser that had sold them to him, off of e-Bay. Well I was disgruntled to say the least, and refused to even look at the boots for over a month, Then one morning it was really wet, and I had the duty to walk the dog across our vast estate,well a couple of fields!! so with me wellies in the other car, I forced my self to step into this pair of boots. Urm. nice fit I thought, and the toggles are easy to use, I bet the ble*ders leak, cos most trials boots do.Well I was jumping into puddles just like a kid to test the theroy. But they would not let in water. And do you know the more I have warn them the more comfy they get. Now they may not be proper trials boots, but you try taking these off of me now. The Askews are sat dejected in the corner of the back kitchen, just hoping for a outing.And I am still priming the Bruv for the pair of "SuperDupers" he promised me.But would not probably wear them. Regards Charlie

Hi Guy's. Hi Steve, Well to start with, to turn this old Ariel into a trials bike, you will need to spend

Hi Guy's. I have promised Natalie James, that I will try and find her father Derek, and late uncle Ray's Ex works BSA Victor sidecar outfit. This is the one built firstly and ridden by Arthur Pullman. Derek has recently got involved again with the classic trials scene and spent the weekend with us at Stoneleigh, and enjoyed it immensely. He can not remember who bought the bike from the Round's but thinks they may have been local to the midlands. If any of you, Have any information or have, or can remember this outfit, in shall we say from the eighties, or know if it is still about today, Natalie and myself would be more than interested in meeting up with the plot again. It was a works bike, and I am collating information about the BSA Competition Department. Regards Charlie.

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Hi Guy,s For information about the trial look on the website. If you are referring to Steve Saunders, No, he did not make it to the trial, has he could not get away from a prior engagement,although he tried. He sent me an apology and said that he will defiantly ride next year, and would have this, if he had been invited earlier. Now that a lot more people know of the shows existence, it may not be has difficult to contact people. I am sure that anyone that tried the new format Express trial will spread the word on how much fun they had riding the event. And don't forget, this event was put on to encourage people to take up Classic Trials Riding and to put the "Fun" element back into riding a trials bike. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi OTF, Yes we did have fun, and will have more next year, Bessie says you can swing your leg over her anytime. PS, heard all about the video, must get me a copy. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Andrew, Looking forward to my copy. I would add that the time table will be a lot more slick next year.Start earlier, finish later. Same format, but with two legs over the two days, the same as the sidecars. And if I get my way, it will be run as a "Team Event", with six or seven riders in each team. And the show will be aimed at the riders and not "Joe Public". With even more entertainment in the evenings. The "Old Iron" that Peter,"Bill Webster" was riding ,was the brilliant "Otter" B40 built by our "Old" friend, "Old Trials Fanatic " You Must get along next year Paul. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Alan Whitton Tel: 01246 419805. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Pete, What an absolute shame. PM, me to let me know why Please. Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's I have found that today's petrol will remove paint better than thinners, I don't know if Methanol has the same problem? Regards Charlie.

Hi Guy's Hi Monty. A Sports cub S/A is the one to use has it has both arms cranked, you may have to centralise the sub-frame to suit. Hope this helps. Regards Charlie.

Ask Steve.

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Hi Guy's. Hi there you Honda boys, Russell Mat, and Nigel that turned up to the Classic Trials Show, and experienced a trial with a difference. I hope you all enjoyed the ride, and the atmosphere there, the smile on your faces told me you did. Perhaps you boys can spread the word now about the trial , so we get a full complement of Hondas for next year. I have already had some one interested in sponsoring this class for next year. A big thank you to you boys for backing me up at the last minuet. and also for showing your riding skills on a lightweight four-stroke Twin-shock machine. Regards Charlie.