Hello
I've spent many hours enjoying reading posts until my eyes are like p*** holes in snow... I grew up in Yorkshire riding Bultos and Ossas. I explained to my wife that I grew up riding with the Lampkins (I think I saw a couple of them across a wet field, 400 yds away...?) and it is my right to start riding trials after a brief lay-off, 42 years to be precise. I live in Hertfordshire these days.
I've bought an '85 TLR200 thinking I'd ride twin-shock events and restore the bike and improve at the same time. So far, new cables, bars, grips, tyres, exhaust, brakes and oils and still I haven't made it out of the garage. I keep breaking bits off and having to source reflex parts from the US... whilst the bike's nice and I'm having fun I do actually want to ride at some point!
So from the confines of the workshop I have hatched a plan to flog the Honda and get myself onto a Montesa 4RT and that's what I'm up to now. Funny thing, having grown up on two strokes, I'm not the least bit interested in riding one now and can't seem to see anything beyond the 4RT! (I reckon I've read all the threads on 4RT matters hence the eyes.... There are a couple of decent clubs and practice areas in my neck of the woods which I will join in the next few weeks.
As an aside, when I was riding as a kid, we wore wellies designed to fill up with water and overalls that soaked up the rain. I haven't quite come to terms with the spider man outfits errrr sorry trials wear, but I'm sure I'll get there. On the plus side my old Belstaff gear appears to be still in vogue (at least I saw David Beckham poncing about in one on his cafe racer) which reminds me I must scrape off all that Bradford mud! Happy days ?
