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Normal for the little bikes to rev up high when on choke, they breath better than the bigger bore machines, you don't want it reving it's little shocks off cold, so once started click the choke off.

Manufacturers championship, would give a true idea of what bike the top riders thought was best for the job if they all had to ride stock bikes. Now! some are lot closer to stock than others, but I do think the best rider would earn the most prize money, and the best bike would probably earn the manufacturers championship. Good ride by Shaun this weekend, how close would his bike be to stock compared to James's ? Or Grimbo's for that matter, is his 3.2 some high $$$$$$$ factory special, or a self prepered stock bike?.

I was reading the BC topic and thought this about sums it up "Maybe it hits home how small the sport is in the UK" A good motorcycle shop in the UK, probably sells more new bikes, [ insert brand ] than the importer for that brand in the US and many other countries around the world. The ability of the top riders isn't in question, it's the ability to make a living or at least pay the expenses, if this can't be done, should it not be a true amateur sport, all on stock bikes and prize money instead of sponsorship and factory contracts ?. Say the total factory expenses for all the factories to run a team for the year was two million Euro, divided by ten rounds, paying 1st through 15th. Do you think you would see more riders participating if there was a chance of an earner. We now have the youth 125, Junior, and world champ, will this sort out most before they get to world champ, I don't mean on ability, I mean financially.

Slap a 44 tooth rear sprocket on it, slows her down a bit.

Got me thinking on how much world rounds have changed from the first running in 75. Back then the top riders all rode the major trials like the SSDT and Scott plus the big nationals, those event's were close to the type of section and style they were riding at world level. I just seem to remember there were more good center riders on a Shirty yam, or Appy's Mon't, with many other well known shops and dealer bikes with a good local lad on them Now if your a top contender you need to stick with world type sections that have no resemblance to what the clubman sport of trials is about, and it's rare for a clubman to ride the same event as a top contender, but in the past you often could, did this attract riders, Did Doug, entering the Scott boost entries last year and this ?. In a way Doug's career has come full circle, winning the Scott and the SSD in the early 90's probably over a very similar course that his dad won on in the 70's and last year returned to win the Scott, with entry in this year, and also talk of an 08 SSDT ride. What would change if there wasn't a world championship, or if the FIM named x amount of event's a year like the two above as world championship point scoring round's, bet you wouldn't get too many minders following their riders round the Scott No doubt what the top world riders can do is fantastic for the enthusiast to spectate, but just like 30 years ago, it still is the enthusiast who's the spectator, Joe public doesn't seem too bothered even with all the bells whistles and show added. Trials does need more sales and bodies on bikes and involved with the running of event's, in your opinion what would entice more into the game, the world circus, or the club side of the sport ?. I have no clue, just thought I would raise some different question than what bike.

One of his dying whishes was to be microwaved, so his wife granted his last whish, again it goes to show! it's not over until the fat man pings.

His wife asked a friend to build a coffin for him, so he went down local lumber yard and bought a sheet of plywood for a fiver, brass screws for three quid, and a tin of varnish for two quid. just goes to show, you can still build a coffin for a tenor.

Were a bunch of sick ******s arn't we

Has it always been so hard for a talented rider to get sponsorship ?. I see posts were very good riders can't afford to attend the world events because it's way beyond there means, is the profit margin for factory,importer, dealer so close to the bone that the best a top rider can hope for, is a loan of a bike and/or help with expenses if lucky. I see some think the cost of a new bike is too much, on the other hand I hear the profit margin is so small that, people in the business to make a living, are struggling to keep afloat. I may be wrong, but it seemed to me twenty years ago the shops had more lad's out on the hill with a bit of sponsorship, the importer could have a few more riding international events, and the factory would have more world riders, or do you think the top few in the world now demand the whole pie, and there simply isn't any crumbs left. I also see posts where some think the sponsorship from, factory, importer, dealer should be more, but how can it if there isn't any more to give, do we realize how stretched it really is, or do you think they are on a good earner. Trials riders for the most part seem to be very careful how they spend the hard earned, but the price change of a bike over the past twenty years doesn't seem high compared with other items. Trials has to be by far the cheapest form of motor sport, with a full day of trials costing very little to enter and compete in, when compared with the price of other clubman's motor sports, you would think that new and used bikes would be in high demand, and sponsorship and participation would be up, it doesn't look that way to me. Or do you think in reality trials is just going the way of the polar ice cap.

I take it there has been another outbreak, where ?

Elton is going to join the remaining two, so it will be two tenors and a nine bob note.

"Heavy, no get up and go" I don't think he's quite correct in those statements probably just talking out his because he dosn't know.

Better picture of the right side doing the rounds.

What sort of dad sells the lad's bike before they have a replacement He should be slapping thi head for that, in fact I best give him a call and wind him up a bit.

Lying bugger, tha wer shagged after 10 minutes when tha was riding in May.

Bet he was whishing Fuji got between him and Cabby today, one point in the final championship between 4th and 5th.

Silly me, it's not a clone, it has an oil window in the clutch cover

This link should save a lot of questions. http://www.sherco-moto.com/wayne_corner.html

Look on the bright side Neon, you could live down south

Slow day Nige ?

Go ride the Scottish, after that! everything else is just a play day Were just a bunch of lad's mucking about on the hillside or in't beck hole for the fun of it, it doesn't matter where you place in an event, it's taking part that keeps you young at heart. In't end were all banner die, so mek best of getting 't end.

More than likely the host club actually pay the fine, otherwise the volunteer official would soon become extinct.

So you need to be invited to the OK coral in order to take part in the shootout.

Going on form I would think 1 Jarvis, even money 2 Morris 2 to 1 3 Brown 5 to 2 4 Wigg 3 to 1 will it run at Sedgefield

Good buy if cig lighter hadn't blown a fuse on't trials iron