old trials fanatic

Bet theres loads woody but i think people will keep their heads down as you know it doesnt pay to make waves or forget to tug your forelock when it comes to the pre65 scottish. Even if it is the case how do you know that next year, 2013, when you are thinking of trying for a place that they wont think of another "hurdle" or would the correct term be spanner to throw into the works. I know it's a waste of time as we have been here so many times when discussing eligability etc with regard to this one off event but would it be too much to ask for any eligability regulations to have a 4 year timeframe instead of altering every time a vested interest has their way? Yeah it probably is too much to ask

Think they were modified 3TA. Whatever it was it wouldnt be up to the challenges we face even at a club trial today. Too heavy especially if you use those god awful yokes plus they dont work! Just depends if you want to build a bike as a period piece or you want to build one to ride and be competitive on? Me if it aint competitive i wouldnt bother. Just trying to point the guy in the right direction and save him wasting his money on an old setup that was pretty awful even in it's day. Merry Christmas Al

Just goes to show why the top lads will always be the top lads no matter what the rules, or bike regs, are !!!! The only similarity between what he was doing and me was when he fell off except i wouldnt even have attempted it. Makes a bit of a lie about statements on another thread about an increase in the minimum weight limit doesnt it as that Enduro bike MUST have been a LOT heavier than a trials bike.

As the Peak Classic Trials Clubs Club Championship 2011/2012 draws to a close riders gathered to contest the remaining Championship places up for grabs. The CoC Paul Beswick had spent Friday and Saturday setting out 11 sections which were intended to be a bit on the easy side taking into account the Met office forecast but all his efforts were thwarted by Mother Nature as the was a hard overnight frost followed by snow showers that had not been forecast and this had a big effect on the course making it extremely difficult to even get to the sections never mind clean them. Sorry guys it was much harder than intended still a few of you said you had still enjoyed it and for that I thank you. Richard Turner took a long overdue win in the Expert British Bike category on his Cub for a loss of 132 marks and I think he deserves a medal for tenacity. On the Expert Twinshock route Mark Hallows was victorious on his sons Yamaha as his own Majesty had front fork trouble his loss of 82 was much higher than we are used to seeing Mark score so well done on an unfamiliar bike. While we are talking of endurance and tenacity against all odds Michael Attmore fought his Trifield to a class win in the Intermediate British Bike class for a score of 150 again unheard of loss of marks but a credit to him that he persevered and never gave up on the big heavy Triumph twin engined machine. Ian Bend managed to turn on the old magic to score 77 marks and take the honours in the Intermediate Twinshock class to put added pressure on current Championship leader Tony Sprinks who was struggling in the muddy conditions but still made it to the finish to take fourth place on 125 marks. So a battle royal is set to happen at the final round in January for Intermediate Twinshock Championship honours. The Clubman class had it all a little bit easier and Mark Kearsley, Yamaha, had a fantastic ride to lose a mere 12 marks which considering the conditions was an outstanding effort superb Mark. It was great to see a female entry from Margaret Carter on her 200 Majesty but unfortunately she had to retire due to having her tank recently resprayed and paint particles were contaminating the fuel and blocking jets. We hope to see Margaret at another of our trials in the future and hope she has better fortunes as it

:agreed: :agreed: God i so wish i'd said that. Woody for president

Havent seen that before. Brillient. Best laugh i've had for ages thanks Ross made my day.

Just in case you were thinking of coming tomorrow the trial is deffinately on I was up there Friday and today laying out and we had a small snow flurry but nothing settled. It's wet but i have laid out taking the conditions into account so nothing tight and lots of width so ther's more than just one line. So hopefully see you there remember please bring an observer if you possibly can and there are mince pies and free tea and coffee for the first 50 riders. Much better than Christmas shopping See you there

Err wouldnt that make it a Chapman Yamaha then ?

Well said it's just a shame those who think o/40's are out of touch agreed with your sentiments. Some people will always be just take take take and never dream of giving back.

Good luck to the ITSA by the way. More than a few people have been saying their rules about machines would be the way to go over here. Not sure about that myself but i am trying to keep an open mind.

Just a reminder if you need one that this Sunday sees round 11 of 12 of the Peak Classic Trials Clubs Club Championship at Cookes Wood near Youlgrave Matlock start 11.00am. With some of the class wins still up for grabs a good score is paramount to ensure they take the trophys they have been chasing all year. After the great turnout of riders who helped support the club at our last trial at Bracken rocks last month it would be fantastic to see you all again at this the penultimate round of our 2011/2012 season. As a small thank you we will have a free tea and mince pie for the first 50 riders so come along and get one last ride in before the Christmas festivities take centre stage. If you can bring an observer then even better. We do reward all observers who sign on before the event as a thank you for their time and trouble. There will be Expert, Intermediate and Clubman routes along with classes for British Bikes, Pre 85 Twinshocks and Pre95 Air Cooled Monos so something for everybody. I will be laying out the course with a watchful eye on the weather which is forcast to be sunny but chilly so bodes well for a grand ady out in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District. So hopefully see you there go on you know you want to

Would it not be possible to learn to ride to no stop? after all you must have learnt to ride stopping and bopping?

Nah not me but good luck to everybody who is lucky enough to get a start

Just 125 Sprite. They were good bikes in their day and they are probably responsable for getting more "bums on seats" over here than any other bike with the possible exception of the Greeves Scottish. Shame there arent more of them still being used.

Now i know it doesnt effect me as i dont ride in the usa but why do you feel they need to drop the no stop? I would have thought it was totally appropriate for a twinshock organisation to run trials to no stop rules. If you run to stop allowed rules the sections will just get tighter and tighter to allow for all the bu66ering about and the steps will get bigger and bigger for the same reason. Trials clubs over here are rapidly coming to the conclusion that no stop is the way to go and all Classic clubs have been no stop for ever. Even the Scottish and Scott are no stop.

Got to admit i dont know the bike in question. Anybody got any piccys they could post out of interest?

Doesnt matter. Long Roadholder are good but the shorter slider and even disc braked Commando are used and are legal. If you use the disc braked commando ones then just turn the caliper bracket off in the lathe.

I know the purists wont like it but you are better off with a multigrade. Just use a cheap 20/50 or even 10/40 if it's very cold and change it regularly. Most engine wear takes place when you start the engine from cold and when it's cold as you say it takes longer for the oil to get around and lubricate everything. Remember when these engines were made oil technology was almost non existant and modern oils are light years ahead of what they had then. Also far better to use a cheap oil and change it after every 3 or 4 trials than an expensive oil and only change it every 6 months IMHO of course.

Ballot sorry couldnt resist. Will try to restrain myself this year

They probably all think it's like when you were at primary school and magically all the christmas decos went up overnight. The magic fairies do it of course

Marzocchi legs machined to fit into Norton sliders c/w a set of billet alloy yokes. I'd only use the marzocchi legs as scotland and some other clubs specify 35mm dia max and other better legs are available but they are 36mm dia or bigger and wont fit into the Norton sliders.

Interesting to read the actual results not just listen to conjecture. Seems about right to me with no really horrendous scores and a result that wasnt a clean sheet. Where's the problem? Unless it's a dummy spitting moment from the riders who have spent all their time practising bouncing up and down and leaping up cliffs to then find out they need more tools in their toolbox than the ability to stick it in third rev the nuts off it and dump the clutch?