old trials fanatic

One less pint YOU were going to buy me a pint ? Banged your head or sumfink See ya there mate

Wow eight screens 4 with a pine cone on and 4 with seeweed on

If it's any help, although i see you are in Aus so perhaps as easy to contact Spain as Woodies says, but Alan Whitton sells them in GB but as the Scottish is only days away you may not get him on the phone as he's probably up to is neck is swarf 01246419805 is his number. I've got them fitted to my James and also had a pair on a B40 which i sold to someone else on this site and have been very pleased with them. No connection with Alan other than always had good service from him and found him very helpful.

Best performance ? well depends on how sensative you are. Value for money ? Think you need to go a long way to beat the Betors. Especially if you fall off regularly and are not expert enough to exploit the questionable "advantages" of Falcons etc. Though Falcons do have a large following on this site. Heard some very good reports about the "Magicals" which Mick Andrews sells. You pays your money etc etc. Personally i think the money is better spent on a new tyre and a pair of Betors but that wasnt your question was it? How about going to a couple of Classic rounds and seeing what the National Championship series riders choose? Good luck

Feels like being at an AA meet. My "name" is Old Trials Fanatic and i ride a "tricked up brit special" (whatever that is) in the Pre65 class and i help organise Trials here in the UK. Should i be ashamed ? At least i walk the walk

Be interesting to see the Spanish "press" minders at the Pre65 AGAIN ! New year same old problem.

Ditto here too. Bloody banks

Sammy Miller Products is still trading but not owned by Sammy Miller. He sold the business to a guy whose main interest is Classic Moto Cross. Will have to wait and see if the Trials side lives on?

Or even this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=011 Seems after the one on e bay which fetched over

Nice. Thought it was news of something else

Perhaps a Greeves monoshock ?

My quick two pennorth. I would much sooner read John Collins well crafted and excellently worded contributions than any "ya boo sucks" postings from whichever contributor so John youre old enough, wise enough and broad shouldered enough to shrug it all off. I might not always agree totally with you but i feel you are open to suggestion and it's refreshing to have a contact within the ACU who listens and enters into "debate". I dont ride the Classic Championship so will not comment other than to say if you dont like the status quo then enter yourself then the numbers will swell and justify a change. The numbers are what matter at the end of the day and wether a Club Trial or a National if the numbers are not sufficient then you either make them up from wherever you can or you say "sod it" and dont bother. Me i'd sooner have an event to ride in than none at all. You could always if you dont want to get your P & J dirty help to organise the event then you could be the one that all the flack is leveled at? The situation might not be brilliant or to everybodys taste but it's all we got at the moment and at least it's on. If events die out due to too few entries not justifying the effort or because they are run at a loss then you will all moan but it will be too late then wont it? Same thing applies to the ACU it aint the best for everybody but it's all we got and the income from Trials aint going to pay for any other governing body and believe me they do a lot more than just take a percentage and drink tea. A lot more. So as long as the preference in the event is ALWAYS given to Pre65 and Twinshock entries and the course is laid out for them too and i fully believe Woodies comments on this subject, as i know he has ridden more events than most on here, then we have something to build on and take forward at least.

Lets just say Swooshdave that you are more in the real world than Micheal. If you really want to see a "missinterpretation" of the no stop rule just go and ride in Spain. In Robregordo last year Big John not only took the wrong route but when he found out performed a feet down reverse and three point turn and still got a three. You learn quickly "when in Spain do as the Spaniards" Back to reality. We are so grateful to actually have any observers over here that if they wanted you to blow them a kiss in order to get a clean then so be it as long as they apply the same rules to all the riders through their section Perhaps it's because we have comparatively a lot more Trials in a smaller area each weekend it dilutes the entry and available observer pool ?

OK but who is going to force the rider to enter the bike in that cllass? Who is oing to enforce the rules ? When the club goes under financially due to small entries where will we all ride? Seriously apart from on here i dont come across this massive movement for "bikes as they were" and if that was indeed the case then youd just have a field full of Fantics anyway Q.E.D. or Majestys with "modified" steering angles ?

The crux of the rules debae is who is going to enforce it? The organisers wont so no matter what other riders, bystanders, bar room lawyers who ever thinks any rules are a waste of time and effort. I used to think that construction rules and regs were essential until i got involved in actually helping to organise events then you realise you cant afford to turn riders and income away. Sad but true. In racing it's a whole different ball game but dont fool yourself there are more Manx Nortons, DBD34 Goldies and G50 Machies racing than the factories ever made and none of them are to manufacturers spec. Motor Sport is Motor Sport. The first thing we always did was read the blue book and push the interpretation of it as far as possible then a bit more. Thats the way it always has been and always will be. Learn to live with it. The only rule that will ever work as Woodie has said is the no stop rule but you cant get observers to enforce it and probably never will. So what do we do? Pratically nothing as nothing will work but what the organisers can do is lay out the sections so that there is no advantage at all in hop skipping or any other kind of prating about. This and only this negates the "advantage" of a modified bike, whatever that is. This is the only way you will ever see some of the bikes that allegedly according to many on this site, although i meet precious few riders who express the same views, are languishing in sheds awaiting the demise of the "modern" Pre65 machines. Downsides?? you will have to accept there will be quite a few riders finishing on 0 marks but experience has taught me that you cant have it both ways. You honestly cant. Make the sections tighter and more technical and the "std" bikes cant compete, the hoppers and jumpers dominate and the whole thing falls apart. So debate the "rules" about machine construction all you want but without enforcement, which aint gonna happen, it's just all hot air. Sorry guys.

Yep thats it Just think yourself lucky you havent got an unmodified cub cos then you have to split the crankcase also Then they wonder why the British Motor Cycle industry went down the pan ?

Agreed then he will know how people who have replied many times already feel

Thanks mate just what i needed. Had a feeling the horn needed to be continious. All the rest is ok too. The local m.o.t. man is nice but dim He is quite a reasonable bloke but he was busy and didnt have chance to check his computer. Just didnt want to waste his or my time. He did say if i didnt have an engine number, engine built from nos cases and as it's Villiers the plate is missing from the primary case, then for the m.o.t. it's not a problem ? Thanks for the input chaps

Can i use a bulb horn or does it need to be constant tone? The m.o.t. tester didnt seem to know. Anybody had any problems with tyres? whats the rule on chain guards? What about tank and engine breathers? Am i worrying about nothing

Only problem you are going to come up against is the B25 isnt "Pre65" so may not get an entry other than in events witha "Pre72" class which will limit your events. Then again you could just ride the Clubman route at any trial? Just treat it as a C15 / B40 and use the stuff that they use. Alternatively as it's not elegible for pre65 anyway just pick up an old Bultaco sell the engine on e bay and fit your motor to the Bultaco frame and running gear. Good luck and enjoy your bike.

Hmmm must be just me then. Thought there might be a "surprise" in the offing Will wait and see. Wouldnt it be great if somebody really surprised the assembled throngs? Where better to do it ?

In the process of getting my James ready for the dreaded m.o.t. as the Scottish i rapidly approaching So is there anything i need to do or make sure of as i have never m.o.t. d a trials bike before. Do i need a horn? reflector ? speedo? All advice appreciated

Just wondering. Back in the Good Old Days manufcturers used to debut new bikes or developments at the Scottish. Sometimes the paddock was the place to catch the first glimpse of next seasons "must have" ? Just wondered if anybody "knew" of anything

Not that i'm any kinda expert but are you sure using stell is a good idea? Wouldnt the magnets have a magnetising effect? Would it then affect the ignition? Wasnt this why the manufacturers used non magnetic materials? I mean using Brass was hardly a cost saving measure after all. Just a thought