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is this anything to do with it? Farnham Royal MC & LCC Contact: C Strutton, 20 Alvista Avenue, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 0PG, Tel: 01628 664244. . apparently isle of white farm is near Denham...... and could this narrow it down for you?

so does anybody know how much this bit of kit costs and can you put the fuel tank in line with the existing tank?

Most MX tracks that I know of don't insist on an annual membership fee. Cashflow isn't an issue (well it's not percieved as being an issue at present) The proposed venue has plenty of scope for providing the infrastructure for an arena, there are plenty of materials available to build obstacles, such as earth and machines to move it, logs, rocks etc. Parking isn't an issue as the proposed arena may only be an acre or two in size, but there is plenty of good parking adjacent to it. (Try 100 cars plus! lol) - Remember - this will be in an area which is currently in use for other motorsports at present. Shaun.

Aha - If that fella can get away with dumping a load of bricks in the Tate Modern and call it "ART" then a few strategically placed blocks should be no problem! Progress is still being made with this idea - it will happen I'm sure.

I found that site a couple or three weeks back. I'd like to say that I've read and inwardly digested the whole lot, I haven't ! - Makes for good reading though, very useful to us lesser skilled!

I haven't even read it yet - but seeing how its MCN - what did you expect?

Wheelies are something that require practice, practice and maybe some more practice! Start on flat level ground and just have the bike pottering along in 3rd gear, don't do 1st or 2nd to begin, 3rd or even 4th will be more controllable to start with. Whilst the bike is just rolling along, just off the revs, pull in the clutch, give the engine a few more revs and just drop the clutch straight back out. You will find that the front will lift. How high it goes is up to you and how brave you are. Rolling off the throttle will let the front drop, but a quick stab on the back brake will drop the front straight away. Keep practicing untill you get comfortable with the front coming up. It will come up a long way before you hit the balance point. Go beyond that and you'll flip the bike. Best do it with somebody else watching as they will be able to tell you how high the wheel is coming up, but you should be able to get the bars up to your chest if you are standing up straight. Once you've mastered the technique then try a wheelie in the lower gears and then progress to trying it up a step or over a log or something similiar, slowly of course. I come from a supermoto and enduro bike background whereby we'd wheelie for ever even in top gear, however trials is all about a slow wheelie, or just a wheelie to get up over an obstacle, so I'm having to learn again! It really is all about practice though. Good Luck!

It's well within your radius! Ditto for you too! The land at present is flatish apart from the huge earth bank behind it as previously stated. The idea would be to build up an 'obstacle arena' using materials lying around such as logs and rocks, even old lorry and tractor tyres. Just lumps and bumps to get over and wind our way inbetween. I've got a good contact who is supposed to be coming up to the site to take a peek and offer advice. There is plenty of infastructure in place for this due to the other activities so moving heavy objects and soil wouldn't be a problem. We're not envisaging building something that the likes of Mr Raga or Lampkin could only attempt - just something for all with varying degress of difficulty. Thanks for the responses so far - it's appreciated. Shaun.

Hi, I am in the process of looking into the feasibility of sorting out a 'trials arena'. I can't give too much detail away at present but bear with me..... I am in talks with a good friend who is the owner of a very successful motorsports facility here in the Central South of England. Between the two of us we have identified quite a large area of land which has the potential to be turned into a 'Trials Arena'. The area concerned is approximately 1 acre in size and is backed onto by a 30mtr high sloped earth bank. There is scope for other areas which can be used for expansion should this prove viable. We are looking to put together an area for trials riders of mixed abilities from junior and novice up to intermediate to start with. Discussions would take place with leading figures in the sport to help us come up with something suitable. Now what I'm after is a bit of a straw poll given that any riders wishing to come along and have a go will find themselves having to pay to ride (yes there's a catch!). However for their monies they will have a safe area to ride and practice in, there will be NO noise issues as there is existing planning in place for motorsports. There would be a marshal during busy times and also most w/e's and odd days when it's busy there are trained medical staff on site. The facility is served by major trunk routes and is easy to get to from all points of the compass. Opening times would be any time of the week apart from Mondays from 1st Nov through to 31st Mar and then Tues-Fri and one w/e a month during the summer (this is due to existing planning restraints ) Would you attend such a facilty if we go ahead and build something useful? How much would you expect to pay to ride there? All riders would be covered by the operators insurance (roughly costing

Can't you do that then? Tut-Tut It's impressive how much control he's got - it all looks so effortless. Shaun.

I've just bought two TY80's for my two lads. I looked at the pro's of con's of differing machines and everything pointed to the TY's as they are cheap to buy - around

So if I'm reading this correctly then both the 7 and 9 yr old can compete on the TY80 - which is great news. But can it be competitive on todays courses do you think..... Thanks for the responses so far - much appreciated. Shaun.

Can anybody tell me what ages go against what engine sizes or classes for youths? I've two lads aged 9 (10 in Dec) and 7 (8 next Aug), and I'm not sure of what bikes they could ride on. I've had a mooch around on the ACU website but I can't find the info. I've just bought an aging Yam TY80 for them to get to grips with, with the idea that they can learn clutch control etc. They've both riden 50 & 80cc MX auto's before, but the boss is worried about them hurtling around a track doing MX. As I've just bought myself a 270 Beta, I was thinking that the 3 of us could go off and ride together etc. And finally, could they compete ok on the TY80 or would they need something a bit more modern to ride on? Thanks Shaun.

Hi Mate! Challenging is not the word! I was out last Sunday at Matchams. I'd organised an Enduro track-day down there and as everybody was blatting through the woods I went out for a play in amongst the woods between their tracks. I didn't realise that its so physical even though you're only going so slow!. I was just pratting around trying to keep my feet up doing tight figure of 8's between trees and getting used to what the bike can do. I learn't very quickly that it can do far more than I can!. I'm still continuing to book and organise MX/Enduro trackdays, and I'll be out with them again pratting around doing my thing whilst they are doing theres. The next one is at Tonymoto's on Sat 24th Nov. If you fancy coming along on the Monty for a play on the bundings and pits then give me a shout.

Hello All, I've just come over to trials after riding supermotos and the last year has been on an enduro bike (KTM300EXC). I've come over after I keep bashing myself up a bit on the dirt and I'm hoping that trials will provide the spills at much lower speeds (although I have broken my leg with a 10mph get-off in the past! ) I've just picked up an '06 Beta 270 Rev3 and I'll be out later on it for the 1st time. I'll be looking for tips and hints and this forum seems the ideal place to start. see you Shaun.