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I think i would rather have the Honda Nsr400R of the mid 80's than the Rd. A seriously sweet sounding 2 stroke, fetching around 5k now for a mint one, i can see them raising another 5k in years to come. http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Honda/honda_ns400r.htm

One mans rubbish is another mans gold as they say. It will be classed as a classic becuase the years tell us its a classic, it dont have to be a good bike to be classed as a classic. Don't lets kid ourselfs though the reason we buy all this old junk is to get us out of the house and into the garage away from the Mrs.

The montesas aren't priced any diffrently than the other makes.

Do we know how old this carb is, i think i would of bought it a nice new one about a week ago. In motion sell them.

I use one of these http://www.motosport...EL-TRUING-STAND i bought mine from here http://www.dirtbikebitz.com/home-mechanic-wheel-truing-stand-p-5712.html You can get spoke keys from In Motion. Maybe a DTI Gauge will come in handy. Theres plenty of info on the internet about lacing up.

Yes please chef, i would be interested to hear how your getting on, how far into it are you, are you using the original engine, how many cc's are you looking for.

Maybe we can twist Yamahas hand and get them to do a trials version of the PW80, it would'nt take yamaha much to modify them into a trials bike. A new PW80 can be bought for just under £1500.

Ican't see the manufacturers being able to make a modern TY80 for £450 though

Can we not find a better Example than chris evans. I know he used to present the big breakfast years ago, not sure what he's doing now though.

Im not particularly sure where this idea that theres no land to ride on comes from, i have 4 pieces of good land to ride on all within 30 mins of my home, 3 pieces that belong to people unrelated to trials i made friends with, and 1 piece that is open to all trials public. Granted the south east of england may suffer abit where the money people have bought up the land and fenced themselves in but as a whole the rest of the country should'nt have that much of a problem. make friends.

I would'nt mind betting the ACU was asked by the FIM/Manufacturers to be the test bed to run a BTC non stop in 2012. However i actually think the ACU have got it right in 2013 having a stop and non stop BTC, someone has finaly relised trials has 2 diffrent type of followers. Personaly i think the FIM should have gone straight on to what the ACU have done for 2013 and have 2 diffrent types of championship. Should have had a stop WTC and a Non stop European championship, the Non stop european championship don't need to be glitzy or expensive to put on.

Who for King Kong.

Surly This has been fitted wrong, It looks bloomin awful, not to mention you'd look a right plank trying to ride with it http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-TRIALS-BIKE-SEAT-TANK-FOR-GAS-GAS-BETA-MONTESA-SHERCO-SCORPA-/281016812417?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item416de84381

Ok then, i'll be the one to mail him with the bad news that no one wants to spend 6k on one let alone 20k.

Ceased production on these now.

Looks like you've got a decent buy. Your missing the chain tensioner, they can be easily got from this guy http://www.inmotiontrials.com/ Also the front sprocket cover, can't remember if it was part of the flywheel cover or if it was a two halve cover, will have to check mine. Also what i don't need to tell you the airbox, the original boxes are very hard to source. Its worth having a read through this site here http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://nacho247.blogspot.com/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmontesa%2B242%2Bblogspot%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1173%26bih%3D584%26prmd%3Dimvns&sa=X&ei=PY99UPiNL6fB0gWkoYHADA&ved=0CEsQ7gEwBg theres plenty to read about on the 242

Your probaly find the road trialers are on michelins which are E marked

Im sure i've read some of this before somewhere, Now let me take a moment to think where it was.

Best kept secret http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACF-50-Anti-Corrosion-Formula-32oz-950ml-With-Pump-/360488704761?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item53eecd1af9

I would'nt of thought the sloanies will reconise them names, oh well its a diffrent name to them so there buy them on that basis.

This freeware program works well also. http://www.irfanview.com/

I did'nt realise how technical sailing was until i watched it for the first time ever this afternoon, all sorts of mind games,risks and diffrent ways of slowing the guy down behind by giving them dirty air.

The SAS, the Parachute Regiment and the Police decide to go on a survival weekend together to see who comes out on top. After some basic exercises the trainer tells them that their next objective ... is to go down into the woods and catch a rabbit, returning with it ready to skin and cook. Night falls... First up - the SAS. They don infrared goggles, drop to the ground and crawl into the woods in formation. Absolute silence for 5 minutes, followed by the unmistakable muffled "phut-phut" of their trademark silenced "double-tap". They emerge with a large rabbit shot cleanly between the eyes. "Excellent!" remarks the trainer. Next up - the Para 's. They finish their cans of lager, smear themselves with camouflage cream, fix bayonets and charge down into the woods, screaming at the top of their lungs. For the next hour the woods ring with the sound of rifle and machine-gun fire, hand grenades, mortar bombs and blood curdling war cries. Eventually they emerge, carrying the charred remains of a rabbit. "A bit messy, but you achieved the aim; well done", says the trainer. Lastly, in go the Coppers, walking slowly, hands behind backs whistling Dixon of Dock Green. For the next few hours, the silence is only broken by the occasional crackle of a walkie-talkie "Sierra Lima Whisky Tango Foxtrot One, suspect headed straight for you..." etc. After what seems an eternity, they emerge escorting a squirrel in handcuffs. "What the hell do you think you are doing?" asks the incredulous trainer, "Take this squirrel back and get me a rabbit like I asked you five hours ago!". So back they go. Minutes pass. Minutes turn to hours, night drags on and turns to day. The next morning, the trainer and the other teams are awakened by the police, holding the handcuffed squirrel, now covered in bruises, one eye nearly shut. "Are you taking the p*ss!!??" asks the now seriously irate trainer. The police team leader nudges the squirrel, who squeaks: "Alright, alright... I'm a damn rabbit!"

Your better off offering it for a price your happy with on buy it now and buyer has to pay by paypal before able to purchase. Theres alot of bored peolpe sat at keyboards. I think your find you can have the negative removed if ebay think your in the right which you clearly are.

Yes someone must be smiling. I remember the rams from the 80's when a bunch of very handy riders rode them at our trials. Heres a very small piece on them. http://www.yamahaty....n/ramyamen.html