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So...no pics of these Hooters Girls then Mr Cope

Years ago the rule was no club trials on the same day as a national however maybe Big John can fill us in on the current thought's. I suspect it's simply too difficult to fit everything otherwise

small fish...GREAT BIG POND syndrome maybe. How they cope is part of their relative maturity, I suspect Bernie was at least a couple of years older than Pat is now (jeez I've got one of nearly 22 at home we can't even get him to move into the city!!). Pat obviously find's it difficult to cope, could be cultural, could be anything, I geuss we'll never know but any support folk can give him when he's on this side will do him the world of good.

It's the gradual merge of the two titles......one title one flipping circus act, suites our Iberian friends more I guess. Outdoor should be all outdoor terrain, no man made town centre type sections...outdoor has to be credible

you'll be lucky if you see them until the week before the trial.

Now when I ran the bike into the house Mrs Slapshot gave me a thick ear........

It wouldn't rotate at that angle either........

Bring on the Yanks, I remember the stir Bernie caused Damned Colonials letting them in like that how dare they....... well the more the merrier. One thing Dabster said is true though and Bernie had to do it too and that was stick it out. It has to be tough for any kid coming over to Europe for a year. I have a huge respect for what Pat's trying to do and if he can put US trials seriously back on the world map then that's brilliant.

You think so....no chance. Few nights ago I got a text while out to dinner (her ladyship's birthday) saying that a number of files had been found at the back of the ice rink, while the local council decommission it. The details inside included my daughters Name, address, dob, phone numbers, our mobile numbers, e mail addy, and Becky's illnesses and approximately 1000 other kids and adults details as well. A few months back my son got a letter from the MOD saying that his/ours and all his grandparents details were on the laptop the MOD managed to lose, before that it was the DSS and the Child Benefit details......do you want me to go on ID cards - no chance the only thing you can trust these *******s to do properly is lose your details never mind hang on to them

Don't you believe that for a second.....

JEEEEZZZ see the size of some of those chuckies

Nice pic of Big John in your avatar..... welcome to TC

Some smashing pics in there, thanks for letting us see them. One concern, I starting to see an affy lot of picture with Big John's feet still on the pegs.....how many are there, I thought there was only one.....

Finished at

most early CCMs were bsed on B50's, If i remember so were these...Prof??

Not likely Jamie, this one will be legit, these are very sought after babies these CCMs , I remember when they first came out, amazing sound. Keep an eye, this guy want a bucket load for this one.

Git....I wish, I was thinking how much beer that would buy in May.

.... but over

How many wtc's did eddy lejeune win on a Honda???? How many Yamaha wins were there???? Think that pedigree speaks for itself

Grippiest Bike - the one with the best rider on it........maybe why Dibs finished where he did in luxembourg my own experiences - grippiest ever ridden RTL honda, pity I couldn't handle what it found, The beta gets me all the grip I can handle now though. Maybe that's a big part of it, being able to handle the grip the bike finds...

......for a price.....

You can't have it...your missus will tell you you can't afford it.......mine just did !!!

Ive seen these go for more in a far worse condition, at that price that's okay upper end of what I'd pay but okay. Reading some of your posts on numerous threads majestyman I really wonder about you some times. Without doubt the RTL Hondas were some of the best trials bikes ever built, that tatty air cooled mono is an exceptional machine and with the base that's there it wouldn't be tatty for long. if you knew your stuff a bit better mate you'd know that. Why do Honda's go for so much, simple really, they are some of the best bikes around, RTL's were exceptional, TLR's are still some of the most sought after twinshocks around and as for original Seeley's, sky's the limit. Perhaps the number of threads and posts in the Honda Forum might give that away. Oh and yes if I had the spare folding stuff I'd seriously think about it.....

Subtle as ever Gaz.....but right, you cannot throw twinshocks/classic Brit bikes into Novogar/BTC anything like that. To me the whole point of these championships is creating a level playing field for everyone who wants to compete therefore to throw these old bikes into a modern aimed trial is plain dumb. If there is a demand for this kind of championship and people are willing to put the round on then why is there an issue, bottom line is how much work the organisers want to make for themselves in separating routes. Sections need laid out to suit the bikes not the riders and if you take 10 marks off the winner and 60 off last place in the class then you're pretty spot on I'd say. Reading through the thread I think you're way off the mark majestyman, there is a series and a route for every bike regardless of age and it appears every standard of rider and as long the clubs put them on don't see that we should complain no matter how many turn up each week.

Oi, i don't need your help to get into trouble matey, anyway he doesn't like the French.......I've heard rumours but wouldn't like to say just don't let him near any of that wierd hooch, the UK and the US have had great relations for years, don't want to spoil it...