pete_scorpa3

Many of the parts found on a Scorpa are common to the other manufacturers and the motors are made by Yamaha, so problems with spares won't be too significant for a while after they stop trading... if they do!

Yes, they all have strengths and weaknesses, but none of the current crop of new (recent) models have any significant issues. They're all good.

It seems that the Government has plans to abolish road tax on low emission small cars. Excellent news, but how are they to fund this? By putting up the tax on motorcycles! Despite giving off less emissions, taking up less space and causing negligable wear to roads, small bike tax (and that means trials bikes used on the road) is set to increase BY A LARGE PERCENT. Take a look here. http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/motorcycle-tax

I've run SY250's on Silkolene Synthetic for the last six years mixing 16mls to every litre of fuel. This means that I measure out 80mls of oil for every five litre can. This gives a ratio of 62.5:1 I've yet to have any engine issues even when I've ridden in road trials. However, my advice would be to use more oil to start with and see how your machine performs, you'll get to a figure that you are happy with after a while.

Similar might be a better word to use then Using your link, compare THIS with this.

For our usual muddy Midlands type going I use 5 front 4 rear but go up a couple in the front if we are at a vunue with many rocks.

Here's something just a little different. One of our Club members John Cart, has just finsihed rebuilding a Triumph Metisse, it is a 1963 bike which was fitted from new with a 1953 alloy barrel 500 twin motor. Here is a video of it's first ride in well over 15 years. John tells me that it is the exact model as used in the Great Escape film, he plans to use it at Red Marley on Easter Monday.

Mike, Welcome to TC. It's not normally the done thing to duplicate posts but may I suggest that you ask your question in the pre-65 section below. If you post the heading as "Help needed with Greeves Ranger ignition" then you may attract the attention of someone with the relevant info who doesn't look at the Introduction section. Good luck with the bike. Pete

Mainly used around the ring road.

Yep, if it has upside down forks then it's a 2000 model, but it may have been registered (or purchased new) as early as November 1999 when they were launched.

Welcome to TC Stu, you'll find that not only is trials a very friendly sport, but it's also incredibly cheap compared to MX etc. Good luck in finding a bike, let us know how you get on. Pete

Looking at the wear on those links, they must be made of very soft steel to wear that much in four hours. Not a good advert for Iris chains.

Tubless tyre on a tubless rim with a tube fitted 100% no problem. Simply remove the tyre, remove the valve, fit a tube and refit the tyre. Job sorted. I've used this method when I've had a puncture, then when you repair the tyre (or fit a new one) simply remove the tube and refit the valve.

I tried a 290 (switched to low power I must say) back to back with the opposition at the BVM test day and preffered it to anything else by a long shot. Mark Hicken was going great guns on his at the Colmore this year.

I think everyone who rode in the trial would agree that time was far tighter than usual this year. We've run the same route and the same groups for a few years now but (as far as I can remember) have never had anyone be excluded on time. This year there were quite a few over 20 minutes late (excluded) and lots more than ten mins late. One rider I spoke to commented that he'd looked at one section near the end, decided that the best he was going to get away with was a three and elected to ask for a five and miss the queue. At the end, he was still 13 minutes late. Lots of riders said that it felt like there was a lot more queing this year, if this was casued by the new rules of not I can't say. As far as the Observers were concerned, all who I spoke to were in favour of the new rules.

It's funny how opinions differ, I really like it in black and gold.

At last nights club meeting, the subject of the club name came up. We see (and some of the members use) various different abbreviations after the club name and I was wondering what other clubs use. We are going to standardise ours, but are split as too the most appropriate one to use. Cheers Pete

Isn't Gold a bit heavy for a trials bike? I have to say, I like that colour scheme... a lot!

Thanks for that but I have to say the Colmore is a massive undertaking by the Stratford club each year, a lot of people put in a hell of a lot of work in the weeks leading upto the event, as well as on the day. We are lucky in that our committee is quite large and very able. From dealing with land owners, setting out, completing results and even getting those 80... yes 80! observer/puncher positions filled; it's a real team effort. I also must say thank you to Andy at Trials Central for providing us with such an excellent internet based facility to promote the trial.

Stratford-Upon-Avon MC&LCC The 82nd Colmore Cup Trial 8th March 2009 Sam Connor adds his name to the Colmore Cup, the oldest National Trial in the calender for the third time with a narrow win over Alexz Wigg with Sam Haslam third. Starting at Downs Farm near Bourton-on-the-Hill in glorious sunshine, most of the 120 rider entry completed the first eight sections in Dovedale Wood with few dramas. Only the tail-enders suffered as heavy rain and sleet started to fall, Chris Pearson riding number 119 lost eight on the steep muddy climbs which was to cost him dear in the final standings. On the 50-50 non-championship route, Darren Butcher was already stamping his mark, leaving the Dovedale on three marks lost ahead of Peter Archer on seven and Scott Faulkner on eight. Wrighty had set out two brand new sections over some large boulders in Grove Quarry which posed no problem to the front runners but penalised the lower orders heavily, with only Scott Faulkner and Nick Butterworth cleaning section 14 on the non-championship route. The riders arrived at Top Farm cold and wet from the eight mile ride from Grove Quarry to be faced with a moderate climb at section 16 along a fallen stone wall. Connor dropped a steadying dab on the loose rubble with Dan Thorpe needing two. It was the next section at Top Farm that was the first real stopper of the event, the weather had done it

It's there, have another look.

Results HERE

Here's a few more clips to be going on with whilst we wait for the full results.

Will do Andy, the top four or five are worked out at the finish when the punch cards are handed in, the full set of results with classes etc will be ready soon. In the mean time, here's one of the best cleans of the day at section 31 in Weston Wood. Remember; the camera flattens out what was a near verticle, muddy off cambered bank. The rider is Chris Pearson. Cheers Pete

Here's a shot that just about sums up the conditions at the Colmore this year. The picture shows Kelvin Watson in section 18 at Top Farm. Here's one of Becky Cook in action at section 20 And one of Stratford Club member Liam O'Reilly in section 19