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Not as yet. As soon As I spot it I'll post. It could be Saturday as they run the Mike Bushell "Try a sport" thing then.

I have a Humax so will put "Breakfast" on Series link. At 8x Speed I should be able to find it when it appears.

Local Trials rider has on Facebook that BBC Breakfast TV is at a Trial Tomorrow? No idea if it's true. But will be recording them to see.

If it's the Quarry I know about it's even worse than that!! ROAD LEGAL Enduro Bikes turned up to watch the Trial's bikes practising. They didn't actually use the Quarry. They LEGALLY went up and down the Local road. A local Complained about the Noise and the Police now move on Users despite it being Private land and the Noise being made by Legal road bikes. In this case the Police find it easier to act against the innocent as the WORK involved in trying to prosecute the Enduro riders would be pointless.

So looks like the number of rounds for the C & D Championship is a bit much. After the ACU said they would try and make things "easier" for parents they come up with 8 rounds in 7 months!!!! That might sound OK but 3 of those are in September!! Even worse for any competitor south of Watford 6 of them are in the North. The A&B at least has the Rounds spread around datewise even though most are northern based. This is the Problem. The EXPENSE of these rounds. The Petrol, Diesel, Parts and Accommodation incurred means many potential Entrants are already put off. It cost me over £300 a round 4 years ago. That was averaging it out between the Close and Distant rounds. I expect it will be over £500 each without adding in the cost of the Bike and Van to carry it. Yet instead of addressing that issue they Fiddle with the rules expecting more bikes to enter. Not with these fixtures they won't.

We had similar troubles on a Gas Gas. Eventually traced to a faulty Woodruff key. Might be just worth checking if it's easy access.

You must haver been Unlucky as Swaine usually has a couple of lads practising. However I can't recommend BUMPY enough and as you discovered they are plenty of riders young and old ready to help out!!

I'd say the Techno will feel like a lump of lead compared to a REV3 or Sherco. I'm also puzzled about using fourth gear? Great if you are going across moors or have a long run up a hill but unless the Sprockets are set for it not really usable in a Trial. If I were you go for the best condition bike and look at what the riders in your area prefer. That should give you an idea of which bike is better. If you still want to go older then the Montesa 315R is usually a good bet. Again though buy on condition. Sandifords still have lots of spares as well so it should be good for a number of years

TrialsUK have an offer on Hebo TR boots. Over £100 off.

I'd also check one other thing. The Breather tube. On ours after the breather "nipple" was broken I noticed it bubbled a lot. On checking the tube connected to the nipple it had a "hole" in it. I snipped some off the bottom and the problem went away.

No Prices but they should be in the UK soon.

Pics all over the web but they are a bit hazy so I'll just put up the description. 1.-SWING ARM WITH CHAIN TENSIONER AT INTERIOR SIDE 2.-NEW RADIATOR 3.-NEW HEAD CYLINDER 4.-NEW FUEL TANK 5.-NEW LINK 1 AND NEW REAR SHOCK REIGER 2 WAYS 6.-HIDRIA IGNITION SYSTEM (specific mapping for keihin) 7.-MAPPING SWITCH INTEGRATED IN LATERAL PLASTIC COVER

Lot's of clubs in the area. Just join those that run the Trials for you. West Leeds Horsforth, Spen Valley, Huddersfield Falcons, Bradford, Yeadon Guiseley are all close and run Novice Beginner Trials to cut your teeth on. Barnsley, Eboracum, Ripon are a little further afield but again do some good Novice Beginner events. I'd use BUMPY to get some experience and confidence and then start doing the Novice Beginners in the New Year. Usually the first are at Deer Park Bingley and it depends which club that uses it gets their event in first. As for the Bike. Either would do the job well. The Gasser has a lighter feel while the Beta feels more planted. It's all in which you feel more comfortable riding so getting out on them will tell you which is for you.

The price of the OSET'S and Mecatechno's is I think realistic. Both companies WANT to be there when it needs fixing and do offer guarantee's. On the other hand most of the Chinese pieces of crap fall to bits and have no back up. Yes they are cheap but it's pretty7 much hope over expectation whether they work or not.

You know it's amazing how many people ignore the kids on OSET's and Mecatechno's. That area where the bikes are reasonably priced and even Single Mum's can get there kids out has grown a lot over the last five years. The Stick in the Muds who only look at Adult riders have to remember who are the next generation. The main makers of bikes ignore those kids at their peril. For years they only supplied what are to be honest pretty crappy and under developed Autos. When Beta actually produced the REV50 we suddenly had a replacement for the TY80! We joined up at the time and I had hell on to find a bike for my lad to actually compete on and then there they were!!! The Kids could not ride Trials because many clubs ignore them. At the time Yorkshire Centre clubs were trying hard to get more Small Wheelers and they still do. It's a shame many of the "old stagers" on here still don't seem to have any idea about them.

I suppose telling a scotsman to pay more money for something is always a controversial subject but perhaps they'd like a view from south of the border. The ACU "Licence" currently costs £10. However an entry in a Trial in the Yorkshire centre for adults is usually £15 for a club trial and £17 or £20 for a Centre.

Won't be going if it does. The "No-Stop" BTC round we saw was pretty tedious and having spoken to a couple of riders at another round the "crowds" didn't turn out. Without the spectators I doubt Nord Vue or any other World Trial would be viable.

Last ones we have been to everybody just sets off when they are ready as normal.

Quite a small market. Acklams in Harrogate are usually a good source of Used Beta's as is BVM in Gloucester. There should be a few about in december and January as last years A class move up to Novice and buy 250's.

Chris has the Renthal ones as he does not trust the "hinged" variety. Main reason is that we did see a few break or get loose. We have heard of some being tightened so much the bars snap as well.

Check the spring is the right weight for you. Usually the "sag" is the same as the olle. There are two types of adjustment but the most common is the Black collar on the bottom of the shock. It usually has 24 clicks of adjustment so get it to the top or bottom and go 12 clicks back then adjust 3 clicks clockwise or counter to adjust the rebound. I Can't remember the direction for bouncy and plush but you'll know when you get back on. I was advised that 3 clicks is the minimum adjustment you'd notice.

Lad We know is moving up to Novice from A class tried one out at Tong last week. He preferred the 300 as it was smoother and more progressive. The 250 was "racier" in delivering the power. Apart from that it is pretty much the same as before barring the return to AJP and a few tweaks to the Gearbox to beef it up and make it easier to maintain.

Sorry to hear it. It may be worth while letting Back Cowm know just in case anybody turns up there with them.

Back Again and still not right now it's too heavy with no feel.

Neih is pretty right on that one. Look out for any Scnuthorpe Trials and ask there. I believe that there are a few Venues around The north of Lincolnshire where you can pay the local land owner to practice.