March 22, 200917 yr .... after an age of dithering about i've actually bought a trials bike. i think i said when i joined this forum that i wanted to keep it cheap and cheerful and that's what i've done. its a 1999 montesa, road registered with 10 months tax and mot, i did the deal without seeing the bike but was well chuffed after my 2 hour drive to find it is in excellent condition, period, nevermind for the year. had a quick blast round the garden when i got home and was surprised at how light it feels, can't wait to get out for a proper practice. anyway, a pretty good day apart from been pulled by the gestapo and slapped with a 30 quid fine for no seat belt!
March 22, 200917 yr Stuart, enjoy your new steed (good choice of bike) anyway, a pretty good day apart from been pulled by the gestapo and slapped with a 30 quid fine for no seat belt! But don't make it so easy for the Poe-leece next time
March 23, 200917 yr guess thats a 315r. great bike to get in to the sport im new to it myself found the bike really managable though bit on the heavy side. have fun
March 28, 200917 yr Author well i had my first proper ride today (friday 27th), hooked up with an old mate from my previous trialing days and we headed for shatterford, near kidderminster. Edited March 28, 200917 yr by stuartcmorrison
March 28, 200917 yr guess thats a 315r. great bike to get in to the sport im new to it myself found the bike really managable though bit on the heavy side. have fun Have a shot on a pre65 4stroke, them tell me its heavy. They seem to get lighter the more you ride them !
March 29, 200917 yr anyway, i'm going in at the deep end, stourbridge tc have got a trial tomorrow afternoon at howards wood, i can't wait. How did you get on at Howards Wood? How many laps did you do before the hail stones came down?
March 29, 200917 yr anyway, a pretty good day apart from been pulled by the gestapo and slapped with a 30 quid fine for no seat belt! Your lucky they did'nt put you in their portable electric chair for such a terrible criminal offence!!!
March 29, 200917 yr Author Your lucky they did'nt put you in their portable electric chair for such a terrible criminal offence!!! i escaped that because i've learnt that when you're sitting in the back of their car being treated like a criminal and talked to like a child it's best to hold back on what you really want to say and just smile and say as little as possible and be on your way in 5 minutes, same goes when dealing with council planners and building control officers
March 29, 200917 yr Author How did you get on at Howards Wood? How many laps did you do before the hail stones came down? was doing quite well, cleaned the first, then a stupid dab on two and three, then i lost track. what i do know is that my memory is useless, i walked the sections, then by the time i'd queued for half a dozen others, i forgot where to go which obviously resulted in a couple of fives. was going quite slow so only got one lap in before the hail, then i found it impossible, let some air out of my tyres but they were just two rings of mud and i didn't fancy paddling round for 3's and 5's. I felt i gave up a bit easy, especially when i saw a guy (alan nicklin?) on a greeves bunny hopping the back end round for a clean, i was gonna stay afterwards for some practice but the next downpour sealed it. i saw you pete on you're drz (i assume it was you) doing the a route, hats off to you. Edited March 29, 200917 yr by stuartcmorrison
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