djbordie Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 (edited) Hello everyone! I come from street riding/stunting on sport bikes. Love watching trials, figured i would give it a shot. Seems to be a decent scene just north/east of toronto, luckily i have a cottage out that way. I hear some indoor evens go on in Lindsay ontario over the winter, very cool. Where do i start? Im looking at a few bikes (very hard to find trials bikes in Canada im guessing...) Aprilia Climber 280 1993 and Yamaha TYZ 250 1996 I hear the aprilia is very heavy, may be discouraging for a newb? or are all bikes from this era heavier than normal... if the TYZ is noticeably lighter, id go with that, im used to lightweight flickable bikes...but then again i think anything will be extremely light compared to a 400lb sport bike. both in my price range, the aprilia is about 700$ cheaper than the TYZ... wondering if its worth the extra dough to buy a TYZ? Any Motesa i have seen has been $2500+ for a 1997+ Any suggestions would be helpful, im 5'10" 180lbs. Thank you, Cant wait to start riding! Edited September 11, 2009 by djbordie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw dave Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 There are a number of Trials dealers in Ontario, and the Canadian National Championship Trial was held in in Mansfield a couple of weeks ago - check the trialscanada.com or WEC sites for more info. - The Aprilia might be difficult to get parts for, but TYZ stuff can still be supplied. Outlaw Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbordie Posted September 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 thanks for the reply Outlaw dave...im dave too btw hah. im really having a tough time finding anything in ontario, found only 2 dealers. Not much used selection. Im going to keep trying. Anyone know the weight on the TYZ? its gotta be less than the aprilia by reputation, but im curious to know the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffsgasgas Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 The tyz came out after the aprilia and was a bit lighter. The current scorpas acutally use the tyz engine and transmissions so parts would be easier to find than the tyz. The aprilia is heavier and turns larger but there are a lot of bikes out there for the 2000 dollar range a lot newer. We are just here across the bridge from windsor and I see bikes pass by all the time. Being from toronto you may want to look this direction in craigs lists. Also search rochester ny or ithca ny. Lots of trials there too. Most of these bikes only have a bill of sale and I cross to niagra falls from detroit all the time with mine. They just ask if its comming with me and do i own it. Sure i say and i go on my way. I know its a haul but we have an event about 30 mins outside of detroit comming up soon. May want to come for a look. www.motatrials.org We have a whole windsor club as well that may be able to keep an eye out for you. Generally speeking a 2000 bike runs you from 1800 to 2000 us dollars possibly less over here. --Biff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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