Hi All,

I'm looking to get into trials riding. I've done motocross, harescrambles, desert, a wee bit of flat track and a bunch of trail riding. Also ride street bikes. Have not even been astride a trials bike before. Planning on buying something inexpensive to learn on/beat up. Any leads on a bike would be great. I'm in Northern VA about 15 minutes outside DC.

Here are some gratuitous pictures for good measure so you can see my pitiful attempts at hooning around/trials-esque maneuvers on MX bikes.

playing around at 13k feet in colorado

and again in the rain

playing on my dad's KX at croom in FL

Colorado

And a sequence (the rock face was steeper than it looks of course...)

the big picture

As you might have noticed I like playing around and am not very good at it. For that matter the only thing I'm good at on two wheels really is going fast in the desert, something I've only attempted once, but with good results. Who knew?

Edited April 5, 201115 yr by BikePilot

Hi,

your shed could do with a lick of paint !

Haha! Indeed it could (its an old shelter along the side of a huge mountain, wish I did own that bit of land!). Any thoughts on a 2001 TXT200? There's one for sale locally that looks well cared for. I think its a bit over-priced, but maybe there's some bargaining room (seller asking $2500, kbb says $1245-$1945 spread for trade-in and dealer retail respectively). I'm hoping to get into the sport for around $1500. Just missed out on an '02 Sherco 290 that was listed for $1350, but sold quicker than I could get to it. I've also seen an '05 Sherco 290 that looks nice listed for $2200, but its a few hundred miles from my house so figure another couple of hundred in diesel fuel to pick it up.

Edited April 5, 201115 yr by BikePilot

Just got a proper trials bike. Found an older Montesa that I think will suit me well for now. So far only had a quick spin on it in the back yard, but its going to be a ton of fun I can tell.