February 7, 201214 yr This caught my eye, a lot of work gone into it, would be wasted on me but nice.
February 7, 201214 yr I enquired about the price of a very tidy Majesty, £7700 was the reply! I found myself heading home empty handed apart from a couple of rockshock stickers. I did however get plenty of good Mont 330 advice which was priceless. Edited February 7, 201214 yr by Hughesy
February 8, 201214 yr I got a nice set of OSSA betors for the front of one of my bikes (not sure which one yet). Few villiers bits and the old man got a new helmet for
February 8, 201214 yr Decent Sherpa clutch cover for a tenner! Assuming thats a late one then you got a bargain there. Well worth the fuel and entry fee.
February 8, 201214 yr This caught my eye, a lot of work gone into it, would be wasted on me but nice. Hi Was the Beta for sale or just on show, do you know the price if it was for sale. Thanks Paul
February 8, 201214 yr Paul, it was built with the intention of being ridden by someone we're trying to coax back into twinshocks but could also be for sale (it's not my bike, nothing to do with me) If you're interested PM me and I can put you in touch with the owner and/or tell you a bit about it. It was assembled literally the day before the show, just in time to get it there on display, so there are still one or two little jobs to be done and then it is ready. I'm just going out, so be a few hours before I'm back.
February 8, 201214 yr Paul, it was built with the intention of being ridden by someone we're trying to coax back into twinshocks but could also be for sale (it's not my bike, nothing to do with me) If you're interested PM me and I can put you in touch with the owner and/or tell you a bit about it. It was assembled literally the day before the show, just in time to get it there on display, so there are still one or two little jobs to be done and then it is ready. I'm just going out, so be a few hours before I'm back. Hi Woody It won't let me PM you says you can't receive any messages? But I think you have my email Paul
February 9, 201214 yr I've sent you a PM so hopefully you have it. I've deleted some of my old messages, maybe there were too many to receive another.
February 9, 201214 yr I bought some small parts for my Montesa Cota 247 Mk2 project, Venhill cables, Betor shocks (the new aluminium ones) for just 130 Pounds (100 less than here in Spain) and some decalls and stickers. Would have bought this bike if I only had a van in Telford were to bring it here to Spain.
February 9, 201214 yr Author Many thanks for the replies sounds like a good day out. Question: How original is the Beta? Is it a modified mono? or was the frame originally twinshock, clearly it has had some surgery around the middle. I like the look however.
February 9, 201214 yr Many thanks for the replies sounds like a good day out. Question: How original is the Beta? Is it a modified mono? or was the frame originally twinshock, clearly it has had some surgery around the middle. I like the look however. It does look nice although a bit trim around the waist if you know what i mean ? I remember the TR34 had an ally rear subframe that was a bit delicate to say the least. Be interresting to read Woodys reply. As an aside this bike and ones like it are the reason i introduced the Trickshox class to our club as hardly fair to put it up against a std Bultaco, Montesa, Ossa etc. Nice looking bike though
February 9, 201214 yr The bike is a 1982/3 Beta TR125 twinshock, absolutely not a modified mono. The frame has been lowered and slimmed around the middle and the head angle altered (sounds minimal but actually involved an awful lot of time and effort to get that look) Only modern parts are the yokes (no performance advantage at all, used just for looks) and a 240cc engine to replace the knackered 125. There is nothing done to it that couldn't have been done back in its era apart from the motor. But in reality, if riding in classic/twinshock trials, the motor will offer no advantage at all. A standard TY175 can be ridden competitively in virtually all classic events including some Normandale rounds. Power isn't an issue or advantage in classic events. In addition to twinshock events, this bike was going to be used in modern B route trials, which is where we do most of our twinshock riding. A bit more power is useful in these events against the modern bikes.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.