Given the announcement last week that it is likely legislation will require new road bikes to have either linked or anti-lock braking, depending on engine size, from 2016 can the ACU say whether the FIM intends to lobby on this to get exemption for trials bikes or will we effectively see the end of modern trials using the road, few though they may be?

Or will the SSDT perforce become "classic watercooled".

you got a link to the story? undoubtedly some at the ACU, FIM, UEM, BMF, MAG, etc knows more about this and what lobbying has been done and how much manoeuvring room there might be, etc

It was in MCN (I know) last week. I don't buy the rag but the two pages worth reading are free to view at Tesco!

I suppose that, after a fortnight's silence, we can take it that the FIM ain't interested (as would seem to be indicated by Mick Wren's comments elsewhere).

Or it was a shock, horror, tabloid type story thats not worth a comment.

Well Jordi, despite being MCN, there was no shock horror story, merely a calm reporting of legislation which will bring in requirements totally unsuited to a trials bike.

One would like to think that, regardless of how the news might be presented, the World body of motorcycle sport would show some interest in not ultimately seeing the demise of, for instance, the SSDT.

i think BMF and/or MAG will have a better answer on this one - as they are on top of the lobbying/etc. i don't think the FIM trials commission / elsewhere at the FIM has a political lobbying arm per se to respond (similarly with UEM)

BMF etc are not likely to get involved again, the arguments are over and done and the Eurocrats aren't going to relent on bikes generally - FIM must have an in, for say, exemption for machines taking part in an approved event (where the circumstances are so far different from everyday use and bikes in the hands of skilled riders).

FIM did after all reach agreement with "Europe" on what constitutes a motocross bike to avoid the application of certain other rules.

Low quantity production bikes, and bikes designed predominently for off road use are already exempt from many regs, so they will be exempt from these (you would hope common scence was used) But noyhing would suprise me.

Acording to the right to ride website, Scooter, Trial and enduro bike are exempt