348mate Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 A few of my mates have been arguing about what is the largest by cc, and largest by horsepower, of all trials bikes, ancient and modern..... anyone care to enter a few models in the ring??? S.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpa3 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Rode in a LDT recently and one chap was on a KLR 650, does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
original Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 For a year i was given 2 mecatechno skywalkers, one was 350 the other was ported and rebored so even bigger! they went extremely well at the hoad british round in butser limeworks wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabber Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 It's got to be the original 450 Kawasaki. Or Gas Gas did a 370 at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 I've ridden a 500 triumph, but I suppose in those days, they were road bikes converted for trials. There's going to be some grey areas among the pre-65 machines I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 It's got to be the original 450 Kawasaki. Or Gas Gas did a 370 at some point. AFAIK, the Gas Gas was a 330. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrothers Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Didn't john gaskell campaign a 360 beamish suzuki sidecar, likewise, wasn't eddie lejeune & rob shepherd's honda a 360. What about the ty350 yams? Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grib Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Gas Gas did make a 370, 1996, blue, one of my mates had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabber Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Here - @96 Gasser range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinm Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 What about Martin Lampkins works 370 Bultaco from 1975? Had the chance to buy it back in 1982............but Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazer Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 i got a 1947 works norton 500t if you get wrong when you start it, it will break your leg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowly Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Gaskell did run a 360 motor in his Beamish sidecar outfit, but that was tame after Graham Campbell welded a 500 suzuki thumper engine into one. This along with Grahams apparrent total innability to see danger just had to be seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 (edited) Here - @96 Gasser range Yerrrs Dapster! That's a model number, but what was it's real capacity? Mart rode a (real) 370 Sherpa but you couldn't buy it. What about a Norton 500T? Edited July 19, 2005 by TooFastTim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 500 Ariel Trials Trim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin j Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 what was Sammy's? 350 ariel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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