April 3, 201511 yr Woody, that is a fantastic link, thanks for posting it! I have to say that a lot of the competitors don't exactly look as young as you make out though! In fact didn't I hear AJ mention that one was competing back in the 20's? Anyway, they all seem to be enjoying themselves on big (and small) bikes that don't look to to be works specials. I can't beleive the audacity and bravery of the the Bantam riders with the standard spindly forks! To me those events look a lot more fun than trickling round stupidly tight turns and definitely a lot safer (even on a big bike) than some of the rocks and climbs you see now. The Barbour suits and footing coats look a lot better than a load of Middle aged men in modern Lycra trials gear as well!! The only trouble is that if you ran a trial like that these days you'd probably have some sort of hunt saboteur equivalents chasing us trials riders down for destroying the moors!!
April 3, 201511 yr Rider at 5:20 is using a all alloy GP barrel on a triumph …!!! Some of the moaners, and perfect rule makes would be up in arms about that Edited April 3, 201511 yr by suzuki250
April 3, 201511 yr How about this in the rules, all riders must observe at least 3 trials a season or your license will not be renewed?
April 3, 201511 yr Even Spud himself didn't believe what he was typing, he's deleted all his posts.. Maybe his bike fell on him and he's had a rethink?
April 3, 201511 yr He has edited his first post in this thread - i suspect that he may surface on a Cricket forum somewhere quite soon.
April 3, 201511 yr Hadn't realised how similar his thread last Jan was to this.. http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/topic/49428-original-pre-65-class/ He was very ' sensitive' in that one too, don't think he ever rides somehow ? Edited April 3, 201511 yr by davetom
April 5, 201511 yr Seemed to me he wasn't really serious and was just doing it for a wind up. Succeeded then.
April 5, 201511 yr this lot makes great reading and brings a smile to my face , the same arguments have been used over and over again during my short trials riding career, but as i have only been riding the things for 45 years what do i know,,this situation was happening in the seventies when deryk and the yorkshire lads decided that a simpler form was needed for the real trials riders on real trials bikes,it worked for 10 years we had a good set of proven sections in a well contested championship i enjoyed nearly every event and made some long lasting friends over the years where else could you ride the same sections that you read about and admired in the blue and green uns weekly as a spotty schoolboy, luckily for me a road racing accident left me with a badly damaged left leg so i had no choice but to either retire or take up the gentle art of s/car trials,the chairs won and suddenly i found a world of riders who were out to ride , not moan about rules, we made our own , if the section was reckoned to be dangerous we altered it to suit us, the spectators loved us the only folk who objected seemed to be some solo riders in shiny suits on shiny bikes i personally thought they could not understand,how we could enjoy riding so much and assumed we were not serious,how wrong they were..my solution is to get out and ride with what ever you can afford be it solo or s/car.enjoy yourself and you could try using the rule book as a door stop. there is a club out there who will welcome you with open arms ,if you want to ride get on with it. if you want to get into politics try another sport. will,,
April 5, 201511 yr Hmmm??? TTspud has invested considerable time, thought & effort into this initiative. I really do want to believe that his intentions are honourable & genuine but the mote responses I read the more concerned I become. By coincidence I have the same model of AJS, in relatively original trim and there are at least four pre 65 clubs, in the North, where I can enjoy it's traditional charms riding Clubman class. I'm never going to win any awards but then neither would I riding the Miller or Grant Ariels. History proves that reactionaries can never halt progress. Witness the Luddites. My approach is simply to enjoy riding what you have, whilst you can, deriving immense pleasure & satisfaction with kindred spirits of like mind. Ultimately the organising authorities, ACU, AMCA etc will determine the regulations & specifications & we all know how difficult they are to influence. In short, get out & enjoy the freedoms you still have. It may well not be available to us, indefinitely!
April 12, 201511 yr To anyone that that rides for fun, i occasionally ride clubman B in modern trials on my 1955 James Commando because i enjoy riding the old relic. It has the original forks, shocks, wheels, frame, Villiers 8E engine & Albion gearbox, etc. Problem is, it,s got a Domino twist grip & Yamaha exhaust, am I cheating?
April 12, 201511 yr Problem is, it,s got a Domino twist grip and Yamaha exhaust, am I cheating? no, just keep riding it and have fun (ICMTR = fantasy made up rules, just to cause trouble) Edited April 12, 201511 yr by suzuki250
April 13, 201511 yr To anyone that that rides for fun, i occasionally ride clubman B in modern trials on my 1955 James Commando because i enjoy riding the old relic. It has the original forks, shocks, wheels, frame, Villiers 8E engine and Albion gearbox, etc. Problem is, it,s got a Domino twist grip and Yamaha exhaust, am I cheating? Most definitely and what about that 21st century air in the tyres ? cheating is rife i tell you rife
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