With the rising popularity of Twinshocks and Aircooled Monos in UK Trials, with separate classes and the Kia Championship, does anyone think it will be extended for early watercooled Monos, say pre 1995, in the future

 

Say Aprillia Climber/Beta Synt/Yam TYZ and the like?

Edited February 10, 201610 yr by johnnyboxer

I'd say a move such as this would be prompted by any future shortage of entries in the existing twinshock/pre 65 classes at the Kia rounds and the like, rather than a burning desire to bring watercooled bikes into the fray.

Not more pot hunters surely?

I would have thought they would perfect for a class PRE2005? for the Normandale champ events.

I would have thought they would perfect for a class PRE2005? for the Normandale champ events.

OR............ pre 1995

Just because it has two shocks doesn't mean it started life as a twinshock, hence the Kia series engine rule!

Its good to get more participants but the original idea of cheap trials is long gone. People spend ridiculous amounts on pre 65s and Twin Shocks and now its starting to happen in the air cooled mono class.

None of this helps the long term future of the sport. Manufacturers cant support young riders as the only people with money to spend are ploughing it into pre 65s and twinshocks. Yes i know they don't depreciate but you are supposed to be enjoying your sport, money isn't everything. Where's the sense in being £10k into a triumph twin or ariel when you could have an infinitely more capable two year old bike for 3k ?

Now we are talking about a watercooled class ?

Its a mad world, especially trials

Edited February 10, 201610 yr by baldilocks

Yeah Baldilocks

 

I dunno what the answer is?

 

I see the sport, split into 2, us over 40's and 50's that are used to riding natural sections and another for youngsters wanting to ride big hazards, that quite frankly scare me

That is where the old bikes come in, they are harder to ride so you can ride old style (read easier route ! ) and have an enjoyable competitive ride.

As weIl as my classic I also have a modern bike, I couldn't ride that against my peers on the easy route and feel compelled to ride sections that are as you say sometimes scary if you cannot do the trick stuff.

This will now follow on into the next classification of bike as riders get older and hanker for the enjoyment of their yoof.

I was just asking, about early w/cooled bikes because I'm not bothered about a twinshock or TY Pinky, had some in last 10 years, but the early watercooled bikes interest me and i'd still keep the 4RT

 It`s called the Water Buffalo class!

 Where's the sense in being £10k into a triumph twin or ariel when you could have an infinitely more capable two year old bike for 3k ?

Its a mad world, especially trials

BUt why not do that with modern bikes , over 50s traditional series ?

BUt why not do that with modern bikes , over 50s traditional series ?

I agree. But each to their own.

BUt why not do that with modern bikes , over 50s traditional series ?

IMO, modern bikes have no appeal, soul, charisma etc. And ultimately are a lot more expensive changing every few years than twin shocks and pre 65's.