February 3, 20179 yr It was the announcement that Dabs was not riding the SSDT that prompted me to think about this. I started off road riding on old bangers that we had to get along the roads (at risk of prosecution) to get to where we could ride them. I had been to motorcycle events (MX grasstrack and road racing) from about the age of 3 and read MCN and MCW and MCM about as soon as I could read but despite reading about trials and watching the Scott had no interest about taking part when I bought my first trials bike. The reason I bought it was to get along the road to my off road areas legally. It was only after some time and because of someone I got mechanical help from (who already rode trials) that I decided to ride in competition. I rode regularly for quite a few years the motivation to get better and better. After I "peaked" that was no longer a motivation and I just ride occasionally for fun. I seem to have reverted back to my origins were most of my riding is about having fun on any off road ground rather than competing. I intend to ride a few trials but no longer really know why I do it. Wonder what dabs motivation is - 3rd in WTC?
February 3, 20179 yr I was twelve years old, my Dad drug me along and said you have to try this. I won the Novice class with two points. I was hooked for life at that moment.
February 3, 20179 yr Because it was trials or road racing, and this looked much cheaper and I had a couple of other family members doing it.
February 3, 20179 yr To improve my confidence and to learn some technical skills. From there, riding a strange motorcycle with no seat, on a Sunday with a few friends between some coloured flags is somehow a lot of fun
February 3, 20179 yr I look at what my friends (Do have the odd one) and their families do at the weekends and compare it to what we do. It's normally gie mundane like read the papers,walk in the park, couple of pints, visit relations. watch the footie etc. I'm jumping off big rocks on a 20hp pogo stick with junior there's nothing better.
February 3, 20179 yr Because Eddy Lejeune was on TV when I was about 16 years old and I wanted to do the same tricks on my moped.
February 3, 20179 yr I don't necessarily love every moment when I ride a trial. But I hate it if I don't.
February 3, 20179 yr I ride for fun, skills and exercise, with little interest in competing. I ride what challenges me and I can't get my head around the desire to ride something so far within your capability that you'd clean most sections, luckily I'm also not very good. I was a junior kickstart fan.
February 3, 20179 yr I have been riding trials since the 50s,and like Laird I am approaching the big 80 I still ride my VFR on the road and my Beta 200 in selected trials ( I don't do brave any more) My daughter having told someone that dad still rode bikes was asked my age, she replied IMMATURE That's what trials does for you
February 3, 20179 yr I hope my daughter can reply immature when someone asks about my age and riding trials when I am in my 80's...
February 3, 20179 yr I love to ride pushbikes and motorbikes off road; I don't like going fast, and going slow without some reason gets boring very quickly, so trials it is! (yes, I play at doing light trials-y riding on my mountain bike too) There is more to it than that, but that's the long and short of why I do it
February 3, 20179 yr #ridgrunr, move to the uk, ride pre65 or twin shock - problem solved. Edited February 3, 20179 yr by b40rt
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