October 6, 20187 yr We need to give this old feet up nonsense a bit of re branding. Trials ? the general public think Trail and then associate it with MX. Last week I was assured that a lad at the wee boys school was mad keen on Trials found out he had a KTM. Today setting out another lad appeared on the hill having been told about our wee club from a friend I've known about 15 years, he had a KX 125. Any suggestions?
October 7, 20187 yr Doesn't matter what you call it Allan, the ignorant will still get things mixed up, just as you illustrate. I had a chap at work who, having seen my bike, kept asking if I was still doing the speedway.
October 7, 20187 yr As a young lad I recognised the difference between trials and trails machines. When I was a lad a long time ago....trail bikes were actually greenlane bikes which were a version of the ISDT bikes that many drooled over. Trials riding was around years before trail riding which is an unrecognised sport. If anyone is serious about this sport they will not need to be reminded about the difference. As a revised name how about Competition Trials Riding abbreviated to CTR when necessary, or ..... Twin Shock Trials Sport Monoshock Trials Sport Pre-65 Motorcycle Trials Sport Edited October 7, 20187 yr by section swept
October 7, 20187 yr I've noticed an increased tendency of late for trials to be misspelt as trails, even by experienced folk on this site who definitely know better. I've just put that down to keyboard error. What's in a name? Probably not much actually. Any title our sport may adopt wouldn't convey to a total newcomer what's actually entailed. That would require further explanation or seeing it for themselves. As such, "trial" is fine. By way of interest, when I started decades ago the ACU handbook defined trials as "a competition in which participants endeavour to fulfil prescribed conditions". So that made it clear for everyone.
October 7, 20187 yr I think you have it with keyboard error, autocorrect on phones and computers is more and more the cause of my mistakes on the forum...
October 8, 20187 yr Sometimes i think even the regular trials riders need reminding that its called a trial for a reason. The current breed of trials rider somehow think every trial should be won on clean!
October 8, 20187 yr 20 hours ago, jonnyc21 said: I think you have it with keyboard error, autocorrect on phones and computers is more and more the cause of my mistakes on the forum... Agree entirely...spell wrecker I call it!
October 8, 20187 yr As our Spanish Cousins make the bikes and, I understand, aren't to shabby on them either, what about a more 'hispanic' name, how about Las Motos Fiascos or maybe Motos Gymnastico or Motos Equilibrio!
October 9, 20187 yr 16 hours ago, micm said: As our Spanish Cousins make the bikes and, I understand, aren't to shabby on them either, what about a more 'hispanic' name, how about Las Motos Fiascos or maybe Motos Gymnastico or Motos Equilibrio! Thats nearly as bad as saying "because more people play football in america than england, it should be called soccer instead" Dont forget your history son
October 9, 20187 yr Now don't start an change the name !!! I've been telling what the sport is for half a century Guy
October 10, 20187 yr On 09/10/2018 at 2:38 PM, faussy said: Thats nearly as bad as saying "because more people play football in america than england, it should be called soccer instead" Dont forget your history son Goodnight John boy
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