Newby to the Forum, Im 56 yo, I used to ride Motocross and trials here in Victoria, Australia back in the late 80's though to early 2000's. I was younger/fitter then...
The kids have grown up and are doing their own thing now so my interest in motorcycles has come back to haunt me after a 20 something year lay-off. Looking forward to chatting. 👍

Current rides....

'14 Gas Gas TXT R 250

'81 Montesa Cota 200.

Edited Thursday at 09:44 AM3 days by ScottDownSouth
Added info on bikes.

Hey Mate!

Welcome to the refurbished forum. You’re one lucky guy because this forum has been down for two months and we all thought it was a gonner. It’s great that it’s back because there’s an awful lot of experience in these forums.

I like your bikes. I have a Gasgas myself. I rode a 1974 Yamaha TY250 A back in the day and absolutely loved it. That was in the mid 70s though. Like you, I’m back to riding after all these years. The kids are gone from us too. I’m in Portland, Oregon by the way. I just turned 65 and I don’t have the invincibility I felt when I was 17 but I’m enjoying myself immensely.

Stay safe and have fun!

Ron H

Edited Friday at 10:58 PM2 days by RonH

G'day Scott, i used to race MX in Vic from early 70's to 2000 mainly in the Gippsland area , i'm also playing round with Trials bikes now & i'm a member of Oakleigh MCC , what part of Vic do you live in ?

On 8/29/2026 at 3:47 AM, RonH said:

Hey Mate!

Welcome to the refurbished forum. You’re one lucky guy because this forum has been down for two months and we all thought it was a gonner. It’s great that it’s back because there’s an awful lot of experience in these forums.

I like your bikes. I have a Gasgas myself. I rode a 1974 Yamaha TY250 A back in the day and absolutely loved it. That was in the mid 70s though. Like you, I’m back to riding after all these years. The kids are gone from us too. I’m in Portland, Oregon by the way. I just turned 65 and I don’t have the invincibility I felt when I was 17 but I’m enjoying myself immensely.

Stay safe and have fun!

Ron H

12 hours ago, eagle8 said:

G'day Scott, i used to race MX in Vic from early 70's to 2000 mainly in the Gippsland area , i'm also playing round with Trials bikes now & i'm a member of Oakleigh MCC , what part of Vic do you live in ?

Hi Ron,

I did notice recently that the site was down, I was googling info on my bikes and Trials Central kept coming up.

The old bikes are cool, but can be a bit problematic. The Monty is refusing to start at the moment. I’ve got spark, I think I may have some sort of blockage on the carb. I recently pulled the carby off because I left the fuel on overnight and it flooded the cylinder. Now she no go….

More investigation needed.

Eagle8, I’m in the Dandenongs. I’m also a member of OMCC, I just joined up actually. I was down there last Sunday. I’ve got a dark blue 105 series Landcruiser, if you see it wander over and introduce yourself. 👍

Edited 18 hours ago18 hr by ScottDownSouth

Hi Scott, if I’m e er in Australia, and do very much wat to visit, I will watch out for you. I live in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon to be specific.

eagke8 up above is down under though. Good luck!

Edited 23 hours ago23 hr by RonH

On 8/29/2026 at 10:15 PM, eagle8 said:

G'day Scott, i used to race MX in Vic from early 70's to 2000 mainly in the Gippsland area , i'm also playing round with Trials bikes now & i'm a member of Oakleigh MCC , what part of Vic do you live in ?

22 hours ago, ScottDownSouth said:

Hi Ron,

I did notice recently that the site was down, I was googling info on my bikes and Trials Central kept coming up.

The old bikes are cool, but can be a bit problematic. The Monty is refusing to start at the moment. I’ve got spark, I think I may have some sort of blockage on the carb. I recently pulled the carby off because I left the fuel on overnight and it flooded the cylinder. Now she no go….

More investigation needed.

Eagle8, I’m in the Dandenongs. I’m also a member of OMCC, I just joined up actually. I was down there last Sunday. I’ve got a dark blue 105 series Landcruiser, if you see it wander over and introduce yourself. 👍

G'day Scott, i'm in Nyora have 10acreas & have set up some sections etc for riding, i'm semi retired so i'm home a fair bit playing around with my trials bikes, enduro bikes & just sorting things out, i have a Honda TLR 250 that i play around with, if you want to have a bit of a play send me a message :)