After admiring Saunders RTL at hawkstone i noticed it was runing 38-9 gearing is this the norm? what do most RTL owners run? and what is standard gearing.

if im right in thinking that isnt saunders bike. its one of his ex ones but not owned by him. i take it he didnt ride it in the past masters trial he was on about it and i think would have had bikes of similair era. as for the gearing i dont know but may be able to ask the owner

Standard gearing for the original red drum brake model is 9/41 according to the manual

Nice shot. Thank the Misses from all of us for getting you that camera!

Yes, they were nice looking bikes without a doubt, almost equal in beauty to a MK1 or MK2 Ossa MAR.....

Is that Steve's actual bike or a loaner??? Hey Heath is that Michaud in one of the pics on your site? Why was he not competing??? Loved those Rothmans Hondas

Ok is there only one of you with a RTL out there? how come these topics get side tracked so easily!! come on boys let me know what gearing you are useing. Have established 41-9 is standard so over to you.

I still ride my RTL in the ACU National Classic Series and a few other trials. I run that on 9/41 although it's not very quick on the road it is perfectly good on the sections (better than the rider). The Rental part numbers are 1410-520 for 41 teeth rear and 298-520 for 9 teeth front. The Talon part numbers are TR215 for 41 teeth rear and RG379 for 9 teeth front. However, I do find that the Talon front sprocket seems to be a loose fit on the shaft and chatters.

BTW both Saunders and Lejeune 270 Rothmans RTLs had a single front down tube on the frame and silver wheel rims. I do have a couple of pictures but no scanner. Although the bike that Saunders is riding is a very nice look-alike.