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Yes and this is exactly why most modern sports are crap. Look at F1 and the Moto GP. What a steaming pile of poo both are lately. The F1 is sooooo boring and the Moto GP is not much better. We have football which is now worried that the money spoke and they stupidly chose to hold a 2022 world cup in one of the hottest places in the world in the summer. We have the world cup and the Olympics being held in that most stable and economically steady country Brazil. Yes unfortunately for the fans they are not sports now. Just vast money making machines. How much is it to get into F1 and moto GP races. Then if you do go the place is full of sad people who have spent massive amounts of money on over the priced tat that advertises the money making business that run the events and run all of the race teams. If they want me to advertise their company then I want paying to do it. Not me pay for the privilege of free advertising for them. Or the stupid away and home strips which change every year in football and rugby. Then you have SKY and all the other massive companies buying up the sports for absolutely obscene amounts of money and then making it non viewable to the mass population who don't want sky or BT. I have to watch my F1 and come next year the Moto GP online via a streaming site. As I loath SKY and all it stands for. But its actually easier now to find it than before. 9 million people saw England win the ashes in 2005( I think) . I remember that even non cricket fans like me got involved and would sit down and watch a test match and it was exciting. Then Sky got hold of it and the viewing figures dropped to 1.5 million and non cricket fans didn't give toss. This years event was a non event for most people as we couldn't watch it.

The raga incident is easily fixed. The observers is right and any argument is 10 points not 5. Simples. Talk about acting like a spoilt brat. It was a 5 any way

Isn't super moto supposed to be held over dirt and tarmac? Isn't that how it started?

Is any one going to this event on sunday? I am going on my panther for the first time http://www.mdaf.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/smc/events.htm

Those hubs were fitted to many pre war bikes. In fact its wasn't til i started going to our Taverners trials that I noticed that the hubs and brakes were identical to the ones originally fitted to my pre war Panther. In fact this 1938 illustration shows the exact same hubs Including the exact same front brake lever here is a 1940's Levis So if anyone knows of a greeves supplier who may have some then I would like to know.

Hi guys. I am after a pair of British Hubs to get a new project mobile. The sort I am after are the same as fitted to various Greeves models. With the brake on the RH side on the rear. They are pressed steel Can anyone point me in the right direction This style

Hi Guys I currently have my Panther geared right down to about 30 to 1 for trialling. I am planning to do the Arbuthnot trial in sept on it and there is a far bit of road work. So today I fitted my speedo and went out for a blast. I am getting about 25 MPH on the current gearing. I have a 66 tooth rear sprocket fitted at the moment. But have a 60 tooth one in the garage. Would fitting the 60 tooth make that much difference or do I need a even smaller one?. I wouldn't mind about a 40 MPH top speed. I do understand that I will be raising the gearing up all through the range but I am not to worried about the sections in the trial. I

I also would do the bare minimum to it. This is a piece of history as it stands not some over restored "new" bike.

Hi peps. I am on the look out for some hard wearing waterproof trousers. The only ones i can find online have armour and padding which I don't want. I just want a pair of heavy duty trousers. I have a trial coming up with a fair bit of green laning and road miles between sections so a good pair of trousers are a must.

Is that what it is. We don't see it that often over here

Whats that orange thing up in the sky?

Hi guys. Over at my russian bike forum an American user has posted some pics of his latest toy. Its a Rokon 2WD bike. It is fitted with an Albion 3 speed gearbox. Now apparently these boxes are as rare as rocking horse poo over in the States. Can anyone supply me with a list of which bikes had these boxes fitted and any sources for spares. Cheers

Another video has been uploaded.this one is from Dec 30th at the same place. Plus if you head over to http://www.thetaverners.com/index.htm The you will see some old photos and other stuff about our club and trials as i have updated the website recently.

Nice video.But why oh why do the commentators not STFU for most of the time.I hate the constant bollocks they feel like I need to know.I went to Bovington last year to see the tanks being driven about.I wanted the hear what they sounded like but the moron who was on the PA would not shut up.

No there is no reason for bsf over bsw.apart from i was worried about how much actual thread i would have in the hole.thats why i used bolts as long as i could.as to why keep to imperial. Less spanners to carry.and if you shop around you can pick up imperial stuff cheap enough.i have one metric bolt on my bike and that holds the tank on.

I think you will find that you will be able to drill and tap the lugs for 1/4 BSW.I did this on my hub and I drilled and tapped the lugs all the way through.I then ordered some long cap head bolts so i could chop them down to the right length.If you use cap head bolts and spring washers they will clear the brake plate(just). I ensured that the bolts I fitted went all the way through the lugs to give it as much strength as possible.After 3 years of very muddy use with a 72 tooth rear sprocket then haven't come loose yet.

and bloody heavy

Another video from The taverners championship.taken at Riley's railway Dec3rd 2012 I have another one to upload soon.

If your in the Midlands why not pop over to one of our trials as well.Lots of rigids and we have a trial next weekend.21st oct. http://www.tavernerstrials.org.uk/

I know its not a trials event but this forum seems like a good place to tell people. This event has been cancelled following a site visit today.due to the flooding on site.Its been put back to the 2nd sept and all passes will still be valid. http://www.thetaverners.com/

I rode all last season with a knackered paint job due to the new crappy petrol eating anything it touches.So I was hoping to have a half decent tank before I ride at the 1000 bikes do at Mallory as a fair few people watch.But after Mallory and my VMCC sections Founders day vintage bike event I have a couple of months before the bike is needed again.So I may just prime it and then sort it properly then and it may have stopped raining by then anyway.

What a mare i am having with my tank off my Panther.I got a decent tank last year at the Stafford show(its one of those centre mounted trail bike type jobbies off a 250 bsa). So I had to manufacture some ali mounts to sit it on the bike,A bit of bashing of the lower surface allowed it to mount lower down.So I decided once I was happy to get it blasted and then paint it.So i dropped it off at the blasters and then my dad picked it up the following week. When I saw it i was horrified.they had dented it 3 times on the top and RH side.So after much moaning they at least gave me my money back.So I decided to leave it for last season and then get the dents knocked out in the close season. So after we had finished our last trial i dropped it round to my dad and he had a go at knocking them out.unfortunately he had to cut a hole in the base to get to one dent.So I dropped it down at the local bike welders and he fitted a plate and I picked it up on Monday.I am aiming to be at the Mallory do so am pushed for time with painting. So I blew the last bit of primer I had over it on Monday night and then planned to pick up some more rattle cans to start the job tues. I just rubbed it down on Tues due to the rain.But picked some paint up today.So I then blew some primer filler over it tonight and the bloody paint has reacted with the original paint and its blistered and cracked. arrgghhhh

Very nice.But I do think the side stand may be slightly heavy