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' a valid reason' i once overheard a rider been told by the CoC that even though he'd stopped to help the bobbies at an accident that that wasnt a good enough reason.

you can change without even taking the wheel off.. i did three on my Yam road bike. keep tyre inflated... cut damaged spoke in half, wiggle the end on the hub out. unscreww other end from nipple ( inflated tyre will stop it falling into rim) get new spoke and insert hub end you ll probably find that spoke is too long to get into nipple even if you press nipple in so cut maybe 5mm from end of spoke and get in in.. tighten up all okay.. when riding abroad i kept have a dozen front and rear spokes ready cut tapped to the inside of my headlight cowl, only needed them once in 40k of continetal motoring on a campsite just outside Gyor in Hungary.

sorry OTf looks like a grand trial but hardly typical pre65 going, granted the p65 winner only dropped a couple of marks but he is good very good, and was thus street ahead of the rest . the low entry (p65) speaks volumes. when TOP class pre 65 riders choose to ride a modern bike or compete in thier local club event instead it speaks volumes especially as p65 trials and especially twinshocks seem to be having a recession proof boom at the mo.

no apparently the Bishops booked.. and er indoors has one of those faces on..

''could maybe be a little harder'' ??? looked plenty hard enough to me and the number of stay away names adn the fact that the rider who finished 2nd on the pre 65 rode a modern bike might suggest it was a little 'tough' back to an old chestnut.. in the clip featured above is it a clean or a five?

bike tick..all sorted with mrs tick.. only to twig when filling in entry is that its same weekend as no.1 daughters confirmation at church.. doh.. much un christian profanaties

best looking bike this year by a long way.. very very nice.. what kudos a bike built by a bloke in a bobble hat.. job done. now wheres the hacksaw so i can get the remington in the vice and nip down barclays before closing time..

you do have recourse to claim the money off the git who sold it to you.. get hold of him and get him to give you the folding or drag him down the bobbies..

sell it... NOW you will be left with nothing come tommorrow morning.. it could be stolen over night anything could happen but if it is taken away tomorrow thats the last you ll see of it or any of your money and as for the guy whose really nice at trials .. now you know why.. he's a lying scrote who played a part in selling you a stolen bike

always good to have an update when the problem is solved,, cheers

piece of cake they'll fall out! whip the reservoir caps/ lids off when you push the cylinders back into the calipers and you ll wonder what you worried about.. put some coppa silp on the back so they dont squeal..

ten out of ten for effort. your bike isnt built for long distance trials it was designed to ride sections not 85 road miles. the knack of riding the thing over long road distances is to vary your position and sitting down is a major part of that. i'd acknowledge that riding ' seated' is niether easy or comfortable yet i suspect that an officer of the law might 'demand' that you do so to be properly in control of your vehicle..

okay if club membership has to be an essential for an acu reg card why dont the acu require all membership be the same cost you pays for your licence online nominate a club and the acu gives them the money.. and your details electronically is that too simple.. no nominated club no registration card

at the moment i have an acu trials registration card, i also have club membership cards for 4 clubs ( annual subs between 5 and 15 pounds) there is absolutely no need to link the two i'll join which ever clubs put on decent trials and or whose aims i support. the nessecity as john pointed out for the club secretary to sign each form is a throw back to the days of black and white telly and pathe news. for a beginner it must certainly provide a barrier.. how many times has the question ''what do i need for my first trial?'' been raised on these very pages. make it easy for clubs secretarys then all you have to di is flash your photo registration card and club membership when signing on and bingo..

certainly a well knowen 'issue' with early 247's mine did exactly the same just be doubly sure as greeves said before starting a section.

looking forward to it.. dragging the Fantic from the back of the garage specially.

i've tried the clutch on an Armac bike and it was almost as light as my beta.

the lack of montesas in twinshock trials speaks volumes.. i've used a cota in 'modern' twinshock trials and won first time out. if your wanting to ride at club level then yes it'll be competative if its mechanically good above that level look elsewhere. on the other hand if in decent nick they represent excellent value for money cos bang per buck of purchase price they are probably the best beaten only by suzuki beamish which seem to go for nothing..

i take a plastic box. in it i have open ended spanners 10/ 12/13/14/15/16 mm allen key set pliers hammer zip ties footpump tyre pressure guage spark plug spanner big adjustable spanner can of fuel. dont take too much as you can never find what you what if you do,

blinked and missed them..

having had something of most brands in the last few years i'd say that if you stick to the most popular models and seek the advice of the major suppliers before buying that most stuff is getable either new reproduction or used. i'd think that the ty stuff is no 1 for availability but people ar doing alsorts of stuff with bultacos fantics so the stuff has to be out there.. My current fantic 200 has nt been a problem thus far it just started litrally first kick having not been touched since the trial 5 months ago..

trials is very small beer. honda have a dead cert to win the title evry title a home grown star for the people at home. they will stick with 4t until hell freezes over they can add bou's world titles to thier race titles and for very little money ( less thana million a year) a bargain by any advertising standard they could nt care less if they never sell another trials bike HONDA is what they want to sell not trials bikes. todays honda motorcycle commuter is tomorrows civic driver is tomorrows fireblade rider is tomorrows etc etc

most of the 99 delivery boys do so on back loads as they return to base so fort william been abit off the beaten track you might be struggling you 'll probably get it to glasgow easy enough but the extra 130 mile will probably kill the idea.. best bet if unsuccesfull might be to wait until the world round and get some nice form member to bring it up for you. i suspect northamtion is circa 450 from the bill?

its massive literally space for hundreds of riders plenty of stuff for all levels absolute beginners to world champions.

i run muy mild villiers 32/37a on 70/80 ml of PJ1 silver fireper 5 litre can. i had occasion to have the thing in bits recently and the bottom end had more oil lubing the bottom end than any i have ever seen. the bike runs clean the plug is spot on everytime and i've changed the rings once in 3 years of trialling 3 weekends each month.