andyrothers

Mystic rothers predicts: British Champ - Jarvis Experts - Baker A - Wigg B - Richardson Novogar - Sagar SSDT - Colley Scott - Braybrook Ladies - Cook

Having ridden with trialcast footrest for almost 6 months I can't fault them and they're considerably cheaper...

There's some fine looking stickers on this post.... Andy

I believe the golf 'club secretary' named is none other than the ex chairman(?) or similar of the AMCA. That area near the golf course has for years been popular for illegal motorised vehicles and today is popular with mountain bikes.

Yeah, worked brill bob. Now sold the onza we fitted it to.... lad's got a monty now...

Having been at my 'peak' when multi group sections linked by stretches of road trials were the norm... (the 80's) there's no comparison between those and the '10 subs in a field' we get today. Imagine riding 35 to 40 DIFFERENT sections in a trial with 20 - 40 miles on the road just once with often a different type of terrain / condition for each group and 6 to 7 hours continuous riding. Oh yeah, and this is when there was just one route for all.... Finishing a trial on less than 100 was an achievement for me... footing out of a long sub for a 3 once got me a mention in MCN.... Aaah... magic moments..... Even in the twin shock era bikes weren't suited to riding on the road...

I think you can get them new for about

We fitted magura hydraulic rim brakes to my lads 20" da bomb with a few modifications. Hydraulic brakes come with new levers.

Hi Mark, first outing in shrops will be breidden hills on the 5th march - not much between now and then i can get to. Andy

Carb position far from ideal, i have a similar set up on a twin shock bike I built 18 months ago which works fine. Doesn't seem to be any shortage of vacuum... Some theorists believe long inlet manifolds increase torque...One thing it doesn't need a heat shield!! Its a problem i have struggled with but tried to make the gas flow as smooth as possible. Couldn't see any easy way around it with an offset inlet port on the honda and the frame design as it is. Nice little fuel injection system could be a better solution. Just need the degree in electronics first tho... I'll let you know how it performs when i ride it in anger. Andy

With regard to weight, difficult to tell any difference in weight as i bought a rolling chassis. My best estimate would probably be 4 or 5 kilo's heavier...? Cheers for all the pointers with regard to replacement covers. Holding out for one that's been promised for next a reasonable sum.... what started out as a 'budget' build has already doubled...

John, I've seen the ones on e-bay, i'm hanging on for one i've been promised... thanks for the link tho. GG249 Thanks for your comments, the motor is a bit taller than the rotax lump, ended up sitting slightly lower than original by extending the bash guard by about an inch. The front down tubes are standard steel box with a joint in (to get the engine in and out) and slighly further forward also. This also allows bit of extra room if i'm lucky enough to pick up a 200 lump at some time. Alas no ducati underseat exhaust, just a tail silencer on the left hand side. Full marks for observation as it is a GG front mudguard which just happened to be lying about. I'm hoping to run it in the air cooled mono championship at sometime this year, once i get all the inevitable gremlins ironed out.....!! Andy

John, It is a tl125 motor... (minus a points cover). Chassis is an aprilia climber Andy

Finally after 6 months skinned knuckles.....

I'm in need of a points cover for a TL125 engine if anybody has one they could sell me....?

Team graffics running honda again in '06.

think sammy miller does a replacement tank for the beamish complete with tap

Agree with Stuart's comments. I witnessed first hand Stuart and his team at the last BC trial camped out on the moors in the constant wind and rain (we were there too) and all the hard work they put in. Now if headline sponsorship brings with it the illusion of luxury hotels and an army of paid workers, tarmac service roads etc then i must have been at the wrong venue. From top to bottom, its all about the unconditional love of our sport. Andy (27 years on a trials bike and still only mediocre)

I'll be there saturday

i did.....

Anybody got a spare rear shock lying about?? The bike is an aprilia climber but i am happy to give anything a try. It needs to be 335mm or thereabouts between mountings. Been quoted a small fortune to have my original one re-built... seems damper rod slightly pitted.... otherwise its going to become a twin shock!! (2 new shocks for less than half the price of a rebuild....) Andy

I'm saddened that the magazine has stopped after such a short time. And I had a subscription (birthday present.......). Echoing Mark G's comments, anything dedicated to trials is worth a read..... it was early days for any unique and refined editorial style to emerge... and Sean's comments about it being additional workload on top of the day job (I'm sure most of us have experienced this in our day jobs) go some way to explain. I also didn't advertise... so maybe I didn't do my bit to help..... I'm sure we can all relate to getting as much out of our sport as we put in... I would pay to subscribe to a 'web' magazine... if a magazine could be delivered by email in a pdf or similar, I could print it out and read it just as I did trialsworld.... then i'd be faced with the dilema's of do I buy colour ink for my printer,laser or inkjet, do i use photo paper for the great pictures... decisions, decisions..... Andy.

Guess its all about choice. Why bother running the solo's for 8?