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I gotta say I was quite impressed with Biff's handling of the "Repsol Honda Reflex". It's a little dirty but no worse for wear. Did I mention the tires are about 20 years old too? Ed was really smooth on that Triumph cub of his. I forgot what year that bike is. Pat and myself had last place all locked up in our classes. Intermediate and Advanced respectively. I had a blast, always love to ride, (don't like little roly poly rocks though) I know the other guys had fun too. It was definately worth the 5 hour ride home and 3.5 hours of sleep before work on monday. I would like to say a big thank you to the land owner and the organizers of the event. Top notch job. GGGOOOOO SUPER SAM!!!!!!!! Hey City Trials are you trying to be like Barry Baines? I think if you ask him he'll tell you to keep all the digits. How did you almost lose the finger?

Brockway, Sorry my post may be a bit misleading, I don't think Biff is actually going to compete on the Honda, just putt around and keep up on the trail. But I told him as long as he don't break it he could compete with it. Is all that snow from Thursday 02NOV06? That would definately been interesting. edited for spelling.

Brockway, If you go to Enon this weekend, Look for a fully lighted and license plated 1986 Honda TLR 200 to be piloted by the Biffster. Biff, remember to use the turn signals so we all know where you are going.

Not sure what you are talking about Sam, the Ty80 thing? I meant in response to "alot of adults should be on 125's" to learn technique. That the way I ride, I need to really work on the technique and that an 80cc would teach me more. But this has me thinking, I wonder if the TY80 would pull my rather large behind over that first rock in section one this past weekend?

Long live the King!! Hail Ceaser!!!

Rabie, Where do I send my check/money order? You need to do an infomercial for that thing.

mwtajimbo Posted Today, 01:44 PM There are PLENTY of adults in the USA that should be riding 125 or 200 right now.

In my own little world the two things that I believe to be the most important after balance is THROTTLE AND CLUTCH control. When balancing try letting the clutch out just a bit and get a feel for when it "bites", of course at some point you may need to give it a small amount of gas to keep the engine from stalling. For throttle control alone, a good muddy or slippy spot is good place to practice, try making it through the "section" without spinning the rear tire. hope some of this helps, welcome to the best sport on the planet, (no matter what part of the planet) Or I may be a complete blithering idiot, don't ask my wife she will say yes.

How about a mont rear in a 2000 Sherco 2.9?

Don't lie Biff.......There is no way you are gonna ride advanced. You have way too much fun riding expert. Bring the party tent...(canopy) I'll help set it up.

Yes Yes I am henpecked. My wife runs the house and I just do as I am told. But she is such a wonderful, understanding, lovely and kind lady why would I want to spend more than a few moments away from her? Is she out of the room now? OK OK public humiliation does work........I am going November 4th. There ya happy? I know I am.

Thanks Biff, I thought I saw "Gifts to" but I am so blind I couldn't see the rest. I have heard of many of the broken parts, and seen some of the quick fixes until the proper parts arrive so you could ride the next weekend. My favourite is still the threaded rod through the headstock to hold that shaft together. I gotta say you are very inventive and the best part is it works. Fastest Indian was a great movie. Only one thing I don't understand what does "Bobs your uncle" mean or where did the phrase originate from.

Hey Biff I am blind what are the words in that avatar of yours?

Buying a helmet should be pretty easy. If you want a general open face helmet many motorcycle shops around that will have them in stock. If you are looking for a trials specific helmet try Ryan Young Products, or The Tryals shop There are probably other importers that I am forgetting.

Thanks catskinner I couldn't remember. Great movie!!!!

How many drummers did they have?

I don't know of any practice areas in the Detroit, Troy area but if she wanted to ride in some trials events she should check out http://www.motatrials.org/ and click on the next event tab at the top. This is the website for the Michigan Ontario Trials Association. We have six clubs in the association and each club puts on two events for the year. Hope this helps. on edit: yep Biff would definately know.

Andy, My "Doh!" response was meant only as a reference to the television show that your avatar comes from. I was not inteding to hassle you about the deletion. I also think that text talk is just laziness. You mean to say you don't spend all your free time reading what all us highly intelligent web users are posting. yep I actually typed that with a straight face. EDIT: How do you get the quote(zippy@oct 17 ...... ) in the red part of the quote box?

DOH!

This is merely an observation, and I could be way wrong. It seems as though over in Europe the riders tend to like the 250cc machines over the 270 and 300, and it is the exact opposite here in the states. The previous statement is based solely on what I have read on trials central and again with the disclaimer I could be wrong. If this is true, why? Do the Europeon riders in general prefer technique over power and the US riders like the power? Sorry to kinda hijack the thread. I agree with PHB the best thing to do is see if you can get a test ride on a 300. I think that your riding style would have alot to do with it to. For example: do you ride smooth and fluid through the section without stopping, or do you stop, gauge the obstacle and blast over it and stop on the other side gauge the next obstacle and then ggggoooooooo!!! I think the latter of the two styles needs higher power output in a minimum amount of time. Or there's my style of riding, "I can't ride over that" Biff'sgasgas replies "yes you can." I reply "oh look at the time I best be going."

But I wanted hugs from you anyway onto more important matters. Were you able to retrieve the bicycle? how broke is it can it be fixed? Come on man these are important things don't just leave us hanging!!!!!! I am not invited to the help groups, I am beyond help. See ya'll in a couple weeks.

HEY WHERE'S MY HUG?? I am getting all these warm fuzzy feelings now. HA HA HA HA

My previous post was an opinion of how I think observed trials should be marked for penalties. I think I misinterpreted the direction of the post. That being said, I have another opinion. If the rules state that a stop is penalised with a 5 or with a 1 does not matter for this example. In the case of a trial with no stop rules I personally would believe that a rider that takes a momentary pause with both feet on the pegs that does not get a penalty for stopping would have an unfair advantage over a rider that has the same length of pause with a foot on the ground. If I understand it correctly, with no stop rules a stop is penalised so.... a stop is a stop is a stop. And the observers should score accordingly and fairly. Also would like to thank all the volunteers that do observe so that this sport is possible. Or I am completely off my rocker and don't know anything. (this is possible)

R2W GREAT VIDS Thanks for having those available. But I did notice that the link for Milan routes me to the Gerona link. So basically there are 2 Gerona links. Is there a Milan video? Or am I just being really picky about free trials vids. Once again great vids and I loved the Kickstart stuff from 85 and 86. I was a youngen' then and just trying to keep the rubber down on the ground, but those guys are way better on those older bikes than I ever could be!!

OK my 2 cents (probably not worth that much) Observed trials is about control of the motorcycle. If you can stop and balance without putting a foot down than you are in control of the bike: = No penalty. If you stop and place foot down you are no longer in control of the bike. This is unfortunately where it get kinda subjective. If the foot is dabbed and then placed back on the footpeg and the rider is balancing, this should be a penalty of 1. If the rider stops and dabs and pushes with foot causing forward motion this should also be a penalty of 1. If the rider stops and places foot on ground and surveys the section or discusses the section with someone else or is just taking a rest. This should be a penalty of 5. Reason: The rider is in no more control of the bike than the kickstand would be. At this point the rider's leg is basically a kickstand. Just my opinion, I am not aware of anywhere that this is actually written down as a rule.