lyndale Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 At the grand old age of 58, I must be mad to try my hand at trials riding again ? I made the fatal mistake of going to a Witley MCC trial back in March (ended up observing) and met up with lots of old riding friends from the 70's; many were still competing and enjoying the camaraderie of the trials world. I found myself looking at twinshock M/C's and of cause "the inevitable" has happened with the purchase of a MH 349. The bike needs some TLC but I am enjoying the challenge; tinkering in the garage at night, fighting with the rear tyre etc only to realise how out of touch I am. Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I did much the same after a ten year "holiday" but soon found fettling an old twinshock not the best way, bought a modern bike and never looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axulsuv Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I had a 30+ year absence from trials too , but not motorcycles . Then one day I for some reason made a 100 mile trip to look at a Fantic 240 (didn't even know what a fantic was at the time !) But now a few thousand dollars later and alot of time I've got a Kick a$$ twinshock and I'm competing whenever my kids let me ... It's good for the body , mind and soul to get out there and have fun . And I don't get to practice daily like I did when i was a kid , but my hardest competition is still myself , And I'll still compete against the modern guys I ride with until I can't ride anymore. Trials has changed alot in 30 odd years but the core of the sport is still the same as always , some of the best people on motorcycles Glenn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taffe Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Me too, after 20 odd years out of the sport [retired at 50 years of age thinking I was too old] I'm back in and enjoying it. I find I'm as fanatical now as I was back then. Now I ride a Sherco 2007 200, even won a gold medal last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggar Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 At the grand old age of 58, I must be mad to try my hand at trials riding again ? I made the fatal mistake of going to a Witley MCC trial back in March (ended up observing) and met up with lots of old riding friends from the 70's; many were still competing and enjoying the camaraderie of the trials world. I found myself looking at twinshock M/C's and of cause "the inevitable" has happened with the purchase of a MH 349. The bike needs some TLC but I am enjoying the challenge; tinkering in the garage at night, fighting with the rear tyre etc only to realise how out of touch I am. Ian. Spooky! I too am returning from a 30 year absence from trials and I too have bought a Montesa Honda MH349 that needs a bit of fettling. I'm considering a change of carb as the bike seems to have no snap to the power and the original Amal carb is clean enough just a bit worn I think. I was also told to forget the twinshocks and just buy a modern bike and ride the white routes but it is the nostalgia of the 70's & 80's trials that is driving me and I don't care if life is more difficult on an old bike. Good luck with your MH, perhaps we can compare notes / problems / fixes etc. Mag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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