First Trial Bike

[mokwepa]

It will slow the bike down if we are talking about top speed but it will make acceleration more aggressive. Acceleration is more important in trials riding as we need immediate response but we dont need fast top speed.

[steffenland]

Thanks for the feedback, what about build quality? Ive read multiple places that gassers tend to be brittle as glass, montesa honda are tough as nails and the rest of the brand somewhere between, is there any hold in this?

[breagh]

Montesa/Honda are pretty robust,you'll notice that a 2nd hand one will cost about twice as much as a similar aged gas gas/beta etc.

All the bikes are fine but you must maintain them properly and ride them as a trials bike.

Go to trial ,see what they're all riding and talk to the riders.

[zippy]

Montesa/Honda are pretty robust,you'll notice that a 2nd hand one will cost about twice as much as a similar aged gas gas/beta etc.

All the bikes are fine but you must maintain them properly and ride them as a trials bike.

Go to trial ,see what they're all riding and talk to the riders.

yep, all brands have their quirks or things to keep an eye on. I think the biggest two things to remember is like stated above "ride it like a trials bike" and periodically check all the nuts and bolts for tightness............

[dadof2]

The bloke said trail bike in his first post - does he really want an enduro?