popman Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Hi the names Bob I'm in Somerset England , I was helping a mate at work build a bsa bantam trials bike in the workshop I finished up buying the bike taking it home and finished it off over the next few months ( about a year ago ). Bike sat in the garage looking pretty but unused until about a month ago I decided it was now or never I had to start trialing. Dropped myself in the deep end a bit, I took the bike to a local MX practice track to see if it all worked ok for a few hours mostly riding off track amongst the trees etc, any way apart from a few minor problems all went well , so the next week (nov 18th) I entered my first trial with no proper practice , just watched lots of videos. They let me do the beginners route (white route do as much as you can as long as you go through the gates). It was amazing , I probably pushed myself to hard but it was the best fun ever , lost count of how many times I came off, managed 3 of the 4 laps but ran out of time. The people were all friendly and full of helpful advice and encouragement. I had lots of problems with the clutch dragging and water in the front brake ,spent the next two weeks fettling the bike then did my second trial last weekend ,did the first 10 sections (white route) on the second lap came off between 6&7 and snapped off the brake lever so had to retire I was gutted . still its all sorted and ready for the next trial, cant wait, I really need to find a place to practice doing figure of 8s and balancing practice on the lawn and drive at the moment. I really should have done all this years ago I was 60 back in july. will post a pic off the bike when I work out how. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popman Posted November 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 picture of the bantam hopefully 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivebrick Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 "The people were all friendly and full of helpful advice and encouragement." - One of my favorite things about trials. Enjoy it Pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelly1 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 good for you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony121 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 That's a nice looking bike you have there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbelly Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Welcome to the sport. I have diped in and out of trials most of my life while I have also ridden MX and enduro. Trials is the cheapest and most freindly of them all. It's all I do now. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krlewis34 Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 love the bike! I too just got into trials and it's quickly becoming my favorite type of riding. Too many high speed crashes on MX bikes... Best of luck to you as you venture into trials! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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