wafflo jufflo Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 hi, Back in the day,(80 s),..I had a mate, who was pretty good on a trials bike,. Entered the six day etc.,..and had good equipment,. I used to go along with him to help out now and again,. And used to have the odd potter around on his bikes. At the time,. I was more into car racing, and used to do auto grass,. But the usual things came along(mortgage /Kids),..and that was that. Now I would like to get back into doing some form of motor(bike),sport,. And would welcome some advice. I am 54,..and would be operating on a very tight budget( kids still at home lol),..I have gone along to watch a couple of local twinshock trials,. And that seemed a good thing for someone like me,(once monthly events,etc) so,. what to do ? ..I thought ,maybe do a local trial school day,. Before committing to buying anything ,just to see if I would still enjoy the actual sensation of riding,...then would the twinshock classic route be the way to go ?,..or be an old boy "beginner" on a modern? thanks in advance,..any advice welcome,(oh am based in Derby) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakennstirred Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) I'm the same age as you and have never done any form of motorsport. I had always like trials as a kid in the 70s and the very first bike I rode at 11 was a mates OSSA 250 mar. earlier this year(April), I decided I wouldn't mind having a go, so got myself a Beamish Suzuki 250. Did my first ever trial in September and won my class. There seem to be a good few 70s twinshocks about at really good prices £800-£1500 I say go for it, see if you can find some ground to practice on, after a few months of looking, I managed to find a place and haven't looked back. The classic trials scene is a very friendly place, with lots offering help and advice to new guys just starting out. Edited October 30, 2016 by shakennstirred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakennstirred Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) I recorded these on sunday at Bracken rock, its just off the A6 near whatstandwell on the way to Matlock from Derby https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz3viLD8efZluqqde98Goz_y0puzwsN84 Edited October 31, 2016 by shakennstirred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wafflo jufflo Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 cant believe its nearly a year down the line already..thanks for the replies and advice. well rightly or wrongly I have bitten the bullet and purchased an old Franny B trials bike,and am currently doing a bit of work on it, prior to hopefully using it in classic trials I really could do with making some local contacts, to point me in the right direction next,as I really am starting from a point of zero knowledge thanks once again in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapezeartist Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Best to tell us where "local" is then..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 I will put money on it being Derby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wafflo jufflo Posted September 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 yep,..you would be right lol,..it was in the 1st post,but not the second,apologies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapezeartist Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 14 hours ago, 2stroke4stroke said: I will put money on it being Derby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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