Machine Messiah Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Hi, anyone got any tips for someone going from Bicycle trials to Moto trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasserguy Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Get a 250, Practice a bit at Zona 1 venue, ride as many trials as possible, Many good events every Sunday at various venues around the area which have many differing types of land......... ............ Edited February 21, 2019 by gasserguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capper Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Master clutch and throttle control ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Messiah Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 4:19 PM, capper said: Master clutch and throttle control ? Expand You've hit the nail on the head, my problem at the moment is grabbing the clutch lever when I'm looking for the rear brake and over thinking the throttle. I'm hitting the back brake when unweighting and then I'm hitting the throttle late, it's like I'm subconsciously trying to pedal kick and then trying to recover it with the throttle. I'm all kitted out now so I'm gonna get some serious practice over the coming weekend at Zona 1, concentrating on clutch and throttle control ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan williams Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 You'll get it in time. Right now your conditioned reflexes are tuned to the bicycle but with practice you will develop a new set. You can't force it since you are connecting neural pathways. Time and practice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Messiah Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 7:53 AM, gasserguy said: Get a 250, Practice a bit at Zona 1 venue, ride as many trials as possible, Many good events every Sunday at various venues around the area which have many differing types of land......... ............ Expand The weekend can't come soon enough I'll be riding Zona 1 for the first time. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan williams Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 6:40 PM, Machine Messiah said: The weekend can't come soon enough I'll be riding Zona 1 for the first time. ? Expand Good luck and let us know how you do. I'm sure you'll have a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Messiah Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 6:35 PM, dan williams said: You'll get it in time. Right now your conditioned reflexes are tuned to the bicycle but with practice you will develop a new set. You can't force it since you are connecting neural pathways. Time and practice. Expand Zen, I'm a big fan of Ryan Leach his dvd "Mastering the Art of Trials" had a big influence on my riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Messiah Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 6:42 PM, dan williams said: Good luck and let us know how you do. I'm sure you'll have a great time. Expand Thanks ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motovita Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Start in the lowest class and work your way up to find your level. If you start in too high a class you might miss some of the basic skills that are the foundation of moto skills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Messiah Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 2/22/2019 at 2:39 PM, motovita said: Start in the lowest class and work your way up to find your level. If you start in too high a class you might miss some of the basic skills that are the foundation of moto skills. Expand Good advice, I'll look into the local trials, I'm lucky that this area seems to be well catered, for the novice rider. I'm really keen to master the basic skills and I'm very excited to see how well I can transfer what I do on the Bike to Moto and more Importantly how easy/hard that's going to be? I may document these experiences on another thread, I'll video some of it unless I absolutely suck in which case I may not ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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