on it Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 i build a new bike = dose frame and bike need to be homologated or safety checked like a kit car check to compete in a acu event for insurance purpose or will i just be covered when i enter a trial with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 1 hour ago, on it said: i build a new bike = dose frame and bike need to be homologated or safety checked like a kit car check to compete in a acu event for insurance purpose or will i just be covered when i enter a trial with it The majority of twin shocks and pre65's probably fall into this category, New heard of one being checked. If you want to cover your posterior get it mot'ed, can be done on frame number if no v5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyl Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 I confirm that the machine(s) as described below which I shall participate on shall be suitable and proper for the purpose. I confirm that I am eligible to compete on the machines for which I have entered. From entry form declaration that we all read? and sign at each trial. Basically onus is on you for the machine to be safe - the club may check that it complies with the trials regs -ie not on knobblies etc but from a safety point of view its a self certification. If there is something glaringly obviously dangerous then the C of C can exclude you/ask you to stop riding etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on it Posted September 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 8 minutes ago, jimmyl said: I confirm that the machine(s) as described below which I shall participate on shall be suitable and proper for the purpose. I confirm that I am eligible to compete on the machines for which I have entered. From entry form declaration that we all read? and sign at each trial. Basically onus is on you for the machine to be safe - the club may check that it complies with the trials regs -ie not on knobblies etc but from a safety point of view its a self certification. If there is something glaringly obviously dangerous then the C of C can exclude you/ask you to stop riding etc what it is im doing a electric bike but who says the bike is eligible to use , if unsafe i wont be riding it ! and why i ask seen it happen with J Bliss pit bike so before ii gets to far I want the facts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 Not sure if I'm typing in invisible ink ? From a safety point of view get an mot. J Bliss creations can be seen as un-sporting if entered against pre 65 / twin shocks. Excluded on these grounds ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyl Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 ACU handbook has technical info if that’s what you’re after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 9/5/2019 at 2:02 PM, on it said: what it is im doing a electric bike but who says the bike is eligible to use , if unsafe i wont be riding it ! and why i ask seen it happen with J Bliss pit bike so before ii gets to far I want the facts @moleman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpauls Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 What about using an EM electric motor in, say, an old 125 Bantam twinshock frame? Eligible for pre 65? Twinshock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 37 minutes ago, stpauls said: What about using an EM electric motor in, say, an old 125 Bantam twinshock frame? Eligible for pre 65? Twinshock? If you use a pre-65 electric motor instead of a pre-65 petrol motor it would be hard to argue against riding in pre-65 class but you didn't ask that. If you could hide a modern EM electric motor inside a pre-65 petrol motor and hide the cells inside a pre-65 fuel tank, then it would meet the eligibility criteria for pre-65 where I live. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 56 minutes ago, feetupfun said: If you could hide a modern EM electric motor inside a pre-65 petrol motor and hide the cells inside a pre-65 fuel tank, then it would meet the eligibility criteria for pre-65 where I live. A bit like using a Suzuki piston and a fantic clutch and cylinder head on bantam ..... ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 2 hours ago, feetupfun said: If you use a pre-65 electric motor instead of a pre-65 petrol motor it would be hard to argue against riding in pre-65 class but you didn't ask that. If you could hide a modern EM electric motor inside a pre-65 petrol motor and hide the cells inside a pre-65 fuel tank, then it would meet the eligibility criteria for pre-65 where I live. BSA did build an electric trials bike, there's a picture of it with Jeff Smith riding (See: Don Morley’s BSA singles book) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, suzuki250 said: BSA did build an electric trials bike, there's a picture of it with Jeff Smith riding (See: Don Morley’s BSA singles book) Did it have a long "flex " ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, b40rt said: Did it have a long "flex " ?? No, but It had a rather large Lucas lead acid battery? I'm sure there could be a modern Pre65 version? Edited September 14, 2019 by suzuki250 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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