Kevinoz Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Be kind guys. no idea what I am doing. Had a play with a few trials bikes in the mid 00's. Never learned anything that time round. Giving it a go again seeing as I have taken up enduro riding and thought this would be the best way to refine balance and technical skills. Ran the bike for 10 mins in the garden setting up the levers etc. Then straight out for a play. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) Your low speed balance is pretty good, which is probably the hardest thing to master when starting out. PS think you're slightly understating your "Had a play with a few trials bikes in the mid 00's", you seem to have at least some idea ? Edited March 12, 2020 by faussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinoz Posted March 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, faussy said: Your low speed balance is pretty good, which is probably the hardest thing to master when starting out. PS think you're slightly understating your "Had a play with a few trials bikes in the mid 00's", you seem to have at least some idea ? Maybe 10 hours over 3 years back then. Had 2 bikes but never found time to ride them. Was still chasing motocross around the UK. I also have spent a lot of time this past year converting to Enduro with an aim to get into Hard enduro. Miles away but will chip away over the next 12 months. I did play with MTB trials in the mid 90's. Late teens watching Dirty tricks and Cunning stunts with the 2 Martins and watched Hans Rey a lot. So I reckon my balance comes from MTB and of course 35 years of MX. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btcca4 Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Practically the same situation I'm in..Couple of trials bike in the 90's to compliment all the other moto stuff I owned. New Repsol on order. I hope to regain some of my balance because, "The older I get, the faster I was" ? You look spot on, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinoz Posted March 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, btcca4 said: Practically the same situation I'm in..Couple of trials bike in the 90's to compliment all the other moto stuff I owned. New Repsol on order. I hope to regain some of my balance because, "The older I get, the faster I was" ? You look spot on, congrats! I'm hearing you. Those epic battles (running round in 9th place) seemed to have super fast riders lol in the mix. I was unfortunate having 3 or 4 GP regulars or at least British championship riders in my class almost every race. So top 10's were hard to come by. Typically 5-12th place was split by 10 seconds or so over a 30 minute moto. Then in the mid-late 2000's the racing took a turn for the worse and gates were emptying year after year. I hung my boots up in 08 with a big shoulder injury and didn't really ride much again until 2017. Now the kids are teenagers, it's brought back a lot of good memories and the desire to make more. Lucky i get out 10-15 times a month with some local ride areas only 25 mins away. Also typically at the track 6am and done and dusted by 8am so that the day is just starting for everyone else. Doesn't interfere too much with family life like it used to in the UK. Riding is so different in Western Australia. Soil is not so good except for 4 months a year when it has some rain, but the land availability is unreal. Could easily ride for years and not hit the same area twice. I would say the entire size of the UK at your doorstep and all perfectly legal. So aiming for moto/enduro in the late Autumn, winter , early spring and trials throughout the year. Trials is a really small community here, but around 20 events a year plus a couple of ride parks costing under $5 Oz dollars for the day. Hoping to have a crack at a novice trial in the next 3-4 weeks once I get used to the bike and I have some of the basics covered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherco70 Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Nice video, looks like you and the GG are going to get along nicely Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherfive Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Id say get some trials boots to aid leg and foot movement. That could help you lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinoz Posted March 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 hours ago, anotherfive said: Id say get some trials boots to aid leg and foot movement. That could help you lots. Agree, using the oldest boots I have for that very reason. tough when we need 3 new helmets, boots and gear. was looking at the HEBO 2. Any opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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