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Clubroom => Competition => Topic started by: Eddy#36 on March 25, 2012, 04:57:57 pm
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Just got back from Canungra trials day
Good turn out
would have been about 8 vintage trials bikes out there, all having a good time amongt moderns
Ty's, RL's Bultaco's, TL and even a Triumph trails bike
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I am keen to get involve with twin shock trials too, I sure what to buy, there isn`t a big choice out there.
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i've just joined the twinshock trials brigade this year too on a beat up old TY175.
(yep, they're everywhere and the obvious choice for the entry level twinshock guy).
the Logan Districs club is run by a pretty fine bunch of people i believe but i joined the W.D.T.C. and have done 2 trials so far this year and am enjoying the fun "BIG TIME"!
so far in the twinshock class i've seen mostly 175 TY's, a few nice Bultaco's, a Honda or 2, some really weird home made "specials" (TS250?, DT monoshock converted to twinshock and some other stuff),
no Monty's? (where are they?), no Ossa'a, no RL's, a Triumph (possibly the same one), a BSA Bantam :o
got any pics of the day edmedg?
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Vandy, come along to the Easter 2 day trial run by Trials Club Of Qld and you will see at least one Monty
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I am serious thinking about hanging my boots up on VMX, and its hard to do, and tossing around vintage enduro or trials. I am bending towards trials, but not sure which cross road to take.
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I am serious thinking about hanging my boots up on VMX, and its hard to do, and tossing around vintage enduro or trials. I am bending towards trials, but not sure which cross road to take.
You can do both trials and vinduro with a twinshock trials bike. I have a ball trail riding on my old trials bikes.
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Your right feetup, In 1976 I bought a KT 250, and I with a couple of mate on there TY did the same, trial ride through the bush, its was a lot easier then enduro bikes.
Feetup, what model trials bike do you ride.
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i've just joined the twinshock trials brigade this year too on a beat up old TY175.
(yep, they're everywhere and the obvious choice for the entry level twinshock guy).
the Logan Districs club is run by a pretty fine bunch of people i believe but i joined the W.D.T.C. and have done 2 trials so far this year and am enjoying the fun "BIG TIME"!
so far in the twinshock class i've seen mostly 175 TY's, a few nice Bultaco's, a Honda or 2, some really weird home made "specials" (TS250?, DT monoshock converted to twinshock and some other stuff),
no Monty's? (where are they?), no Ossa'a, no RL's, a Triumph (possibly the same one), a BSA Bantam :o
got any pics of the day edmedg?
vandy I took plenty of Pics today, just need to work out how to place pics on here
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I am serious thinking about hanging my boots up on VMX, and its hard to do, and tossing around vintage enduro or trials. I am bending towards trials, but not sure which cross road to take.
I have a spare RL250 if your interested, PM me
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Thank you for the offer, I have just bought a bike tonight. (honda tl ) So trials it is.
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Your right feetup, In 1976 I bought a KT 250, and I with a couple of mate on there TY did the same, trial ride through the bush, its was a lot easier then enduro bikes.
Feetup, what model trials bike do you ride.
Good to see you have got a twinshock trials bike. The bikes I ride are listed at the bottom of all my postings. My favourite trials bikes for trail riding are TY250A and KT250
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Your right feetup, In 1976 I bought a KT 250, and I with a couple of mate on there TY did the same, trial ride through the bush, its was a lot easier then enduro bikes.
similar story here. I bought my KT250 in late 1975 and spent quite a few enjoyable years trail riding on it and doing the odd club trial. When I did start riding open competition as a C grader, I rode my elder brothers TY250 B in a few events. After a few solo events the mate and I fitted a sidecar onto the KT and joined the dark side, before eventually progressing to a 350 Sherpa outfit in 1980. All three bikes are still in the shed, although none are goérs at the moment.
I was entered to ride the '75 TL250 that I bought a month or so back in the first round of the SA TROY (Trials Rider Of the Year)series down at Victor Harbour yesterday (Sunday 25th) but put my back out on Saturday and I am flat out walking let alone riding a bike at present. The work mates came around this morning a I had to get them to take the TL off of the back of the ute for me, as I could even do that.
CJ
Trials bikes in the collection;
1975 KT250 (my first bike)
1975 TY250B (my brothers bike)
1973 TL125
2 x 1976 TL125S
1975 TL250
1978 248 Cota
1978 M199 350 Sherpa sidecar
1979 M199A 350 Sherpa (my 21st present from the parents, fitted with a outfit in 1980)
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How do you find the TL 250 when competing.
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How do you find the TL 250 when competing.
Pm sent
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Do they have kids courses at these type of events?
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I have a spare RL250 if your interested, PM me
I've just purchased an RL250 (that came with a spare motor and frame) and am looking forward to trying out Trials riding in the near future. Never done it before and coming from a MX, flat track and road racing background, will find it challenging I suspect. I understand the RL isn't the pick of the bunch but it came up cheap enough so I'll give it a go .. I'm sure I'll have fun which is what its all about for me ;D
What's your spare RL like?
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Do they have kids courses at these type of events?
they sure do!
and it'd be right up your little fella's alley too Paul.
PW50,s etc, A/OK ;)
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I have a spare RL250 if your interested, PM me
I've just purchased an RL250 (that came with a spare motor and frame) and am looking forward to trying out Trials riding in the near future. Never done it before and coming from a MX, flat track and road racing background, will find it challenging I suspect. I understand the RL isn't the pick of the bunch but it came up cheap enough so I'll give it a go .. I'm sure I'll have fun which is what its all about for me ;D
What's your spare RL like?
Two weeks ago the Spare RL was a just a freshly painted frame, with about 10 milk crates of parts including 2 motors
Now the swing arms back onto frame, electrics are in, wheels polished and tyres on, seat recovered, decal stickers getting made up, fresh motor sitting in frame, barrel and head going on this weekend, I'm waiting for fork seals and then forks will be in next week, should be running by end of April - I need front and rear guards,
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Two weeks ago the Spare RL was a just a freshly painted frame, with about 10 milk crates of parts including 2 motors
Now the swing arms back onto frame, electrics are in, wheels polished and tyres on, seat recovered, decal stickers getting made up, fresh motor sitting in frame, barrel and head going on this weekend, I'm waiting for fork seals and then forks will be in next week, should be running by end of April - I need front and rear guards,
Well done. Doesn't sound like a spare anymore ;D
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Two weeks ago the Spare RL was a just a freshly painted frame, with about 10 milk crates of parts including 2 motors
Now the swing arms back onto frame, electrics are in, wheels polished and tyres on, seat recovered, decal stickers getting made up, fresh motor sitting in frame, barrel and head going on this weekend, I'm waiting for fork seals and then forks will be in next week, should be running by end of April - I need front and rear guards,
Well done. Doesn't sound like a spare anymore ;D
It is bike number 2 of same bike, so I call it the spare - not sure if to sell or keep? undecided what to do with! if someone was interested I would most likely sell.
I have plenty of left over RL parts, just PM me