I feel dirty....

[lms6201]

i had a 200 cota ,twin shock, the gears jumped out , normally halfway up a steep bank , the kick start gear normally lets go , shaft snaps ,wasn,t  very powerful , lots less than a ty175 , i think they are 170cc , handle ok though , would be good with the big engine (348)

[Canam370]

Go for it! I  rode comp trials before I started VMX and was pretty pleased at how 'fit' I was for mx-trials is not a sport for lazy types despite how it looks to anyone not riding. The 247 Cota is a great choice and handled streets ahead of a KT I had as well. Any of the moderns will probably be better than you at this stage in life and something like the 315 Monty is a good ride.

It also gave me  a handy excuse for my lamantable lack of speed when I ride mx....too much time trying to ride slow destroyed my high speed skills - not!

[tony27]

Someone needs to tell Merriman,Knight,Taddy,Birch etc that 1. They need any excuse they can get to slow down 

[montynut]

Ross,
The Cota 200 was a great bike much better than the 172. There is a problem with that series of engines in the kick start mechanism which became worse as the engines got bigger. The kick start idler gear moves on the shaft resulting in a stripped gear and they are made out of albino rocking horse crap!!! :'(. The problem persisted into the Cota 242 series and was partly cured with redesigned parts for the series 2 - 242's. Unfortunately you can not just replace one part. AQ guy in the UK has made a run of new gears 195 pound :'(

The engines in the Cota123-172-200 are very much the same as the VA-VB125 series in most details including the unusual racket gear change which is a nightmare to set up.

My choice would be Cota242 (best of the Cota's), 348, 349 and then the 200. The 172/123 are not really in the race. The 349/348 would suit a VF414, YZ465 type of guy. The engine will literally pull a stump out of the ground at idle. Basically you can not stop the engine lack of traction or going over vertical are the only things that will stop forward motion.

You could always get a late TY250 after all you have already sold your sole on the MX track

[Colin Jay]

If riding trials makes you feel dirty, you are doing it wrong. Remember TRIALS IS THE CLEAN SPORT!!

CJ

[shorelinemc]

are you not supposed to do lawn bowls then when that hard take up trials?

[Oldbiker]

tell that to 2 of the oldest trials down here on the South Coast. They are still winning, let alone riding..and both are over 75! Top blokes...

[albrid-3]

I have just bought a Honda TLR 250, CAN`T wait to get it.

[albrid-3]

finely the TLR 250 has arrived, checked it over, found that the Fuel side is rusty, l will need to get some of that treatment that you buy, l have forgotten what it is call.