What did you do with your Trials Bike today? - Page 87

Gham · 10-15-2012, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by r2wtrials

Rode a nice, but muddy trial today.. would have to have been really as the sections were set out by Steve Saunders!!
Got best Twinshock award, riding the harder route, and beat a goon many new bike sin the process :)

me, today..

Looks like your having fun

grizzzly · 10-15-2012, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thegraydog

Do I recall that this is your commute?

no this is not it, the one i take on my way to hell, i mean work has rock sides, not concreet

Thumpermeister · 10-16-2012, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by roadholder

That aint no modern trials bike!

Yes, but then anyone can do that with a 150 lb modern trials bike as opposed to a vintage bike 100 lbs? heavier!

nwcycle · 10-18-2012, 12:39 AM

Got my daughter a new toy, had to pry her off of it.....

zontar · 10-18-2012, 04:15 AM

ha! she is SO not watching her line! great pic.

roadholder · 10-18-2012, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Thumpermeister

anyone can do that with a 150 lb modern trials bike as opposed to a vintage bike 100 lbs? heavier!

Yep. The up side of couse is that no-one ever expects you to do the Toni Bou "bouncy, bouncy" thing!

ffchick · 10-19-2012, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by nwcycle

Got my daughter a new toy, had to pry her off of it.....

Nice pic of miss K :) and cool bike!!! I almost upgraded to one of Tom L's but I bought too many orange things this year

amcross · 10-19-2012, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nwcycle

Got my daughter a new toy, had to pry her off of it.....

that's awesome!!! Looks like she's rockin it!!!

r2wtrials · 10-20-2012, 10:35 AM

Not trying to hi-jack the thread, just thought you guys may like to see this.

I went up to the practice ground today to do a photo assignment for the Trial Magazine .. the test riders brother, who works for Morgan cars, arrived in this ..

Sting32 · 10-22-2012, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by r2wtrials

Not trying to hi-jack the thread, just thought you guys may like to see this.

I went up to the practice ground today to do a photo assignment for the Trial Magazine .. the test riders brother, who works for Morgan cars, arrived in this ..

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They drove one of those on TOP GEAR a few seasons back, looked like fun in a way...

TGrant · 10-22-2012, 10:13 AM

Took it out riding for the first time at Lake Houser ATV Park in Mooresboro NC.

Had a ton of fun, and wore my self out. I've got muscles sore that I didn't know I had. Haha!

Will Hesch · 10-24-2012, 09:21 PM

Mixed up some fuel (Maxima Castor/Ester) and 76 gas (92 octane) at 70:1 and filled the tank on my new GasGas 280TXT Pro.

Then I practiced for about 1/2 hour on my acre with a gnarly hillside, taking it easy since it's still being broken-in.

She high-sided me when I starved her for gas, it was a slow-motion: "Crap, here we go!" kind of moment. Good to get the first fall out of the way...didn't have to be a high-side though...

I came in the house and my wife said: "Go look at your chin." Ha, I have old-man skin and hit something during the fall, had dried blood all over my chin, looked horrible but was barely a scrape...

I went out and tried riding with my motocross/full face helmet, you know what...I think it will work fine. I didn't notice a lack of vision and my chin will thank me the next time I fall.

Here's my new girl

nuggets · 10-25-2012, 07:41 PM

OK, I am crashing your thread again.

I declare the XT255 to be a trials bike

It's what I have, so it will have to do.

Enjoy!

lamotovita · 10-25-2012, 08:19 PM

A 225 with better handlebars, tires and gearing makes a pretty good novice level Trials bike, grind the steering stops too.
I suggest taking the mirrors off for such activity though.

nuggets · 10-26-2012, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by lamotovita

A 225 with better handlebars, tires and gearing makes a pretty good novice level Trials bike, grind the steering stops too.
I suggest taking the mirrors off for such activity though.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I already run the Shinko DOT trials tires. Maybe not the best, but cheap and durable

.

I don't want to mod the gearing as this bike is my daily driver. I'll just have to work on my clutch control.

Grind the steering stops. I might give that a try.

Elaborate on the better bars comment please. I am not sure what you mean.

10-18-2012, 12:39 AM	#1294
nwcycle Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Illinois Oddometer: 820	Midnight Trials on a school night ? Got my daughter a new toy, had to pry her off of it.....

10-18-2012, 04:15 AM	#1295
zontar lawnhater Joined: Nov 2009 Location: lincoln, ne Oddometer: 104	ha! she is SO not watching her line! great pic. __________________ '07 DL650, '02 Beta Rev 3 Trials bike, '00 Super Sherpa,'96 TW200, '09 Ruckus, '01 TT-R 125 "Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things." -----George Carlin

10-20-2012, 10:35 AM	#1299
r2wtrials Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: West Country, UK Oddometer: 113	Not trying to hi-jack the thread, just thought you guys may like to see this. I went up to the practice ground today to do a photo assignment for the Trial Magazine .. the test riders brother, who works for Morgan cars, arrived in this .. __________________ r2wtrials.co.uk

10-25-2012, 07:41 PM	#1303
nuggets Commutator Joined: Jul 2010 Location: People's Republic of Virginiastan Oddometer: 1,175	OK, I am crashing your thread again. I declare the XT255 to be a trials bike It's what I have, so it will have to do. Enjoy! __________________ 2007 xt225 2004 KX250 - Soil Sampler Nuggets' free bike tech clinic.

10-25-2012, 08:19 PM	#1304
lamotovita Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: WA USA Oddometer: 864	A 225 with better handlebars, tires and gearing makes a pretty good novice level Trials bike, grind the steering stops too. I suggest taking the mirrors off for such activity though. __________________ It's not a big motorcycle, just a groovy little motor bike.

10-22-2012, 10:13 AM	#1301
TGrant Adventurer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Gastonia, North Carolina Oddometer: 27	Took it out riding for the first time at Lake Houser ATV Park in Mooresboro NC. Had a ton of fun, and wore my self out. I've got muscles sore that I didn't know I had. Haha!

10-24-2012, 09:21 PM	#1302
Will Hesch Adventurer Joined: May 2012 Oddometer: 41	Mixed up some fuel (Maxima Castor/Ester) and 76 gas (92 octane) at 70:1 and filled the tank on my new GasGas 280TXT Pro. Then I practiced for about 1/2 hour on my acre with a gnarly hillside, taking it easy since it's still being broken-in. She high-sided me when I starved her for gas, it was a slow-motion: "Crap, here we go!" kind of moment. Good to get the first fall out of the way...didn't have to be a high-side though... I came in the house and my wife said: "Go look at your chin." Ha, I have old-man skin and hit something during the fall, had dried blood all over my chin, looked horrible but was barely a scrape... I went out and tried riding with my motocross/full face helmet, you know what...I think it will work fine. I didn't notice a lack of vision and my chin will thank me the next time I fall. Here's my new girl

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