Observed Trials Tech

So what's this all about? It's about trials and making your trials bike perfom better. This blog is to share ideas and expose trials riders to technical improvements for both modern, vintage and twinshock machinery.

Friday, May 18, 2007

Bad Idea! or How not to ....!

I was going through our stored photos when I came upon this one. I thought it would be interesting to ponder what sequence the items in the photo came into play.
Was the ingestion of Buffalo Trace before the idea of using an 85mm piston in the Trials Rooster's BSA Bantam, during or after? Is the use of the measuring devices really being considered? OR are the hammer and duct tape going to be the instruments of choice? Are we really going to use the air drill in the background and a sanding drum to enlarge the cylinder to accept the new Big bore piston? Or is it acceptable to take some assembly lube and that hammer and force fit it?


I have it...I remember now! We were toasting the success of the Bantam Big bore kit as well as new shiny flywheel weight!
That was it!....You believe that....don't you?

Monday, May 14, 2007

Caution:Trial For Real Trials Riders Only.....

Tony G. was asking for help in locating his contact. Or, did he just tip over in that really flat turn in Marshfield?

This could be any ITSA member next week-end, as the ITSA lay-out crew has taped up a doozy for this Sunday! Why is this a caution trials? Well, we looked at our trials supplies and we realised that we had an over-abundance of YELLOW tape and thus we used it up. All over the place! Oh yeah, bring extra gas, because these sections have some meat to them.

It's also a caution trials because it's not a bike show-slash-parade, it's a trials. The name of the sport is trials not cleans, so plan on a couple of well placed dabs, and maybe some up-close and personal photo-ops. Nothing life threatening, but you're gonna' have to think and you gonna' have to ride to get through these sections.

On a lighter note, come to the seminar on Saturday and it'll probably make your life easier on Sunday. The Guru said something about stump-jumping........whatever that is. Mikey P. are you listening?

This is a view of Rick D. riding over a horizontal stump in Marshfield. Feel free to critique his style.....or lack thereof.

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Natural Poses!


From Carrollton, Ga.
 


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