Motorcycle trials

Ned go look at the Beta forum on Trials Central where there is a clutch fix for the Evos. Doesnt sound to tricky and makes it a much nicer bike to compete on.

Good luck with the first trial 😀

top tip..
spending money on you bike doesnt make you ride better only time riding it does that and competitions do not make you a better rider,, practicing what you cant do does..

ride ride ride

Can you see youself doing the Scottish then?
I’ll be there. Watching. 😆

essel, I would love to do the Scottish. It’s the epitome of what excites me about trials, so I really hope to be able to ride it one day.

I’m wondering whether I’ve got a bit overexcited with the bike now, though, especially after reading through some of the posts about budget, how good a bike you can get for £1K- 1.5, how spending money on a bike isn’t important…

Got a bit more money available now, and the evo is nearly double that. I am I going to be “overbiked” “all the gear…” 🙂

I only 10 mins in the car park doing slow figures of 8, but the evo felt significantly nicer than the rev 3.

You can easily buy a cheap bike and spend a frotune on it, a 2010 Evo is a sensible buy, plus Lampkins are great to deal with.

you ve absolutely made the right choice.. recent model bike in good nick it ll last and hold its value relatively well.

i bought a nearly new rev 3 in 03 and its still in regular use.. respected and maintained well they deliver week after week.

totalshell, you’ve highlighted my thoughts about spending more than I need. Your 03 Rev 3 is still going strong, the 06 Rev 3 I rode was on for £1.7k, a good slice less than the evo for 2.9k. I’ve read about stalling/carb problems on the Rev 3 though, part of the reason why I’m currently pointed towards the evo.

I’m a fair way south of Lampkin, though. Anyone had experience with BVM in Stroud?

Ive spent quite bit of time lately on a Beta evo 250 (borrowed) and can tell you it’s significantly better than my 7 year old sherco.
With the slow action throttle (black tube) its very very user friendly and steers just how you want it to.
I’ll be changing to one in the springtime no question.

I think you’ve made the right choice in as much as the 2010 may well be in better condition than the 2006 – fewer owners? (though condition depends on care rather than age as such). I also have a 2003 Rev 3 bought at one year old and it’s still as good, to me, as anything newer – but I know for sure how it has been treated.

BVM have always been excellent to deal with but, like everyone else, won’t stock some Beta specific stuff like mudguards (an Evo weakness apparently). Lampkins do good mail order times but it’s worth a trip to Silsden area to get a “proper” trial with rocks and stuff.

TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR, Mick Andrews?

my post was to reinforce the ideal of buying relatively new and keeping it.. sure the rev 3 is only 6 years old but how much work has it done and at whose hands and how has it been maintained.. condition is everything with a trials bike..

the evo is / has to be the choice.. lampkins may be a little way off but even in silsden they have phones today

theres nothing that howard et al dont know cant get next day.. bvm will/can sort you as well..

go on you know you want to..

currently in the totalshell garage.. rev 3, fantic 200, 58 tiger cub, 54 james, 63 francis barnett, 71 drayton bantam, 2x 84 honda tlr,

and a 89 clockwork orange and a ’10 pro five.

I didn’t have the best experience with BVM, got a Scorpa off them that went wrong and they were very reluctant to help. On the flip side the parts boys have always been cool and always gave a bit of discount.

Slow action throttles are a god send 😆

What went wrong with your Scorpa Pigface was it new? im on my 9th and never had much chew.

godzilla Had it about 4 days and went to do a trial, first section pop no clutch amazingly the clutch arm on the casing had broken. Really crazy thing to have happened, got in touch with BVM and they they hummed and haad.

Never had a mechanical with the Scorpa, did smash a case leaving the last section of another event, weird whirring noise when I rode it back to the van. Sent that off to Birketts who did a cracking job of fixing it and sent me some Haribo as well.

The Yam lump is a class engine.

Well, I gone an dun it now. 75% paid, rest when I collect in a week or two.

Probably merits one of these: 😀

totalshell, I realise that’s what you were driving at, but I chose to look at it the other way. I was exploring at all the reasons why not, just to check I was doing the right thing.

Partly down to you guys, I’m very happy that I am, so thanks for your input. The bike was sold by BVM to it’s one owner, a guy who’s been riding trials for 25 years, who sold it back for something newer.

It’s not escaped the mudguard weakness though: it’s cracked on one side and secured with duct tape, but there’s a new mudguard with the bike. I’ll be aralditing the broken for starters I think!

Cheers again, pics to follow!

Hard to beat BVM experience but Mark Kemp is a funny bugger. Not the cheapest either.
There is a Mont on our club website.
http://www.wgdfmcc.org.uk
or search westglos and it will come to the top.
If you are close to BVM you might be close to us or look out for the CHG. club.

First trial last Saturday. And, because I didn’t have a chance to ride it beforehand, first go on the bike, too!

And Boom! Won my category. 8)

And came dead last in my category too, being the only adult riding the very easy course. On my relatively new bike, brand new Gaerne boots and shiny white helmet, I was the rolling equivalent of All The Gear and No Idea.

Great fun though, got a training sesh with some good guys next Saturday, and ah cannae wait!