My new toy (for cloudy days)

sheeny (Al) · #1 08-02-2010, 05:58 PM

Sometimes things come along that just can't be missed.

I've been looking for an old trials bike to play on for while, but when my neighbour's 2000 Montesa 315R came up for not too much more than a lot of the old bikes I'd been looking at... well it was too hard to pass up!

I used to ride trials as a teenager (34 to 39 years ago!

) and a had an old Suzuki RL250 as few years ago that I taught my son to ride on, but now I'm looking forward to playing on a new generation trials bike and learning the new style and techniques

. Techniques have changed a lot in that time, so I'm already enjoying working on the basics.

Al.

AdrianF (Adrian) · #2 08-02-2010, 06:08 PM

Nice bikes the montessa. I had a trials bike 40 years ago. When all my friends were belting around the bush on their DT250/360's I was putting around on my bike. They all called me a wuss because I would prefer to go slowly with skill.

Now you've started me thinking I should sell my XVS1100......

Adrian

Barrykgerdes · #3 08-02-2010, 06:30 PM

I was never into those sort of things. Cars were what I liked. But when I was very young I used to ogle meccano sets in the toy shop window and always want one. I got a #2 for my birthday (4th) I was over the moon.

From then on I wanted a #10 set but they were so far out of the reach of ordinary people I had to just look in wonder. I never lost the interest and now I have 2 #10 sets and a box of parts as well as one of these:

Great things to play with when the skys are cloudy!

Barry

TrevorW · #4 08-02-2010, 06:48 PM

Nice bike Al, don't fall off

bert (Brett) · #5 08-02-2010, 08:09 PM

Hey Sheeny,

I bought a bike this weekend too....... its a bit diiferent than yours.

Ktm 250excf.

Brett

Kevnool (Kev) · #6 08-02-2010, 08:18 PM

Cloudy day pastimes hey....At least it stops you going crazy.

Anyway AL/Bert i,m in Bathurst tommorrow night for 1 night only to scope the job there before the gang come over.

I,m spending a rainy evening tonight in West Wyalong.

Cheers Kev.

Jeffkop (Jeff) · #7 08-02-2010, 08:36 PM

Oh .. umm .. err ... Al ............ it aint got a seat

sheeny (Al) · #8 08-02-2010, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdrianF

Nice bikes the montessa. I had a trials bike 40 years ago. When all my friends were belting around the bush on their DT250/360's I was putting around on my bike. They all called me a wuss because I would prefer to go slowly with skill.

Now you've started me thinking I should sell my XVS1100......

Adrian

Don't do anything rash, now... you need a roadie too!

Yeah I used to ride my older brother's Montesa Cota 123. It was a great little bike for a 15 year old to throw around. Before that he had the first Ossa Mick Andrews replica in Aus, so I played on that too.

My first trial was when I was 10 I think... on my father's Suzuki TS90! (which later became mine...)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Nice bike Al, don't fall off

Oh, that's almost a foregone conclusion when I feel ready to start stretching my comfort bubble.

Shouldn't be anything high speed though!

Quote:

Originally Posted by bert

Hey Sheeny,

I bought a bike this weekend too....... its a bit diiferent than yours.

Ktm 250excf.

Brett

Very nice, Brett! I had an XR600 till a couple of years ago, but decided to sell it when I wasn't riding it much (after I got the BMW

) and I was starting to feel that I'm getting old enough not to bounce too well

.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevnool

Cloudy day pastimes hey....At least it stops you going crazy.

Anyway AL/Bert i,m in Bathurst tommorrow night for 1 night only to scope the job there before the gang come over.

I,m spending a rainy evening tonight in West Wyalong.

Cheers Kev.

Keep in touch. If you feel like dropping out for a whirl wind visit you're most welcome, but I'll understand if it suits you better to stay in Bathurst on this occasion. We'll catch up for sure when you're on the job

.

Al.

sheeny (Al) · #9 08-02-2010, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffkop

Oh .. umm .. err ... Al ............ it aint got a seat

No... it doesn't need one!

Seats just get in the way on these

. This might explain:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ighlight=trial

Al.

AstralTraveller (David) · #10 08-02-2010, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffkop

Oh .. umm .. err ... Al ............ it aint got a seat

I was wondering about that too. There is only one place your bum will end up and it don't look comfortable - maybe what's why it's a 'trial'. It looks like a motorbike crossed with a slippery dip. To paraphrase the bard - 'it is neither transport nor amusement - a man knows not how to use it'.

sheeny (Al) · #11 08-02-2010, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

I was wondering about that too. There is only one place your bum will end up and it don't look comfortable - maybe what's why it's a 'trial'. It looks like a motorbike crossed with a slippery dip. To paraphrase the bard - 'it is neither transport nor amusement - a man knows not how to use it'.

Al.

AstralTraveller (David) · #12 08-02-2010, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheeny

No... it doesn't need one!

Seats just get in the way on these

. This might explain:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ighlight=trial

Al.

Ahhh I see, it's for those who enjoy pain. Good grief!!! Are those fall as far as they look?? Are those rocks as hard as they look??

Stick to astronomy. Even dropping a counterweight on your big toe is preferable to that.

GrahamL · #13 08-02-2010, 09:05 PM

Incredibly skillfull to watch I havn't seen a trials bike in years.

Do you think the grounds gotten any harder in the last 40 years Al

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #14 08-02-2010, 09:06 PM

Is this wise?

Jeffkop (Jeff) · #15 08-02-2010, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheeny

No... it doesn't need one!

Seats just get in the way on these

. This might explain:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ighlight=trial

Al.

OH YEAH Al ... THAT does explain it ... why would ya have a seat on a contraption designed to make ya 'hit yerself

Lets just hope ya dont have too many cloudy days !!!!!
Awesome photo's by the way.

Jen · #16 08-02-2010, 11:42 PM

good one Al

sheeny (Al) · #17 09-02-2010, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nightstalker

Incredibly skillfull to watch I havn't seen a trials bike in years.

Do you think the grounds gotten any harder in the last 40 years Al

From my point of view I'm sure it has!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waxing_Gibbous

Is this wise?

Wise?... wise... hmmm... dunno, but its fun!!!!

(you are only as young as the fun you have, and only as old as the aches and pains afterwards

).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffkop

OH YEAH Al ... THAT does explain it ... why would ya have a seat on a contraption designed to make ya 'hit yerself

Lets just hope ya dont have too many cloudy days !!!!!
Awesome photo's by the way.

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jen

good one Al

Thanks Jen.

acropolite (Phil) · #18 09-02-2010, 08:22 AM

Al, now you're making me restless... nice bike. I've been eyeing off the Montesa trials bikes for a while now. I had a Cappra 250VR Mx bike in 1974, lovingly hand made in Spain. I also had a Kawasaki KT250 Trails, not a terrribly serious trials bike, but good enough to scale the odd log or rockface.

I'm envious....

sheeny (Al) · #19 09-02-2010, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acropolite

Al, now you're making me restless... nice bike. I've been eyeing off the Montesa trials bikes for a while now. I had a Cappra 250VR Mx bike in 1974, lovingly hand made in Spain. I also had a Kawasaki KT250 Trails, not a terrribly serious trials bike, but good enough to scale the odd log or rockface.

I'm envious....

I can understand that. The new generation of trials bike are great fun to ride! The new riding style and techniques is going to keep me entertained for a while. Much more clutch work and much more balance these days, but I like a challenge, learning and applying mind and body together.

Al.

Jabba (Keenan) · #20 09-02-2010, 12:11 PM

trials/trail... are they 2 different types of bikes?