Trials Australia Forums

Hi Geoff, George, John and others
The bike is called a Drayton Bantam manufactured by Jim Pickering in the UK Midlands area. I understand he has made about 50 of them so far and the engine capacity is up to 195cc with weight about 70kg's.
Jim has also introduced a 250 BSA C15 version and a Tiger Cub version is very close. There are numerous Drayton Bantams competing in the BMCA events that I ride in and they are extremely competitive and popular with all owners due to their light power / weight ratio.
They qualify for the Pre 65 Scottish over here but at the same time everything qualifies for that event it only needs to vaguely look like an old bike and your in !!!!
I think they would be very contraversial if bought over to Australia, but I can assure you George I was only testing the water and you didn't let me down .

I'm more interested at the moment in my thoughts of starting a TS/Classic trials club in SE Qld and after each event lately with high scores and injuries amongst these riders I am getting more expressions of interest , I keep hammering the point, we need sections to suit these older bikes and older riders.

Anyone else interested in being involved in a new TS/Classic club in SE Qld to put on 5/6 exclusive events per season trying not to clash with existing club events, we might start to see some local heavyweights on this thread !!!!!!!!!!!!. Drop me an email, [email protected]
Galps

Here is the C15 Drayton, I believe it had the okay to be used in Scotland. Had a quick ride round on it, it is a well sorted bike.

Other side, not the best pics sorry, due to crowded show.

My Bantam, often mistaken for a Drayton, std frame modified, new sub frame, since this pic I have fitted period forks .




With period forks...





Currently running a Delorto carb due to Amals being a lottery when it comes to reliability, new ones last around 12 months .

BSA Otter. Lots of good reading . Wonder if they made a Bantam Motored One ????


http://www.bsaotter.com/gallery___a_few ... _view.html


whitehillbilly

Ha ha. Twinshock 200 (Galps) just worked out who you are, we met at HCTC trial nr Hereford. Small world.

Some Maicos, a Matchie & the 1st Montesa "Trial" model (11M). They weren't called Cotas until the first 21M 5speed models with the big hubs

Moving on to Ossa's.

A converted 1964 streetbike 160, the 'Avellino' by Vitale. Actually 200cc. Very nice.




Story here http://www.ossamoto.es/trial/Avellino.htm

and in action here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZB4h_Q7ZN0


The first prod'n trials model, the 230 4-speed of '67 - called Pluma in Spain, Pennine in Europe & Plonker in USA - appears to be little more than the Enduro with rearset pegs - still with big front hub, skinny fork-tubes, tail-pipe outside the rear frame-tube & shock, & usually with high-set front guard.

Note the subtle differences on the next version:

So far I can see smaller front hub and aluminium triple clamps on the later one