Hi All,
I am planning to get into trials at the start of next year after a 20 year absence from riding nothing more than a paddock basher so it should be a steep learning curve.
What is the difference between the classes, I have heard C class, Clubman, and Introductory? What would a 42yr old with training wheels be doing.
I will be going to Conondale this Sunday, so hope to meet with a few people for a chat and advise.
Cheers.
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Starky
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Hi Hicksy
Nothing doing at work at the moment so I will give some help here.
Great plan to join the trials world next year. I did it about nine months ago after twenty years away from bikes just like you, but I am 53.
The diffrence between the classes is not quite within my my skill range but I ride the easy line. Depending on where you ride that could be C grade or clubman, I've heard it called novice as well. The rest of the riders will help you with this during club days or practice days. You will work it out quick.
I ride with B grade riders and they give me a caning on their twin shocks but I enjoy myself and do not over extend my skill. I just keep pushing myself a little bit more each time. I rode in Novice at our Brooweena trials day and then I rode in C grade at Gladstone the other day. My skills are picking up all the time and so will yours therefore just ride and don't worry about which grade you should be in. I am sure someone will tell you to move up a grade if you keep winning all the time.
I will be at Conondale this weekend as well but not riding.
And that has killed another ten minutes.
Starky
Nothing doing at work at the moment so I will give some help here.
Great plan to join the trials world next year. I did it about nine months ago after twenty years away from bikes just like you, but I am 53.
The diffrence between the classes is not quite within my my skill range but I ride the easy line. Depending on where you ride that could be C grade or clubman, I've heard it called novice as well. The rest of the riders will help you with this during club days or practice days. You will work it out quick.
I ride with B grade riders and they give me a caning on their twin shocks but I enjoy myself and do not over extend my skill. I just keep pushing myself a little bit more each time. I rode in Novice at our Brooweena trials day and then I rode in C grade at Gladstone the other day. My skills are picking up all the time and so will yours therefore just ride and don't worry about which grade you should be in. I am sure someone will tell you to move up a grade if you keep winning all the time.
I will be at Conondale this weekend as well but not riding.
And that has killed another ten minutes.
Starky
Starky
When competing in a trial, I don't suffer from nerves, I get way too excited for that stuff!!!!
When competing in a trial, I don't suffer from nerves, I get way too excited for that stuff!!!!
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David Lahey
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- Club: CQTC Inc, RTC Inc
- Bike: Many Twinshocks
- Location: Gladstone, Queensland
Hicksy
You will get a good idea about what grade you will be riding next year if you come and have a look at Conondale. The trial at Conondale is run using the rules from the Motorcycling Australia rules book called the "Manual of Motorcycle Sport" so a standard method is used for identifying rider grades.
The way to work out what grade people are riding is to look at the background colour of the ID plate on their bike.
White - Clubperson and Post Classic (Twinshock)
Black - Classic (pre-65)
Blue - C Grade
Yellow - B Grade
Red - A Grade
The ID plates have the riders names on them too.
If you have ridden a trials bike a fair bit in the past - even 20 years ago and have had a few hours on one recently, you would probably looking at riding in Clubperson class.
Introductory/Novice is usually set at a very basic level.
I hope you enjoy watching on Sunday. You'll probably wish you were riding.
David Lahey
You will get a good idea about what grade you will be riding next year if you come and have a look at Conondale. The trial at Conondale is run using the rules from the Motorcycling Australia rules book called the "Manual of Motorcycle Sport" so a standard method is used for identifying rider grades.
The way to work out what grade people are riding is to look at the background colour of the ID plate on their bike.
White - Clubperson and Post Classic (Twinshock)
Black - Classic (pre-65)
Blue - C Grade
Yellow - B Grade
Red - A Grade
The ID plates have the riders names on them too.
If you have ridden a trials bike a fair bit in the past - even 20 years ago and have had a few hours on one recently, you would probably looking at riding in Clubperson class.
Introductory/Novice is usually set at a very basic level.
I hope you enjoy watching on Sunday. You'll probably wish you were riding.
David Lahey