What did you do with your Trials Bike today?

[Will Hesch]

Rode 26 miles of trail (Pozo OHV area, Central Coast, CA) trying to keep up with a Husaberg 570FE and Suzuki 400, didn't keep up but made it! Nailed my shin on the peg when my foot slipped off on a big air, got a bruise the size of a lemon. It nailed me in the 2" gap between my knee pads and Garne boot top, such luck!

It was a real workout for this old man (61 year young) but I did it and if I keep doing it, maybe weekly, I'm gonna be in good shape in no time at all...if I don't kill myself trying!

My Gas Gas 280, Kim on his Husaberg


I don't know if you can see it, (iPhone photo) but at the horizon is the Sierra Nevada range covered with snow

[motojunky]

Originally Posted by Will Hesch

Rode 26 miles of trail (Pozo OHV area, Central Coast, CA) trying to keep up with a Husaberg 570FE and Suzuki 400, didn't keep up but made it! Nailed my shin on the peg when my foot slipped off on a big air, got a bruise the size of a lemon. It nailed me in the 2" gap between my knee pads and Garne boot top, such luck!

Sounds like a good time!

Inexpensive knee/shin guards that tuck into your boot tops will eliminate the unprotected shin area. Trials foot pegs bite pretty badly.

Something like this:

[Will Hesch]

Thanks Motojunky, I'm checking into those today!

[r2wtrials]

The rear wheel is having a tubeless rim put on so i had to borrow a bike today for a ride... Thankfully Steve Saunders brought one along for me!!

[DerViking]

Never heard of those before. Another Spanish company? How's it ride?

[2whlrcr]

That's too bad you had to ride some off-breed like a JOTAGAS.

[Gordy]

Originally Posted by r2wtrials

The rear wheel is having a tubeless rim put on so i had to borrow a bike today for a ride... Thankfully Steve Saunders brought one along for me!!
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Well? How was it?

[andrewgore]

The Jb weld fork fix came out above and beyond expectations. All the issues are so smooth its incredible. 1000 grit sandpaper makes it feel like butter. Still need fork seals but exciting nonetheless.

Looking forward to getting the fenders in from lineaway. Did some industrial park riding yesterday and got soaked from the snow and no fender.

Fork seals and tires up next.

Andrew Gore

[lineaway]

Glad to hear the forks came out OK!!

[r2wtrials]

Originally Posted by Gordy

Well? How was it?

I have ridden the 300 and 280 before for short periods but this was the first time i had ridden not only the 250 but also for a full event...
Brilliant about sums it up :) This bike is actually Steve's daughters who is very much smaller and lighter weight than myself but we made absolutely no adjustments whatsoever .. i just got on it and rode into the first section with no practice.
The suspension is very progressive and it never bottomed out on me all day, the bike is incredibly lightweight and very easy to trick ride but it also grips amazingly well. Don't forget i am in the UK so almost all of our events throughout the year include mud!!

I prefer a bigger cc bike and would have the 300 myself but this 250 was not short on power at all, probably perfect for 99% of us, although high altitude riders may want to go for the 280 or 300.

As Jordi Tarres is heavily involved with the design and the company you would expect it to do everything well ... and it does. I'd buy one.

I took a few photos after i had washed it .. http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/...ey/Jotagas250/

[dbeck]

[NMTrailboss]

Awesome looking area, but I don't think you'd want to do much crashing there!

[phoenixfire]

Accidentally flooded my Sherco while I was trying to learn how to hop the front wheel with the engine off (apparently the c on the fuel shut off valve does not stand for close), but it gave me an excellent opportunity as I know absolutely zero about engines and my mechanic friend patiently walked me through learning about the spark plug, carburetor, and cylinder and how a two stroke engine works. It took forever to get it restarted, but I have such a better understanding of how my baby works now. It cut several hours out of my practice time, but it was worth it!

[nwcycle]

Welcome to the happy world of Premix....
A couple of ways to start a flooded one is to , just hold that throttle wide open, ( Do not twist while kicking) just pin it and kick it for a bit, What it needs is a blast of full air, usually always works, these are hard to bump start, but now you know the drill ......Enjoy !!!!

[Gordy]

Originally Posted by r2wtrials

I have ridden the 300 and 280 before for short periods but this was the first time i had ridden not only the 250 but also for a full event...
Brilliant about sums it up :) This bike is actually Steve's daughters who is very much smaller and lighter weight than myself but we made absolutely no adjustments whatsoever .. i just got on it and rode into the first section with no practice.
The suspension is very progressive and it never bottomed out on me all day, the bike is incredibly lightweight and very easy to trick ride but it also grips amazingly well. Don't forget i am in the UK so almost all of our events throughout the year include mud!!

I prefer a bigger cc bike and would have the 300 myself but this 250 was not short on power at all, probably perfect for 99% of us, although high altitude riders may want to go for the 280 or 300.

As Jordi Tarres is heavily involved with the design and the company you would expect it to do everything well ... and it does. I'd buy one.

I took a few photos after i had washed it .. http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/...ey/Jotagas250/

Thanks for the quick ride report! . Those bikes are gorgeous.

I could just gawk at that shock set-up forever.