Lock-down boredom!

With no riding apart from the occasional driveway hop boredom kicked in and i started inventing things to do to the bikes ! The front brake disc on the Beta was uncovered. Having fitted more modern front forks and the Braktec front brake from my TRS the standard TR34 disc protector no longer fitted … …

10 years after …

It’s been a while ! 10 years at least since I put the cycle trials bike in the garage and tried to forget about it .. Every so often i’d get the urge to have a hop out on the drive, and a couple of years ago riding mate Francisco bought a mod and came …

Finally things get Beta .. !

Over the course of many years the Beta has moved around the garages, complete or in boxes, been partially built and then stripped again but now it has not only been thrown together but actually ridden! Over the last two issues of the Classic Trial Magazine we have documented the final build, complete with some …

It’s been a while .. !

I’ve been involved, and continue to be involved, in some other projects lately and have completely neglected this site !! And it’s about time that changed. One of the projects has been a new website … one i’ve been very honoured to have been asked to be involved with. 1979 World Champion Bernie Schreiber visited …

World Champion @ Frys !

1979 World Champion Bernie Schreiber visited our local practice area this week to spend the day with an invited group of mainly SWM riders to share his experiences and riding skills. Martin Matthews, known by many as the boss of motoSWM.com, organised the day when it become apparent that some of the UK SWM riders …