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XRSDD74

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I was riding at at red river motorcycle trails in Muenster yesterday and came across a trials course. We eventually found some riders and watched them come up a section of the course. I met one of the guys keeping score and talked to him for quite a while about it. It really sounds like a lot of fun and to my surprise most of the riders were older fat guys like myself. I am definitely interested in trying it out and was wondering if anyone here rides one.
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I used to ride trials when I had a Honda TLR200 Reflex. I liked it because I was going slow when I fell.
 
WE have a good group of trials guys that ride at Zars Ranch and I know the Austin group rides at Emma Long and I think what you were seeing
was the NTTA event up at red river, I wanted to go but just did not have the time to make the trip up

And yes most of us weigh more than the bikes
 
budzrex said:
WE have a good group of trials guys that ride at Zars Ranch and I know the Austin group rides at Emma Long and I think what you were seeing
was the NTTA event up at red river, I wanted to go but just did not have the time to make the trip up

And yes most of us weigh more than the bikes
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That’s awesome! Please don’t take offense to the old fat guy comment. I was mainly referring to myself! What is a good bike to start with?
 
Tjs has Gasgas trials at 0% for 48 months .....just saying
 
Sherco, GAS GAS & TRS seem to be the most popular

San Marcos Motorcycles has some good deal as well as TJs and Munns

I think the KTM guy up in Denton has the GAS GAS line now as you are up closer to them
 
Always wanted to ride a bike designed for this. Outback track has been kicking around about building a course in Stanton
 
budzrex said:
Sherco, GAS GAS & TRS seem to be the most popular

San Marcos Motorcycles has some good deal as well as TJs and Munns

I think the KTM guy up in Denton has the GAS GAS line now as you are up closer to them
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Adventure Moto in McKinney has Gas Gas, not Denton.
 
And never a problem with the old farts comment as that is most of this group I ride with
 
Oh it was old fat guys well most of us are farts as well ;-) As we age our skin gets too thick for words to bother us, I think it comes from
hitting the ground too often
 
I rode Trials because I was going slower when I fell.
 
I used to ride when I had my vintage trials bikes. Would love to pickup a new or vintage trials bike (anyone have a TL125/250?) . Just not sure where in the houston area to ride it at for the terrain it is meant for.
 
Rio Bravo MX had a nice turnout at their meet a couple weeks ago. Looked like they were having a great time. Diamond Don's vintage meet in Jefferson always has a big group and nice course each year. It is in Sept this year. Awesome event, awesome location for all types of vintage offroad bikes. Do it!
 
on wed afternoons i do trials w/ my local homies
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sometimes i'll take my big bike and practice off camber turns & figure 8's off the sides of this pit
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sometimes i'll do trials on my dirtbike

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& finish out the evening riding the main loop singletracks afterwards

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and then ride the twisties into downtown

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meetup w/ friends for a bike night

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so yea, trials is where it's at.
 
Dao has had it all figured out for a long time. He hardly ever shares his secrets on how he actually arrived to that amazing place.
Infectious love for anything that comes across his path.
 
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