Vintage Trials

GUN CARRIAGES

Tony Down — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:52:19 GMT

Every time I walk in the workshop I see the Enfield up on the heavy lift stand and I'm always reminded of the Royal Tournament

FORKING GOOD !

Tony Down — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:50:43 GMT

With the arrival of the TY Mono fork seals and a free non driving weekend time to explore the mysteries of these

ITSA FIXED

Tony Down — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:39:51 GMT

As promised our NEW chapter of the ITSA movement is up and running and we have achieved our first objective

STILL WAITING

Tony Down — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:46:06 GMT

The rather unpleasant 5" of white stuff has delayed plans a little to go and get Superglitz but in the interim I'm still waiting

THE WAITING GAME

Tony Down — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:09:12 GMT

The pot of ebay gold has nearly all gone, although spending it felt I did feel a little naughty, but there again

TURN (the spanner) AGAIN WHITTINGTON

Tony Down — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:47:13 GMT

Now as the fabled story goes Dick Whittington was a poor boy and went to London where he had heard the streets

ITSA MOVING

Tony Down — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:18:38 GMT

As we crash into 2012 and we are already moving right along and will soon be half way through the month . I'm noticing

THE TRIALS BUG

Tony Down — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:00:39 GMT

I know I have waxed lyrical on the subject but it is interesting to see the number of newbies on Trials Central who have now

REKINDLING THE FLAME

Tony Down — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:56:15 GMT

With a few days of spanner wrenching the dim ashes produced a little smoke from a remaining glowing ember. The smoke

SPANNER TIME

Tony Down — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:10:15 GMT

With initial preparation done to the Fantic wheel and forks time to see whether this idea will all come together? On a cold New

FORK THOUGHTS

Tony Down — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:16:33 GMT

As the year comes to an end the first tasks of rebuilding bikes are under way. The Fantic wheel is clean and ready for new bearings

GOING WEST

Tony Down — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:03:53 GMT

With over 2200 hits on Trials Central, 54 comments, and almost as many on this blog it does seem that for the most part the Ahrma "true" trials

CHRISTMAS BEGINS

Tony Down — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:39:21 GMT

Twas the afternoon before Christmas Eve, and nothing did stir, the wife was at work and the dogs were all here

NEW QUESTS

Tony Down — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:10:10 GMT

Christmas lights, decorations, cards and presents all done, save for the wrapping ritual, the mind is already thinking holy grails, bikes, bikes

THE VALENTINO BUS

Tony Down — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:51:51 GMT

Just prior to Thanksgiving week I get a panic phone call from Lena the Cortez Transportation Director. As they say in

MARTHA COMES TO DOLORES

Tony Down — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:25:32 GMT

Just as I thought I had finished the 2011 electrical nightmare of Christmas lights and decorations my learned colleague requests

FULL OF IDEAS

Tony Down — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:09:02 GMT

That time of the year again and time to start planning bike mods for the 2012 season. Well dear readers you will have seen the disaster the Trustees at Ahrma

AHRMA OBSERVED SECTION ENDS

Tony Down — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:35:20 GMT

As 2011 draws to a close it also heralds the END of many things on a trials front. Sadly for all of us on the vintage

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS !!

Tony Down — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:54:26 GMT

Is it just me or does the entire World suffer the same frustrations of lights at this time of the year? Everything was working

THANKSGIVING PART II

Tony Down — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:48:18 GMT

As Thursday comes round I have my last rest day so, other than chopping logs and making the "Dangerous Cocktails