Mad skills!

Tharrell · Post by **Tharrell** » October 21st, 2011, 8:41 am

I know you guys can appreciate this.
Stick around till the end, there's some slow motion video.
http://www.photobysergio.fr/gefrees-warm-up.html

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · Post by **Roostius_Maximus** » October 21st, 2011, 9:03 am

thanks for the post, i'm in persuit of a mid 80's yamaha 2stroke trials bike at the moment

Tharrell · Post by **Tharrell** » October 21st, 2011, 10:54 am

Roostius_Maximus wrote:thanks for the post, i'm in persuit of a mid 80's yamaha 2stroke trials bike at the moment

I bought a '74 TY250 this year. It's a cool bike but, you really can't do much with it and it's uncomfortable for a longer ride.
I always wanted one.
I saw a post somewhere about Yamaha works trials team. Did some research and didn't find much but, there is one.
The bike I'd like to have is the Yamaha Trickster in it's prototype form.
I think Scorpa is using Yamaha engines in their bikes.
btw-What are you looking for and why?

Rhino89523 · Post by **Rhino89523** » October 21st, 2011, 12:43 pm

I would love to have a trials bike even though I would do it a great disservice. I would get tired standing up and try to sit I would probably be lucky to drive it over stuff I do on my CR. I love how those guys look like they are in the relax position when they are not moving and balancing between 2 rocks, I think that would probably be hard enough. I can ride a wheelie on a schwinn cruiser from here to Alaska and I can ride the unicycle and do some pretty cool tricks, upstairs and downstairs and stuff. I think thats pretty good for a 280lb gorilla, I just have a feeling that trials stuff is WAY harder than these dudes make it look.

Post by **AlisoBob** » October 21st, 2011, 1:50 pm

Rhino89523 wrote: I can ride the unicycle and do some pretty cool tricks, upstairs and downstairs and stuff.

I gotts to see video of that......

Rhino89523 · Post by **Rhino89523** » October 21st, 2011, 3:37 pm

I am not as good as I used to be on the thing but I am still pretty good. If I had a way to throw up a video I would. I used to cruise down the street in full football pads grab a hold of bus stop signs or light poles and whip myself into a couple 360's cant pull that move anymore. My tire begs me to get off of the thing, thats a lot of weight for one bike tire. I'll bring one of my Uni's to hoonfest for late night drunken fun.

Post by **AlisoBob** » October 21st, 2011, 8:24 pm

Sweet!!

I wanna' see you ride the "Cheese Grater" on it!!

Rhino89523 · Post by **Rhino89523** » October 21st, 2011, 11:29 pm

6' ers like the one in the video are kind of easier to ride. Aside from the royal pain in the ass it is to get on it, you can have way more wheel movement before you are out of the sweet spot. Getting on them you have to sort of climb the wheel and then hit the peddles and throw it underneath you, hard move to master, either that or you find some bleachers or something. I pretty much only ride a unicycle now because people think there is no way I could do it. I can rip those funky 2 wheeled skateboards too....I am a very well balanced circus gorilla. For some reason I can't ride a wheelie on a dirtbike to save my life, pisses me off.

Gmbond · Post by **Gmbond** » October 22nd, 2011, 4:31 am

Trials bikes are a blast! I've got a montesa 315r which is extra cool as it's an HRC motor.

I'm not great on it, haven't had enough time to master anything yet but it is a great fun thing to do, and a good challange.

I also can't carry a wheelie on a dirt bike whatsoever... To clear a log or something, no problem, power wheelie, no problem.... But I can't just get the bike to the balance point and hold it at all.

Kuma · Post by **Kuma** » October 22nd, 2011, 11:11 am

Roostius_Maximus wrote:thanks for the post, i'm in persuit of a mid 80's yamaha 2stroke trials bike at the moment

I got one for you, fantic trial 300 think it's about an '82? $500 come and get it

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · October 22nd, 2011, 11:38 am

Kuma wrote:
Roostius_Maximus wrote:thanks for the post, i'm in persuit of a mid 80's yamaha 2stroke trials bike at the moment
I got one for you, fantic trial 300 think it's about an '82? $500 come and get it

send me pictures

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · October 22nd, 2011, 11:42 am

Tharrell, I have ALOT of territory to ride in, dead trees, sharp creek banks and big rock-piles. I could ride for an hour within 600y of the house and never cross my path. The trees are maily big old Elm trees and there is alot of them. One bush we took bmx bikes to years ago can't even be hunted in, I bet you could walk 1/4 mile thru it without ever setting foot on the ground.

Tharrell · Post by **Tharrell** » October 22nd, 2011, 2:32 pm

Gmbond wrote:Trials bikes are a blast! I've got a montesa 315r which is extra cool as it's an HRC motor.

I'm not great on it, haven't had enough time to master anything yet but it is a great fun thing to do, and a good challange.

I also can't carry a wheelie on a dirt bike whatsoever... To clear a log or something, no problem, power wheelie, no problem.... But I can't just get the bike to the balance point and hold it at all.

That's the one to have, if you can find one.
Honda has been behind Montessa for years and finally just bought them outright.

Post by **MojoScojo** » October 22nd, 2011, 6:56 pm

Rhino89523 wrote:For some reason I can't ride a wheelie on a dirtbike to save my life, pisses me off.

I can. But not when I'm trying to.
I always get the impromptu wheelies just from trying to haul some ass. Front comes up and stays up for like 100 yards. When I try to wheelie, forget it. I just quit trying.

Rhino89523 · Post by **Rhino89523** » October 23rd, 2011, 7:30 am

2nd dibbs on the Fantic.

Kuma · Post by **Kuma** » October 23rd, 2011, 9:25 pm

It'll probly be next weekend when I can dig it out and take some pictures.

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · Post by **Roostius_Maximus** » October 24th, 2011, 9:11 am

I seen a gasgas trials bike in the back of a guys truck a week or 2 ago, asked the gasgas dealer about the bike and he said its for sale, a 2004 280cc 2stroke model, might be going that way

If nothing else that guy has some friends with other used bikes.

Rhino89523 · Post by **Rhino89523** » October 24th, 2011, 9:55 am

It would just help me to complete my quest to have one of everything.

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · Post by **Roostius_Maximus** » October 24th, 2011, 9:59 am

I built a half loft in the garage that opened up some floor space, sold my old truck, gave away a perfect 1974 pontiac 4-door, hauled 5 loads to the dump, landscaped the parking area and driveway and told the wife to expect a trials bike to arrive before spring after getting her and the boy into watching 30+ minutes of trials video this weekend

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · October 24th, 2011, 11:08 am

I had been looking for exactly this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-1 ... 1c201776b5

Tharrell · Post by **Tharrell** » October 24th, 2011, 1:07 pm

Roostius_Maximus wrote:I had been looking for exactly this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-1 ... 1c201776b5

Nice, I hope you win it.
I don't care for the YZ tank though.

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