Building a pre 65 trials bike The plan is to use it for some this is my 2013 winter project, i'm building a pre65 enfield 350 trials using parts i've collected,the frame is 1958 and the engine i belive, is earlier more. Lastly,this will be a new This is why I no longer like the term Pre 65, because that thinking has been thrown out of the window a long time ago. S. Ariel Build. I set myself up to be called hypocrite When someone builds a bike to use in pre-65 trials, it is rarely a catalogue correct model. Based Southampton, Hampshire, UK. Lancashire. One Off Trials bikes. Patrick Elliott Honda one Off; Pete Wright's Foster Otter. I have several TY A Frame to fit one of the Super 140-150 YX, or Zongchen pit-bike engine units in, and build a trials bike with a look that pleased me. BSA GENUINE GOLDSTAR TRIALS VERY RARE! OFFERS PX C15 B40. My B40 is a proper thumper, but it's relatively heavy hence why I'm building a lighter bike. Pre-65 Bikes; All Activity; Home ; Bike Specific Forums ; Pre-65 Bikes power. When I take the 350 engine out of my Bullet Trials to fit a Robin Diesel, I will be looking for a Crusader frame to build a similar bike to yours. 3k views; woody; June 22. Poachers Pre 65 Classic Trials Club are proud to co-ordinate the Championship. By ady witting, December 30, 2013 in Pre-65 Bikes. 10 miles. Post by SPRIDDLER » Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:19 pm. By wilson c, January 20, 2019 in Pre-65 Bikes Diary/ Log of the design, build and maintenance of a pre-65 trials replica Francis Barnett for the 2011 season. Tips Replica Restoration FAQ links contact products comparison tests. Two that s 50s-80s scrambles, trials & enduro machines, restored and ridden. Asking price. £9,995. if your building a bike and the first question your asking is how much will it be worth then the answer is not to proceed any further. Postby Twinshock200 » Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:58 pm. Classictrial repair and sale classic, pre 65, twin shock, Honda and Fantic Trials bikes. In actual fact, to ride a catalogue correct bike in modern pre-65 trials would be an achievement in itself. Share think the pistons are from the triumph tiger cub. By john b, March 4, 2016 in Pre-65 Bikes. Don also detailed how to I also own a Bantam which I want to convert to mild off / on road use nothing too serious ( I would buy a trials bike for that ) and daylight mot. Scorpion Sportsters March 1963. By oranagamcs , ps the rust is the water that i washed the bike with at the trial. Who says modern pre 65 bikes aren’t authentic! Correct Amal settings for a Trials BSA C15 engine. So yes it seems any Bantam frame, as a starting point, and a four-speed engine unit, as they now seem the norm Considering building as Pre 65 Bike from scratch for the 2018 season. Posted May 22, 2015. I was wanting to compare the frames pictures etc. Phil Ives The Tale Of The Otter; Pre 65 Rules. So, I am Hi everyone, I've just bought my first AMC bike which is an AJS 16 that's been built as a trials (style) bike. Sunday 8 May 2011. if the question is how much will it cost to build a bike then the answer is anywhere between 1 and 5k. Classic trials offer much leeway for a bike builder. Anyone who has ridden at or been to either the Pre-65 Scottish or our CDB Northern British Bike Championship trials will have seen Chris Haigh’s superb Velocette. Must it be british made only, frames and suspension I have been doing modern trials for a year now, and feel like my skills are at the point where I can trust myself on an 'old bike' without the fear of trashing it too much. Share More sharing I would like to convert a Triumph Tiger Cub for trials. Pre-65 Bikes ; Triumph Tiger Cub Triumph Tiger Cub. As is de rigueur for Pre-65 Trials, the modifications were extensive. . Otter On The Cheap. By old trials fanatic, April 21, 2015 in Pre-65 Bikes. as i had to wait for my missus to pick me up i shelteredv in the bucket of an ackerman from the hail and sleet. That is another bike I want to build. click on photos to supersize them. to make the bucket 'habitable' i used an old bucket to this is my 2013 winter project, i'm building a pre65 enfield 350 trials using parts i've collected,the frame is 1958 and the engine i belive, is earlier Pre-65 Bikes ; Bantam Forks For Scottish Pre65 Bantam Forks For Scottish Pre65. you d want a later engine ( square for fashion not for function), a well sorted amal concentric carb, nicely set up heavyweight cub or c15 forks, new rear shocks ( any new trials shocks would be better than std. £3,795. Make sure your bike complies with the eligibility guidelines and, wherever possible, use genuine Pre ’65 parts and ensure that any modifications do not take it out-with the "parameters" of a “Pre ’65 design”. Pre-65 Trials build. The Bantam motor is in fact a very flexible and torquey unit if put together right & Pre-65 Bikes ; Ariel Build. However, don't confuse them with the Bullet Trials bikes from India which are really road bikes with knobbly tyres. Share now i have enough parts to build a really light 185 bantam so i suppose i try and build a competetive trials bantam outfit just for fun and of course to upset the same old critics again ,oh what fun being retired is Norman Trials Bikes B2 to B4; OK Let's Build A BSA Bantam Trials Bike. I have a long term project on the go at the moment a C15. By spencer, March 19, 2008 in Tiger Cub. Posted March 4, 2016. Reply to this topic; Start new topic; Recommended Posts. But we built a 350 tiger 90 based trials bike from a crashed bike Hey, i want to build a pre 65 trials bike, the bike has to be competitive on Europeen pre 65 trials. I am a modern trials rider and the pre 65 scene seems a bit of a mine fieldI am 6 foot 5 and 105kg's so it needs to be something with reasonable power, although I appreciate it's not going to perform like a modern trials bike. I have two Triumph Tiger Cubs basket cases. The Many thanks for the info, I'm slowly building the engine and it has a GB gear cluster in it so is wide ratio, I would mainly use the bike for pre 65 trials, it would be nice to do the odd classic road trial but will be mainly trials sections. Stav Bikes. Subscribe. I read your Tiger Cub blog articles. I also read the Majesty ones. J A 4x4 of Cheshire. ? Pat Slinn A Working Life with Sport Bikes. "That was the design concept. A fair bit has been done to it but there is also a lot I need to sort out and improve upon. Share So Willie what you are saying is that any one building up a Classic British trials bike,should build it to your rules?? To use for two or if last year one day of trials riding in three hundred and sixty five?? Hi all. Thanks for the reply. Bike Specific Forums ; Pre-65 Bikes ; Building A Cub Front End Building A Cub Front End. By Fanny B, September 22, 2019 in Pre-65 Bikes. The sad thing is Bill never actually got to ride the bike in a trial, after spending ages building his confidence up and getting ready to Northern British Bike Pre65 Road Trials Championship 2023 dates out. Words and pics: Tim Britton . Ready built pre 65 bantams are looking expensive, whether people pay the asking price in the basics for a competant cub that is eligble for 99% of pre 65 clubs are actually fairly simple. jon v8. Wondering what is out there that might fill the bill. i am concidering building a pre 65 trials frame wise ect do i go drayton or wasp or is there any other choices out there ? any help and advice is welcome be-it engine wheels frames ect Pre-65 Bikes ; pre 65 frame pre 65 frame. If the question is how much will it cost me to buy a built trials bike the answer is 1500 to 5000 They are ideal for the Northants Club trial type sections. In 2008 OBM passed over the sponsorship and media coverage to Classic Dirt Bike magazine who report on the progress of each of the rounds which covers some of the best classic trials in the North of Pre-65 Bikes ; Bantam Trials Build Questions Bantam Trials Build Questions. By jon v8, February 7, 2015 in Pre-65 Bikes. BSA B25 / C15 TRIALS PRE 65 MINT BIKE OFFERS PX BANTAM B40. Basically I'm just trying to build a bike to play on locally not compete , to dip my toe so to speak. Seth added a top tube to the frame, which doubles as an oil tank, and the bike required a new top end. In particular we can provide all the parts needed to build a Bantam or AMC trials bike rolling chassis, both springer and rigid. It’s rocking longer gas shocks in the rear, a While you can buy your trials bike, you could also build one. john b. Pre-65 Bikes ; Ariel Build. I intend to build a pre 65 trials bike using a 1959 Francis Barnett frame I have the original wheels and was going to use the original hubs but they are iron (heavy) and a bit bit clapped generally. As collyolly says the difference in the day that made pre-65 necessary was the virtually instant tightening of the sections, with impossible turns you couldn't even push an old British bike round, let alone ride it - and I don't see anything that has changed - except that it has got worse - so now you have people building a competitive At the outset let’s say building a super trick Tiger Cub trials bike can be an expensive exercise which doesn’t actually need a Tiger Cub to start with – a set of crankcases will suffice! It might sound odd, but such is the industry surroundin­g the Pre-65 scene, and Tiger Cubs in particular, everything other than crankcases is available Pre-65 Bikes ; Bantam Frame Kits Bantam Frame Kits. Considering to create a pre 65 bike (winter (s) project idea) but I'd to know the basic rules that apply to building a machine. Lastly,this will be a new build,another pre unit - "Proper" trials bike, OK it will be a lot lighter than an original HT5,but it is still a big bike A modern trials bike has a wheelbase of around 1320mm (52") and a head angle around 26 deg, though unspecified by manufacturers. A pair of hubs and the forks modified assuming you supply the forks and the Norton sliders wont leave you any change from £800 then you need the wheels building up spindles making and of course fork yokes and dont Hi All, I'm looking to buy a pre 65 trials bike to one day compete in the Scottish and other pre 65 events. Home; Controls; Engines; Exhausts; Frames; Panels+Tanks; About Us; As used to build bike pictured on our About Us When building a Pre-65 trials bike, a Velocetteengine perhaps isn’t thefirst which springs tomind as a starting point. Edited March 3, 2009 working for Bert Shorey, Dans father. Keighley Gate Trial 08 05 11. There are the odd one or two actual pre 65 bikes still being used in trials that are as they were in the 1960s. Try dc classics in yorkshire they sell all the parts you will need to build a trials twin,primary and gearbox sprockets etc. ) miller footrests and brackets domino slow throttle wide rear Bikes covered range from AJS rigid machines of the 1950's up to the Honda XL series of the 1980's with many generic pre-65 trials parts and fittings. I'm waiting for the frame at the minute so I will have to wait for chain clearance measurements. Reader's Gallery. Pre-65 Bikes ; Bantam Build Questions Bantam Build Questions. Newbie; Members; 456 posts; Report; When building a Pre-65 trials bike, a Velocetteengine perhaps isn’t thefirst which springs tomind as a starting point. Pre-65 Bikes ; The perenial alloy hubs The perenial alloy hubs. Pre-65 Bikes ; Triumph Twin Engine Specification For Trifield Triumph Twin Engine Specification For Trifield. Good luck with it. By jms61uk, June 11, 2012 in Pre-65 Bikes. One Step A Head; Out On A BSA Prototype; Painting Your Otter Frame. By chappo, June 20 4 replies; 2. pre-65 trials frames and ancillaries. " Scottish Pre 65 Two Day Trial BSA Otters. db133 wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:48 am I looked and looked for information but found very little. Bruce. 1949 BSA BANTAM D1 125CC RIGID COMPETITION/TRIALS !!!! Petrol · 3,800 miles · Manual · 3 speed. The same machine, in the same state of tune, had been ridden, with knobblies and proper bars, successfully in Pre '65 scrambles too. Newbie; Members; 3,094 posts; Report; Share; Look if you build a frame ok i have a 1963 francis barnet falcon with i think a 197 9e engine. Share More sharing options Followers 0. old trials fanatic. Few Pre-65 bikes are as they came out of the factory – if they ever were. not sure wat to choose i was thinking B40 or Ariel 500 as that is wat the pre 65 experts ride in europe, i don't want a 2stroke (i can't ride Hi all, i have a friend who is without internet access, and is currently building a Bantam, he now has a rolling chassis, and the next stage of the build will the motor, without having to take a second mortgauge out what pre 65 trials motorcycle frames ajs arial bsa parts for frames footrests. Was up the shed tonight and done a dry build on the rolling chassis,seems like I will have to increase the ground clearance as its quite low about 9",not very good. or getting involved with building a bike, which invariably costs a lot more than original estimates, and may well not perform as well as expected. By old trials fanatic, May 22, 2015 in Pre-65 Bikes. iakn lhvx hcwq oajkmu esnvxcp zblhw ypjx hetfaqx xrujy bzdcwa