fotos to follow (one of the crew got her). this Spanish Beauty (OK Honda) View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J5TYfSbs0A
At least some form of the sport still uses open face helmets. Were you the one that put up stuff about a battery electric trials bike? Anyone in your crew have one of them? I would like to see some video of similar obstacles being attempted with one of those. Is this something one with a pocket of money can go and buy or is it more complicated?
There are some smoking deals on these 4T Montesa bikes right now. Trials guys are going off 4T, no matter what Toni Bou can do with one. Also non-trials Honda dealers have them and they sit in a corner languishing, behind all the "normal" bikes.
Perhaps if you regularly enter such events knowing where they are languishing might be easy to figure out. It is a must order at Razee who didn't even know they were an official Montesa dealer, Manchester Honda whatever their official name is now, and Troy City garage which does actually price one. Then on the Montesa site it says "American Honda is no longer taking orders for 2016 Models. Click here to opt in for future model announcements and information." One salesman called it a convoluted process involving a deposit.
My brother just picked up a 2016 4RT 260 and I couldn't believe all the hassles he ran into just getting the bike. Not sure if the dealer was the cause, or the ordering system in play at Honda. The dealer ended up selling his personal 260 to my brother after numerous delays. Saved $1,500 off retail and included $800 in carbon fiber accessories.
my local Honda dealer got one [all paid for and ordered] had it just long enough to post a pix on their FB page and give all the local trial nuts a chubby and then pooooof it was gone
A buddy of mine really got into trials a few years back. I've gone to a few competitions with him and neither of us could ever figure out why someone would choose to ride a 4 stroke trials bike. Seemed like such a disadvantage. Well last year he was at a trials event and got the chance to ride a factory montessa. He placed an order for one the next week and absolutely loves it. Sure surprised me after so much trash talk about the 4 bangers.
PS that bike we uncrated comes with the seat kit----now that looks like a blast. looks kinda goofy but heck trials bikes are very singular built narrow focus machines anyway. Owner says he my seat up and break the machine in next week on our mexico trailride.
Same friend owns both. I guess only time will tell. So far hasn't been an issue but I guess we'll see when he needs parts.
what is the deal with the ossa’s ? is there a problem w a distributor ? did they go belly up ? thought they were doing OK ?? any feedback would b great. Jeff
WELL THERE EGGS WHERE IN GASGAS'S BASKET SO YES FAR AS I KNOW THEIR SCREWED ANYBUDDY HERE DIFFERENT?????
I don't know what my phone did but it jumped here lol this was obviously meant for a totally different thread lol
Dunno bout your dealers but the ossas with cassette gearboxes are having huge issues, friend i know bought one and had a gearbox failure in 7months thats just riding normally for trials every weekend for a few hours. Seems the design wasn't quite as good as ossa needed it to be. Thats hurt their already niche name a little more in uk at least.
not mine, he went out on Saturday with one of our other trial crew guys, no report yet. I was in tecate BC Mexico doing a HS/XC race
