| Author | Message | ||
     Just_ziptab |
Yeah,everybody wants to be a trials bike pro. I just want one to dink around on in the woods and off the beaten path........ with a light weight bike(150 pounds). Seems like fun compared to a "regular" dirt bike. My 175 Honda is getting too old and valuable to beat up and is geared wrong to suit my type of off road riding.Found a 2005 Gas Gas 300 Pro for $3,000.00....."just ridden around the back yard". Decent shape and priced lower than most. New top end and fork seals. Low hours. Small dent in the gas tank. New rear fender that has not been put on yet. Is it normal for these type of bikes to wear out the engine that quickly? Seems a lot of them have been rebuilt in the 5 year old range.   | ||
| Aesquire |
"just ridden around the back yard" means it hasn't been to the Czech Republic for International Trials. The little engines revved high and hammered do tend to need care more often. Burn the candle brighter and it doesn't last as long. Looks like fun. ( my knees won't take that abuse anymore.) | ||
| Fast1075 |
That is a very nice SL-175...they didn't make very many of them...Trials is fun and isn't hard on your body unless you fall down...nothing like the beating you get from motocross... | ||
| 86129squids |
Hey Zip- you oughta PM CityXslicker, ask him about the little bike/motorbike rig he's got- I'd have to dig through earlier posts to find it, but I still want one... | ||
| Swordsman |
"GasGas"? That's gotta be some Chinese marketing. ~SM | ||
| Mikej |
'taint no Chinese marketing, GasGas has been around for a long time. I used to read some British trials web site, trials.co.uk or something like that. Had a fair amount of activity and links to regional U.S. stuff. I've always wanted a trials bike, and a brakeless flat tracker, for no other reason than just because. Check out Fantic and Montessa as well. I don't know what other companies are still in the trials game. Sort of a niche of a niche market. Finding an event is almost as hard as finding a bike. | ||
| 86129squids |
Sword- actually they're Spanish... OK Zip, looked it up, it's called a "SIKK"- the build fascinates me, basically a beefed-up mountain bike with a small Honda-type motor... To me THAT would be fun! Seriously, check in with CityXslicker and ask him about it- last time he wrote about it he mentioned being able to stuff a 150-165cc motor in there, IIRC... | ||
| Strokizator |
300cc seems to be on big side of trials bikes. They're two strokes so a "rebuild" consists of nothing more than a piston and ring(s). I also think that these run a real lean gas/oil mixture of 50:1 or more. I'd of loved to have one of those when I was a kid. | ||
| Mikej |
Bummer, looks like that trials website is gone. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
you mean this one.....? 125cc Sikk trail bike, Perfect for the Back of an RV or Boat - great camp site bike. Price: New & Unassembled $1895  Engine Type - 125cc Single Cylinder- Air Cooled - 4 Stroke Max Power - 9 HP @ 8500 RPM Compression - Ratio 9.6:1 Valve Train - SOHC Bore & Stoke - 52.4 x 49.5mm (2.06 x 1.95 in) Transmission - 4 Speed with Manual Clutch 1 down 3 up Final Drive - 15T Front / 47T Rear- #420 Chain Front Suspension - 36mm Long Travel Aluminum inverted Forks Rear Suspension - Long Travel Aluminum Swingarm HD Adjustable Rear Shock Aluminum Chain Slider Wheelbase 55 Seat Height 36 Aluminum Mx style Handlebars Bar Height 46 Ground Clearance 14 Fuel Capacity 5 Litre 1.3 Gal Frame Aluminum Perimeter w/ removable sub frame Front Brake - Hydraulic Disc Rear Brake - Hydraulic Disc Front Tire 2.75 x 21 Rear Tire 3.00 x 19 Exhaust Center Mount Sikk Power Pipe Wheels 19 Rear - 21 Front Protection- Heavy Duty Skid Plate Pegs Oversized Steel Seat Tall Gripper Black http://www.sikktoys.com/sikk-trailbike.htm I might make that seat quick release and redirect that pipe.... | ||
| Just_ziptab |
True motorcycle magicians..... The hardware is amazing on the 2003 model..the 2005 carries most all of this: http://www.gasgas.com/Pages/2003%27s/pro-03/trials comp.html I need to do this before I'm too broken down to want to do it any more. The bike is about 100 miles from me..and I have no reason not to go give it a try ..........  | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
city that is cool | ||
| Svh |
I have wanted a trials bike to hurt myself on for awhile. Love watching them and the mountain bike trials as well. Good luck I am jealous | ||
| Us_uly |
Another great trials video There should be lots of trials bikes for sale at Vintage Motorcycle Days. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
I should not have watched that video ! the only thing more fun than mud it motoparkour I do not have that kind of skill...I guess I need more practice !  | ||
| Crackhead |
 The street version Sachs Madass 125 | ||
| Cityxslicker |
still over 2oo lbs , too heavy for trials and the suspension is all wrong, I looked at that before buying the sikk.... what it does get is street legal and lights....  | ||
| Cityxslicker |
70cc's Scorpa 4 Tricks  | ||
| Just_ziptab |
OK,I grabbed the thing up today for $2,700.Lots of "rubbing" on the bike,but not bent all to shit. Paint on the swing arm is like it was water color................nearly gone on nearly most of it and not from rubbing. Short stroke two stroke is fairly "stiff" to start...but runs great. Really odd to ride and will take some getting used to it all. Throttle is like an on/off switch....may have to get the slower throttle control or detune the motor a bit......but then,that bike was made for pros that need that kind of brutal response............I'm happy | ||
| Just_ziptab |
 I have a whole new respect for the guys that can ride these to their potential.Odd but a neat/unique ride................. | ||
| Ltbuell |
..love that stuff even back in the late 60's seeing the likes of Sammy Miller..one of the godfather's of trials.Still never ceases to amaze me at the concentration/ balance and being able to do what they've been doing with those bikes...and the refinements of the trials bikes themselves.I,too, have wanted to dabble in it as well.Thanks for the vids... |
