Talmag trial

Sub 9 was the obligatory, third gear run up the hill where the hardest thing is trying not to over-cook it showing off to the vast crowd. I selected third gear opened the big Matchless up and was pleased to have bagged a brace of threes on both occasions. A tight and twisty theme ensued with Subs 11 and 12 but they were fairly rudimentary compared to previous sections and incurred no further losses.

This event is a rare glimpse of what big bike trials used to be like and is firmly on my list of annual trials. Nevertheless, I finished at the top of the factory standings which was a nice bonus. It was a definite second and third gear day on the tricky sand and in the greasy mud. John Jacka Matchless The TALMAG is always a good social event where you can catch up with fellow competitors however; with so many entries you can miss some people. Several sections became deep rutted by the end causing problems for the low ground clearance girder machines, George Smith and James Bell both having to wrestle through section 14 — a testament to their stamina and determination.

The Sidecar fraternity were on tenterhooks up to the last section of the trial as the result was too close to call. The Fishlocks flying to a very close second Image: Andy Withers. The thought was that the Fishlocks had three on lap one losing traction part way up and then paddling to the top and then a good one on lap two for a total of four.

Part way up the hill if you keep the power on, the outfits drifts left and you run out of room. Martin Kemp and Bob Chapman found this to their cost as they drifted wide and knocked a spectator off his perch — no injuries and an apologetic handshake. The Chambers were clever on lap one as they blasted to the corner shut off to make the turn and got on line and then opened it up again, Bernie with knee on the seat managing to get enough traction from the Rickman Metisse to make the funnel at the end.

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Posted February 2, edited. Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Upload or insert images from URL. Sign in to follow this Followers 0. Talmag By laird , January 28, in Classic Trials. Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3. Recommended Posts. Report post. Posted January 28, Hi, Talmag this Sunday at Hungry Hill. ORRe will be there, so smile - you may be on candid camera Share this post Link to post Share on other sites. Posted January 29, Andy 1 Trials Bikes. I'll have to resurrect the Dadoff character to keep him busy.

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