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By Guy Redshaw August 13, 2023August 14, 2023 trials

My FIRST ever British bike? Really? The iconic Greeves Scottish trials bike.

I’ve written this post in a Q&A stylee as that’s exactly what I’ve had from people when they’ve heard that I got this bike, so here goes…… Q: Why has it taken so long to buy a Brit’ bike? A: Hmmmm, at school, kids were either ‘Jap-crap lovers’ or ‘Brit’-oil-leaker

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By Guy Redshaw February 7, 2023February 12, 2023 trials

Two Electric Motion bikes in One: Tri-Duro – Part 2

If you’re wondering what happened to Part 1 of this Tri-Duro mini series, the link is at the bottom of this post. Now, here’s a definition (mine to be specific) of my new term, Tri-Duro; A motorcycle that is a hybrid of both a trials bike and an enduro bike.

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By Guy Redshaw January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 trials

Reasons to be cheerful, part 3

If you’re not familiar with the title of this post, then let me explain. It’s the title of a great song that was released in July 1979 by Ian Drury and The Blockheads, who were an eclectic band to say the least. The song is basically a ‘shopping-list song’. It

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By Guy Redshaw September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 trials

Electric trials bike bite and Snake bite

It’s an early September, Sunday morning, and about 07:15. I love mornings. A new day always brings new opportunities. I am better at doing detail work, have better ideas and my energy levels are high first thing in the morning. This particular morning started early, so by 06:35, I had

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By Guy Redshaw August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 trials

I really am part of the New Electric Moto-Movement!🤩

I promised in my recent trials-focussed posts (see links at bottom) that I would do an update of my practice and events experience riding the Electric Motion EPURE Race since I bought it 6 weeks ago. Remember, I’m new to this trials game and I’ve only done 4 events on

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By Guy Redshaw July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 trials

Emotional Engineering – The Electric Motion EPURE RACE

I read an interesting article in the mountain bike ‘zine EP2 (yes, a real hold-in-your-hands-small-magazine) and it was written by Guy Kesteven (GK) and entitled ‘Emotional engineering’. Without replicating the article here, I’m going to apply the same context illustrated by GK to a trials bike, and principally, the one

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By Guy Redshaw July 10, 2022August 11, 2022 trials

Inch Perfect Trials

The title of this post refers to two things. Firstly, it’s about an aspiration. I want to be able to ride a trials motorcycle with precision. This means being able to tackle all sorts of complex, off-road obstacles from river beds to rocky outcrops and being ‘inch perfect’ in where

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By Guy Redshaw June 20, 2022August 11, 2022 trials

Bultaco on the Beach 🏖

Mention salt and racing and you’ll probably think of Bonneville Speed Week, USA. Now the newly recognised ‘Roaring 20s’ sees salt and racing on the Shores of the North Sea at Bridlington, East Yorkshire, U.K…..and when the tide is out obviously. The Race the Waves beach racing events by Backfire

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By Guy Redshaw December 24, 2019August 11, 2022 trials

Tri-Duro; Not just another crap marketing term.

Starting Note: Definition of a trials bike: A specialized, lightweight motorcycle used in slow speed, observed (i.e. somebody is watching for your mistakes) off-road competitions, requiring great machine control, balance and judgement. It is most popular in the UK (nearly always wet and windy) and Spain (nearly always sunny and

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By Guy Redshaw September 17, 2019August 11, 2022 trials

My most favourite smells in life, which weirdly, includes my Bultaco.

This post was triggered by the smell of a motorcycle, a special motorcycle, and one which then got me thinking about my most favourite smells in life. However, the first words hit the iPad screen whilst I was on an aeroplane and someone sitting in the vicinity of my seat

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By Guy Redshaw August 13, 2023August 14, 2023 trials

My FIRST ever British bike? Really? The iconic Greeves Scottish trials bike.

I’ve written this post in a Q&A stylee as that’s exactly what I’ve had from people when they’ve heard that I got this bike, so here goes…… Q: Why has it taken so long to buy a Brit’ bike? A: Hmmmm, at school, kids were either ‘Jap-crap lovers’ or ‘Brit’-oil-leaker

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Diary of a Motorcycling Nobody
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Motorcycling Past & Present and Other Stuff