newbie, classic trials bike advice-acceptibity
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:04 am
Hi, I have wanted to try trials for a while, and am into restoring old dual sports and dirt bikes. Ive already found static balance excercises that are reccomended for trials beginners to be very benificial.
Anyway, my question is, is a 1964 ct200 with a leading link fork-an acceptable basis for building a classic trials bike?
(ct90 and postie ancestor,not the later Ag bike with the same designation. It ceased manufacture in 1965,has a dual rear sprocket).
In the US Scott Kirn built a twinshock trials from a CT90 and there are S90 classics in Britain(directly related bike).
There are some sound technical reasons to consider this,light weight,small wheelbase,geometry,availibility of stock parts etc.
I searched the forum and asked some officials by email before posting this. I did find Hodaka references searching the forum, which suggests the answer could be yes. The official I asked suggested local clubs, Im equidistant btw Oakleigh and Bairnsdale.
Anyway, my question is, is a 1964 ct200 with a leading link fork-an acceptable basis for building a classic trials bike?
(ct90 and postie ancestor,not the later Ag bike with the same designation. It ceased manufacture in 1965,has a dual rear sprocket).
In the US Scott Kirn built a twinshock trials from a CT90 and there are S90 classics in Britain(directly related bike).
There are some sound technical reasons to consider this,light weight,small wheelbase,geometry,availibility of stock parts etc.
I searched the forum and asked some officials by email before posting this. I did find Hodaka references searching the forum, which suggests the answer could be yes. The official I asked suggested local clubs, Im equidistant btw Oakleigh and Bairnsdale.