More motorcycle trials
Oct 15, 2018 07:36:17 #
Oct 15, 2018 09:10:22 #
Oct 15, 2018 09:10:27 #
A good set of shots in challenging conditions.
I marvel at this sport. I've always considered it to be far more skillful than any other form of motorcycle sports.
I marvel at this sport. I've always considered it to be far more skillful than any other form of motorcycle sports.
Oct 15, 2018 09:20:44 #
Great series, brings back memories of the good old times. Rode trials often Spain on a Sherpa T 250, when not racing.
Oct 15, 2018 10:18:30 #
fourg1b2006 wrote:
These are great captures...wonderfully taken.
Thank you very much Marty.
JackM
Oct 15, 2018 10:19:49 #
sr71 wrote:
These guys n gals like to do it slooooooow !!!!!
Two old sayings: Trials riders do it slow, and Trials riders do it standing up, LOL
JackM
Oct 15, 2018 10:23:02 #
Jolly Roger wrote:
A good set of shots in challenging conditions.
I marvel at this sport. I've always considered it to be far more skillful than any other form of motorcycle sports.
I marvel at this sport. I've always considered it to be far more skillful than any other form of motorcycle sports.
Thanks Jolly Roger. Observed trials is much more popular in your part of the world than here in the US. And the best riders seem to be mostly from Europe, especially Spain.
JackM
Oct 15, 2018 10:26:01 #
Bultaco wrote:
Great series, brings back memories of the good old times. Rode trials often Spain on a Sherpa T 250, when not racing.
Thanks for checking in Bultaco. My Sherpa was a 350 but I think the 250 was probably the better trials bike. Around here at least, the better riders seemed to prefer the 250.
JackM
Oct 15, 2018 10:58:07 #
jackm1943 wrote:
Thanks for checking in Bultaco. My Sherpa was a 350 but I think the 250 was probably the better trials bike. Around here at least, the better riders seemed to prefer the 250.
JackM
JackM
Their a little lighter and had plenty of torque, you could lift the front anytime you wanted.
Oct 15, 2018 12:29:07 #
Oct 15, 2018 14:20:01 #
I am a trials rider here in the UK and have never seen any competitor wear a waterproof, quite pathetic really. Great shots though.
Oct 15, 2018 14:21:38 #
Oct 15, 2018 20:49:00 #
Love these shots. You've found and excellent location for the action and in keeping dry. Mahalo for sharing.
Oct 15, 2018 21:55:58 #
jackm1943 wrote:
I photographed another motorcycle trials last weekend near Weeping Water, NE. It was raining the entire event and the ground was too slippery to walk into the sections as I usually do with my trusty 24-70, so I used the Nifty 50 and an umbrella and shot one-handed from a distance. Mostly used 1/1000, f3.5 with auto ISO. The outer lens on the 50 is quite recessed, so it was fairly easy to keep it dry.
Thanks Jack. Cool shots. Wished I was there.
Marion
Oct 19, 2018 01:44:59 #
jackm1943 wrote:
Thanks Brent. I used to ride trials back in the '70s and '80s. My last bike was a 350 Sherpa T which was a modern bike at that time. Now I just enjoy photographing the club (Mid-West Trials Association) events, fewer aches and pains and bruises. Yes, it has changed a lot. Back when I rode, no one ever thought about actually stopping a bike in the middle of a section, LOL.
Southern California Trials Association here. Marland Whaley was becoming the amazing trials rider of the day back when I rode. The bikes of those days are ancient looking compared to the low center of gravity bikes of today. I rode a Bultaco 250 Alpina. Your bike was state of the art in those days!
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