Went to the Talmag Trial at Hungry Hill in Aldershot today. Used to ride this event in the 70's, it was only for British pre 1965 4 strokes over 350cc, but noticed Cub engined bikes there today. It used to be a case of trying to buy a purpose built trials iron like an Ariel,Ajay,Royal Enfield, Matchless or adapt a road bike whilst conforming to the regulations. That was the route I took back then by getting an ex-WD BSA B40 and converting it for trials. Nowadays if you can afford it you can buy a ready made quality trials iron that somehow qualifies for this class. How a rigid framed girder forked bike stands a chance against something with all the latest tech on it I don't know. The sections don't seem that testing for a rider on one of these new creations.
Have attached a couple of pics. They're both of bikes I've never seen before. The first an MV Augusta trials, and the second, one of the new breed of money no object "old" British trials bikes, this being a Norton but there were similar bikes with beeza singles or unit Triumph twin motors, either 3 or 5TA,s I should think.