A motorcycle trial is one of the most spectacular things to witness, and that’s saying something, considering it’s just about the only facet of motorcycle competition that isn’t centered around speed. Where speed is relative, most everyone is awed by the sight of a motorcycle climbing a 10-foot vertical wall, or hopping from pillar to pillar and stopping on a dime. It’s a sport of total control, involving the mastery of balance and the threshold of your clutch, brake and throttle.
Modern trials motorcycles are some of the most specialized machines you can buy on two wheels, and that level of specialization comes at a cost. A top-tier trials bike can cost north of $10,000 (and it doesn’t even come with a seat), but the world is truly your playground on one of these machines, and there’s no quicker way to become the envy of your riding buddies.…