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Title: Gate practise at The Works
Post by: RATTY on February 26, 2007, 10:46 AM

Couple of vids of start gate practise at The works in Leeds, could do with one at ROM

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Title: Re: Gate practise at The Works
Post by: priv on February 26, 2007, 07:25 PM

good find ratty :daumenhoch:


i thought it was a joke when i looked at your thread title.


priv

Title: Re: Gate practise at The Works
Post by: Humps00 on February 27, 2007, 06:53 PM

Looks like the air-ram version that Pete Phillips had at Bournemouth in 2005.  I believe you can buy them but I'll stick with my own homemade version:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v731/Humps00/Humpygate.jpg)
Humps

PS:  Don't worry Ratty I still can't balance on it, let alone holeshot out of it!!

Title: Re: Gate practise at The Works
Post by: zed4130 on February 27, 2007, 07:10 PM

yep i saw that at iford in 05 it was cool 'i didnt fancy a go though 'just incase i fell off   ::)   :2funny:

Title: Re: Gate practise at The Works
Post by: RATTY on February 27, 2007, 07:49 PM

Al, are they easy to make? is there plans knocking about for one? My gates suck big time, and I used to be pretty good at them, so with a bit of practise I could at least be first inti turn one before everyone overtakes me!!!!

Title: Re: Gate practise at The Works
Post by: Humps00 on February 28, 2007, 08:48 PM

Tony there used to be plans knocking around for the "Stumpy Gate" as Randy Stumphauser used to use one for practising but I can't find them now.  I could measure mine up but reckon you could guauge sizes from the picture above and just make something similar.  I used an old aluminium workbench frame (1" box ali) which had reinforced corners onto which the tune fits.  Really easy to make with a sheet of external grade ply for the top and a pair of gate hinges.  Mine has wheels mounted on the tall end so it can be picked up and rolled around the garden.  Do Matt & James use it??  No way, except as a roll-in to the mini ramps we have in the back garden.  Humps

Title: Re: Gate practise at The Works
Post by: oldmankev on February 28, 2007, 09:12 PM

This is giving me all kinds of thoughts  for Southsea, as the only
practice i get is on raceday.