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This site aims to remember the Trials motorcycles and THE TOP RIDERS OF  THE 1980'S AND EARLY 1990'S
MANY OF THESE MANUFACTURERS HAVE SINCE DISAPPEARED
most of what is featured here is linked to the Spanish bikes which are my favourite
The Spanish  have been very influential in the history of Motorcycle Trials since the 1960's. This rise in fortune followed the British motorcycle industry decline.
thousands of miles have been travelled, collecting this information. 
sit back and read what you have not seen before

Under the above respective company links you will find ;
-exclusive Motorcycles model history 
-exclusive interviews with the manufacturers 
-exclusive interviews with top riders
-exclusive Bike videos
-exclusive Factory photos 
-exclusive Factory map Locations
-exclusive Factory video tours 
-exclusive Memorabilia 
-many , many , many Bike tests you will not have read
most of this has not been seen before 

for superb rare videos go to + subscribe tO MY youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/Retrotrials?feature=mhee  
Theres a lot more to be uploaded
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Eddy Lejeune - March 2013 WWW.RETROTRIALS.COM

exclUSIVE  EDDY LEJEUNE INTERVIEW - Now live
The best interview ever of the Legend
TODAY (2/3/13)  I RETURN FROM BELGUIM AND AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW OF THE  WORLDS MOST FAMOUS TRIALS ICON  EDDY LEJEUNE.
A VERY DETAILED , FRANK AND HONEST INTERVIEW ABOUT THE LEGENDS LIFE AND THE TRIAL. About his honda and merlin years, the fun times -  everything250 PHOTOS - 3 HRS OF INTERVIEW OVER 2 DAYS - HIS PERSONAL PHOTO COLLECTION - MEMORABILIA , TOUR OF HIS HOME , family AND MORE 
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JORDI TARRES INTERVIEW WWW.RETROTRIALS.COM

eXCLUSIVE Jordi Tarres interview -NOW LIVE
NOW UPDATED - Exclusive and detailed Jordi Tarres interview 
A tour of his house , swimming pools , gardens, garages and workshops , works factory parts stores , his very special motorcycle collection , his favourite practice areas, his Trials clothing and helmet collection. and lastly, but by no means least, his magnificent trophy collection and museum. 
Not to be missed. Text, Videos and Photos

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EXCLUSIVE - MEET THE TARRES' 
mEET fRANSESC TARRES, HIS WIFE ,POL PRACTISING,HIS BIKES, HIS HOME , PAPA tARRES ,THE TARRES HOMES, THE FAMILY PHOTO COLLECTION,THE TARRES CLOTHING - LOTS OF THINGS TO  SEE-     Now live 

EXCLUSIVE -  2013 MONTESA FACTORY TOUR - COMPLETED.
very nice people  and nice canteen
 I will come to agreement with honda about the release  of all of this information as they say yes, then later no       :(

exclusive - jason "finny" finn trials trick wizard  interview, riding ,videos,memorabilia  - coming soon

exclusive - the trophy room - momorabilia - special things from retro years  - enter and drool - NOW LIVE

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Exclusive rene opstals riding the world championship circuit from 1988 untill 1995 - report  coming soon

exclusive barcelona motorcycle museum tour      -   now  live

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EXCLUSIVE GASGAS 2013 FACTORY TOUR - now live

 EXCLUSIVE DERBI  FACTORY TOUR 2013 -  live  Now

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EXCLUSIVE mecatecno - meet the 3 men of this inovative catalan marque - see the bikes -live now

EXCLUSIVE  mECATECNO FACTORY 1 + 2 TOURS. MORE INFORMATION THAN ANYWHERE -live now

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exclusive tour of manual casada's collection in madrid    . Many many gorgeous motorcycles         -             now live

exclusive - Hundreds of magazine articles / restorations/tests/shoot outs of rare spanish trials , enduro + MX motorcycles - now live
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MONTESA FACTORY TOUR

EXCLUSIVETHE OLD MONTESA FACTORY REVISITED  -  TOUR OF THE INSIDE +  HISTORY - live now

EXCLUSIVE MERLIN FACTORIES 1 + 2. pHOTOS , VIDEO TOUR,MAPS ,THE BIKES+ THE BEST COLLECTION OF MERLIN INFORMATION EVER -live

exclusive - return to the bilstain step with the lejeunes - then and now - LIVE

exclusive - retro helmet and clothing feature - Now live - send me photos of your retro trials clothing

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exclusive - visit the first  gasgas factory - the place where the company started - meet dani  maton (rip)their engine builder - live 

exclusive- where are the works bikes today? - live
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OSSA TR280 FACTORY VISIT TRIAL WWW.RETROTRIALS.COM

EXCLUSIVE NEW OSSA FACTORY tour 2012 - WHAT A BUSY AND AMAZING PLACE - HISTORY - PROTOTYPES live now

EXCLUSIVE JOAN FREIXAS INTERVIEW
WORKS RIDER OF OSSA , MERLIN AND TOP MAN AT JOTAGAS-live now

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exclusive interview francisco almirall . Owner of ALFER Trial and enduro companylive now

EXCLUSIVE - ALFER FACTORY TOUR. 1 AND 2 FACTORY.  THEN AND NOW. aLL THE ALFER INFORMATION  IS ON THIS WEB  live now

exclusive - meet oscar giro. He is the top man and boss at honda montesa trial team.he was also a top trials rider back in the 1980's on the world circuit . he was kind enough to show me around his beautiful family vineryand garages - coming soon

exclusive - come and see one of the largest + beautiful collections of  trials ,enduro and motocross motorcycles in the world 
very rare and one off motorcycles. a great collection of helmets.
Live now

JJ cObas - Read about the legendary designer .How he changed motorcycle design and ended up assisting dougie lampkin in a huge way -live

josep paxau - read the most comprehensive history of the man who designed the modern trials bike - live
A lot of work has gone into making this the most exhaustive collection of information available on the respective marques. It is of course an on going project. If you have anything to add please email me through the contact page 

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