Jura Trial Classic 2 Day
4/5 Septembre 2021

After the more than a year of Covid pause, Walter and I were excited to ride again a big classic trial in France.

The team around Jean-Marie Vallet, president of Moto Club du Risoux, has organised a big event for the 50th anniversary of the club.

About 140 riders were expected in the woods of the french Jura around Moirans en Montagne.

We took Friday afternoon off and after 4 hours drive from Zurich, we arrived for the inscription and moto check. After presenting the Covid vacination, we all became a red "club med band" to wear in the next days.

Walter needed a soft protector for his Renthal bar, which we could find on a spare bar in our car. Then his SWM passed the control.

In the hall of the local boule club (yes, a ver french sport :)) was a nice exhibtion of twinshocker from club members, all first Japanese models Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha and others.

It was nice to great friends from France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and few Swiss.

Control	moto check
Kawasaki KT 250 1974	first Yamaha from 1974
Moto SWM	Suzuki RL 250 orange
1970 Bultaco slim line	Bulto M49
BSA B40	vive la France avec Motobecane
Ducati Pre 65	needs a big rear sproket
Walter et Jean Marie in the hall	Posters
Georges Grazziani's TL 250 Honda	nicely restored TL250 1975
my Honda TL 250 competition	all original
Walter SWM needed a carb cleaning	Friday evening at park
blue Bulto	Honda TL 125 Bials
Alain Pujols TY 250 sepcial	Apéro time
no don't touch...	Jo and his red Ariel
Edy Adams nice TLR 250	Pre 65 BSA light Bantam. Rider wants not to be named, as he otherwise rides only Honda 4T
cooking diner	1976 Bulto
Ralph Kunz with his SWM	Jean Mare Vallet on a superbe Honda RSC 250 Yamamoto

After some Apéros we got hungry and Walter new a nice Restaurant nearby from his 40years ago Enduro races. We were lucky to get one of the last places, overlooking the Lac du

Unfortunately, our hotel room was in 3rd floor and our old knees and drunk condition made it almost a zone to reach our beds...

Then a nice Saturday morning awoke. Our machines ready for 24km interzone and 12 zones, 2 tours.

Start on Saturday morning	Barba nero and Michel Petitdemange on Fantic
Fantic 240 conpetitione	Eric Lejeune
Hondas	Start
a superbe TLR200	a shame to ride it in the dirt
slim tank	this nice Honda mono RTL 250 was also allowed to start
Jean Luc Nictous Ariel	a light monster
Jean Luc at start, on the right Eric Lejeune	yellow Walter
Albert Couvelance on van Marvick BSA B40	nice Yami
let's start

As I had big problems with my knees 4 weeks ago (Meniskus and all other things no more in top condition), I decided to ride with Walter in the green class. I could ride well, but once sitten down, I almost could no more stand up again.. yes I'm getting older

The dry weather made the zones easy for me, but I was happy to ride and enjoyed the zones. The challange was not to miss a green door, which Walter did on his 2nd tour.

Francois on his nice Merlin	a huge engine 350cc Cagiva
I remember Luis Gallach competing in 1984 on this heavy twinshock, when the monoshockers arrived
I'm always ready to take a pic of a Honda	Edy Adam in good mood, competing in the top red class
Champion Pascal Couturier in jeans, winner of the event	nice light French Motobecane to beat the English Tiger Cubs
Alain Pujo in yellow	my Sumo Honda (103 kg) with a strong heart
Johannes on his superbe Ariel 400	Walter above Moirans en Montagne
selfie	Walter in the last zone
Jean Pierre on his beautifull Honda TL 305 works replica	I could ride it and was astonished about the easy handling, it felt much lighter than mine
Jean Pierre concentrating to ride	Walter in action
Jean Luc Nictou in Catalan colour	Papa Jean Jaques and Walter
Ossa 250 Apricot
scenerie	village
Pasal Couturier and lady boss of zone	Walter and Michel
Panoramic view
Honda Pat and Guzzi Olivier	Kuckuck!
Moto Guzzi Stornello Trial	Pierre Monsieur Bultaco
Eric Lejeune won in the blue class Post 80	after whole day competition and concnetration, a beer wiht friends is great
Charles Coutard still in top form, he won the blue class Pre 80	Edy Adam is happy
Walter and Philippe	details for the connesseur
great job done on this Honda

I finished the whole day clean, zero points in the green. So I decided to start on Sunday in the blue class. Don't tell my doc...

the Legends Eric Lejeune and Charles Coutard were honored	happy diner after a great day

A nice sunny Sunday morning welcomed us for new zones and interzones. There was a thunderstorm in the night and the white Jura rocks a bit slippery.

Anyway, same for all, but the sones were more tricky.

yes, the sun is out	white Yamaha with nice parts
Start on Sunday morning	start
the legends and top riders	BSA B40
Alain on TY250	Walter
interzone through a ferry tale wood	Walter in SWM yellow

As the blue zones were more tricky and the soil more slippery, I took less pics and concentrad on riding. Some zones were difficult, but I managed some zeros, no crash and only one 5 due to stopping the engine.

Following 4 pics from MC-Risoux homepage

So a challange, with 47 point in 2 rounds, no crahs, happy to finish, as I learned, that many competitors had to give up (abandon).

Unfortunately, Jean Luc Nictou's Ariel gave up and Pascal Couturier won the Pre65 red. If you were watching him, it seemed all so easy, a real champ! He lost only 3 Points in the whole 2 days in the sometimes brutal red zones. Not from this planet this Champion...

Also bravo to Charles Coutard, who lost only 5 points on Sunday (I had 47) and won with 15 in total blue Pre80 on a Bultaco (about 1973, but special).

Results

Below some clips linked to my youtube channel Pat Honda (click on blue link below picture)

Link to 10min film on Youtoube

Walter on SWM	Pascal Coutourier on Motobecane, Winner en rouge!
Francois en Merlin	BSA Bantam Pre65
Walter on the rock	Edy Adam Honda
Couturier le Champion	long zone
Alain Pujo sur Yamaha	Motobecane
Edy misses the rock.. that is also trial	Walter in a nice scenerie
Jean Luc Nictou masters his heavy Ariel	on all rocks, second last zone Saturday
Jean Pierre ont the splendid Honda TL 305	Honda works replica in action
JLN Ariel HT 500	Catalan colour
JL Nictou on in an "easy" zone (for him...)	Michel Dubuqui on Motobecane
Jean Luc in action	hopp
Walter in the wood	Papa Jean Jaques Nictou Ariel HT 560
Pre65 Bantam	Pascal Coutrier in action
this fork is incredible	Mr. Shoei at the last step
Olivier on Moto Guzzi Stornello
Edy Adam in a tricky zone	Pascal Couturier
Alain Pujol in the second last zone
Edy masters the rock	Edy on the rock
a good Fantic rider en rouge	Alain on his yellow Yamaha
Pascal Couturier	once a Champ, always a Champ

A great weekend with friends will stay in my memories. Merci au Moto Club du Risoux!

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