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The last day of the month- and with the Entry list now open for the 2019 Scottish Six Days, I thought I would share this link to the Trials Guru site, and a report on the 1979 Scottish, as written by a rider from New Zealand -  most people who have ever ridden this great event, will I think enjoy,-  as a spectator on  at least three occasions - I could relate to a lot of the sections mentioned. - And yes certainly to the cold weather.

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This is young Chris Stay on the Steve Saunders sponsored TRS bikes - Heath took the photo at last weekend’s BVM Test day. -

Heath says that the Brexit stuff in the UK, has really been a downer for Motorcycle sales in England, and many shops are facing tough times - We can only wonder how this will effect the Factories in Europe. - All of the factories do projected sales, including the Japanese, who work on a 4 year plan. - If this backfires, due to an economic downturn, or a miscalculation in the market.  Things get very difficult.
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Here is a video of Scrambling at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire England - these were the “Glory” years for British bikes and riders, with Jeff Smith at his very best. - Hawkstone was approx  30 miles from my hometown. - The circuit is still in use today, and as demanding as ever. - It has also hosted at least two World Trials ( we were at the 1995 event)
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Here is a still shot from the top of the hill at the 1965 event - which was the first ever Scramble that I went to watch - it ended badly, when I found somebody had nicked my brand new James from the parking area.

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Well my visit to the dentist yesterday turned out to be short and painless - After checking my mouth after the recent surgery - it appears that things are not healing properly, and it has to be redone. - Certainly not the news I was expecting, as this saga drags on into the Christmas season.

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Roger Boothroyd sent us this great pic from the VMC archives - the twin-port CZ was quite popular in the late 60’s early 70’s - Martin Spriggs is still very active and living on Vancouver Island - He was always a top Trials rider as well as MX. - The other bike in the photo looks like an Ossa Stilletto ( Pic by Roger Boothroyd)

As we have mentioned more than once, the Classic Trials scene in Europe, is huge, with enthusiasts spending a ton of money updating their old bikes. - Here is a fine example of a 240 Fantic.

Here are a couple of video clips for today. - The first one is about the growing number of ladies now involved in Trials riding.

# fimwomeninmotorcycling

This second one is for all the Spitfire enthusiasts.

# WWll

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We have another large order of Wulf gear arriving next week - just in time for Christmas, but you need to order soon if you need stuff shipped out.

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Breaking News - Malcolm Rathmell has just signed the Peace brothers to ride Sherco for 2019  - They were previously on Gas Gas.   - So will there be any more changes for next season ? your guess is as good as mine. - but there are certainly a number of good young lads from the UK climbing the Trials ladder. - Perhaps the one to watch will be Toby Martyn, who jumped ship from Montesa to Beta for 2019. Plus one of the young Stay lads. (TRS)  - However at the moment, James Dabill (Beta) seems to have a firm grasp on the British Championship.

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Today is another “D” Day - with the D standing for Dentist - not looking forward to this at all.

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Saw  this on FB - Churchill was famous for his quotes and wonderful speeches plus his like for good Scotch.

So if this is true of being 60 - then for sure nobody gives a damn about what you think when you are over 80 !!

Anyone who grew up during the Second World War, ( As I did) might be interested in clicking on to this link.

Battle of Britain

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Check out this video >>>>  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP8-CJcqrwY&feature=player_embedded&fbclid=IwAR1tFBNpRT4cDAGaztbRqikxWFg76eaEs_dATkuMj7DXUBIJvh9chKvPeno

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Christmas is coming - shop at Outlaw for the best deals. Riding Gear-Boots - Helmets - parts for your bike We have lots >>> plus our famous hand crafted toolbelts. PLUS of course your new Trials bike !!!!!

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How about this shot of the great Joel Robert on a CZ twin port ( check out the crushed pipe) - Zoli Berenyi Snr and Jr - raced these back in the day.

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Forgot to mention that we heard from Tino Marin last week - says he is doing well flying helicopter for one of the media channels but has  not ridden a bike since he moved to Toronto.

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In other news - We were able to donate $830 to the Cancer fund from the Ady & Peter Brown  Memorial Trials - A very worthy cause and a big thanks to all who put on the event and made contributions.   ( I think we have now donated something in the region of $5k since we started doing this.)
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I see that Albert Cabestany is on the injured list  - a pic of the Beta Factory rider was posted on FB, with his arm all taped up. - Seems he was in getting surgery on his elbow.
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At the Hall of Fame Gala - I failed to note who it was that presented me with my award, but it seems his name is Josh Baron, and he is a rep for Yamaha Motor Canada. - So thanks to him for that.

Photo courtesy Roger Boothroyd.
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Another nice Golden Oldie - a 1954 DKW three cylinder road racer - the two strokes of that era had fantastic performance - but were prone to seizures.  - Riders of these were used to having one finger on the clutch (long before it became the norm for Trials riders).

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And finally ! -we got a nice email from Bill Brown ( owner of Wulfsport UK)  he had seen the Hall of Fame photo and remarked that it was nice to put a face to the name after all these years of doing business.

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So the Postal Service has been ordered back to work - funny thing is that even with the work slow down - all our bills arrived on time - only the cheques appear to have been held up !!!!

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Here is a pic of Steve Saunders competing in a sidecar Trial for the first time - his son is in the “chair”  - no he didn’t win, but might be tempted to do more of this.  ( Pic by Tom Ford)

Check out this action >>>
FIM Speedway Grand Prix

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The Jordi Tarres - TRS Factory is in full swing, cranking out the 2019 models - everything looks to be on target for the new year ahead.  ( This shot courtesy Jitsie)

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At the HOF in Vancouver, I spoke about how I came to be in the Motorcycle Industry - It was 1973, and I was having a coffee with Bruce Cameron, the owner of Blackfoot Motorcycle in Calgary. - Bruce was a great guy, a Scotsman, with a wonderful sense of humor,  who died too young of a heart attack, - he sponsored me on a Montesa for a short time, but the bike never suited my riding style.

Bruce suggested I contact Trev Deely in Vancouver, as the Yamaha Factory had just opened a plant in Canada.  - This I did, and a few short weeks later, I was working for Yamaha Motor Canada. - Many people thought I was crazy ( including my wife) as I had been in the Printing Industry since age 15. - But as I mentioned to the audience in Vancouver - that was the best decision I ever made, and the ten years I spent with the company, had me not only traveling all over the Country, but also meeting so many great people.

In the 1970’s - Yamaha were involved in Motorcycle Sport big time - all aspects, from Trials to MX, road racing and later Cross Country racing. - Working for them at this time was like “Living the Dream”  - but like all dreams - they only last so long - then you wake up.  However, I still have many vivid memories from this time, and also many friends from this era.

Here is a pic from the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame - I’m pointing to my name on this large plaque - Interesting that they chose to put the old Trials pic at the bottom - this was taken in 1985 at the Kelowna  Trials demo put on by Stan Bakgaard - (I’m kneeling in front of the Team)

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Yes there is snow up on Vernon Mountain - but this hasn’t stopped some of our local lads from getting out to enjoy the winter wonderland.  When I was a bit younger, we were always out in all weathers either on a Trials bike or Cross Country bike.

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Sunday, I drove down to Peachland to meet up with Shane for a ride - unfortunately the weather wasn’t like Saturday, and I got pretty cold - mainly because I didn’t dress correctly - even so it was great to get out in the fresh air on the new 2019 Beta Evo 200.  - Shane got some good practice in, and I was impressed with how he has improved over the past year.

This shot is looking down the Lake towards Summerland, from our perch up above Peachland. ( Taken with the Olympus which then quit with a drained battery)

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Results from the Ontario Trial from Sunday - Looks like another great entry. From what I have seen of the photographs from their events, they cater to a wide variety of classes, using old style natural sections ( lots of mud)

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As we head into the Christmas season -  it’s time to put together the Trials Calendar for 2019 - Applications for any WTC Sanctioned event, can be sent to me - and obviously the earlier we get these date the better, as we always seem to have to make changes. ( Plus we now have a short season due to Forest Fires)
The only Trial date that doesn’t change in our area, is the Outlaw Trial - which always goes on the May long weekend - Started in 1987, this is perhaps one of the most popular events of the year.

The Outlaw Series has also been quite a success  story- and for 2019, it will once again kick off with round one at Ioco -in April - ( We always sponsor this one for the CPTA)

One important  topic we need to settle - is what we want to do about having a Classic Series - This is Huge in Europe and while we had a lot of success in the early years of our Outlaw  by hosting this as the first day Trial - interest declined a couple of years ago, but I believe this could be revived, with maybe a connecting series with both the CPTA and the ATRA in Alberta.

Anybody with thoughts on this can shoot me an email.

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The 2019 TRS Trials bikes will be available very soon and look fantastic - not a lot of updates, as they are already “Top of the Class” -  If you are looking for a bargain, we still have a slightly used demo 300 in stock.

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How about this classic DKW ? - An old friend and very good mechanic Art Gavel -  - told me a long time ago, that there are no new inventions - just re-introduced stuff, with a twist.

Today the weather looks like it will be pretty good - so I plan on meeting up with Shane for a short ride this afternoon ( Yesterday was absolutely brilliant)

More news later. >>