Friday January 24th 2020
Check out this lovely Ariel square 4 - A local guy had one when I lived in Oswestry back in 1953 - sounded really neat, but it seems they had some overheating issues with the rear cylinders. - This was a time when British Engineering was still #1 in the Motorcycle Industry.
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The Vancouver Motorcycle Show starts today at the Tradex Center - No Trials dealers there are far as I know - but maybe Duncan from Vancouver Beta. - I used to like going down for the day with Pete, just to meet old friends, but the road conditions are going to be ugly this weekend over the Pass.
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I came across this old pic of the last Cross Country race I was in - It was in Kelowna and I won the Danny Amor Memorial Trophy on a YZ 125. - That was in 1985. -( When I was involved with Kelowna Yamaha) - I took the YZ in trade on the Friday & raced it on the Sunday - I remember I removed the big plastic panels around the Rad, so they wouldn’t catch the brush. I also remember that this was a very special event for me as Danny was a good friend, and I was determined to do well that day. - His Dad Vern Amor presented the Trophies.
( I also rode an IT 175 earlier that year in the National at Peachland - finished 3rd Senior, but missed a check along with Blair Sharpless. ( We rode around a bunch of riders in a gully not realizing it was a dead check)
These were fun times, but after that, I concentrated on Promoting Trials, competing in my last event in 2008 on a Fantic, in Alberta. - Lots of memories.
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In weather news it was raining when I got up today - a good sign for melting the snow. - Maybe I will take a trip to Kelowna later.
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This is the Crash pic for today - when things go wrong in Modern Day Trials, it can be spectacular - the rider is Jack Price - the bike about to self destruct is a Gasser.
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