Thursday January 19th 2023
Not our Valley - but maybe I should dig out our Welsh Flag to post!! ( I got it at the 1983 ISDE)
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Here we have a nice shot of the 1974 Yamaha Factory “Cantilever” TY 250 that Mick Andrews helped develop and then won the 1974 Scottish Six Days Trial that year. - It was also fitted with a “Pumper” style carb from a snowmobile. - When Mick came to Canada later that year to put on Trials demos to promote the new standard TY 250 - I was given the job of setting up sections at Blackfoot Park - not an easy job as I had to haul in a bunch of rocks to hand-build some stuff. - Glad to say this promo went over really well and with Walt such a great guy and Trials fan - we were soon selling a lot of these bikes.
Next up in 1975 we also had the task of setting up the first ever World FIM Trial in Canada, which we have mentioned before - but when Mick’s bike arrived prior to the event, I was surprised that he had brought his older TY Twin shock model, so asked him why this was. - The story is this - Yamaha Japan were super pleased with the success of that early Prototype Mono-shock, but , because they did not want rival factories to copy it - they kept it under wraps, while they developed the all conquering 1984 TY 250 mono. - Now you know the “Rest of the Story” told to me by the man himself.
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Davey Craig sent me this link to a really good video which features many of the stars in a contest called World Superbike - in this riders from all aspects of Motorcycle competition go - head -to head in various events to arrive at the overall points winner. Check it out - it’s quite long but very interesting - with perhaps a surprise ending for some.
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https://youtu.be/LI-uI1t4iqs
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Emily is off on another adventure - this time back to the frozen North. - A few years ago Pat Horan invited me to go on a similar trip to deliver gifts to the kids - I declined as the cold weather has never suited me, but we did supply a bunch of Outlaw Bakpaks for the kids, which were well received.
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Answer to the Wednesday quiz - the lady rider is Olga Kevelos - on a DOT - she rode the Scottish Six Days every year until she retired - she also won a Gold Medal at the ISDT. - In her later years Olga was the UK rep on the FIM Board. - Nobody got it all correct some thought the bike was a Greeves a brand she rode for a few years.
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Just saw this post regarding the CPTA - a good reminder that Canadian Trials cater to the whole family.
