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We start our blog today with the sad news that we have lost one of our long friends and Trials enthusiast Harlow Rankin who passed away suddenly on April 4th. As one of our regular bloggers – Harlow was always in touch on a daily basis and had a very long history regarding Trials and… Continue reading Easter Monday 26.

Let me start this Sunday Blog by thanking you all for the nice birthday wishes you sent to our Babsy – she really appreciated that, and we had a really nice birthday party at our daughters to celebrate. =========================================== Answer to the last quiz ( which I thought was easy ) was Dan Thorpe –… Continue reading Sunday April 5th/26

Birthday Greetings today to our own Babsy, who has been around the sun quite a few times now!! (87) -Outlaw would not have survived without her. She still remembers lots of our bloggers by name. – the pic below shows Babs with our Norton dominator while on our Italian Tour in 1963. – Happy Birthday… Continue reading Saturday April 4th/25

Happy Easter to all our bloggers – we hope your weekend includes some Trials riding – and a reminder that the Naramata Trial goes tomorrow in the south Okanagan. We know a lot of you will be out, as we have been really busy this past week with parts and accessory orders – In fact… Continue reading GOOD FRIDAY April 3rd/26

======================================= Well! April 1st did not go well for us, as we found out our Beta shipment was delayed, so will not arrive in time for the weekend !! At least the Rocket got off to the moon OK !!! ======================================= Answer to the last quiz – Jim Pomeroy from Yakima WA. – The American… Continue reading Thursday April 2nd/26

Well! I’m sure we don’t need to remind all our bloggers what day this is ? – Just beware of all the jokers out there. ( Already a few on FB) ============================================ Answer to the last quiz – which not surprisingly – nobody got. -it was the ISDT in 1954 held in Wales. – Below… Continue reading Wednesday April 1st/26

================================ So here we are at the last day of March 2026 – with Easter and the Naramata Trial just a few days away. – Hard to believe that the Scottish Six Day Trial is also now only 5 weeks away . – We have seen video of some of the lads busy practicing in… Continue reading Tuesday March 31st/26

=================================== Answer to the last quiz – Diego Bosis on the Aprilia – He died young at age 40 – very tragic loss. Bob-Brett-Harlow-Pete Varey – Roger Boothroyd – all got it. Quiz today – He was a Canadian trials Champ – who is it? He died last year – gone too soon. ===================================== We… Continue reading Monday March 30th/26

============================================ Answer to the last quiz – Brian ( Wild man) Wade – Harlow and Roger Boothroyd got it. Quiz today. Who is this? ======================================= While the weather in the Valley this winter has been mild to say the least, in other parts both in Canada and the States – Snow has been the big… Continue reading Sunday March 29th/26

======================================= Answer to the last quiz – Gilles Burgatt – first in correct were Brett and Harlow Quiz today – Who is this? Tomorrow is the VMC Joe Brown Trial at the Victoria club property – Joe was a great guy and former Yamaha dealer, who sold more TY’s than any other dealer in Canada… Continue reading Saturday March 28th/26.