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Mornin’ Bloggers !!! Hope your weekend went well and everybody stayed “Cool” a better time for boating in the Okanagan than Trials riding. Although I did get out with Barry lots of times in the heat, back in the day – usually very early around 6.30 am – always good days to stop for a… Continue reading Monday July 20th/26

Good Morning Bloggers – We hope your weekend is going well – in spite of the heat and fire problems. Answer to the last quiz – Toni Gorgot in the Scottish – Stan was in quickly with that – think he was riding that year – Brett and Roger also got it. Quiz today –… Continue reading Sunday July 19th/26

====================================== Mornin’ Bloggers – first let me apologize for being late with the Friday blog – the reason!! I forgot to click “Publish” – until I got an email from Brett !!! err!! – Sorry!! Well ! The answer to the quiz – was a young Arthur Lampkin on a 197cc James – looks like… Continue reading Saturday July 18th/26

Mornin’ bloggers !!! Another glorious day in the valley, but very hot temperatures, so no riding for the old guy – and of course a reminder that if you do go out into the woods, please be careful, as the fire hazard is extreme. ============================================ Answer to the last quiz was David Fabian a good… Continue reading Friday July 17th/26

Mornin’ Bloggers – Yes we are having a real hot spell in the Okanagan Valley – my early morning coffee is now sipped out on the front porch. – PLEASE NOTE WE ARE CLOSED TODAY. ============================================ Answer to that last quiz – the pic was of Phillipe Berlatier tackling the Ioco section called “Stanly falls”… Continue reading Thursday July 16th/26

====================================== Well ! we did not get any correct answers to our last quiz !! – It was Bill Brown owner of Wulf Sport UK – He was once reported to have taken a leak in the radiator of his Rolls Royce when it overheated on the M1 motorway in the UK – obviously a… Continue reading Wednesday July 15th/26

Mornin’ bloggers !! Looks like another scorcher in the Valley – in fact over +30 all week, so we will try to keep cool. Answer to the last quiz – A young Jordi Tarres when he had lots of hair!! Brett, Roger and Pete Varey got it.- plus Peter from Oz and John from the… Continue reading Tuesday July 14th/26.

Mornin’ Bloggers – as you all know we have been super impressed with the all new Sincro model from Beta, but I thought I would share a couple of pics of special details on the bike. – The new type clutch – is 3 way adjustable very simple and while we have left our demo… Continue reading Monday July 13th/26

============================================ Answer to the last quiz – a young Nigel Birkett on the Suzuki – he also later did some testing for Yamaha on the 1984 TY Mono. – Lots got that – Brett, Bob, . Pete Varey, Peter LeGrove, Roger Boothroyd – Stan. Quiz today – Guess who? ================================= Another pic of Yvon and… Continue reading Sunday July 12th/26

========================================== Well! Friday we had a surprise visit from the Belanger Family travelling through on route back to Quebec after being at the National Trial in Mission. – Glad to say we had a really great visit in spite of the language barrier. – We talked about the bikes and the Trial with really good… Continue reading Saturday July 11th/26