Below you see a pic of me at the 1992 Scottish Six Days Trial – I’m pointing to the Outlaw cross bar pad that Mick Andrews put on the Yamaha Prototype TYZ which was being ridden by a Japanese Factory rider. – Mick thought it was pretty funny to have that on the Factory bike ( No we didn’t get any big orders from this!!)
Sad to say that the production bike that we got was a disappointment and in fact was the main reason we became a Beta/GasGas dealer for Don Clark.
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Another Scottish picture from an earlier year – not sure who took it or who the rider is – but just look at those hardy spectators standing out in the rain. – Yes it usually rains in Scotland and the cold gets into your bones!!
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Not Trials – but this rider Reg Armstrong pictured crossing the finish line at the TT in the Isle of Man – “Just as his primary chain broke” – the Manx Norton’s had an open air cooled clutch – Reg did ride a few trials in the winter months – and Yes he won that race.
(Pic courtesy Motorcycle Magazine)
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Not many will recognize this Police Inspector !! It’s former Yamaha Trials rider Andy Huddleston from the UK playing on our TRS 125 in the backyard while visiting a few years ago.
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Quite a few people guessed our quiz from yesterday – Yes old buddy Barry Van As riding one of the arena style sections he built for the shows we put on around the Valley a few years (quite a few) ago.
Stan and Brett were in quickly- plus Harlow- Bob- and Kevin Couves – obviously not many people from down East knew this. – ( But Barry did win the Senior Class of the WTC National Trial held in Quebec)
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.We hope everybody is enjoying these old pics and memories from yester-year – At least the Internet is good for something!! – Of course these days anybody can take a good photo – just with their phone ! – not like the old days, when you needed quite a lot of photographic know-how , in order to get a good result. We are always looking for pics and interesting reports to post.
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With so much posted on the huge Vintage Trial at Costa Brava – and showing dozens of old but really nice Fantics listed – it reminded me of the two we had back a few years when we promoted the Vintage class at the Outlaw Trial – not only in the Valley, but also on Vancouver Island and Alberta. – This is a pic of me riding one in my last Trials competition at age 70 – it was at Stony Plain AB – a brilliant spot that the ATRA used for a number of years. ( This bike is now owned by Walter Cukavac)
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