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Answer to the last quiz – quite an easy one Malcolm Rathmell on the Montesa fitted with the right side kickstart – Harlow, Brett, Stan, Bob and many more got that one
Quiz today. Guess who?
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He would have been 75 today – -John Britten was perhaps one of the greatest motorcycle engineers of our time, but working in his home workshop in New Zealand, with bad chemicals to produce his dream motorcycle, maybe cost him his life, as he died from cancer at age 45. – We have the VHS video of his life story which is almost the stuff that movies are made of. Absolutely brilliant.
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Another morning with no white stuff on the ground or on the hills across the Valley, but winter is definitely here for driving on the Mountain Passes. – Glad I no longer have to do that.
Of course as we head down the last week of October, I’m sure many of our Bloggers will be hoping to squeeze a few more rides in. – Also a time to look ahead to next years models, and this is always exciting – we see that both Beta and TRS have some neat stuff coming, but a reminder that due to the current world economy, supplies could be limited, so if you are going to be in the market, best give us a shout.
This also applies to riding gear – Christmas is coming, so if you are looking for boots, Helmets, clothing, gloves etc etc – best plan early. especially with the current situation with postal delivery.
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I see Michael Traves recently attended the NATC annual meeting stateside, it’s good to see him put in this huge effort on behalf of Trials in Canada. –
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Another pic of the Team Yamaha Canada riders from back in the day – Steve Baker and Johnny Cecotto. – We never met Jonny, but his bikes were also tuned by Bob work. – Did you know that Steve Baker and myself have the same birth date? but a lot of years in between!!
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Here is another “Classic” – Sammy sitting on a Bultaco Matador set up for ISDT competition.
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