Happy New Year Everybody !!! And just to prove a point, here is a pic I took yesterday afternoon after riding my demo bikes around the yard – check it out – no snow!! – I can tell you that for me this was a great way to say goodbye to 2024.
– Although we did not get a ton of riding in 2024 , what we did get was with some pretty incredible people. – my jaunts to Summerland. – Yankee Flats and quite a few to Valley of the Sun, visits with buddy Roy – are etched into my memory, so a big thanks to everybody that were kind enough to tag along with “The Old guy” – A special thanks to Mike Philips who picked me up for our Sunday rides – even loading my bikes, and supplying lunch. –
But before we continue, I think I should mention that if it wasn’t for Babsy !! I likely would never have survived all these years – We were married in 1962 and have now lived in Canada for 60 years – that’s a long time for any wife to put up with a motorcycle nut – ( Ha Ha) – Back then I never thought I was a salesman – but I talked Babsy into sitting on the back of a Norton Dominator loaded with camping gear. , and travelling all the way from Wales to the Adriatic Coast in Italy !!! A round trip of over 3,000 miles – and yes there were the Alps!! but luckily no snow.
BTW I should mention that I might sell both these demo bikes, and believe me they are mint. they will go for a fair price, but NOT free.
The TRS is a 2024 250 estart -plus we have the Xtrack kit for it. – The Beta 200 is a 2023 and was the last one in the Country.
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And just because !! I found this old pic of me riding the Fantic in my last Trial – at Stoney Plain- I was 70 yrs old back then !!!! – Bloody hell that’s 17 yrs ago. ( Walter now has this great bike)
And just in case our bloggers have forgotten – we started in this game a very long time ago – this my first Trial in 1956
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As we look ahead to 2025 and beyond – we can only hope that the groundwork put in by many, many people in Canada and of course worldwide, will keep the sport we love ongoing, but also not forgetting how it all began.-
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