Answer to the last quiz – the great Jordi Tarres when he was in his prime, riding the first Beta zero Prototype. This was quit an easy one so most of our bloggers got it. ( We all wish Jordi our best with his health situation)
Quiz today This pic shows the first ever Bultaco when introduced in 1959. but the quiz question is “Who was the rider who first rode the early converted enduro model in Scotland?” ( No it wasn’t Sammy)
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Yesterday I mentioned 3 of my main beefs regarding modern Trials – but perhaps the one that should top the list is the fact that the Europeans always refer to a TRIAL as a RACE – Grrrrrrrrrrr
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As we head into the weekend, lets hope we don’t see any new Forest fires in our area – we caution everybody to take care while out in the woods.
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Here is an old brochure showing the 1953 Triumph Trophy note the rubber covered footpegs ( because they vibrated so bad) plus the rear mounted stand for removing the rear wheel for tire changes..
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Peter from Oz says the Australian Trials Championships are happening this weekend – so we will look for results on that from “down under”
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As posted earlier it’s the Beta Canada trial at Ioco on Sunday we hope they get a good turn out ( with lots of Beta’s)
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