Thursday July 17th/25

Answer to the last quiz – road racer John (moon eyes) Cooper always did well on British short circuits. – Bob Clark was first in with the correct response, followed by Harlow ad Neil Carter., – Pete Varey and Peter Le Grove. – and later David Brooks. Quiz today – Guess who. =========================================== The VMC… Continue reading Thursday July 17th/25

Wednesday July 16th/25

Answer to the last quiz – a young future 8 time World Champion – Emma Bristow. – Neil Carter got it . Quiz today – Guess who. – Not Trials this time ============================================ We now know why we have not seen our Emily for a while – check this out. It’s all coming to Motorcycle… Continue reading Wednesday July 16th/25

Tuesday July 15th/25

Answer to the last quiz – – Bernie Schreiber at the 1981 FIM trial at Ioco – correctly got by Neil and Stan and Brett -they added some interesting notes. Quiz today – guess who ========================================== The last weekend, (weather very hot) we clicked onto both the golf from Scotland – where the weather was… Continue reading Tuesday July 15th/25

Monday July 15th/25

Answer to the last quiz was of course Mountain Motorcycle boss Bob Clark – and he is pointing to his last can of Opti Pro !! a great product that unfortunately is no longer available. Brett Clark took the pic – so he had an advantage – but quite a few of our other regular… Continue reading Monday July 15th/25

Sunday July 13th/25

Answer to the Saturday quiz – it was of course Mick Andrews on the early Sherpa T Bultaco, with Ralph Venerables watching – We think Mick was on the AJS prior to that, his first factory ride arranged by Ralph. – Then later a Factory James when the Spanish lightweights took over, and the AMC… Continue reading Sunday July 13th/25

Saturday July 12th/25

Answer to the last quiz – only one got it correct without googling – Neil Carter – rider was Tony Davis. Quiz Today – Guess who !! and what bike did he ride BEFORE this Bultaco? Plus name the Spectator in the cap?? ============================================ As mentioned we had a day out on the TRS 125… Continue reading Saturday July 12th/25

Friday July 11th/25

Well! I have finished reading Noraly’s book and can totally recommend it. – We rarely read books, but this one is so well done that it keeps you wanting to turn the page – perhaps because we have now watched most of her world travels via You Tube. =================================== The answer to our last quiz… Continue reading Friday July 11th/25

Thursday July 10th/25

It has been suggested more than once, that I should write a book, about my life in the Motorcycle Industry, and yes we have thought about it, but like a lot of other things, we never did get around to it. We also did not think many people would find this of interest – However,… Continue reading Thursday July 10th/25

Wednesday July 9th/25

Answer to the last quiz – Marlon Whaley looking at the Montesa of Malcolm Rathmell in Scotland . Our usual bloggers all got it – with Pete Varey Top of the box. Quiz today – Guess who this rider is that just signed for Beta UK? ========================================= Well! We are now not only a member… Continue reading Wednesday July 9th/25

Tuesday July 8th/25

Answer to the last quiz – Neil Carter named a lot of the people in the pic taken at the Telford Motorcycle show – we only recognized -John Moffat, Jill and Mick Andrews, Bernie Schreiber, Yrjo Vesterinen Quiz today – Guess who ? ============================================ We just got the latest issue of Motorcycle Mojo Mag –… Continue reading Tuesday July 8th/25