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================================= Answer to the last quiz – Jean Luc Nictou – on a sweet sounding Triumph twin – He still rides brilliant on the Classic scene. – Brett had the answer about 2 seconds after I posted it, followed by Bob – then Harlow – Jeesh our bloggers are getting “quick on the draw” –… Continue reading Sunday November 16th/25

================================ Answer to the Friday quiz , was Dan Gurney – famous car racer who also competed in Formula one – quite a few got this which surprised me – Pete Varey, Bob Clark, Brett -Harlow – Pete from OZ and Roger Boothroyd. Quiz today. Guess who ==================================== Dave Fair had a birthday yesterday !!… Continue reading Saturday November 15th/25

===================================== Good morning Trials fans – another Friday and perhaps many of you will be looking forward to a weekend riding ? – Still no snow in the forecast although the weather gurus in Revelstoke are saying it will be a heavy snow winter ( Perhaps they are in the Ski or sled business?) –… Continue reading Friday November 14th/25

=================================== Power outage last night so late posting today ================================== Answer to the last quiz – Joan Pons – easy for some as his name was on his helmet!! – All our usual bloggers got it. – Quiz today – Who is this? and what is the bike? ====================================== Stan mentioned some details re the… Continue reading Thursday November 13th/25

Below is an interesting report on the 2003 Scottish – courtesy Trial Mag UK – You might see a familiar name in the results. – But is it an American? The 2003 Scottish Six Days Trial winner Joan Pons (ESP) will be competing in the 2025 Two Day Costa Brava trial Trial CostaBravaTrials Magazine The… Continue reading Wednesday November 12th/25

============================================ Like many of our older bloggers, we grew up during the Second World War, – our Father, made sure we moved back to the Welsh border, to stay with my Gran, before he joined the Army. – He was lucky to get out of Dunkirk, and we were lucky as a family, to escape… Continue reading Tuesday November 11th/25- Remembrance Day.

Sunday we went riding and what a great day it was – out on the Evo 200 which is brilliant. – I lost Track of Roy at this point, so took this selfie. The trees look fabulous at this time of the year. – Will this be our last ride of 2025? =========================================== Answer to… Continue reading Monday November 10th/25

================================== Answer to that last quiz – It was of course it was the singing cowboy Roy Rogers – A favorite for all us old folk who grew up in the dark ages !! – a few of these got it – Harlow – Brett and Pete Varey !! – Back when we were young… Continue reading Sunday November 9th/25

======================================= Answer to the last quiz – Bruce Brown – the guy who made the movie “On Any Sunday” – which was a huge success and likely the reason a lot of youngsters got into Motorcycling. – It starred (and was financed) by Steve McQueen – When you look at all the camera equipment available… Continue reading Saturday November 8th/25

================================ Answer to the last quiz – Sammy Miller at the 1957 TT in the Isle of Man -back then they used the shorter Clypse Circuit and a mass start. -for the lightweight races.- Sammy was leading this race until his bike seized on the very last corner called Governors Bridge – he pushed in… Continue reading Friday November 7th/25