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========================================= The Face book pages were full of stories and images from D Day – but sad to say only a handful of survivors from this time are still alive, and perhaps it’s only the people of Europe who really remember and appreciate what a huge sacrifice was made by Allied forces. They say memories… Continue reading Sunday June 7th/26

=========================================== Hard to believe that back on this day in 1944, thousands of Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, and thousands of them, never left. – What is even harder to believe, is that we have new dictators waging wars, none of whom likely even remembers the horrors of those Nazi years. –… Continue reading Saturday June 6th/26-D DAY

==================================== ======================================= Answer to the last quiz – Bernie Schreiber, Gary MacDonald and Yrjo Vesterinen. – – Correct answers from Brett, Bob, Pete Varey. Quiz today – Guess who? ========================================== The month of June is always TT time in the Isle of Man – As mentioned before we went to watch quite a few times,… Continue reading Friday June 5th/26

=========================================== Well ! we had quite a few favorable comments after we posted the Outlaw History yesterday – we mainly did this because not all our bloggers are old sods like us, and a bit of a history lesson never hurts. As for the quiz question – That was the very recognizable Dave Thorpe on… Continue reading Thursday June 4th/26

As I mentioned yesterday, perhaps the best part after a day out riding, is kicking back either on the porch or around the camp fire and sharing stories. ========================================= Obviously because of our age, we have a ton of these to share, mostly good, funny, but sometimes of a serious nature. So today we look… Continue reading Wednesday June 3rd/26

================================= Here’s the blurb on the UK Trial last weekend – Again these championship Trials are to me another circus show with man made rocks etc etc – huge splats – not what Trials are to me. – But obviously events that are popular with some. – Certainly a big difference for these lads from… Continue reading Tuesday June 2nd/26

============================================ Answer to the last quiz was – Jim Sandiford the long time Montesa UK Importer – a great guy lost too soon. – Correct answers from – John Kitchener UK – Brett, Pete Varey , Bob and Stan. – Well done once again – hard to stump our Bloggers. Quiz today – Guess who?… Continue reading Monday June 1st/26

====================================== Answer to the last quiz was Felix Kranstover – and I was quite surprised to get three correct answers in very quickly – Bob Clark, Stan and Roger Boothroyd – Wow! those guys are good. Quiz today. Guess who? ================================= While most of the Motorcycle news this week, will feature the TT races in… Continue reading Sunday May 31st/26

Answer to the last quiz – Nigel Birkett on a Suzuki in Scotland – Brett – Stan and Roger Boothroyd all got it. Quiz today – Guess who – This is a toughie ====================================== Yesterday, we had a visit from Myles Manna and his wife, who now live on Vancouver Island, but used to live… Continue reading Saturday May 30th/26

================================= Well ! The headlines on FB and everywhere else are about the TT races, but not in a good way, – tragedy and now sidecar races cancelled. Answer to the last quiz – Former USA Trials Champ rider – Cody Webb – quite a lot got this one- Brett, Pete, Stan, Roger Quiz today… Continue reading Friday May 29th/26