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Well the weather was perfect yesterday if you liked it cooler with rain – I have never minded too much about wet weather riding, having done a lot in the UK – and at least this wet spell is good for the Fire issues we experienced for the last couple of years. However ! for… Continue reading Monday July 1st/24-CANADA DAY.

Answer to the last quiz – It was Gordon Jackson again trying out a Honda “Tiddler” Trial bike – not sure what that was all about – but Brett figured it out. ================================== Saturday I decided to spend time fitting the Xtrack kit to the 2024 TRS RR 250 – it takes a while from… Continue reading Sunday June 30th/24

Here we are the last weekend of June/24 – sure seemed to come around quickly. Here is a neat shot of Jordi on the first Beta Zero Prototype – as we have told the story before – we saw him on this at the 1989 Scottish, but it only lasted one day when the rad… Continue reading Saturday June 29th/24

Answer to the last quiz – Gordon Jackson – famous for winning the Scottish Six Day Trial in 1961 losing only one dab. Brett was in as usual, Harlow – Roger and Pete Varey. We will likely soon see the hot dry weather return to the Forests and a reminder that all dirt bikes need… Continue reading Friday June 28th/24

Answer to the last quiz – Thierry Michaud at the Scottish – an event he won three times – Brett was first in as usual, followed by Harlow, Roger, Pete from OZ and Pete Varey Here is another great pic by Deryk Wylde – but who is the rider?? ========================================== And here is a typical… Continue reading Thursday June 27th/24

Answer to the last quiz – Max King a UK writer and Trials enthusiast – He put out a great book in the early 1950’s on Trials riding, that I read over a few times, as a young lad – talked about technique on cambers and dead leaves etc as I recall. John Kitchener was… Continue reading Wednesday June 26th/24

Answer to the Monday quiz – Olga Kevelos who was a brilliant rider and later became an FIM board member – She is shown riding a Francis Barnett. – Brett was in first. – Roger Boothroyd and Peter from OZ also got it. Quiz today – Who is this? – Hint – He wrote a… Continue reading Tuesday June 25th/24

Answer to the Sunday quiz – Donald Sutherland (rip) who rode this 125cc Royal Enfield in the movie “The Eagle has landed” – the bike was called the Flying Flea because it was dropped with Paratroopers in World War 2. – I had one of these given to me by Walt Healy many years ago,… Continue reading Monday June 24th/24

Answer to the last quiz – Nigel Birkett on the first Yamaha TY mono at the 1984 Scottish Six Days trial – Brett was first in, followed by Stan, who also told us that Nigel actually led the event for three days – info he got from a Book that I gave him, which also… Continue reading Sunday June 23rd/24

Answer to the Friday quiz – John Lampkin at the Scottish – Stan was first in with the correct response, but then again he used to stay with John when he went to the Scottish back then. – Bob Clark and Pete Varey were also correct -and John McKinnon but others thought it was Thierry… Continue reading Saturday June 22nd/24