Today is the Beta Canada Trial at Ioco – so good luck to Katie and all our other Beta riders. – It also happens to be Babsy and my wedding anniversary – we were married in 1962 so you can work it out!! – As I completely forgot !! I have planned to go riding,… Continue reading Sunday June 9th/24

Answer to the Friday quiz – Rob Crawford on Ariel GOV132 while Sammy Miller looks on!! – Correct guess’s from Harlow, Bob & Brett. Sammy is likely thinking “How the hell does he do that?” Here is another Trials bike from the 50’s a Royal Enfield “Bullet” this was the first production bike fitted with… Continue reading Saturday June 8th/24

Yes today marks the historic landings by Allied troops in Normandy. Lest we forget”””” ======================================= Michael Dunlop has now won 27 TT races, one more than his Uncle Joey. – What an achievement. Check out these speeds on the Sulby Straight – I watched there for one race in 1957 – that was the year… Continue reading Thursday JUNE- 6th “D” DAY

Quiz today – Guess who and what is the bike? ========================================== As we have mentioned – this week is TT time in the Isle of Man – and for those that don’t know – it’s called The Tourist Trophy – It began early in the century, when racing on public roads in England was banned… Continue reading Wednesday June 5th/24

So we got a message from Pat Morrow in Japan – informing us that our last two blog posts were titled MAY – !!!!! now corrected but we sure appreciate our readers checking on the old guy,!!(Doh) ========================================= I just saw a post on the late and really great Al Perrett – a good friend… Continue reading Tuesday June 4th/24

Well it seems that with deleting all the spam on the blog site yesterday I somehow missed clicking on to publish the post – that is until I got a reminder from Harlow!! Anyway Sunday was another quiet day in the Valley for us – rain on & off so we didn’t go out anywhere… Continue reading Monday June 3rd/24

We are late getting to the blog today – last night I switched everything off on the CP to see if that would help control all the Russian spam – answer No – just deleted another 52 GRRRRR. =================================== Big news stories today this just posted from Erzberg showing Trystan Hart got 2nd – And… Continue reading Sunday June 2nd/24

Answer to the Friday quiz – Eddie Lejeune – 3 time World Trials Champ and reputed to be the guy who invented the “Sling shot” technique to get up big steps on his small Honda 4T – Harlow and Brett were soon clicking onto this. Quiz today. Who is this ?? Remember our post on… Continue reading Saturday June 1st/24

It’s three years now, since we lost Al Perrett – perhaps one of the best riders, and nicest person, it has been my good fortune to call a friend. – I first met Al racing Cross Country in Alberta – then later in my Yamaha days. – I called on him at his Kamloops store… Continue reading Friday February 2nd/24

The last day of the month and I noticed that tomorrow is the last day for riders, to get their entry money paid up for this years Scottish Six Day Trial. – As most people know, this event is in my view the ultimate test of man and machine in the sport of Trials riding.… Continue reading Wednesday January 31st/24