{"id":11747,"date":"2025-12-17T06:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/?p=11747"},"modified":"2025-12-17T06:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:38:38","slug":"wednesday-december-17th-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/2025\/12\/17\/wednesday-december-17th-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday December 17th\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Answer to the last quiz – Ulf Karlson (rip)- not sure of the year – but he was a World Champ perhaps 1980 ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quiz today – Another shot from the Classic Outlaw at Greenstone Mountain – How many of these can you name?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On a blog some time back, we talked about the changes to Trials bikes over the years and some but not all good improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps one of the biggest changes came when they moved the shifter and brake from one side to the other!!! -( The old British design) That still takes some getting used to if you happen to ride one of the older vintage bikes!! ( pressing down on the shifter instead of the rear brake) – Of course one other huge improvements came with the new wider and folding foot-pegs. – I remember the early bikes of the 50’s had just a solid bolt welded to the frame!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of talk these days about fuel injection the Pros and cons – well as most old timers know – Yamaha built a very special model for Mick Andrews back in 1974 – which included this – although it was really a “pumper-carb” from a snowmobile. – Mick won the Scottish on it, but didn’t bring it to Canada for our first FIM World Championship – it seems not all the “bugs” were worked out plus the factory were not ready to put that model into production. – Mick told me the bike worked very well, and of course it had the new mono-shock rear suspension. -remember that was over 50 years ago!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s a pic of Mick with that bike at a show last year – not quite sure where this was, or where that bike is now – we lost touch with Mick a few years ago although he did ask Helmut Classen about me when he was over for a Classic event in Ontario ( we still have his ph number so maybe one day I will give him a call)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nice for December 16th- view from our kitchen window overlooking Swan lake in Vernon. BC. – That snow you can see on the hills in the background is actually on the West side of Lake Okanagan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have heard from Stan, who is now down in the Baja – busy sorting out his winter camp – and yes he was glad he missed the monsoon that happened after he left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The annual Boxing Day Trial will go ahead at Ioco – details below – I remember when we held a few of those when we lived in Kelowna when the weather was reasonable. – always good fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is a pic for the books – the very first TRS out the factory door back in 2016. – ( We got our first one in 2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below is a shot I took of Shane Bridden jumping high with that first edition of the TRS at Bear Creek on a snowy day, in 2017 – ( It would have made a great promo pic if the trees were not in the background.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally! – Birthday Greetings to Jamie McGregor of Ontario – ( we featured a pic of him a short time ago at the Scottish) Jamie has just bought a new TRS Gold with estart and Fuel Injection – says he loves it. – Happy birthday buddy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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