{"id":14166,"date":"2026-04-23T08:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/?p=14166"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:31:46","slug":"thursday-april-23rd-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outlawtrials.com\/davesblog\/2026\/04\/23\/thursday-april-23rd-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday April 23rd\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Answer to the last quiz – Roy Peplow on the Factory Triumph twin – <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roger Boothroyd and Peter LeGrove from OZ got it. ( We miss Harlow)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quiz today. – A tough one – Who is the rider and who is the famous person watching??<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yesterday would have been Queen Elizabeth’s 100th birthday – she was pretty special and also rode a motorcycle during the war years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below a nicely rebuilt 1953 James Commando Trials bike – but before you laugh – click onto the video of a guy riding and cleaning a very tough Scottish style creek section posted on You Tube. – This was the era when I got into bikes and some thought the rigid rear end was better for getting traction on a Trials bike – but how about riding bikes just like this for about 100 miles per day in the Scottish Highlands??<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And the most famous of all trials sections !! Worldwide. – Yes I hiked up there in 1972 – and did my write up for Cycle Canada – but it was the US Magazine Dirt Rider that published this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below is the 2026 Program – We have a bunch of these as our buddy Harry McKay usually sends us them. – Nice to see Dougie entered again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birthday Greetings today to buddy Craig (Taff) Parfitt wo has now circled the sun 52 times – without putting his feet down!!!! – have a great day Taff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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