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contents REGULARS News.................................6 Editorial �� 8 Observation �� 10 Paddock �� 12 Shopping �� 14 Subscribe �� 16 Poster �� 49 Back Issues �� 78 Parts Locator �� 90 Shop �� 96

FEATURES International.................... 18 Leven Valley Two Day

Interview......................... 26 Mederic ‘Mede’ Dellannoy

Vacation.......................... 32 Costa Brava Two Day

Quick Spin....................... 40 Beta TR34

Transformation................ 54 Montesa Texas

Photographers.................. 62 Justyn Norek Snr

Special............................ 72 Triumph Maitresse

Good Times..................... 76 SWM

Sport............................... 80 Kia Championship

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NEWS

TELFORD 2020 STAR GUESTS 15-16th February 2020

Rev your engines – the Classic Dirt Bike Show, sponsored by Hagon Shocks, will be back with a bang on February 15th & 16th 2020, with two off-road legends being confirmed as the guests of honour. American FIM World Trials Champion of 1979, Bernie Schreiber, will be gracing the stage at the popular off-road show held at Telford International Centre. Supreme commentator, Jack Burnicle, will be interviewing the star on stage over the weekend, probing into how he got to the top and investigating the new riding style he brought to the traditional sport of trials including the floating pivot turns and ‘bunny hops’. British 500cc Motocross Champion Bryan ‘Badger’ Goss has also been confirmed as a guest of honour for the show. Clubs and private owners will be showcasing their pristine off-road machines at the show, with hundreds of traders offering everything from new machines to parts, accessories, riding gear, and even project builds for those who are up for a challenge. Lastly, join the dirt-bike stars on the Saturday evening for a three-course, sit-down meal for just £33. Exhibition manager, Nick Mowbray, says: “The Classic Dirt Bike Show dinner is an exceptional evening where off-road enthusiasts come together and hear fantastic tales from the greatest names in the off-road scene”. Tony Hutchison of show sponsor Hagon Shocks – a proud British company which enjoys a strong working relationship with show organiser, Morton’s Media Group, said: “Once again Mortons has a quality line-up of guest speakers in both Bernie Schreiber and Bryan Goss, and we look forward to hearing their stories over the weekend. With the US not being at the forefront of a lot of people’s minds when talking trials the achievement of Bernie Schreiber and his journey to becoming world champion will be a fascinating tale to listen to”. For further details about the Classic Dirt Bike Show, sponsored by Hagon Shocks, and to order your advance tickets visit: www.classicbikeshows.com

2020 CALENDAR

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

The wives and partners of riders, that participate in the Kia Championship rounds, have worked to produce a 2020 Calendar to raise funds for The Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of Dominic Feaks. Caroline Fleckney: “The photo shoot was one of the most memorable days for everyone involved, in terms of laughter and tears, as well as a lot of very strange posing! The calendar itself also received incredible sponsorship from many businesses involved in the trials arena, along with the amazing photographer Nikki Brealey of Oliviabea Photography providing her services free of charge”. The calendar can be purchased by sending an email to cemfleckney@gmail.com, and there will be a stock of the calendars to buy at both the Kia and Rockshocks stands at The Classic Dirt Bike Show in Telford, to be held on 16-17th February 2020. The price of each calendar is £10 and all proceeds from the sale of the calendar will be going to The Teenage Cancer Trust. If you would like the calendar posted to you there will be an additional cost for postage and packing of £2.50. We are sure everyone will agree that the calendar would be a great stocking filler for your friends and family – remember there just might be someone in it that they know!

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS

SPANISH TRIALS BOOK Whilst at the Costa Brava Trial, we met up with Xavier Bisbe i Serra to view his new motorcycle trials book, titled TRIAL. The book contains many period motorcycle trials pictures, all in black and white and captioned, from Spanish trials events from the early 70s. Xavier took all the pictures himself and it’s a superb ‘flashback’ on a golden period of trials with a look at so many trials legends including Mick Andrews, amongst others. To obtain a copy of the book go to the website: www.xbe.cat or mail: xbe@xbe.cat, or visit www.trialmaguk.com

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INTERNATIONAL LEVEN TWO-DAY

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‘Give them what they want, and they will come!’ These are the words expressed by so many who came to Kinlochleven in late September and enjoyed the second running of the ‘Alternative Scottish’, the Leven Valley Two-Day Trial. Greeted by traditional autumnal weather, the ‘Gods’ were kind, and the rain stayed away, opening the door for two days of international trials action. The organising Kinlochleven & District MCC gauged the severity of the hazards to give the 250 riders an enjoyable two days of competitive riding. At the close of the action, it was Steve ‘Butch’ Robson who, based on his age, became the second rider to proudly hold the magnificent Sammy Miller trophy. It was presented by the guest of honour, Bernie Schreiber. Article: John Hulme, Classic Trial Magazine

2019 Leven Two Day Trial Winner: Steve Robson (Montesa).

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Very much in control on Pipeline, James Noble finished second overall and also won the award for the best Honda rider.

Bernie Schreiber, on the left, was on hand to present the Sammy Miller Trophy to Steve Robson aided by the Kinlochleven & District MCC Chairman Martin Murphy.

or the majority of the people who travel to the event, it’s quite a long but rewarding drive to Kinlochleven. It lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven at the foot of the spectacular mountains known as the Mamores, in Scotland. Passing through the magnificent area of Glencoe, which is seven miles east of Kinlochleven, you are greeted with a small town that is popular with walkers, climbers and winter sports enthusiasts. The start area of the trial is on the site of a huge aluminium smelter, which was established in 1904 and powered by a hydro-electric scheme that dammed the Blackwater valley above the village. At the time, when it was built, it was the largest in Europe. The smelting plant is long gone, however, its vast pipes that used to carry the water down to the smelting plant remain. They can be found at the side of one of the most iconic trials sections in the world, the ‘Pipeline’.

Welcome back Fort William has been the home base for many years of the Scottish Six Days Trial, which is traditionally held the first week in May each year. Kinlochleven has played a significant part in this event, with many hazards scattered around the surrounding hills. It also welcomed the Pre65 Scottish since the mid-eighties, a two-day event catering specifically for trials machines manufactured before 1965. After becoming the first non-European to win the FIM World Trials Championship in 1979 on a Bultaco, tall American, Bernie Schreiber, blasted the trials world with a win at the 1982 Scottish Six Days Trial riding an Italian SWM. No other non-European rider has won the event since that memorable six days. After the win, he had never returned to the area in the Highlands until the Kinlochleven & District MCC welcomed him back to be the guest of honour at the 2019 Leven Valley Two-Day Trial. The club president, Martin Murphy, had spoken with Bernie earlier in the year and he openly embraced the opportunity to return to his old hunting ground.

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Northern Ireland’s Stephen Murphy (Majesty) came home third overall, parting with no marks.

VACATION COSTA BRAVA TWO-DAY 2019

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BRAVO! It was fantastic to see the 2019 FIM TrialE World Champion Albert Cabestany in action on the 240 Fantic. Embracing the twin-shock experience, he was very well received by his fellow riders and the watching public.

The attraction of some quality trials-riding time in late November once again proved as popular as ever to the rapidly growing classic trials rider calendar. Despite the fact that the well-established Costa Brava Two-Day event in S’Agaro at Platja de Sant Pol, Sant Feliu on the Costa Brava in Spain, is at the back-end of the year, it had still attracted a large influx of 453 starters from far and wide. Spread across the nine classes, they were all welcomed into the popular holiday destination. The ease with which you can compete in the event, arriving either by airport or road, has a swarm of vans carrying machines and hire cars carrying people who appear ready and assembled for the 8.15am start on the Saturday. With the start area and secure paddock to house the machines included in the grounds of the trials headquarters at the S’Agaro Spa Hotel, it becomes a motorcycle trials paradise for both riders and followers, people with a passion born from a love for and association with motorcycle trials. Long-time friendships reacquainted, and new ones formed, everyone visiting enjoys the social aspect of the trials world.

In the last few years, the profile of the event has attracted some of the top names from the sport both past and present, including Great Britain’s Dougie Lampkin and Japan’s ‘King of Cool’ Takahisa Fujinami; both FIM Trial World Champions. This year, though the main honour lay on the shoulders of the 2019 FIM TrialE World Champion Albert Cabestany; he discarded the electric connection to ride a Fantic two-stroke to his first Costa Brava classic victory. Article: John Hulme

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My good self with the main man, Joan Comas. Classic Trial Magazine would like to thank Joan and his team for this superb celebration of motorcycle trials; until next time, my friend.

A strong supporter of the classic trials scene Dan Clarke on the Beta attacks a formidable piece of Spanish rockery on his way to second overall.

he 2018 event had concluded in very difficult weather conditions as unprecedented strong winds and rain battered the exposed location on the second day. In all honesty, some of the hazards had been far too difficult; a situation made even worse as the rain came down. The usual dusty tracks had turned into very testing rivers as the water level rose beyond belief, and some of the more exposed rocky headland sections had to be abandoned. When we arrived at the 2019 event on Thursday evening, the weather was very cold, and a light rain shower had dampened the area but not the enthusiasm of the organisers. Joan Comas and his family of supporters from The Moto Club 2d Trial Costa Brava were quick to point out the local weather forecast had predicted a dry weekend, a little overcast but no rain and some very welcome sunshine. The smile on Joan’s face and the translation from his son, Nils, confirmed that he would be correct.

High above Sant Feliu Darren Wasley, in total control of the 300 Fantic, enjoys the November sunshine.

A class for everyone After listening and taking on board the comments from the 2018 event, the organising team had made suitable adjustments to the nine available classes aimed at catering for riders and machines of all abilities. There were four routes defined by colours; red (hardest), blue, green and yellow (easiest). In truth and for obvious reasons, yellow is the one which attracted the most riders; you can ride on almost anything as long as it’s a twin-shock motorcycle. In the groups of hazards, some areas are just for the yellow route, giving the section-marking team an easier task than having to put different colour markers all over the place which ends up being confusing for everyone. For the first time since I had attended this event a few years ago, the organisers arranged the loan of a machine from Montesa, the superb Cota 4Ride, to allow me to embrace the atmosphere of the event and its magnificent location.

Former FIM world-round winner and French Trials Champion Charles Coutard feathers the clutch on the Bultaco on his way to the victory in the Green Route Pre-80 class.

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Riding the line is Hamish Eadie on his Bultaco, on the beach hazard at Sant Feliu.

MONTESA TRANSFORMATION 4RIDE

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was born on 21st March 1947 in a suburban part of Cracow city in Poland. I am an Aries sign, and even if I don’t care about astrology, some of my characteristics fall very well within those of an Aries! As a kid, I was very attracted by mechanics as, in the same housing block where we lived, there was a doctor who had a pre-war Tatra car. I would often spend hours watching this drivermechanic doing repairs and maintenance on this fantastic vehicle. At the same time, I was riding my first bicycle; an adult-sized French made one. It was too big for me, so I had a lot of trouble when stopping; besides, it had a damaged steering head which was not possible to tighten up properly. One had to be very careful when doing sharp manoeuvres as your handlebars were turning more than wheel; it resulted in some interesting crashes! At the age of 14, and with help from my grandmother, I bought a good quality racing bicycle called a ‘Sport’ model produced in Czechoslovakia. It was very robust. I raced it in the local woods and fields, making it a kind of what we would now call an MTB (even if this sport was yet to be invented in California). Subsequently, I bought an excellent Polish racing ‘Huragan’ bicycle. I’m sure you guessed, it means ‘Hurricane’.

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JUSTYN ALEKSANDER NOREK

John Hulme: “I feel very privileged to have had so many ‘Old School’ international photographers open the doors of their archives since I have been publishing motorcycle magazines. Off the back of my contact with Justyn Norek Jnr, who has tested some rare old trials machines for the magazines, he mentioned his father’s archive and his life story, which we will highlight here. To the Norek family: for all your support, a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart!” Words: Justyn Aleksander Norek with John Hulme • Pictures: The Norek Family

From when I was ten years old, every year, in July, I would go with my father for summer holidays in Zakopane, in the heart of the Tatra Mountains. It was some 120km south of my town in Poland. Here for the first time, I witnessed riders taking part in the speed test for the Tatra Trial, which was a kind of combined speed and observed sections trial for motorcycles. I was ten and ‘hooked’ on my love for off-road motorcycle competitions. Since then, I couldn’t wait for each July so I could go to Zakopane and watch my beloved competition and dream about riding in such events. My father was in despair. He was a judge by profession, and he hated motorcycles and the noise they produced. In 1963, I went alone to Zakopane equipped with a small East German camera, a Verra. I hoped to catch some shots of the riders and their machines to have such photos as a reference for my dreams. The results were not excellent due to the limits of this camera and my capacity as a photographer. Yet, three or four photos were very good; expressing speed and action more by chance than my ability! At the same time, I visited the Public Library in Zakopane and discovered that there was a British ‘Motor Cycle’ magazine. It was full of photos of motorcycles, technical data etc. I went to the library manager to ask if I could purchase the magazine and he said yes, but only when we get the next issue and it will be expensive. Indeed it was, priced at ten times more than a similar national magazine. I saved up to buy it and made an order with the librarian for the next issues when they became available.

Magazines It was the turning point. Every week I could see photos of motorcycles little-known in Poland and, for the first time, a

In the Public Library in Zakopane, Poland, Justyn discovered that there was a British ‘Motor Cycle’ magazine.

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From left, good friends Giuseppe (Beppe) Bartorilla – Justyn Norek Snr – Carlo Ramella. Three people who together enjoy the pleasure of the trials motorcycle.

Greeves. I became inquisitive about Great Britain, and so I wrote a letter to the Motor Cycle editor, expressing my interest in finding a pen pal in the UK. He was very kind and printed my request in the magazine and, indeed, after some time one person wrote to me. He was from Wales, and his name was Denis Jones. He was a rocker and rode a BSA 650 Rocket. We exchanged many letters, and I became good friends with Denis, sending him photos of races etc. He sent me some British Motorcycle magazines, Motorcyclist Illustrated and Motorcycle Sport.

Early motocross events were a magnetic attraction for the young Justyn Norek Snr.

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Riding up to the top of the hill on the WSK with his crash helmet hanging from the teeth; the attraction to riding a motorcycle was what life was about.

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The Maîtresse

When I first saw this rare and lovely little trials motorcycle, I fell in love with it. It was at the ‘54 Years Race Classic Trial’ meeting which was held at Linkoping, Sweden, the first weekend in August 2019. This unique motorcycle is as innovative now as it was when Bengt Ostervall, from Stockholm, built it in the late 1950s and early ‘60s. Sadly, Bengt passed away a couple of years ago so we can’t ask him, but we can enjoy looking at it in more detail. Words and pictures: Lars Gerestad

he machine is an extremely good example of its period in time. It’s not a Triumph Tiger Cub frame, no — it started life as a Husqvarna Silverpil which was a road motorcycle, two-stroke, 175cc single-cylinder model produced between the years 1955 and 1965.

A skilled man Bengt Ostervall was a skilled mechanic and draftsman, so he did all the drawings by himself — the whole frame includes his innovation and ideas. As you can see in the pictures, he made a really good job. It has the oil in the frame, which on reflection must have been quite modern back then. Then he purchased a brand new engine direct from Triumph England and had it tuned there especially for trials use. You will see many holes drilled everywhere in the constant chase for weight saving; for example, you will find drilled holes in the upper front yoke and

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right through the handlebars! A part of the steering head has also been cut away and has holes drilled. Also, look at the front shock absorbers, which have holes drilled into the mounting points. Note the little speedway-style fuel tank, rubber band secured, under the top frame tube, and the front forks are of the Earl’s type. The front fork is not of the common ‘banana’ style; instead, they are made of straight tubes.

Husqvarna parts The wheel hubs are also from the Husqvarna Silverpil — Silverarrow — as is the carburettor, which has two throttle positions with one of them for extreme engine idle. The low and high ignition is by wire and once again operated from the

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handlebars. The saddle is quite big, just as they were back in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, and nice and comfortable for long journeys. You must remember that the working-class man was very much a motorcycle fan who used two wheels for the ideal mode of transport. The footrests are of the folding type made from 5mm aluminium; the right one when folded up allows the kickstart pedal to rotate free. Just look at the aluminium mudguards with the rolled edges being cut away, once again in the chase of weight reduction. Turn your focus to the front number plate holder, and all the bolt tops are turned down to be thin and light. In all, it was a successful hunt for weight saving. For its time, the machine is really light and easy to ride.

British racing green And what about the selected green colour, can it be British Racing Green? And a Union Jack flag on the fuel tank. Could Bengt have been an Anglophile? Yes, I have been told. He also had a Greeves trials model and a Lotus super seven sports car.

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SPORT KIA TWINSHOCK CHAMPIONSHIP

As they say, you should never look back but always forward; and with the Kia Twinshock Championship growing in both events and riders year on year it’s progressed into a series well worth winning. Would you believe that the championship had over 300 points-scoring riders this year? Yes, that’s a fact! Starting back in February with the opening round of the 2019 series in Wales at the Aqueduct Classic Trial the organisers had another nine rounds to offer, running the length and breadth of the country before closing at the last round with the Castleside Trial in the north. Only seven of the ten rounds count towards the winning totals but as was expected many riders opted to ride the full series, such is their passion and enjoyment for motorcycle trials.

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With Chris Koch (Fantic) missing round four it removed an opportunity to take points from Richard Allen (Gori) who won the title by just five points. On his way to the title Allen won four of the ten rounds, followed by three wins from Koch who will be kicking himself for not winning the final round. Other round-winners included Michael Irving (Majesty) at round two, Chris Forshaw (Fantic) at round four, and the final one went to Glen Scholey (Honda). Final Championship Positions: 1: Richard Allen (Gori) 129; 2: Chris Koch (Fantic) 124; 3: Chris Garlick (Fantic) 105; 4: Chris Forshaw (Fantic) 80; 5: Roy Palmer (Kawasaki) 62; 6: Matthew Spink (Fantic) 46; 8: Phil Daley (Fantic) 44; 8: Mark Cameron (Fantic) 40; 9: Chris Barnett (Fantic) 37; 10: Mick Thompson (Majesty) 35.

With only 13 points-scoring riders Dean Devereux (Bultaco) dominated the series with five wins from nine starts. Rob Faulkner (Yamaha) only won one round but was consistent enough to take the runner-up position. Three other round-winners included Richard Pulman (Montesa), Darren Mitchell (Bultaco) and Stuart Blythe (Bultaco). Final Championship Positions: 1: Dean Devereux (Bultaco) 134; 2: Rob Faulkner (Yamaha) 106; 3: Dave Wood (Bultaco) 82; 4: Richard Pulman (Montesa) 71; 5: Stephen Bisby (Ossa) 64; 6: Darren Mitchell (Bultaco) 20; 7: Stuart Blythe (Bultaco) 20; 8: Gary Younghusband (Bultaco) 17; 9: Barry Roads (Yamaha) 15; 10: Ian Tracey (Ossa) 11.

Richard Allen (Gori)

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Dave Wood (Bultaco)

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Using the mono-shock Yamaha to its best, Steve Bird easily won the class in front of Peter Ruscoe (Fantic). Four wins, two seconds and a third-place finish secured the championship for Bird as Chris Alford (Yamaha) won two rounds with Ben Butterworth (Fantic), Andrew Reynolds (Yamaha), Nigel Scott (Honda) and Steven Johnson (Yamaha) all winning one each. Final Championship Positions: 1: Steve Bird (Yamaha) 129; 2: Peter Ruscoe (Fantic) 50; 3: Andy Paxton (Yamaha) 43; 4: Chris Alford (Yamaha) 40; 5: Ben Butterworth (Fantic) 37; 6: Dan Sanders (Yamaha) 32; 7: Jack Costigan (Fantic) 22; 8: Andrew Reynolds (Yamaha) 20; 9: Nigel Scott (Honda) 20; 10: Steven Johnson (Yamaha) 20.

With a huge 73 points-scoring riders in this class Martyn Gilbert and his little two-stroke 65cc Honda TLM simply destroyed the opposition, with a clear win which included four individual round wins. Proving that this class can be enjoyed on machines to suit both the pocket and availability Andrew Williams (Honda) won a round as did James Lamin (Honda), John Zottl (Majesty) and, at the final round, series runner-up Jim Williams (SWM). Final Championship Positions: 1: Martyn Gilbert (Honda) 121; 2: Jim Williams (SWM) 84; 3: Gary Hawkins (Fantic) 65; 4: Darren Walker (Aprilia) 56; 5: Andrew Williams (Honda) 52; 6: Simon Anderson (Armstrong) 49; 7: Owen Hardisty (Honda) 48; 8: John Zottl (Majesty) 46; 9: Nibs Adam (Fantic) 39; 10: Shaun Francis (Fantic) 37.

Expert Class: Pre-72 Britshock It was the various examples of the BSA Bantam machines that dominated the first three positions in this class as Ian Peberdy (BSA) dominated with six wins. Finlandâ€™s three-time FIM World Champion Yrjo Vesterinen won a round, as did Mark Reynolds (Triumph) at the new Sheffield round; David Sherlock (James) won another, and Rob Atkinson won the last round. Final Championship Positions: 1: Ian Peberdy (BSA) 137; 2: Tim Blackmore (BSA) 55; 3: Yrjo Vesterinen (BSA) 48; 4: Paul Bennett (Francis Barnett) 47; 5: Mark Reynolds (Triumph) 46; 6: Nick Paxton (BSA) 28; 7: Nathan Jones (BSA) 23; 8: Rob Atkinson 20; 9: Dave Sherlock (James) 20; 10: Sam Clarke (Triumph) 17.

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971 — The Easter Bank holidays in April would come alive for the first time to the booming sound of the four-stroke BSA and Triumph machines in the Anglo-American Match Races. Launched by the BSA–Triumph group, two teams of riders from Great Britain and the United States of America would race over three rounds at Brands Hatch on Good Friday, Mallory Park on Sunday, and finishing at Oulton Park in Cheshire on Easter Monday. The winning team would be the one with the highest number of points. The two main teams of five riders were limited to factory contracted riders from both BSA and Triumph. This limited the strength of the American team, but without a doubt the new series format was a big hit with the fans. This was very much a show of power from the once mighty ailing British motorcycle manufacturers and the upper hand was without a doubt with the British from the very start. They would compete on the superior and lighter new triple-cylinder machines whereas their America rivals were on the 1970 model machines which were heavier and not as dynamic.

p The first ever Anglo-American series was restricted to factory contracted riders on BSA and Triumph machines. Both brands were still very prominent in road racing around the world despite the problems the motorcycle industry in the UK was facing. Number eight, John Cooper, leads the way from Don Castro (5), Dick Mann (4), Don Emde (6) and Dave Aldana (3). t ‘Moon Eyes’ John Cooper on the BSA Rocket 3 was still using an open-face ‘cork’ crash helmet and goggles for head protection!

1971 Teams

GREAT BRITAIN John Cooper (BSA), Tony Jefferies (Triumph), Ray Pickrell (BSA), Paul Smart (Triumph) and Percy Tait (Triumph) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Dave Aldana (BSA), Don Castro (Triumph), Don Emde (BSA), Dick Mann (BSA) and Jim Rice (BSA) RESULTS: 1: Great Britain 183; 2: TRIALS

USA 137

u American Jim Rice signs another autograph. The Yanks were very popular with the ladies! q The full-on aggressive riding style from Dave Aldana was reminiscent of flat track racing as he ran onto the grass on a few occasions! You can see the ‘Gaffer’ tape holding the fairing together after numerous crashes.

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erhaps the best known of the trials riders from the Manchester 17 Motor Cycle Club is Dave Rowlands, after his exploits on factory support BSA machinery. He had pushed for the road-based trial they had run in the past to get it National Trial status, and it came to fruition in 1979 much to his and the club’s delight. In 1978 they had a rehearsal with the Hepworth Trophy Trial, the ACU centre stewards report gave them 10 out of 10 and it was awarded national status for the first time in 1979. Now it had grown in stature they wanted a better start area and it was Norman Eyre who came up with the answer. He was a manager at the Duron Brake factory in Buxton and he gained the club’s permission to use the factory and its canteen facilities as the start area for the first time in 1980. The event attracted 75 riders in the solo class and taking his first national win at the event was Chris Clarke.

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Solo Winner 1969 British Experts: John Harrison (Bultaco).

Sidecar Winners 1969 British Experts: Roy Bradley and Christine Bull (Ariel)

Accountants are always good with numbers, and the eventual winner of the 1969 British Experts Trial John Harrison (Bultaco) worked this to perfection. He was the only rider to finish the event in the allocated time allowance set by the organisers! Starting and finishing when he should have done, secured the win. The rest of the solo entry were all excluded for going over the event’s time limit set by the Birmingham Motorcycle Club. The sidecars embarrassed the solos by finishing inside the time allowance with a worthy winner in Roy Bradley and Christine Bull (Ariel). Words: Classic Trial Magazine and Morton’s Archive • Pictures: Alan Vines

Bill Wilkinson had given Greeves motorcycles its highest profile win in the trials world, in May of 1969 when he won the Scottish Six Days Trial on the Villiers-engined model. One week prior to the ‘Experts’ he had given Greeves its first international win with its new Puch engined ‘Pathfinder’ model in Austria.

Just look at Sammy Miller’s 100% concentration and commitment to clean a hazard on the over-size 252cc Bultaco. He was the unofficial winner and was disgusted with the actions of the Birmingham Motorcycle Club as he chased his sixth win in what was once the ‘Blue-ribbon’ competition in the trials world, the British Experts. This is one of the last rides on this particular Bultaco Sherpa before he removed the bottom frame-rails to introduce his new prototype ‘Hi-Boy’ frame kits.

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Frame kits were still very popular and the one seen here fabricated by Wasp houses the 250cc Bultaco engine. A very tidy looking young Geoff Chandler is the rider.

This picture clearly shows the 1969 Bultaco, which is sporting some of the early Sammy Miller accessories with Paul Dunkley on board; he would work for Miller at his motorcycle business.

n a very wet and cold day in the Elan Valley, Powys in mid-Wales, and just a couple of hours from Birmingham and Cardiff, you would have thought that the solo

In the search to expand his motorcycle business, Jim Sandiford is seen here on a Montesa. He would soon become the northern distributor for the Spanish machines before becoming the official importer for the off-road models, including the Cota. He is also using a very early pair of the aluminium Renthal handlebars on the Montesa. Jim Sandiford became very much a part of the British manufacturer’s success, being one of the very first dealers to stock the handlebars.

riders would have wanted to get on with the event. But no, with many slippery rivers, none of the riders wanted to go through the hazards as the first rider, for obvious reasons!

No one wanted to see the once mighty manufacturing of motorcycles disappear in Great Britain, and AJS made one last grasp for success with this Villiers engined trials model, ridden here by Scotsman Norman Edgar. When you look closely at the Montesa on the right of the picture it’s easy to understand why the buying public wanted them compared to the AJS.

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Opened and closed With the daylight hours at a premium in late November, the clerk of the course, Olga Kevelos, anticipated problems; in the supplementary regulations for the event, it quite clearly stated a time when the sections would be opened and closed. All the riders had to do was arrive and leave on time. Failure to arrive by that time would lead to exclusion. For a few competitors, the time element of the event had created troubles from the start at the lakeside in Llandrindod Wells where Gordon Farley (Montesa), Ian Haydon (Cotton) and Norman Edgar had each been penalised for late starting. The event had started well, despite the riders’ hesitation in attempting the hazards, and by the halfway stage with just over 30 of the scheduled 60 hazards ridden, all was going to plan. Many of the watching ‘pundits’ had a handful of riders who were all having good rides, keeping last year’s winner Sammy Miller, on the Bultaco, off the leader board. The likes of Billy McMaster (Montesa), Geoff Chandler (Wasp-Bultaco), Rob Edwards on the 170cc Minarelli-engined Cotton and Benny Crawford (Bultaco), held the top spots. Never one to concede victory, shortly after Miller had started to use his superb throttle control to gently open up an advantage.

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06 Motorcycle Competition Scotland 1975–2010

100 pages covering all aspects of the motorcycle sport in Scotland. The book is A4 size and comes in the semi hardback landscape format from the Trials Guru, John Moffat.

07 Lochaber Scottish Six Days Trial 1909–2011

Yoomee produced this superb collection of over 200 images with over half in full colour. The book is A4 size and comes in the semi hardback landscape format.

08 DVD The 2019 Pre-65 Scottish

Enjoy the atmosphere of this iconic event in your own home on this excellant CJB production. Tel: 01663 744766 Email: england@trialmag.com Web: www.trialmaguk.com

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