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International Six Days Enduro

I thought it might be fun, within the next few  posts, to share some of my exploits over a six year period with regard to riding in the annual ISDE. It all started with a casual remark to a friend of mine … Continue reading

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My ’89 Enduro Bike

              My  1989 ISDE Husky. It was a modified 510 MX model with a 5 speed gearbox, I preferred this to the TE model with it’s 6 speed box on account of the fact that the wider gear wheels were more robust. … Continue reading

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My 1st Trials Bike (part 2)

In the last instalment, my home grown trials bike was converted from a Greeves roadster with a 225cc 2-stroke villiers engine and Ariel telescopic forks. The next major change to the bike came about because I aquired a 250cc BSA … Continue reading

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My 1st Trials Bike (part 1)

  My first trials bike was born circa 1963, (see photo above, and yes this is the author, a long time ago). Although the manufacturer had  never intended this particular model to become a trials motorcycle. It was in fact, a  250 cc … Continue reading

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Trials Riding

Observed trials come in two forms, traditionally an outside sport where the rider is confronted with a series of natural obstacles or sections that he/she must ride over without stopping or touching the ground with their feet. Penalties are awarded … Continue reading

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