spen Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) In my garage today I came across an old trophy, BSAOC Walter Wragg Trophy Trial trophy, with the name R Ackerill and 1963 inscribed. Anybody able to give me any more info', please? I can't remember how long I've had it and know it arrived in a filthy state in a box of bits. Edited July 14, 2016 by spen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfg Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 well BSAOC is the bsa owners club and it would seem walter wragg was a BSA dealer in wellington street sheffield and possibly also in leeds. maybe some of ur older reader from yorkshire may be able to tell more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spen Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 There can't be many more older than me........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie prescott Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Hi Guy's. Spen , Wraggs of Sheffield, were the long time sponsor of "Moon Eyes" John Cooper, first on BSA Goldie engined bikes, and then Manx Norton's. from 1960 to 1966. including the TT. Being a BSA dealer at the time would mean that they would have probably had trials riders they would have been helping to,and the local clubs. Regards Charlie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spen Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 I remember Wraggs, both at Sheffield and Chesterfield. I was wondering if anybody knew of the recipient of the trophy, R Ackerill, I'd like to give it back to him or her or the family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spen Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Still no success tracing the 'owner'..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) "Being a BSA dealer at the time would mean that they would have probably had trials riders they would have been helping to,and the local clubs." As Charlie said,they were a local Yorkshire dealer - but don't forget back then Yorkshire was split on semi-tribal lines into the Ridings, Sheffield was in the South Riding (better known as the Soviet Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire under President Plunkett amd Emperor-in-waiting Scargill.....) Leeds was very much part of the West Riding (surely better known as the Centre of the Universe...) and Wraggs in Leeds seemed to have an unwritten allegiance with Jenkins, Triumph dealers. As I remember back then (my parents still living just north of Leeds) most BSA sales in Leeds were done by Watson-Cairns in Lower Briggate - directly opposite the Jenkins Triumph emporium. Complicating matters, Watson-Cairns were also the local AJS/Matchless specialists.......... Edited November 20, 2016 by laird387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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