johnboy999

Spen our paths cross again this is untrue,,,,,! I worked for Len and George Gesson they lived in south witham & I lived in North Witham, They had the Fox filling station on the A1, with a car showroom, In fact I brought my first car from Len a Morris 8 series E . And yes I remember the Humber , Fred Pearce was the sales manager at the garage on the A1.

Glad you inserted the calendar for 2016 , Mallory on my doorstop Super looking machines.

What a great thread this is As good as any mystery book you could find all you want next to you is a cup of tea and a gallon of Castrol R and you will be transported back in time, well done Spen you are a mine of information. Would it be nice to know where all our bikes finished up. Well done cheers.

Fair play to you glad you enjoyed it I am waiting as well for my first go after almost 40 years, if I find it to hard I can always go and do some observing for the clubs. Cheers and ENJOY .

Sorted, found a download of the manual on your forum , what a great forum, Search and you will find !!! Cheers.

Thanks Tribet, New to this waiting on manual , have not had a bike for almost 40 years .

Hello all, first is a Yamaha 175 a dry clutch ? Now it stood for 18 years and the sediment in the tank has blocked off the fuel , what is the best way of cleaning this out ? Thanks for any advice,

Zippy can u please tel me how wider your bars now you have cut them shorter, Cheers.

Johnny , sorry for intruding but please can u tell me do any guys shorten there bars or are they all standard size, mine do seem over wide !!!! Cheers.

Thanks Spen , have now got Dougie contact details.

Thanks Spen , have now got Dougie contact details.

Omg! Very sad to here that mate sorry I brought it up.

What is the bike you are racing in your pic? Would it be a Manx or a 7R. I am having a job reading my private messages, not yet got used to the forum!!!

Thanks Spen, that will do for me then @ 40to one. Just mention did have in the seventy/80s a 350 clubmans Goldie dbd with lots of Taylor bits on it had to sell it when I went bust!!!! Remember getting £1000.00 For it , Doh! Cheers

Thank you Suzuki 250' Cheers.

Spen thanks mate, John Darby, I was living near Grantham in a village, not from Worksop, I had a frozen food business in them days but went Bust when the supermarkets took over the frozen food business , I then moved to Ireland spent 25 years there but an now back in the uk for 10 years. What age r you mate? Not rode since 1980 but am determined to have a go, wish I met you or Bill sooner as I wanted MAR ! My son nick who Bill may remember has just brought a Yammy majesty , he rekindled the flame in me, I was at the peak classic trial last sun just watching and looking for a bike,.

Spen you are gold Mate !!! that is Bill & Dugie they all came with me and my wife Margaret, Please Spen tell Bill about me please, I wanted a Osser Mar but could not find one , my Yammy is a 1978 ! Arnie was a rep for united biscuits and we went to his house a lot he had a little girl Susan, Wish you still had that bike Arnie sold your dad. I can not believe our paths have crossed like this, l am near Leicester and off to Mick Andrews a week on Sat Bill and Dugie are on some film we have of the SSDT the year I road it & I think Mick had a broken bone in his foot that year? Hope to here more from you Spen.

Hi all, me is 73 years old and have just brought me self a 175 Yammy with the Sammy Millar hi-boy frame , bit of a barn find not seen the light of day for 16 to 18 years The gentleman put a drop of fuel in her and she came to life on the 3rd kick!! I did ride in the SSDT in 1976 and got a silver award , one of my friends was Arnie Taylor from Mansfield he came up to Scotland with a couple of nice lads Bill & Douggie, But sad to say I lost contact with them. See you on the forum , thanks.

Hi all , just got a 175 Yammy trials and the guy said he uses silcolean 2 stroke oil at 50 to one would this ratio be right and do I need the standard 2 stroke oil of silcolean? Thanks for any Imput John.