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British Traditional Trials Championship - Class 'C' is Air Cooled Mono's

Hair under your Beret the Army said it was yours Slim .....................I had someone shouting at me to do physical fitness in those days no one would pass me on the moors, boy was I fit!!!!

Don't know how to add multi pics, so some more The numbers took the most preperation, the guy I am talking to is the late Colin Cass, without his Barbour coat!!! If any of you knew Colin he was always wearing this really old Barbour the thing would stand up in the corner on its own when he took it off, Stalwart of the East Yorks Centre though

Yes they were sponsored by Armstrong in 1985 & 1986 the reason being the Army had signed the contract to take on the Military 500cc Armstong to replace the 250cc 2-stroke Can-Am. We actually took 2 of the prototype machines up to Scotland for a bit of a Road Test ! 1985 we rode the 350cc twin shock ''Donkeys'' 1986 we rode the 280cc Mon-shock these were actually quite good bikes, but the TY250 built new bridges and the Armstrong although was a new bike was a big step back from the Yam Here are some pics of 1986...........

Martin: Yup we had her tough, drove all round Europe for Bl**dy years in an old clapped out car and trailer, rode a real heavy Bulto all day and when we got back all we had to eat were ''Hammonds'' Sauce Arthur: You were Lucky you had a car, we rode a bike round Europe, was the same Bl**dy bike we rode in the event, we didn't have time to eat as we were up all night fixing the bike to ride back home.... Dougie: Pah! I had a massive Motor Home, Side of it kept falling out, but it did make it bigger, bikes were really light, never seen it after the event a man took it away from me to wash it........ Alfie: Dad shut up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still like this in some parts of Yorkshire!!!

I too had a 320cc Hiro Armstrong, exported it to Germany Tax Free having picked it up direct from the factory. It was quite funny really because Alen Clews was there to me us and thought we must have been German ''Heeeloo pleeeeased toooooo meeeeeeeeeeeet yooooou'' like you do when you talk to a foreignor!! ''Alright fellow how you doing, do you normally talk like that'' Getting it back to Germany was interesting, as it was 1982 and we had border crossings to cope with, beyond that it was a pretty good bike the only mod I did was to extend the clutch arm to make it lighter, the biggest problem was the German fuel it melted the resin in the fibre glass tank so in the end it was coming out of the bottom as quick as you put it in. The year of these bikes I beleive are 1984 (Steve Saunders was on them) as they moved to the 350cc Rotax motor which I rode in the 1985 SSDT and then the 280cc Rotax motor with mono-shock (John Lampkin was the works rider then) and I rode this particular bike in the 1986 SSDT 1985 SSDT BIKE

All our Soldiers should be sacked then???

Now thats probably about right Another point if the bike is reliable, parts are cheap, it rides ok and the price is right then you will be able to have 2 bikes!!! against the price of a new Mont 4RT Practice bike and Comp bike

Pretty good 'Wordsworth'

Forget the ''Scooby Doo'' or anything else you want this.................. . . . .The Ultimate Toy!!! Holy Cow!!!!!!

Not only in the Scott, but the SSDT Too............................

Wonder what price they are in Spain? Maybe at that price it will force people onto the ''Grey Market'' as it did before if they really want one........... Before people say oh you can't do this with a grey import and you can't do that I beleive people have never had a problem.....

Any clues what was up with DL's bike? Was he on the new one?

Might take the BMW up for a blast, however, I not a lover of wet weather riding on a road bike had enough of that when I was an instructor.............................so your weather predictions are?????????????? and yes you will be to blame as you have no excuse about highland mountains affecting weather patterns etc. etc.

Will Dougie stuff 'em? Suppose if I were a gambling man my money would be on him Will Fuji work out how fast is fast for a 5 hour trip? Has he ever ridden a bike more than a few miles round a WTC Will Grimbo get his crown back? He may set fastest time seems pretty quick on an Enduro Bike Think it will be between Dougie and Grimbo, with Grimbo maybe being the first up the field, Dougie pipping him on Observation.... It will be interesting to get Fuji's views after the event maybe someone needs to introduce him to some of the local ale houses the night before, I always seemed to ride Enduro's faster when I was half cut the next morning

A little boy goes to his dad and asks, 'What is Politics?' Dad says, 'Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I am the head of the family , so call me The President. Your mother is the administrator of the money, so! we call her the Government. We are here to take care of your needs, so we will call you the People. The nanny, we will consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, we will call him the Future. . . . .. Now think about that and see if it makes sense.' So the little boy! Goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely s**t in his nappy. So the little boy goes to his parent's room and finds his mother asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed. . . . . The next morning, the little boy say's to his father, 'Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now.' The father says, 'Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about.' The little boy replies, The President is screwing the Working Class The Government is sound asleep. The People are being ignored and the Future is in deep s**t.

Is 'Big John' moving house...................what with the Credit Crunch he thought he better save on Removals

Crikey with the 'Credit Crunch' will somone buy this??? Cough

The French President is sitting in his office when his telephone rings. 'Hallo, Mr. Sarkozy!' a heavily accented voice said. 'This is Paddy down at the Harp Pub in County Clare , Ireland . I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring war on you! We voted to reject the Lisbon treaty!' 'Well, Paddy,' Sarkozy replied, 'This is indeed important news! How big is your army?' 'Right now,' says Paddy, after a moment's calculation, 'there is myself, me Cousin Sean, me next door neighbour Seamus, and the entire darts team from the pub. That makes eleven!' Sarkozy paused. 'I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 100,000 men in my army waiting to move on my command.' 'Begoora!' says Paddy. 'I'll have to ring you back.' Sure enough, the next day, Paddy calls again. 'Mr. Sarkozy, the war is still on. We have managed to get us some infantry equipment!' 'And what equipment would that be Paddy?' Sarkozy asks. 'Well, we have two combines, a bulldozer, and Murphy's farm tractor.' Sarkozy sighs amused. 'I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 6,000 tanks and 5,000 armoured personnel carriers. Also, I have increased my army to 150,000 since we last spoke.' 'Saints preserve us!' says Paddy. 'I'll have to get back to you.' Sure enough, Paddy rings again the next day. 'Mr. Sarkozy, the war is still on! We have managed to get ourselves airborne! We have modified Jackie McLaughlin's ultra-light with a couple of shotguns in the cockpit, and four boys from the Shamrock Bar have joined us as well!' Sarkozy was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat. 'I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 100 bombers and 200 fighter planes. My military bases are surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile sites. And since we last spoke, I have increased my army to 200,000!' 'Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!' says Paddy, 'I will have to ring you back.' Sure enough, Paddy calls again the next day. 'Top o' the mornin', Mr. Sarkozy! I am sorry to inform you that we have had to call off the war.' 'Really? I am sorry to hear that,' says Sarkozy. 'Why the sudden change of heart?' 'Well,' says Paddy, 'we had a long chat over a few pints of Guinness and packets of crisps, and we decided there is no way we can feed 200,000 prisoners .' ................................................................................ ....... WIFE: What would you do if I died? Would you get married again? HUSBAND: Definitely not! WIFE: Why not - don't you like being married? HUSBAND: Of course I do. WIFE: Then why wouldn't you remarry? HUSBAND: Okay, I'd get married again. WIFE: You would? (With a hurtful look on her face). HUSBAND: (Makes audible groan). WIFE: Would you live in our house? HUSBAND: Sure, it's a great house. WIFE: Would you sleep with her in our bed? HUSBAND: Where else would we sleep? WIFE: Would you let her drive my car? HUSBAND: Probably, it is almost new. WIFE: Would you replace my pictures with hers? HUSBAND: That would seem like the proper thing to do. WIFE: Would she use my golf clubs? HUSBAND: No, she's left-handed...........................Oh S**T WIFE: - silence

Sorting some photo's and found this blast from the past.........

'Viagra' is now available in powder form for your tea. It doesn't enhance your sexual performance but it does stop your biscuit going soft.

It would be helpfull to know what problems you are having? Reset the system!! I presume you mean the throttle body, if its a standard which it was on the 2005 model then you cannot reset it. If it is programmable then you need software maps, leads, computer and a battery...........................................

Is that for the 'Lippy' the bags and flags look a bit Gay!!! you want to tell us something

Yep that about sums it up and the very reason it was turned back to a 'No Stop' Trial..................