ISDT Saracen

[greevesrider]

I had had an ex works 125cc ISDT Saracen GJH60K. It was built for Mick Bowers to ride in the 1972 ISDT in Czechoslovakia.  I bought it in 1973 from David Brand and rode it to some success in the Welsh 2 Day trial in 1973 when I won a silver and 1974 a bronze.  I sold the bike to Coburn & Hughes of Luton in 1974 in part exchange for a Yamaha DT175. The front down tube had fractured on GJH60K and although repaired I felt its days were numbered for enduro work.

The attached pics show me riding it in the 73 & 74 Welsh together with a pic from Don Morleys book Classic 2 Stroke Trials Bikes. It shows David Brand looking on as Mick Bowers works on the bike. The caption with the pic is wrong as it states that David Brand rode it in the 1974 ISDT (I had it by then) when in fact it was the 1972 event and rider was Mick Bowers.  Bowers failed to complete the trial.

 

Edited October 18, 2022 by greevesrider