Wet Meanwhile

A couple of pics from "Bobapalooza"
B&W taken with the Chinon CE-5, colour with the Pentax Espio 115G.
Horrid place really, big cracks.

Powerflex 5's

Perhaps I had my wheels on in the wrong order, still only went backside. ;-)

Pipe Dreams

I really must get over my frontside fear.

What's Red and Hot and Throbs Between Your Legs?

The Stimson Scorcher.

You Little Scamp You

Edenbridge

was a fun little skatepark, wooden ramps on old tennis court.

The local council decided it was unsafe and ripped it down.

227AD in flight.

"I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass"

sang Nick Lowe, and he could well have been singing about the skatepark in Dagenham.
I reckon we visited there after the AGM of the Dagenham and District Bottle Smashers Association.
Good fun park though even if I did get a parking ticket and sunburn as souvenirs last time I was there.

I've badly stitched 3 photos together for you so you can get an idea of what it's all about.

RSW = Raleigh Short Wheelbase?

This was a fun ride, Raleigh RSW14 with the frame cut down making it very short, underseat steering. Upright ride but with arms by the side it was surprisingly comfy.

Anyone got any WD40?

One of dads slides, dated 1963, don't know the story behind this one.

Draggin'

Late 60's at Hullavington Airfield down in Wiltshire.

Donchester wallride take 2

Follow up to this post here's the local geezer riding up the wall round the steps at Donchester. Taken with the Ricoh RF500.

East meets West

L-R. D'eathstar Tone, Dave "just like that" The Bass, The Gaffer, Satnav Pete.

Taken with the Ricoh 500RF @ Donchester.

Muddy

Zuma Jay

Surfshop in Bude, must have been taken about 1988 I reckon, it's still there (dunno if they still got that van though)
Zuma Jay

I remember I bought some stickers in there. One said "Stop beach pollution - Stick your finger up a dogs bum" had it stuck on the back window of my Fiat Panda much to my mums disgust.

Trials SS50

Lights and pedals removed.
Renthal handle bars fitted.
Rear mudguard cut down.
Steering lock tabs removed from fork yoke and tank dented for increased steering lock. Custom foot rest/rear brake pedal assembly built up and fitted through swinging arm pivot.
Carburettor slide cut down and inlet filed out.
I entered a few trials on this in the Crowthorne Schoolboy Trials Club homemade special class.
Was later fitted with a high level front mud guard and knobbly tyres from something else, maybe a Garelli Tiger Cross (?)
Photo taken in the Owlsmoor/Broadmoor area earlyish 76.

Solo Dad '63

A rare photo of dad on a solo trials bike.

I was cajoled into riding the Greeves in the team trial by a Jack Taylor who could not ride that day because he was the ACU steward , his bike.

Better BSA pic

Dad said...

Dennies BSA gold star with Joe Rance in the sidecar,1969, I borrowed it when Dennis and Judy went to Majorca , Reigate and Redhill open to Centre trial, we won best sidecar that day

way to go Dad.

Dear Oh Dear

BSA 3

I think this must be the same trial as the previous picture but I'm not sure.
Dad again but it's not me in the chair it's Joe who used to passenger for my uncle Den.

Me & Dad

I gotta load of slides off of my Dad to scan on my new slide scanner.
I'm pretty sure this was taken at Long Valley in the Aldershot area, that's me in the sidecar. I can't remember why my Dad is actually riding as he'd retired from competition a few years before this and he's riding my uncle Dens outfit.
Pretty sure it's an Ariel though.

I meant to check with him, I'll have to do that sometime...

EDIT: It's a BSA Goldstar not an Ariel.