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Re: Magazine Articles

Postby Rod » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:24 pm

Yes I agree, the Bultaco was always more appealing even though the bus stop I disembarked from each day from school was at Bob Morgan's Yamaha/Montesa Holland Park shop. My Dad actually bought me a new Sherpa T 250 from Norm Fraser's in 1975 I think it was, I was devastated when he brought it home because it wasn't the slim line model like I'd seen a few weeks previously at Biddaddaba ridden to good effect by people like Jeff Gough , Jeff Rook and David Goldsmith. I loved that Bully and quickly adapted to the arse about face gear lever/brake pedal having come off a TY 175. Stupidly after only about 8 months I pressured my Dad to trade it in to Phil Thew Moto for a new RM 125 B because Moto-X was cool and Trials wasn't. I was only 13 or 14 at the time (40 years ago), silly me as moto-x was full of injuries and apparent that this was not for me. Trials was always my love and still is a wonderful past time. Just on the back end to this,
I'd love to find an original(not restored) 150/151 and/or 190/191 if any exist out there for non ridiculous prices.



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Re: Magazine Articles

Postby David Lahey » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:48 pm

Rod wrote:Yes I agree, the Bultaco was always more appealing even though the bus stop I disembarked from each day from school was at Bob Morgan's Yamaha/Montesa Holland Park shop. My Dad actually bought me a new Sherpa T 250 from Norm Fraser's in 1975 I think it was, I was devastated when he brought it home because it wasn't the slim line model like I'd seen a few weeks previously at Biddaddaba ridden to good effect by people like Jeff Gough , Jeff Rook and David Goldsmith. I loved that Bully and quickly adapted to the arse about face gear lever/brake pedal having come off a TY 175. Stupidly after only about 8 months I pressured my Dad to trade it in to Phil Thew Moto for a new RM 125 B because Moto-X was cool and Trials wasn't. I was only 13 or 14 at the time (40 years ago), silly me as moto-x was full of injuries and now I'm back here, no good at mx and not much better at Trials, but Trials is a truly wonderful past time. I'd love to find an original(not restored) 150/151 and/or 190/191 if any exist out there for non ridiculous prices.


Rod you sound like me except my hankering is not for 1976 Sherpa Ts. Around 1975, I had a registered M99 (first model 325cc) Alpina and found it was a very nice thing for trail riding but my high school friends were into trials and the local trials ace (Jeff Gough) was fairly influential to watch practicing trials at the local dirt bike gathering places. I rode some trials on the Alpina but it was a bit of a beast and I hankered for a TY, so I sold the Alpina :( and bought a second hand TY175. For the last 25 years I have been wanting an Alpina like my old one and even spent 15 years and way too much $$$ building up a 360cc M138 Alpina that is a blast to ride, but it isn't the same as the early model Alpinas to ride or to look at. Now I'm old and soft I still want the earliest model Alpina, but now I want it to be a 250 (M85). I've been buying and will have something to show later in 2017


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Re: Magazine Articles

Postby Rod » Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:06 pm

Hey David, the 1970's were good times, i love reminiscing, can't help myself.



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Re: Magazine Articles

Postby Rod » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:15 pm

Bernie Schreiber in OZ on the SWM Jumbo 350.
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Re: Magazine Articles

Postby Bully fanatic » Mon Apr 03, 2017 8:48 pm

Wow! I have not read that story since that magazine came out in 1984. Well done Rod. I really liked reading it again. Graham. 8)



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Re: Magazine Articles

Postby Rod » Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:08 pm

I simply forwarded it on from one of our friends in or around Coffs Harbour.



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Re: Rod's Bike Shed

Postby Greg Harding » Tue May 02, 2017 8:41 pm

Hi Everyone,

Did someone mention Coffs Harbour?

There is a theme that I have noticed with the last few tests, for some reason Rod has an example of most if them in his bike shed.....

Apparently there are 2 x GREEN and 2 x RED instead of WHITE like in the test.
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2017 Newsflash: RUST IS THE NEW BLING !
Team Hardwood, the only licenced trials riders in Coffs Harbour!
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Re: Rod's Bike Shed

Postby Greg Harding » Tue May 02, 2017 8:45 pm

Got to love that last photo!
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2017 Newsflash: RUST IS THE NEW BLING !
Team Hardwood, the only licenced trials riders in Coffs Harbour!
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Re: Magazine Articles

Postby tat ty » Sun May 21, 2017 12:18 pm

Hey Greg,

I finally found a Copy!

This was THE Magazine that had me buy my first bike ( TY250A - of course ) within 2 months of its publication!
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Re: Magazine Articles

Postby tat ty » Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:56 pm

All of these years later, I am falling in love all over again with this magazine!
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Here is the test between Mick Andrews bikes that helped this young teenager decide which bike to ride and the results were lasting as I still own my first :yamaha TY 250A.
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