Show us a picture of your Twinshock or Classic Trials bike

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Show us a picture of your Twinshock or Classic Trials bike

Postby sherpa t » Sat May 12, 2007 11:52 am

I see some wonderfull original and restored twinshocks and classic trials bikes at local trials events in Queensland.
I thought it would be a good idea to ask all you guys Australia wide that have a piece of trials history in the garage to show us a picture of your twinshock or classic trials bike and a brief story of its history.

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Postby restoremaz » Sun May 13, 2007 7:15 pm

WHy isnt anybody posting photos???


Ill start....heres my TY,

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although, it looks like this at the moment, should be finished in a month or two...will post some finished photos,and some action shots!!

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TY80 a model side cover and air box tube wanted.

My videos www.youtube.com/restoremaz

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Postby dyan00 » Wed May 23, 2007 3:38 pm

Here is my TY250B, professionally restored using mainly NOS parts...
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Postby dyan00 » Wed May 23, 2007 3:50 pm

Also my TY250A restored by the same guy, he does an excellent job..
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Postby David Lahey » Wed May 23, 2007 4:10 pm

Photos coming soon. Awaiting Telstra fixing the phone line at home!



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Postby David Lahey » Mon May 28, 2007 3:52 pm

Here's a nice one from Queensland to start with - Jeff Eckert's magic Honda TL250
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Postby David Lahey » Mon May 28, 2007 3:57 pm

More nice Queensland Twinshocks - so this is where all the Montesa 348s go
Four Cota 348s all in one spot courtesy of Cedric Van Heerden, Tharyn Thomas, Martin Spam store and David Lahey
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Postby David Lahey » Mon May 28, 2007 4:04 pm

Mick Andrews reckons Yamaha sold 30,000 TYs per year through the mid 1970s. Here is a miniscule sample of some of them. For the youngies reference, trials riding was so popular and TYs so common in 1975, that it was necessary to use stickers, coloured handlebars, and coloured handgrips to tell your yellow-and-white Yamaha from the other 20 or so yellow-and-white Yamahas parked while the riders inspected a section.
I was greatly relieved when the 1976 models came out in very different colour schemes to the 1975 models.
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Postby David Lahey » Mon May 28, 2007 4:09 pm

Jeff Eckert again this time with his TLR250 at Conondale - not a restoration job - just immaculate
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Postby David Lahey » Mon May 28, 2007 4:12 pm

George McKenzie's potent Triumph Tiger Cub. Another magic machine.
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