Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

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Re: Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

Postby byrnesy » Wed May 14, 2008 9:09 pm

Hi david great photos. Why was'nt that trial on when I was up there would have loved to have jumped on one of those 348's. looks like you all had a great time. Steve



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Re: Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

Postby David Lahey » Wed May 14, 2008 9:47 pm

Its easy Steve. Just plan for a Queensland holiday in July and I'll bring along a bike for you to ride. Those photos are from a year ago.
I reckon it would be great for you to get back on a Monty 348 again.
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Re: Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

Postby TooFastTim » Thu May 15, 2008 4:18 pm

Good to see KTs being used in competition.


As opposed to what David? Being used as anchors? :D



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Re: Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

Postby David Lahey » Thu May 15, 2008 6:33 pm

TooFastTim wrote:
Good to see KTs being used in competition.


As opposed to what David? Being used as anchors? :D


Yes Tim, there are plenty of options besides being anchors. Quite a few are garden and farm ornaments, I just learned of another that despite being rideable has just become landfill here in Gladstone. There is also at least one in OZ that is a lounge room wall ornament.

What I mean about the competition bit is that it seems like we are back in the 1970s with a large proportion of the twinshock trials bikes seen being used in competition being Yamahas. Now I love Yamahas as much as the next fourty-something trials rider and maybe even more, but it is always a pleasant thing to see people riding something other than a TY Yamaha. There is even a good possibility of this year's Brooweena event featuring more than one KT, which is well above the usual participation rate for those luscious green whining beauties.

If anyone has a KT lying around, how about bringing it along to Brooweena so we can go for a Guinness Book of World Records attempt for the most KT250s at the same place and time.

David


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Re: Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

Postby TooFastTim » Thu May 15, 2008 7:42 pm

Tsk, c'mon Dave, I'm pulling yer leg.

Funny thing the past isn't it. In the '70's the KT was reviled. I remember a couple of tidy riders on them In South Africa though. One was a guy called Peter Garnett, formerly of Yorkshire. I wonder where he went.

Back then Bults and Monts were the bikes to have. Now, it isn't like that. Yams seem to rule the roost.

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Re: Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

Postby yammyty » Thu May 15, 2008 9:53 pm

Hi Guys,
For a real eye opener on Twin shock I would invite Steve Johnson on his 198 sherpa to see just how far a twinshock can be pushed? "punished". Denman can put on a real show for twin shocks but he has only a standard bike?



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Re: Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

Postby PA » Fri May 16, 2008 10:45 am

I remember seeing six KT250 at once many years ago, when I was working at the Kawasaki importers warehouse. :mrgreen:



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Re: Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

Postby David Lahey » Fri May 16, 2008 11:35 am

PA wrote:I remember seeing six KT250 at once many years ago, when I was working at the Kawasaki importers warehouse. :mrgreen:


I guess that was the annual shipment from Japan - but they did sell them for 2 years


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Re: Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

Postby PA » Fri May 16, 2008 12:52 pm

Yes it was the biennial order.



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Re: Photos from Brooweena 2-day Twinshock trial event

Postby cedric van heerden » Tue May 20, 2008 7:52 pm

Hey David
If we get Greg Bostock up at Brooweena we will have another 348. Maybe we better try for another record.
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