WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

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Re: WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

Postby BAT Woman » Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:34 pm

Hey Peter,
how are you??? Long time no see! I hope you are thinking of returning to the fray? Turn up to any trial & there are many old faces from the 70's, riding or watching. You would be surprised, they just keep popping up!
Hopefully, we will all see you soon in the Masters or twinshock class??
Catch ya!
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Re: WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

Postby brettD » Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:19 pm

Its funny Peter Luscombes name should come up. Maury Dewar is my grandfather, he rode against Peter and Dave Hurst in the 70s. Pop has had many stories of the huge amount of talent peter had, supposedly rode with a bald back tyre most times.



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Re: WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

Postby restoremaz » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:30 pm

Peter Paice...your name sounds familiar...

I remember my old man mentioning possibly your name once before when i bought my Ty250...

My dad used to ride a TY250 in the mid 70s, his name is Garry Hudson.....i could be wrong, but your name rings a bell for some reason...

he used to ride with another bloke named Kevin williams, on a Ty175.....mostly out at menai....


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Re: WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

Postby Peter Paice » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:42 pm

restoremaz

If your father rode at Menai in the 70s he would have seen me because if I was not at a Trial I was practising there with friends. We used to see guys sitting around watching us on Trail bikes , then they would turn up the next week on new TYs.
The sport became so popular that it was difficult to find your own bike after walking a section. The driving force that made it so popular around the whole country was Trevor Bennett and his wife Cheryl from the Canberra club. They were brilliant and its good to see he is still riding.
If anyone sees him at a Trial ask him about the old Cootamundra 3 Day Trials and about how his mob always turned up at every Trial with six bikes behind his Ford.
Next time you see your father ask him about Menai, as I am sure he has many stories.

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Re: WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

Postby Peter Paice » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:09 pm

Hi Mate

Saw you were online and thought I would put in a pic from the past that reminds me of the good old days.

Saw your old mate Peter Curtis at NSW Title 1st Round yesterday, along with many of the 'old' faces. It was a great day.

Cheers, Peter
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Re: WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

Postby SQUAT 405 » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:38 am

Well ill be, Now that is a blast from the past and the memories are flooding back now Pushbike hat and all,,,,,I still reflect on the great days we had together at meani ,apart from the great crash of the italjet at our fave section Im sure you wont forget that one i havent!!!!!!!!Ill bet the green paint is still there !!!!!!!



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Re: WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

Postby John Lewis » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:38 pm

We are still her? met you at Menai in the late seveties early eighties you used to ride with my brother George Lewis I am now at Denman on a ty 175 with alkl the other old timers,hope you are keeping well, by the way i had one of the first ty 250s in australia in 1973.
Cheers John Lewis



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Re: WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

Postby SQUAT 405 » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:21 pm

Well there all comming out now ,I do remember meeting you there,,,,,,saw George last week end at S.Q.T.A. trial at canungara,was reliving old times,at meani ,was great!!!!!!!Reguards john



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Re: WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

Postby cedric van heerden » Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:59 am

Here is hoping the someone looking through this topic might remember a P Schwarz from 1977. I have a tank and seat on my 247 with his name written on both. I would like to contact him, if possible.
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Re: WHERE ARE THE GREAT TRIALS RIDERS OF THE 70'S NOW?

Postby TooFastTim » Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:03 pm

Hey Cedric, remember Walter Schultz?




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