tat ty wrote:A decade later, life moved on and I recall parking the Ute outside the bedroom window in order that I disgorge the detritus of my life to enter adulthood.
Included in the mountain of detritus bound for the bonfire was perhaps 200kgs of 1970s bike magazines including issue 2 of an Australian magazine called "THE BIKE BOOK". It featured the aforementioned photograph of Mick Andrews on the cover. Totally responsible for my ongoing enjoyment of trials today!
Alastair
Alastair, it seems you are on to my motivation as I had kept a Trail and Track magazine from my youth that had a 4 way comparison of Japanese 250s and I have looked and looked on multiple ocasions and I still don't know where it Is! All these years on and having owned, worked on and competed on all 4 models makes me even more curious! So hopefully we can build an electronic library with an existing forum search facility so we can find articles in the Future?
Knowing it is early stages yet, BUT, IF we judged THE BEST on magazine articles alone using most praised and least criticized, we have a clear winner in the HUMBLE Bultaco M49
Here is another magazine from my collection:
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Check the name plate and text in the YELLOW circle
2017 Newsflash: RUST IS THE NEW BLING ! Team Hardwood, the only licenced trials riders in Coffs Harbour! Miles of Smiles Greg Harding
Greg Harding wrote:Hi Everyone, I had kept a Trail and Track magazine from my youth that had a 4 way comparison of Japanese 250s and I have looked and looked on multiple ocasions and I still don't know where it Is! All these years on and having owned, worked on and competed on all 4 models makes me even more curious! So hopefully we can build an electronic library with an existing forum search facility so we can find articles in the Future?
Here you go Greg. The famous Two Wheels comparison article. I hope you are not too despirited when you read again which bike they reckon is the best , but I'm sure Chippy will be happy with it
Thanks Greg, that TL125 test was well-reasoned and well-written. I especially liked "Two things immediately impress about the motor. They are its lack of temperament, and its lack of power"
Come on Greg, get over all that pseudo trials bike drivel, here is a magazine test of a REALtrials bike, a that was the "superbike" of 1976, and features REAL aussie trials expert Frank Hull who has been riding one since they came out
, but I'm sure Chippy will be happy with it
pseudo trials bike drivel, here is a magazine test of a