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Hi all,

Been checking this lot for a while and finally desided to register.

I bought my first trials bike in 1975, a Kawasaki KT250A. I rode it in local club trials for a few years and I rode my first open trial as a C Grader in 1978 on my brothers TY250B, from memory at Clare in SA.

After about a year of being just out of the top three at events, while driving home to Broken Hill from a trial in SA, the mate (TY175 rider) and I desided to have a go at sidecars, as we got on well with the other S/car riders. Three weeks later the KT250 had a sidecar fitted, made from electrical conduit and road signs. Too our suprise we won the SA B grade sidecar title (oh for the days of NEEDING two grade for sidecars) in '79. We won the B grade title again in '80 riding a (blue) Bultaco 350 Sherpa T outfit before a permantent upgrading to A grade. Had several more years of fun riding against Deiner/Holmes, Greenhalsh(?)/Frick and co, before retiring when I joined the navy.

Rode a season in Victoria in 1993? on another (red) Bultaco 350 outfit ending up 2nd in the VIC titles, before parking the outfit in my mums shed.

Left the navy and moved to the Clare Valley in SA a couple of years ago and joined the Clare MCC. Have ridden the (red) Bultaco 350 a few time as a solo including a club demo at the local show and I am now thinking of making a comeback as a solo rider in the veterans class.

I still have the KT250 kawasaki in the shed (much the worst for wear) as well as the blue 350 Bultaco (in pieces in a box), a '76 TL125 S and the red 350 Bultaco that I have been riding. I hope to restore the KT, the two Bul's and TL to there former glory over the next few years, if I can find the parts I need.

Hopefully I will get to meet some of you at a trial somewhere in the future, just look for the old guy with a beard on an olb Bultaco.

CJ

Welcome back 'Slob'. How about dragging a 'Bushpig' special out of the shed?
I don't like the sound of this solo stuff!!!!!!!!!!

Look forward to seeing you soon

Outfit.
Don't remember me? We rode the 2nd day of a Keyneton 2 Day together at Mt McKenzie.

Hi Colin,

I saw this on eBay:-
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... &rd=1&rd=1

I though it might be worth you contacting this guy. Or you might be able to make one bike out of two.


Best of balance.

Neo

Hi Outfit65,

Sorry but my memory has gone the way of a goldfish, I have trouble remembering people that I meet last week let alone 20 years ago.

I have thought of riding the red Bul as an outfit, but but its hard finding a passenger. I tried to get Wilso to swing for me a few years ago (2005?) for the Masters Games but he with the titanium knee didn't think his body could handle it any more, not that my body can either, really.

The current outfit is still a "Bushpig" just a slightly different design to the one that was on the Blue Bul in the early '80's.

I looked at the reseults for the veterans class at some of the SA trials, and can remenber just about every name from the good old days. My problem will be that they are probably riding newish bike and I will come out on a '79 Bultaco. It would be good if there was a class for riders nearing 50, on bikes over 25 years old. Actually if they bought in a handicap system for veterans that also included a points deduction based on the age of the bike it would possibly make me a competetive solo rider.

Anyway you will notice that I moved to the CLARE valley, not the Barrosa. They make better wine here than over your way.

Neo,

Yes I spotted the KT on ebay. If it was here in SA I would probably go for it, but from experience the cost of getting a bike shipped is just to expensive for low value bikes, and the cost of fuel makes it uneconomical to go and pick up myself. Thanks for tip anyway.

CJ aka Slob

Hey Slob,

The Venables system of scoring veterens is used here in SA, Australia wide actually where there is a points 'penalty' system for the rider only. The closer you are to 70 the less points you have added to your score.
But you are right most of the vets ride the later models so on the old, but 'classic' Bul it may be a bit tough.
There is, of course, the Post Classic, or Twin Shock class if you are keen, and it is an Aussie Title Class, and the Titles are here in the Barossa this year, just to whet your appetite.

In case you been on the site, the '07 SA calender is on the Motorcycling SA website, http://www.motorcyclingsa.org.au

Oh, and if you spend a bit of time in the Barossa this year we will show you 'good' wine, and we may even re-aquaint you with that volatile brew commonly known as 'Zander's Zoom'!!

Cheers
Outfit