Many thanks to Jon Hodges for sending in these pictures of vintage / classic trialing from days of yore. Jon saw the write up of this year's Arbuthnot and kindly took the time to share several images and memories.
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| This picture is from the first of the revived Arbuthnot Trials in 1982. Jon is riding his '27 Scott Super Squirrel which is still in regular use. That year the Arbuthnot Trophy for the Colonial Class (standard road bikes) just eluded Jon but he was victorious the following year. |
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| In subsequent years the sidecar class was added to the Arbuthnot and Jon put together this Matchless / Watsonian outfit for the event. This is the outfit but the photo was taken at Fingle Bridge on a MCC event. |
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| And when a pillion class was introduced Jon had a crack at that too, also with the '27 Super Squirrel. This image is from the Ralph Venables report in Motorcycle News. |
Thanks again for the photos Jon. They epitomise the enjoyment to be had with vintage and classic bikes.
Re the Arbuthnot, I reckon fresh sheep sh*t on wet grass on chalk is the finest lubricant known to man, even more going downhill.
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