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Slack the brake and clutch lever clamp bolts off slightly so the levers move if you fall off, rather than snap.... Seriously, just go out and have fun.

Prestigious? Not a word I've heard to describe me before.

Update: Three of the four old mates have now been reunited via telephone..........

Extend your clutch line.......

A baby monitor which plugs into the wall next to your bed with the sender unit in the same shed as the bike. A breaker bar by the door to pick up as you sneak out of the house.

We used to run around 20:1 in the old days...... Like bloody treacle..

Don't apologise. I remember the good times with him. Check your messages, Dougie Hazlehurst's contact details on their way to you.

That's my old mate Rob Gourlay on an Egli Gold Star 500. Rob had raced since 1968 at top level and was killed by a drunk Polish kid three times over the limit in 2008. He was on his Triumph Trident about half a mile from home when he was hit head on by a Rover on the wrong side of the road.

John, check your messages, I've sent you Bill Milner's contact details,

If we kept all the bikes we'd sold, given away, broken, et cetera we'd be rich men. Here's some of what I get up to..... www.spencerracing.co.uk

I use Morris fully synthetic MX two stroke oil at 40 to one in the trials bikes and 30:1 in the race bikes, never had a plug whisker. Doesn't smoke like the old days but always a good coating of oil when I strip the motors.

I use Morris fully synthetic MX two stroke oil at 40 to one in the trials bikes and 30:1 in the race bikes, never had a plug whisker. Doesn't smoke like the old days but always a good coating of oil when I strip the motors.

Great to be able to help out. I think I remember Mr Darby.

Check your messages.......

I'm 56. I look a lot older as I had daughters! I'll have to drag the bikes out of the shed and let you have a play. The last trial I did was about 2001 on my old Greeves Scottish, although any chance I get to have a play with a bike off road gets taken. Can't get on with the modern 'gymnastic' stuff, an age thing, no doubt. I had a Beta, Gas Gas and an Aprilia Climber (which had been designed by somebody who has shares in gravestones, the bloody thing tried to kill me and two of my mates). ;>) I've been running a few classic racing bikes over the last few years, great fun. BHR and CRMC Championships.

I will speak to Bill as soon as he comes past on his tractor.... Arnie was indeed a rep' for the biscuit company and Dougie was the parts man at Walkers Vauxhall in Worksop. Bill still lives at and runs the farm next to me. I've still got two MAR's, (and a Bultaco), sadly not the one shedhead1950 has had since 1975..... What's your proper name? I'll tell Bill. Were you from the Worksop area originally?

Hello, I found this site by accident the other day, see the thread about Mick Andrews' OSSA. Arnie Taylor is the chap who sold my dad the '70/'71 SSDT winning bike, Dougie might be Dougie Haslehurst and Bill might well be my next door neighbour Bill Milner, tall farmer who collects OSSA's.

'Ere y' go....

We were talking about Steve Henshaw last night. A few motorcycling mates come round on a Tuesday night and we discuss all things two wheels over a cuppa or two. I live just outside Worksop if ever you're passing. I'll get my old mum to have a look in my dad's old photo's and see if there's anything in there relating to your OSSA.

RAC van orange is a close colour match.

The bike......

https://www.theimagefile.com/?Action=VF&id=12229660602 Run your 'mouse' over this and it'll show you more detail....

Look at the lower link I posted, there's 20 seconds of Mick on the bike.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pnJt8vA4AaM

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