big john

quote name='swooshdave' date='Jan 24 2008, 06:17 PM' Less talk about the French and sauces and more pictures of Bultacos!!!! Okay man! Big John My 1969 Model 49 (1st series) Thanks to "2fargone" for this very special piece of Lampkin kit!!!

Ahem... Is he making any more to sell? Big John

TFR! Big John

Wetfeet, you have a point! Get on with it indeed (see my usual signature/footer, "J.S.U.&R.") To be absolutely honest OTF, that very kickstart was on the bike when I bought it (yes I paid money for it) in 1992, specifically to ride in the 1993 Pre65 One Day Scottish! (see following short story) It's actually a Suzuki kickstart, I think, grafted on to a genuine AMC bottom knuckle, hence the splines are correct! I had unfortunately to go "cap in hand" to the then trial secretary, Bob Adamson (he's known me since I was about 11 years old) and give up my ride a few weeks before the event, because the bike wasn't fully prepared. I asked politely if I could ride the following year if I worked, yes worked for the club, I offered my services to the trial willingly to observe or just do something useful. Bob came back to me in a week and said, "...fine, so long as you park all the vehicles in the school car park, no bugger wants to do it" I agreed and true to his word, I got in the following year. I parked cars and trucks and vans from 7.30 until about 11.00 am and still volunteered to help an observer somewhere out on the course. Oh yes OTF, the word is "craic" but its true, that's what makes the Pre65 Scottish special! Big John

The onus of machine eligibility proof already rests on the rider for Scotland. The rider makes a declaration in the "Machine Eligibility Form" in that he/she is asked on several items who made it and when. Under the Make/Model & Year of manufacture, it lists the following and asks specifically the make/manufacturer and approx. year of manufacture: Front Fork sliders Fork yolks Front hub Rear hub Frame Engine Gearbox Carb So what does the rider declare for billet components? e.g. Front Hub:Manufacturer: Self; approx. year of manufacture: last week? All those components should really all be prior to 31st December 1964? Every single rider who enters, never mind gets an entry to the Pre65 Scottish has to complete this form. As I have said on many many previous posts, this is a can of worms! Oh and just for the record in case anybody was wondering, the machine I intend to ride this year, all being well, I have photographic evidence of my bike having been ridden in the 1961 SSDT no. 204, rider Ray Staples from Sidcup and if you doubt my word, check out page 138 of Lochaber Rich Mixture by Ed Stott for proof! Big John For those that like big jugs! Here's one...

Hmmmm. I wonder who no. 245 is, that bike looks very like the one I have in my garage! Big John

Great photos Cookie, thanks. That RTL250S with the pink rims, that was a japanese rider, but for once I can't remember his name, I'd have to look it up now! Big John

Renthal handlebars didn't come on the scene until the early 1970's but everyone uses them! Big John

Funny that, but at first the clue was same initials so I immediately thought Tony, but I'm sure that I have seen many photos of Malcolm and he rode more with his mouth open jawwed even when scrambling, that was my take on it! You are right though close enough same family! Big John

I certainly am! PM me please and I'll sort something out for you! Big John (all the proper SSDT programmes from 1947 on)

Behave yourself! Big John

Ta for that! Big John

Answer: Malcolm Davis Big John

WSK was from Poland! Never heard of the rest mentioned. Big John

Hmmmm... "Driven by, driven by, driven by yoooooooooooooooooooo, yeah!" Big John

I understand the Repsol special edition goes like this: 05 standard + repsol graphics and the PTB = 06 Repsol 06 standard + repsol graphics and PTB = 07 Repsol 07 standard + repsol graphics and PTB = 08 Repsol Unless I'm wrongly informed? Big John

No No No No... That is a 199A side-stand, not correct for a 199B which is a clevis fit! Big John

Nah... when I had that hairdo, the locals used to call me "Mungo Jerry" because I had side burns to go with it!!! So it's got to be: "In the summer time when the weather is...." Big John

Right... The brake pedal broke the day before, hit a rock and it forced the pedal upwards snapping off the little stopper, rode it for ages like that until a very nice man called Jock McComisky gave me his pedal having converted his 325 to a right hand shifter! I traded the bike in for the 199A and I have still got Jock's pedal to this day! As for the trophy, no I won that, I think it's the Edinburgh Evening News Trophy, Edinburgh St George Club News Trial of 1977 but won it on my Model 80 just before changing to the "big yin" as Jock called the 325. hairdo... That was by "His Hair" Edinburgh, it's as close as you will get to the GIzza5 replica locks I saw when you were riding an Armstrong CCM for the Brit Army! Mind you mine was natural, not a perm! Big John

Wot you mean Dabster, like this one yeah? Big John

Hola Snr. Greeves! Wonderful and the airbox you have used on this bike is the one that Comerfords riders used because it worked better than the standard (later type) for the 198/199. Lovely, I will have a ride on this when I come over in May unless you have sold it by then! Look below, it reminds me of my best rides on a Bultaco from 1977/78, I do not have the hairstyle now! Big John

That's a York CBC registration series. As DOT's were made in Manchester I doubt if it has a factory history, more likely to be a private buyer. No info to hand on 1953 bikes, sorry. There was a chap in Hawick, an authority on DOT's, John Scott or "whispering John" as he was known, but sadly he passed away some years ago. Regularly appeared at the Beamish Trial, always on a DOT! Of course there is Roy Enticknap, down in Surrey, but not sure what info he would have on early model DOT machines, he has quite a collection I believe Big John

Contact Chris via his website, he has done some experimenting I think! Look under Fantic twinshock or contact via e-mail... http://www.classictrial.co.uk/technical.html Big John

Groveller! I bought one of his Bultos if that's what you mean, haven't met Dabster's better half yet!!!! Oooppss, shouldn't have said that, pardon! Big John