pat slinn

I do not wish things to get personal, if I have upset anybody I appoligize. Your reply shows that your bike conforms to the regulations, As for mine, well, I have not been able to ride a motorcycle on anything other than a smooth surface for a number of years. My trials machine is a C15 BSA and apart from having a electronic ignition system is in exactly the same technical spec as when I built it in 1964 and rode it in the Scottish in 1966. I was told by somebody I met last year at Wrightys show that as my bike has a one off frame made by me in 1964 it probably would not be allowed to start in the pre 65 Scottish, as the engine has no tubes beneath it!!, somebody else disputed that.

?oes you bike conform the the technical regulations of each event you enter it in ?, or do you cheat ?

One of the production race series in the late 70's /80's allowed the first three machines to be "looked at" and commented on by their fellow competitors. It was one of the cleanest series ever !

How do people feel about when the sign a entry form they are signing to say that the machine that they will be riding conforms in every way to the regulations including the technical ones ?. I can remember that during the late 70's (in the road racing world)a competitor accepted an award only to aware that the machine he was riding did not comply with the technical regulations. A fellow competitor knowing that the machine was not legal protested the result and told him that if he did not withdraw from the results he would sue him for fraud. I might add that the machine had gone through pre race technical inspection.

Love that phrase Charlie "I will not give up on the heritage that I grew up with", me neither !. Just after Christmas I was asked by somebody if I would machine for him a pair of B group BSA fork bottoms to accept,I think he said, the internals of some Kawasaki forks. He told me that he was going to fit them to his Pre 65 BSA B40 trials bike. I asked him if he thought that was acceptable, and is it within the technical regulations for Pre 65 machines, and also the "spirit" of the sport. He told be that he couldn't care two ******* about any regulations, as everybody does it and get's away with it. Has honesty also left our sport ! ?. Pat.

May I ask a question ?, what does PRE 65 mean to most people. People that consider, for example that steel tubing manufactured in 2012 to a 2012 specification is acceptable to make a frame out of for a pre 1965 trials machine will probably be jumping up and down by now. But please think about it. Pat.

Hi, I have a listing in my records from the engine development department at BSA in February 1964 of a engine being rebuilt for the competitions department with the no, C15 T 20014. My records also state that the engine was previously numbered ED 104 ( ED meaning engine development ) The re-build is at the request of Mr Brian Martin. My records show that a experimental needle roller bearing was fitted to the timing side, and a roller big end bearing. I have no more information written down, and after 47 years I cant remember any more.sorry. Pat.

Hi Ross, Was that a British Army film ?? Pat.

Blooming cold on Rannoch moore !

Hi Guys, 11K !! for a Cub, how ?, why,

Sure did !!. The phrase is PRE 65, eg made before 1965.