overthehill Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 here are the rest of my 1980's photos I have lost the negatives and only have a few prints left so have scanned them and put them on photobucket - see link below - Some colour ones to follow from 1982 photobucket link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 I suppose they didn't have crew members to hold the bikes up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowbrow Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Great photo's chaps. Interesting to see how many riders didn't wear gloves in those days. Is Harry Crawford the only rider who still rides with bare knuckles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlestar Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Nope my dad still rides most of the time without gloves. I remember asking him years ago about it and being informed about the good old hands in petrol technique! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big john Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Nope my dad still rides most of the time without gloves. I remember asking him years ago about it and being informed about the good old hands in petrol technique! Malcolm Rathmell once said "Riding with gloves was like washing yor feet with socks on!" However - Careful, no-one should handle modern "petrol" with bare hands nowadays, well known fact, it is carcerigenic (cancer forming) and is absorbed through the pores of the skin. Not recommended! Handle fuel and lubricants with extreme care! Also youth riders must wear gloves when riding at trials (ACU handbook TSR 15 - Clothing) Big John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schweizmeister Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Fantastic photos overthehill. Like Schreibers style - check out the throttle hand grip! Did Jimmy Morton provide the Bulto Schreiber was riding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot 3 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 (edited) Fantastic photos overthehill.Like Schreibers style - check out the throttle hand grip! Did Jimmy Morton provide the Bulto Schreiber was riding? He did, with a few"interesting bits" attached, Bernie spent a week or so with Jimmy in Sorn before the Scottish, nice bloke.... Edited March 28, 2008 by Slapshot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony283 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Nobody really made a decent trials glove back then. For the SSDT it was common to have some big thick warm ones for the road sections and then stuff them in your jacket for the "bare handed" sections. Scottish mud and gloves don't mix! The grips then were Doherty soft and black and come the evening your palms were as black as soot.... and it would not wash off for weeks. here's a pic of the same grip on the clutch side Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fester Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 i didnt and still dont. i rode with bernie and mike griffits back in the mid 70,s we were in a club called vote in so cal its awesome to hear from old farts like me that rode the no stop style of trials and remember the greats i can remember me and my dad setting up sections for an event with bernies dad Great photo's chaps. Interesting to see how many riders didn't wear gloves in those days. Is Harry Crawford the only rider who still rides with bare knuckles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 However - Careful, no-one should handle modern "petrol" with bare hands nowadays, well known fact, it is carcerigenic (cancer forming) and is absorbed through the pores Oh aren't you a little ray of sunshine? Mind you what with the smoking, curries and the radiation I've absorbed I suppose the dice are loaded against me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big john Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Oh aren't you a little ray of sunshine?Mind you what with the smoking, curries and the radiation I've absorbed I suppose the dice are loaded against me. Yip you said it. I used to use a solvent based cleaner, had 5 litres of it back in 1974, cleanred things a treat, didn't waer gloves, then discovered years later it was really strong nasty stuff, should have worn gloves and probably breathing apparatus! I won't let my kids handle anything that is remotely connected to petro-chemicals! Big John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitley Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks for the info John, you learn summat every day so the old saying goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 I use to scoff at guys who'd wear gloves will getting all greasy. But after a while I got tired of cleaning my hands and them still smelling like chemicals. So now I just use Nitrile gloves and don't worry about it. Kinda coincided with the whole wife thing, now that I think about it, not that they ever nag about dirty hands... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnied Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 (edited) Hi Overtehill This pic is Dale Allison from Dublin Ireland Vinnie Edited April 2, 2008 by Vinnied Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishy Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Yip you said it. I used to use a solvent based cleaner, had 5 litres of it back in 1974, cleanred things a treat, didn't waer gloves, then discovered years later it was really strong nasty stuff, should have worn gloves and probably breathing apparatus!I won't let my kids handle anything that is remotely connected to petro-chemicals! Big John Is that when you grew your third nipple John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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