woody Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 With a chin cup added? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Added? or do you mean removed - as far as my dismal memory serves, wasn't it the fact that he had a chin cup that was the cause of the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 From my memory Dave you are right but it was that he didn't have an underchinstrap which was the problem, so after the threat of exclusion he added either a chin strap or the other thing and rode a few trials with both? Seems daft now of course but I do remember at the time helmets were not compulsory on the road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montman Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Helmets were compulsory for road use from June 1973 when the law was changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Penny's dropped and I've just realised the difference between the chin cup/strap and an under-chin strap. Can't remember how he resolved the problem, just recall that he carried on wearing it. I do remember it meriting headlines in TMX at the time, on more than a few occassions. Helments definitely compulsory on the road from 1973 as Montman says - unless you wear a turban. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbmoto Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Been looking at this photo and wondering how he held it. I would expect to come out of that skip on the back wheel these days (if not on my ar5e).He looks like he's already dropped the front wheel below the level of the skip? And he looks like his weight's further forward than you'd expect. Might be one of those spot the ball type photo's where you'd never imagine they were in that position at any time to get to where they were going. Anyone explain? Looks like he would go over the bars from that position? A lot did go over the bars, but not Scarlett, landed it both wheels together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Helments definitely compulsory on the road from 1973 as Montman says - unless you wear a turban. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Now there's a challenge. Full Novogar round in a turban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legs Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 I bet you would make a bigger dent in that car roof these days ????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legs Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 Where do you dig this stuff up from...... I spoke to an old friend of yours the other night, fomerly Miss Jones.... Now theres a name for some pictures ??? And you are the man for them allegedly... Happy Christmas to you and your brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbmoto Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Found some more pic's, it's what the xmas break is for! First in an unknown?? SWM rider shortly before a huge loop out, although it was the right way of exiting the skips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbmoto Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 And some more colour pics that probably needs no captioning. Copyright me etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbmoto Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 And SS in colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legs Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Yes thats Danny for sure but he would need 2 jumbos to pull him around these days.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinm Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Yes thats Danny for sure but he would need 2 jumbos to pull him around these days.... I just need the one Jumbo myself..............Somerton trial yesterday Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinm Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Running on Adrenalin at 50:1 in that photo after stalling in the previous section............. Should'a Won Martin !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legs Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Happy New Year Moto S....... Len Hutty, Colin Boniface Graham Wooldridge (aka Charlie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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