jonnyjibs Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Jitsie have done a short video with Doug and his four SSDT winning bikes, mud’n all. This got me thinking, what other winning bikes are still out there past or present? What’s the oldest, which bike has the most wins to it’s registration etc? Be it SSDT, nationals, internationals. How many are ridden and how many are in museums/private collections? Before anyone lists their modern bike’s club trial victories for the last 5 years...... don’t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breagh Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 As soon as J D's Beta sells on Ebay he's of to Florida, Vertigo must have breathed a sigh of relief when Dougie lost this year,wouldn't have got in the factory for old Vertigos. Anyway this is no help . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capper Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 I would imagine GOV 132 would take some beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, capper said: I would imagine GOV 132 would take some beating. Which one of the many versions ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greychapel Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Most wins to its registration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyjibs Posted May 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, greychapel said: Most wins to its registration? Yes, registration plate. Like GOV 132 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 6 hours ago, jonnyjibs said: Jitsie have done a short video with Doug and his four SSDT winning bikes, mud’n all. This got me thinking, what other winning bikes are still out there past or present? What’s the oldest, which bike has the most wins to it’s registration etc? Be it SSDT, nationals, internationals. How many are ridden and how many are in museums/private collections? Before anyone lists their modern bike’s club trial victories for the last 5 years...... don’t! The answer to your question is - nobody knows or can know. Since, by and large, trials bikes no longer get registered (or maintain registration a few owners down the line once sold), very few machines have any verifiable provenance. Where once an ace might have had a well known number they seem to get a new bike every six months now so it is very hard to say which exact bike did what. The same applies to old "works" numbers which were shuffled from bike to bike. Whilst many on here might be able to list reg numbers for Miller, Rathmell and others of that era I think we have, alas, lost a valuable part of trials history since. Who could state the reg number of, as a random example, the bike Graham Jarvis rode to SSDT victory? It's unlikely any photos captured what passed for a rear number plate. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 4 hours ago, jonnyjibs said: Yes, registration plate. Like GOV 132 Most wins to a registration is not the same as most wins to a bike ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyjibs Posted May 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, b40rt said: Most wins to a registration is not the same as most wins to a bike ...... ..... that’s why I chose registration not bike. I’m guessing that any bike still in existence which still has a registration on is the last incarnation of whatever “works” bike it was on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, jonnyjibs said: ..... that’s why I chose registration not bike. I’m guessing that any bike still in existence which still has a registration on is the last incarnation of whatever “works” bike it was on? Ok, so gov123 and 786gon then, as they appear to be one and the same .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyjibs Posted May 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 What about Pre-War bikes, are there any of note that are known of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Bill Wilkinsons greeves, the last british bike to win the ssdt is till floating about, think i seen it at this years prize giving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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