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Marque Remarks => Spaniards (Bultaco, Ossa, Montesa etc) => Topic started by: Spanish Armada on May 21, 2015, 08:39:41 am

Title: Montesa 1981 Vg information
Post by: Spanish Armada on May 21, 2015, 08:39:41 am

Just putting it put there I purchased a 1981 trail and track mag featured in it is a Vg track test with a rider no 185 which was raced consistently in victoria . Bike was supplied by Phil Russell motorcycles Warnambool so anyone ca help identify the rider or who owned it would be good as I have 2 Vg one complete and one in need of attention cheers

Title: Re: Montesa 1981 Vg information
Post by: g465b on May 21, 2015, 08:47:26 pm

 hi, on the index page of that trail and track issue they list the testers as Norm Lindsay , Mark Tyler , Murray Crawford  and Peter Whittington
and at the end of the test, Mark Tyler has put his name to it.    cheers g.

Title: Re: Montesa 1981 Vg information
Post by: Hoony on May 21, 2015, 09:13:08 pm

I know Peter Whittington  very well i will send him this link to see what he can add.

Title: Re: Montesa 1981 Vg information
Post by: Spanish Armada on May 22, 2015, 09:21:19 am

Thanks for that very interesting article especially when it was done on a vey wet slippery track and saying the bike turned in to corners very well where other jap bikes the same year rm and yz would have just washed up into the cnr or out all together . The difference there is I think is the motor is further forward in the frame than the previous models and they do say that in write up .So yes the test reading is interesting and curios to who owned the bike no 185 cheers

Title: Re: Montesa 1981 Vg information
Post by: holeshot buddy on June 04, 2015, 11:05:26 pm

Phil Russell was the rider 2 were brought in by Lyall o brian I raced the other one
Sweet handling bike just down a little bit on power to the jap bikes rare bike !