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Clubroom => Twinshock Trials => Topic started by: Hardex on August 21, 2009, 06:26:44 am

Title: Trails riding back in the 70's at Creswick near Ballarat.
Post by: Hardex on August 21, 2009, 06:26:44 am

Check these out at Creswick near Ballarat back in the early 70's .The dude with no helmet in blue overalls  is from England from memory and is very handy climbing cliff faces back then. Hows the side cars.
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scanCreswick1.jpg)
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scanCreswick2.jpg)
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scanCreswick3.jpg)
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scanCreswick4.jpg)
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scanCreswick9.jpg)
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scancreswick5.jpg)
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scancreswick6.jpg)
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scancreswick7.jpg)
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scancreswick8.jpg)

Title: Re: Trails riding back in the 70's at Creswick near Ballarat.
Post by: mx250 on August 21, 2009, 08:10:52 am

(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scanCreswick1.jpg)
(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scanCreswick2.jpg)

Wow, what a galloppy :o. What's the bases of the build - Adler? Twin cylinder. Whats with the the fourth wheel? Whats the advantage? I'm guessing that its a contrivance to get around the rules "It's where we carry the spare. We can't help it if the spare touches the ground every now and then." ;D

Is there any suspension in that front end - there's no brakes :o

Talk about dressed for style; boiler suits, work boots and welding gloves, and the home made leg protector/knee guard: the obtuse pride of the amateur of the time; too cool for school - too cool for riding gear? 

Great pix. Seeing the AT1 in the background in it natural setting - and the nice new Zundapp in an unnatural setting for a Zundapp ISDT. :-\ :P

Title: Re: Trails riding back in the 70's at Creswick near Ballarat.
Post by: David Lahey on August 21, 2009, 02:04:16 pm

Blue overalls is Sammy Miller
Fantastic photos - thankyou
I see other weird things about that sidecar - the sidecar rider only has a glove on one hand - and the passenger has a seat!
Not too sure about the no front brakes though because it does have a (narrow) front brake drum, but there is no lever on the RH handlebar

Title: Re: Trails riding back in the 70's at Creswick near Ballarat.
Post by: GMC on August 21, 2009, 05:59:38 pm

Quote from: mx250 on August 21, 2009, 08:10:52 am

(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/hardexgun/scanCreswick2.jpg)

You can just make out a cable leaving the hub & heading to the R/H side of the bike, must be a foot operated front brake. He was definately thinking outside the square

Wonder if his neighbours are without wheel barrows now?

I rode a few Trials in the Creswick area in the early 90's, wonder if it's the same venue.

Theres some really good old photo's coming out at the moment, keepem coming.

Title: Re: Trails riding back in the 70's at Creswick near Ballarat.
Post by: Curly3 on August 21, 2009, 06:14:49 pm

I can't make out no cable. Mum did say that would happen.
Right Glove to fend off Folage, maybe?
Twin car wheels to stop it getting stuck in tight crevis's, maybe?
Oh' for a tight crevis.

Title: Re: Trails riding back in the 70's at Creswick near Ballarat.
Post by: NSR on August 21, 2009, 09:42:24 pm

More trails style this time from QLD 8)
Noel
(http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww125/NoelSR/SCMCCTrial.jpg?t=1250854036)

Title: Re: Trails riding back in the 70's at Creswick near Ballarat.
Post by: mx250 on August 24, 2009, 09:37:41 pm

Yep. its an Adler, front end and all ;) ;D.

(http://i323.photobucket.com/albums/nn458/mx250syd/OzVMX/Adler4.jpg)