Father/Son and the VMX track back

[TM BILL]

My Dad is here on holiday at the moment   took him and my Uncle on a twinshock trail ride on Sunday  





















Dad had his TS 185 and Phil had my DT 125A    Phil had never ridden a motorbike before only a Vespa scooter in the 60s 
i had my PE 175

Combined age of 3 riders and 3 bikes was 291 

Where we ended up 

[vmx42]

Hey Bill,
The first photo shows the mighty HiAce in the carpark of the pub... and then the last photo shows the destination [same pub].

Not really much of a trail ride old son [not that there is anything wrong with that]. You should have just parked the van closer to the pub...
VMX42   

[EML]

There's some good memories being made there Bill-I'll bet they had a ball, despite having to stomach the Tuis at the end.
Pretty flat trail ride-I thought there would be more hills but i 'spoes you've got to get off the platue-??

[Davey Crocket]

Good stuff Bill, theres something to be said about just having a nice old trail ride on a nice old trail bike.....beats trying to ride flat out all the time.....ya Dad and Uncle would have loved that beer after then I spose it was off to Firko's Italian bride for a roast dinner.....ps...was the pub full of lumberjacks?

[firko]

Firko's Italian bride

More like my Italian step daughter

[GMC]

Hi,
Is this some sort of record ;
Father and Son winning an Australian Classic Motocross title on the same day ,with  different bikes,
Robt Newman and son ( sorry forgotten his name )
anyone top that ?

Not sure if this tops that, but father & son came 1st & 3rd in the Pre 70 class at the Broadford Nats.

12 – Dean Harraway came first while Brad Van Barrelo kept father Mick back in third.





Todays trivia…
Dean rode his Grandfathers CZ 360.
Eddie Spencer I think may have bought the CZ new, I know that he has had it since very early days.
I thought I saw Eddies name in a Hattah program somewhere but can’t find it now, it may have been a program that someone put up here.

Eddie passed away a few years back now but I know he would have been chuffed to see Dean win on his bike.
Eddie was a great bloke and ever the eccentric had his coffin taken from the church to the cemetery in the back of his own HG ute

[TM BILL]

Jeff we went round the pub carpark 3 times  Vaughn i kept the old boys pretty much on the flat stuff , my uncle had not ridden a bike before and today they are flying over to you for 7 weeks so i was under strict instructions not to bring the old boys back broken 

Joan yea we had a few at that pub and another on the way home , then it was dinner at Portofino (I think we have been there when you blokes were over )

Firko Vale says hi and happy christmas  weddings on as soon as i stop wasting money on old bikes and replace the roof at home  i tried to explain about priorities but it gets lost in translation 

[Davey Crocket]

 

[bazza]

Dont worry Bill as you say you cant help it if its lost in translation....lol
Merry xmas to you and Val ,crazy last few months and the Kiwi Klub Kevlar Kristmas Kards have not made the press.

[EML]

Just tell her it's more important to have a "roof over her head" No need for translation there.

[number 87]

I dont have kids and honestly dont like much about the "current crop" . . . . But really refreshing to hear these stories.

[Tex]

My Dad is here on holiday at the moment... took him and my Uncle on a twinshock trail ride on Sunday

Dad had his TS 185 and Phil had my DT 125A... Phil had never ridden a motorbike before only a Vespa scooter in the 60s...
i had my PE 175

New Zealand's first vinduro! 

Tex