Lights on ISDT bikes

[IanCordes]

It is hard to tell in black & white photos, but in most of them, including the one at Bordon, it looks dark, so one would assume it was painted by then. Being chromed, it would hardly seem worth painting it. A Comerfords colour, perhaps?

[John Wakefield]

This is the tank on a Royal Enfield, chrome with burgundy painted center section. Here is a link to an article on the bike, tank was 15 litres capacity (3.3 imperial gallons) https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/c...-zmtz17mazhur/

[Lawrence Hampton]

Thanks Lawrence I have turned and cropped two of the pics to give a better view. Who are the 3 guys with Mary? The tall guy looks like Dave Nicholl the ex BSA works motorcross rider, but not sure he ever rode in the ISDT.

Hi John
These are photos of the smaller Alloy Tank as you can see it was in a sorry state.

[Lawrence Hampton]

Hi John
You may well have this one of SOO24D.

[John Wakefield]

Hi John
You may well have this one of SOO24D.

So who are these guys? This is what I have on SOO24D former owners Don Morley and Andrew Barton, Benfleet. Sold Bonhams Stafford 19/10/03 ?6555, on SORN 3/17. seen Telford show 10/2/24 current owner unknown

[IanCordes]

Where is this thread going? It seems to be wandering aimlessly, starting with lights on ISDT bikes, now we have 1-day trials bikes...... Time for a new thread?

[druid]

Just to add my two pennorth, the Comerfords Greeves had an extra tapping on the standard Steffa lighting coil to pinch a few watts to fool the scrutineers
I believe all the isdt Greeves used this system after dropping the big Steffa unit (1967). When Mick Barrett built up the Rathmell bike he used a smallbattery in the air box

[Phil Hyde]

So who are these guys? This is what I have on SOO24D former owners Don Morley and Andrew Barton, Benfleet. Sold Bonhams Stafford 19/10/03 ?6555, on SORN 3/17. seen Telford show 10/2/24 current owner unknown

I cannot help identify the 2 guys. But, i can say that the photo was taken at one of the Greeves trials organised by Bob Drane and held at Covenbrooke Hall. The estate owned by John Pease. Date i would estimate late nineties. I will dig out a supporting photo from that event.

[Lawrence Hampton]

So who are these guys? This is what I have on SOO24D former owners Don Morley and Andrew Barton, Benfleet. Sold Bonhams Stafford 19/10/03 ?6555, on SORN 3/17. seen Telford show 10/2/24 current owner unknown

Hi John
The tallish guy on the left I believe to be Bill Brooker, as for the others not known by me. I have other photos which I shall post.
Rgds
Lawrence.

[Lawrence Hampton]

John
More of the same.
Rgds
Lawrence

[Phil Hyde]

The original thread has drifted a bit. Here is a view from Covenbrooke Hall line up from the opposite end.

[Brian Catt]

Just to add that my pic from Bordon was taken during an ISDT training event, but I cannot tell who rode that bike, but I do remember that most of the accompanying Challenger based bikes were suffering from problems and the chrome tank appeared on a Welsh ridden by Jim Sandiford.