To continue the this thread on a more appropriate heading.
When I started riding motorcycles (from 1959 onwards & trials from around 1968) it was fairly common practice to ride to trials, well at least open to centre & club events. I cant recall any riders riding to a scrambles & certainly by the late 60's early 70's when I was a member of the Cambridge Matchless MCC & helped run the scrambles at Elsworth all riders were using trailers & vans. The Transit van was by then established and this proved an ideal form of transport for a couple of scramblers & still room for tools riding gear, fuel etc.
As for trials a number of riders were still riding their bike to trials, the bike often doubling as every day transport. I well remember Geoff Marsh of the Cambridge Centuar Club riding his Tiger Cub to day release classes at Cambridge Tech College around 1961/2
As bikes became more specialised trailers & vans became the norm. Now of course its a motor home or race transporter
Have any other members recollections of riding to events (and home again with bobby dodger lights)
When I started riding motorcycles (from 1959 onwards & trials from around 1968) it was fairly common practice to ride to trials, well at least open to centre & club events. I cant recall any riders riding to a scrambles & certainly by the late 60's early 70's when I was a member of the Cambridge Matchless MCC & helped run the scrambles at Elsworth all riders were using trailers & vans. The Transit van was by then established and this proved an ideal form of transport for a couple of scramblers & still room for tools riding gear, fuel etc.
As for trials a number of riders were still riding their bike to trials, the bike often doubling as every day transport. I well remember Geoff Marsh of the Cambridge Centuar Club riding his Tiger Cub to day release classes at Cambridge Tech College around 1961/2
As bikes became more specialised trailers & vans became the norm. Now of course its a motor home or race transporter
Have any other members recollections of riding to events (and home again with bobby dodger lights)
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