I worked here, teaching lads and lass motorcycle maintenance for about
three year.
I didn't get paid but volunteered my services as mechanic (two hours
a week) and a spare eye when the lads n lass' were riding. Why did I do
it... because I could.
These photographs were taken by me on 17/08/00 at the Practice track
at Reading, just off the Basingstoke Road
Getting things started, with a good trailer, a few new machines, in
the early days.
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Giles always checked a track before anyone was allowed to ride.
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A couple of the lads enjoying the track and riding 3/4 size yamaha
TTR
125 four strokes
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I took these photographs on the 28/01/01 ant the track an Cholsey downs
in Oxfordshire. a very demanding track this one.
I didn't even attempt this one.
13-02-02, Dalton Barracks, a small competition between several groups.
part riding, part mantanance
the slow section, riding slow can be harder, but teaches control.
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Find the biggest puddle of mud and fall off, sound like fun
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Prize giving, The Mayor of Abingdon was a bit late, so a suitabe stand
in was found
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13-08-02, a small practace track near Milton Keynes, 2 proffesionals
help us teach some more riding
14-08-02, another day at CJ's track just outside Arncott
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only 6yrs old and getting air.
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the heel click
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It seemed to work, they could rebuild a bike within 2 hours (engine
already complete)
30-03-03
if you want to ride this weekend...
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you'd better build the bike!
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In go the rear shocks and swinging arm
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rear wheel in, and chain adjusted, time to tighten the spimdle nut
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Routing wires and cables
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1hr 40min later aonly two minor adjustments had to made, good team
work.
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These photos were taken by me on 17/04/03 think I was able to do the
2 laps of this track, but that was painful.
Some of these lads and lass show potential, there was an ambulance
at this event at all times, which was used,
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but no one was seriously hurt, just one person asked to rest.
There was a burger stand there for food
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Prize giving by the Army
Thanks for the use of off road training facilities at dalton barracks,
and a little advice on techniques.
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When we took them riding, we were well prepared. On this training day,
taken at CJ practice track near Arncott.
In the three years I helped not one of our younger rider ever had to
go to hospital, can't say the same for us though.
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