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merv
14th June 2005, 12:56
I put a few of my old pics up on the twin shock trials thread. Now also from 1973, this time December 1973 at Puketapu out of Napier, here is a pic of a moto-x racer. Anyone recognise who this would be?
Motu
14th June 2005, 13:30
De Costa?..
Riff Raff
14th June 2005, 15:34
Nope, not a clue.
That Guy
14th June 2005, 15:37
Buck Rogers? Oh no - wait; that was the 21st century.
vifferman
14th June 2005, 15:43
Ivan Miller?
Oscar
14th June 2005, 16:14
Ivan Miller or Laurie Love?
Cary
14th June 2005, 16:21
Shane King, He was riding Pro class back then wasn't he :rofl:
merv
14th June 2005, 16:30
Vifferman scored it first if you believe what I wrote on my slides, it was Ivan Miller and I think if I remember rightly this was a national meet. Hugh Anderson was there too having just returned from Europe and he was riding a 500 Yamaha. In the pic Ivan was on the TM125. As for Shayne King, Im not sure if he was born in 73 or was probably still in nappies if he was.
XTC
14th June 2005, 18:02
Shane King, He was riding Pro class back then wasn't he :rofl:
Who's Shayne King? Is he that guy you beat on the weekend?
Cary
14th June 2005, 19:53
Who's Shayne King? Is he that guy you beat on the weekend?

At least i've been on the start line with the King Bros, XTC :Punk:
Sensei
14th June 2005, 19:57
Know Shayne for 20y's Use to come round to one of my Flats for the odd Puff > :whistle:
Cary
14th June 2005, 20:00
Know Shayne for 20y's Use to come round to one of my Flats for the odd Puff > :whistle:

So that's the key to Kicking MX butt here,Oz and the world for the last 20 odd years, and counting :niceone:
Motu
14th June 2005, 20:46
I used to own Ivan Miller's Cheney Triumph,he brought it out to NZ and only rode it 3 times apparently,he took the motor out and that was the end of the bike until it was found in the back of a warehouse 10 yrs later.At one stage Dave Tompkins fitted a JAP into it and raced it on the beach,I remember seeing him with it.Then he pulled his motor out and it sat until I found it in a carport.I had enough parts to put a rough T100C motor together and made the bike a runner.I also had a Rickman at the time and didn't like the Cheney,it was much lighter,shorter and had much quicker handling,a much more modern British MXer than the Rickman....but I prefered the Rickmans lazy handling for the gravel roads I made my own.Ray Pratt ended up with both bikes,I kept track of a few of the Rickman owners but have only seen the Cheney once since.

But he looks like De Costa there I reckon...De Costa rode the 125 as well and had the same wardrobe.....