tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post3252978553936342995..comments2024-03-21T17:03:47.134+00:00Comments on sideblog: Malcolm on itSideburn Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388542247621130725noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post-72781320909547118542011-08-07T18:33:32.984+01:002011-08-07T18:33:32.984+01:00Ah, Bultaco Pursang Mk5, first bike I ever rode, w...Ah, Bultaco Pursang Mk5, first bike I ever rode, went straight over the handlbars and it land on top of me, Happy days riding on the Walton GallopsNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389347071602256226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post-80639530266091239222011-08-07T17:46:05.875+01:002011-08-07T17:46:05.875+01:00Hi Nick, Roy Smiths was nearer Kingston College bu...Hi Nick, Roy Smiths was nearer Kingston College but the shop you may be thinking of was (and still is) Motorite Comp Shop. They were a hundred yards or so down Hook Road from the Ace of Spades. I spent most of my Saturdays in there during the 70s drooling over the latest KTM strokers and Bultaco Pursangs. Happy days!Hot Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855346832700839397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post-26348541116084003412011-08-07T17:15:19.735+01:002011-08-07T17:15:19.735+01:00High Side is that the shop just down from the Ace ...High Side is that the shop just down from the Ace of Spades roundabout? there was Meeton and Ward down the other side neater the river. If it is the one they always had something interesting like CZ Enduro in orange and cream a real sleeper, looked so innocent and went like stinkNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389347071602256226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post-76109946104999924292011-08-07T15:15:56.460+01:002011-08-07T15:15:56.460+01:00That takes me back a few years when Roy Smith (no ...That takes me back a few years when Roy Smith (no relation) rode a dual range gearbox Husky to some success in the UK. Roy Smith Motors shop was in Surbiton, Surrey and i often rode over there on my Tiger Cub to have a look at his Huskys and later i bought a Torsten Hallman Replica and a later 250 which was sometimes known as the Arne Kring Replica.<br />The front mudflap comment brought back memories as the original Husqvarna one soon broke and fell off to usually be replace by a piece of innertube that flapped around up front!Hot Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14855346832700839397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post-20857114190328918992011-08-07T02:05:57.277+01:002011-08-07T02:05:57.277+01:00If I'm not mistaken, that bike has a special d...If I'm not mistaken, that bike has a special dual range transmission just for Baja. Meaning, after doing the normal 1-4 shifting it would get shifted to "high" range and have 1-4 all over again for extra top speed.mxdorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594941834081173638noreply@blogger.com