CLASSIC COMPETITION
1970 Scottish Six Days
Sadly, the final nails were firmly in the coffin of production of true all-British trials motorcycles, which were now virtually history as we entered an era of changing times. The Spanish had taken hold of the reins, both of the riders and the machines, led by Sammy Miller at Bultaco, Gordon Farley at Montesa and Mick Andrews at Ossa. Four-strokes were very ‘old hat’ as the new era of modern powerful two-stroke single cylinder aircooled machines dominated the trials scene. In truth the cottage industry of British-built machines with small-capacity foreign engines would also soon be swallowed up by the Spanish dominance. Here we have a look at some of the machines that had been developed to dominate the trials world, and some that had not!