Bantam missed opportunity

In recent years you have had many features on Bantams. A nice photo of a trials Bantam features in the February issue, that amazingly arrived here in the Philippines in good time.

The 175cc Bantams seem to feature strongly in classic trials these days. Did BSA miss the boat here? Would they had done a ‘Bultaco’ if Sammy Miller had been taken on board to develop it?

Perhaps you could do a test of a trials Bantam and discuss ‘what might have been?’

One more thing... On features of yesterday’s stars, how about Alan Clough? He started as a Dot works rider, then on to Greeves. He could beat Dave Bickers and Jeff Smith in his day.

Howard McKay, via email, the Philippines.