Pic by Tiffany Cochrane – John Cameron of Marton on Merv’s Honda TLR200 @ Round 4 Halcombe
The Final Round of the Autumn Series will now be help at Carl ‘Charlie’ Browns place at Kai Iwi. Directions heading from Wanganui up SH3 past the school and pub and up the hill to Bushy Park Road. The road is on the right so turn off the highway (will be signposted) and go to the end of the road and gate entry will be signposted. Event includes riders prizegiving and beers after the completion of the four rounds of 10 sections. If the weather gets wet we have a large shed to get some shelter. Going to be a great day as Carl has some great terrain and riders from Wellington and Manawatu will take on the Wanganui boys for day honours. Craig Bagley and Steve Reynolds are 3rd in B grade with only 1 point seperating them and John Cameron in his first twinshock trial and first time on a motorcycle in 3 years beat A Grade gun Gerald Bull of Kapiti by 1 point and for the last 2 Rounds I have been beaten by fellow KT rider Julian Rivers in B Grade by 1 point so its going down to the wire in the final round. Other news on Kiwi Rider website, Facebook ‘Twinshock Trials NZ Group and catch the series so far story in the Wanganui Midweek June 6th.
About Robert Cochrane
Enjoy all aspects of classic motorcycling, from dirt, racing, road, trials. My road classic bike is a 1971 BSA A65 Lightning 650cc that I use for BSA and Classic rallies. I have been active in classic bikes since 1977 and with friends started the NZ BSA Owners Club in 1978 and with other friends started the Wanganui Classic Club in Feb 2010. In late 2010 I started the NZ Classic & Twinshock Trials & Scramble Association with friends around the country to co-ordinate events and assist the development of the sport in NZ. As secretary its a lot of work but I believe its important to work in the best interests of the sport so I put my hand up. I write a motorcycle column for the Wanganui 'Midweek' newspaper 2 to 3 weeks a month, plus articles for VMX, Old Bike and Kiwi Rider. I own a BSA B25MX scrambler that my son raced for a few years and was ridden by Jeff Smith at the Legends of Dirt. It's resting in my shed as Dan is working offshore. I hosted the 'Suzuki 50 Yrs in NZ' event.My twinshock trials bike is a Kawasaki KT 250cc mount that I bought off TM Bill that has had lotsa time and a modest sum of money poured into it, but is a power of fun. I love motorcycling, its just the job that gets in the way of having full time fun.
