1960's Scrambling

[WIBO]

Back when it was not called motocross Al eh?

[chunky butt]

Bob, that is a peach buddy ......lovely condition

[diggermanbob]

Bob, that is a peach buddy ......lovely condition

Thanks Steve , it goes very well , it's 650 twin , balanced engine , high compression Pistons , race cam , big valve head , I bought it part restored and finished it off , I waited a long time for that bike and it will stay with me ,

[Hugh]

Greetings,

I put my update on the wrong Post, oops

Anyway follow these links for more information; the Arrow was the sport bike for the cafe racers and the Leader was the tourer, plus modified as a Police Patrol bike often refferred to as a Noddy Bike

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Leader

http://arielownersmcc.co.uk/history.html

http://www.policebikes.org.uk/ariel.html

TTFN

Hugh.

[diggermanbob]

Well I found a couple of old photos , one of me on the start line of my very first race , my best mate and my Dad standing on the end of start line , second pic is in the pits , look at the age of the cars and me 15 years old !!!!

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[steve the grease]

The Arrow/Leader was used by the Police for sure , but was never the Police Noddy bike. The Noddy bike was the 200cc Velocette LE a bike with about as much go as a geriatic eunoch, like 6bhp! The bike in the picture is , I'm pretty sure, an Ariel Arrow , the leader if I remember correctly had a big fairing. By about 1965 it was pretty obvious to all concerned that the wheels were starting to come off the British bike industry. With the pressed steel frame and Forks , these were the dying industries attempt at competing with the Japs to create something a bit more 'modern' looking.
The picture of the single with the rider in the red jumper (pic6) is a DOT demon 250 scrambler, with it's red frame and leading link forks a very distinctive bike ( I had something similar, once ). With a Villiers 250 engine avery competitive bike in its day .Happy days

https://motocrossactionmag.com/classic- ... f-trouble/

http://www.realclassic.co.uk/arrow06061200.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocette_LE