The Scottish Six Days Trial 1984

Early video footage from the Scottish Six Days Trial 1984 from the Bennett archive.
Introduced by Alex Bennett

[@Retrotrials]

Terrific video - thanks :)

[@francoisfernandez5836]

Hello I am French, i started trial in 1986, i was 12 years old and these are motorbikes i knew.... I have riden some of them : Fantic 300, Yamaha 250 Ty... I also meet some french pilot of this video : Fred Michaud is still practising trial with some friends of the club i was, last autumn i spoke with Gilles Burgat for the first time (very sympatic) and i also met Thierry Michaud for the first time.....

[@francoisfernandez5836]

Thanks for this video

[@colinwood1023]

Grate video i had a 1974 Honda TL 125 board out to 150 use to be owned by gordon banks the trials rider i miss that old bike and thanks for putting the vid on you tub nice one

[@MrConan89]

Lovely video. I rode the SSDT in 1980 and 1982. At 71 I am still off roading in the Philippines where I have lived for the past 15 years. Sad that some of the brands of machines no longer exist. I rode a 160cc Fantic in 81. It was a great bike.

[@mikejames4271]

Brilliant!

[@badlarry172]

awwwwwww fantastic film thanks

[@mogulhopper]

love it guys

[@deborahchesser7375]

Awesome !

[@merledoughty5787]

Great video loved seeing names of well known riders and the bikes I was the second owner of a SWM a bit of a handful to ride in tight sections I still think the lighter bikes were best I rode shared ride a TY 175 having ridden TY250s and that was so agile

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Nice thank you.

[@marcutrillogibert9154]

awesome

[@Despertaferro100]

Moltes gracies! desde Barcelona! and... "Viva Montesa" :)

[@jrysj1117]

Have any footage of Ryan Young in your archives :0?

[@gscranage4594]

Fun times 👍🏻

[@MrConan89]

Lovely. I rode the SSDT in 80 and 81. Don't ask where I finished in the order. I haven't found any vids yet from that year. I still have a 1974 Bultaco MX bike here in the Philippines where I now live.

[@tabstabs1204]

4 years later I read your comments...Trial bikes, Philippines, I think you had a good life !!

[@vinm300]

2:39 "Too slow" says a spectator. I was just thinking the same. These sections are really quite easy sitting here with a pot of tea.

[@anthonysprinks1253]

No they're not

[@albertobaudino1963]

Legend Forever ... Eddie Lejeune..Honda 4 Time unico indimenticabile campione Mondiale (Karlson,Vesterinen,Screiber)

[@bikerman6907]

Eddy was a 3 time world champion, 82, 83 and 84. Gilles Burgat won in 81 and Thierry Michaud in 85, 86 and 88, Tarres in 87.

[@user-ob3cs7jo5o]

I like the trial scene of this era. I think that twin shocks are human riding vehicles