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By Guy Redshaw June 30, 2018January 13, 2019 Uncategorized

The Mushroom Honda

In some parts of the world, the locating and harvesting of wild mushrooms is something that is (sometimes) passed down through generations, particularly in Europe, and specifically, Switzerland. The exact locations where the best mushrooms can be found are locked into secrets. The mushroom is taken for granted by many,

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By Guy Redshaw June 22, 2018January 13, 2019 Uncategorized

Chip Shop Elvis, wine and a baby Yamaha, somewhere in Switzerland.

‘There’s a guy works down our chip shop swears his Elvis…….’ Were the last lines of a song on the radio that we heard before we turned the car engine off. It was a good song by Kirsty McColl, that still resonates with people, even though it was released in

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By Guy Redshaw June 17, 2018January 13, 2019 Uncategorized

The Power to Weight Factor

If you were a 14 or 15 year old in 1969, and living in Italy, AND you had one or more parents that were happy to buy you the latest speed weapon, the chances are that you might be the proud pilot and owner of a 50cc Peripoli Gulietta Super

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By Guy Redshaw June 17, 2018August 11, 2022 trials

A heap of shit………& a fabulous Bultaco

I bought my 1978 Bultaco Sherpa 350 from a man who had two trials bikes for sale. The other was an Ossa 350 Gripper (good name for a trials bike eh?). I went to buy one and ended up buying them both. The Ossa had been restored and the yellow

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By Guy Redshaw July 13, 2026 Uncategorized

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Somebody said to me recently, and in reference to my two sites as well as others; “People don’t read stuff anymore on blog/web page platforms. They either want to scroll through images or watch something on YouTube “. I’m not sure if he was giving me some ‘advice in a

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Motorcycling Past & Present and Other Stuff

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