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By mrfergieman July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 Uncategorized

F@@k Me Pumps

The title to this post maybe familiar because it’s the title of a great Amy Winehouse track. It’s a song that walks through the possibilities of what happens when our shoes lead us down dark alleys and into shady dives. I’m taking a different approach to the title, one that

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By mrfergieman January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Uncategorized

Heaven & Hell. My local bike shop. Episode 1.

This story starts and ends with the dirt on the ground. This dirt is special. It captures everything that goes on in this soulful place. Get on your knees and smell this dirt, because it smells of a blend of oil, aluminium, steel, iron, welding, fibreglass and maybe a hint

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By mrfergieman September 17, 2019August 11, 2022 trials

My most favourite smells in life, which weirdly, includes my Bultaco.

This post was triggered by the smell of a motorcycle, a special motorcycle, and one which then got me thinking about my most favourite smells in life. However, the first words hit the iPad screen whilst I was on an aeroplane and someone sitting in the vicinity of my seat

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By mrfergieman 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 mrfergieman 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 mrfergieman 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 mrfergieman August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 trials

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I promised in my recent trials-focussed posts (see links at bottom) that I would do an update of my practice and events experience riding the Electric Motion EPURE Race since I bought it 6 weeks ago. Remember, I’m new to this trials game and I’ve only done 4 events on

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