Jim,
I wonder what he did with a bike that had just one seat? Went side-saddle
on the rear mudguard I suppose.
What was the MoT sticker for? You had the 'L' plates - but a sticker???
Guy R Day
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
To: "Guy R Day" <grday@btinternet.com>
Cc: "Spridgets" <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Traffic Circles
> On 11/23/07, Guy R Day <grday@btinternet.com> wrote:
>> <snip>
>> On a bike you were never, ever accompanied by the examiner and the
>> Department of Transport Examiner (as he was in the 60's) was never told
>> to
>> get on someones solo motor bike. (He may have got on one with a sidecar
>> but
>> that was a different class of test.)
> <snip>
>
> Guy,
> I guess my examiner in High Wycombe, April, 1966 didn't follow that
> rule exactly... ;-)
> He did, in fact, ride pillion on my 250 Tiger Cub for part of the
> test. I thought that was standard as several of my buddies had the
> same examiner and the same experience. And wasn't it the Ministry of
> Transport back then? I seem to remember you had to have an MoT
> sticker on your vehicle too. Things change, I guess.
> --
> Cheers!!
> Jim - 68 "Spridget" in Dodge City
> Don't miss "50 Years of Spridgets" at Lake of the Ozarks, June 26-29,
> 2008!!
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