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Triumphs onparade

The Triumph Owners' Club rally, at Meriden in 1958: riders are, from left, K Wakefield, E Dyson, B C Barrow and G Cooke. The eyes of Wakefield and Dyson are focussed on the starter's raised finger, while, out on the right, Cooke looks, literally, to be posing for the camera - that's where his eyes are. As for Barrow; well, one can't see his eyes, which probably doesn't bode well for visibility. That screw-in adjuster in the middle of his

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