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    DIRT TALK

    May 19, 2020 5 minutes

    Tommy alive and well

    Having read the letter about Tommy Reynolds in the last CDB, I wanted to let you know he is alive and well and a mate of Austin Fraser, among others.

    Dave Younghusband knows him well as they both rode for DOTTommy is still involved with motorcycles and has contacted Ossy at Audit for some help with a Villiers ignition.

    Last time I saw him was at scrambles in the Sixties, even though he was at the end of his career he was still very quick. By that time he was on a White Strength DOT.

    Bill McKeown Email

    Thanks Bill, might catch up with Tommy then.

    Restoring a pair of Pursangs

    Not sure if you recall, but we met about a dozen years ago here in the States at Riding into History,Guide article.

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