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[Scalyback]

http://www.yorkshirefilmarchive.com/fil ... ing-course



Dear Sergeant or the story of rough riding motorcycling course (1944) colour/silent



An absolute gem for those who like old military and WWII despatch riding, set around Wentworth Hall, Yorkshire. I really, really enjoyed watching this!



The running start at 10:20 is great! (what is hanging off the right rear of the bike?)



Here’s some stills.





A group are shown how to ride while standing up on the pedals.  They then practice over rough terrain, and one rider ends up in a bush.



















They make them fly too!









Hi Alan, here’s one for your project!








All I need is the “footing coat” now, and my insanity is complete!

[Alan R]

Hi guys--------- What a lovely place for a training course !... I'd sign-up for one right now !!------------- Wentworth Hall is very much alive and well these days but the railway station is long gone ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wentworth_railway_station )... Thanks SCALY, I managed to get several fleet Nos. from that !!..Also, from a link provided by you I'll be buying some Desert Sand paint soon ( http://www.militaryvehiclepaint.co.uk/p ... t_id=61540 )........... I wonder if the full film is available on a CD ??..You certainly look the part on your Bullet..I hope a Muslim suicide bomber doesn't think the same !!!!!!----------

[Alan R]

Here's a Royal Navy Marine Engineer Apprentice having just arrived home in READING, Berks after riding from Rosyth, Edinburgh in approx. 1969............................... ------------------

[Alan R]

------------------ Here's my "Fully Skilled" Enfield Dealer hard at work on the tappets !!!!! ............

[Alan R]

----------- Finally, myself and some of "The Lads" on a Sunday Breakfast run !!!!!!!!!! --------------------------------------

[PeteF]

My Dad trained there!

[Scalyback]

For moreWWII bike markings, try...



http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/14941-w ... cles-only/



Fifties bikes were marked differently, and the reg plate system had changed too.

[Scalyback]

The full 30 minutes are available on DVD for £35 quid from



http://www.yorkshirefilmarchive.com/contact-us




they send a form and you snail mail it plus a cheque (remember them?) back to them.

[Scalyback]

Finally got the full version at 28 and a half minutes long, but with rather large YFA initials which are a little off-putting, still at least the film is a gem. Also known as ‘How to abuse Matchless 3G’s”


It was actually shot during 1940-41.







There are some more brilliant scenes from which I grabbed a few stills.





anybody near Wentworth, know where this is taken?





How to turn on a hill after stalling.





How to slide down a shale hill by locking the rear brake.




Washing your bike in a ford.



If you want further info on obtaining this excellent film, send me an email on…… lister53827(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk …..should do it, can’t say fairer than that!

[Norm]

Hi Simon, any idea what the bike in the last pic is I'm building an Enfield at the moment and the forks look identical to those.I'm using a model G frame with them