Those were the days.

Here's a photo of 'Sidge' (Anthony to his Mum), of Eastern Centre ACU fame, riding in the Twickenham Club's 'Hundred Mile Scramble' back in 1963. The event took place on MOD land in Pirbright, Surrey, over a one mile course through sandy heathland complete with pit stops. The MOD insisted that all 'bikes were silenced or they couldn't compete. Unfortunately, Sidge lost his exhaust after about a third of the race, so had to stop riding and search the entire course for it. It was nowhere to be found. Downhearted, he retired to his van and began to pack up to go home. As he was doing so, a young lad ran up with the errant exhaust, so Sidge re-fitted it and carried on. He eventually finished 'just outside the money' having been lapped 21 times by the winner (Johnny Giles). We think it's a great photo. Not just 'cos it is Sidge but because it is so evocative of the times. How many spectators attend sporting events in a collar and tie nowadays? As Sidge says in his accompanying email: 'those were the days'. So, what was the 'bike?