Speedtracktales reader Shaun Wright has contacted the site to seek help with his original ex ISDT 1973 Monark 125 GS. Please read his message and if you can help him recover the bikes past adventures.
This is my 1973 Monark GS125, purchased new in the United Kingdom. It was owned by Scottish rider Jimmy Ballantyne,
Jimmy rode this bike in ,
1974 ISDT in Italy, (#82),
1975 ISDT in Isle of Man (#138)
1975 Welsh 2 Day International trial (#44).
Not much is known after 1975, and the bike seems to have disappeared, found many years later in a shop basement in Edinburgh, Scotland. The new owner did a cosmetic restoration only, and luckily did not spray over the numbers from the scrutineers which are still on the bike, the bike retains 90% original parts.
I would love to find some photos of Jimmy riding this bike in the above events, if anyone has photos could you post them please, also if anyone has any old Monark and Sachs spares you wish to sell to help me with the restoration please, thanks.