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Ken Blake bikes parked at Gilbert’s Motor Museum

Apr 06 2023 Updated April 6, 2023

Giorgina McKay

2 min read

Motorcycling SA President Brenton Matters handing over the two Ken Blake bikes to Gilbert’s Motor Museum volunteer Paul McLoughlin in front of Strathalbyn’s sculpture of the renowned motorcyclist in March.

Two Ken Blake competition bikes are back where they belong – in the hometown of the renowned motorcyclist and on display at Gilbert’s Motor Museum.

The newest additions to the museum’s Ken Blake display are a 1972 Yamaha TZ350 that was sponsored by Jack Walters, tuned by Ron Angel, and ridden by Ken to victory in the 1973 250cc Australian Road Racing Championships, and a 1964 Triumph Bonnev...