![]() ![]() And while Harris’s BSA came through unscathed, the mounts of many of his team- mates fell prey to minor problems, dropping the British team to second place behind the victorious Czechs. ![]() A gruelling event at the best of times and a real machine-and man-breaker, the ISDT invariably is won by the team with the best reliability record. ![]() At the top of his form in 1962 (he finished third in the British 500cc Moto-Cross Championship that year) Harris was a member of Britain’s official Trophy Team alongside Fred Billot (AJS), Gordon Blakeway (Triumph), Tim Gibbes (AJS), Johnny Giles (Triumph) and Ken Heanes (Triumph). A50-193 This machine, believed the only one of its kind ever made by BSA, was ridden by the Small Heath factory’s works moto-cross star John Harris in the 1962 ISDT at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in West Germany. “ The ex-works, John Harris, ISDT 1962 BSA 500cc A50 Star Registration no. ![]()
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