Now Ron I thought of you today …I am aware of your enthusiastic love of 2 wheeled machines so while at a classic car show I saw these and knew straight away it was up your ally … I know its not KSA related but its just as good… see if you can Identify the last one and have a look at its engine !!!
Mah Sahlamms
mjb1948:
hi ron
remember me mick beech
ec
x taf knights of old then fahad enterprizesjuly76 to 81
Hi Mick your name ? Rings a distant bell ? ( Knights of Old ) that’s Northhamton ? I remember an outfit in Jeddah near the port With Seddon Atkys and a Blue Scammel with a gardner was that Knights of old ? We must have met , may be in our canteen , feel free to put things of interest on this Thread and photo of yourself that will refresh my memories I respect any one like yourself who was out there in those days Jeddah what a place ? Ron
That last bike on your shots ? Got me puzzled Backsplice !!! when I saw it ■■? the first name that sprung to mined was Zundap ? I was at bike auction a few years back and an engine like that was for sale ? With open rockers valves and springs I wandered then ,what it was from , and still not sure Even to this day , I’ve can’t ever remember seeing a box section handle bar ? And frame So tell me What is it. ■■? Italian ■■? M/ guzy ■■? Ron 
ronhawk:
mjb1948:
hi ron
remember me mick beech
ec
x taf knights of old then fahad enterprizesjuly76 to 81
Hi Mick your name ? Rings a distant bell ? ( Knights of Old ) that’s Northhamton ? I remember an outfit in Jeddah near the port With Seddon Atkys and a Blue Scammel with a gardner was that Knights of old ? We must have met , may be in our canteen , feel free to put things of interest on this Thread and photo of yourself that will refresh my memories I respect any one like yourself who was out there in those days Jeddah what a place ? Ron
Hi Ron
TRANS ARABIAN FREIGHT was part of knights of old we had seddon.scamell contractor and 2Volvo f88 running cement .DBS days before sarramat running down to abba & and the yemen border
I was the fitter there but was fitting 2 days a week driving the rest are yard was up the mecca road about 4 k from the port
after 3 months taf was then went in in with fahad enterprises we had a yard just off medina road we were there for about 2 years then the yard move about 6k up the medina road next to large flyover we had the trans suez contract 750 containers a month custom clearing and transportian fahd enterprises had 80 bull nose manns and a few Volvos
some of the lads that work there over the years
were ■■■■■■ moore from barking
kev barret
chas Phillips
taffey
two from rye cant remember names ( old age)
dennis knight use to come overland don knights brother
brent savage
to justname a few
will have to dig out some photo,s
regards mick
Here you are Ron…never thought you,d be stumped but then there you go …its only age !!!
Its from Denmark so there you go ■■
back to KSA next time ■■
Good on you Mick ,you had a bit more room up the Madina rd ,we where in Jeddah about 2 klicks from the dock , be in touch Ron Thanks Backspice for showing Me up !!
The more I look at that engine Ron I beginning to think its a 4 cylinder ■■■■■■■ …would,t that throb between the legs ■■?
we were closer to the docks than you …Mina Road …almost straight in
Your king pin looks high on the F89 Backsplice our A series would have would have hit the trailer legs coupling up to your empties ?!!! Har Har Ron
Hi mjb, I thought that these old stickers might bring back a couple of memories for you. 
I loaded some machinery somewhere in the midlands in 1980 and I had to deliver it to a factory just past Ankara. I had been told to go to Knights yard at Cherry Hill and that they would fill in my carnet and give me the rest of the paperwork. While I was waiting the yardman came out and gave me three large stickers and told me to put one on the back of the tilt and one on each of the doors on the cab. The guy who had driven the unit before me had at one time stuck a marine dangerous goods diamond on the cab and when he removed it the adhesive had pulled away some of the paint and even months later it had still left an imprint. The yardman seemed quite annoyed that I didn’t want to use them saying that the reason was that if I broke down and one of Trans Arabian’s subbies came along then they would have to stop and help me. So I stuck one on the back of the tilt and I promised him that if I did brake down then I would put the other two on the doors. 
I ended up keeping those stickers for nearly 25 years until another Trucknet member asked me if he could have them.
Regards Steve.
Nice one. How long did the trip take, the outbound one? I guess the border crossings were a tad unpredictable…
Regards
Johnny
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I put this one on before but ages ago … me with a load of rice would have put more on but did,nt have enough ropes …it was one of them local jobs …get that lot up town and hurry some lads were a bit hesitant about doubling up !!! the 89 is down on the 5th wheel then Ron
Mah sallahm
That load of rice ,Backsplice would have lasted our Philos Forever ?they where a good bunch of lads so deferent from the Brits in there food ,fish and rice was there basic diet (have you ever had burnt rice in the bottom of the pan ) I can still taste that today and dislike any thing to do with saucepans. mainly because of there surgical use if you catch my drift Mirlin will know what I mean , Ron.
any body use the short cut round the christen by pass by following the painted oil drums?
mushroomman:
Hi mjb, I thought that these old stickers might bring back a couple of memories for you.
I loaded some machinery somewhere in the midlands in 1980 and I had to deliver it to a factory just past Ankara. I had been told to go to Knights yard at Cherry Hill and that they would fill in my carnet and give me the rest of the paperwork. While I was waiting the yardman came out and gave me three large stickers and told me to put one on the back of the tilt and one on each of the doors on the cab. The guy who had driven the unit before me had at one time stuck a marine dangerous goods diamond on the cab and when he removed it the adhesive had pulled away some of the paint and even months later it had still left an imprint. The yardman seemed quite annoyed that I didn’t want to use them saying that the reason was that if I broke down and one of Trans Arabian’s subbies came along then they would have to stop and help me. So I stuck one on the back of the tilt and I promised him that if I did brake down then I would put the other two on the doors.
I ended up keeping those stickers for nearly 25 years until another Trucknet member asked me if he could have them.
Regards Steve.
hi steve
haven’t seen them for 35 years brings back some memorys
regards mick
Just as a matter of interest , and I know Backsplice is ? Was a nautical man , I was called over the road this morning to look after a problem with the old lady Mary ? Now she is 90 and it was her son Paul who was in the Merchant Navy he called in Jeddah in 1978 on the ship named Snow Hill , JD took him round to our villa and round the town , I was on leave at the time ,the fact that he lived directly opposite us, is a sheer coincidence ? that shows how small the World was then ,its even smaller today , I took the liberty to take these photos below , Ron
Loos like young Mr Hooper was 3rd mate …maybe a 4th year cadet but definitely still a lad like I USED to be…here,s a couple more for you but … getting back to SARAMAT check out image No 3
Back to sunny Aldridge K3 ERF
edit: I cannot get pic the right way round! If you left click it will rotate
Pete …definitely not the KSA to many trees (without leaves ■■?)
backsplice:
Pete …definitely not the KSA to many trees (without leaves ■■?)
Right way up at last!
