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Reclaiming a Douglas Competition Model(Script for a club talk by Frank Dolman)1It must have been in 1959 when I heard of a Douglas for sale – model unknown. I had been the proudowner of “Galloping Gert” my 1912 Ladies Model since September 1956, and had grown to like theflat twin, as distinct from my ‘Frantic Barnetts’ (150 & 197cc) and...
Through the Iron Curtain on Two Wheels from Roger Newark. In 1989, some other BMW riders that I knew asked if I would like to join them on a ride to the BMW factory in Berlin to see how our machines were built. As it happened, the day jobs for these other four riders (Ken,...
Three Wheels On My Wagon by Roger Newark – previously printed in the BMW Club magazine I was asked if I would put some words together about the new BMW sidecar outfit that I have recently acquired. However, I thought it was probably appropriate to say why I had such a soft spot for sidecar outfits during my life. It all began when I was...
In the 1960s Honda produced a very successful marketing slogan "You meet the nicest people on a Honda". This was made possible as Honda fitted an electric start to oil tight motorcycles and in doing so opened a new market, which included ladies. Arriving at the Waresley Garden Centre earlier this week, Mick Ward was in conversation with a gentleman. Introducing...