BIKES

My Dad always had a bike, including a Vincent, as did most of my Uncles and my Grandad, and so it came as no surprise when my 16th birthday present was a motorbike (well, sort of!) - a BSA Dandy that cost him £1.50! Ever since then, I have had a bike of some description, be it a Puch Maxi or an outfit, a Kettle or an RD350, but I have now, at 60, hung up me helmet for good. So shown here are pictures of some of the lovely and not-so-lovely bikes I have owned or been interested in between 1966 and 2009 - there have been a lot! Some of the glorious steeds not shown included a Vespa 125, an AJS 14CSR, a BSA C15, a Lambretta LD125 (cost £3!), an MZ TS250 (cost £0!) and the wife's Honda C70 - no known pictures of these bikes exist - and probably a good job too!