Letters

I am 76 and still building and riding motorcycles. The builds started at 15 when I left school and started work at the local garage. The very first bike was a round frame DOT scrambler. The frame was altered and a BSA C15 engine fitted. I now live in Norwich (for the last 52 years). Nearly…

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I am the new owner of the Woolley Yamaha 50cc eight-speed. Apart from the information available on the Classic 50cc racing web page I have no other information. Would any of your readers have any information or photographs of the bike racing. I would like to contact the families of Brian Woolley and Trevor Burgess…

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I found this picture of my late uncle John Mcness whilst clearing his house. He sadly passed away on Good Friday of Covid-19 at the age of 93. I would be very grateful to you if could help identify the bike and its history, and would gladly pass this picture on to the current owner…

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With reference to the letter from Rodney Wildsmith in June 2020’s OBM ‘Hedge-dwelling Scott… where are UU?’ Rodney also contacted the Scott Owners’ Club with the same inquiry and we were able to put together some historical information on this remarkable machine. I attach a brief summary in the hope it will be of interest…

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This may be of interest to you, the Morris Oxford van in the background of the picture of the Adler on page 16 of the September issue was owned by me from the early 1980s and used as race transport when I raced in VMCC events. It was previously owned by Colin Hopkinson of Tydd…

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I too was also interested in the June article on flat twins. That must be a rare photo of the Lilac, I remember they also made a transverse V-twin like the Guzzi. IZH and Jawa made an interesting flat twin bike transverse and shaft drive in the early 1980s. It was interesting as it was…

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