Letters – Old Bike Mart

Joy of Atlas

13th August 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I was struggling to read the June issue, having just got back from having some swarf excavated from my eye at the local hospital (by the most delightful young lady!) and I chanced upon the

Cadwell outfits

11th August 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

As Cadwell Park hosts the Sidecar Revival Meeting I thought it would be appropriate to include the last three Colin Clark images of sidecar outfits in the 1950s. The first is a Norton outfit (70)

Very acceptable

2nd August 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I enjoyed the article on the Ariel VA/VB. Enclosed is a photo of a 1939 Ariel VA that I found in Princes Risborough, approximately 1990. It was one owner and came with tax discs from

Side valves as solos

2nd August 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I was pleased that the article on the Ariel VB (OBM April) did not concentrate solely on those old side valves as just being able to pull a heavy sidecar around, but were also capable

West Indies Indian?

31st July 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

After speaking to Dave at the Bike Shed Show in London, here’s the pic that I mentioned at the time. The photo was taken in 1934 in Aruba, in the Dutch West Indies, and I’m

Does this Velo still bellow?

31st July 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I would really like to find out if my Velocette still exists. The DVLA say it’s not on their records so, if it’s still around, it must be in a shed or garage. This is

Lowe not Rowe

13th July 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I have just realised that there is a small, but significant, error to the write-up to the Morton’s Archive picture on the front cover of the April issue. The rider of the Sunbeam, is I

Chair rubber

9th July 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

Here is a photo, above, of the Norton Dominator 99 that Roger Maughfling built for me in 1964. I soon found that the 16” tyres did not last long (500 miles for the rear) and

Poetic licence

5th July 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I’m enclosing a little poem I wrote about a project I’ve recently completed. I’ve been restoring Triumphs for quite a number of years now and I have to admit, believe me, this was some project.

Colin Clark’s Cadwell continues

3rd July 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

Thanks again to Dennis Prosser in helping to identify riders from Colin Clark’s images from the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. I will include any details that Colin may have added to these pictures, but