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This was the Road Cow (24):

VW Camper

We loved our VW Transporter, we no longer have it.

Left to right, my first car, a Hillman Imp, Vauxhall HA Viva Van, Audi Coupé. Click on the thumbnail for a larger picture

Motorcycles I have known

I have owned many motorcycles in my time. My love of them started when I was 15, Nick Winter started me off with it, he had a Norton 350 Navigator that was virtually a pile of scrap that he used to get out of the shed and tear around on now and again. This gave me the urge to own a bike of my own

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Bantam 175 D14-4
Bantam D14-4

I started with this one that I rebuilt. It cost me 18 quid. I ran into a bread van doing a U turn at Marfleet about a month after getting on the road with it. It was written off. This photo was taken in 1972

Honda CD 175
Honda CD175

My dad would not let me have the more sporty CB 175, I could not understand why. Taken in 1972

Suzuki GT 250
Suzuki GT 250 Suzuki GT 250 Suzuki GT 250

After a while, I moved up to this. Taken in 1974

Norton 350 Navigator

I then passed my test and bought Nick Winter's Norton off him, I was forever taking it to bits to fix it. This one was taken before I owned it, early 1972

Suzuki GT 750 (Kettle)


These were taken around 1980

Honda 750 four

Sadly, this is just about the only photo I have of it

I also built another Bantam 175 D14-4 that I never photographed. This was taken around 1990. Peter sat on the tank

Honda 750 Custom
This is my present one
 At the shop
In the shop

Just for comparison. The little boy sat on the tank of the Honda 750F is now sat on the seat of the 750C:

At Home

Taken 13/03/2002

 

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