BEETLE ALONG
BRIAN “BEETLE” BAYLEY has been around motorcycling for a very long time. He is not a racer; he is not a bike shop owner; instead he is a rider of tracks that seldom see a bike or anything else. The Red Centre is his spiritual home and it’s where he is happiest. Attending rallies in faraway places on the machine best suited for that ride is what he does. It could be a beat up DR650, or a K Series BMW outfit (although that has been recently upgraded to an XJR1300), but more recently it has been a Royal Enfield 350.
Why would you pass up a shed full of bikes for a Royal Enfield? Because he discovered and was inspired by Winifred Wells. As a 22-year-old, Winifred bought a new Royal Enfield 350 Bullet a few weeks before Christmas 1950, and on Boxing Day she packed her party dress and dancing shoes and headed off
