ONE ON THE SIDE

“Talk about the most fun you can have kneeling down!”

SITTING in the workshop, my mind drifts back to my motorcycle heritage. I’m a third-generation enthusiast. My grandfather rode a 1924 Douglas, my father rode AJS and Coventry-Eagle and my first bike was a 125cc James. My father also had a love for watching speedway bike racing. He did this with his mates in the 1930s, sheltering under their leather jackets for protection from rocks and dirt as the bikes drifted past. Dad took me to the Sydney Showground Speedway in the early 60s. What a thrill, and I distinctly remember