Hand-built for a master
Building a motorcycle which will be used by a former world champion, not just ridden for display purposes but used in a proper trial, is a daunting prospect. After all, your workmanship will be under the most intense scrutiny as all eyes will be on the VIP guest and his bike.
This was the situation facing MotoSWM proprietor Martin Mathews when the Inverness and District Motorcycle Club invited Bernie Schreiber to be guest of honour at their Highland Classic Two Day Trial.
Titled Edition SWM, it was to celebrate both the marque and Bernie winning the SSDT on an SWM in 1982. Martin was asked if he could provide a couple of SWMs for Bernie and Gilles Burgat to use in the trial. In the end Gilles couldn’t make the event after injuring his shoulder in the SSDT but Bernie put the one built for him to good use in the Alvie Estate-based event.
At the end of the trial we had a chat with
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