The Bob Keeler Sportsman Combination
Britain in the mid 1950s was a very different time transportation wise. Only recently beginning to emerge from wartime austerity, the days of multiple vehicle ownership within a family was a distant fantasy. Commuting was a very local affair, with the humble bicycle steadfastly providing ample service for the majority of people lucky enough to trade up from wearing their shoe leather thin.
As money became more available, so did the products on which to spend it on. Motor cars were expensive luxury items, so what about a nice motorbike or, better still, for the aspiring middle classes, a clean, safe motor scooter? Plenty of people took up the option and as the solo rider’s life developed, their machine could too, with the addition of a sidecar for extra passenger and luggage carrying capacity.
Dealers were only too happy to encourage the sales of extra products, with
