Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Art in motion…

“I have been painting and drawing for most of my life. When I was five I can remember drawing a Foden lorry at primary school things,” says Bob Spendlove.

For many of us, doing what we truly love as a day job means we are blessed – and Bob knows how lucky he is. “I love doing what I do, really, I do and I’ve been lucky enough to do this for 40 years,” he says. But how did it all start, Bob? “Things moved on from that first drawing. I served an engineering apprenticeship with good old Joe Lucas (well, Lucas Engineering) and continued painting as a hobby in my spare time. I moved to

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