DO ANY OF YOU REMEMBER OUR SUNDAY BRIDGNORTH RUN FROM THE MERMAID PUB AT WHITWICK WOLVERHAMPTON AFTER A PINT OR TWO AND A GAME OF DARTS TO THE GROTO CAFE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLIFF RAILWAY BRIDGNORTH, SHROPSHIRE IN THE EARLY 1960'S ?
SOME OF THE NAMES AND BIKES I REMEMBER WERE JOE ON HIS GOLDIE, FAMOUS FOR TINKLING THE IVORIES OF THE JUKE BOX IN TIME TO THE MUSIC, HIS MATE ON THE CONNIE WHO TOOK OFF IN HIGH WIND ON THE BIRMINGHAM NEW ROAD AND GOUGED A LARGE LONG GROOVE IN THE GRASS VERGE WITH HIS BACKSIDE. EDDIE ON HIS IMMACULATE TRITON WHO JUST LOOKED COOL.
MICK AND HIS TIGER CUB, MOSTLY COMING DOWN THE ROAD PARTED FROM EACH OTHER ( THE FOOTRESTS WERE VERY LOW ! ) HE WAS A TESTER AT NORTON VILLIERS LATER. THERE WERE SEVERAL ARROWS PILOTED BY NUMEROUS DAVES, JOHNS AND A CLIVE. THEY ALWAYS CARRIED SPARE CONDENSERS WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS PACKED UP. THERE WAS ME ON A SEIZING BUT MAGIC 2T GREEVES SPORTS, MELVIN ( OR WAS IT MERVIN ) ON A NORMAN B3 THAT TOOK OF A HUMP BACK BRIDGE AT SPEED AND CLEARED A HEDGE BEFORE LANDING SEVERAL YARDS INTO A FIELD. LES, WHO USED TO SCARE ALL PASSENGERS XXXXLESS ON HIS COMBO. ( ONLY ONCE MIND YOU ! ) WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY FATHER ON HIS 600 SUNBEAM COMBO IN THE 30'S HAVING THE CHAIR PART COMPANY WITH THE BIKE. THE CHAIR WITH MY MOTHER IN GOING THRO' A HEDGE AND ENDING UP WITH A COW LOOKING DOWN AT HER. ( MY MOTHERS STORY )
BACK TO THE BRIDGNORTH RUN, DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE SPEED TWIN MOUNTED PATROL COPPER THAT USED TO STOP AND HELP IF WE BROKE DOWN ? GREAT BLOKE, WONDER IF HE IS STILL AROUND ?
TO FINISH, MY WIFE NEVER LETS ME FORGET THE TIME 44 YEARS AGO I LET HERE RIDE MY BIKE DOWN A COUNTRY LANE. WHEN I SHOUTED HER TO STOP SHE DID. BUT DIDN'T PUT HERE FEET DOWN ( WELL YOU DONT WHEN YOU ARE USED TO BEING ON THE BACK DO YOU ) I PICKED THE BIKE UP AND SAID I HOPED SHE HADN'T DAMAGED IT. SHE STORMED OFF SAYING I THOUGHT MORE OF THE BIKE THAN HER !
MAYBE SOME OF YOU REMEMBER THOSE RUNS !
