Since the publication of THE SPIDERS’ WEB, which has been much appreciated across the globe, the Plague has come and gone, yet more facts and pictures have emerged from the woodwork, competition has re-started and the world has moved on… Furthermore, 2023 is the 120th Anniversary of Basil Davenport’s birth and the Centenary of the creation of Spider – while updates are needed about the Continuing Adventures of the Spiders! Winter 2023 will see the publication of the sequel: ‘THE SPIDERS – and more GN Specials’. As every Shelsley Walsh gathering and VSCC meeting will now see so many fascinating … continue reading
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Essential reading for any LE owner – or even those with just an interest in these fascinating machines. It is a great tribute to all those memorable LE journeys, but also to the many interesting people who owned them too. A long overdue book.
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When I was asked to review this book I was perhaps less than enthusiastic, for being an avid user of JAP engines for over half a century, indeed serving my apprenticeship at a JAP agency and owning various models of these engines throughout this time, I assumed that there would be very little in the book that I hadn’t either read or even had first hand experience. Well, what a mistake that was! Although Robin has naturally included a lot of what I already knew, he has managed to unearth a vast amount of matter that over the years has … continue reading
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The very special new book by the sadly missed Robin Rew is now out! A MORGAN-JAP ANTHOLOGY was first seen at the MTWC’s sprint at Curborough, but will be launched at Morgan’s THRILL ON THE HILL at Shelsey Walsh on Saturday 23rd July. Available now in softback at £45. Large format, full colour throughout, 290pp.
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Within a reasonable radius of Malvern, Worcestershire, John Bradshaw can give illustrated talks on all of his own books. continue reading
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The beginning of the fall of the Roman Empire was an exciting and somewhat precarious time to be alive in Britain for Justin, the son of a centurion at the fortress in an important Roman city. continue reading
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A Celebration of Basil Davenport’s legendary giant-killing Hill-Climbers. continue reading
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A fascinating tale that very few people have heard of, brought to vivid life by this new book a rollicking adventure read, and true into the bargain.
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When John told me about the 1939 International Six Day Trial in Austria, blighted by the start of WW2, I immediately looked it up on the internet. What I found was a series of reprints from the motorcycling press and a few comments and accounts of the aftermath. I also found that I had a personal, though somewhat tenuous, connection with the tale; having driven most of the course taken on the third day, which included the Grossglockner Pass, on one of my Tours des Cols. John has taken this rather dry material and, together with a transcript of an … continue reading
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At last, one of the great untold mysteries of the 1930s has been researched and turned into an eminently readable tale. A significant work.
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