Your a star Lyn, look forward to the photo's.
not forgotton you bikeral..was a tad busy yesterday...should get those pics on today for you..
lyn
hi all..thought all you bike enthusiasts may like to see some pics of my late hubby steves dads scrap album..he raced during the 40s and 50s and early 60s all over the country and also the isle of man..and ireland....his name was eric hardy and he also owned a bike shop on the hampstead road..handsworth and rode many makes of bike encluding nortons...most of the pics are of eric who rode on number 15 most times but the ones that are of his fellow riders are named so who knows..maybe some of you may recogise a name....
the first pics are of eric outside his shop on hampstead road and some of his mechanics...these are reposted pics that we lost when the forum was hacked...as most of you know my husband passed away in 2010 so i have passed erics scrapbook of original photos onto his brother...
lyn
hope you enjoy them...
Hi Astoness, The post I was referring to, I believe was intend to go to Bikeral. ie your post No 92. But it came to me instead ? just thought I would let you know.
great photos lyn
see where your son get his love of bikes from
josie
bringing to the top for dave..dave i have reposted just a few of some of the photos out of erics album they start on post 96
all the best
lyn
I didn't see my dad in those pix, but they are still good to look at. My dad was Joe Astley...a whiz with engines of any kind. Eric took us to Silverstone. he was riding a 50cc bike at the time, I think it was a Ducati and I got to ride it around the pit area. It really is amazing the connection that many of us have on this forum, Eric being your father in law, and my dad working for him.
Dave A
hi dave at least you have some pics of the shop now...i agree its amazing how this forum has connected lots of members
there are many more photos but they are now in the keeping of my bro in law..if you would like i could ask for them back and i could post a few more...maybe your dad is on one or two of them
lyn
Oh this brings back so many 1960’s memories, of having to get up really early to eat breakfast and then off to find a good spot to wait for the races to start or walking around the paddock before and after racing, the sounds of the engines, I can smell the Castrol R now. Riding up into the mountains with the mist swirling as though we were the only people up there, Knickerbocker glories on the beach, fish and chips ooooh I could go on.
Good times, but I remember as a pillion on my boyfriend’s bike riding that ramp to get onto the ferry was the absolute worst for me. The one year it was raining, high tide, the sea was really rough and the wooden plank all wet and slippery and hubby (well he is now) just went full throttle up it, I swear I thought we were going to fall into the sea between the ferry and the wharf and that would be the end of us with all the paraphernalia we had on. It wouldn’t be allowed now H & S etc, well I hope it wouldn’t!
If you would be so kind...
Dave A