Steve; As I've written others, this project is in it's infancy or discussion stages. So far it seems that Toni, Peter and I are all willing to take on this project. Once we've come to an agreement, we'll need a plan or guideline with which to work. Peter and I have both discussed the possibilty of this starting as a website and possibly developing into book form. Yes it could well be encyclopedic, and that's the reason for a organizational plan. The history of Brittish bikes is so deep and rich, a project like this could go on forever, as I'm sure new stories and history will always continue to surface. Promise this much. We'll do the best we can and hope everyone enjoys our efforts.
Best regards, Peter Naiman
Shorewood, WI
> great to see such a book in the 'offing' but do you
> realise how massive the
> subject is? if it is to list all the makers like
> Erwin Tragach's? motorcycle
> encyclopedia it would be huge. i am sure many people
> this side of the pond would
> be more than willing to contribute, alas many of the
> 'old guard' do not have
> access or inclination to the 'net' ..in fact many of
> these old eccentrics
> believe the internet to be the spawn of the
> devil...living in Derbyshire on the
> border between South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire i
> meet some of these guys on
> occassion at carboots sales (garage sale?) and the
> stories told are very
> interesting but sometimes details are lost in
> time...i have just started to plot
> the history of one local dealer/maker Websters of
> Chesterfield ..i live in
> Chesterfield and 1 year on i still have not got the
> full story...good luck with the
> project.
>
> Steve Chambers, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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