Geoff Duke was the first global superstar of Grand Prix racing, the first to win three successive world championships and the first to win two in the same year.
When John Foster first laid eyes on this BSA Super Rocket he was actually in the market for a Velocette, but the stunning pre-unit Beezer was enough to sway John’s affections on the spot.
As Ken Bills bump-started his 490cc ohc Norton for the 1938 Senior Manx Grand Prix, few would have imagined that he would be the last MGP winner for eight years.
