Letters – The Classic Motorcycle

Knock-out Yamaha

9th October 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I really appreciated the letter from Nigel Megson regarding the great article by Andy Westlake on my Greeves 197cc Scottish in the September 2019 issue of The Classic MotorCycle. In answer to his question concerning

My own two Eglis: The same but different

26th September 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I was very interested in your Egli-Vincents article, and the heading ‘The same but different’ was appropriate. It is also appropriate to my Egli-Vincents as I have a single (Egli-Vincent Comet Special) and a twin

Cullen and the 1971 ISDT

22nd September 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

Being a trials man myself I enjoyed the Greeves Scottish story featuring Chris Cullen in the September 2019 issue. The last time I saw Chris Cullen was on a Steam Packet ferry, bound for Douglas

Road trim Jimmy

20th September 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I enjoyed your article on lightweight military motorcycles (June 2019 issue) and thought readers may be interested in the civilian version of the James Military Lightweight (ML). After the Second Word War ended, James continued

Swinging arm conversions

19th September 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

There were quite a few observations about aftermarket rear suspension in your September 2019 magazine. It should be noted conversions were not just confined to off-road machines. Here are some photos of my late father

Plane game

18th September 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

On pages 6/7 of the September 2019 issue of TCM, the aeroplane is a French-built SNCASE SE 161 Languedoc, powered by four 900HP Gnome Rhone engines. Air France used 40 of them – 100 were

Scrambling memories

10th September 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I was delighted to read Andy Westlake’s article (TCM, July 2019) about a 350cc scrambles Matchless and his fond memories of that era. I was a competitor at that time and this was my 1953

Place correction

20th August 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

With regards to the Louie McLean article in the August 2019 issue and the statement that her husband George “went on to run a motorcycle dealership in Perthshire”. George McLean’s business was in Dundee and

More on Meier

18th August 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

With reference to Herman Meier, as featured in You Were Asking in the TCM of August 2019, I met Herman several times. The pictured bike was ridden in sprints by John Kimberley, and I suggest

Speeding Dominator caught by Dart

17th July 2019 Nigel Devereux Letters

I found the letters by Bruce M Bennett (July 2019) very interesting as that was the era I started riding and his mention of his employment at Thornton Heath depot reminded me of the following: