Other Stuff > Misc / Open

RIP Neil Murray.

<< < (2/3) > >>

Laverda Dave:
That is sad news, 63 is no age to go either.

I met him a few times at Kempton Park as he always had a stall there and would always be selling a bike or two with some other hard to find parts strewn across the table as though they had fallen straight out of a shopping bag!

He was great to speak with although it was difficult to get away as he had so many tales to tell. He knew a great deal about bikes and whatever he was selling he could tell you the model year the part would fit. I remember a conversation I had with him about 400/4 kickstart knuckles and if they could be repaired, he had tried it but said they break within weeks. He told me good s/h ones sell for £100 :o

I used to read his column in MCN before I stopped buying it when it would only focus on £20k, 170mph sports bikes although I still picked up a copy for a free quick read of his column in the supermarket!

I didn't know John Wyatt had died either, very sad.

RIP both Neil & John.

flatfour:
Does anyone know what happened to John Wyatt?

I've bought a couple of bikes from him when he had imported containers full as a "job lot" and he has supplied me with lots of spares over the years.

He also restored the CB750 that my friend sold to Frank a few years ago and was the prize in a raffle with one of the magazines in the late nineties, so I have met him quite frequently in the past.

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: flatfour on July 29, 2021, 05:55:56 PM ---Does anyone know what happened to John Wyatt?

I've bought a couple of bikes from him when he had imported containers full as a "job lot" and he has supplied me with lots of spares over the years.

He also restored the CB750 that my friend sold to Frank a few years ago and was the prize in a raffle with one of the magazines in the late nineties, so I have met him quite frequently in the past.

--- End quote ---

From what  can gather John closed his unit  in Tockwith  possibly with a view to retiring but had a heart attack a few weeks later. Please don't quote me on this though but I know he has definitely passed away. Yes the prize CB750 UK diecast  he did for the magazine was BYU 765H .. three reg. numbers up from Dick Emery's bike.

For anyone who hasn't heard of John he is featured in this 'Top Dog' video BSA Rocket3 vs CB750

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7U-uNMg4x8

flatfour:
Thanks very much for that, I didn't know that he had shut up shop, either.

I did quite a few miles on the bike that was restored for the magazine, my friend owned it for around fifteen years and, as he suffers from Reynauds Syndrome, the cold affects him very badly. Most years, he would leave it with me for the winter (usually October to April, in fact) and I would ride it together with my own, as often as possible. It also went to France twice for the Coupe De Moto Legende at Dijon, to Spa for the "Biker Classic" and Scotland, as well as Wales almost annually.

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on July 28, 2021, 08:19:51 AM ---

In 14 years, I’ve only ever banned two people from here. He was the first.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

--- End quote ---

Are you sure you banned him Steve? ... as I remembered it  Bitsa upset him and he left.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page