FROM THE OTHER SIDE

Dear CR

Writing from the antipodes I congratulate you on the quality of your excellent publication Classic Racer.

I regard myself as a true enthusiast, having learned to ride on a 1938 Royal Enfield 500cc, interspersed with a Honda CB175.

I did a recent appraisal and established that I have either owned or ridden 47 motorcycles: Bridgestones, Ducatis, Gileras, Suzukis, Yamahas and Jawas to name but a few.

These days I only have two bikes: a BMW R1000RS motorsport and half share with my brother a CB1100 RC (Honda). The Honda has an interesting race history. It was on pole position at the Castrol Six Hour Endurance Race held at Amaroo Park, NSW, in 1982. It was capably ridden by Vince Sharpe and Len Willing (younger brother of Warren Willing).

I look forward to collecting more CRS as they become available. Greg Mullens

NSW, Australia

G’day Greg! Thanks for getting in touch with us. 47 bikes? Is that enough Greg? Are you aware of the equation N>1 where N is the number of motorcycle you own and the value (1) is how many more you could really do with in your life? Good to hear from you, keep it sunny side up. Tony