ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Old Bike Mart and AWoL for printing my request for Biker input
Greg Dawe for his factual and conversational input
Mandy Turner for postmodern consumerist boggling
Mel for free publicity at rallies
Wee Jeanie for input deeper and broader than was asked.
Harry Kennedy, P.H. Robinson, Jack Bell, and Bob Moir for the main thrust contributions
Dr. R. Hollands for bringing books and stuff to my attention, and being a computing whizz
Lisa Hollands for test readings
Steve and Karen Siddons for bouncing ideas
Tom Woodhead for worldly writer’s advice, criticism that removed paint and editing out the blunders that would have seen me requiring a new identity
Julie Woodhead for more bouncing and reading
Nigel for building a bird box and a patient ear
Pete Blow for laughing and for listening and providing true stories
All the Bikers who responded to the questionnaire
The Sheffield Wylde Cats Motorcycle Club
The British Motorcycle Preservation Society
The National Association for Disabled Bikers
All other bike clubs, individuals and organisations whom I have mentioned in the text but did not communicate with directly, and all those that exist
Honest bike dealers and service providers everywhere
Gottleib Daimler for a nifty idea
The Clifton Park Gallery and Museum, Rotherham
The Central Library, Rotherham for pursuing information
Sheffield Hallam University, for filling my mind with stuff that I just had to dump somewhere
The creator of the backgrounds whose details are no longer on the web
Ali Hill for things that a man can never find words for when he wants to
All the Bikers and non-Bikers who helped knowingly or otherwise;
if I were an artist, you would be my colours
All of you who chose to read this book
Every single Biker who ever drew breath
Thank you all and any I’ve missed. It is unto each and every one of you whom I dedicate this book…