Early Motor Bicycle Run, Peebles, 2018
Riders and Machines
Riding
1
Peter Grieg
269cc Hobart,
BT1171, reg (re-reg?) 1921 but more
likely 1918 ish
2
Mike Coxon
1914 Premier 3 1/2 HP
Bought new by Doncaster Estate Agent
Charlie Barnsdale who kept it until 1955
3
John Shaw
Kynoch
JAP500 3 gears + clutch in rear hub.
4
John Robinson.
BSA Model E, EF 399,
One of only 4 model Es known to exist
and the only one in UK. First BSA with
chain drive & kickstart. 2 speed rear
hub of BSA's own make.
5
John Coxon
1913 Sunbeam 2 3/4 , AF834.
Sunbeam's first motorcycle introduced
1912.
6
Tom Norman
P&M 3 1/2HP 1921, DS9434
Last of the 2 speed P&Ms
7
Jimmy Steel
1922 Sunbeam 3 1/2 HP MB 5934
8
John & Janet
1914 Humber 6HP sidecar.
Box of bits in 1968, VMCC thought it
was the only survivor but another was
found in S Africa and then France,
neither of which run.
29
Keith Hodgson
1912 Royal Enfield Model 160 BF8060
345cc, possibly restored by "Radco".
10
Geoff Hanson
1913 Douglas 2 3/4HP TS1504 Pioneer
certificate 1222. Only one previous
owner, present owner 35 years
11
Roel v Maarseveen
1903 Pebok
350cc
12
Vincent Belgraver
1913 Sarolea
13
Ben Wieringa
1913 Marchall Lily or 1903 Peugeot
14
Arend Heijs
1912 Zenith
15
Lex Biermans
1912
1902 Sommaire
16
Gijs van Maarseveen
1908 Brown or 1914 Triumph
17
Maud van Maarseveen
Netherlands
1925 AJS 350cc sidevalve
18
David Moffat
1919 Triumph Model H
19
Fred Taylor
1913 Triumph Type C
Owned since 2015, completed Pioneer
Run & others, in spite of magneto drive
key shearing.
20
Jonathon Hill
1910 Douglas Model C, BF 7768.
Automatic inlet valves, single speed
direct drive 2 3/4HP. Formerly owned
by Speedway Star Eric Langton, where it
was used in Western Australia.
21
Geoff Green
1914 Rover
Completed six Pioneer runs & the
Northern Pioneer without problems.
22
Gordon Johnston
1913 Douglas 2 3/4HP AH6237
In the same family for 50 years.
23
Andrew Tosh
1907 Griffon, BF 7467
No clutch, single speed. "Brake" within
engine unit, "Zedel" engine with 4:1
reduction, 18 - 20 mph max
24
Alastair Alexander
1908 Quadrant 557cc DS50
(Loaned by Des Josling, S Africa, not
used since the 1950s)
25
John MacMillan
Lanark
1913 Ariel TT Model (or 1905 Peugeot)
26
Brian Gordon
1922 Humber 600 Sports.
The 600cc flat twin sports is quite rare
with only 3 thought to survive, this one
being the only one running at regular
events.
27
David Moreton
1916 Rover 500cc, BF 8164
Probably WW1, foot clutch.
28
Peter White
1916 Triumph Junior, 225cc
Two Stroke, 2 gears, no clutch, no
kickstart
29
Robert Clark
1912 Rudge TT SV 6883
30
Richard Higgins
1913 Connaught 293cc
31
Dave Jolley
1907 Rex
32
Chris Welch
1921 Triumph
33
Eric Alderson
1912 Humber 2 Speed
34
David Alderson
1914 Precision Vee Twin AJ2413
35
Tom Gaynor
1921 Sunbeam Sporting Single
Riding
1
Peter Grieg
269cc Hobart,
BT1171, reg (re-reg?) 1921 but more
likely 1918 ish
2
Mike Coxon
1914 Premier 3 1/2 HP
Bought new by Doncaster Estate Agent
Charlie Barnsdale who kept it until 1955
3
John Shaw
Kynoch
JAP500 3 gears + clutch in rear hub.
4
John Robinson.
BSA Model E, EF 399,
One of only 4 model Es known to exist
and the only one in UK. First BSA with
chain drive & kickstart. 2 speed rear
hub of BSA's own make.
5
John Coxon
1913 Sunbeam 2 3/4 , AF834.
Sunbeam's first motorcycle introduced
1912.
6
Tom Norman
P&M 3 1/2HP 1921, DS9434
Last of the 2 speed P&Ms
7
Jimmy Steel
1922 Sunbeam 3 1/2 HP MB 5934
8
John & Janet
1914 Humber 6HP sidecar.
Box of bits in 1968, VMCC thought it
was the only survivor but another was
found in S Africa and then France,
neither of which run.
29
Keith Hodgson
1912 Royal Enfield Model 160 BF8060
345cc, possibly restored by "Radco".
10
Geoff Hanson
1913 Douglas 2 3/4HP TS1504 Pioneer
certificate 1222. Only one previous
owner, present owner 35 years
11
Roel v Maarseveen
1903 Pebok
350cc
12
Vincent Belgraver
1913 Sarolea
13
Ben Wieringa
1913 Marchall Lily or 1903 Peugeot
14
Arend Heijs
1912 Zenith
15
Lex Biermans
1912
1902 Sommaire
16
Gijs van Maarseveen
1908 Brown or 1914 Triumph
17
Maud van Maarseveen
Netherlands
1925 AJS 350cc sidevalve
18
David Moffat
1919 Triumph Model H
19
Fred Taylor
1913 Triumph Type C
Owned since 2015, completed Pioneer
Run & others, in spite of magneto drive
key shearing.
20
Jonathon Hill
1910 Douglas Model C, BF 7768.
Automatic inlet valves, single speed
direct drive 2 3/4HP. Formerly owned
by Speedway Star Eric Langton, where it
was used in Western Australia.
21
Geoff Green
1914 Rover
Completed six Pioneer runs & the
Northern Pioneer without problems.
22
Gordon Johnston
1913 Douglas 2 3/4HP AH6237
In the same family for 50 years.
23
Andrew Tosh
1907 Griffon, BF 7467
No clutch, single speed. "Brake" within
engine unit, "Zedel" engine with 4:1
reduction, 18 - 20 mph max
24
Alastair Alexander
1908 Quadrant 557cc DS50
(Loaned by Des Josling, S Africa, not
used since the 1950s)
25
John MacMillan
Lanark
1913 Ariel TT Model (or 1905 Peugeot)
26
Brian Gordon
1922 Humber 600 Sports.
The 600cc flat twin sports is quite rare
with only 3 thought to survive, this one
being the only one running at regular
events.
27
David Moreton
1916 Rover 500cc, BF 8164
Probably WW1, foot clutch.
28
Peter White
1916 Triumph Junior, 225cc
Two Stroke, 2 gears, no clutch, no
kickstart
29
Robert Clark
1912 Rudge TT SV 6883
30
Richard Higgins
1913 Connaught 293cc
31
Dave Jolley
1907 Rex
32
Chris Welch
1921 Triumph
33
Eric Alderson
1912 Humber 2 Speed
34
David Alderson
1914 Precision Vee Twin AJ2413
35
Tom Gaynor
1921 Sunbeam Sporting Single
