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matchle55
Coventry
31 of 98  Wed 19th Nov 2014 5:58pm  

Anne, thanks for the tip, I'll see if I can get either of them from Amazon. Thumbs up
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gangan
Stockton, Southam
32 of 98  Fri 21st Nov 2014 3:16pm  

I think it was Les Williams who built the brilliant Legend (using a Trident engine) at his unit in Kenilworth. A very good friend of mne, Decie Roberts was a paintwork specialist and did all the paint for the Legends at the unit next door. Decie traded as Raven Paintwork and lived in Holbrooks. I wonder what happened to him
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matchle55
Coventry
33 of 98  Fri 21st Nov 2014 7:52pm  

I saw Les Williams at a function about a month ago, he's been retired awhile. No knowledge of the painter though.
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Annewiggy
Tamworth
34 of 98  Fri 21st Nov 2014 7:56pm  

The 192 site shows a Decie Roberts (an unusual name) who was living in Coventry in 2002 living in Saltburn by the Sea in 2012 aged between 65 and 69.
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Greeny
Coventry
35 of 98  Sat 22nd Nov 2014 11:06pm  

On 21st Nov 2014 7:52pm, matchle55 said: I saw Les Williams at a function about a month ago, he's been retired awhile.
Was this at the Fillongley do? If so Dad was there as well. Les came round the house the next day with his semi-autobiographical book - about his early days of working (not Triumph). Dad doesn't know the 'Turners Twins' book - and judging by the eye watering prices on Amazon, you may be looking at collectors bookshops ... or maybe re-mortgaging the house! He does have Jeff Clews' 'Turner the man behind the motorcycles' book from 2000, which is pretty detailed and has some good photographs. **edit** Just noticed these are the same book with different cover and title - chapter headings are all the same.
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matchle55
Coventry
36 of 98  Sun 23rd Nov 2014 9:16am  

On 22nd Nov 2014 11:06pm, Greeny said: Was this at the Fillongley do ?
No it was at the National Motorcycle museum, one Saturday about a month ago.
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Greeny
Coventry
37 of 98  Sun 23rd Nov 2014 10:52am  

Have a few Triumph related images on the computer, I guess this is as good as any thread to share some of them. Here is the the Meriden factory being demolished in 1983. I was travelling to college in Birmingham on the 159 bus at the time - it was upsetting to pass this site every day and see the gradual devastation. Sad On a happier note, here's me in 1976 on Slippery Sam - the 5 times consecutive winner of the IOM production TT race 1971-75 Thumbs up
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matchle55
Coventry
38 of 98  Sun 23rd Nov 2014 2:57pm  

Now I'm really jealous. Thumbs up Thumbs up Thumbs up Thumbs up The event was a gathering organised by the NMM themselves an was attended by a lot of the members of the Vintage motorcycle club and others. Also there with Les Williams was Norman Hyde. These are the people I need to talk to when I try to put this bike back together. The engine is reputed to have been rebuilt by Tony Healey and certainly looks the biz, what it sounds like when its finished is another matter. Lol Lol It's funny, when word got about that I'd got this bike I was given all sorts of bits. "I got these when I worked at Triumph" Wink Wink
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NeilsYard
Coventry
39 of 98  Sun 23rd Nov 2014 7:03pm  

Thanks for sharing the factory photos Greeny - sad as they are Thumbs up Not a lot of late factory photos around Thumbs up
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Catshed
Old Chapelfields
40 of 98  Tue 25th Nov 2014 4:55pm  

Les Williams in his unit at Kenilworth was a great, I'd go over for a light bulb and spend an hour or two with him talking to me about how they developed the C range Triumphs. At the time I had a rough looking Tiger 500 but when I pulled up his face would appear with a grin on it as he liked to see them still used. He's on the far right in this photo with Doug Hele when they were developing what was to become the Triumph Daytona racing works bike.
Triumph - 'The Best Motorcycle in the World'.

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Greeny
Coventry
41 of 98  Tue 25th Nov 2014 5:28pm  

Great photo - dad's eyes lit up when he saw it. Smile L-R : Jack Shemans (who's father worked in the Experimental Department in Priory Street pre-war), Arthur Jakeman (who still lives in Meriden), Doug Hele and Les.
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matchle55
Coventry
42 of 98  Tue 25th Nov 2014 6:03pm  

Arthur Jakeman was the father in law of a lad I was at tec with. He (my mate) used to regale us of Triumph bikes and what Arthur was doing in the comp shop. I was into Japanese bikes then so wasnt really interested. Sad Sad
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Catshed
Old Chapelfields
43 of 98  Tue 25th Nov 2014 7:28pm  

Yes Arthur Jakeman made a suprise visit when the 60th anniversary of the 'Gaffers Gallop' went through Meriden last year. Some of the Gallop with Arthur Jakeman (middle behind the stone).
Triumph - 'The Best Motorcycle in the World'.

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Catshed
Old Chapelfields
44 of 98  Tue 25th Nov 2014 7:30pm  

This album of mine is open to the public so hope you can view the images.
Triumph - 'The Best Motorcycle in the World'.

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fidobsa
Hungary
45 of 98  Sun 8th Mar 2015 6:24pm  

On 26th Feb 2014 6:21pm, deanocity3 said: Any info on this film please? It is link to a British pathe film showing Coventry made motorcycles being tested prior to being used for WWI. The clip maybe back to front as during the clip it shows Triumph Works spelt backwards. Does it show Canley Ford at the start?
Amazing what those early bikes could do. Did you notice the back to front wording on the building? Thumbs up
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