Jack Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Folks, can anyone recommend which books to read with regards to the roles, stories and the history of Brit WWII dispatch riders? Cheers! JB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Jack, An old boy who lived near me, now sadly passed away, was involved with DR bikes in the signals in N. Africa, he wrote a book of his exploits, see this link; http://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/author/jack-dienst/ Jack still rode a Norton 16H and later a Matchless G3L up in to his Eighties and attended local MV events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Thanks Richard and I am kind of fancing a Norton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Jack, and there's more ........ http://www.wdnorton.nl/Compulsory_reading.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Don't show him those Canadian books Richard! He'll be sitting on the tank. You know what a poser he is......Still don't really understand why they did this?? Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Perfect, thanks Richard and have book marked it. Ron - I hear that you are after a Harley........ :coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Harley Ferguson! No fields to plough round these here parts Jack. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 That book by Ken Messenger, "The Winged Wheel Patch", although about Canadian DR's, is FULL of personal accounts of experiences of DR's in WW2 in Canada, the UK, Europe and Italy.....plus tons of great photos.......it's sadly now long out of print and copies seem to be hugely pricey when available....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Jack can afford one Steve....He must have saved a fortune on haircuts. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Jack can afford one Steve....He must have saved a fortune on haircuts. Ron Yeah but spent a fortune on shampoo :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Ron - I hear that you are after a Harley........ :coffee: I have a Harley, I also have a Royal Enfield W.D. C.O. 1942.................... buy a Enfield, lovely nippy machine, great fun to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Yep I like my CO also. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Flipping heck Ron - how many bikes do you have?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 20 now Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 20 now Jack. Just showing off now Ron. Joris, can you ban Ron please. Thanks :coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) At one point in my life, I had around 33 WD bikes.......about 6 up and running and the rest pending......I was constantly flicking between any number of them, but not really getting anywhere....... It dawned upon me one particular day, when going out on a run, that I couldn't decide on what to ride.......... After getting my head together, it dawned upon me that I'd put accumulation above my actual pleasure...... So I seriously had a purge............nowadays, I'm down to a running Ariel and Norton, plus a James ML project........and that's proven more than enough to keep on top of....!!! After all, I only manage to use the running examples barely a few times each per year........ I am fortunate enough to have the means to top up my numbers should I choose.......but I've elected not to........Mrs M loves the bikes, but I hark back to her words "Do you need it.....? No...? Then there's your answer...........".........wise words from the compact one...... Am I more in focus now....? I think so........:-D Edited July 30, 2012 by wdbikemad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Not showing off Jack. Just answered your question. My hobby is collecting and restoring back to as near factory correct as I can. I only keep about three on the road........Running out of room, time, money and willpower though. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Not showing off Jack. Just answered your question. My hobby is collecting and restoring back to as near factory correct as I can. I only keep about three on the road........Running out of room, time, money and willpower though. Ron Mrs Ron must really love you - your Interflora bill must be massive :shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Nah! She just thinks I'm looking after them for mates. She swears blind that they all look exactly the same. You'll find out soon enough Jack. As any motorcyclist will confirm. It's absolutely impossible to have just one bike in the shed. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Nah! She just thinks I'm looking after them for mates. She swears blind that they all look exactly the same. That actually just made me laugh out loud!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Here is the west wing of the shed. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Stunning stuff Ron - it's a museum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Could be Jack. I'm trying to win the lottery so's I can buy a small farm yard with a f*ck off big barn and spread everything out more. It's my experience that guys with such premisses take them for granted. They'll have a barn that I'd give my eye teeth for and then put a rusty tractor and a lame cow in it.......Gizzit! Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Id have to agree that yours is more museum-orientated Ron, well, a working one to be more specific ! Plus you compliment it with vehicles, artillery, posters, etc, not just bikes....... In my case it got to a workshop, two very overcrowded garages and the remainder under tarpaulins....that's when it dawned on me "what am I doing...?".....as my facilities never quite matched my big ambitions....!!!:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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