Buildabikeforaworldchamptoride?Nopressure then...
Hand-built
foramaster
WordsTimBrittonPicsTimBritton,FionaWatsonand Martin Mathews
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uildingamotorcyclewhichwillbeusedbya
formerworldchampion,notjustriddenfor
displaypurposesbutusedinapropertrial,isa
dauntingprospect.Afterall,yourworkmanship
willbeunderthemostintensescrutinyasalleyeswill
beontheVIPguestandhisbike.
ThiswasthesituationfacingMotoSWMproprietor
MartinMathewswhentheInvernessandDistrict
AttheendofthetrialwehadachatwithMartin
abouthisbikeandwhatwentintoputtingtogetherthe
rightbikeforaworldclassrider.
Firstandforemostwhatisneededisabike...Martin
actuallyhasagenuineex-SchreiberTL 320 butitis
insuchanoriginalconditionitwouldbesacrilegeto
restoreit.
“IgotitafewyearsagofromaladyinCaliforniawho
