Repairing the clutch on my pre unit Bonneville on the Whitby Road in 1970.
Top left clockwise: Dougie Dunn, Pete (Joe) Johnstone, David (Gabbler) Allison, Dennis (Wombat) Walton. All the guys were from Fairfield except me, from Thornaby.
Photograph and details courtesy of Anthony Bonner.
Picture Stockton Archive 
I can remember a few names of bikers from the early 70s including ” Jungle” who lived in Norton. Chris from Fairfield who ended up owning NorthSport Motorcycles a Kawasaki dealer near Stockton station, and “Donner” a biker I met on Norton Green
LikeLike
To Steve,
The Chris you remembered from Fairfield ( originally Norton ) is Chris Hopes who was a brilliant Motorbike Racer till he fractured his skull at Mallory Park hairpin.
Dave.
LikeLike
To Dave Murray, Yes Chris Hope, he was a friend of my late cousins Tony and Austin Hand. I bought quite a few bikes of Chris over the years. I believe another notable biker called Mike Redfearn was friends with them.
LikeLike
Steve,
Yes Mike Redfern, who also became an established good motorbike racer is a good friend of Chris’s. He now lives in Spain. I said Chris was a brilliant racer till his accident, but was also a very close friend and competitor of Mike’s elder brother Ken Redfern. Ken died sadly in a motorbike accident at the Kirklevington S Bends ( near Yarm ) on 30th June 1973. Ken at that time was one of if not, the best road racer in this country and at that time and was planning to be a full GP racer, having tasting some success at that level. RIP.
Dave.
LikeLike