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Originally posted by Rich Payne
Servicepub, The book we have been referring to is "British Forces Motorcycles 1925-45" by C.J. Orchard & S.J. Madden ISBN 0-7509-0777-0 published in 1995 by Alan Sutton. It is now out of print (a revised edition is promised for next year) A specialist bookshop here in Belgium had a number of copies last time I was there. Let me know if you are stuck. By the way, I am looking forward to your forthcoming motorcycle book. The Canadian Forces seem to have used Nortons after the British mostly swapped to BSAs and Matchlesses. I hope there are lots of pictures !
Rich
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I would be grateful for information on obtaining a copy of this book.
My book will actually be a picture book. I am at 103 pages with 210 photos so far. The scope of the book covers the first Canadian military use of a motorcycle in 1908 and touches on WWI, between the wars, lots on WWII and post-war, right up to the present.
Canada was a big user of the Norton, known to Canadians as the "snortin' Norton" much to the dismay of the company who complained to Canadian authorities. Interestingly, very few BSA's (or James') could be found in the Cdn Army while some Matchless and a small number of triumphs were used. The Harley WLC and the Norton 16H were the most common bikes in use overseas while, in Canada , it was the Indian and the H-D. I will include sections on the MC Display Teams (Sigs 1937), Provosts (1955) and Sigs (1967) as well as sections on helmets and clothing.