tonyd 165 Posted September 16, 2021 Wally Lioyd also had a motor spares shop in Ealing Road, Wembley. It was still there in the early 80s when I left the area, I don't know who owned or run it then but it was a well known and well supported shop for years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,090 Posted September 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, tonyd said: Wally Lioyd also had a motor spares shop in Ealing Road, Wembley. It was still there in the early 80s when I left the area, I don't know who owned or run it then but it was a well known and well supported shop for years. It's amazing how many riders had shops back in the day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E I Addio 15,843 Posted September 16, 2021 20 minutes ago, chunky said: It's amazing how many riders had shops back in the day... Alf Hagon , Tommy Price, Eric Boothroyd , Tommy Roper, Tommy Sweetman, Norman Hunter, Len Silver, Ken Middleditch, Barry Briggs and Ivor Brown are a few that spring to mind albeit a little more recent than Wally Lloyd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,969 Posted September 16, 2021 31 minutes ago, E I Addio said: Alf Hagon , Tommy Price, Eric Boothroyd , Tommy Roper, Tommy Sweetman, Norman Hunter, Len Silver, Ken Middleditch, Barry Briggs and Ivor Brown are a few that spring to mind albeit a little more recent than Wally Lloyd. List is almost as long as the football players who had pubs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,090 Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, E I Addio said: Alf Hagon , Tommy Price, Eric Boothroyd , Tommy Roper, Tommy Sweetman, Norman Hunter, Len Silver, Ken Middleditch, Barry Briggs and Ivor Brown are a few that spring to mind albeit a little more recent than Wally Lloyd. Reg Trott sold scooters in Merton High St, and before him, Wally Kilmister ran a sports shop in Wembley (it was still going in the '70's). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,090 Posted September 16, 2021 54 minutes ago, iris123 said: List is almost as long as the football players who had pubs Or speedway riders, for that matter! Ron How and Malcolm Holloway for a start... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,969 Posted September 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, chunky said: Reg Trott sold scooters in Merton High St, and before him, Wally Kilmister ran a sports shop in Wembley (it was still going in the '70's). Claude Rye's Indian shop on the Fulham rd and Gus Kuhn's in Stockwell were two of the most famous in South London Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,090 Posted September 16, 2021 Just now, iris123 said: Claude Rye's Indian shop on the Fulham rd and Gus Kuhn's in Stockwell were two of the most famous in South London Yep, I remember both of those! Used to drive past Gus' on a regular basis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,969 Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) Plus even internationally another former Dons rider opened a shop that still I think exists https://www.hamburg-web.de/guide/detail/Autohaus-Rumrich and of course the Milne bros ran a shop in Pasadena California Edited September 16, 2021 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E I Addio 15,843 Posted September 16, 2021 Not forgetting, in more modern times Leigh Latham and his brother running a chip shop ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,090 Posted September 17, 2021 6 hours ago, E I Addio said: Not forgetting, in more modern times Leigh Latham and his brother running a chip shop ! Was it bombed by the Germans? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,090 Posted September 17, 2021 7 hours ago, iris123 said: Plus even internationally another former Dons rider opened a shop that still I think exists https://www.hamburg-web.de/guide/detail/Autohaus-Rumrich and of course the Milne bros ran a shop in Pasadena California Wilbur Lamoreaux ran a motorcycle shop in Glendale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Historian 39 Posted October 2, 2021 Wally came from Hall Green Birmingham, John Somerfield would be the best man for photos, as he sells copies from his collection Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Historian 39 Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) Just read some total nonsense on wikipedia about John Lloyd supposed brother of Wally and Jeff, he has absolutely no conection to the Lloyd brothers, John Peregrine Francis Lloyd came from a high flying very well off family from Edgbaston, Birmingham. A commitee member of the Birmingham MCC (Greet Motordrome) Also a member of the West Bromwich flying club, flew his Bride to Paris for their honeymoon in his own plane, cant trust Wiki John Peregrine Francis Lloyd, a bio of his life can be found on good ole google Edited October 3, 2021 by Historian 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites