A classic motorbike enthusiast has set out to share his love of two-wheeled travel by writing two new books.
Author Steve Wilson rode into Wantage on Saturday to sign copies of his books, which are based on the glory days of British motorcycling.
Steve Wilson
Fellow motorcyclists have snapped up copies of Down the Road, a collection of articles and anecdotes about owning classic British bikes, and Triumph Bonneville, a celebration of the British motorcycling icon.
The 57 year-old, of Fawler, near Wantage, admits to falling in love with British bikes after getting a 1961 Norton Navigator as a teenager.
He said: "I am obsessed and motorbikes are now my life. I became hooked over 40 years ago and it is irreversible. I certainly can't imagine stopping. There is no such thing as an 'old' biker."
Mr Wilson is a professional writer, author of the six-volume British Motorcycles series since 1950, and a regular contributor to the Classic Bike Guide. He marked the launch of his two new books by showing off one of his much-loved classic BSA motorcycles at Millers Bookshop in Wantage.
He added: "I love British bikes - they have evolved to match our eccentric road system and have more soul than modern Japanese bikes."
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