Jamie Dwelly

James ‘Jamie’ Dwelly first rode a motorbike aged 8 at Dave ‘Wheelie King’

Taylor's Trail Park aged 8, which resulted in motocross, aided and abetted by

his petrol-headed dad. The (frankly inevitable) crash at 14 may have put him

off the dirt and perforated a disc etc. but, much to the chagrin of his mum,

failed to extinguish the flames of biking.

Since 17, Jamie has owned a succession of fantastic motorcycles, all of which

he regrets parting with, but his trusty Triumph ’76 T140v and ’98 Honda

Fireblade seem to have stuck around. The latter has seen track days, two-up

European adventures and Sunday afternoon thrills; the former, split knuckles,

missing nails and blue language by the side of the road.

Off the bike, Jamie drinks and writes in East London with his long-suffering

wife and young son, who is already showing dangerous signs that this bike

thing may be hereditary. He is, of course, not allowed one.