St Ives-a new millennium - Flipbook - Page 62
St Ives-a new millennium
4/10/02
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Alan & Nigel Verity, motorcycle dealers
Photo: Stuart Littlewood/Ricoh XR7
Alan and his son Nigel run the family
motorcycle business A&D Verity Ltd in East
Street, St Ives, with the assistance of their
long-suffering wives.
Alan came to St Ives 42 years ago as
manager of Hallens, St Ives branch. He
started his own business in 1973 and
Nigel joined him the following year as soon
as he left school.
Father and son have both thrived on race
competition. Alan was a grass-track racer
in his younger days and in the 1970s
became Chief Scrutineer for the Isle of
Man TT events and the British Motorcycle
Grand Prix held at Silverstone. He retired
from the race scene in 1993 and, now a
member of the Vintage Motorcycle Club,
enjoys outings on his 1924 Rudge
Whitworth 350cc single-cylinder 4-valve.
Nigel opted for road racing and competed
from 1981 to 1992. He rode in the TT 3
times and the Manx Grand Prix 4 times,
mostly on Kawasaki and Yamaha
machines, and also campaigned with
superbikes. He retired from racing when
he became a family man.
A&D Verity work closely with Cam Rider
Training to help learners and those
returning to biking to ride safely.
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