Aurora to Ariel
by Bill Snelling

The motorcycling life of J. Graham Oates - a Manx motorcycling pioneer.

In an action-packed career that spanned over two decades, Manxman J. Graham Oates carved a unique niche for himself in the world of motorcycling.

Amongst his many and varied exploits were:-

• WWI despatch rider - 1914-1916
• Manx Motorcycle manufacturer - The Aurora - 1919
• ACU Six Days trial competitor - 1920-1922
• TT rider - 1924 Ultra Lightweight TT
• Trans-Canada pioneer - First coast-to-coast trip in Canada - 1928
• Inaugural World outboard motorboat record holder - 1930
• First person to reach the Hudson Bay on a tyred vehicle - 1932
• Multiple International Six Days Trial medallist - 1933 - 1939
• One of the founders of despatch rider training in WWII - 1939
• Forewords by Raymond Baxter and Graham Oates jnr

"Since I first wrote Aurora to Ariel seventeen years ago I have been able to find more information and photographs to make this revised and expanded a more complete book.
In addition to the foreword kindly provided by the late Raymond Baxter, an additional foreword is added by Graham Oates jnr, who, at the time of its first publication, was unaware of the breadth of his father's achievements in motorcycling (and motorboating!)." Bill Snelling

Softback - 120 pages - 260mm x 196mm