Wotcha.
Apparently Paul Sample has passed away.
I did enjoy reading Ogri in Bike magazine all those years ago.
On 30/01/2026 15:24, Lone Wolf wrote:
Apparently Paul Sample has passed away.
I did enjoy reading Ogri in Bike magazine all those years ago.
And his nemesis, Nerg Nail!
On 30/01/2026 15:24, Lone Wolf wrote:
Wotcha.He was also the illustrator who drew the covers for Tom Sharpe's books. According to the Ogri page on FB he died on the 27th.
Apparently Paul Sample has passed away.
I did enjoy reading Ogri in Bike magazine all those years ago.
On 31/01/2026 15:30, Mark Olson wrote:
YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote::-)
On 30/01/2026 15:24, Lone Wolf wrote:
Apparently Paul Sample has passed away.
I did enjoy reading Ogri in Bike magazine all those years ago.
And his nemesis, Nerg Nail!
Life imitating art, the Wikipedia entry for Ogri says this about Ogri's
sidekick Malcolm:
He [Ogri] gave him most of an engine to de-coke; Malcolm put it in the
washing machine, destroying both the engine and the washing machine.
https://groups.google.com/g/uk.rec.motorcycles/c/2CoSE1ju464/m/
d39sxEMvAQAJ
Yep, he loved telling that tale, in front of Anne.
On 01/02/2026 10:20, YTC1 wrote:
On 31/01/2026 15:30, Mark Olson wrote:A friend of my father's once really upset his wife by bunging the top-
YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote::-)
On 30/01/2026 15:24, Lone Wolf wrote:
Apparently Paul Sample has passed away.
I did enjoy reading Ogri in Bike magazine all those years ago.
And his nemesis, Nerg Nail!
Life imitating art, the Wikipedia entry for Ogri says this about Ogri's
sidekick Malcolm:
He [Ogri] gave him most of an engine to de-coke; Malcolm put it in the
washing machine, destroying both the engine and the washing machine.
https://groups.google.com/g/uk.rec.motorcycles/c/2CoSE1ju464/m/
d39sxEMvAQAJ
Yep, he loved telling that tale, in front of Anne.
end of an Ariel Red Hunter into the oven as she took out the Christmas turkey. He said it would be a shame to waste the heat and he could get
the stuck piston out after the meal.
On 01/02/2026 16:22, Tim wrote:
On 01/02/2026 10:20, YTC1 wrote:
On 31/01/2026 15:30, Mark Olson wrote:A friend of my father's once really upset his wife by bunging the top-
YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote::-)
On 30/01/2026 15:24, Lone Wolf wrote:
Apparently Paul Sample has passed away.
I did enjoy reading Ogri in Bike magazine all those years ago.
And his nemesis, Nerg Nail!
Life imitating art, the Wikipedia entry for Ogri says this about Ogri's >>>> sidekick Malcolm:
He [Ogri] gave him most of an engine to de-coke; Malcolm put it in the >>>> washing machine, destroying both the engine and the washing machine.
https://groups.google.com/g/uk.rec.motorcycles/c/2CoSE1ju464/m/
d39sxEMvAQAJ
Yep, he loved telling that tale, in front of Anne.
end of an Ariel Red Hunter into the oven as she took out the Christmas
turkey. He said it would be a shame to waste the heat and he could get
the stuck piston out after the meal.
And people wonder why Jap bikes became so ubiquitous.
On 01/02/2026 16:30, YTC1 wrote:I never said there were.
On 01/02/2026 16:22, Tim wrote:There weren't UJPs in the UK in 1950-odd. You have seen the Kawasaki
On 01/02/2026 10:20, YTC1 wrote:
On 31/01/2026 15:30, Mark Olson wrote:A friend of my father's once really upset his wife by bunging the
YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote::-)
On 30/01/2026 15:24, Lone Wolf wrote:
Apparently Paul Sample has passed away.
I did enjoy reading Ogri in Bike magazine all those years ago.
And his nemesis, Nerg Nail!
Life imitating art, the Wikipedia entry for Ogri says this about
Ogri's
sidekick Malcolm:
He [Ogri] gave him most of an engine to de-coke; Malcolm put it in the >>>>> washing machine, destroying both the engine and the washing machine. >>>>>
https://groups.google.com/g/uk.rec.motorcycles/c/2CoSE1ju464/m/
d39sxEMvAQAJ
Yep, he loved telling that tale, in front of Anne.
top- end of an Ariel Red Hunter into the oven as she took out the
Christmas turkey. He said it would be a shame to waste the heat and
he could get the stuck piston out after the meal.
And people wonder why Jap bikes became so ubiquitous.
copy of the BSA A10?
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