• Ogri down.

    From Lone Wolf@lonewolf@moonshiners.org.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Fri Jan 30 15:24:43 2026
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    Wotcha.

    Apparently Paul Sample has passed away.

    I did enjoy reading Ogri in Bike magazine all those years ago.
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat Jan 31 09:45:36 2026
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    On 30/01/2026 15:24, Lone Wolf wrote:
    Wotcha.

    Apparently Paul Sample has passed away.

    I did enjoy reading Ogri in Bike magazine all those years ago.



    And his nemesis, Nerg Nail!
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  • From Mark Olson@olsonm@tiny.invalid to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat Jan 31 15:30:12 2026
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    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

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  • From chrisnd @ukrm@chrisnd@privacy.net to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sat Jan 31 16:43:20 2026
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    On 31/01/2026 10:43, Tim wrote:
    On 30/01/2026 15:24, Lone Wolf wrote:
    Wotcha.

    Apparently Paul Sample has passed away.

    I did enjoy reading Ogri in Bike magazine all those years ago.


    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.

    Yes I'm familiar with Ogri, but I just can;t get past the name:
    P. Sample

    Did his parents adopt the 'Boy Named Sue' approach to naming him?
    Were they having a laugh?
    Or did they just not realise?

    Maybe that's how he came to be a cartoonist?

    Chris
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  • From Tim@nobody@home.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sun Feb 1 16:22:56 2026
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    On 01/02/2026 10:20, YTC1 wrote:
    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.


    A friend of my father's once really upset his wife by bunging the
    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.
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Sun Feb 1 16:30:04 2026
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    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:
    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.


    A friend of my father's once really upset his wife by bunging the 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.
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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  • From Tim@nobody@home.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Mon Feb 2 17:50:24 2026
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    On 01/02/2026 16:30, YTC1 wrote:
    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:
    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.


    A friend of my father's once really upset his wife by bunging the 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.


    There weren't UJPs in the UK in 1950-odd. You have seen the Kawasaki
    copy of the BSA A10?
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  • From YTC1@ytc1@ytc1.co.uk to uk.rec.motorcycles on Tue Feb 3 08:50:44 2026
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    On 02/02/2026 17:50, Tim wrote:
    On 01/02/2026 16:30, YTC1 wrote:
    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:
    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.


    A friend of my father's once really upset his wife by bunging the
    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.


    There weren't UJPs in the UK in 1950-odd. You have seen the Kawasaki
    I never said there were.

    copy of the BSA A10?

    Yes, it was a nice bike that was more reliable :-)
    --
    Bruce Porter
    "The internet is a huge and diverse community but mainly friendly" http://ytc1.blogspot.co.uk/
    There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
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