Len Vale-Onslow.
Friday, November 18th, 2005
Len Vale-Onslow.
Len the worlds oldest motorcyclist, rode down the Mall on his 100th birthday to be honoured by the Queen.
Len Vale Onslow, designed and built SOS. motorcycles at his factory at Hallow nr. Worcester, until 1931. In later times he designed and manufactured a conversion to increase cc. and power on 200cc villiers engines to 250cc.
Les Senter a local person remembers working for SOS motorcycles before the firm closed in 1931
Len on his handbuilt machine.
SOS. at The National Motorcycle Museum.