Pride and Joy Bikes Up for Sale ; After Storing Them for Decades in a Nailsea Barn, a Compulsive Motorcycle Collector Is Dusting Down His Hoard of 50 Historic Bikes. Jeremy Chichester Talks to David Clensy As He Prepares to Auction the Entire Collection. Pictures: Artur Lesniak

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › December 11, 2011

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IT started, like so many things, with a compulsive purchase - a single motorcycle, bought after "a rush of blood to the head while flicking through Exchange & Mart". But now, 50 years and 50 motorbikes later, motorcycle enthusiast Jeremy Chichester stands amid his extraordinary collection and shrugs his shoulders in a gesture of confession.

"I have to admit," the 79-year-old tells me. "I can't even remember which one was the first these days. After a while they all do rather blend into one."

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Pride and Joy Bikes Up for Sale ; After Storing Them for Decades in a Nailsea Barn, a Compulsive Motorcycle Collector Is Dusting Down His Hoard of 50 Historic Bikes. Jeremy Chichester Talks to David Clensy As He Prepares to Auction the Entire Collection. Pictures: Artur Lesniak

The retired businessman's compulsive collecting of motorbikes led to him having to buy a barn in Nailsea in order to have somewhere to store the vehicles, which range from 1920s vintage bikes to 1950s, 1960s and 1970s classics - though most come fr...

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