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IslandCafe
Plymouth, Devon
16 of 130  Fri 1st Nov 2013 1:06pm  

When I first opened the Island Cafe (opposite the Devonshire Arms) in 1963, it quickly became a meeting point for a number of Longford Rockers who would spend a great deal of their time there, much to the consternation of some local residents, who saw them as a threat due to their undeserved reputation. I can honestly say they never gave me any trouble and would protect my wife and staff from late night drunks intent on causing annoyance to other customers. When they were broke I would allow them to eat and drink and pay later, I was never let down. A few weeks ago I received a phone call from an ex rocker who had tracked me down in Devon and asked could he bring his wife to see us, we spent a couple of hours going over old times and I was moved when he said how much the "gang" respected us in those days. He now lives in S.Africa and when he returned home he sent me a couple of photos of some of the rockers and their bikes. That visit really made the day for my wife and I. Alan.
Alan

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Greeny
Coventry
17 of 130  Tue 26th Nov 2013 12:01am  

A few years ago in the Precinct I saw a guy wearing a great Triumph Motorcycles t-shirt, and stopped him to ask where he'd got it. It turned out he was a Longford Rocker ("LR"). I said I hadn't heard of them and he gave me a potted history - including hanging out in the Island Cafe. It seems this is attaining legendary status in the same way the Ace Cafe or 59 Club have .....so there you go - you legend Alan ! Thumbs up
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IslandCafe
Plymouth, Devon
18 of 130  Tue 26th Nov 2013 11:01am  

Wow. Oh my Nice to be a legend at eighty years old. Thumbs up Thanks, Alan
Alan

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Catshed
Old Chapelfields
19 of 130  Tue 26th Nov 2013 5:35pm  

Wasn't Mick Morby in the LR? He still goes down the Old Dyers Arms in Spon End where the Antelope MCC meet, and I'm sure an old boy I know that is 65 was in them, his name is Ken Tilley.
Triumph - 'The Best Motorcycle in the World'.

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Wearethemods
Aberdeenshire
20 of 130  Wed 27th Nov 2013 8:11am  

Hi Catshed, If the Antelope MCC meet at the Dyers, what happened to the 'Antelope' Club which I used to frequent occasionally in the late 60's/early 70's which was next door to the Tam o' Shanter Club alongside the Ring Road near the Butts ? Are either still there ? ! Mods note : As there is a separate thread for The Antelope Motor Cycle Club, this post has been copied into it, and a reply to this post transferred there - as the two topics (Longford Rockers and Antelope MCC) are quite different, please use the relevant thread - thanks Thumbs up
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Tim Hamer
Coventry
21 of 130  Wed 27th Nov 2013 6:06pm  

On 30th Oct 2013 10:13pm, Beesman said: I was too young to be involved with the infamous Longford Rockers. However a good mate of mine (Bob Law) was a bit older than me and had been an 'LR' in his youth. He had a 'star' tattoo between his thumb and forefinger which he claimed was a way of identifying fellow Longford Rockers! Thumbs up
I remember Bob Law, I worked with him at the Lockheed in Leamington, or A P if you prefer the name it had in the late 70's 80's & 90's, I'd forgotten the star tattoo on his hand until you mentioned, he was known by the initials LR and not by his real name Bob. Do you remember the 3 wheel bike he had that was the rear of a Reliant Robin with the body removed and a motor bike wheel on the front, steering was a sort of tiller bar arrangement, I remember very well him giving me a lift up the Tachbrook Road in Leamington one night.
THamer

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Beesman
Cornwall
22 of 130  Wed 27th Nov 2013 9:31pm  

I knew Bob around the 1975 to 1977 period. He had an old BSA then that I never saw on the road. It was in a garden in Gulson Road and bits of it were stolen so there was very little of it left after a few months. He was working at Lockheed when I knew him. He worked nights from Monday until Friday morning so that he could make the most of the weekend! We'd travel around on my Bonneville and usually end up at Bob's Cafe at about 3 o'clock on a Sunday morning. He was a good bloke to know and everyone in Coventry city centre seemed to know him! Cheers
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Catshed
Old Chapelfields
23 of 130  Thu 28th Nov 2013 9:18am  

Bob Law used to drink down the Broomfield Tavern and the Dyers but have not seen him for a while, I've never seen that man not smiling, he seemed to be always laughing and good fun Smile
Triumph - 'The Best Motorcycle in the World'.

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Vincent Black Shadow
Sauk Prairie, USA
24 of 130  Sat 11th Jan 2014 4:25pm  

I loved the Rocker era and have never grown out of it, many good people around Coventry at that time.
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petehutt
radford coventry
25 of 130  Fri 31st Jan 2014 2:38pm  

Well, great to hear about our lads, yes I was one of them along with Bob Law, very rarely I see many of them. I also worked in Longford rink which was our hideout amongst other places. Loved them times. Sadly quite a few have passed away, some in bike accidents, some natural, it would be great to see some of the lads again. They do have a Longford rockers reunion but I always seem to miss them, only got to one so far. Used to love wearing the jacket which wore away years ago Cheers
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pete kiley
new zealand
26 of 130  Fri 31st Jan 2014 9:05pm  

Did you know a lad by the name of 'Gayle Jackson' he was an apprentice wood machinist at the same company that I worked for W.H. Jones & Son, Holbrook Lane. Gayle died in a motorbike accident. The Longford Rockers then made their laurel wreath emblem in memory of him.
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pete kiley
new zealand
27 of 130  Fri 31st Jan 2014 9:20pm  

Re: Longford skating rink, wasn't it owned by a well known Coventry boxer. I met him a few times but can't remember his name.
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NormK
bulkington
28 of 130  Fri 31st Jan 2014 9:22pm  

Pete. Did you know Eddie Duffy, he used to drive a machine for WH Jones Cheers
Milly rules

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pete kiley
new zealand
29 of 130  Fri 31st Jan 2014 9:33pm  

No Norm, I didn't know Eddie Duffy, I worked in the factory as an apprentice carpenter/joiner, later I worked on building the Nuneaton Maternity Hospital and later at the new Peterborough General Hospital. I did know a guy named Joe Duffy who was a roofing contractor, he was a lot older than me and knew my dad. Joe passed away many years ago, he and my dad are buried at the Holbrooks cemetery (I'm aged 66 now.)
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petehutt
radford coventry
30 of 130  Fri 31st Jan 2014 10:20pm  

Yes, known to us as Gig. My sister Wendy saw the the crash & was traumatised for some time, that really upset us all, sad loss
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