April 16th, 2020.


The life of legendary motorcycle racer, manufacturer and racing team boss Colin Seeley is celebrated in a fully illustrated new publication by James Robinson, editor of The Classic MotorCycle magazine.

Seeley died earlier this year on the 7th of January aged 84. Colin Seeley: The Machines, The Magic, The Man pays tribute to his memory with a wealth of photographs from the vast Mortons Archive.

Having learned to ride on his dad’s Vincent Rapide and passing his test at 16, Seeley became an apprentice at a motorcycle shop near his home in Crayford, Kent.

He began racing motorcycles by entering an endurance event at Brands Hatch in 1954 on a BSA Star Twin, later switching to scramblers and then sidecars. His first Grand Prix was the Isle of Man TT in 1961, where he finished sixth.

Throughout the 60s he took part in British and world championship sidecar competitions and took his first win at the 1964 Dutch TT. After retiring from competition, he switched to building his own frames in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s – many of them raced to great success. Seeley also worked with Bernie Ecclestone in Formula 1.

Published by Banovallum Books, an imprint of Mortons Books, Colin Seeley: The Machines, The Magic, The Man chronicles the life and times of a true racing hero and legend of the motorcycle industry. It’s available to order for £7.99 from www.mortonsbooks.co.uk.