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Maarten1979
Hello,
I wanted to know if it is possible to hire a WM20 for 1 day or drive (Netherlands).
Ever day i commute 50 km with a a "modern" BMW K1100 LT. But due to sentimental reasons I would like to experience a (short) trip on a BSA WM20.
My grandfather (1905-1987) had one. At the ending of the
WW2 he escaped from the Kaiserwald concentration camp in Riga, Latvia.
On his voyage to get home he met a squadron (?)canadian allied forces and applied as a car mechanic.
After a wile he got a letter from a sergeant stating the good work he contributed. In exchange he got some motorcycleparts and a pair new shoes. I guess he obtained the BSA WM20 on the same manner.
My mother still has the letter.
He used the bike until the mid or late 50's.
...
Maarten
Emmeloord,Holland.
maartenvandebeek@hotmail.com
I wanted to know if it is possible to hire a WM20 for 1 day or drive (Netherlands).
Ever day i commute 50 km with a a "modern" BMW K1100 LT. But due to sentimental reasons I would like to experience a (short) trip on a BSA WM20.
My grandfather (1905-1987) had one. At the ending of the
WW2 he escaped from the Kaiserwald concentration camp in Riga, Latvia.
On his voyage to get home he met a squadron (?)canadian allied forces and applied as a car mechanic.
After a wile he got a letter from a sergeant stating the good work he contributed. In exchange he got some motorcycleparts and a pair new shoes. I guess he obtained the BSA WM20 on the same manner.
My mother still has the letter.
He used the bike until the mid or late 50's.
...
Maarten
Emmeloord,Holland.
maartenvandebeek@hotmail.com
Hello Maarten,
The original census number for WM20-29827 was C4346419. Here are two pictures of motorcycles with "close" numbers:
No doubt these motorcycles had been converted to pannier frame specification by the end of the war.
There's a similar story on the WW2 Talk forum. Are you Maarten AKA "Lumenatra"?
For those who don't have an account there: this is the picture of "Lumenatra" 's granddad on a Prinses Irene Brigade BSA M20 with a census number that is also "quite close"... (and you can see the pannier frame conversion here...)
Jan
email (option): wd.register@gmail.com
Here's for a starter; Henk must have loads of them 
email (option): viaconsu # planet dot nl