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  Aug 2010: I had a Dolphin fairing fitted by Gus Kuhn motorcycles back in 1963. It would mean a lot to me if there is somewhere one could be sourced or made? Read more >>
Click here to read about Canadian Dirk Gidney Aug 2010: Who is this Royal Prince? In 1970 I purchased; a 1969 750 Norton Commando SS ~ with GK Stage II "Street Legal" tuning and upgrades. The seller was a member of one of the European Royal Families and lived in a substantial country estate in the Cambridge area. Read more >>
Jarama, Spain 2010

Jun 2010: Spotted at Jarama in Spain. Click here.

 

  Jun 2010: My name is Stephen Matthews and I live in New Zealand . During 1985/1986 as part of my OE I was lucky enough to secure a Job in the parts department of Gus Kuhn BMW reporting to Mike Edwards. Read more >>
Click here to read Steven's memories of Pat Mahoney Feb 2010: Message from Steven Corrigan about Pat Mahoney: Hello, nothing to do with Pat's racing, but just a line to say I was a young apprentice electrician, bike-mad, and Pat was doing some earth moving using his digger on a site in Dartford, Lowfield St Old People's Home. Read more >>>
  Jan 2010: Message from Peter Sheppard: When I lived off Clapham Common in the 1960s I used to go by motorbike to visit the shop at Clapham Road as part of regular Saturday afternoon trip that also took in other motorbike dealers. Read more >>
  Jan 2010: Message from Dave Houghton Jnr: My Father used to work for Gus Kuhn's in the late 70's early 80's. He enjoyed working for you guys repairing the bikes he loved. Bikes were his "life eat sleep bikes". He preferred BMW bikes. Read more >>
  Jan 2010: Message from Ken Redfern's brother, who also has memories of Gary Green: Following Ken's 2 year stint riding for Paul Dunstall he rode twice for Gus Kuhn motorcycles the first time being in Sweden (Anderstorp) in 1972 when, if my memory serves me correctly, he finished fifth in the F750 event. Read more >>
Simon Crowe, drummer with the Boomtown Rats Jan 2010: Message from Simon Crowe:Hi, Just read my bio on your site - all very interesting and thanks for the mention! Just to fill you in if interested....... I still have my bike but haven't used it in a while. I keep it in a shed and threaten to either try and sell or get it back on the road again - can't quite decide. It's true, I did all my own maintenance as far as I could but used to hire those special tools from GK. Easy as I lived in Herne Hill at the time. Must say, having GK near was great as I was always needing the odd part or two. A guy called Steve Smith used to serve me - he did keep in touch until a few years ago but I haven't heard from him in a while. Also a guy called Mike who was very knowledgeable and helpful. Regards, Simon Crowe Read more >>
Dec 2009: Message from Mike Ofield: Hi there Kuhnites! Here is a drawing I have done of the Gus Kuhn Norton like Dave Potter and Don Emde rode in the early 70's. Read more >>
  Nov 2009: Message from Dave Thorp: Hi, I started racing in 1972. My first meeting was either the June or July meeting at Lydden. I have an abiding memory of being overtaken by Dave Potter. Read more >>
Click Here to read about Ken Atkins Nov 2009: I am Ken Atkins who worked with Pete Stevens in the parts dept for a while before I went into the construction industry and a little road racing! Lord of Lydden is on this week-end will be thinking of Dave Potter. Read more >>
Click here for Dimitris site & meet Tosca Nov 2009: Hi Pals, I really like your site. Maybe you will enjoy this post: http://hitthewave.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/70s-dream-bikes-production-racers-supersports/ And maybe Mark Hawkins can view a better picture. I also have the 1973 yellow catalogue, together with its price list. Best regards, Dimitris
Sept 2009: Message from Phase One Endurance Team: Through coincidence I found your website, and what a great site it is, especially for us endurance freaks. Thank you so much. I will be reading it in more detail later, but first we have to go to the Bol d'Or. Read more >>
Click here to find out more about the history of this GK Seeley Sept 2009: Mark Brown tells us. "The someone that bought the Gus Kuhn Seeley Norton (now owned by Steve Elston) from Keith Janes was Sam Brown." Read more >>
Sept 2009: John Conroy has sent us a picture of his Gus Kuhn Replica Mk3 Seeley Commando. More >>>
Sept 2009: My name is Robin Ross and I was a member of the sales personnel at Gus Kuhn Motors when the first BMW day took place. As part of the insurance requirements I was obliged to either ride as pillion to riders having a test ride, or take prospective buyers for a ride. As you might imagine it was occasionally a hair-raising experience !! More >>>
Sept 2009: Enzo Caizzo from Naples in Italy has sent us pix of his brother's Gus Kuhn Commando PR 750. More >>>
Jim on his Bantam Sept 2009: Hi, I am Jim Whitehead and have been amazed to see the GK site! It was weird to see my old friends in the pictures. My mum was a friend of Mr Kuhn and lived near him at Pagham. Mum talked him into letting me join the Firm in 1958. More >>>
Click here for the full article in "Performance Streetbike" Magazine. Aug 2009: Malcolm in Australia tells us that his friend has a 1972 Gus Kuhn Norton he is interested in selling. The bike was featured in "Performance Streetbike" Magazine. More >>>
Great video on YouTube “Norton Commando Transformer” by Steve Twist.
Good laugh for Norton fans. Click Here.
Brian Cooper Aug 2009: Hi, I have just been going down memory lane on your web site, which was great. My name is Brian Cooper and I joined the workshop around 1965. I worked under Jimmy Crewe, who was the foreman at the time, and later under John Leggett. More >>>
July 2009: Martin Morren, who has a passion for anything Seeley, gave his Gus Kuhn Seeley Norton an outing at the Classic meeting at Spa. More >>>
July 2009: Hans Taylor tells us he was at the Norton weekend at Donington in June. "I took the 750 out on the track twice and also an 850 Interpol" More >>>
June 2009: Message with lovely pictue from Xavier Gayet: This week-end, the weather was fine in spite of the hard wind (100 km/h !!!). So I have shot pictures in the land. Is it not beautiful??? The field of lavender .... Summer is here! More >>>
June 2009: Here are some pictures Xavier Gayet shot during the "Coupes Moto Legende" show! He says it was a great meeting on the Dijon-Prenois track. This Gus Kuhn Seeley belongs to Robert Bilger. Very nice bike! More >>>
Click here to read more of Gary's GK Suzuki April 2009: Gary Hillier updated us on his Gus Kuhn Suzuki: The Bike had a shake-down at Brands on 23 March, but it had a misfire, sods law, as it was fine until I got there but I still got some laps in to test the fairing and new front wheel. Read more >>>
April 2009: Mark Hawkins from Australia contacted us: I just love what you have done with the website. I bought my first Norton 750 commando when I was 18 way back in 1975 and I still have it. I have sent a photo of a Norton racing bike I bought in the late 1970s. I have not seen another one with the full fairing. Read more >>>
April 2009: We were very pleased to hear from Tony Gough, who tells us that his father worked at Gus Kuhn Motors in the 30s, which makes him the earliest member of staff we know about. Read more >>>
January 2009: We've been contacted by Jon Vincent - Hi, I was fascinated on finding your web site. I raced for Gus Kuhn briefly in 1970/71. I remember going down to Thruxton with Charlie Sanby. Read more >>>
November 2008: message from Ray Bush - I was at there at Clapham Road, Stockwell, in 1963 at the age of 15 as an apprentice. I was only there for 11 months. I remember John Legget, he was a tech at the time, and Vincent Davey.
October 2008: I was delighted to find the website for Gus Kuhn, although I must confess to not having heard the name before. I was born in Leyton in 1924 and have very fond memories of my father taking me to the Lea Bridge Speedway, or Dirt Track as we knew it. I loved the smell and the roar of the bikes, and standing at the side so I went home covered in cinder dust. I also remember with great clarity the side-car races and the bright colours worn by some of the riders; my favourite was one in red, white and blue. I'm now 84 and still look back to those memories with great fondness. Who were the riders, where did they come from? Cheers, Jim Holder-Vale.
Barry Pummell contacted us to tell us about his Norton 650SS as it was originally owned by Gus Kuhn Motors. Read more>>>>
Click Here for the latest adventures of Gary's GK Suzuki July 2008: Two ex-Gus Kuhn Suzuki racers meet at Spa Francorchamps. Read more>>>>
April 2008: We heard from Frank Coma: Good Grief! I was flabbergasted when I came across the Gus Kuhn site, especially the staff photos. I joined Gus Kuhn Motors in the summer of 1976. I can honestly say that I learned more in my time at Gus Kuhn's than I ever did at uni ! More >>>>
April 2008: Paul Blezard, a Freelance Motorcycle Journalist contacted us: My girlfriend, Elspeth Beard was astonished to see herself on your website. She remembers buying bits for her R60 from GK. More >>>>
Easter 2008: Xavier Gayet emailed us to say that over Easter he went to the 2008 Britalia Rallye. More >>>>
Click Here to read about Tim Hesford's Commando Mar 2008: from Tim Hesford: Greetings from Hong Kong. I have an 850 Commando MK1 1973 Interstate. It was sold new by GK on 15 Feb 1974. See the attached shot of Ron Haslam, myself and the star. More >>>>
Mar 2008: from Barry Germain: BLIMEY !!!!!!! What a find.....a Gus Kuhn website.... I can hardly believe my eyes. I worked at Gus Kuhn for 2 years. I have such fond memories of those years. More >>>>
Click Here to read Steve Thompson's story. Feb 2008: from Steve Thompson in the USA: Hello Gus Kuhn's Contact Person, Jamie Waters alerted me today about the inclusion of my name on your 'Customers' page. I was pleased to see that the circle had been closed, as it were, with my old PR bought from GK in Feb '72. More >>>>
Click here for more info. Feb 2008: From Hans Taylor: I have two GK Nortons. The first one I bought back in 1980. The second one has recently come into my ownership and I attach two pictures.
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Jan 2008: Georges Largis of Vaujours, France has been a racing enthusiast since the sixties and has always been a good hand with a camera. Click here to read his memories of visiting Gus Kuhn Motors and see some great pictures taken in 1971/2, including the Norton works team at Daytona.
Jan 2008: From Tim Campbell: I was a US serviceman in the Air Force stationed at RAF Welford near Newbury and I bought a 1977 Norton 850 MkIII Roadster. My experience at Gus Kuhns was very satisfying. More>>>
Jan 2008: Jamie Waters of New York, USA contacted us: I am garage mates with Jordan Levitt who suggested I contact you about a frame I have had for some time......... (and link to his website featuring his fabulous cars and motorcycles)
Dec 2007: Frank Delmonte of Arizona sent us a picture of his lovingly restored 1974 850cc Commando.
Click here for pictures of this lovely Commando Dec 2007: from Bruno Schleiss: Hello, I just found your excellent Website about Gus Kuhn. My Gus Kuhn Norton was Imported to Switzerland 1975 and was used for National Races. I owned this Bike 4 years ago and have a lot of fun with it. Click here for pictures of his lovely Commando.
Dec 2007: Hey all, Thanks for the site and the memories. I especially remember Mick Andrew, going hard as always, on those magical green machines. I was saddened to learn of Charlie Sanby's death, however. And what's 'Crockett' Croxford doing with himself these days? Thanks and regards, Bob Guntrip, Sydney NSW.
Click here for larger image of Christian's GK Commando. Nov 2007: from Christian Gali: Hello, Thank for you website. I am a French NOC member. I don't know if my Commando is a original Gus Kuhn. Its number is 149--- of December 1971. I bought it at Kings Motorcycle in 1972 with equipment Gus Kuhn. More>>>

 

Nov 2007: from Christian Duigou: Voici quelques photos de ma Commando. La première mise en service était de 1974, seul le réservoir a été repeint. >>>>
Click Here for pictures of Xavier's Gus Kuhn Commando. We have been emailed by Xavier Gayet in France: Now I am the lucky and proud French owner of a splendid Gus Kuhn Commando! >>>>
Click Here to keep up to date with Jordan's racing season on his Gus Kuhn Norton From Jordan Levitt in Brooklyn, New York: I own and race (#3 Nationally in AHRMA BEARS Competition) a 1972 Seeley MK4 Commando which I believe originated from Gus Kuhn. >>>
Click here for more pictures of this lovely GK Commando Nipper's Gus Kuhn Commando
Click here to find out more about the history of this GK Seeley Steve Elston features his Gus Kuhn Seeley on his website. He tells us that he bought it in Ireland and it was said to be Dave Potter's 1973/74 race bike. These clues enabled us to track down it's second owner. Read more >>>>
Click here to read some of Bob & Joe's adventures on their trip to Europe. From Cheektowaga, New York; MY NAME IS BOB BOORMAN. MY BUDDY (JOE DELMONTE) AND I BOUGHT NORTONS FROM GUS KUHN IN 1970 AND TRAVELLED THROUGHOUT EUROPE FOR MOST OF THAT SUMMER. Read more >>>>>

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