Les Archer Jr.

This article is about the British motorcycle racer (1929-2019). For the British motorcycle racer (1907-2001), his father, see Les Archer.

Les Archer
Archer in 1956.
NationalityBritish
Born27 February 1929[1]
Farnham, Surrey
Died18 December 2019(2019-12-18) (aged 90)[2]
Calp, Spain[2]
Motocross career
Years active1946-1967
TeamsNorton
Championships500cc – 1956 (European)
Wins10

Leslie Archer, best known as Les Archer Jr. (27 February 1929 – 18 December 2019), was an English former leading motorcycle racer of the 1950s, competing in long-distance speed trials, road racing and scrambles, now known as motocross.[3]

He was the son of Les Archer, also a top motorcycle racer from the 1920s.[3] Archer is notable for winning the 1956 F.I.M. 500cc European Motocross Championship on a highly modified Manx Norton.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ England and Wales births Retrieved 21 January 2015
  2. ^ a b "Sad news - RIP Les Archer". nortonownersclub.org. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021. I have just learnt that Les Archer passed away today at his home in Calpe, Spain.
  3. ^ a b "Les Archer Bio". mxworksbike.com. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ^ 1953 Archer Manx Norton Scrambler Retrieved 21 January 2015
  5. ^ Ryan, Ray (2003). Motocross racers: 30 years of legendary dirt bikes. MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0760312391.
  6. ^ "1956 500cc European motocross championship results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 28 December 2015.