Mick Walker (motorcycling)

This article is about the motorcycling author. For the football manager, see Mick Walker.

Mick Walker
Walker in 1976 on a Moto Guzzi 850T3, in front of his then-newly acquired larger retail motorcycle premises at Norwich Road, Wisbech
Born
Michael John Gilbert Walker

(1942-11-30)30 November 1942
Wretton, Norfolk
Died8 March 2012(2012-03-08) (aged 69)
Known forAuthor, motorcycle dealer, motorcycle racer
Military career
Allegiance UK
Service/branch Royal Air Force
Years of service1958–1968

Michael John Gilbert Walker (30 November 1942 – 8 March 2012),[1] commonly known as Mick Walker, was acknowledged as one of the world's leading motorcycle authorities.[2][3][4] Walker was a British former motorcycle dealer and racer with a particular interest in Italian motorcycles, who played a key role in popularising the Ducati marque in Britain, but was also an expert on numerous other models of motorcycle dating from the 1950s to the present. He was the writer of over 130 published books about motorcycles and motorcycle racing, and an autobiography.

  1. ^ "OBITUARY: Wisbech businessman and author Mick Walker". Fenland Citizen. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Cheffins Vintage Contacts". Archived from the original on 1 November 2011.
  3. ^ Walker, Mick; Francis, Roy (2004). Miller's Price Guides authenticator. Octopus Publishing. ISBN 9781840009620.
  4. ^ "Royal Enfield official site". Archived from the original on 13 November 2011.