Come Meet Greg Williams - Author of

Prairie Dust, Motorcycles and a Typewriter

An unsung Canadian motorcycle pioneer, Bernie Nicholson helped shape the industry in this country. But his influence has been and still is being felt around the world, and Prairie Dust, Motorcycles and a Typewriter tells that story. Together with his brother Lawrence, Bernie ran a successful motorcycle dealership in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He also wrote seven editions of Modern Motorcycle Mechanics. But he didn't stop there. Nicholson spent three years with the Canadian Army from 1942 to 1945, training military dispatch riders and mechanics -- another area of history that hasn't been heavily explored. An entire chapter in Prairie Dust is devoted to Nicholson's training techniques.

Well illustrated with black and white images from the Nicholson collection and filled with archival letters from British motorcycle heavy-hitters including Edward Turner, designer of the Triumph Speed Twin, and Bert Hopwood, designer of the B.S.A. A10, this book is a fascinating glimpse into more than just the life of a Canadian prairie motorcycle pioneer.

With the endorsement of the Nicholson family a Seventh Edition Reprint of Modern Motorcycle Mechanics is now available. This isn’t a coil bound Xerox from the local copy shop – it was printed professionally by Friesens in Canada via web offset and is hardbound, just like the original. Better quality paper and a larger text size make the book more accessible, but not a word of Nicholson’s advice has been changed. The Seventh Edition Reprint books are hand-numbered in a limited edition. Mickey says his dad would definitely be proud to see the continued interest in his work, and the subsequent reprint.


Greg Williams will be at the show:
Friday 1:00 pm -4:00 pm Saturday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm  and Sunday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm    HALL C Booth  #W9.  
Books and Tshirts (see photo on right) will be available for purchase,
Talk with Greg Williams and get your book autographed too!