“I’ve always wanted a Square Four, but could never afford one when I was younger,” he confides, “so when I saw this ‘special’ advertised by a classic dealer, I thought it would provide me with the best of both worlds.” However, he had his eye on a more complex configuration. The straightforward route would have probably taken him to a newly restored Red Hunter, the single-cylinder model he rode to Rome and back when aged 20. “I learned to ride on Ariels, when I studied engineering as an aeronautical apprentice, so I know how to take them apart and put them back together again.” “I think there’s a tendency to go for something you’re familiar with,” says David Pitchford, who returned to motorcycling in 2002 after a 35-year layoff.
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