Peter James Insurance Blog
Peter James Insurance announce new exclusive partnership with the Royal Enfield Owners Club
We are delighted to announce a new, exclusive partnership with the Royal Enfield Owners Club, where we will provide a new scheme ‘Royal Enfield Owners Club Insurance’ to members of the club. Established in 1977, the Royal Enfield Owners Club is for enthusiasts and owners of Royal Enfields from...
Peter James Life Stories: Olga Kevelos – British motorcycling’s leading lady
Sold at an Oxfordshire auction some years ago was a small but interesting lot comprised of an ACU-approved ‘pudding basin’ helmet and a number of trophies, medals and other motorcycling memorabilia. It was the last link to one of the most interesting women in British motorcycle sport through the...
Peter James Life Stories: Rod Gould – Britain’s last world grand prix champion
Rod Gould, the 1970 World 250cc Champion, died on April 17th at the age of 80 after a long struggle with cancer. His passing means that there are now no longer any survivors of Britain’s long list of great champions in the premier Grand Prix category of World Championship...
Peter James Insurance shortlisted for a UK Broker Award
We are delighted to announce we have been shortlisted for an award at the UK Broker Awards! 🌟 Schemes Broker of the Year Held as part of UK Broker Week, the UK Broker Awards are the market’s only dedicated award ceremony designed to shine a spotlight on the insurance...
Peter James Insurance announce new exclusive partnership with the Ariel Owners Motorcycle Club
We are delighted to announce a new, exclusive partnership with the Ariel Owners Motorcycle Club, where we will provide a new scheme ‘Ariel Owners Motorcycle Club Insurance’ to members of the club. Formed at the famous Ace Café in 1951, the Ariel Owners Motorcycle Club aims to promote and...
The AJS 1954 500cc Grand Prix racer
Our motorcycling legend, Bruce Cox, returns with another fascinating story from the world of historic bikes. A “Porcupine” Without the Spikes! The original AJS 500cc Grand Prix contender made history in 1949 by taking Les Graham to the inaugural FIM World Championship but the twin-cylinder racer did not fulfil...
The Tiger’s Tale – Triumph’s TT Challenger
The Tiger 100 was Triumph’s 500cc challenger to the BSA Gold Stars and Norton Internationals in the Isle of Man Clubman’s TT races of the early nineteen-fifties. It acquitted itself reasonably well in that role, with ‘top six’ leaderboard places in nine of the ten races held between 1947...
Moto Guzzi’s Grand Prix Greats: Part Two
THE LEGENDARY GUZZI V8 The Ultimate Racer? Ask anyone interested in motorcycle history to nominate the most exotic and most desirable Grand Prix racer ever built, and the Moto Guzzi 500 V8 will certainly be very close to the top of their list of choices. It is a prime...
Moto Guzzi Grand Prix Greats: Part One
THE MOTO GUZZI 500cc V-TWIN A Grand Prix contender for twenty years Moto Guzzi’s 500cc V-twin was the longest-lasting Grand Prix contender of all time. It competed with success in top-level international races for two decades, winning its first race in 1933 and its final World Championship GP race...
Peter James Insurance announces exclusive partnership with the Kettle Club
Peter James Insurance are delighted to announce an exclusive partnership with the Kettle Club, where they will provide a new scheme ‘Kettle Club Insurance’ to members of the club. Making a roaring start with this partnership in 2024, it continues Peter James Insurance’s 2023 success with club focused initiatives...
