Oldest biker is touching 90

Thursday 12th June 2008, 2:29PM BST.

Lloyd Richards, who will be 90 next month, has won a competition launched by Millard & Co. to find Guernsey’s oldest motorcycle rider. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 0591866)

MILLARD & CO. has found Guernsey’s oldest biker.

Lloyd Richards, 89, won a competition launched to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the cycle and motorcycle business on 5 July. He has been a customer of the family firm for 75 years.

He arrived on his scooter with proof of ID to win the title. Mr Richards bought his first bike, a BSA side valve, at the age of 14.

‘It used to belong to a fishmonger and had a basket on the back to store the fish when he did his deliveries,’ said Mr Richards, who will turn 90 on 8 July.