John Allen – Motorcycle Artist

Barry Sheene

1938 Triumph

A (now rather battered) copper scraperboard drawing of Edward Turner’s creation.

Honda Evolution

I produced this imagined scene for Tim Dwerryhouse’s fiftieth birthday. It depicts the evolution of Tim’s bike into a M.G.P. winner. It features me in 2000 [bike producing 62 BHP] then me in 2002[70BHP] and finally Alan Oversby in 2007[80BHP]. As Tim discovered the best tuning aid is to get a quicker rider!

Alan Shepherd and Walter Kaaden

This was a letter I received from one of my boyhood heroes Alan Shepherd. At the age of 12 I had been given my first set of oil paints and the first painting I did with them was one of Alan on Tom Kirkby’s G50 Matchless.Thirty four years later I was racing at Scarborough and […]

Rob Fisher and John Reed

Rob Fisher on his way to one of many T.T. wins and on the Wasp Commando engined sidecarcross bike is John Reed [ Rob’s former engine builder] 

Brian Richards at Quarter Bridge

I produced the above drawing of Brian using this old Silloth programme,which incidentally is from my first ever meeting as a competitor!

Alan Oversby

The photo by fastrackimages I used to produce the acrylic on canvas painting of Alan.

Alan Oversby Manx Grand Prix

  This painting of Alan winning the 2006 Manx Grand Prix was a fiftieth birthday present from the bike’s owner Tim Dwerryhouse and myself to Alan. I rode this bike for Tim over many seasons but never at the sort of pace Alan manages!