PETER BOLTON
One of the great characters of the 20th-century motorcycle and cycle industries, Peter Bolton – a native of Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire – has died after a long illness. He was 85.
He became president of the Motor Cycle Association and was a major player in the industry throughout the seventies and eighties. He subsequently moved into the fitness and leisure industry in conjunction with SDP and the Finnish exercise-equipment manufacturer, Tunturi.
Peter married twice and is survived by son Stephen, daughter Diane and by his German-born wife, Hertha, and his stepson Lennart.
His funeral is on 1 December.
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Photograph by Mike Evans, February 2014
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