This website was chiefly dedicated to a 1934 Norton 596cc OHC “Big Banger” and its possibly rather illustrious past. Colin De La Rue owned this motorcycle since the early 1960s. He established this site in 2012, and also used it to document several other motorcycles that he owned.

Sadly, Colin passed away in August 2025. The content has now been removed from this website, and it is planned that the site will be closed down in December 2026. At the time of writing, his motorcycle collection is retained by his family.

To all the readers who engaged with this site over this time, thank you for your contributions.

Keith De La Rue
(Colin’s brother)
June 2026