1947: That’s yer lot

Another year’s complete, in the sense that I’ve exhausted my sources in search of stories from 1947. You’ll find some bike launches new marques, reports from the Milan show, the first six-race TT and the Ulster, as well as notes from the first post-war ISDT—the Czech hosts won, helped by the absence of British factory teams because Britain simple couldn’t afford it. The Jerries were absent too (the Czechs had enough of German visitors for the time being) but at least German motor cyclists had some petrol for their bikes. UK enthusiasts ended the year with dry tanks and they were not pleased. Read all about it; meanwhile I’ll get busy on 1948. See you there.