Bikers for YES?

Racing enthusiast (and ace photographer) Lenny Hartley, of Brodick, is set to link two of his interests (bikes and Independence) with an imaginative project.

His 35-year-old Scottish designed and built racing bike with a Yamaha TZ engine is currently being serviced and set up for a long-awaited return to the racing scene. In celebration of the Auld Alliance, French rider Lancelot Unissart has been enlisted to race the classic in the Bob McIntyre Memorial Races at East Fortune near Edinburgh on June 7th/8th this year, in preparation for an international outing at Chimay, Belgium from July 18th to 20th.

So what’s this got to do with the Referendum on September 18th?

In preparation for the races, the Yamaha needs to be repainted, and what better way could there be to highlight the momentum of the Yes Campaign? So the challenge is now out there to Arran’s artists and graphic designers, young and old: a Yes-themed design for the seat and fairing, eye-catching, yet simple enough to be professionally hand-painted. There will be a modest prize. Contact Lenny (liquidlenny@hotmail.com) for further details or with design proposals, during February.