Bob Murdoch, Chairman and Archivist

I’ve ridden classic motorcycles for forty five years, but concentrated more on Royal Enfields in the last thirty. I enjoy rebuilding and maintaining them for touring and regular transport and particularly like meeting other club members on our many organised events. We’re fortunate to own extensive factory records, which have fuelled my fascination for the history of the Redditch factory and its motorcycles.

Gary McClure – Club Treasurer

I am pleased to introduce myself as the new Treasurer of the Royal Enfield Owners Club. My passion for motorcycles spans my entire life, and my appreciation for Royal Enfields began during my travels in India. Based in London, I combine my enthusiasm for riding with my professional background as an accountant. I am eager to contribute to our community and support our upcoming events and initiatives. Here’s to many memorable rides ahead!

John Dove, Machine Dating Officer

A Redditch made Royal Enfield rider, both on and off road, a confirmed spanner man and more recently a 650 Interceptor owner. John is a DVLA recognised signatory covering Redditch manufactured machines 1939 – 1970 for the production of Machine Dating certificates. His daily use bike is a 1953 G2 (350 Bullet).

What can and does the Machine Dating Officer do, and NOT do?  Look HERE to find out.

Graham Scarth – Membership Secretary & Magazine Distribution

Patrick Hurley – Committee Member

As a life long biker I’ve owned and ridden many different brands of motorcycle, including of course the couple of Enfields I currently own a Himalayan and my trusty iron barrel Bullet sixty five which I’ve owned for fifteen years from new during which time I have also been a member of the REOC , which is the friendliest bike club I’ve been a member of.

Sean Keogh, Website Manager

I’ve been riding motorcycles (Japanese and British) since 1982, and purchased my first Royal Enfield in 2018.  I had three at one point, but am now back down to two, plus a Triumph!  I’ve worked professionally in Information Technology since 1984, in Commerce, Banking, Insurance, and latterly, in Education. I’m a member of the Mid-Shires branch, and often plot new routes for our group rides.

As club Website Manager, I look after the club website, create pages, manage content provided by members, deal with member queries regarding online memberships/renewals and liaise with the membership secretary regarding membership matters.  I also manage the club small ads section and help members who have difficulties placing their ads, and I try to keep the rallies and events section up to date. I was involved in the planning of the 2025 international rally where I ran the registration database and kept the committee up to date with registered member numbers, and other statistics. 

I couldn’t find a picture of me on a bike, so here is one of me at a biker party.

John Budgen – MAG Representative

Neil Davis – Social Secretary

Doug Young – Magazine editor

I first came across Royal Enfield when in 1974 I saw a big twin in a neibhours garden, it turned out to be a 1960 Meteor Minor Sports.fast forward to 1977 and I saw an advert for the REOC in the MCN. That was the start of a very long affair which is still going on. I joined the new club and was given the membership number of 1062. I have done a few jobs for the club, committee member, Dating officer, Registration officer, Archivist and  The Editor of the Gun magazine, and here I am again as your Editor. There is a saying that behind every good man is a great woman,well in my case that is true, Paula 1062A has been with me all the way through, she is my grammar and spell checker for the Gun magazine.

Barbara Harrison – Club Sales Officer

I came to motorcycling very late and fulfilled my ambition to ride when I passed my test when I retired in 2020  (That’s before I went back to work again!). I have since ridden 3 tours of Nepal and India. I fell in love with REs when I worked in India and now own a Himalayan, for the wet and muddy Dorset tracks, and a Classic 500, for when the sun shines.  Absolutely no wrench’n or mechanical ticketing, that is all subcontracted but lots of polishing and time spend admiring both my beloved machines.

I took over the sales role in May 2023 and it’s been great helping members and supporting the club move forward with new merchandising ideas.