Friends mourn man who lived for bikes
A leading figure in the motorcycle world has died in Staffordshire aged 85.
Gordon Mycock, of Brownhills, was the honorary UK president of the Amateur Motorcycle Association.
He was also chairman of the Cannock Chase branch of the Royal Air Force Association and acted as a standard bearer at civic ceremonies.
Mr Mycock joined the Walsall Motor Cycle Club in the 1950s, competing in scrambles and trials.
He won the AMCA Scrambles Championship - 350cc class - five times and also the 500 title, always riding BSA Gold Stars.
He was a member of the club team who won the Inter Club Scrambles Team Championship nine times.
Behind the scenes, he took on numerous jobs within the club, including social secretary, treasurer, scrambles secretary, vice chairman, club president, and for the last 30 years he was the club secretary.
He was involved with the Association in the 1960s as the racing secretary and a member of the executive committee. From 1994 he was director and on his retirement in 2012 he was invited to be the AMCA president.
In addition he found time to write a 75-page history of the Walsall Club and had been planning another book, on Stonnall, where he grew up.
Don Green, chairman of the AMCA, said Mr Mycock restored several bikes 'usually from a box of bits, British only.'
One of his proudest achievements was the acquisition, along with his friend Terry Braid, of the land near Aldridge which the club uses regularly for events.
Mr Green said: "Gordon was dedicated to motor cycling, especially the off road activities through the club and the AMCA. He will be missed by many."
RAFA colleague John Griffin said: "He was all for the Association but whenever you rang for him he was always in his garage mending a bike."
Mr Mycock, who died after a long illness, was also an active supporter of the Ex-Servicemens Club at Cannock and often took old soldiers and airmen to locations they had served during the last war. He leaves a wife, Rita, and son David.
His funeral will take place at Peter's Church in Stonnall tomorrow at 11am followed by a wake at Cannock Ex Service Men's Club in Walsall Road
