Eric Oliver
✓ Source-basedrisingBritish motorcycle racer (1911-1980)
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Eric Staines Oliver was an English motorcycle racer best remembered as four-time FIM Sidecar World Champion, riding a Norton. His passenger in 1949 was Denis Jenkinson.
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Eric Staines Oliver was an English motorcycle racer best remembered as four-time FIM Sidecar World Champion, riding a Norton. His passenger in 1949 was Denis Jenkinson. He is also remembered for his innovation, being the first sidecar competitor to use a dustbin fairing, rear suspension and the first to adopt a semi-kneeling riding position.
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deceased
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Lived 1911 to 1980 · aged 68
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