6th July 2019
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Bob Gollner after a long illness on 23rd May, 2019.
Gollner was a well-known trials and scrambles competitor and motorcycle dealer who had his shop, Bob Gollner Ltd at Denmead, Portsmouth, Hampshire. He was a member of the Waterlooville Motorcycle Club.
Gollner was behind the 1966 Cheetah which used 37A Villiers and Triumph Cub motors until supplies ceased in 1968. He then created the 1968 Gollner BSA Bantam, the 1971 Gollner Yamaha and subsequently Gollner Kawasaki trials machines based on the KT250 model.
He was a close friend of Comerford’s Reg May.
In 1988, being a Honda trials appointed dealer, Bob also converted TLR200 and TLR250 Honda trials models to monoshock specification, a machine that is now highly sought after because of it’s rarity.
Trials Guru extends sincere condolences to the Gollner family.
RIP daddy X
Such a sad loss of One of motor cycles true characters. My condolences to all the family. Rest in Peace
Mba Tiverton it was a great pleasure looking after yours and Kate’s vehicles in your later years and will carry on doing so Rip you great man xx mark Bennett (mba)