Riding Through Life

A respected craftsman plumber by trade, Neville carried his skills far beyond New Zealand. In Nepal, working alongside Sir Edmund Hillary, he helped build schools and hospitals in remote Himalayan communities. Later in life he sponsored two talented riders, Dobsy and Chris Swallow, with a challenge and a dream: to be the first single-cylinder BSA to achieve a 100-mph lap on the Isle of Man.

He built a life, a family, and carried responsibilities that were not always simple. Like many of his generation, some chapters were spoken of plainly, others were carried more privately.

He never let a challenge beat him. His determination was boundless. When something needed doing, he did it.

Drawn from his own diaries and recollections, Riding Through Life is the story of a man who believed a life is defined by what you contribute, not what you claim.

He did not seek legacy. He built it.