John Hartle Collection

John Hartle (Triumph) 1967 Production 750 TT

1967 Production TT
After a 4-year layoff, John Hartle (650 Triumph Bonneville) won the first 750cc Production TT

John Hartle (Kirby Metisse) 1967 Senior TT

John Hartle (Norton) 1956 Junior TT
John Hartle (Norton) testing at Jurby for the 1956 Junior TT

Bob Geesons REG
The REG

John Hartle (Norton) 1957 Junior TT
John Hartle (Norton) at Cronk ny Mona, 1957 Junior TT

A works Honda at the Southern 100
John Hartle took the 1961 Southern 100 Championship, but a poor start meant he had to work hard for the victory

John Hartle Memorial
The acheivements of one of Chapel-en-le-Friths unsung heroes, John Hartle were reconised in a ceremony in the town. A plaque dedicated to the modest Harte was unveiled at the New Inn in Chapel

1958 Senior TT
John Hartle walks away from the smouldering wreck of his 500 MV faour after it caught fire at Governors Bridge at the end of lap four

Gileras TT return
Geoff Duke leaves the start line after giving his Scuderia Duke rider John Hartle final words of encouragement. Geoff arranged to run the 1957 championship winning bikes for the 1963 season;

John Hartle (MV), John Surtees (MV) and Mike Hailwood (Norton) 1960 Senior TT

John Hartle (MV) 1968 Senior TT
John Hartle (MV) at Ramsey, 1968 Senior TT

John Hartle (Kirby Metisse) 1967 Senior TT
John Hartle (Kirby Metisse) talking to Bill Smith, 1967 Senior TT

A winning return
After a four-year lay-ff, John Hartle returned to TT racing to win the inaugural 750 Production TT, on this Geoff-Duke sponsored Thruxton Bonneville

Crisp
Theres not much for Arturo Magni to salvage from the burnt remains of John Hartles 500 MV after this fire at Governors Bridge in the 1958 Senior TT

John Hartle (Norton) 1956 Senior TT

John Hartle (Norton) 1955 Junior Ulster Grand Prix

The Junior Norton team 1956 TT. John Hartle (16) Jack Brett (51) and Alan Trow at Jurby Airfield

John Hartle (MV) 1958 Senior TT
Needs a little attention! John Hartles 500 MV was reduced very expensive scrap when a leaking fuel tank made it catch fire at Governors Bridge in the 1958 Senior TT

John Hartle (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
John Hartle (Norton) on Bray Hill, 1957 Senior TT

John Hartle (REG) 1957 Lightweight TT
John Hartle (REG) at Five and a Half mile corner, 1957 Lightweight TT

John Hartle (MV) 1959 Junior TT
John Hartle (MV) on Quarter Bridge Road, 1959 Junior TT

John Hartle (MV) overtakes Arthur Wheeler (AJS) 1958 Senior TT
John Hartle (MV) overtakes Arthur Wheeler (AJS) at Signpost Corner: 1958 Senior TT

John Hartle (Gilera) 1963 Senior TT
John Hartle (Gilera) leaves Governors Bridge, 1963 Senior TT

John Hartle (MV) 1960 Junior TT
John Hartle (MV) at Ramsey, 1960 Junior TT

John Hartle (MV) 1960 Senior TT
John Hartle (MV) leaving Governors Bridge, 1960 Senior TT

John Hartle (Gilera) and Mike Hailwood (MV) 1963 Senior TT
John Hartle (Gilera) and Mike Hailwood (MV) at Governors Bridge, 1963 Senior TT

McIntyre, Surtees and Hartle 1958 Senior Ulster Grand Prix
Bob McIntyre (2nd), winner John Surtees and third place John Hartle 1958 Senior Ulster Grand Prix

John Hartle, John Surtees and Bob McIntyre 1958 Senior Ulster Grand Prix

Bill Lomas (Guzzi) and John Hartle (Norton, 11) 1956 Junior Ulster Grand Prix

John Hartle (Norton) 1956 Junior Ulster Grand Prix

Bob McIntyre (AJS) and John Hartle (MV) 1959 Junior Ulster Grand Prix

The Gallarate four
John Hartle accelerates past the Grandstand in the 1958 Senior TT. A contemporary and team mate of John Surtees, he rode works Norton and MV

John Hartle (Gilera) 1963 Senior TT
Geoff Duke leaves John Hartle (Gilera) on the line for the 1963 Senior TT

Scuderia Duke
Geoff Duke parades his Scuderia Duke Gilera at Jurby Airfield. Phil Read and John Hartle were his riders

John Hartle (Gilera); 1963 Junior TT. Scuderia Duke ran the Gilera 4s for the 1963 season. Hartle finished second to Jim Redman in the race

John Hartle (MV): 1960 Senior TT
John Hartle at Union Mills on the four-cyclinder MV. John finished second to team mate John Surtees in the Senior, but won the Junior TT that year

John Hartle (MV); 1958 Senior TT
John Hartle accelerates his 500 MV away from the start in the 1958 Senior TT. His bike caught fire and burnt out later in the race

John Hartle (Norton) 1955 Senior TT
John Hartle (Norton) at Cronk ny Mona; 1955 Senior TT

Michelle Duff (Matchless) and John Hartle (Gilera) 1963 Senior TT

John Hartle (Honda) 1961 Southern 100

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