A BIKER yesterday told how he tracked down his classic machine, more than 30 years after being forced to sell it.

Jeremy Knibbs, from Llangollen, always wondered what happened to his Triumph Bonneville after he sold it when he was a teenager.

Jeremy, who runs a family guesthouse, said: "My girlfriend's mum wouldn't let her go out on it, so it had to go for the sake of our relationship."

He married his teenage sweetheart, Lyndsey, now mum to his two children, Joanna, 20, and Tim, 15.

More than 30 years later, Jeremy, 52, decided to track down his beloved bike.

His internet searches led him to the latest owner, a doctor living in Wiltshire.

"I eventually persuaded her to sell it back to me," said Jeremy..

"I restored it and now I ride round on it all the time."

Jeremy yesterday joined other classic bikers at Llangollen Motor Museum to help launch Royal Mail's classic motorcycle stamps."