Your Collection: Roger De Coster Memorabilia
Sunday, April 10, 2011 | 6:00 AM
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"Attached are pictures of a set of six Roger De Coster 1972 500cc World Champion commemorative glasses I recently found in my basement. I can't remember how I came by them and don't think the box has been opened in over 35 years and seven moves. The back of the glass lists all 500cc World Champions from 1952 through 1972 (including their bike brands such as FN, BSA, AJS and Lito). I would appreciate any information your readers may have regarding their origin. I was living (and racing MX) in Southern 
California at the time I acquired them."
- Mike
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Wow those are neat! Glad they are still in one peice. How could yo forgot where you got them?
Now that is some sweet memoribilia
RE: Welker - I am going to guess he forgot because it was 40 years ago and they were a bunch of glasses. I mean, yes sweet, 40 years later, but at the time they were motocross glasses.
Awesome! I have a set of few sets of Replica Roger De Coster boots I will post my collection.
The origin of those glasses, I’m stumped there. I had no idea they even existed, and I thought I saw every piece of memorabilia since this sport was introduce to us in 1966. As for the bikes; FN translated, stands for Flemish National. They made firearms for the Belgian Army. BSA is Birmingham Small Arms, also a weapons manufacturer, form England. I forgot what AJS stands for, but they were also from England. Lito was a Swedish Lithograph company that built race bikes based on a Monarch engine.
I believe AJS was A.J. Stevens Co. (English I'm pretty sure) I don't know if they did other than motorcycles, that just stuck in my head from way back then.
Those glasses, if sold one by one on Ebay would fetch some serious cash, however if i had them they'd be special occasion bar glasses until i died
...and I thought BSA stood for Bastard Stalled Again!
I like those cups.
lol@ bsa heheh, those are some pretty rare glass's aint they? I've never seen em,... you might have to put a call into ping,....naaaa nevermind ping he'll just give ya some long winded "i dunno"....ask the man himself? I'm guessin they were brought over from euroville?...just a guess though?
I have a autographed Roger D suzuki jersey (not his though) but signed by him....kept in a airtight bag for 15 yrs now. Im gonna hang onto it, unless someone offers a pretty large penny, until roger or me is doing moto's up there, i hope lol.
I've got some of those to! I had the set but over 35 years of moving around I only have two left.
Hugh,
Do you, by any chance, remember how you got them? I just can't remember anything about how I obtained my set. I'm sure they were given to me as I wouldn't have bought them. My family was pretty involved in the MX scene back then so they could have been a gift. The original box has no markings on it (just plain cardboard). Thanks, Mike