Peter Williams (motorcyclist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Peter Williams (motorcyclist)

English motorcycle road racer

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1945

Place of Birth: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: motorcycle racer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Peter Williams (born 27 August 1939 in Nottingham, England) is a former motorcycle road racer who enjoyed success when competing at many levels on home short-circuits, International and Grand Prix races.
He raced many times on the Isle of Man TT course from 1966 to 1973.
His father was Jack Williams who ran the Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) race department.
Peter trained in mechanical engineering and introduced via racing an innovation which is commonplace on today's road bikes, alloy wheels, and was an early pioneer of disc brakes.
He raced in the era of Giacomo Agostini, Barry Sheene, Mick Grant, Percy Tait, Tony Jefferies, Paul Smart, Dave Potter and John Cooper.