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Meet the editor – 29 Oct 26

Dave Porter, the editor of the TOMCC Magazine, Nacelle, will be coming to our Thursday club night on 29 October 2016 at the BCSA and giving a presentation to Branch members and any other TOMCC members who want to come along. This is a great opportunity to meet the editor of our magazine and hear what he has to say, ask questions, give him your feedback on the magazine and share with him how you think it should develop. Proceedings will start soon after 8pm. This will be an interesting evening.

Dave Porter is the editor of Nacelle, who will be talking about his new ideas for the magazine and seeking the views of Branch members.

Dave Porter took over responsibility for the magazine after the Club AGM in April this year. His impact is already clearly visible in the magazine, with a different font and style on the front page and articles about Triumph’s involvement in motorcycle racing and new developments from Triumph together with articles about Club activities. He has only been in the role for less than six months, so we can look forward to more exciting developments with the magazine in the future. This is a great opportunity to hear about those developments now and influence them. Don’t miss it !!!!

Nacelle Report – Oct 26

Below is the report published in the October 2026 issue of Nacelle, which covered Branch activities in August 2026

A happy tale to start with as a former branch and TOMCC chairman (Bill Sutton) was reunited with a Dutch mechanic, Piet Van der Steen, that had helped Bill when he’d broken down in Holland in 1973!  They met at the BCSA after Piet had contacted Bill via the club website.

Bill (arms folded) finally meets Piet again after 53 years

August was a good month for the branch with our stand in the Classic Bike paddock at Thruxton BSB.  With continued fine weather it was a great event.   What a shame more branch members didn’t take advantage of gratis entry and display their “classic” bikes.  With a 25 year old limit placed on machines, early Hinckley’s conform, so why not come next year, display your bike and enjoy some terrific racing at Britain’s fastest circuit?

Glorious weather at Thruxton BSB for the Branch stand

Similarly, the bank holiday saw the stand at Swallowfield Show, an event that we regularly attend.  Yet again, by displaying your bike (no age limit) entry is free.  If you’ve never been to this show you’ve missed a mixture of English village fete, horse show, fairground, all manner of vehicles, marching bands, stunt displays and endless side stalls that all ages can enjoy.

Looking forward into October we have a presentation that might be of interest to many members; entitled “A day in the life of a Motorcycle Riding Instructor”, it’ll  be a humorous account of what today’s learner riders get up to.  It will be held on Thursday 8th at 8pm at the BCSA.  We hope you can attend.

Ride fast and safe

Bibendum

Motorcycle Instructor talk – 8 Oct 2026

Chris Williams, a DVSA approved motorcycle instructor, will be giving a presentation at our Thursday club night on 8 October 2026 at the BCSA on “A Day in the Life of a Motorcycle Instructor” to Branch members and invited guests.

Ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes of a motorcycle instructor’s working day?

This presentation takes you through the highs, lows and downright funny moments of life as a motorcycle instructor — from early starts and nervous learners to unexpected challenges, unusual characters and those moments that simply couldn’t be made up!

Expect a mixture of real experiences, plenty of laughs, a few frustrations and an insight into what it’s actually like teaching people to ride safely on two wheels.

Bike Meet Photos – Sept 26

We had a good turnout, perfect weather, good food, cool drinks and a cracking collection of bikes for our Autumn bike meet. As usual, bikes parked up on the lawn outside the clubhouse bar, we had our club stand and tent as a base point and food and drinks were served in the bar. There were tables inside the bar, but a lot of people sat at the picnic tables outside or just strolled round the bikes with a pint in hand. Everyone had a good time. There was a fantastic collection of bikes on display: from a 1934 Rudge in excellent condition to modern sports bikes and everything in between.

See below for some photos of the event.

Watch a video of the event below.

Swallowfield Show 2026 – photos

Branch members relaxing by our stand with a display of bikes

We had our stand and a display of bikes for two days at the Swallowfield show held over the August Bank Holiday weekend. A small group rode in the main arena with the classic cars on both days as well. We had a good time at this country show which had everything from live bands to horse show jumping. One particular attraction was a pair of trials riders who did an amazing display of stunts on motorbikes. Our stand attracted a lot of interest from people visiting the show.

Here are some photos of the event.

Nacelle Report – Sept 26

Below is the report published in the September 2026 issue of Nacelle, which covered Branch activities in July 2026

With lawns looking more like cricket wickets and hose-pipe bans in place, is this perhaps the best summer, we in central southern England, have had since ‘76?  All I know is I’ve not looked for my waterproofs in several weeks and in the last week alone I’ve ridden over 600 miles.

July saw a busy month on the road for the branch, too.  The stand was at Wings & Wheels at the Army Flying Museum, Middle Wallop where everyone in attendance said what a great event it was and a must for next year.

A great day for all at Wings & Wheels, Middle Wallop

Then a very busy weekend starting at Calne bike day where we met up with the Oxford branch on their stand.  This was followed by Jack’s Hill Ton-up day, which proved to be a meeting of the clans at the Northants stand with Middlesex, Meriden, South Lincolnshire and Berkshire in attendance.

A meeting of the “clans” at Jack’s Hill Ton-up day

I’m sure that the weather has been all important to boost attendance figures at such events, although some may think it’s a tad too warm for bikes and much prefer an air-conditioned car!

So looking forward to the last Saturday of September (26th) sees our Autumn Bike meet at the BCSA, so spread the word as all brands and ages are welcomed, yes even BSA’s!  The normal facilities will be available from 11am at the club-house and the charity of choice for this occasion will be NABD (National Association for Bikers with a Disability); so please give generously.  Here’s hoping that you and as many friends as possible can make it…

Ride fast and safe

Bibendum 

Lunchtime Bike Meet – 26 Sept 2026

We are having a Lunchtime Bike Meet on Saturday 26 September 2026 from 11am to 4pm at the BCSA. It’s a great opportunity to meet other riders, see their bikes and have lunch and a drink . All motorcycles and riders are welcome. 

Hot food and drink will be on sale in the club house and the bar will be open.

A collection will be taken for the NABD (the National Association for Bikers with a Disability), which is a charity which assists disabled people to ride motorcycles, particularly helping to make necessary adaptations to bikes to make this possible. See here for more information about the NABD.

See here for details of the venue.

See here for pictures from last year’s September Lunchtime Bike Meet.

Here is a flyer for the event. Feel free to pass this on to other bikers in the area who might be interested.

British Superbikes 26 – photos

Our stand at the British Superbikes race meeting at Thruxton

Our stand at the British Superbikes race meeting at Thruxton over the weekend of the 14-16 August attracted a lot of interest. We set up on Thursday and were there through Friday to Sunday. We had our tent with information about the club and samples of our regalia in the bike display area in what is normally the skid pan.

The highlight was our display of bikes titled “Triumph thru the years”. This was a line of 12 bikes in front of the stand arranged in chronological order, from the eldest (1962) to the newest (2020), with bold year labels and stands giving information about each bike. This took advantage of people generally walking in a clockwise direction around the array of bikes displays in skid pan are. There was almost continuous stream of visitors strolling past and stopping to look more closely, read the information sheets, take photographs or ask questions about particular bikes from our members manning at the stand. We made some children very happy by allowing them to sit on the bikes and have their photographs taken.

While different bikes interested different people, it was the Rocket 3 that attracted the most interest. Although first launched 22 years, there are still many people who don’t appear to have seen one closeup before and at 2500cc with only three cylinders, there is no other bike on the market which is like this.

We took it in turns to man the stand, so there was plenty of time for our members to look around the other attractions at the event and watch some of the racing.

See below for some more photos of the event.

See below for a video showing highlights of the event

Dr B’s Bike Show – 2026

This bike show raises money for the Dr Barnardo’s children’s charity. We have supported this show for many years and is always a good event with an interesting collection of custom bikes on show. We will have a stand at this show and a display of bikes.

See here for some photos and a video taken at a previous year’s show.

See here for more information about Dr Barnardo’s or here for more information about Highclose School.

Triumph Day at Sammy Millers – 2026 – photos

Around 20 Berkshire Branch members rode to the Triumph Day at Sammy Miller’s Motorcycle Museum in the New Forest organised with the TOMMC. We met up at the cafe at Popham Airfield and many arrived early and had breakfast there. We then took a scenic route down to Sammy Millers. As usual there was big turnout of visitors, with the courtyard and car park in front of it reserved for Triumphs only. The South Hants had a stand there and it was good to meet up with some of their members. Here are some photos of the day.