In July we had a ride out to Sammy Miller’s magnificent Motorcycle Museum near New Milton in the New Forest. We had a great ride there, especially the last few miles through the New Forest. Once there we had some refreshments sitting outside the onsite cafe in the sunshine and then went into the museum itself to see the incredible collection of bikes.
Here are some photos we took of just a small selection of the approximately 450 motorbikes that are there.
Despite dire weather forecasts, we had a good turn-out for The Old Motorcycle Gathering on 24 July 2021 at the BCSA. Those who came were rewarded with a good collection of bikes to view and dry weather apart from about half an hour of drizzle in mid-afternoon, which soon dried off again. Most managed to ride to and from the event on dry roads. We had a bar open serving drinks and hot food and both indoor and outdoor seating.
As well as our normal categories of Best in Show, Best Triumph, Best British and Best Foreign, this year we had a special new Trophy in memory of the late Steve Butcher, which was awarded to the best bike in the show owned by a Branch member. The winning bikes are shown below. Congratulations to all the winners.
It was exactly two years since our last real show in July 2019. In 2020, we had an online virtual show, so it was great to be back seeing real bikes up close, meeting fellow bike enthusiasts and drinking beer together. See below for more pictures from a great afternoon.
The Old Motorcycle Gathering, our show for old bikes, is going ahead on Saturday 24 July 2021 at the Burghfield Community Sports Association (BCSA), James Lane, Burghfield, RG30 3RS. This is near junction 11 of the M4 and is where we hold our Thursday club nights. Click here to see the venue on a map
This show is for all bikes classed as “Historic” vehicles by the DVLA, which currently means bikes manufactured before 1981. The show is open to all marques, but bikes must be ridden to the show. Prizes will be awarded for Best Foreign, Best British and Best Triumph as well as Best in Show.
A wide range of food and drink will be on sale at the bar.
There is no entry charge.
Click here to see what the Old Motorcycle Gathering was like in previous years or read this article from Nacelle Magazine about our show.
We went on another ride to the Court Hill Centre near Wantage in July 21. Here is a photo of the group in the car park with their bikes.
This is a local mid-week early evening event to which bikes are welcome at:
ALDERMASTON REC SOC CAR PARK RG7 4PR.
Special Allocated Area. Club House open for excellent food and bar with fine selection of soft drinks, tea, coffee and real ale
Tues August 3rd and Tues August 24th 2021 from 6.30 pm
No entry fee
For more details, see below.
This event is not organised by the TOMCC.
Berkshire Branch member Nicholas Ryan still rides the same Triumph T110 that he had as a teenager. Here he tells the story of how it was back then and how he restored it to how it is now.
“My T110 story starts 45 years ago and continues to the present day. In a way it is a reversal of roles – back then my bike was slightly old and decrepit and I was young, now it’s me who is slightly old and decrepit and the bike probably goes better than it ever did!”
To read Part 1 of My T110 Story – Back in the Day – click the button below
To read Part 2 of My T110 Story – The Renaissance – click the button below
Our first ride in July 2021 was to The Barn at Turville Heath. Here are some photos of this quirky cafe with its Morris Minor sculpture.
The weather forecast looked like rain, so the turn out was low, but four of us put on our wet weather gear and met up at 10.00 on Sunday morning. The rain held off and we had a great ride on dry roads through twisty country lanes around West Berkshire and Oxfordshire before stopping for a late breakfast at a Garden Centre in Bampton before another fun ride home. It never did rain after all.
Here are a few photos from the ride out to Blaze Inn Saddles, stopping at Little Annies Tearoom on the canal at Thrupp near Kidlington with a homeward journey via Burford and Lechlade for ice cream.
Here are some photos from our ride to Horsham, with a brief encounter at Max’s Diner followed by some good food and drink at the nearby Torque Moto Cafe
