Category: Shows

Pictures taken at Branch shows

Old Bike Gathering – 2026 – photos

After a week of roasting hot temperatures and forecasts of rain for Saturday, we actually had perfect weather for our Old Bike Gathering; dry and sunny, but notably cooler than it had been earlier in the week. The bar was open, we had picnic tables outside and Tasty Bun caterers were serving the food. As usual, 40 year old and above bikes were on the lawn and eligible for the show, with modern bikes in the car park.

We awarded prizes for the: Best Triumph bike, Best British bike that wasn’t a Triumph, Best Foreign bike and Best Bike in the Show. Pictures of the winners and their bikes are below.

Prize winners left to right: Best in Show, Best Triumph, Best Foreign and Best British

Below are photos of the winners being presented with their prizes.

Best Triumph
Best British
Best Foreign
Best in Show

Here are photos of the four winning bikes

Best Triumph
Best in Show
Best Foreign
Best British

We took a collection for the Blood Bikes charity at the show and they had a representative on site with a one of their bikes.

A blood biker with one of their bikes, who was collecting money for the charity

There are more photos of the event below.

See a video of the event below.

Old Basing Carnival – 2026

TOMCC Berkshire stand at the Old Basing Carnival

This year we had a new event, the Old Basing Carnival and Show. We had our Branch stand and a display of bikes at the showground. There were lots of different organisations there with stands and a classic bike section. We set up our stand with 8 motorbikes next to the classic cars. Someone with a Royal Enfield Bullet and a side car asked if he could display his outfit with our bikes and of course we said he could. One of our members also displayed a classic Mercedes in the car section . We had enjoyable day.

Branch members manning our stand

We had a team manning the stand, giving plenty of time for them to browse the rest of the displays and enjoy the day while always having a couple of people on hand to talk to any visitors. There were a lot of different activities that people could take part including archery and rockwall climbing as well as coconut shies and other traditional attractions.

Marching band at the head of the Carnival Procession as it enters the show ground

Here are some more pictures of our stand at the Old Basing Carnival

Ace Cafe Triumph Bike Day – 2026

Berkshire Branch Members Bikes at the Ace Cafe for Triumph Bike Day

Every year in June the legendary Ace Cafe has a Sunday dedicated to Triumph Motorcycles. which they call Triumph Bike Day. This year it was on the 14th June and a group of Berkshire Branch members met up to ride together to the event. It was sunny weather and there was a great turn-out of bikes at the event. There were lots of Triumph’s of all ages to browse around at the car park and Triumph West London had a stand there selling Triumph clothing and merchandise. There was also a live band, The Smash, a five piece band playing the New Wave sounds of 70-80’s Britain.

Some of our members with their bikes outside the cafe
Triumph West London at the Ace selling their merchandise
The Smash providing the sound track for the day

See a selection of photos from the day below as a slide show.

The Ace is a great destination and has a special place in the history of British motorcycling and the Rocker culture in particular. But ride there is an urban ride through built up areas. But that too, perhaps, has its own nostalgic charm, because its location on the North Circular Road was largely what attracted the bikers of the 60’s to the cafe as they and rode their Cafe Racers along it.

Now the Ace Cafe is in the ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone), which means there is a £12.50 charge for bikes for bikes to go there that don’t meet the emissions standard. That may have put some people off, but most bikes manufactured after 2013 comply, and so don’t have to pay. Also, any bike classed by the DVLA as historic, which means any manufactured before 1986, is exempt. So that allows a lot of Triumph’s to go there without paying.

Our members took the direct route there along the M4 and M25, but chose a scenic route through the leafier suburbs on the way home. It was a great day.

Bike Meet Photos – April 26

We had a cracking start to the year with our first Lunchtime Bike Meet of 2026 on Saturday. The weather was dry, warm and sunny and we had a good turnout with a great collection of bikes on the lawn. The bar was open, hot food was on sale and the picnic tables were out with music playing in the background. Don’t stop us now, ’cause we’re having a good time. Lets hope for more sunny weather for a great summer out on our bikes. See some photos of the event below.

Below is a short video that we made of the event and is on our YouTube channel.

Below is a longer video taken by a visitor for his YouTube channel. It refers to the meet incorrectly as the The Old Motorcycle Gathering, but that is our show for old bikes and will be coming on the Sunday 28 June 2026, where we award prizes for the best bikes in various categories. There were no prizes for this event and it was open to all bikes. Easy mistake to make though, because there were a lot of old bikes there and some were of show winning standard. Take a look.

Bike Meet Photos – Sept 25

For our last big outdoor event of the year, the weather stayed dry although it was overcast. It still warm enough for people to sit outside at the picnic tables in comfort. We had a good collection of bikes on the lawn, the bar was open and our Tasty Bun and Herbies Pizza were on site providing the food. Our Branch stand was up with its usual collection of merchandise and people on hand to respond to any questions people had. A good time was had by all. Here are some photos of the event.

Swallowfield Show – 2025 – Photos

Berkshire Branch members in the main arena showing their bikes

We had a cracking time at the Swallowfield Show, which is probably one of the biggest and oldest country shows you are likely to find. It’s been going since 1885 and it’s huge. The classic vehicle display alone had about 250 vehicles in it. We had a stand there for the whole two days and rode a selection of our bikes in the main arena. Here are some photos and a video of the event.

Here is a video of the event.

British Superbikes 2025 – Photos

Riders leaving the pitlane at Thruxton

We had a stand at the British Superbike (BSB) round at Thruxton Circuit in August 2025. We were there for the whole weekend, setting up on Thursday and staying through to Sunday night. We were part of the display of bikes set up by Thruxton in the skid pan area along with other bike clubs and people with bikes of interest. We had six to ten bikes on display each day and there was a lot of interest from the large numbers of people wandering through the display area over the weekend. We had a fun weekend and got to see some of the racing and the live bands on Friday and Saturday nights. Here are some photos of the weekend.

Here is a video showing the bike display area at Thruxton Circuit for the British Super Bike round in August 2025 where we had our stand.

Old Motorcycle Gathering 2025 – Photos

The winning bikes at the 2025 Old Motorcycle Gathering.

We held our 2025 show for Old Bikes on 28 June 2025. It was a hot, humid day, overcast in morning and bright, sunny and very hot in the afternoon. We had around 60 old bikes on display on the lawn with a further 15-20 more modern bikes in the car park. The bar was open serving drinks and there was hot food, cakes and ice cream on sale in the lounge bar. There were some great bikes on display and and it was an enjoyable day.

Lots of bikes and people at the Old Motorcycle Gathering

Here are some photos of the winning bikes.

The Best In Show winner – a 1939 Triumph T100

Best Triumph
Best Foreign
Best British
The winners in each category

Here are some more photos of the event.

See below for a video of the event.

Bike Meet Photos – May 25

The Blood Bikes on display next to the Branch gazebo at our Bike Meet

We had great weather for our first open air bike meet of the year held at the BCSA on the Saturday of the May Bank Holiday weekend. It was warm, dry and sunny without being too hot. More than a 100 bikes came of all types and ages, old and new, including a Vincent, an MZ, Harleys, all the Japanese brands and of course, lots of Triumphs. As well as the normal burgers and chips and bacon rolls, there were paninis, sausage rolls, an amazing range of cakes and ice cream and, of course, a bar serving drinks. See photos of the event below. A couple of volunteers from the Blood Bikes were there with their bikes to explain to visitors what they do and we held a collection for them.

Bike Meet Photos – Sept 24

We had dry sunny weather for our Lunchtime Bike meet on the 28 September. We had an interesting collection of about 80 bikes on show and with the bar open and a good selection of hot food available it was a fun afternoon. A great way to round off the bike show season. Here are some photos of the event.

Or check out this video of the day below. Note the title photo which celebrates 75 years of the TOMCC.