Pictures taken at Branch shows
We had a great turn-out for The Old Motorcycle Gathering on the 17 June 2023. The winning bikes are shown below.
There was a fantastic collection of bikes as you can see below.
Here are some more photos of the event.
We had our Branch Stand at both days of the Swallowfield Show held over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Lots of Branch members came, displayed their bikes on the stand and visited the other attractions at this show which covered everything from horse show jumping to classic vehicles. The weather was great and everyone had a cracking time. Here are some photos from the show.
We had our Branch stand at the British Superbikes racing weekend at Thruxton. We had a wonderful weekend. We got to watch some fantastic racing, we had our own base where members could drop by and say hello and visitors had a great display of Triumph bikes, old and new, to look at.
Here are some photos of the event.
We had our Branch Stand at Dr B’s show on the 26 June 2022. This show raises money for Dr Barnado’s children’s charity and is organised by Reading Christian Motorcyclists.
Here is video giving a bird’s eye view of the show.
The Old Motorcycle Gathering on the 11 June 2022 was a great success. We had good weather, a fabulous collection of Old Bikes to view and everyone enjoyed the afternoon.
Here are photos of the winning bikes and their owners.
Below are some more pictures of the day.
The Lunchtime Bike Meet on the 9th October had around 70 bikes attending, of all types, many of them classic, but there were plenty of modern bikes as well. It was dry, the sun shone in the afternoon and it was warm day. Some people sat inside the lounge bar to have lunch while others sat outside on picnic tables. Most bikes were parked on on the lawn in front of the bar and people could wander around looking at the bikes and chatting to other bikers.
Below are some pictures of the day.
The weather for the Popham Megameet was poor and it turned out to be wet on the day. Undaunted a few of our members put up our stand and camped overnight on the Saturday where they were joined on Sunday morning by some more who rode through the rain on classic bikes to be there.
They weren’t alone, there was a good turnout of other bike clubs with a displays and a lot of trade stands selling a wide range of paraphenalia. The majority of visitors though, turned up in cars and visitor numbers were understandably down on previous years. But those that came had a good time, with plenty to look at and several hours in the middle of the day without rain.
We enjoyed ourselves, although we needed to dry out our soggy riding gear and clean our muddy bikes once we got home.
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.
