Other pictures of Branch activites
Mick Bennett’s presentation to Branch members in October 2025 about his epic ride on his Bonneville from Chicago to Los Angeles along Route 66 had a good turnout and held everyone’s attention for an hour. Mick talked us through a series of photos starting from loading the bikes into a shipping crate in the UK and all the sites on the way to the finish in Los Angeles. Everyone seemed to find it interesting and enjoyable.
Here are some photos of the event.
We had a good time at our Branch BBQ on a Thursday evening on 3 July. The weather was dry and warm, we had plenty of excellent food and a good turnout of Branch members with their guests. There were some excellent bikes brought along and we awarded the Steve Butcher Memorial Trophy to the Best Branch Member’s bike there. This year this was awarded to a 1971 Triumph Trophy 650 twin.
The Steve Butcher Memorial Award for the Best Branch Members Bike.
Here are some more photos of the event.
Here is video of the event. Sit back and watch.
Our Branch stand had its first outing of the year on a sunny Saturday at Bulldog Triumph’s season launch event. We were outside the shop with a few classic bikes, some of our clothing and all the material to inform people what the Branch was all about. We had a great afternoon. There was an incredible BBQ and of course, all the new Triumph’s that Bulldog had in its showroom.
Here are some photos of the event.
We had a packed room full of members eager to hear John Bottomley talk about the development of Ducati GP racing engines. John is a former engineer and has ridden motorcycles off-road and on the track all his adult life. He also started the motorcycle team at Brooklands Museum. It was an interesting evening and everybody enjoyed it and learned a lot. We hope to have John back to share more of his knowledge of motorcycles in the future.
As well as owning a Ducati race, John also owns a 1972 Yamaha TR3 replica. Here is a video of him talking about it.
The Branch AGM was held on the 13 February 2025 at the BCSA. There were 32 members in attendance. Here are some photos from the meeting.
The existing committee were re-elected to their existing roles with the exception of the Runs Coordinator role, which became vacant. Therefore runs will be organised by a number of different people going forward See here for more details of the current committee.
In January 2025, Richard Wheadon, the TOMCC Machine Registrar gave an presentation to the Branch at a Thursday Club Night. Although it was a cold winter evening, around 40 people turned out to hear him talk about his work as TOMCC Machine Registrar. He explained the process for registering an old bike for the first time with the DVLA, such as a “barn find” with an old style log book or an import from abroad. Part of that process is to obtain a certificate from a recognised authority, such as the TOMCC. He also gave some fascinating insights into his work. Lots of people in the audience took advantage to ask him questions and there were further discussions continuing after the formal part of the evening finished. Here are some photos of the event.
We had a good turn-out for our January evening Bring & Buy sale. There was lots of stuff on sale: motorcycle parts, tools, books and clothing and more than 50 people came along, even though it is was a cold winters evening. There was hot food and drinks as always, an opportunity to chat to other members and the added fun of browsing through the goods on offer and grabbing a bargain.
Here are some photos of the event.
The last club night of the year had a Christmas theme, with a festive buffet, Christmas music and a raffle. Over 60 members and partners took part. It was a fun evening and great way to end the year. Here are some photos of the event.
At our September Lunchtime Bike Meet we decided to take a picture celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the TOMCC. We moved 8 bikes into position and then got an aerial view by hoisting a remotely operated camera to the top of the flag pole. We submitted it to Nacelle as a possible front cover, but it wasn’t chosen by the editor. It did get printed on the last inside page of the December edition though. Thanks to Steve Yarwood who had the idea and directed operations on the day and Collin Fox who took the picture.
See here for more pictures of the bike meet where this photo was taken
We had our annual quiz night in November and once again, Bob Cromwell set a mix of motorcycle related and general knowledge questions. Prizes were awarded to the top three teams. There was a tie for third place, so Bob asked a further three questions in an exciting tie break round. There were some great prizes awarded to the three winning teams. See below for some photos of the event, including the three winning teams collecting their prizes.
See below for video summary of our quiz night.
