Photographs of bikes, ride-outs, shows and other activities
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.
In this video, three Berkshire Branch members talk about their bikes, what is special about them and why they like them so much.
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.
Watch this short video which explains what we get up to as Branch.
We had thirteen of us on a Sunday ride out to Blake’s Kitchen. We started together but decided to ride as two groups, with two run leaders. The two groups met up at Blake’s for refreshments and chat before riding back home. Here are some photos of us at Blakes.
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.
We had a new runs leader, with James leading us on a scenic route through the country side and up to the car park and viewing point on Whitehorse Hill near Uffington. After stopping to admire the view and take a few photographs, James led us off again to The Bell Inn at Aldworth for refreshments. Here are some photos of the day.
Here is a video of the ride up to Whitehorse Hill.
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.
Another mid-week summer ride, this time to a nice pub called the Anchor in Lower Froyle for lunch.
Here are some pictures of the ride.
