Photographs of bikes, ride-outs, shows and other activities
If you own a Triumph Motorcycle and you live in the Berkshire area there are a lot of benefits in joining the Berkshire Branch of the TOMCC.
This video is a collection of video clips of some of the activities we got up to as a Branch during the last year and sets out the many benefits you can enjoy if you become a member,
The weather forecast was better, but still not good, so five Branch members set off on a short ride to Popham. It didn’t rain and the temperature was mild although the roads were still wet and there were a lot of puddles. After refreshments in the cafe we set off for home and even had some dry roads on the ride back. We all arrived home in the dry. Here are some photos.
On a cold, but dry February morning, six members rode out to the Departure Lounge Cafe near Alton, the only cafe we know with an aircraft fuselage attached. Here are some photos of the ride.
A cold, foggy morning saw 6 members set off for the Army Flying Museum in Middle Wallop again.
We have often ridden there and just gone to the cafe. This time Graham went round the museum as well and found some bikes amongst the flying machines as you can see from the photos below.
Here is a video of the ride shot with multiple on board cameras. Take a look.
We held a Bring & Buy sale at our Thursday Club night on the 15 January 2026 . There was a good turnout of people and a wide variety of motorcycle related paraphernalia on sale from: motorcycle parts, tools, books, magazines and clothing. Some old motorcycle magazines dating back to the 1930’s and 1940’s one sale raised a lot of interest. It was fascinating to read through the advertisements from so long ago. There was hot food and drinks as always, an opportunity to chat to other members. Plenty of people came end enjoyed browsing and seeing if they could grab a bargain.
Here are some photos of the event.
Very cold weather meant that we did not have a Branch ride on New Year’s Day this year. A ride was organised for the first Sunday, the 4th of January, but the day before, the forecast was showing as low as -8C in the night and -2C mid Sunday morning, so most members were reluctant to venture out on their bikes. In the end, two hardy members did meet up for a ride down to Lasham Gliding Club Cafe, and ended up enjoying themselves.
The following week it was cold, but at least it was above zero, and five members went for a ride to the Spitfire Cafe at Popham Airfield and a sixth went by car and met them there.
At least we’ve started the 2026 riding season and we hope for some milder weather in the coming weeks.
As 2025 comes to a close, lets look back at some of the great times Berkshire TOMCC members had together this year.
We’re looking forward to more fun on our Triumphs in 2026 with more rides, lots of events at the BCSA and trips to others shows and events during the year.
Click on the video below for our wishes for the New Year.
We’re planning lots of fun things for next year and they’ll be added to the events page on this site once they are confirmed. See 2026 events for the latest confirmed events.
We had a really good year’s riding in 2025 with a record 79 organised Branch rides made up of 43 weekend ride-outs, normally Sunday mornings, and 36 midweek ride-outs. We also had more people leading rides, We ride all the year round whenever the weather is reasonable. All members are welcome to come on any Branch ride which are arranged through a Whatsapp Group.
See the video below for some highlights of our rides in 2025.
Our last ride of the 2025 was on Sunday 28th December. It was cold, but not freezing, overcast so there was no blinding sun, and the roads were dry and the leaf sludge on much of the roads earlier in the month had been washed away and the roads were dry. Ideal winter riding conditions in fact. Collin led the ride and he had picked some great twisty roads with very little traffic through beautiful countryside. We ended up at the Court Hill Centre Cafe on the Ridgeway new Wantage for hot drinks and food before another enjoyable ride back home. Here are some photos. What a way to end a great year of riding.
Despite torrential rain and multiple road closures, we were only slightly down on expected numbers with just under 50 turning out for the Christmas buffet on the last Thursday before Christmas. “Tasty Bun” provided a cracking buffet of party food with both old favourites like “pigs in blankets” and mince pies with new additions like pizza slices and samosa’s. We also had cracking raffle with some great prizes. See below for some photos of the night.
