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Photographs of bikes, ride-outs, shows and other activities

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.

Ride to Honey Street – June 26

Getting together to set off on the ride

Eleven members met up for a ride to the Cafe at Honey Street Mill. This cafe is one of favourites. It does the normal breakfast fare and biker staple of bacon rolls, but also has the most amazing range of cracking cakes. See some photos of the ride below, including the display of cakes.

Unfortunately, a 53 year old Triumph Tiger ridden by one member broke down as he arrived at the cafe. At least he made it that far. It had to be recovered by the AA. See photo below of the stricken machine being recovered. But what better place to wait for a recovery vehicle to rescue than a cafe with such delicious cakes.

Broken down bike being loaded onto the recovery vehicle

Ride to Yattendon – May 26

Meeting at Cobbs Farm before leaving to Yattendon

Ten Branch members met up on a Sunday morning for a ride to the Renegade Brewery in Yattendon for a late breakfast in the cafe. Some then went on to the Bell Inn at Aldworth. Here are some photos of the ride.

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.

Ride to Lasham – Apr 26

Dry weather on a Sunday brought out 12 Branch members on a run to the Cafe at Lasham Gliding Society airfield near Alton.

Below is a photo of the 12 riders setting off from 3 Mile Cross and another photo of them in the Lasham car park.

Setting off
At Lasham

Bulldog Opener – 2026 – photos

We had a great day attending Bulldog Triumph’s Opener event. We had our gazebo there in the car park as usual, Bulldog put on a cracking show with the Barbarian Grill, coffee, pastries and of course, the amazing range of new and used Triumph motorcycles for sale. See below for some photos of the event.