Photographs of bikes, ride-outs, shows and other activities
Entry in our 2020 Online Old Motorcycle Gathering.
From Malcolm
I purchased the Tiger 90 at a swap meet in El Camino, California in 1991 when I lived in Los Angeles. I stripped and rebuilt it soon thereafter and rode it in a number of local events. Though, as might be imagined, excursions on to LA freeways was no fun at all.
I repatriated the bike when I returned to the UK in 2001 and have ridden it on many outings with the Berkshire VMCC Section and on several holidays around the UK.
Allen Millyard, renowned for creating unique custom bikes in his garage, came to our clubnight and gave a talk on how he created some of his more extreme bikes such as the Flying Millyard, with v-twin engine made from two cylinders of an aircraft radial engine and the Millyard Viper, powered by a Dodge Viper V10.
John Rosamond, Chairman of the Triumph Workers Cooperative during the 1970s and early 1980s came to a Berkshire Branch club night to talk about that critical period in Triumph’s history and answer our questions.
John Rosamond is the author of a book “Save the Triumph Bonneville”, which gives a detailed account of his time at the Triumph Co-operative including the events leading up to formation of the co-operative and its eventual liquidation.
