{"id":4628,"date":"2025-07-19T14:24:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/?p=4628"},"modified":"2025-07-19T14:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:24:39","slug":"nacelle-report-aug-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/?p=4628","title":{"rendered":"Nacelle Report &#8211; Aug 25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Below is the report published in the August 2025 issue of Nacelle, which covered Branch activities in June 202<\/em>5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a busy month June has been.&nbsp; It seems like it\u2019s been one event after another and with fine weather it\u2019s meant good riding conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A small group of branch members ventured to the Ace Caf\u00e9 for Triumph day and we never touched a motorway all the way there.&nbsp; An event, now a shadow of its former self due to ULEZ.&nbsp; There must be about 30 years of bikes missing due to the fact that they&#8217;re not exempt or compliant and the rider rightly refuses to pay the unjust fee.&nbsp; I\u2019m a firm believer that all motorcycles should be excluded from ULEZ restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Berks-Aug-25-Ace-Cafe-700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Berks-Aug-25-Ace-Cafe-700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Berks-Aug-25-Ace-Cafe-700-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A motley crew at the Ace for Triumph day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then a  ride-out to The Classic Motor Hub in the Cotswolds, with it\u2019s fantastic range of cars and equivalent fantastic range of prices. The third weekend saw our branch stand at the Thruxton Retro Festival, thanks to all who came to support the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The month topped out with our annual show, The Old Bike Gathering.\u00a0 It was much appreciated by all who attended and congratulations go to those well deserved winners of one of our unique triangular plaques. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Berks-Aug-25-OMG-700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Berks-Aug-25-OMG-700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Berks-Aug-25-OMG-700-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Old Bike Gathering at the BCSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Swiftly followed by ride-outs to Crofton pumping station on the Kennet &amp; Avon canal. &nbsp;\u201cIn steam\u201d on the day of the visit, where it was possible to see a beam engine over 200 years old in action.&nbsp; And finally, Cassington Bike night, and to all who attended, well done, because it was a particularly hot and sweaty one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking forward, the branch will be at Thruxton for the BSB on 8-10 August and we\u2019re looking for bikes specifically registered before the year 2000 to be exhibited on the stand.\u00a0 If you\u2019re interested in attending please contact a member of the committee regarding your intentions, so as to arrange ticketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ride fast and safe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bibendum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is the report published in the August 2025 issue of Nacelle, which covered Branch activities in June 2025 What a busy month June has been.&nbsp; It seems like it\u2019s been one event after another and with fine weather it\u2019s meant good riding conditions. A small group of branch members ventured to the Ace Caf\u00e9 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/?p=4628\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Nacelle Report &#8211; Aug 25&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nacelle-reports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4628"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4631,"href":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4628\/revisions\/4631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.berkshiretomcc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}