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Classic Bike and Rock 'n Roll day

 

 

In August we held The Classic Bike and Rock 'n Roll day at The Green Man in Prestwood nr. Great Missenden. Profits from this day are donated to Cancer research.

The Green Man has a large car park and garden and we can squeeze in a couple of hundred bikes. All the rest have to park on the verges, up the road and wherever they can. Music is provided by Fifties Flash a professional R 'n R DJ with an excellent sound system, a great music collection and vast knowledge of the era. We have best bike trophies in six categories which are voted for by the visitors. We have a raffle and the proceeds go to Cancer research.
This photo was taken , early before the crowds arrived.

 

2004

 

For this years event we managed once again to provide beautiful sunny weather and this must rate as the best show so far. Our new hosts Chris and Ron managed to serve the largest crowd so far with refreshments despite being short handed. Bikes were parked all along the road, on the pavement everywhere. Great to see so many people that like old bikes and Rock ' Roll.

From the left, Goffy, Korina, Kevin, Graham with the best single, and Mick . Just appearing over Grahams shoulder is his partner Jane.

 

 

 

2005

 

Bright and sunny as usual, this years Rock and Roll day was the usual mixture of good music, great bikes and a couple of beers. More people than last year enjoyed our event and I think everyone had a good time, except perhaps the landlady Chris who was as miserable as sin despite having what was probably her highest days takings of the year.

Howard to the left with his immaculate Morgan which he rebuilt himself from rusty and rotten pieces.
 
 

And there he is, the star of the show, Keith AKA Fifties Flash. Always plays the music too loud, but it's damn good stuff.

This year we raised £330 for Cancer research

 

Rockers Reunion

Every January we organise a coach trip to The Rockers Reunion annual dance and p--s up. This event is now staged at Reading in Berkshire after being staged in London for 14 years. This year topping the bill was the Johnny Burnette Rock ' Roll Trio, along with Crazy Cavan & the Rythm Rockers, Darrel Higham & the Enforcers. The bar is open from 5.00PM till 1.00AM, hence the coach, on which club members naturally travel free.

Shown here, our treasurer Kevin amusing Roger, our local baker.

  

Shiny bike and Rock 'n Roll night

Free entry, free camping, just buy a raffle ticket.

June has seen the Shiny bike and Rock 'n Roll night at The Plough. This is on a Saturday night and we have room for camping in the pub garden so we can have a few beers. Fifties Flash again provides the music and atmosphere. The road outside the pub is full and the car park is jammed. If you come early you'll have to stay late 'cos you won't get out. Again there are voted for trophies and a raffle in aid of Cancer research.

To the right are some early arrivals

 

 

 

This is the lovely Karina our favorite barmaid on the Commando/Featherbed special that won the Best in Show trophy2002. The bike is owned and built by Leslie Hutley and was featured in Roadholder, the Norton Owners Club newsletter

 

Club Runs

Brittany

September 2002 there was a club run to Brittany with our members staying in a farmhouse.This is the first installment of our world conquest tour. No photos,I guess nobody took a camera.

A previously unseen photo has just been unearthed.

According to rumours, and we now have the proof, Alan was the only one 'to score' during the trip. We'll have to see if they're still in touch.

 

The Rideouts

 

 

During April - September we have local runs to places or events of interest. During the last year we've visited the Popham aerodrome fly-in, Langlebury fete where there was a display of old vehicles, Prestwood steam rally where we had our own marquee, The Cellar bar in Windsor reunion, and the Aston Clinton vintage vehicle rally.

This is the first ride out of the year to Whitewebbs motor museum.

Here we have Len at the Prestwood Steam Rally attending to his BSA Sloper with a crowd of expectant onlookers. They weren't dissappointed - it did run.

Len is another member with quite a few trophies to his credit.

  

France 2006

May 2006 6 of us went to the Coup de moto Legends at Dijon in France

  All hotels should be like this. Somewhere in France on the way down it P----d down and a kind hotelier let us put our bikes in his spare room. He even let a Harley in as well.
About to set off from a Campanile, waiting for dermot as usual.  
 

"Why doesn't it go Kev"

"Dunno Goffy"
The offending magneto, fearing the worst Kev had taken a spare.  
  Somewhere in France

 

Spain Sept 2005

Our last visit to Colombres impressed the locals so much that we felt obliged to do a return trip in 2005

  We sailed from Plymouth to Santandar this year as it means only 1 night on the boat and being lazy had an overnight stop midway.. This is a coffee stop part way down on the second day.
The bikes parked up outside the hotel soon after arrival. Same hotel as last year, friendly, quiet and comfortable.  
  Food and drink at the hotel.
These are some of the bikes on one of the mountain runs where we stopped for lunch. Several hundred on each run.  
  Different run, different lunchstop. All these runs took us around the Picos mountains where the scenary and views are exceptional. Very little traffic, apart from a herd of cattle (complete with cow bells) which stopped us for a few minutes.
Three of us took Commandos. One broken clutch cable, one broken tax disc holder and one handlebar mirror came loose. I think we've got the hang of building these things now.  
  "What was that funny noise"?

A giant Paella with bread and wine provided lunch on one of the days on the green in the middle of the town.

Spanish boy with a neat trick of a giant spoon through his neck.

  

 

Spain Sept 2003

Late September 2003, 13 of us went to the Moto-Piston rally in a small town in northern Spain called Colombres.

The Moto-piston club books all the hotels in the town and for about £125.00 you get accomodation, a couple of evening meals, snacks and beer on the runs an a excellant weekend. The runs and overall organisation was faultless.

To the right is the hotel where we stayed just outside town.

  
  On one of the runs that stopped overlooking the sea. In the foreground, our Commandos that ran faultlessly, apart from my two breakdowns.
Outside the Hotel where the prizegiving was held and the moto-piston club treated us to an excellent meal, with an interloper from the TR30C far left.  
  Getting in some early evening practice for the night ahead at a delightful little bar come shop not far from our hotel.
One of the quieter evenings in the hotel bar  
  A giant Paella cooked in the town square on the Sunday afternoon - free to all the participients. They can't be seen but all the 300 odd bikes from the run were parked around the square for the prize judging.

 

Brendans Run

  

Every June we have a weekend away organised by one of our elder statesmen Brendan. 2005 was Folkestone 2004 was Baskerville Hall, 2003 was Swaffam, 2001 Arundel, and we've done various trips to Wales and the coast.

This is a rare photo of Brendan obviously enjoying the potential of another soaking on the return journey fron Arundel 2001.
Our heroes about to board HMS something or other in Portsmouth Submarine museum June 2002.  
  Having survived the submarine here we are at the seaside in Littlehampton, and what a handsome bunch we are.
 
On a run from Baskerville Hall June 2004   Flowery shirts are in fashion this year
  Brendan as a Baskerville hound - Tracy unimpressed
Battle of Britaim memorial, on the return from Folkestone June 2005  
  More flowery shirts. We had a competion for the most outragious shirt won by John Ibbotson. Unfortunately the image is too grotesque to be reproduced.
Relaxing at The Smuggler in Folkstone. A small section of Johns shirt is safe to print here, far right.  
     

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