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We had a really super turnout of stalls in the autojumble, with a full-house indoors, while the and the job of show judging was made more difficult than usual with the two new classes:
‘Round the Clock’ celebrated the everyday commuters, grafters and two-wheeled heroes that don’t get much of a look-in amongst the rare, shiny and expensive motorcycles. The winner was Terence Moore with his 1965 185cc Honda C200. It was the first time at this show for this C200, part of the original "You meet the nicest People on a Honda" ad campaign.
Thanks to the generosity of Greystone Triumph Tiger Cub Spares Shop www.triumphtigercubspares.co.uk the Next Gen Award and a £100 cash prize was up for grabs for the Best Under 40 year-old on a pre-1980 machine.
The winner was Maria Coombes of KENT, who is the secretary of the Kent Branch of the BSA Bantam Club. She brought her 1955 125cc BSA Bantam D1, and tells us “This lovely little Bantam has been owned for 10 years by a proud, young, lady rider. This was her very first bike which she won a bid for on ebay when she was 19. The Bantam was suggested and introduced to her by a fellow family friend. As soon as she saw it, she started searching for one. And so here we are! Unfortunately to her disappointment the Bantam was not in running condition as she had hoped. And so it was with great gratitude to Rick Parkington, who took it on as an engine rebuild project for the Classic Bike Magazine which ended up being a great success! And ran perfectly for many years up until 2021/22 when a battery and coil had to be fitted.
For those that do not know much about the D1 it’s a two-stroke 123cc, three-speed, single cylinder engine. The average speed ranges between 35-40mph, can hit 50 on a decline and 20 on an incline (depending how steep). With plunger rear suspension. This chicken has been well loved, ridden and displayed with pride.
One of the most fondest moments was taking the opportunity to ride down the Mall of Buckingham Palace for the Platinum Jubilee pageant of Queen Elizabeth the II. May she rest in peace.”
The autojumble was buzzing, while the most unusual bike on sale had to be the amazing, as new Hesketh; as ever there were lots of bargains to be had.
The fire-up paddock gave John Newson of Oxney Motorcycles the chance to fire-up the super-rare Vincent Black Lightning, which was sold at Bonhams this spring, as well as some other machines from the Vincent Owners Club stand and super road and race machines.
More photos are available online here.
Thanks to everyone who makes it all possible, hope to see you all in 2025!
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