Classic & Vintage bikes – VMCC Northwest

N/W Roadrunner Projects No.7

4 November, 20204 November, 2020 Brian Williams

Kinroad Chinese bike refurbishment Back in February 2015 I thought I should refurbish my Chinese motorcycle a Kinroad GY200 as a bit of a project. For those that don’t know in 2005/6 there was a fairly large number of cheap Chinese motorcycles that arrived in the UK. There were numerous manufacturers, although they were all using similar engines and cycle parts, bit like what happened with British motorcycle industry in the 50s ,& 60s with Villiers or AMC engines and cycle parts. The Chinese had basically copied a Honda engine, I…

Classic TT & Manx GP

1 September, 20197 December, 2019 Brian Williams

There was a good turnout of Northwest members for this years Classic TT . We also met up with our colleagues from other local Sections, Blackpool, Cheshire and N/Wales, South Manchester, EastLancs and Central Lancs. Its nice to know the camaraderie is as strong between us despite the goings on at HQ. Also with us was our friend and colleague from Western Australia Geoff Coole. Geoff’s a regular visitor and makes his annual pilgrimage to the UK to see his friends and lap up the racing at the Classic TT…

Junction bike show 16th June 2019 & autojumble

17 June, 201927 September, 2019 Brian Williams

We would like to thank Paul Draper landlord of the Junction Pub in Rainford for once again allowing us to have a bike show in his very large marquee. The event was well attended but not quite as many as in January, this was probably due to it being father’s day and the unpredictable weather. However, the weather wasn’t too bad and we had riders in and out all day. There was a great variety of bikes on display and our thanks go to all those who attended, as without…