Ride outs to Rivington Barn & Fettlers Wharf Once again there was a good turnout for the ride outs to Rivington lower barn and Fettlers Wharf in March. Whilst it was wet early on for the ride out to Rivington Barn on 19th March 2019 it didn’t deter these hardy classic bike riders.Fortunately, the ride out to Fettlers Wharf on Wednesday 27th March 2019 was blessed with lovely warm weather as can be seen in the following pictures.
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Central Lancashire Section arranged two meets during the brilliant weather in February. The first was a meet at Rivington lower barn on a nice dry day. There was a good showing of about 20 to 30 bikes. A nice natter to catch up with what everyone had been up to over the winter was accompanied by nice cup of tea and lovely cakes.The second meet was at Fettlers Wharf in Rufford, again there was a good showing on a lovely warm summer like day. There was a little confusion as…
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Our North West Section Chairman Alex has also been helping a lady celebrating her 105th birthday. She loved it as can be seen in the VMCC March 2019 Journal. Alex’s letter regarding this is the journal’s Star Letter. Wow, that’s an achievement Alex. I don’t think any of us who knows Alex, is surprised how keen he was to help out this lady celebrate her 105th birthday. As we all know Alex is relentless in all he does. We are extremely lucky to have such a dedicated Chairman in the…
Read More...The club held a bring & buy sale recently and I attended with my friend Tom, neither of us had been to a bring & buy sale at the club before and didn’t know what to expect. As we didn’t know what to do, we both brought bottles of alcohol for the sale. When we arrived, we were confronted with a large table full of all kinds of items, from jigsaw puzzles to motorcycle parts. Alex had said the theme for the bring & buy sale was tramps, but again…
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Venue: Mere Brow Village Hall Meeting nights: Second and Fourth Wednesday every month 7.30pm. Mere Brow Village Hall 65 The Gravel Mere Brow Preston PR4 6JX There are good facilities: a bar, restaurant and also a kitchen to make hot tea & coffee drinks. There is also a projector screen and plenty of secure parking.
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Alex has arranged with The British Commercial Transport Museum to hold a Vintage & Classic bike show, so please come and support this event with your beautiful motorcycles. The event is to take place on Sunday 15th May 2022. The Leyland Truck Museum address is :- King St, Leyland PR25 2LE Good Afternoon Alex Re: Vintage Motor Cycle Show – British Commercial Vehicle Museum 15th May 2022 THE MUSEUMSince your club’s last visit and show, the museum has undergone a huge transformation,including a new heating and…
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Is this the first replica of the famous BSA Rocket Gold Star, according to Colin Hornby it is Ask Colin he’ll tell you the story.
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It was nice to see some little tiddlers there too. This 98cc Sun which looks original, with a Villiers 1F engine with 2 speed handlebar gear change, if I’m not mistaken. Another unusual little tiddler is this Francis Barnett and I think this has a Villiers 2F engine with no gear unit, again if I’m not mistaken. I’ve always loved Villiers engines there so reliable.
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What about the Sterling, it is not what it seems. When was this bike made and where? Send us your answers in a sealed envelope.
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Father & son (Charlie & Chris) that’s not just a pair of our club members but there bikes too. They both have Daytona’s the same colour but there is half a century between them, that’s the bikes not Charlie & Chris. Check out the Vincent and Norvin in attendance
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