Might not appeal to most but......
Anyone fancy meeting up at the Stafford Classic Bike show 20 & 21 October 2012.
I am unsure which day I will be going at the moment, but I will be working on a stand for a few hours at a time on one of the days
http://www.classicbikeshows.com/showindex.asp?showcode=CMM12
Walk through the main gate,second turning on the left,the stand on the corner,there'll be a 10 reg Sprinter there along with an older 51reg thats us,I'll be there allday friday and sunday afternoon.
One of my favs, Chris's mates were freezing their nadgers off last year.
plan to ride up friday night, stay at a hotel, then go to show saturday, might stay another night, show on sunday too and return home sunday (late)
Cheers
Dave Belton
If you have access to a trade pass friday afternoon is what you want,no punters in the way and you can just wander about including Bonhams and find the bargains,if your happy to rub shoulders with the masses then it's saturday,sunday never gets going and by 1pm it's already dropping off.
We get there friday 10am ish,set up between various coffees and wanders about,one lad stays all weekend we go home 5ish,I go back 2pm ish sunday by which time the lads have had enough and were out the door and gone by 4,the weather really makes or breaks it and has done over the years!!.
I plan to ride up on Friday, stay at a hotel, show on saturday, just wandering around, I should also be on Stand 606A (Puca ltd) from time to time
found a map (pages 36-36)
http://www.mpldigital.com/mortons-media/motorcycle-monthly/76
Tim
Usual routine,see either of the lads they'll put your helmet in the van.
Quote from: Chris Canning on September 27, 2012, 08:29:05 PM
If you have access to a trade pass friday afternoon is what you want
How do you get one of these? I've been to both Stafford shows loads of times over the years but can't be bothered now because of the queues / parking / general human interaction.
You need to be a trader,or have a stand I'm afraid.
Quote from: Chris Canning on October 07, 2012, 08:41:51 PM
Tim
Usual routine,see either of the lads they'll put your helmet in the van.
Thanks Chris but this now looks to have been scuppered by the Gibralta trip, get back into Gatwick early hours of Saturday, home about 3am I reckon, Sundays the only option, and Im not too sure about it.
Chris,
I will see you on saturday hopefully, if you are out n about at the show, I will be on the Smiths speedo stand 606A (puca ltd) throught the day, plus wandering around.
cheers
Dave
Dave
I'm only there friday and then back sunday afternoon to help clear the mess up!!,saturday is the only day to be honest,but I've seen that many now,by the time 6pm comes on friday night I've had enough.
My sprinter is on the drive loaded to the gunnels with everything from bikes to Sport Smarts in the back,the other two lads take another full of batteries and oil and god only knows what else,I'll take my camera as there's some good stuff in the Bonhams auction this year,on saturday you'll have to buy a catalogue to get in.
If you've(or anyone else) not been before,allow for sensory overload there's a lot to look at.
Long old day today,they have two shows a year last april's was poor but this weekend is a good'un.
Chris, it was a great show, think saturday Broke attendance records, met loads the stand was very busy, we also had the Old Empire Motorcycles 'the pup' on the stand.
I wiil up load photos soon
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/DaveBelton/Stafford%20classic%20bike%20show%202012/
Dave
The link doesn't work without your password!!
As for us,nearly everything I took,two bikes, part worn tyres and god knows what else nearly all got sold on friday to other traders,so came home with an empty van despite,despite almost buying a 1975 Glod Wing which really is another story!!
oops, I a muppet
all sorted now, I made the album public viewing
Quote from: Chris Canning on October 22, 2012, 12:06:26 PM
Dave
despite almost buying a 1975 Glod Wing which really is another story!!
:5huh hope you're talking about an early naked one.
37 years ago!!!!
(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h185/wing2541/StaffordShow021_zps5d0fae68.jpg)
(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h185/wing2541/StaffordShow020_zps7b6e0247.jpg)
Other Stafford photo's
A hybrid that cost me loads as I'm going to see them about a pipe for my BM
(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h185/wing2541/StaffordShow017_zpsb349db28.jpg)
The reverse side of that Vinnie
(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h185/wing2541/StaffordShow010_zps3f904b7f.jpg)
Triumph triple
(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h185/wing2541/StaffordShow011_zps6ac93610.jpg)
(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h185/wing2541/StaffordShow005_zps79c5e8fa.jpg)
Just another RC45,but were this is different,I found this one earlier this year at half it's real value and instead of making a lot of money on it let a mate buy!!!! I must be mad,he had it on display at the show and it was the first time I'd seen it,the other RC guys were checking my sanity!!!
(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h185/wing2541/StaffordShow013_zpsa6c98e3b.jpg)
That explains it , I had a haircut like that.
Unless I get to the hairdressers pretty soon,I'm not far short of that now!!.
Looking at the old photos,makes me smile when people talk about wearing protective clothing,in those days it was either a jacket from C+A, a Barbour wax jacket or some mickey mouse leather jacket,that blue effort I had on there must have done 50,000 miles at least.
found out there is another Classic bike on / off road show coming up in9 10th February 2013 at the Telford international centre.
the link if from this years one http://caferacer.forumotion.com/t325-events-for-your-diary
Quote from: daveb on October 25, 2012, 08:27:55 PM
found out there is another Classic bike on / off road show coming up in9 10th February 2013 at the Telford international centre.
the link if from this years one http://caferacer.forumotion.com/t325-events-for-your-diary
Be carefull,this show is really hardcore,75% offroad 25% road race zero road bikes,socially it really is a good 'do',as I stopped riding a road bike for 10 years to concentrate on racing,it's an opportunity to catch up with old friends,but anyone thinking of rocking up on a road bike to look at old road bikes etc is in for a mighty shock,we certainley don't bother having a stand there.
thanks chris for the heads up, so i could be like the Mettisse (Rickman) scrambler type of bikes.
There is also the classic car and bike show at the NEC mid November
The majority of the motocrossers are Japanese,bare in mind 70's/80's the factory bikes were hand made to each riders size and spec,were as now their modded production bikes,seeing the likes of Dave Thorpes factory Honda etc is something else,or if you know who Bob Hannah was or the O'Show then it'll be your thing,and you also get some nice road racers,almost forgot you actually buy a brand new twin shock Maico 490,they still make e'm!!!
I'd suggest the Classic show at the NEC will be slightly less focused,but still the same theme.
I will inform the bosses