Brooklands Museum Motorcycle Show 3rd July 2022
Jul 3, 2022 18:45:43 GMT
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Post by Sam Tyler on Jul 3, 2022 18:45:43 GMT
I know that bikes aren't everyone's cup of tea here on the forum but there are a few members that do or have owned bikes over the years so I thought I'd share my afternoon.
The Brooklands Museum today held it's annual Motorcycle Day where:
It is the first time that I've attended the event despite intending to visit for a number of years so I "fired up the 550 four" (okay, not quite a Quattro) and rode over to Weybridge for a couple of hours wander around.
Beautiful British weather and some nice 'A Road' biking (I deliberately avoided the very, very dull M3 motorway) made the journey very pleasant and a slow wander round the site was the perfect way to while away a Sunday afternoon.
With plenty of bikes on display and in no particular order here are the smudges of the bikes that took my fancy today:
As can be seen from the second set of images filming was taking place for "Junk And Disorderly" but although I didn't engage with the presenters themselves I did get a good look at Allen Millyard's Kawasaki Z1. The bloke is pure genius when it comes to engineering. The bike shown was originally a 903cc four cylinder Z1 but in his own garage he's changed it to a 1354cc six cylinder. He's done similar with other Kawasakis such as turning a six cylinder Z1300 Kawasaki into a V12, and built a complete bike around a V10 Dodge Viper engine.
All in all an afternoon well spent and count me in for the return next year.
Sam.
The Brooklands Museum today held it's annual Motorcycle Day where:
... we celebrate a staggering legacy of motorcycling at Brooklands matched with the best of today’s bikes and super-machines. Motorcycle enthusiasts, no matter what they ride or from what era, all are welcome to come and enjoy the spectacle.
The event will showcase some of the historic bikes in the Museum collection, including bikes featured on Yesterday channel's Secrets of the Transport Museum, many of which will be demonstrated by the Brooklands Motorcycle Team. Alongside them, latest models will be on display.
The event will showcase some of the historic bikes in the Museum collection, including bikes featured on Yesterday channel's Secrets of the Transport Museum, many of which will be demonstrated by the Brooklands Motorcycle Team. Alongside them, latest models will be on display.
Beautiful British weather and some nice 'A Road' biking (I deliberately avoided the very, very dull M3 motorway) made the journey very pleasant and a slow wander round the site was the perfect way to while away a Sunday afternoon.
With plenty of bikes on display and in no particular order here are the smudges of the bikes that took my fancy today:
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As can be seen from the second set of images filming was taking place for "Junk And Disorderly" but although I didn't engage with the presenters themselves I did get a good look at Allen Millyard's Kawasaki Z1. The bloke is pure genius when it comes to engineering. The bike shown was originally a 903cc four cylinder Z1 but in his own garage he's changed it to a 1354cc six cylinder. He's done similar with other Kawasakis such as turning a six cylinder Z1300 Kawasaki into a V12, and built a complete bike around a V10 Dodge Viper engine.
All in all an afternoon well spent and count me in for the return next year.
Sam.
