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Category: Events and Shows

  1. CLASSIC MOTOR CYCLE DISPLAY AT THE 2016 LINCOLNSHIRE SHOW

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    The Lincolnshire Show takes place on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd June 2016

    I am the volunteer organiser of the Classic motor cycles display at the Lincolnshire Show at the Lincolnshire Showground. (situated on the A15 north of Lincoln). Classic Motorcycles are welcomed for display in the classic vehicle section which will be located close to gate 5 (as per 2015). Bikes must be rideable, roadworthy, taxed, insured (inc £5m public Liability insurance - don't worry its usually included in your policy small print) and mot'd.

    Bikes have to be on site by 8am latest and no exit until after 6pm, or when the police deem it safe for vehicles to leave. Each Exhibitor gets 1 free entrance ticket per day. These are worth £19 each - (entrance tickets include free parking in car park). I shall be erecting a 20ft x 10ft marquee on site for display, seating, rest area and a covered trailer will be adjacent for helmets/kit etc. A potted history of your machine will be required for the Show Brochure

    Please contact me soonest, I need initial expressions of interest by March 31st at very latest but sooner rather than later please.


    Alan Caine 01472 851674 or 07778 019611 email - [email protected]

    www.lincolnshireshow.co.uk

  2. The winner of the favourite event of 2015 is...

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    And the winner is - Oscar awardTiger MCC Soggy Moggy Rally with 39 votes!

    In 2nd place is RTTW with 37 votes and 3rd, Isle of Man TT with 22.
     
    You've Been Nabbed 24 was a few behind for 4th, with 17 votes. 
     
    Other events with mentionable votes were Avenus Mcc Rally, G.P.O. Rally, Adventure before dementia and Farmyard Bikers Party Helmsley.
     
    For an extensive list of events (including lots already included for 2016) see the website here
     
     
    Voting for this award was on the facebook group for THE BIKER GUIDE.

    Many thanks to all who voted.
  3. Real Life Wacky Racers join the Prescott Bike Festival Line Up!‏

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    Prescott Bike Festival will take place once again on Sunday 17th April 2016 at Prescott Hill Climb, near Cheltenham. The Festival prides itself on its diversity and celebrates engineering excellence; from rare, classic, modern, customised to hand built bikes, this year the organisers have secured some pretty eccentric contraptions including the World’s fastest motorised shopping trolley.

    Real Life Wacky Racers join the Prescott Bike Festival Line Up!Owner and creator Matt Mckeown from Plymouth found the trolley abandoned in a ditch, and with the help of a modified second-hand Chinook helicopter starter engine, a set of go-kart wheels, his motorcycle leathers and nerves of steel - raced into the history books claiming the Guinness World Record for the World’s Fastest Shopping Trolley. The jet-propelled shopping trolley has reached a staggering average speed of 70.4mph/ 113.298kmh (faster than the national speed limit). We are looking forward to seeing Matt do a trolley dash up the legendary hill climb course!

    Another wacky contraption joining us for 2016 is Tom ‘The Atom’ Anable, a British Monowheel top speed record holder. The Lincolnshire based stunt rider, designed, built and engineered several Monowheel machines. Over the past 8 years, Tom has been working on his own single wheeled vehicles, after a university project got out of control! The 2014 Winner of the Wheel Whores ‘Best Wheels’ trophy will be another great spectacle, when he completes an extraordinary run of the renowned hill climb course.

    We also welcome the return of MADMAX Race Team and their ‘Streetfighter’ Bike Madmax which will take to the hill in spectacular fashion. The Madmax currently holds a land speed record for the World’s first jet turbine streetfighter street legal motorbike, having set a record of 224.9mph from a standing start. Racer Zef said ‘I attended the event for the first time last year and it was a fun and friendly informal atmosphere, I particularly enjoyed meeting such a diverse age group of motorcycle enthusiasts, who are genuinely interested in the engineering of our bikes. It's also nice to put a smile on people's faces, when they see the bike in action. I look forward to returning again.’

    Also in the paddock, will be Nuclear Research Engineer and iconic motorcycle builder Allen Millyard who will regularly fire up, and take to the hill on his home-built ‘Flying Millyard’. Despite resembling a classic 1920s sedate two-wheeled Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, this beast has two cylinders from a Pratt and Whitney 1340 radial, and a 5.0-litre V-Twin, engine designed for an aeroplane.

    Prescott Bike festival is a big celebration of man and machine with large displays of historic, modern and race bikes, plus a Paddock Specials Show ‘n’ Tell area and the unique opportunity for members of the public to take part in the spectacle by ‘running the hill’ or participating in a thrilling passenger ride experience. There’s also a whole raft of entertainment too from live music, stunt shows, biker celebrity appearances and hundreds of trade stands, motorcycle manufacturers, dealer zone, motorcycle clubs, demo areas - what’s more it helps to raise vital money and awareness for the Bloodbikes charities.

    Prescott Bike Festival is a ‘Must Do’ day out for all motorcycling enthusiasts. What’s more, all event proceeds of the event go to The Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes and Severn Freewheelers.

    Gates Opens at: 08:30am, Track starts at: 10:00am, Festival closes at: 17:00.

    Advance general admission tickets cost just £12 and are available online at: www.prescottbikefestival.co.uk

    Free parking, free motorcycle side stand puck and free helmet park for bikers. 

    All details of exhibitors and celebrity appearances are available on the website.

  4. Ace at Verona Motor Bike Expo 2016

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    Ace Cafe London is delighted to be able to confirm attendance, with stand and display at the prestigious annual Motor Bike Expo show, Verona, held from 22nd – 24th January 2016.

    In addition to combining factory production, race, off-road and adventure bikes, motocross, streetfighters, tourers, trikes, cruisers, classics and the best of bespoke and custom built machines, the show features an all new area and competition for 2016, “Il Ferro dell’anno” (Iron of the Year), organised by the monthly magazine “Ferro – Moto Speciali, Uomini Speciali”, entirely dedicated not to the professional builders, but instead to the emerging, next generation, and their bikes!

    Cafe racers, to include through to modern builds, based on the styles, legends and icons of the 1960s and 1970s, will be amongst the myriad of special and custom built bikes displayed in four of the shows many halls.

    Celebrated special guests attending Verona Motor Bike Expo 2016 includes, with his unique urban inspired art, Nicolai Sclater, together with Bonneville Speed Week’s fastest women on an American V-Twin, Jody Perewitz as well as renowned builders to include Mike Ribideau, Danny Schneider, Kirk Taylor from custom Design Studios, El Solitario- David Borras and Internationally renowned photographer Michael Lichter, along with Dave and Jody Perewitz hosting the “Perewitz Paint Show” in Hall 1.

    Attracting over 150K visitors in 2015, there is something on display at the show to suit every rider and anyone interested in riding – the world’s leading manufacturers, specialist brands, famous “biking” faces and stars from racing and competitions, as well as guest celebrities from the world’s two-wheeler TV shows – see you in Verona!

    Ace Cafe London:

    Hall - 4
    Stand – 24T

    www.motorbikeexpo.it

    For more information about what's on at the Ace, check out the scrolling calendar at www.ace-cafe-london.com