Issue 40
September 2018
NEWSL ETTER O F THE BRITISH MO TORCYCLE CHARITABLE TRUST
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B M C T A N D G D P R S T A T E M E N T The following statement can also be found on our website www.bmct.org To enable us to validate and maintain your membership an amount of personal data will be processed to ensure (i) your right to join the British Motorcycle Charitable Trust (BMCT) and; (ii) your continued membership of BMCT. This data will be processed using both consent and contractual obligation as the legal basis for processing under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 [hereinafter referred to as GDPR], Article 6. The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust (BMCT) will treat that personal data fairly, responsibly and in a transparent manner. To protect BMCT, documents proving your membership eligibility must be kept on file for the duration of your Membership. You have the right to request us to delete those documents from your file, by doing so we will not be able to further extend your membership and your membership will be deemed lapsed without refund.
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From BMCT Members Anth and Heidi Andrews This year was the third show we have hosted at Sammy Miller's Museum. We run a group on Facebook where we now have 14,800 members from all around the world. The event started as a way for them to meet each other and show off their motorcycles. The show is funded by us, Anthony and Heidi Andrews, and all money raised goes to The Stars Appeal charity at Salisbury hospital, in remembrance of Bob Andrews. We raised £1,500 on the day and donations are still coming in. The day was our most successful to date and we attracted over 1400 motorcycles of all marques, completely filling all the museum parking and two fields. We had Peter Williams, with one of his monocoque Nortons (below).
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Front cover: BMCT Member Ray Leggett with one of the exhibits from the BSA Bantam Museum at his home on the South Coast. Ray does allow tours of the museum to groups of interested parties, with donations going to charity. He can be contacted through the Editor (details on p8). Photo courtesy of Mortons Media.
The Rickman brothers, Don & Derek (above) brought a fine selection of Rickman machines, Allen Millyard rode in with friends on five of his creations, BRT racing with a selection of their classic race bikes, a local group displayed their vintage speedway bikes (several of the guys are speedway champions). We were delighted to have Hollis Motorcycles, Gearlink Kawasaki, H&H Classics, the BMCT, the LC Club, VJMC, Redmax Speed Shop, VP Motorcycles, Burn Out Bikes, Celeres Racing, & the Velocette Owners' Club join us for the first time. Eight trophies were presented, five chosen by independent judges for the best bikes and two by us. This year they were awarded to Peter Williams and Don & Derek Rickman for their achievement, above and beyond, in promoting motorcycling to the next generation. We would be happy to hear from any collectors or clubs who are interested in having a display, all we ask is a prize donation for our charity raffle. Anth and Heidi can be contacted through the Editor. Photos courtesy of Taco Jonkman .
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Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale took place on 21 and 22 April at the International Classic MotorCycle Show and saw an incredible 92% of lots sold, achieving a total of £3,376,045.
James Stensel, (Head of Bonhams Collectors' Motorcycles UK) said: we were incredibly honoured to have been appointed to sell such a special machine. The result exceeded all expectations and demonstrates the strength of the Brough The top lot of the sale was the 1931 Superior market and the length bidders Brough Superior 981cc SS100 (below), will go to support such worthy causes. which sold for a staggering £264,700, well above its pre-sale estimate of Many machines achieved well above their £170,000-220,000. The machine sold to a pre-sale estimates, such as the 1923 bidder in the room after an intense and Nimbus 746cc Four which achieved lengthy six-way bidding battle. Proceeds £55,200 against an estimate of £12,000of the sale are to benefit not one, but 16,000, and the 1930 Coventry-Eagle three charities; the Search and Rescue 996cc Flying-8 Model F150 Police which Dog Association, the RNLI and the sold for £68,700 against an estimate of Salvation Army. £40,000-50,000. There were several single-owner collections in the sale, including the impressive machines from the distinguished collector Miklos Salamon. The collection was 100% sold, with all 42 machines finding new owners. Highlights included the 1950 Vincent 998cc 'Chinese Red' Touring Rapide (£68,700) and the 1940 Indian 78ci Four (£68,700).
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Ben Walker, International Department Director, commented: 'We are delighted to open the UK motorcycle auction season with such strong results. The range of lots on offer was extensive and far-reaching, from barn find projects to vintage machines and modern superbikes - all achieving impressive prices. With some 300 machines in the sale, Bonhams demonstrated the breadth of its expertise and we were thrilled to break several world records and set new precedent on values. Other highlights included: - 1957 F.B Mondial 250cc DOHC Grand Prix Racing Motorcycle sold for £92,220 - 1926 Coventry-Eagle 981cc Flying-8 achieved £65,340 - 1955 Nimbus 750cc Model C Four sold for £20,700, double its estimate of £7,000 -10,000 - 1955 Vincent 998cc Black Knight & Steib 501 Sidecar realised £63,100 - The ex-JD Potts, 1929 GrindlayPeerless 498cc Brooklands 'Hundred Model' (Lacey Replica) sold for £57,500
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This clever bit of editing depicts an event that never took place. The machine is the BMCT’s Jones 250 Twin, and the rider is Bill Lomas. In 1955 Lomas was entered to ride a Jones in the Lightweight TT on the Isle of Man, but in the event he was offered a works 205 cc MV Agusta when the designated rider was injured in a crash during practice. Although loathe to let Dennis Jones down, the offer was too good to pass up, so Lomas rode the MV and in fact won the race. We’ll never know how a top rider would have fared in the TT on the Jones 250, but we can use our imagination. Photo courtesy of Neale Carbis.
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M U S E U M Following two long-distance rides last year, Coventry to Brighton (C2B) and back via the Ace Cafe, and then Coventry to Barrow-inFurness and back, I decided that this year I would go in a different direction. I did do the C2B run again with no problem, and having recently joined the BMCT, I decided that I would try visit as many of the museums affiliated to the BMCT as possible. The ones I chose were Beaulieu, Sammy Miller, Haynes, Stroud and Gloucester, none of which I had visited before. Coventry Transport Museum is also on the list but as it’s in my home city I visit that one quite often. After much poring over Google Maps I chose where I would travel each day and booked B & Bs accordingly. Day 1 At 7.30 a.m. on day 1 with my top box well loaded with an overnight bag, waterproofs, tools etc. I set off as the morning traffic was starting to build and headed down the A46 Warwick bypass and on to Moreton in the Marsh, Stow on the Wold and into Burford, a picturesque Cotswold village where I had a well-earned coffee break. The bike was going well apart from one or two slight hesitations. I should point out that I do not possess a sat-nav but followed a route I wrote out on my route – roller and used an old – fashioned thing called a ‘map’! I try to avoid major roads if possible so rode along mainly minor roads through Lechlade (over the Thames), past Marlborough, through ‘The Wallops’ to my first overnight B & B in Cadnam, on the edge of the New Forest. After settling in I rode into the forest for a couple of miles to a nice pub for a shandy. Just down the road was the spot where on August 2nd 1100 William II (Rufus) was killed by an arrow in possibly a hunting accident or maybe on purpose. Then it was back to the B&B and a stroll across the road to the local hostelry for dinner and another drink or two. My bike was parked in a courtyard right outside my room door in a little annexe. Miles so for around 135.
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Day 2 This morning the ride was only 5 or 6 miles across open “New Forest” land populated by a few horses and the occasional donkey. The weather was cloudy with a few fine spots of rain which soon abated. I arrived at Beaulieu at 9.30, the museum opened at 10.00. I parked at the side of the main entrance in the bike racks! Being the trusting sort, I left my bag and helmet on the bike, which I had locked to the bike rack. My membership card for the BMCT allowed me free entry which alone covered my annual membership subscription! I was the first visitor of the day so for the first few minutes I had the vehicle collection to myself, and what an eclectic range of exhibits. The morning was spent wandering round the vast modern areas including a modest display of motorcycles. In separate buildings were collections of vehicles used in TV shows, and one dedicated to some of the weird and wonderful machines built for ‘Top Gear’ programmes. Other attractions I enjoyed there were rides on the monorail and on the vintage bus.
had never visited the museum before. We then resumed our tour of the collection until the staff wanted to close for the day around 4.30. My next B & B was only 16 miles away in Bournemouth, so I reckoned I would be there within the hour. Somewhat optimistic! En route I experienced my only bike issue of that trip or my previous ones. I turned off the A35, which links the coastal towns in that area, to stop and check the map. With the
About lunchtime I had to leave in order to have time to visit my second museum, The Sammy Miller collection, which is in New Milton just a few miles away towards Bournemouth. As it happened the van from Sammy Miller was parked outside the Beaulieu Museum. The driver advised me of the route which I just about followed apart from one slight detour due to a sign facing the wrong direction. As I rode into the car park I saw a visitor’s modern Kawasaki being loaded onto a breakdown truck. I just smiled to my myself and gave my old bike a pat. Inside the building, across a courtyard, at the cash desk was the van driver I’d met half an hour earlier. The collection is wide ranging and very interesting. There was even a Bridgestone, although a different model to mine (my next article?) It transpired that Sammy is a well-known offroad rider who won many awards. A number of his bikes trophies and photos adorn the display areas. A tea break was taken in the adjoining cafe where a chatted to a local ‘old boy’ who despite owning bikes since he was a youth
engine switched off I could smell petrol and looking down I could see a trickle emanating from the right-hand crankcase cover which houses the carburettor. After switching off the fuel and saying “oh dear” or something similar I unpacked my emergency toolkit. Three screws holding the circular cover in place were removed so I could give the float chamber a couple of good knocks. But when the fuel was turned back on it still leaked from the overflow. The carb. was then removed enough to allow access to the float chamber screws, then the float and the float needle which fell out easily. I wiped it and its seating then replaced it. It certainly wasn’t sticking. The float was refitted then the bowl. At this point I looked at the ground and saw the float needle! The little beggar had escaped when I momentarily reached for a tool. So off came the cover and the float again, in went the needle firmly held this time until the float was back in place. Then the bowl was refitted, and the fuel turned on. Result! A few minutes later after a 30-minute stop I was back on the road and resuming my search for the elusive B & B which I
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eventually found at 7.00 o’clock! The owner kindly let me park my bike in her integral garage for safe keeping. I rounded off the day with a steak dinner, at a wellknown chain, which I sent back as it was underdone, against my express wish! So, what started as a good day ended with a couple of problems. At least I got a free pudding as compensation! Mileage today around 35.
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Day 3 The weather stayed fine as I rode off after breakfast on the next leg of my trip of around 46 miles to Sparkford near Yeovil. I used mainly A roads as I had not drafted a detailed route plan for this leg. No problems were encountered on the way as I admired the scenic vistas in the Dorset and Somerset countryside. However, I did find some of the hills a bit challenging and I arrived at the Haynes Museum late morning. This collection is housed in a modern purpose-built building and consists mainly of cars, but with a mezzanine housing a nice collection of bikes and scooters. As with the other collections one could spend days admiring the finer points of every vehicle. However, I could only spend a couple of hours wandering round. Sometimes the unexpected happens, I visited the gents loo and whilst in mid flow the door burst open and the room filled with police wearing hi-vis jackets! “Is it a raid?” I asked cheerily, “Have you got anything to hide?” replied one officer sternly as he stood beside me! I discovered that they were on a driving course and all had urgent need of the facilities. Whilst having tea and a sausage roll in the spacious cafe area I perused the map to find the best route to my final overnight stop in Old Sodbury, near Yate, which is near Bristol about 50 miles away. As ever I used the smaller roads where practical with a few more steep inclines to negotiate. This time I found my destination with no bother, down a country lane with a field of sheep opposite. My helpful host told me of a good old coaching inn just a few hundred yards away so with the bike locked up for the night I walked down and enjoyed a good meal and a pint of Best. The day’s mileage approx. 100. Day 4 Today was my last of the trip and involved visiting a museum in Stroud and one in Gloucester, both not motor museums but which were ‘on the list’ because they housed at least one bike with a local connection. I chose to ride up the A46 as it was a direct road to Stroud. After asking for directions I pulled into a large car park, part of the estate of a country house now council owned. I could see several large modern buildings serving many functions. As I parked I was advised by an elderly local man that I should follow a service road round the back of buildings and park outside “The Museum in the Park” which was partly housed in the old main house. This I did and arrived just as they were opening so I was their first visitor of the day. Their bike, on loan from the BMCT, was a Baughan with sidecar. Made locally inter-war, they are apparently quite rare but a good solid looking bike, powered I believe by a 500cc Rudge Python engine (editor’s note: It’s actually a Blackburne). The rest of the museum is mainly devoted to local history with many interesting exhibits.
Amongst them I was interested to see the school report and violin of Laurie Lee an internationally known author of books such as ‘Cider with Rosie’ who lived for most of his life just up the valley in Slad. Entrance to the museum is free but donations are welcome. On leaving I noticed that I needed petrol, so I sought the nearest one on my route with was Sainsbury’s however the site had been evacuated due to a faulty gas bottle in the ATS depot next door, and fire engines were in attendance. I made it to the next filling station just the other side of the M5. Then it was a straight run up into Gloucester. After a couple of wrong turns, I found the Gloucester Folk Museum which is housed over 3 floors of a medieval town house. I parked down the road outside council offices and attracted a small crowd admiring the bike. “We passed you the other side of Stroud” said one man, “where have you come from?” when I told him, he said he thought I was doing well to get there from Stroud on that little bike! The museum housed a couple of locally made Cotton motorcycles. One an early example and the other the BMCT’s Telstar. The rest of the building was filled with interesting artefacts mainly of a local nature but also from further afield as the docks were heavily used for world trade in the past. So, after a good look round I left and found a local bakers for tea and a pasty enjoyed alfresco whilst watching people looking at the bike. I then found the road which went north to Tewkesbury, then onto the A46 past Evesham, Stratford upon Avon and Warwick, and back to Coventry in plenty of time to watch Coventry City win against Notts. County and into the play-off final which they also won! Mileage for the day 123. So overall a good, interesting trip which once more displayed the reliability of my little 2 stroke. A last couple of figures: - I rode a total of 393 miles at 102 mpg. With just the one little problem. I may ‘do’ a few more of the museums on the list in October. - Barry Heath (A1671)
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It’s all been happening at the Tank Museum this year. In May, the Princess Royal zoomed in by helicopter to open the state-of -the-art, Heritage Lottery Funded, conservation workshops. As part of the opening, a newly-restored Matilda II tank was presented to Princess Anne and has been named ‘Princess Royal’ in her honour. The Matilda II tank is the star of the YouTube series, The Matilda Diaries, and has undergone a three-year long restoration to running order. The workshops are the fourth phase of the Museum’s redevelopment, which has received £14m in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund over the last 12 years. Situated next to the Vehicle Conservation Centre, the workshops will allow more work to be carried out on the Museum’s world-class collection. In June, the Director of The Tank Museum, Richard Smith, was awarded the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s 2018 birthday honours list. Richard Smith joined the Museum in Bovington, Dorset, 12 years ago and has been recognised for his services to military heritage. Richard said: “Over the last 12 years, The Tank Museum has transformed and developed tremendously. “This is the product of a huge amount of hard work from all of our staff and volunteers and the generosity of our supporters. I am also indebted to the work of my predecessors, who laid the groundwork in building our
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collections and establishing our strategies. As the Director of the Museum, I am the conductor of the orchestra and completely depend on my team to bring our plans to fruition. It is wonderful that our achievements have been recognised in this way. Over the last 12 years we have redeveloped all our infrastructure and attracted growing numbers of people to learn about tanks and the people who serve with them. Having just completed our new conservation workshops, we are now in a place to start leading our field in caring for and talking about our collections in new and exciting ways.” Our congratulations to Richard on his award. And an impressive line-up of World War One military vehicles parading around the main arena was the highlight on August 8th of a special event to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Amiens, the decisive final battle of the Great War. The BMCT were proud to be invited to take part with our Matchless Vickers machine gun outfit which lives at the Tank Museum, crewed by Nick Jeffery (driver) and a slightly trepidacious gunner Andy Bufton, drafted in at the last minute for the injured Mike Penn. The bike acquitted itself well once Nick had sorted a minor mechanical malady, with the only problem being how to hold her back to the walking pace dictated by the other vehicles in the parade.
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Mike Ricketts, ‘Our Man in France’ includes a small book, gift and clothing ridden by John Hartle. The project was ventures across the border once more to shop that is open the same hours as the not a success and was shelved but the the exotic MV Agusta Museum: Museum. bike is on display at the Museum. The Museum has a good display of MV’s In 2017 I was lucky enough to satisfy a MV won the 250cc World Championship road going bikes. The 1975 750cc 4 long-held ambition and visit the MV in 1956 with this bike (No 4), ridden by cylinder America (below) is probably the Agusta Museum in Milan. To someone of Carlo Ubbiali, a DOHC single producing most desirable to collectors. There is a my age, there is a magic attached to the nearly 32 HP at 10,000 rpm. MV Agusta beautiful cutaway engine displayed just in MV brand and, particularly its racing were so dominant in the 500cc Class, it is front of the bike. pedigree. The Museum is located just easy to forget about their smaller bikes outside of the Agusta Helicopter factory but in 1958, 1959 and 1960, they won all Contact details for the Museum: site on the far side of Milan Malpensa 4 solo classes (125, 250, 350 and 500). Airport. Whilst it is easy to find, it is The arrival of the Japanese would, of Location: Via Giovanni Agusta 506, difficult to access by public transport. course, change that. 21017 Samarate, Italy The Museum charts the history of all the MV Agusta story so there is lots of space In the mid-1950s Count Agusta directed Tel: +39 0331 220545 given over to its helicopter history. There the MV Engineers to produce a six are also many helicopters inside and cylinder, 500cc GP bike (left). The DOHC Web: https://www.museoagusta.it/ outside the Museum. The Museum engine produced 69.2 HP @ 15,000 rpm and it made its debut at the Nations GP at Monza on 10 Sep 1957 where it was
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Despite missing out on the main prize, Tamalie Newbery, Brooklands Museum’s Director and CEO refused to be downhearted, saying “Everyone at the Brooklands Museum sends their congratulations to our friends at Tate St Ives for their deserved success. Although we’re disappointed not to have won, we were thrilled that the Museum’s incredible work in the past year was recognised by the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018 Supported by Art Fund, the £100,000 and its panel of distinguished judges by prize is designed to get to the heart of naming us as a Finalist. Brooklands has what makes a truly outstanding museum, always been a place that has celebrated seeking out innovation and exceptional human success and achievement and as achievement in museums and galleries a museum we have always tried to follow I N S I D E S T O R Y H E A D L I N E across the UK, and working to encourage in the footsteps of the motorsport, more people to visit. Brooklands’ was aviation and engineering pioneers who named as a Finalist in May this year made this site their home. Brooklands is marking the culmination of one of the still about people and community today Museum’s most important periods in its and our nomination was a testament to 27-year history, with a spectacular the hard work and dedication of the team transformation of the site delivering here, not least our 800 volunteers who do extraordinary new exhibitions that tell the so much to give our visitors a warm story of one of the most important sites in welcome.” motorsport, aviation and engineering.
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