Memory Lane car/bike show

[Rocky]

Every September the local vintage car clubs hold a show to raise money for a children's charity and our vintage bike club is invited to attend.
This is an overview of the bikes on display, and yes, that's a Vincent Black Shadow in the foreground.


And this is the Vincent which was the "Best Bike" trophy winner. No surprise there.


Some of our guys are also into bicycles, motorized bicycles and home builts. One fellow loves to ride his penny farthing around the show.


This is a folding paratrooper bicycle from WWII.

 

[Rocky]

I love classic cars and hotrods, and this isn't the place for them, so this is all the space I'll devote to them.

 

[otherwise]

Again you've posted a great collection of lick your lips photos Rocky.
I personally don't like the seats on the Series D Vincents but I'd still have one if offered.

 

[devo]

The bikes aint bad but that early vette is to die for

 

[otherwise]

The bikes aint bad but that early vette is to die for

Yeah, but if they propped your dead body up in the passenger seat with the top down the sun would make you smell after a short time.

 

[devo]

You knew wot I meant.

 

[otherwise]

You knew wot I meant.

Yeah, I knew "rot" you meant.

 

[keystiger]

Amazing pics thanks very much for taking us along

 

[CarlS]

The bikes aint bad but that early vette is to die for

Hear! hear! That is my favorite Vette.

Great photos, Rocky. I am drooling over that Black Shadow.

 

[Rocky]

Hear! hear! That is my favorite Vette.

Great photos, Rocky. I am drooling over that Black Shadow.

That's my favorite vette model too, which is why I included it. I've never been a big fan of sports cars or vette's, but I always liked this model.
The Shadow certainly is a great machine and has a wonderful sound.
The owner has three of them. He makes me sick

 

[DaveM]

Love those old bicycles with motors on them. Great photos of great old classics thanks Rocky

 

[hemibee]

Great job Rocky, thanks for sharing with us. . .


I did a double take on this one. . . The exhaust cans on the Honda at first appeared to be mounted on the seat post for the bike.

This is a folding paratrooper bicycle from WWII.
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[shanered6]

bit late here ! ive been very bissy in work lately not much chance to look at new treads , but another stonkinly awsome post rocky

 

[Rocky]

Great job Rocky, thanks for sharing with us. . .


I did a double take on this one. . . The exhaust cans on the Honda at first appeared to be mounted on the seat post for the bike.

Yes, that is funny isn't it. I didn't notice it until you mentioned it.
The paratrooper bike was made by BSA for the war effort and BSA is cast right into the front sprocket.
Our club president is a mechanical genius and started the bicycle/motor fad here a couple of years ago. He built the first one and others soon got on board.
This annual show of antique vehicles is always fun and all the proceeds go to a children's charity - which is usually between $2,00.00 and $3,00.00.
A local grocery chain store allows us to use a section of their huge parking lot for the show and contributes door prizes to help draw people in to the store and the show. Everybody wins.

 

[CarlS]

Good for that grocery story. As you say, that is a win-win.