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 Norfolk Constabulary Gala Day held at the Royal Norfolk
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| The East Coast Pedalers continued the long
involvement of the NACC with the Norwich Police Gala Day held at the Royal
Norfolk Showground on August 31st. A wide range of Cyclemotors, Autocycles, Mopeds, Sports Mopeds and a Corgi kept the Public Interested throughout the day. We are thinking of employing a 'Minder' for our TV, Radio & Media star Terry Keable as he was constantly being congratulated by the Public for his End to End achievment, he did find time to go off and get an Ice Cream however. Dave Watson looks like adding even more machines to his collection having been contacted by members of the public to collect unwanted machines - 5 at the last count. We had several local NACC members pop in for a visit - and a cup of tea. Many thanks to Terry, Dave, Roly, Brian Lilly and Debbie for taking time to look after the stand while others went off to look around the other exhibits. All in all another great day for the East Coast Pedalers Roadshow ! Carl Squirrell |
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| Terry's pitch with the End to End info and Raleighs. | Nice pair of Cyclemotors belong to Dave Watson and Brian Lilly |
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| Lots of Interest in Roly's SS50. | Our machines dwarfed by one of the many Trucks at the events (Pity their horns weren't as ineffective as ours ! |
| East Coast Pedalers Harleston Event | |
| The recent Harleston Fun Day Display and Road
Run on 25 August 2008 ( Bank Holiday Monday) held on behalf of the NACC and
East Coast Pedalers was very well supported with the membership exhibiting
eighteen machines in the display line up at this venue. A first for an NACC event at this venue in Norfolk we were blessed with good weather and an excellent turnout of members with a total 18 machines featured in the line-up on the club stand. Also notable amongst this display was Terry Keable's Land's End to John O'Groats Raleigh Runabout complete with its own information boards and of course the proud owner as well. If that was not enough we also had the draw later in the day for the 1981 Motebecane 7 Special Moped (taxed & mot'd) that had been donated by fellow member Michael Ottignon with proceeds from the draw tickets going to charity. This moped was also on display here and won by member Brian 'Mick' Ritchie. The run out began at around midday and was supported by eleven machines and riders and involved a leisurely seventeen mile run out from Harleston. Our destination was the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum at Flixton and this really is an ideal venue as they have both a pub and tea shop on site and if you like aviation as well it really is on the must see list. The staff were very enthusiastic about us dropping by and kindly arranged for us to park our machines by one of the many static aircraft that are on site here. Our thanks go to them for their help in setting up this stopover. All too soon the stop at Flixton was over and we returned to Harleston by a shorter but more direct route of six miles to continue and enjoy the rest of the time available at the Fun Day. We had lots of enquiries about the NACC and our machines of course from a very interested and admiring public. Many thanks to all those who supported this event and of course to Carl for making the day run smoothly and making it look so easy! Mick Sudds See also Lottery Results Page for details of the Grand Win a Moped Draw and presentation of the cheques, which took place at this event. |
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| Terry's Bike and End to End info (Terry himself is not in the shot, he's probably gone off for an enormous ice-cream or two). | Motobecane, Tomos and PC50 with Terry and Peter in the background discussing Terry's epic trip. |
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| Billy and Mick discussing 'Norman' | Bikes lined up outside Flixton Air Museum |
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| British engineering at it's very finest (and some beat up old mopeds) | Corgi spotted in the Air Museum |
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| Corgi Info | A VERY small part of Dave Watsons collection, New Hudson cyclemotor (note striking similarity to a BSA WInged Wheel), Francis Barnett Autocycle, Clark Scamp |
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| Hondas throughout the ages | Normans and PC50 with ladies Mary, Debbie and Joyce talking'shop' in the background |
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| Seeing all three is a very rare sight. | Presentation of cheque from Carl to Terry. |
| SOUTH WEST LINCOLNSHIRE SECTION RUN JULY 20th 2008 | |
| The South West Lincolnshire has now been in
existence for about a year. We have now had four runs and attendance has risen
from two (the two founders, me and Vince) to ten riders plus family and friends
on this July outing. As usual we met at Vince and Mel's house in Colsterworth
for tea and biscuits before leaving in a haze of blue smoke at 11.00am. Vince's
route took us through the Vale of Belvoir to our lunchtime destination at the
"Dirty Duck" pub on the bank of the Grantham Canal (or "the cut" as I was
reminded it should be called) where the bikes attracted the attention of some
of the customers. All riders completed the journey with no mishaps or
breakdowns and the rain held off for us. Thanks to all those who attended some from a fair distance away. Our next run will be on September 14th 2008 and all are welcome. The riders were David McKenny (Puch M50 GP), Roger Simpson (NSU Quickly F), Brian Brimson (New Hudson), Les Gobbett (Honda PF50), Mark Astill (Raleigh RM8), Alan Sharp (Aprilia Sonic), John Green (Honda 90 a gold one), Vince Shreeve (Raleigh RM8), Peter Lawson (Puch MS50), Mike Green (Raleigh Runabout). David McKenny |
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| July 20th The Devon Section Powderam Club Stand | |
| Every one was looking forward
to a long busy weekend talking bikes with the the public and club members also
catching up with old and new members. Sadly due to the weather which was the
worst seen at Powderam for many years the show ended up being cancelled on the
Sunday morning. But we did manage to have a great time in setting up and with a
little sunshine we had short time with the public on the Saturday morning.
Full report will be in buzzing. Roy |
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| 8am Saturday | Overnight Parking |
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| Ready for the line up 25 bikes in total | Rain, what rain? |
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| The Des triangle, he's the one with the hat | Back of Des's triangle |
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| A good display by the lads | ...and it all started with just the one bike |
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| Bag with brolly sticking through | Colour coded mopeds |
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| Colour coded people | Cyclemotors with more colour coded people, must be the season for red and blue |
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| Get the brollies out for the start of the end of the show due to the weather | It must be love, John & Margaret |
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| My next bike's a goldwing, the goldwing boys took a fancy to our HQ during the storms | Eleven Cyclemotors |
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| John & Mark supping tea after the show had to be closed due to the weather | Garelli, Mobylette, new member James's Dandy and Mark's RM1 |
| July 20th The Pennine Challenge | |
| The start of The Pennine
Challenge Run from the Turnpike Inn. Someone asked at the start `Why is it called the Pennine Challenge?", silly lad. He soon found out as we pedalled over Saddleworth Moor in the teeth of a gale. Dave Jackson took the following pictures, please note the typically balmy weather / participants. |
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| East Coast Pedalers 'do' The Hacheston Vehicle and Bygone Rally | |
| Sunday June 29th saw the second official event held by the East Coast Pedalers section. This comprised a static display at the Hacheston Bygones Rally where we had 18 machines on display ranging from the cyclemotors of David Whatling and Keith Rutlidge to the Sports Mopeds of Debbie Doy and Roland Scarce. We outnumbered the bigger classic bikes on display threefold and more people took interest in our 'tiddlers' than the various Triumphs, Matchlesses and Harleys on show. We also had a road run to Rendham White Horse where we enjoyed delicious Steak sandwiches and chips, and we called in at the Parham Air Museum on the return leg. A great time was had by all and we hope to repeat the event next year. | |
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| Terry Keables End to End Machine | Machines on display at the Rally |
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| Machines on display at the Rally | Machines on display at the Rally |
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| Rolys SS50 at the pub stop | Dave Watsons New Hudson at the pub stop |
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| Bown and Raleigh at the Pub Stop | Terrys End to End RM6 at the pub stop |
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| Keith Ruttlidges Trojan Mini Motor at the pub stop | Carl's PC50 and passenger at the pub stop |
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| 3rd Picture Quickly, Nippy, Bown and CG125 at the Pub Stop | Mark Gibb guards the bikes at the Air Museum |
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| A future member checks out the bikes at the air museum | |
| The 2008 Coast to Coast | |
| Awaiting the story (no change there then) but
here are the first pictures of this years run. Some more pictures are expected
soon but in the meantime I have tried to make the limited selection as exciting
as possible. |
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| John Aston, Honda C50 `Automatic` at Hartside Pass summit | John Aston`s Honda (and helmet) |
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| John Aston and Honda (unhappily without his helmet in this shot) but featuring his backpack | No sign whatsoever of John Aston his Honda, his helmet or his sodding backpack. |
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| Derek Ashworth (left) and Andy Speak at Uldale Moor on their New Hudson autocycles | Colin McGrath on his NSU Quickly and some other members |
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| Colin McGrath on his NSU Quickly and some other members about to be abducted by aliens. | Colin McGrath Again (I think it might be his camera) |
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| Colin and Sherwood Grimshaw with some old sailor. | |
| The 2008 C2C2C Run | |
| For some groups the Coast to Coast is not
really enough of a challenge, so why not do it both ways like this
lot? The group consisted of Garelli, Gerosa, Motobi, Mobylette, Puch, NSU Quickly. Being foolhardy first-timers we had elected to ride back again on the Monday. Some clown had the bright idea of booking the youth hostel at the top of Honister Pass on the Sunday night. Just for reference, most mopeds struggle on 25% gradients - when its also torrential rain, a howling gale and 2 inches of water pouring down the road it gets interesting and energetic. Anyway we did it and felt duly pleased with ourselves. Our next trip out is planned for 16/17 August - a ride down the Tweed Valley from Biggar to Berwick-on-Tweed. Overnight in Berwick then back to Biggar on Sunday. There's still time to join us..... |
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| The start at Crimdon Dene | Dinner in Alston |
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| The Alston Hostel | Peds at the ready |
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| Somewhere in the North Lakes | The Quay at Whitehaven |
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| From Honister Hostel | A dram before bed |
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| Honister | JG and Gerosa |
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| JG and Borrowdale | Martin climbs Hartside |
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| What is says on the sign | Breakfast |
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| Down into Teesdale | |
| Click here for The Epic End to End Run |
| Thames Valley Group 10th Odiham Run held on June 21 2008 |
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| Just in, pictures from the Thames Valley Group
this weekend.There are a great many
pictures but unfortunately the write up on the run is 'to follow'
For the time being please feel free to just make up your own story. |
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SOUTH WEST LINCOLNSHIRE SECTION MAY RUN
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| East Coast Pedalers go Nautical | May 7th.
2008 A good crowd of us met up at Aldeburgh life boat station where we were given a grand indepth tour of the station. We were even allowed in the cockpit of the vessel (which is not normally done on tours) where other members of our group were horrified when I took the seat behind the controls. After the tour several of us had a quick blast to Thorpeness and back, followed for a quick pint for a few and a very dodgy kebab for me. Many thanks to Terry for organising a very interesting evening, and good luck in his end to end run of which Aldeburgh life boat is one of the charities benefiting from his sponsors. |
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| The Sad Ol Gits Tadcaster Run | April 2008 This was the first run out for T'UNDERBIRD 3 which is the new Ol Gits Mobile High Speed Emergency Cardiac Support Vehicle (see below behind the Raleigh-Run-About-Trying -To-Start-The Sodding-Thing). I am pleased to say it was not needed on the run - which is just as well as it was left for ten minutes unattended in Tadcaster and someone had the wheels off and away. |
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A number of Ol Gits turned
up, one even brought a camera, hence the pictures. Unfortunately none of them
wrote anything to accompany the article so please feel free to make up your own
story line. To help you with this please consider the following: 1. Tadcaster 2. Raining 3. Ol Gits 4. Public House Please Note: Mr Frank Kilmore's entry was refused this year following his performance at the last event where his cheerful disposition effectively ruined the day for a number of the sub-sections regular riders. |
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