If it smells of oil or Petrol ...its in the shed.



Monday, 24 September 2012

The Dispatch Riders....Winter Reading?

Picked this book up last week while in London at Spitalfields market, I had to buy it just for the front cover!
Is the Motor Cycle a Sunbeam?  I guess the only way to find out is for me to add the Dispatch Riders to my winter Reading list.

The Dispatch Riders


The Dispatch Riders


Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Shock- Horror! Vintage Motor Cycles invade Leafy Suburbia.

This was the scene at the end of the Warwickshire Sections Afternoon Tea Run. After a 40 mile jaunt through the Warwickshire country side in glorious sunshine. We were then treated to cups of Tea and home made cakes served  in the back garden of a fellow club member.

The Afternoon Tea Run.


The Afternoon Tea Run.

And Where the riders  started from, a quiet lay-by near Hatton. And very shortly the bikes started to arrive ready for the 2.00pm start of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club ( Warwickshire Sections ) Afternoon Tea Run.

The Afternoon Tea Run.


The Afternoon Tea Run.


The Afternoon Tea Run.


The Afternoon Tea Run.

Oh! and did I mention the cakes?  Many thanks go to John Reading and his team .

Saturday, 8 September 2012

The Midland Red Double Decker


When I was just a lad and had to travel on public transport the usual method was West Midland Passenger Transports fleet of double Decker buses. However there was an alternative, and that was a company called Midland Red who ran a fleet of bright red coaches, but I don't ever recall a Midland Red Double Decker
Bus.
I am rather proud of being in the right place at the right time ( John Peel ) and capturing this lovely old Bus
sitting on a box junction turning right on Corporation Street Coventry....and with no modern  cars around to spoil the effect.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Red

Monday, 3 September 2012

Left a Bit, Right a bit!

While travelling up to North Wales at the weekend to see a pal of mine I popped into the Station at Llanfair Caereinion for a much needed Coffee, Cake and Comfort break. While there I witnessed this brilliant bit of reversing down a small lane to drop of this magnificent Traction Engine for the September Steam Gala.  http://www.wllr.org.uk/special.htm