So last night was the annual Barton upon Humber bike night, anyone else go? Our group was a bit split as we had a 765 raring to go and a Lexmoto scooter so we decided to do a trackday format, fast group and slow group, then meet up there. I took the slow group running at a dizzy max of 39 mph downhill I took the old fella on the back of me which is the dad of x2 in the other group and now in his eighties, everyones happy And we even had meals on wheels This is early doors around 16.30
A great little blast from the past. Lovely clean condition, nicely done. Edit. Camera lens makes the front brake lever look massive, it wasn't
These two pictures are five years apart, but it's still the same bike apparently. Dropped a few quid in for a good cause
If your sidestand ever gets bent there are a number of solutions I'm not sure if this is the best solution but certainly shows initiative on the owners behalf. Even comes with a back-saver bit of string for fast getaways
Rode one of these 500’s once (it was in the standard red and white) when they first came out - scared the living daylights out of me but what a machine
That Gamma will be worth a chunk as well - my mate had one in the Skoal Bandit scheme back in the day
I didn't take a pic unfortunately, but there was a good condition Skoal Bandit RGV 500 there which I'm sure you would've liked @Boothman . That was very nice with it's four pipes sticking out the back and I didn't hear it running, but I bet it sounded ace. For me, the RD500 above trumps it though purely from an aesthetics point of view and that great colour scheme
I loved this colour and noted it for any future requirements or projects. What do you think? As with the other Triumphs (or indeed any of the bikes) do they belong to any members on here?
Totally agree the RD (IMHO) was and still is leaps and bounds a better looking and engineered piece of kit than the Gamma
I posted the wrong pic this one also has a drink ........but he'd walked off with it on the one I posted
It was the first time I'd been for probably ten years. Barton is a quaint little place and I don't think any of the locals mind their town being overrun by bikers for one evening of the year. For the most part it stayed dry, which is always a bonus and its nice to see classic or rare bikes which you don't see so often. The little Benelli 250/4 on the Spicers stand was an interesting machine. I forgot to take a photo, but I believe there's one on their website. I'm assuming its up for grabs at their next auction? Its nice to have a low key friendly evening like that, the coppers were all laughing and joking . There weren't as many classic bikes as I remember from the last time I went but of course that was a long time ago. I just wonder if a Friday evening might be a better option for the event, as people might not need to get away so early and have to work the next day. I lifted this off their website, I'm sure they won't mind , they are auctioning it this coming weekend I believe.
Some nice bikes there - it's always good fun to walk around a bike night and get talking to other bikers. Unfortunately, the monthly Perth bike night I used to go to here in Scotland was killed off by Covid restrictions, but West Coast Harley/Triumph have started one in Glasgow - last Thursday of the month at the Harley dealership throughout the "summer".
Yes @johne totally agree with your points raised. Classic and vintage attendance seemed to be down but the mixed weather forecast was probably partly to blame especially after last years downpours. They had moved it to a Saturday afternoon which surely suits the majority better regarding work and travel times, I really can't fathom why they've gone back to a Wednesday evening format
One of the benefits of getting old , read on.... The old fella has poorly legs and the last crash nearly finished him off entirely , a proper air ambulance job, he subsequently surrended his licence on the back of it. Broken back, leg etc and in his 70's When we came to go, and I'd purposely gone on the StreetTwin to ease mount/dismounting, he tried getting on. I'm on the front flat footed waiting for him to sit down but he was faffing about ( we call him Mr Faffer to his face ). In the accident he broke the right leg but it's the left giving him hassle, power/stability doesn't seem great. Getting on from the nearside he simply couldn't get his leg over the rear light. Forward steps a woman from the crowd behind, total stranger, lifts his right leg, provides legover then proceeds to put his foot on the peg. She then made sure he was settled and gives him a nice big kiss and wishes him a safe journey! Where's mine
