Calne Bike Day 2012 28th July

[Stafford]

Just a reminder that on the 28th once again for the 12th year Calne will be awash with bikes!
UKMOC will have a stand there so why not A: pray for good weather B: come along and show off your bike and have a look around town at all the other stands and stuff to see.

Details from the website:
http://calnebikes.freehostia.com/
Follow A4 to Calne Town Centre, Wiltshire, SN11 0EN, between Marlborough and Chippenham.

This year we will be awarding ‘Most Appealing’ trophies in three categories:

- vintage bikes

- classic bikes

- contemporary bikes

so that all bikes will be covered.

It will be very informal and judged by a walk around the bikes present when judged. The trophies will be presented early afternoon.



Ride-Ins and Ride-Outs

Helmet Bar

Trade Stalls

Bands and Entertainment all day

Food and Refreshments



…And for the ‘icing on the cake’ and by kind invitation of the Marquis of Lansdowne, the finale of the day will again be a Ride-Out in style to Bowood House (www.bowood.org) for music and refreshments – several hundred bikes, photo opportunity, live music and hot food (please note that there will be no toilet facilities so please use town facilities before the Ride-Out!).



A great day out for all and get the vibes here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KeLtR47pQ (copy and paste into your browser) - courtesy of our friends in the Lions!



The event has been increasing in attendance in recent years and town centre space is getting squeezed so…..

A plea to all coming – if you park on pavements PLEASE leave enough room for a pushchair/wheelchair to get past WITHOUT having to go into the road. We have very understanding local police but things must not be dangerous for spectators and visitors. In this context note also that traffic restrictions and parking bays continue to operate as per the displayed notices.

[scrapps]

I will be riding over from kent again for the day,i was amazed by the amount of bikes in the town last year.:eyepopping:

[rollo22]

Would love to come but it BL>>DY stock take

[bex]

Hoping to come along :)

[gary tompkins]

I'll try to get down for it if weather is ok

[chris yeatman]

hope to pop by, just gotta check im not racing.

[S4Rs MacK]

Sorry boys n girls cant make it this yr, Jill n I are at a wedding. Enjoy, n i look fwd to photos and debrief. PS any BBQ this yr ? Last yrs was cool.
Plus......got no bike..!!!! :-(

[Stafford]

Sorry you can't make but it was hardly your fault!

As for a BBQ, if there is an overwhelming desire I'll nip down the Co-Op and buy all of their burgers. :flamed:

[Char]

As for a BBQ, if there is an overwhelming desire I'll nip down the Co-Op and buy all of their burgers. :flamed:

Oh well if you insist .... :biggrin:

[Stafford]

I'll BBQ in any weather!

[gary tompkins]

Plan to ride down on Friday night and stop with my dad at Melksham

Then ride up to show in morning

[MrsC_772]

We might be along, depending on the weather.

[Stafford]

Be good to see you Mrs C

[Char]

Should rock up with Bex at some point (although i have to drag her to work with me first but dont say anything as she doesnt know)

Weather looking good, same spot as usual ?

Anyone else riding up from Amesbury way?

[Stafford]

Aye, same spot in the middle of town.
See you there.

[Rally]

If you need any help with setting up the stand, let me know?

[Stafford]

Thanks Alun, I think we're OK as we have some spare hands already.

[Altaian]

Anyone else riding up from Amesbury way?

I could be tempted with meeting at Amesbury Shell Station... :dizzy:

[Darkness]

Hope it's as sunny for you in Calne today as it is here in Les Sables D'Olonne!

Have fun whatever.......:spin::spin:

[gary tompkins]

Had a great time at Calne today. Good turn out from the club and the stand looked very impressive.

Thanks To Liz and Stafford for organising the stall etc..

Left Calne about 4.30 and got in just before 8pm after a scenic and relaxing ride home

[Stafford]

Many thanks for taking the time to come along GT, twas a grand day and is still continuing now. It could be a late one.

[He11cat]

Don't forget some photies :)

[gary tompkins]

Don't forget some photies :)

I didn't have my camera but i'm sure some of the others there were taking pictures

[NattyBoy]

Gutted I missed this - had a blast last year

[Gerry]

Good to see everyone at the Calne Bike Day .......

Gerry

[gary tompkins]

Nice to meet you Gerry and put a face to name at last

Your S2R looked like Liz's twin parked on the UKMOC stand

[Liz]

Great to see everyone yesterday and the weather was fantastic!

http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p524/liz10661/Calne%20Bike%20Day%202012/DSCF0960.jpg

More pics can be found here:
Calne Bike Day 2012 (http://s1154.photobucket.com/albums/p524/liz10661/Calne%20Bike%20Day%202012/)

[Gerry]

Hi GT ......


I liked the trike ........ not to be messed with in the wet I heard ..!!!

[bex]

What a great weekend! Thanks to Liz and Stafford for organising the UKMOC stand and to the weather gods for allowing the sun to shine.

Cheers to all my hosts Char and Liz/Stafford for putting me up Friday/Saturday. I was having too good an evening to leave :yoparty:

Giles kindly led a scenic route back eastward on some fun roads, mostly dry, before I hit the M25 straight into traffic mania and got a good old soaking.

Feels great to get some miles on, that university malarky is fading to a distant memory. Alls well that ends well eh; see you all again soon :biggrin:

[chris yeatman]

sorry i couldnt make it, may be next year.

[scrapps]

What a fantastic day in Calne. This was my second visit to the bike day thanks to Liz & Stafford letting me stay with them again and it was great, Where else can you be sat in the sun surrounded by hundreds of bikes and then have a V10 8ltr bike rock up and park a few feet away. :eyepopping:
Thanks again to Liz and Stafford for sorting the stand and feeding/ providing accom for me and Heather.

[pegboy]

I'll BBQ in any weather!


I know exactly what you mean Stafford, very few of us around.:biggrin:

[Altaian]

Considering I almost didn't go, I'm really pleased I rocked up. What a great day/weekend - nice turn-out of Italian exotica. Cheers to Char for leading to Calne, to Liz & Stafford for the logistics & hospitality of making the weekend work, and to Bex for the company on the return - soz for state of your Monster following the weather breaking - glad you enjoyed the route.

It's great getting to know you Gals & Guys better, conversation and company was fun. Good also to put a couple new faces to names. Does anyone know if Gordon's arrived yet? :look:

It's the people who make it work! :ukm:

[MrsC_772]

Good to catch up with folks again.

I love the diversity of bikes you see at the Calne bike day, from the excellent turnout of Monsters and assorted other Ducatis on the UKMOC stand (mostly, but not entirely, out of Stafford's shed), Brit iron classics (shiny Nortons and the chicken-pattern painted BSA Bantam), a disproportionate number of Guzzis including a rather lovely cafe racer, all shiny and silvery, to (at the other end of the taste spectrum) the turbo-charged Honda Super Four, a large collection of Scrapheap Challenge rat-trikes and that V-Max thing painted in a hideous shade of institutional pale green.

Thanks to Scrapps for tipping us off about the scout hut cake stall and BBQ. :thumbsup:

Had to be said Altaian, a few people didn't recognise your bike without the mountain of luggage! ;)

[Char]

few pics
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd401/Char66/IMG_2915.jpg
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd401/Char66/IMG_2912.jpg
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd401/Char66/IMG_2911.jpg
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd401/Char66/548945_10151147697738745_76875072_n.jpg

[Rally]

That's a lovely second picture Char!

[AndyC_772]

Nice to catch up and enjoy the weather for a change... here's a few pictures I took on the day:

http://andrewcawte.webspace.virginmedia.com/Calne_bike_day_2012/IMG_7805.jpg

http://andrewcawte.webspace.virginmedia.com/Calne_bike_day_2012/IMG_7806.jpg

http://andrewcawte.webspace.virginmedia.com/Calne_bike_day_2012/IMG_7807.jpg

http://andrewcawte.webspace.virginmedia.com/Calne_bike_day_2012/IMG_7809.jpg

http://andrewcawte.webspace.virginmedia.com/Calne_bike_day_2012/IMG_7812.jpg

http://andrewcawte.webspace.virginmedia.com/Calne_bike_day_2012/IMG_7814.jpg

http://andrewcawte.webspace.virginmedia.com/Calne_bike_day_2012/IMG_7815.jpg

http://andrewcawte.webspace.virginmedia.com/Calne_bike_day_2012/IMG_7816.jpg

http://andrewcawte.webspace.virginmedia.com/Calne_bike_day_2012/IMG_7817.jpg

http://andrewcawte.webspace.virginmedia.com/Calne_bike_day_2012/IMG_7820.jpg

[MilesB]

Susan and I dropped in - not having kept up to date with UKMOC goings on, or this thread - and was floored to see my old Monster (now Scrapps' "The Shiney One"!) gleaming at me from accross the street.

Great to catch up -especially when it is unexpected.

1000s of Hardley Abelsons, so anything else was interesting!

A Fab day

Miles

[scrapps]

Susan and I dropped in - not having kept up to date with UKMOC goings on, or this thread - and was floored to see my old Monster (now Scrapps' "The Shiney One"!) gleaming at me from accross the street.

Great to catch up -especially when it is unexpected.

1000s of Hardley Abelsons, so anything else was interesting!

A Fab day

Miles

It was a nice suprise to see you and Susan on saturday and i liked the sound of the show you were at with the beer and cider fest on at the same time. (will remember that for next year)

[utopia]

Looks like the band had some novel stage lights, in red, amber and green.

[J.P]

Certainly looks like a weird and wackie collection of bikes.

[scrapps]

I have never seen a bigger selection of bikes in one place and its free.
If you ever get a chance to go its worth the effort.