Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC)

24/05/2023

Fight Motorcycle Theft - Public Meeting at the Ace

Wednesday 14th June

Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) campaigns to protect and promote the interests and rights of all riders, from learner to advanced and, having already delivered two successful public meetings aimed at raising the profile of the fight against motorcycle theft in Gillingham, Kent, and Birmingham earlier this year, with riders given the chance to hold the Kent and West Midlands police forces to account, the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is holding a public “hustings” type meeting at the Ace from 6pm on the evening of Wednesday 14th June 2023

Herts riders take note!

Joining MAG’s own Colin Brown on the panel for the hustings-style meeting at the Ace, from Hertfordshire will be the Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, David Lloyd, and Chief Inspector Ricky Bartlett

See you at the Ace

Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) exists to protect the rights and freedom of people to ride motorcycles in the United Kingdom, for more info, see links:
https://www.mag-uk.org/mags-motorcycle-theft-campaigning-has-an-ace-up-its-sleeve/
https://www.facebook.com/motorcycleactiongroup/
https://twitter.com/MAGUKCentral

14/04/2023

TIMED ONLINE AUCTION SALE OF COVENTRY EAGLE MOTOR CYCLE AND SIDECAR – TO BE SOLD ON the-saleroom.com BETWEEN THURSDAY 13th APRIL 2023 AND WEDNESDAY 19th APRIL.

Coventry Eagle Motorcycle is a 1928 model. The Reg number is – HW2754. The Frame Number is 1711. The Engine Number is BZ5027. It is 172cc and Two-Stroke.

This Motorcycle is in top class condition – see photos below.

We will also offer for sale separately the Steibs Side Car.

These lots will be sold and can be viewed as part of a timed online auction on the-saleroom.com site. A link to the sale is below

www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/welshpoolsmithfield

Nick Hyne


Tel: +44(0)1938 553438. M: 07519106822
Email: [email protected]

30/03/2023

Banbury Run Entries are open at www.banbury-run.co.uk

We have already received enough £65 Early Bird entries to cover costs and make the Run viable.
Entry fees are fully refundable until 1st April,
Early Bird entries will close on April 9th.
The fee will rise by £20 for late entries before the event
Finally, the Team currently running the event has confirmed they will still manage the 2023 event whatever the outcome of the AGM.

Notice of a meeting on 18th June at Gaydon to discuss the future of the run from 2024 will be in the April Journal.

https://youtu.be/wY8luRG7cz4

Banbury Run

29/03/2023

Diary of 1000 rides 2023
Welcome to Vintage & Classic Motorcycle: Diary of 1000 Rides.
The VMCC offer over 1000 rides and events all year round, all over the country.
In these pages you'll find reams of useful advice on buying your first classic bike, getting it on the road and keeping it there.
For us – the VMCC – it's all about the riding, and that's why the heart of this bookazine is the Diary of 1000 Rides – runs, pub meets, autojumbles and events all over the UK. Come and join us.

Available now for £9.99

https://vmccshop.net/diary-of-1000-rides-2023

23/03/2023

A reminder that today is the last full day for voting by proxy in the VMCC AGM unless you are turning up in person.
Details on www.vmcc.net/agm.
This document may be helpful to understand any queries.
Your Club - Facts Fibs Fiction.docx.
Direct link to voting is https://forms.office.com/e/1kKyvB2GAh

Please enter your membership number which should be on Club emails and on your membership card
https://forms.office.com/e/1kKyvB2GAh

Any questions can be sent to [email protected]

15/03/2023

The VMCC has recently come into the possession of some moulds and replica racing panel lowers (see attached photos) from a Venom.

To my untrained eye there seems to be a mould for each side, an original (and heavy) white and black for each side plus the replica in black for both side which are considerably lighter. Having looked at photos of racing versions of the Thruxton etc it looks as if these would have been attached to the top part which the rider tucks behind and engine covers ?

Please get in touch if you are interested in acquiring these

Martin Marmoy
VMCC Director
07471890312
[email protected]

03/03/2023

If you’re a member of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, you can get exclusive access to Vintage Motorcycle Insurance – a specialist insurance scheme designed specifically for club members with access to exclusive benefits!
Find out more here https://bit.ly/3WeVhdS or call 0121 274 5355 to get a quote today!

24/02/2023

Did you know VMCC Motorcycle Insurance cover provided by James Insurance can include:
🚗 Free Agreed Value
🚗 Cover for club organised events including track events
🚗 Insurance options for young riders
🚗 Exclusive rates for VMCC members!
Find out more here https://bit.ly/3WeVhdS or call 0121 274 5355 to get a quote today!

10/02/2023

Is the insurance for your vintage motorcycle due this month?
VMCC Motorcycle Insurance provided by James Insurance replaces VMCC Club Cover and has been designed exclusively for the club.
Find out more here https://bit.ly/3WeVhdS or call 0121 274 5355 to get a quote today!

06/01/2023

PASSION FOR THE PIONEERS: ULTIMATE ‘HIS AND HERS’ COLLECTION AT BONHAMS PARIS SALE

A remarkable ‘once in a generation’ collection of important pioneer and collector motorcycles, motor cars and related automobilia, built up over decades by an enthusiast collector couple, is to be offered at the Bonhams Grandes Marques à Paris Sale, in the French capital on 1 February 2023.

More than 50 early motorcycles and circa 20 motor vehicles to include early motor cars, commercial vehicles, tractors and some farm machinery from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, collected over four decades by the late German couple, Peter and Ulrike Bühner of Hagen, will be offered in Paris, with many of the lots appearing for the first time at auction.

The collection started in the 1980s with a 1950s Wanderer motorcycle, similar to one Peter had owned in the 1960s, and grew to encompass the finest machines of the Pioneer and Vintage eras, representing marques from BMW to Vincent. The €1.6 million Dr. Peter and Ulrike Bühner Collection of Important Pioneer and Collectors’ Motorcycles and Motor Cars is headlined by a Hildebrand und Wolfmüller, the world’s oldest serial production motorcycle.

Highlights include:

1894 Hildebrand und Wolfmüller, estimate €110,000-170,000
A completely original example of a Hildebrand & Wolfmüller, the first powered two-wheeler to enter series production and the first such device to which the name 'motorcycle' (motorrad in German) was ever applied.

Powered by a water-cooled, four-stroke parallel twin engine displacing 1,488cc – until relatively recently the largest power unit ever fitted to a motorcycle – the motorcycle was capable of speeds approaching 30mph.

This is reputedly the earliest numbered example in existence.


c.1924 BMW 493cc R32, estimate €90,000-120,000

c.1924 BMW 493cc R32, estimate €90,000-120,000
Launched at the 1923 Paris Show, the R32 was the first motorcycle to be sold as a BMW, featuring a ‘flat twin’ layout for its 494cc engine which would be forever associated with the marque. Superbly finished and produced, the R32 was an immediate success, selling over 3,000 units over three years.

This R32, featuring its original supplier’s plate, offers an ideal opportunity for an enthusiast to celebrate the centenary of BMW motorcycles in 2023.

https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28798/the-dr-peter-and-ulrike-buhner-collection-of-important-pioneer-and-collectors-motorcycles-and-motor-cars/?page=2

06/01/2023

Can we have some help in identifying this machine?
It will be needed for filming
Honda CA102 has been suggested but also the 1968-1977 C50/C70 or 90.
We believe it was new in 1969 and purchased in a British Asia Pacific colony.
The original image may have been reversed so we have now included an enhanced colourised reversed image thank to VMCC Officers Angelo Conti.

For the avoidance of doubt, this is a fully eligible VMCC machine (all bikes over 25 years old are welcome) please read Titch Allen's A founders tale Page 177 for more information on the founder's views which continue to guide us today and can be discussed with Steve Allen, the Founder's son and Vice Chair of the VMCC.

[email protected]

05/01/2023

Can we have some help in identifying this machine?
It will be needed for filming
Honda CA102 has been suggested but also the 1968-1977 C50/C70 or 90.
We believe it was new in 1969 and purchased in a British Asia Pacific colony.
The image may have been reversed so we have included a colourised reversed image thank to VMCC Officers Angelo Conti.

[email protected]