The Classic Motorcycle Club’s (CMC) 1 000 Bike Show, which takes place on July 1 and 2, will be staged at a new venue this year.
The event will be held at the Germiston City Sports Club in Vimy Ridge Road, Delville.
The show has been held at Germiston High School for the past 13 years, but this year the club was unable to obtain a temporary liquor licence for this venue, hence the move to the nearby Germiston City Sports Club.
This year’s 1 000 Bike Show will once again cater to a wide variety of tastes in powered two-wheelers, ranging from very old motorcycles to the latest range of retro models, like the latest Triumph Bonneville’s.
The 1 000 Bike Show has grown from humble beginnings as a small display at the Johannesburg Carlton Centre in 1985 to what is now arguably the largest dedicated classic and custom motorcycle show in Africa.
The chief organiser and CMC chairman, Rusty Thorns, said he expects at least 500 motorcycles, ranging from A to Z – Ariel to Zundapp – will be on show.
The display will include a good selection of custom motorcycles, such as café racers, which are becoming increasingly popular these days.
However, a major highlight of this event is the wide variety of old, new, and very unusual two-and three-wheelers ridden to the show by visitors.
They make up a show all by themselves.
This year there will be 130 trade stalls and 20 stalls offering food and drinks, while the popular Backbone band will provide entertainment during the two-day event.
Concours d’Elegance competitions have been arranged for both custom motorcycles and the classics.
The former will be judged on the Saturday and the prizes awarded at 3pm the same day, while the classics will be judged on the Saturday and the winners will be announced at 2pm on the Sunday.
Once again a lucky visitor will have the opportunity to win a two-wheeler as a prize.
This year the prize is a SYM Blaze 200 motorcycle.
There will be several runner-up prizes too.
An entry fee will be charged and under-16s get in for free.
The gates open at 8am on both days.
Anyone interested in exhibiting at the show or wanting more information can contact Thorns on 082 4111687, email 1000bikeshow@classicmotorcycleclub.co.za or visit the club’s website at www.classicmotorcycleclub.co.za.
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