OLD BIKES DOIN’ THE ROUNDS
Run annuallysince 1977, this event
just seems to go from strength to
strength. This year a whole new bunch
of motorcycles were on display
demonstrating there is a never-ending
supply of old bikes being restored and
extracted out of sheds to come to this
Rally, which has its headquarters at
the old Newstead Racecourse. Of
course the weather plays an important
part and this year it was perfect. As
usual spectators jammed the main
street of Maldon for the Saturday after
the bikes did their run from the Rally
site. It was estimated between 600
and 700 bikes from pre first world war
models to the “last hurrah” of the
British motorcycle industry were on
display. The club always has a very
desirable door prize and this year one
lucky contestant went home with a
BSA A65 Firebird Scrambler.As always I heard stories of recent
restorations and talked to others about
family bikes being handed down
through the generations, one in
particular being the 1917 Regnis
owned by Brendon Cain. Brendon’s
father found the bike under a shearing
shed in country Victoria and now
Brendan has it in unrestored condition
complete with oil and grease gathered
over 100 years to give it a fine patina.To add atmosphere to the day a
local motorcycle spare parts shop had
a musician playing on the street, all
adding to the ambience. The local
businesses did a roaring trade serving
food and refreshments to the
spectators and riders. Although the
bikes, and their owners, get older
with each event, I think the All British
Rally is here to stay well into the
foreseeable future.■BSA Motorcycle Owners Association
All British Rally
- 21-22 April, 2018 – Newstead, Victoria
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Report and photosRon Weste
The biggest day of the year in Maldon.
Nearly 700 bikes lined the streets.Serious sprinter: Darren Burnett’s twin-engined Triumph ‘Alter Ego’.Brendon Cain on
his 1917 Regnis.