West Somerset Run (September 2024)

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West Somerset Run (September 2024)

Posted on 26th September 2024
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Sunday 15th September, Willowbrook Garden Cente, Wellington 10:30am for 11:00am
11 motorcyclists signed-on for an 80-odd mile run to Quince Honey Farm, South Molton. A ‘fast’ trip out via mostly main (albeit ‘B’) roads, then after the snack stop back via the moors and hills and some back lanes/’rural dual carriageways’!
Despite some promised sunshine there were grey skies until almost the end of the run and at least it did stay dry.
Only 9 pics this time, ‘your scribe’ using a bike without any way of mounting a route sheet had to spend his time keeping up with those more appropriately equipped!
Many thanks to Mark for organising a varied and scenic route, and to Phil for leading those with route sheet issues!

Gallery

 

Four parked motorcycles but one has a rider...
Willowbrook starter…
A closer picture of the rider who is moving off
…the first man away (‘your scribe’ has only just arrived!)
A Triumph twin (across-the-frame vertical twin cylinder engine)
Different twins (don’t often see a Silver Wing)
Three motorcycles in a line with a 1961 Ariel Arrow 250cc two-stroke in the foreground.
Ariel Arrow’s first VMCC run (only the 3rd serious run after a very long lay-off)
A blue Lomax three-wheeled car, teh driver is giving a big 'thumbs up' but the passenger is keeping low and has their face covered with a scarf!
One 3-wheeler with a happy driver, but who is in the other seat?!
A white BMW and sidecar is 3rd in line, first in line is a modern scooter than was also photographed at the 'ride a bike' night.
The other 3-wheeler in the line-up (and those red scooters are very popular!)
A Norton twin (across-the frame engine) and a BMW 'boxer' (horizontally opposed, across-the-frame twin-cylinder engine)
Another pair of different twins. (Well, that’s half of all configurations covered?!)
A small group of parked motorcycles and the background taken up with the low, wide, blue frontage of the 'Quince Honey Farm' building.
Lunch stop arriving (1st group)
A small group of parked motorcycl;es with a couple if riders preparing to mount, this time the background is parked cars in the rest of the car park.
Lunch stop departing (2nd group)
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