Cassington Bike Night
 

Tonights meeting was only the second time I've been without it raining (!) so it was a good evening out.

For those that don't know of it, Cassignton is a small village just north-west of Oxford and on the last Monday evening in JUne they hold a bike night. Probably 1,500 to 2,000 bikes there - far too many to look at all of them!

The whole village gets involved - it has to since the place to so small! The local school provides most of the parking facilities and also had a helmet park this year as well as selling raffle tickets, food, etc all to help increase school funds.

Riders For Health had a stand with a 749 to be won, Baines Racing had a stand with some very nice machinery on it. Alan Millyards Z2300 (a V12 Kwack made of of two Z1300 engines in V formation) was there - unfortunately I was just eating some chips when he rode past me on the way home and I couldn't juggle the chips and my camera in time to get any photos :(

Quite a few Dukes about, lots of Monsters but didn't see any Multi-stradas other than on the Baines stand. Couple of the big Triumph Rocket 3's (thats the new 2300cc bike not the original 750cc version) also spotted amongst the crowd.

Bumped into Mike (Davis) - rather he saw me first :D , Skidlids working so missed him - was anyone else there?

Yes Eamonn i missed due to having to work, still thats only 4 times in 20 years so not bad, even use to go to it when it was held at the Star at Stanton St John, but it out grew that village.

Thanks for phoning to see if I was about, Senna3 should have been there, not sure if my mate Adrian made it as he is still suffering from his TT injuries but he hopes to drag me along to the Maidenhead, not sure if he's taking his 1946 Matchless or something more modern.

Also hope to do the bike nights at Ludgershall in a weeks time (just off the A41 up the road from OYB) and at Hagbourne in 3 weeks time.(usually another chance to catch the multi cylinder Kwaks)

I've been over other Mondays and there are usually a few bikes about.

Dam! missed it. Went over last year with Paul James, I rode the '88 Gilera, I was planning on going over on the '52 this year but didn't know the date-I do now!:(

John

Also Chinnor Bike Day this Saturday (3rd)- from 12 noon onwards - free entry - just loads of bikes and some side stands and bands and beer. What more could anyone want on a summers afternoon ? :devil:

Full details : here

In my case not to be doing 12hr night shifts, yep I'm working again.

Missed the Calne bike day over in Wiltshire off my list of other up coming bike events.