A Country for Old men and their bikes

[spitiko]

A Sunday in England.
Every year in march, there’s a run from Epsom racecourse ( outskirts of London) to Brighton, a ride of about 50 miles, for pre 1914 motorcycles. It’s called the Pioneer run. And usually attracts an entry of about 350 bikes.
And it’s good to see, hear and smell such old motorcycles being used on the road, instead of just looking at them on show in a museum.
The first start off at 8am in the morning, the last leave at approx 9am. I enjoy riding alongside them on the way down, along with hundreds of other bikes. Quiet a few don’t make it, you pass them on the way, pointless trying to offer help, they’re way beyond anything you usually find broken down. There are even a couple of steam driven bikes ! .
I’ll let the pictures do the talking -enjoy. The pictures were taken one handed while riding alongside the bikes, very easy as the top speed on most is 10- 25 mph
ΑΠΟ ΕΔΩ A Country for Old men and their bikes - ADVrider