The 2010 Manawatu Classic Motorcycle Show

From Barber Hall

From Barber Hall

From Barber Hall

From Barber Hall

From Barber Hall

From Barber Hall

From Barber Hall

The Manawatu Blue Haze VJMC group made an excellent contrbution to the Classic Motorcycle show. The last time this show was held was in 2004, quite a long time ago. It was great to see the public come out in force to support such an event. With over 200 motorcycles of all shapes and sizes their was plenty to see with something for every taste. Our club decided to have as our central feature the full displacement lineup of Kawasaki triples. Ross Charlton our national VJMC chairman chipped in with not only his immaculately restored H2, but also his delightful and very rare S2. Paul D added in his H1 with Dions KH400 next in line. My contribution was the baby of the lineup, a KH250. This is probably not a sight you would see very often anywhere in the world. Sir Al snuck in his TS250 along with his A7 to show what came before the triples. Upon reflection it would have been good to put in Dions KR250 to show the post triple era. Bruce put in his RT1 that sat beside Dons Honda MT250. At the other end of the display next to the Kawasaki turbo and Z650 Don put in his RZ350. Paul Ds trophy for the best Japanese bike was well deserved although Ross's H2 could have easily won it as well. Dions protest at not receiving it was short lived as he was dazzled by the light reflecting off the paint and chrome from Pauls H1 and Ross's H2.
Wandering around the rest of the show made you realise that motorcycling has something for everyone and that our motorcycling heritage is alive and well. One also begins to appreciate the incredible number of hours people put into restoring and maintaining this wonderful machinery, let alone the cost.
It was a great weekend and a huge thanks to Dave Robinson and his crew for pulling this show together.