Hi Guys
CJMG – Auckland did a display at the Rotary Classic Bike Show at the Manukau Exhibition Centre in late January. This is the 2nd time the show has been run … first in 2012 but didn’t run in 2013. I think 2013 was meant to be in Chch but fell thru for some reason. The show is predominantly British bikes (80%?) with a smattering of Continentals and this year about 30 Japanese. We put up 12 bikes and were surprised but delighted to take out 12 prizes … to be fair two of the bikes won two prizes each so two missed out on winning anything. A link to a You Tube video is attached. This year we put in a couple of race bikes … both Suzuki’s … an RG500 that’s in very active use but probably not pretty enough to win a prize and a XR69 replica GS1000 that has just been finished and which did collect a couple of prizes. Its owner is hoping to qualify for the next TT so suggested this was its best opportunity to win display prizes, before he risks chucking it down on the track! Other than our bikes the show had a stunning KZ1000 (best Kawasaki), beautiful RD350 (best Yamaha), a very nice and original first model CB350 (best Honda) and a mean looking XT500 which I think got 2nd off road?
All toghether it was a very good show and we’ll be back again next year.
Hope you enjoy.
PS: The video has one of our guys doing his best Cheshire Cat impersonation at the end … obviously pleased at the prizes his bikes collected!
Cheers, Colin
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