London to Brighton Pioneer motorcycle run
Some of the pre 1915 motorcycles which rode to Brighton on Sunday
Unlike this time last year, it was a glorious day on Sunday on the sunny south coast for the Veteran motorcycles of the Sunbeam Motorcycle Club Pioneer run to roll down to Brighton. Indeed many did just that arriving from 10am onwards - many of the riders dressed in costumes contemporary with their bikes - and all smiling.
Here, as promised last week, are a few pictures from the day which may tempt you down to have a look next year as it is quite an amazing sight...
1913 Flying Merkel
1914 Indian Solo
1904 James H Smith Solo 3hp
1904 Minerva Solo 2.75hp
Peugeot
1907 Peugeot 3.5hp
1914 Triumph Solo 550cc
1905 White & Poppe
A spare...just in case
1914 Calthorpe Junior
1904 Dreadnought solo
1901 de Dion Bouton
Excelsior
Sidecar outfits
Some bikes on show ready for the Bonhams Auction
1939 Brough Superior only £140,000 - a snip!
Great Scott!
You can see how many fantastic machines were there and what a great day it was - if you went along let us know what you thought at
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