Manky Monkey Motors

Yup, it's come round again. 
If youre a regular here, you'll know we have a bit of a forum get-together every Spring by taking a pitch at the Basingstoke Festival of Transport.
As the name suggests, it's a one day show, with around 900 machines covering all aspects of motorised transport, from vintage lorries to buses, to traction engines to motorcycles to cars -plus a bunch of Monkeys with weird home-made stuff ...that's us.
We've been doing this for 5 or 6 years now & every time we say next year, we're gonna get organised. Strangely, it hasn't happened yet.
Jointly organised by the Basingstoke Borough Council & the Thornycroft Vehicle Preservation Society, the Festival's held in Basingstoke's War Memorial Park, which covers 2 large fields, 5 minutes walk from the town centre. Our pitch is in the club display section.
Nothing too strenuous -we just turn up with a borrowed marquee, spend half the morning trying to put it up, arrange our disorganised rabble, interesting & eclectic mix, of vehicles, then sit around munching donuts & making the place look untidy.
The entry form arrived in the post this morning & needs to be returned by the 1st of April '12. At some point we'll start a list of interested forumers, but for now, this is just a heads up to let you know the date.
We usually average a couple of dozen assorted bikes, trikes & cars & always try to present as varied a mix as we can. Past experience has shown that the general public are just as interested, if not more so, in unfinished projects as they are in shiney concourse condition vehicles. It's a chance for them to see the "behind the scenes" bit of custom building. Obviously, you'll need to make your own arrangements for getting your machine to & from the show. Entry's free, but we need to tell the organisers how many vehicle passes we need.
Basingstoke is in Hampshire, about 30 miles from London, on junction 6 of the M3. The show usually runs from around 11am to 5pm on a Sunday.
I'd like to display our vehicles in a more organised way, without compromising the friendly welcome we've become known for. So if you've got any ideas, get in touch please. It'd be great to see you there.

I hope to be there on the Trike.

GOD   NOT AGAIN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, its tooo early ------------------------- === i aint ready yet ;;;;







well come to it i wasn,t last year ,,,,,,,

Dont worry Mike -I haven't arrived with a finished vehicle yet!

Will put it in the diary.

2011 was my first visit, and only knew Manky, so went round and say hello to all the other Monkeys, and what a great bunch of people you are!!  ;D

The show it self is impressive with sooooo many vehicles on display, and covering such a wide spectrum from steam wagons, trucks, buses, cars, bikes, stock, restored and custom. It takes ages to walk round and see it all.

I'd definitely recommend it if you haven't been before........

Here's the 2011 thread, go to page 9 onwards for some photos.
http://www.mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8855.120

Bugger!! won't be there this year, as we're on holiday! :( :(

i;m gonna hafta plan a holiday to get there!

i guess i'll show up again  ;D

Ben, if you turn up on the day you'll definitely be in with a chance of the long distance trophy!

I'll be there!  I really love that show and meeting all the Mankys!

My trike is neither shiny concourse condition nor an unfinished project - it's a representative of the "I don't polish it, just use it! " class!

It's a bit difficult to organise the display when you never know till the last minute what's going to be there, but how about having a couple of bits of tape (or rope or whatvere better idea anyone has) on the ground, from the sides of the marquee to the front of the site, park vehicles (prolly in no particular order) facing inwards, your posh signs at the front ends of the tape, the Manky Mobile in pride of place in front center, and any extra vehicles dotted about the centre as they arrive?

Bit like this.....

bl##dy ell  a plan  monkeys can never follow a plan  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

cant even put up a ,,gazzeebo,,,,, ;D ;D

Ah well they lost the plan for that..........  or the plot.........


 ;D ;D ;D

Lost the plot? I think we've lost the whole allotment.  :P
You realise if you show signs of being organised, you're gonna get the job Bobbi?!

That would be no good, I don't get there early enough (and actually can't guarantee to be there at all)

i cant guarentee being early two years running  :)

but i'd probable turn up in some lame hire car!

Bring a big suitcase of bits & we can build you something while you're there.  :)

If all goes well me n Cuddles will be there.

i could nock out a custom bicyle in a short while  8)

G'wan Ben, hop on a plane & join us for the afternoon -you know it makes sense!

andy  stick us down for an entry pass  i,ll get there somehow  with something  ;) ;) ;)

I may pop down for a stroll round  ;D

It'd be nice to see you both chaps.  ;)

Would you mind seeing a new face?

New faces, old faces -we don't mind!
We do try to keep it to just forum members -easy to fill our pitch with strangers' vehicles, but it's supposed to be a forum get-together.
So yup, come on down mate.  ;)

get ya-self down there ,merv,  its a long way for just a day out but i think its worth it  if only to put face,s to names   good turn out of allsorts aswell

you could get together and share the fuel cost  ;)

i did think of that  but it will depend on what transport i,m using at the time  ;) ;)

Its not to far for me to come as i live in Gloucester,the only vehicle i be coming in is the every day family car .I probable start my trike build in the summer after i finished the new workshop which will be home for the trike.

guess i better get somfink finnished & put in an appearence............i need a kick up the arse now & then to get me motivated!!!!

dont need owt  just to visit and its  free entry to the public  about the only good show that is

-but we will be looking for vehicles to show!  ;D

have looked into flights and its a "not this year" from me
you'll have to wait a couple

i figure if ya start diggin now you'l probly break through this side just in time..........considering its all uphill!!!!!

Maybe we could all go visit Chewie instead!

all of us  :o :o :o :o :o  god thats gonna cost ;)

no......digin downhill is quicker & cheeper!!!!!!!

I reckon if we all chip in we could lash together a MMMotors airship or summat & be there in no time.

what as in a. turbo reliant engine one. now that would be something  ;D ;D

just think about the size of the ,molehill, we,d leave behind  :D :D :D :D :D

we could sell it to the arabs to make another resort in the sea!!!!!

Or dig another hole & put the dirt in there.  :P

sounds good, ive got a small backyard with a sexually depraved Staffy and his lab cross gimp in it, all campers welcome!

Suddenly staying here's sounding more attractive.

cool might take me a while to get there in my old VW ;D

its pretty local for me so count me in and ill bring the kwak  :)

Cool!
What Kwak?  :)

i may have even painted it by then

WOW ,i like that

Nice.  :)

We will be there probably bringing the humber and possibly something else.
Moving Hot Rods will also be coming with Tiki Munki.

Really? That's great! Missed you guys last year.  ;D

Hi Andy and all,
 I hope to have 2 trikes there this year  :)

Haven't seen you for a while Pete. Will be nice to catch up.  ;)

Hi Andy
     Yes, been awhile now. Dont forget we have cans of coke in fridge (and kettle on for others) if you passing to visit mum.
Take care
 8)

Right, it's time we drew up a list then.
Our entry needs to be in by the end of the month, so if you've got a custom or classic vehicle you'd like to show & you're fairly sure you can make it to Basingstoke, Hampshire on Sunday the 13th of May, copy & paste the list & add yourself & your vehicle please.

Manky .............Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ..............Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ..................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).

Right, it's time we drew up a list then.
Our entry needs to be in by the end of the month, so if you've got a custom or classic vehicle you'd like to show & you're fairly sure you can make it to Basingstoke, Hampshire on Sunday the 13th of May, copy & paste the list & add yourself & your vehicle please.

Manky .............Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ..............Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ..................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ........ '32 Phunkie roadster
 

Manky .............Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ..............Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ..................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ........ '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc.................GS850 Trike

Hope to be there as really enjoyed 2011. However there's a vague poss that may be involved in the North Weald Test n Tune which, as you've guessed, is also on Sun 13th May!!

Manky .............Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ..............Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ..................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ........ '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc.................GS850 Trike
Oily................. A two wheeler

Had a message this morning from one of the organisers, via his Postie -get your entry in asap cos space is going fast.

cant you book the same plot as last year Andy.

Manky .............Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ..............Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ..................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ........ '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc.................GS850 Trike
Oily................. A two wheeler
Dslam..............Another two wheeler

Be good to see you guys.
Yup, that's the plan Terry. I suspect we'll have less vehicles this year, (less forumers with finished projects & less money to spend on fuel etc), but maybe we can display them better.  :)  I'll call at the organiser's house when I finish work tomorrow.

display them better??
what you going to make a floor plan for the lay out then  ;) ;)

We always start out trying to get everybody in nice neat rows -but it always descends into a dis-organised rabble! One day we'll get organised!

No you won't  ;D

i will be down to meet poeple for the first time and i have my trike frame/engine as a rolling chassis type thing maybe more by 13th may if your interested. if not will be down anyway to say hi.

were planning on coming down again  :) :)  just got to see/decide, what were fetchin and who,s turn it is to pay for the ,diesel, 

i reckon cozz i payed last year  that  err, indoors (cooky)  should pay this year  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D 

The fuel will probably cost twice as much this year!

It'll be a pleasure to have you aboard Gary -& Mr Phunkie again too.  ;D
We've been doing this show for 5 or 6 years now, simply because I used to live in Basingstoke so it was my local event. This year's actually the 21st anniversary one. We've kinda become known as the scruffy bunch who turn up with all the weird stuff.  :P  It seems the punters are just as interested in seeing the "behind the scenes" view of unfinished projects as they are finished, shiney show vehicles. We also go out of our way to be welcoming & to answer all those daft questions we get from the show-going public.
So if anyone's got something that's together enough to be recognisable as a vehicle, bring it along. 
I've provisionally put us down for 24 vehicle passes. I reckon they give us the same sized plot every year, no matter how many we bring, so if we get more on the day, we'll just have to budge up a bit.  :)

Manky ..............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ...............................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ...................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ............ '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 Trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike

i'll bring it along then! looking forward to it. let me know any details.


Manky ..............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ...............................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ...................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ............ '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 Trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
Gary .................................unfinished reliant trike project.

Manky ..............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ...............................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ...................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ............ '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 Trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
Gary .................................unfinished reliant trike project.
BG ................................... with newly modded GT550 trike!

Surely not minus the legendary golfclub gearstick Bobbi?

That's still up for discussion - but I think it may offend Byzmax's sensibilities to leave it like that!  front end due to be modded and towbar added.

Manky ..............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ...............................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ...................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ............ '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 Trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
Gary .................................unfinished reliant trike project.
BG ................................... with newly modded GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Goldwing Trike. and may be a Reliant Trike Soft tail swing arm project

Cool. So who's in charge of parking this year?  ;D

YOU  ;D ;D

So, disorganised chaos it is then.  :P

it works  ;D

 ;D Looks like Taz might be free to join us this year, (my missus). Hoping to bring her Dodge along if we can arrange transport. She'll soon have you lot parking pretty.  :)

Manky ..............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ...............................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ...................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ............ '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 Trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
Gary .................................unfinished reliant trike project.
BG ................................... with newly modded GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Goldwing Trike. and may be a Reliant Trike Soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500

It'll be a pleasure to have you along mate.

Manky ..............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ...............................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ...................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ............ '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary ..........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG ................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber

Manky ..............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet ...............................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD ...................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl ............ '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary ..........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG ................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................Nasty smelly z1100 trike

 ;D

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet................................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD....................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike

Just opened today's mail. The vehicle passes have arrived. Just photo-copied bits of paper, but the marshals like to see one in every vehicle at the gate. Usual practice is for us to give out our mobile numbers in advance & you lot to ring when you're queueing at the gate so we can nip up with a pass for you. Saves them getting lost or forgotten. Very often though, just saying you're with the Manky Monkeys is enough to get you in.  ;D
For those that haven't been before, entry for both exibitors & visitors is completely free, although there's a charge for visitor carparking, (2 quid I think), that goes to charity.
In the envelope with the tickets was this cerstifficut. That's nice of them -even if they did spell our name wrong.  :)

Aww!  That IS nice - makes all the effort worthwhile! - not that it isn't worthwhile anyway, but it's like an extra pat on the back!

And I always say (though I may be biased) that the MMM stand is much more interesting than all the one-make stands - specially the modern cars!

Yeah, you're biased -but you're allowed to be here!

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet................................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD....................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
Thebigdogsix........................Trike and maybe t25 camper

Trike on show & camper on the side lines for tea making.
Welcome along mate.

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet................................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD....................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
Thebigdogsix........................Trike and maybe t25 camper
TrikerPete & Butterfly............2 Trikes (hopefully) & maybe our T25

 Hi, If you have space left. Please stick  my vw trike down for the day. Almost finished but not msva so will have to trailer it up.

Great! 2 tea vans!  ;D
Be nice to see you chaps.

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet................................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD....................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
Thebigdogsix........................Trike and maybe t25 camper
TrikerPete & Butterfly............2 trikes (hopefully) & maybe our T25
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike

Great! 2 tea vans!  and hot dogs. ;)

you might have to get some more passes Andy.

Not normally a problem, but like I said, we don't get a bigger pitch, so we'll just have to re-work the seating plan.  :)

There was plenty of room last year!

You realise you're in charge of parking this year Bobbi?!

I gave you a plan!

Since when do we do plans.
I'm in charge of delegating.  ;D

just aslong as i,m miles away when the ,gazzeebo,, has to go up  ::) ::)

 ;D that's the highlight of the day!

Almost sad I'm going to miss putting the marquee up this year!! :)

same weekend as our club show :( would of been a good run out for the minx!!!! :o

Also clashes with the Hayling Island rod reunion this year.

Would be interested in a pass if you have any to spare and there's room for a Kawasaki 500 rat rod/survival/chop type thingy . me and my son came down last year and met a few people and thoroughly enjoyed it. I Also have marquee erecting experience lol.   

Never volunteer!
Hello Angus-& welcome to the forum. All members, new & old equally welcome.
Nothing very organised, (definitely not organised), just turn up, park up & enjoy the day. I've already got the passes. They're just photocopied tickets, but the organisers like to see them with the vehicles when they come in the gate. Rather than posting them out to everyone & half the entrants losing them or forgetting them, we give out our mobile numbers beforehand & people give us a shout when they arrive, so we can nip over to the gate with a pass for them.
Our pitch seems to be the same size every year, but they're usually happy to give us more passes if we need 'em. Show entry's completely free for exhibitors & punters.

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike.
Tazet................................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
PD....................................XS650 Yamaha bobber, (built on behalf of that Manky bloke).
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
Thebigdogsix........................Trike and maybe t25 camper
TrikerPete & Butterfly............2 trikes (hopefully) & maybe our T25
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike

You know that rough plan I drew for the parking on the MMM stand?  well I found a better one!

 ;D  I'd love to see you organise us lot that well Bobbi!

 ;D ;D ;D it would be intresting to see

coming down for the show but won't be bringing a ride unless a people carrier with costumised rust bubbles and body panel dents will make it on the stand,be nice to put faces to names

whats the latest time we can get in ? ?

maybe  just maybe collecting exhbit / project on the way down  ::) ::) ::)

we are making a weekend of it leaving gorleston near gt yarmouth spending saturday in cambridge and staying overnight in st neots (about half way for us) and have 3 spare seats ,so if anybody needs a lift between the two points send me a pm and we'll sort something out to pick you up but we must leave the site at 4 o;clock at the latest as it's a 4 hour drive back for us

The show usually runs from 11 till 5. All entrants to be onsite by ...10.30 latest I think.

and what time will the chief,, get there  ::) ::) ::)






P.S. we/i may need help nearby before hand  ;)

We're usually onsite by about 8.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 ???

what time did you set of from home last year ?

I can't remember last week, let alone last year. Organisation isn't our strong point -we're not called Manky for nothing!

that why i fit in so well i,m either 3hrs early or 2hrs late  :D :D

so if we get there early could we get on site to give you guys a hand setting up

only after 4am   ;)

do you want to meet up on the way down ? ? i,ll be flying with empty trailer === loading at reading going down  ;) ;)

will check out the route and see if we can arrange a meet wot time will you be loading at reading

It'll be good to see you mate.

im really looking forward to it, always better to know who your talking to. ile be the one sat in taz's charger making engine and tyre screach noise's :D 

if taz will allow you and i,m not sure but,,, i think youlle need to bring youre own seat  ::) ::)

No seats, no motor, no nuffin, jus' an empty shell at the moment, but lots of room in there for driving daydreams.
Still looking for a way of transporting it to the show at the moment.

you posted a picture earlier  ;) ;) ;) a harness ,,some rope,,, a set of reins,, ;D ;D ;D  yep  susie,,, use some ,,horse-power,,, :D :D :D :D :D :D

The finished car will weigh 2  1/2 tons. Even as a shell, I think even Susie would struggle to drag it from Surrey to Hampshire.

Bring Susie, after all, it is a Festival of Transport  ;D

 ;D Horses are ridiculously nervous animals -they spook at the tiniest thing. A bit of paper blowing across the yard, a leaf, the wind. Anything. She'd completely freak out surrounded by cars & motorbikes -& Monkeys!

looks nearly finished.
i'll be on the rust2retro stand

Not even a steering wheel in it yet. Definitely a long term project.

PD can't make it this year, so looks like I'll be showing the XS myself.
If I can't get any transport sorted for the rest of the projects, it could be the only thing I get to show this year.

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
Thebigdogsix........................Trike and maybe t25 camper
TrikerPete & Butterfly............2 trikes (hopefully) & maybe our T25
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls

Can you add us to the list with  Black Pig Too

It'll be good to see you guys.

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................unfinished Dodge Charger, (if we can find transportation & it isn't raining cos it's in primer), unfinished Reliant trike.
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
Thebigdogsix........................Trike and maybe t25 camper
TrikerPete & Butterfly............2 trikes (hopefully) & maybe our T25
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls 
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster.

I'm desperately looking for transport to get Taz's Dodge Charger, (non runner, rolling shell), & my unfinished trike project the 40 miles from Guildford in Surrey to the show in Basingstoke in Hampshire & back again.
Also my Ford Pop truck, (running but not road legal), the 3 miles from Loony's workshop to the show & back, (could be towed on a dolly I guess).
Can anyone help?

have you asked ash ?  ;)

Ash with the recovery truck. I'm sure it must've been suggested at Loony's workshop, so there must be a reason why he can't do it -might be racing, (Ash races in a drift car championship), but I'll check again.

how wide (over the tyre,s) and how long is the ,pop,,??????????????????

I'll have a measure up tomorrow Mike.

just sold an item on ebay which was picked up by a guy into scooters who lives a few mile from the show. said its a cracking show with good auto jumble and a vast array of anything transport.  making me want to get there even more so.. 
did you get any joy with a trailer m/m?.

Not had a chance to ring round the local trailer hire companies yet, but had a measure up of the Pop this afternoon. We'd need a trailer 12 feet long by 5 1/2 feet wide. Or a towing dolly.

Looks like Taz's Charger's just going to be too costly & too much hassle to bring along & I'm still working on ways to transport my trike & the Pop.
Big Dog, can you confirm yet whether you'll be able to make it?
Hopefully our good friend & forum member Ian of Wyliez Customs will be bringing along something, probably his model AA truck.

So quickly totting up, I make that ...7 cars/trucks, 7 bikes & 14 trikes.

That's actually a pretty fair representation of the vehicles here on the forum I think. 28 in total & we've got 24 vehicle passes, so I'll contact the organisers & get a few more. Although they state passes must be shown at the gate, we've never had a problem & if it came to it, we could argue that several are unfinished so don't need passes! It'll be fine. Any ideas on the "seating plan"? Cars down one side, bikes down the other & trikes in the middle?
Only a couple of weeks away now &, as usual, we're completely disorganised. Loony will be supplying the marquee, which comes without instructions & defies any kind of logic, so we'll need several volunteers to wrestle with it & try to assemble it into a vaguely tent like shape please.
I'll bring along half a dozen wooden patio chairs & some MMMotors banners. Other than that, we're open to suggestions & donations.
There are food stalls onsite, but if anyone wants to bring along a barbeque, or a coolbox or rugs, or anything else you think might come in handy, please do, (cake is always welcome). I think booze is O.K onsite but would suggest if you want it, you bring your own & remember you've got to ride/drive home afterwards.
Show vehicles have to be onsite by 10.30am at the latest as the show opens at 11. People do tend to drift away early if they've got a long journey or the weather turns wet, but officially it ends at 5pm. We'll supply A4 sized information boards for each vehicle, so you can jot down basic details for the punters -owner, vehicle make, engine size etc & any points of interest, but if you want to bring your own display boards feel free. Just remember to keep them a reasonable size please.
Obviously we want you to see the rest of the show & enjoy the day, but we're known as a very hands-on display, doing our best to encourage the public to come & have a look at what we do, so it'd be nice if you can be on hand to answer any questions about your vehicle or just chat to the punters at some point please.
I think that's about it. If anyone else fancies bringing something to show, add your name to the list please. Doesn't matter if it's an unfinished project or a super shiney show machine. Everyone's welcome.  ;)

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike.
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
Thebigdogsix........................Trike
TrikerPete & Butterfly............2 trikes, (hopefully)
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls 
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster.

Im still having a few issues this end so to make organising things easier i will declare myself out  :-[


Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike.
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
TrikerPete & Butterfly............2 trikes, (hopefully)
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls 
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster.

Fair enough mate.
Mr Dobber?

can we get in early to give you guys a hands may even bring some cakes

Yup, there should be Monkeys around from about 8am -maybe. Depends how organised we are on the day.
If we're given the same pitch we normally get, we'll be on the outside edge of the club display field, (the park has 2 fields). Trailers & lorries are asked to park at the edges. So you should be able to put your car behind our marquee thingy.
...cakes you say?

6 to 7 am    :o last year,,, :D :D :D :D

Yeah, but you're crazy!  :P You were there before the organisers.

still planning this trip,,,with some luck,,  but depending on what happens ,, maybe  empty trailer  ;) ;) coming down === loaded going   -home  ;) ;)

pm,d you m/m.

add a one legged 2003 z1000 mainly orange i will be there any one got directions

Be good to meet you mate.

The postcode for those with Sat Navs is RG21 4AH.
About 30 miles East of London, on junction 6 of the M3.
It'll be signposted with yellow "Transport Festival" signs as you come off the motorway.
Google map here I think:

War Memorial Park (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUK291&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=basingstoke+council+offices&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=council+offices&hnear=0x487404c180a05953:0x682dc7216eb9702a,Basingstoke,+Hampshire&cid=0,0,8137975679969287106&ei=BHacT-jaAsfB0QXTv_H7Dg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CB4Q_BIwAA)

You need to be onsite by 10.30am at the latest. We usually have someone there from about 8, but don't expect us to be organised!

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike.
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project.
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
TrikerPete & Butterfly............2 trikes, (hopefully)
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls 
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster.
Stumpy...............................'03 Kawasaki Z1000 with disabled adaptions

cool im gunna start doing some kinnda rain dance hop in reverse or dig out a wellie lol what shiiite weather

 ;D They get a lot of heavy lorries & buses there, (Basingstoke used to be home to the Thorneycroft lorry company). They cancelled the show a couple of years ago because the ground was too wet & soft for them to drive on. Keep your fingers crossed everyone! 

Keeping everything crossed!

It just occured to me - since everyone has saved this date, is there anywhere else we could all meet up if Basingstoke gets cancelled?  Car park or diner or somewhere like that?

sounds a good idea bobbie

stone henge for a rain solstice i will bring a cauldron and a witches hat thats if it aint floated away

the ground can't be too wet we're in the middle of a drought
wettest bloody drought I've ever seen

Wettest April in 100yrs apparently

A man & his dog drowned in their car while trying to cross a ford yesterday -less than 15 miles from the Basingstoke show site.

http://www.lbc.co.uk/flood-warnings-as-man-dies-in-submerged-car-54243

Found transport for my Pop. Ash, the guy who carried it last year, is picking it up again from Loony's workshop on his recovery truck. He's also bringing along his Toyota Celica drift car again.

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
TrikerPete & Butterfly............Reliant trike
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls 
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster
Stumpy...............................'03 Kawasaki Z1000 with disabled adaptions
Ash....................................Toyota Celica drift car

Supra not Celica mate.  :D

Oops! Too modern for me to know about.
You bringing the XS?

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
MetalGary...........................unfinished Reliant trike project
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
TrikerPete & Butterfly............Reliant trike
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls 
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster
Stumpy...............................'03 Kawasaki Z1000 with disabled adaptions
Ash....................................Toyota Supra drift car

Doubtful. Needs jetting I think

Big Darren's van.  ;)

unfortunately chaps i have written my van off so wont be able to make the 13th with my project  :( i will however drop in to meet you all and grab a cuppa.

Bugger. You O.K though?

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, unfinished Reliant trike, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
TrikerPete & Butterfly............Reliant trike
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls 
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster
Stumpy...............................'03 Kawasaki Z1000 with disabled adaptions
Ash....................................Toyota Supra drift car

yep im fine (luckily wasnt the bike!!)

Keeping an eye on the Thornycroft Society website, (the show's jointly run by them & the Basingstoke council). We've had near constant rain down here for the last couple of weeks & several other car shows have been cancelled recently. The B/stoke show was cancelled a couple of years ago because they couldn't get the heavy lorries on the grass. Fingers crossed we'll be O.K, but I'll phone the organisers next week & get an update.
Some info from the Classic Shows website:

Date: 13/05/2012
Times: 11am - 5.00pm
Car Information: Over 900 vehicles attending, including:-
Pre war cars from 1920s
15 Thorneycroft lorries
Post war cars
Americans plus 32 car clubs including Lotus 7, Sunbeam, Hillman, Peugeot, BMW and Jaguar. Rolls Royce with Imperial history expected.
Contact George Johns 01256 466144
Event Description: The Basingstoke Festival of Transport with over 900 classic vehicles plus commercials and a large military vehicle presence. Cars, motor cycles, lorries, buses, tractors and stationary engines. 90 sales stalls, musical entertainment and driving test with public participation.
See also http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/leisure/events/thornycroft/
Location: War Memorial Park, Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke
Area:Hampshire Postcode:RG21 4AG
Organiser Information:
Contact Name: Festival organiser John Bond
Contact Address: Tel 01962 883246

looking at the long range forecast it doesn't seem to be so wet next week

http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-Basingstoke-UKXX0011

'Bout time we had some decent weather.

Andy. if they do cancel the event through wet ground. how much notice do we get.

No idea Terry. The sun's out here now & it could be dry all next week.
I'm assuming it'll go ahead as normal, but I'll keep an eye on things & if it changes, will let you know as soon as I do.

Just been let down by the guy who was going to transport my truck to & from the show. Bugger. So I'm looking for transport for an unfinished truck again if anyone can help.

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Doc...................................Suzuki GS850 trike
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
TrikerPete & Butterfly............Reliant trike
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls 
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster
Stumpy...............................'03 Kawasaki Z1000 with disabled adaptions

http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/leisure-and-culture/events/thornycroft

still got a unused tow bar m/m if you can sort a trailer. stoping in the premier inn sat night  about 2 mile from the park.picking some bits up in chertsy on the way down but could still sort something sat pm or sun am.

Sorry to hear that mate.

Put me and the heap down - will try and get there!

Really sorry guys not going to be able to come up this year, wife's car failed the MOT and I have just the weekend to get it sorted.

Hope those that do get there have a great day.

Weather forecast doesn't look too bad.............

http://uk.weather.com/weather/dailyDetails-Basingstoke-UKXX0011?dayNum=5 (http://uk.weather.com/weather/dailyDetails-Basingstoke-UKXX0011?dayNum=5)

That's hopeful  :)
The yellow direction signs are already out around the ring road.
Thanks for the text earlier Doc. Haven't seen you for a while. Good luck with the MOT.

Adding you to the list Arch'.

Mr Dobb, appreciate the offer, but no-one locally has a trailer & if I rent one, I can't get it from the rental company to Loony's workshop, for example, & back again.
I enjoy this show, but the logistics of moving everything about every year are a bloomin' nightmare!

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
TrikerPete & Butterfly............Reliant trike
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls 
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster
Stumpy...............................'03 Kawasaki Z1000 with disabled adaptions
dobber................................half built trike on the back of a dodge ram
Archie.................................Yamaha XS650 chop

i,m still workin on the transport problem  but i also added to it today  i think,, i killed a trailer tyre coming back from that ,,god foresaken place,, they call leeds,,

Argh! You're our last hope Mike!

got to be someone who can supply a trailer out there m/m. we should be able to  sort something out  got to have the truck there....
 

I seriously thought about just driving the damn thing straight down the ringroad early in the morning, (I didn't really officer, honest). But with my luck something would break & I'd be left stranded at the side of the road. How did I get this totally unregistered, untested, uninsured, untaxed vehicle here officer? Ermmm...
I enjoy this show once we're there & set up, but every year it's a nightmare just trying to get everythig there.

going to make some phone calls to sort stuff out later today  if all go,s ok  i should know for definite tonight ,,

trailer ===  66 inch,s x 144 inch,s      andy check the pop size  ;)

I'll check when I get to the workshop later Mike.

my transport search is proving hard after my brother let me down so im p****d off at the fact i may not be able to attend. was looking forward to it and meeting some of you guys. looks like ile have to wait till next yeah when i can simply just drive the trike down.

Iam not bringing the reliant project now

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike!
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike and maybe a Reliant trike soft tail swing arm project
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up & Yamaha XS650 bobber
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
TrikerPete & Butterfly............Reliant trike
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
one arm bandit.................... reliant trike/ maybe 1957 matchless g3ls 
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster
Stumpy...............................'03 Kawasaki Z1000 with disabled adaptions
dobber................................half built trike on the back of a dodge ram
Archie.................................Yamaha XS650 chop
 
 
 
 

O.K
We always lose a few as the show date draws near.
I've just spoken to the organisers & although there's been almost constant rain in Hampshire, they're still going ahead with the show.
Mike, the Pop should fit on that trailer.
BikerGran's a possible no-show but not sure yet.
Tom's bike's still on Loony's bike jig so won't be there, but not sure about his truck.
Anyone else?
Obviously, we're looking for extra vehicles so if anyone fancies joining us, make yourselves known please.


Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike  -?
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
TrikerPete & Butterfly............Reliant trike
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster
Stumpy...............................'03 Kawasaki Z1000 with disabled adaptions
dobber................................half built trike on the back of a dodge ram
Archie.................................Yamaha XS650 chop

lookin like i,ll be takin youre pop for you  so no dutton , not sure about bantam i,ll fetch it if i can get it in the back of the disco,,cozz i,m still running it ,,,,should have had a fresh motor by now but its fell through..
collecting another dutton on the return journey,, ;) ;) that will make four,, ::) ::)

I thought you were trying to get rid of stuff, not acquire more!  :)
So are you still picking up the Dutton in Reading on Sunday? Couldn't you pick it up early, put it on our pitch, then collect the Pop?
Looks like I'm going to have to rent a Transit van for the weekend, just to move Taz's trike, my bike, the marquee etc. Half a week's wages for 2 days!
Hopefully we can persuade Loony to add his half built Bantam too. 

spoke to the dutton bloke at tea time as regards pickin it up early morning as per original plan  but he wants his lie-in on sunday so cant pick it up till afternoon so it will have to be on the return leg  i had it all planned out  ::) ::) six weeks planning  :D :D :D

still threatening  selling the bantam  as i,ll never ride it on the road  but no one wants to pay ,,, and i aint giving it away ..

Bring it with you then -could always put a For Sale sign on it.
So should I stop hunting for alternative Pop transportation now?

i,m just keeping everything crossed its turning out to be a busy old week for me
 
tommorrow i,v got to unload and sort out trailer then property veiwing  ,, doctors friday ,,property veiwing friday afternoon/teatime, and ,wonderland saturday sorting property and loading tractor parts etc,etc, then home to north lincs hitch up trailer ,, then bath,, then a couple of hours in bed then head south.

so i,m doing my best ,,boss, ;)

Good man.  ;)

Looks like no Triker Pete this year either.
I've gotta ask this guys-
in view of the pouring rain we've had for the last couple of weeks & the distinctly iffy looking forcast -how up for this are we?


Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike  -?
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up
Mukit.................................nasty smelly Kawasaki Z1100 trike
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
Spanners.............................Dutton car & BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster
Stumpy...............................'03 Kawasaki Z1000 with disabled adaptions
dobber................................half built trike on the back of a dodge ram
Archie.................................Yamaha XS650 chop

it would be bad if we let the organisers down  its there 21st show,,,,,

Yeah, I suspect that's why they're determined to go ahead with it.
Any opinions people?

iv booked the hotel, bought a coffee machine from chertsy off ebay on the strenght of picking it up on saturday on my way down and kept the weekend clear of work , arranged a night out on my return to wakefield up the elephant n castle and trying the trike on the back of the pick up tomorrow to double check my measuring.
  kind of hope its on fellas

Andy

you have peee  mmmmm ;D

It could be the best weather we've had for years!

B.G. where did you find that forecast ?
its different to the one i,v just looked at  ::) ::) i dont think the weather office,s talk to one another ,,

The Weather Channel

http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-Basingstoke-UKXX0011 (http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-Basingstoke-UKXX0011)

It's the one I always use cos I find it the most reliable.   Doesn't mean it's always right but better than most!

i,v just made a note of that site its a lot better than the one i,v been using ..

Met Office website currently showing Basingstoke dry Fri, Sat and Sunday.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/se/basingstoke_forecast_weather.html


Metcheck showing same

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=basingstoke&day=3

don't cry off now guys ,what am I gonna do with all the cakes

Hmmm CAKE!!!!!!!!!! ;D
I'll be there. I broke the sprinter out of the shed yesterday. Put a battery on it and a squirt of go juice and she started straight away so I will throw it on the trailer. See you there.

O.k, O.K -but I had to ask.
See you bright n early Sunday morning chaps.

Right, huge thanks to Mr Snafu who, with luck, can arrange a discounted rental van for me, (I need to lug Taz's part built trike from our shed in Surrey, plus my part built Yamaha from PD's garage in Hampshire, plus the marquee from Loony's place etc).
As Bobbi's pointed out, the weather's forcast as sunny on Sunday
-so let's do it.
We always lose a few names from the list as the show approaches -not complaining, it's just the way it goes unfortunately -so if anyone else can make it down to Hampshire for the day, with something interesting to show, get in touch please.
As we've said, we don't do a lot, just park up, spend the morning wrestling with the marquee, then chat & munch donuts for the afternoon, but it's a good excuse to put faces to forum names & exchange ideas. Come along & say Hello.
Things needed at the moment if anyone has them:
Spare tent pegs, spare guy ropes, (just in case),
gaffer tape,
large plastic ground sheet/tarpaulin for the marquee,
seating, (I'll bring half a dozen wooden patio chairs),
trestle table,
Anything you think would keep us amused for the afternoon, without getting us slung out -music, a pile of custom magazines to browse etc. Not sure if we're allowed barbeques, (probably not -I doubt we'd be allowed naked flames near vehicles & the show's run by the council so their health & safety reps will be onsite), but any food & drink you want.
We'll supply an A4 sized information sheet & a board to pin it to for each vehicle, but if you have any display material of your own for your machine, feel free to bring it, as long as it's reasonably sized & doesn't take up half the pitch.

I'll conatct everyone on the list in the next couple of days with my mobile number. Look forward to seeing you all.  ;)

Andy
     There is a small chance I'll be there with the trike.(Still waiting for front suspension parts). No need to sort a pass,I'll try to blag my way in on arrival.
          Rod

Rod, they take one look at a trike and say "You're with the Manky Monkeys" - we're famous!

 ;D

Do we have a start time for Sunday. I only have to travel from Alton so can arrive at any time to help set up

looks like my trike isnt going to make it  :( rotor on the alternator decieded to fall apart and i dont seem to be able to find a replacement atm

Me and the galaxie will be there. If you want some more vehicles for the pitch I can ask around and see if any more of the guzzlers are free.

Bugger Mukit -if it were a Reliant I could help with spares. Come along anyway mate.
Mr Rod, if you're on the list, you're coming in! I'll PM or email everyone my mobile number in the next couple of days. Just shout when you get to the gate & I'll nip up with a pass, but as Bobbi says, they usually just wave the Manky looking ones through.
Mr Pie, I'm aiming to be there around 8am, but I'm not the most organised Monkey in the World -that's why they call me Manky.  :P All vehicles have to be onsite by 10.30 latest.
Mr Gal  ...no, that don't sound right. Nathan, glad to hear you're still on the list! We usually try to keep it to a forum members meet, but as you can see, we've got room for a couple more. We'll put you down as Galaxie & guests.  ;) (the Guzzlers are the local custom car club in Basingstoke by the way folks. They came along to the Pop fire up night at Loony's workshop & are good mates).

Manky...............................Ford Pop pick-up, XS650 Yamaha bobber
Tazet................................Unfinished Reliant trike
Phunkie Hiboy & girl............. '32 Phunkie roadster
Oily.................................. A two wheeler
Dslam................................Another two wheeler
Dave, (Loony Senior)............VW trike
BG.................................... newly modded Kawasaki GT550 trike  -?
Terry.................................Honda Goldwing trike
Nathan...............................'65 Galaxie 500 + guests
Tom...................................Chevy pick-up
Big Darren..........................."Big Red" off road Honda trike
Spanners.............................BSA Bantam
Loony.................................Unfinished BSA Bantam
Pieman................................VW trike
Angus.................................Kawasaki 500 rat/survival bike
BlackPig & Brock..................."Black Pig Too" slingshot dragster
Stumpy...............................'03 Kawasaki Z1000 with disabled adaptions
dobber................................half built trike on the back of a dodge ram
Archie.................................Yamaha XS650 chop

just pray this f##kin rain stops i,m arf a day backwards ,,,

Finally drying up a bit down here Mike.
So at the moment, we've got 7 bikes, 7 trikes & 5 cars with maybe another couple of trikes & cars to add.

Hiya, fingers crossed for bringing the Basketcase down for the day...  ;)

Where is the entrance to the field?

BY THE GATE  ,,LOL  :D :D :D

cos - something hill its mentioned furter back in this thread somewhere,,

Thanks! :P

may seem a daft question but we'll be turning up as early as poss to help out (and bring the cakes )
will we be able to get on site without any trouble

what sort of time you thinking about.

hopefully between 8 and 9 we're staying at st neots overnight which is a coupla hrs drive away

that will be ok. see you there. i will always help you eat the cakes.  ;) are they Jafa Cakes

only 36 jaffas i'm afraid we may have to send out for replacements

not sure what time i,ll land but hoping to be early  got a job over at wonderland to sort tommozz  then get sorted then bed then set off hopefully around 2 or 3am from north lincs  :o

I'll be there!   (as long as I can sort my indicator and maybe even ifd I can't)

have word with "toad" he seems to locate lots of parts

Sorry I'm so late chaps.
Right.
The entrance to the showfield is in Crossborough Hill, off London Road, Right opposite Basingstoke Police Station.
RG21 4AH should get your SatNavs near enough.
Basingstoke has a dual carriageway ringroad running right round it. There should be yellow "TransporT festival" signs on each exit, (yeah, capital T at each end).
I'd like to be there by 8am, but it depends what time Mr Spanners gets to Loony's workshop to load up my truck, (7 -7.30 Mike?).
The gate marshals normally just wave us straight in when we say we're with the Manky monkeys, but I'll PM or email everyone my mobile number so if there's a problem, give me a shout & I'll nip up to the gate with a vehicle pass.
The pitches are marked with small white pegs in the ground. Ideally we'll bung the marquee up at the back & a MMMotors banner at each front corner ...then it descends into chaos from there really.
I'd like to put the cars down either side, at 45 degrees to the front, bikes front centre & trikes behind them. Never seems to work out that way though.
The weather forcast looks reasonable, so see you there!

thats the sort of time i,m aiming for

looking like after tonight    ,it,ll be no sleep till basingstoke ,, ::) ::)

We'll put the kettle on when you get there.

looking forward to this even with the probs.. hoping basingstoke has a decent nightlife or its a quiet night in the premier inn.

Its 8 am on the Saturday, and just up the road from Basingstoke (towards Mankyshire) the weather is warm and sunny, plus the forecast for Sunday looks good too........... fingers crossed  :D

Basingstoke nightlife  :D! Few bars and pubs etc and quite a few restaurants and now the addition of the new club "wonderland".

Andy - my dads most likely coming with me on the multi fade paint zrx1100 streetfighter so put him down too.

RG21 4AG  should get you right into and down Crossborough Hill.....then towards and past the Disabled Carpark  ;)
(if I remember rightly ?)

Hope you all have a good day tomorrow.

Really peeved that I can't make this tomorrow. That's 3 weekends in a row now that I've had plans and had to miss out. The first two due to the weather and now that's taken a turn for the better I've got to bloody work.

Now that I've fixed my indicator I'm a definite!

Just hope Mr Spanners makes it down with a trailer without any problems to pick up my truck.
Just finished loading up the rental van. See you all in the morning then people.  ;D

leaving north lincs NOW,,,01.47 am  :)

Guess you're in for a shout on the Long Distance 'award' (and the getting up Very Early 'award' too!)  ;)

This year's trophy, courtesy of Steve Brock. Haven't decided what we're awarding it for yet.
On my way.  :)

damn cool trophy that mate, can't make it I'm afraid  :'( :'( but I'm with you in spirit..

crap with names good with faces so nice to meet you all what ever ya name was good show nice peeps and big thank you for all the cake ....think trophy should go to person who ate most cake ?? or the orangest bike or who went the fastest up the 303 sunday morning sort of a trophy i think thats me self appointed on 3 counts lol any way good day inspiring and i even met a man that makes legs glad i went cheers one and all what ever ya name is

Hi Stumpy you made good time just got in myself good to see you and all the other Mankeys hope you all will have had safe trip home.  :-* :-* :-*

Thanks to Sir Manky for organising the MM gathering, the Thorneycroft folk for the whole event and to whoever booked the weather. Good to put a few more faces to names.

There'll prob be loads of photos, so here's a select few

Early morning working party (note to self, if ya turn up early, you end up helping out.............)

An almost empty field (as in big green thing)  :D

The marquee - take note for next year, this is how it goes together..............

Bruvvers

nicely turned out hope to be there with a coupla exhibits next year hope y'all enjoyed the cakes

Life's a drag................

Two competition vehicles courtesy of BlackPig & Brock for the nostalgia rail (Black Pig Too), and Dslam for the vintage bike (Morado Triumph).

shame I couldn't make it, nice weather.... mind you spotted this cool little bugger at a local show...

Yeh thanks, Andy, for the invite. We enjoyed ourselves again this year, managed to pick some autojumble parts for the Allard and met some new (to us) monkeys and some old (nothing to do with big numbers here) monkeys. And then there was the weather, how you managed that bit we don't want to know, but we're pleased you did.
See you all in a couple of weeks......... maybe

http://www.mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=10955.0

  I went to the Basingstoke Festival of Transport 160 mile round trip, I'm sorry i got there later than i would of like, just saw three good trikes leave as i approached the manky monkey pitch. Still there was still some good stuff there.Nice to see the big chief himself Andy also triker Pete and bobby aka biker gran.Don't know were spanners was,must have been asleep somewere after all he must have the longest travelled than any one else,sorry i missed you,any way a good day out and i met a few members, RESULT

Was a great day meeting Manky known and unknown and like Stumpy I have very little idea who was who! (I did manage to guess his name, bright aren't I?

Wonderful weather, bit off that the burger van didn't save a bacon roll for me though...    >:(

80 miles there, 80 miles back, no aching neck or shoulders - RESULT!

Thanks everyone and especially Manky for bringing us all together!

just got back to wakefield after setting off at 4pm yesterday. good weekend all round. 500mile plus  round trip with no probs

Hi guys.
What can I say!
I'm a very proud Monkey. You lot were fantastic today. So many people going out of their way to make the day a success. From all who brought a bike, trike or car along, to those who couldn't but came along anyway, to those who brought cake -what is it with the cakes?! We were swamped with them! All very much appreciated & quite a few eaten. The visitors to Loony's workshop will be dining on them for a week & I took 2 big boxes full home for Taz to take in for her stable hands tomorrow. Did I mention I'm also quite partial to 10 pound notes?
Special thanks to Mr Spanners for trailering my truck to & from the show, & to Mr Snafu for arranging the discounted rental van. But most of all to all the Monkeys there today. I did try to chat to everyone, but I know there were several who appeared, shook hands & disappeared again, while I was holding 2 other conversations. So if I didn't get to say Hi I apologise.
I don't know what makes this day so hectic. I wasn't really doing a lot, but seemed to be constantly on the go & barely left our pitch all day. So I'm relying on you all to share some piccies of the rest of the show. Did you enjoy it? Were we the only custom vehicle pitch? Are you coming back next year? Hope so.
I've unloaded the van & returned it, grabbed something to eat & now I'm slowly recovering -& wishing I'd used some sun tan lotion. I'm bright pink.
Same time next year chaps?  ;D

Stumpy- I missed you leaving. Which is a shame cos you're right, you did deserve the trophy. We take one along every year & decide on the day what we're going to award for it for. The general opinion was that you were a worthy winner -just for being an inspiration to the rest of us. I'm not sure how I'd cope with your disability. I doubt I'd still be riding a bike & I definitely wouldn't be such an all round nice guy. You proved that, no matter what life throws at you, it can be overcome. As did Bazza of course, but we've only got one trophy!
PM me your address Stumpy & I'll put it in the post to you.  ;)

As I said, I hardly left our pitch all day, so here's just a bunch of random snaps, taken as I moved from one conversation to the next.
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Me & my big brother, Brock.

Amazing to think just a few days ago there were rumours the show would be cancelled because we've had so much rain -I got so sunburnt today.
To every one of you who came along & made it the success it was, thank you.  :-*

Looks like a very good turnout, shame i couldn,t make it...........M.T.H.(must try harder) next year!!!!!!!!

was a good week end away for us yorkshire folk andy, thanks.   burnt my forhead too!
never got to speak to too many fellow monkeys but all seemed good folk.

Me too. My nose will be peeling tomorrow!
Great to see so many Mankies and a nice variety of vehicles representing the site.
It was a good day. As always, plenty of interest in the Manky pitch so all the contributers' hard work/effort was well worth it.
Well done all, JJ  :)

spanners and cooky have landed home at 3mins to midnight 22hour day  ::),, just short of 500 mile,s (may work it out better when my head clears )

another good day out ,,


and the return ,load,, is yet another story, :o

Mine are here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151705094460322.849515.565490321&type=1

A cracking day and thanks to Andy for letting me sneak the hairdresser mobile on the stand.

Nick

Good to see 2 very different takes on the Pop pickup theme together..

Pull yer finger out Shaun & we'll make it 3 next time.

Do you need to be a FaceBook member to view your pics Nik? Won't let me see them, (I refuse to join the Book of Face on principle cos Taz spends her life on it -usually chatting to the people she's been working with all day). 

Andy......totally :)  Stumpy was great to chat with and was a total inspiration and a real laugh. My n my Son had a great day.......thanks to everyone  ;)
(I've got no photos but some video footage that I'll edit and upload to youtube over the next couple of days)

Great to see you again Bazz. Hope you're back for good now.  :)

Oooh yeah  :)

 ;D

Hey.....good to meet you. Keep on keeping on !!!!  ;)
Bazza and Bazza   ;D

Is that " Final Cruise Company " Pop your Brother Brocks ? I rode back up the M3 with him exchanging waves and hoots   ;D

Yeah they are, I need to renew my Flickr account. I'll do that this week and post them up.  ;D

FUURRRRKIN shweeeat i never win phuk all lush it will take pride of place on me mental piece lol pm is a sending and basket i checked you out on the tube and you is fukkkkin nuts pm me your number man i wanna av a go at that

In Facebook, at the bottom of your album it gives you a public link to cut and paste so anyone can see your phots !

Hi everyone
 Thanks Andy another great day, (did you order the sunshine) Im sorry I didnt have anything ready to display but there will be next year.
Really good to meet other monkeys, new and old, although there were some I didnt get around to speaking to. So sorry for that, next year give me a poke if ive not spoken to you :)
I hope everyone arrived home safely. JJ is right about the sunburn, me and Emily had red faces after such a sunny day :o

Cheers, does this work Andy? http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151705094460322.849515.565490321&type=1&l=3ae839768c

excellent pics there andy,thanks.

we still use a dumper like that red one at work(in fact there two, lhd and rhd!!!) slow as .... and belt driven.

cheers chris.

Just snapshots from me, nothing arty, (how do you get that high def look to your pics Nik?), as I hardly left our pitch.
I know we don't do anything that spectacular, but as the only custom "club" among a sea of classics, I'd like to think we do our bit to bring chops, trikes & hotrods to the masses.  ;D
I think the sunshine was the answer to the prayers of the 900 vehicle owners onsite & all the yellow jacketed marshals. Today it was back to reality, trudging the streets of Basingstoke, delivering the mail in the rain.
Bazz, the other Pop pick-up belongs to Dave ...nope, forgotten his surname. Tall guy, white jacket, glasses, flat cap. His lady friend was called Diane I think. She's posted a gallery of photos on Facebook apparently. Pick up a copy of this months Custom Car magazine & you'll find a feature on it. My big bro, Steve, (Brock), & his lady wife Lesley, (Black Pig), brought along the Black Pig Too drag car. Lesley's just bought a new set of pistons for it, so it's back on it's wheels after being in storage for a while & due it's first outing at the track with the new engine in a few weeks time. They race with the "Wild Bunch" nostalgia racing club.

andy,,,,, have you ,booked,, next years pitch  yet  ::) ::)

 ;D
We get the booking form around the end of January each year. Fancy doing it again then?
Nik, piccies link works now, thanks. Nice.

Loony on my missus, Taz's Reliant.

Andy, (Dslam), firing up the Trumpet while my old mate Bob the biker looks on in admiration.

started putting small change in a ,,BIG,, jar = saving for the fuel  it will have gone up again by then  :o :o

 ;D
Every year we put the banners away & say next year, we'll be organised. Never happened yet.
I'd love to have a much more spectacular pitch. Something wacky that really brings in the punters.
I'd really like a pair of life size monkey sculptures, sitting cross legged, holding the banners.
Maybe we should start work on it now!

your probably better off putting diesel in a big can over the year.  just dont tell anyone. ;D

Terry, in case I didn't say it, really appreciated you hanging on with Brock to keep an eye on the last of the bits & pieces while I took a vanful back to the workshop. We always seem to be the last people standing at the end of the day. Always suprises me how quickly it all disappears & reverts to being a normal public park again.

I'm on facebook and it still won't let me see them  ??? ???

could be on petrol power by then  :o

that's ok Andy. Dave left just before you got back. i was nice just having a chat watching every one load up and leave. no traffic jams when we left. ;) ;)
whens the next one May 27th Hartley Wintney.  :-\

Yup. Chris, (Phunkie HighBoy)'s charity custom show, about 10 miles from Basingstoke. Check the events calendar at the top of this page.
I couldn't make it last year, but he's always supported us, so it's the least I can do to go along & return the favour. Won't be in the Pop, but I'll certainly drop some pennies in his collecting tin.

i just wish i could remember who,s who and who i,d spoken,, and who i was speaking to at the time
chris spoke to me about the x/flow but i didnt realise it was phunkie highboy untill i was driving up the M1
i thought it was somebody else that was interested
my brain doesnt work too well these days and its even worse when i,m knackered  ::) ::)

merv,, was that when three biggish trike,s left the pitch together ? ?
i was stood near the back left of the pitch watching them as they left

Hiya.....having looked at and edited my video footage I can now see that it's not Brock, thanks  :) It was great to see the Black Pig Too in the flesh, having read the thread. The tiny seating space is INSANE !!!!!  :o :o  Made me think about getting myself to a Drag Meet this Summer...
I put the video footage my Son took onto Youtube;     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNnKVKOb4Sk

Bazza   ;)

bl##dy hell i,v just realised who  basket case (bazza) is  ::) ::) sorry i didnt chat much  i seem to have had a ,,confused,, day at basingstoke  ::) ::)

i couldnt work out who the lad was with sthil pants and the unicycle ,,,,lol,

LOL   ;D  It's quite mad innit.....the difference with forum and real names. We should all wear forum name tags next year  ;D
I asked my Eldest to bring his Unicycle as its about the most minimal bit of Transport possible.... ;)

Is that feeding Foxes by hand, driving around Brands Hatch in my Impreza or Paragliding ?  ;D

basket case or should i call you  bazza ,,,
i tried to find youre foxes on google but i couldnt view it without watchin a full telly prog  have you got a link somewhere ?
maybe/why not start another thread on here about it etc,,

Hiya....either will do, I don't mind  :)
I have my own set of videos in a seperate playlist on my Basketcase3 Youtube site ; http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAFD6A78DD9E07AB1&feature=plcp
Channel 4 recently did 4 programs about Urban Foxes that I was on for 2 minutes on Tuesday, about feeding them, on the 3rd show. It can be seen on 'catchup' for a couple more weeks; http://www.channel4.com/programmes/foxes-live-wild-in-the-city/4od#3329393   The footage of me begins just after 27:30ish...   ;)  A 'catch-phrase' was going on, on Radio 1 for a while after that.,......."Eat the egg.....the egg....eat the egg..."  LOL  ;D

Hi Spanners
that would be the same three trikes but as i watching them go i would not have noticed where people were standing to be able to know who they were if pointed out to me,sorry. Hopefully we will meet at another time
Any one got any pictures of the three trikes that was leaving

and i couldnt look out for you  merv,, ---- i dont know what you look like  ::) ::) ::)

Hiya Merv. If you take a peep at the first 2 minutes of my video you'll see 3 trikes leaving..
Bazza  :)

Check back through my snaps in this thread for the 3 trikes. Orange drag Star, red Virago & black Goldwing I think.
Pieman, Taz says can she have some more of those fabulous muffins please -think it was you who kindly donated them wasn't it?
We were absolutely bombarded with cakes this year! At the end of the day I was desperately giving away as much as I could so I had room to load everything back in the van! Thank you all for your commestible generosity.
Brock & Mrs Brock took a big bag of rock cakes home, so Steve will be getting them in his lunchbag for the next week. Loony took a huge bag of assorted shop bought cakes, which he & the visitors to his workshop are slowly working their way through. And I took home the jam donuts & muffins, which Taz took down to her stable yard for the staff & customers. She had to fight them off for the muffins! Do you deliver to Guildford?!
I was very good & only had one donut all day on Sunday -& a couple of small choccie muffins when I dropped into Loony's workshop this afternoon.
I reckon we were definitely the pitch with the highest calorie content at the show though. Thanks to all who brought them.  :) 

i was wearing my name tag everyone knew who i was lol

You were the one break dancing weren't you?  :)

well who remembers what i said about having a return load from reading on the way home...
i got it and i got it home  :o :o cant resize pics ,,again,, but i may post a few when i can,,,
its the roughest looking motor ever ... ::) ::) ::)

As long as it makes you happy!   ;D

well it was abandoned back in 03 with a blown up engine,, :o i only had it a day and its running  ::) ::)

Great pics, glad the weather was good and everyone had a great time.

Just one think baffling me, I have only met 2 monkies (spanners and dobber) I think I see dobbers pickup and I know thats Mikes trailer with the pop on but where are they? Were they dressed up and thats why I didn't recognise them? :)

Well here's Mike, (Spanners), loading my Pop onto the trailer outside Loony's workshop early in the morning.
He's also in the background, (in a brown MMMotors T shirt), as Jacko & Spud left on their VW trikes.

I didn't get any snaps of Dobber & family though. Anyone else?

one of the trikes was a white one with rather wide chrome bars,if any body knows of this trike or got any pictures i be grateful
thank you

was it on a trailer merv. if so it belongs to. pieman see post no 307 and 327 on this thread

hi terry
no it wasn't. it was being ridden

Doesn't sound like one of ours then Merv.
This is Pieman's.

Ive just been going through the photos and cant find another white trike. and like you said Andy maybe not one of ours. was it a goldwing they had some trikes by the entrance.
have to look again when the rest of the photos come on

OK, thanks for trying anyway

Thanks to all for a great day, If you wanted something different for the stand next year I have a share in another VW trike. You may need a bigger pitch Picture to follow

Now I'm curious!

I know  ;) ;)

My other VW trike

ok so i need to work on my photo posting skills and learning to fly might help also

Take Two

V Dub powered?

Pie-in-the-sky-man....  ;D
(looks very interesting)

Yes a standard VW type1 1600 with a mag instead of the dissy, no fly wheel the propeller is mounted on the front pulley point. Rebuilt and recovered in the true mankey spirit by a cook and a gardener. What could possibly go wrong

At least you can push the trike if it conks out!
That'd cause a stir at the show!

       my famous last words that i wont ever say again :D :D

is there any more photos of this event

Mr Renegade was there. He's a prolific photographist so I'm hoping he's got some.

I hyave a few but just not had time to post them!

i love these old jeeps just look fun cars to own

gmc or summat like that

pumpshot rat ford hearse

clean mk3

black pig 2

a manky pop pickup

spit and polish a moke

oxford

christine

chevy pickup

aa

scoots

tractors

nice old jag

chevy breakdown truck

ford fire truck

horse drawn hearse

caddy rear

amphibian car

finally a mobile dj
more pics here http://www.flickr.com/photos/renegade53/sets/72157629816998508/show/

in the carpark

Just checked your Flickr album Dave. Looks like you got a shot of just about every vehicle there! Nice photos.

manky monkey trophy arrived safe and sound thanks m/m for sending it and who ever nominated me i wont sell it like the Olympic torch runners on ebay have you seen that 100s 0f 1000s for Olympic torch 150,000 buy it now well my monkey is staying
thanks again and nicely made 

My photos are now available HERE (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.471776512839818.130068.100000224199684&type=1&l=1209c9ee19)

My favourite pic...

cheers andy, though there is a lack of trikes in the pics unless in the background.

Hey, that's a cool looking car!!

 ;D

Our pleasure Stumpy. It was a kinda joint decision -I suggested it to a few people & they unanimously agreed. The stainless monkeyhead was very kindly lazer cut & welded by Steve Brock, (it's a larger version of the bonnet badge on my truck). He told me to do something useful with it, so I did! The teak plaque was cut by a local joinery company. It's the annual make a trophy then find someone to give it to award.  ;D

laser cutting makes plasma look stupid you da man brock pride of place on me mental piece its on ebay now buy it now £170,000 free postage xx

Looks like Dave's got just about everyone in the rest of the show & Bobbi's got most of the machines on our pitch. Good work people!