Beaulieu opened its doors to bikers who pre-registered their bikes. Entry was by name and reg and it gave those who did so a free day at Beaulieu. The day coincided with the Graham Walker Memorial Run which involved veteran and vintage bikes built before 31st December 1930. Graham Walker was one of the founders of the Sunbeam MCC in 1924, and was also President of the Club for many years. After he finished racing motorcycles he became Editor of ‘Motorcycling’ and on his retirement from journalism he became the first curator of the then Montagu Motor Museum. A year after his death this event was started in his honour.
Me, on the Road King, and JayJay, on her trike, had a nice day out as the weather was gorgeous and we made the most of what Beaulieu had to offer including the fun and informative Wheels exhibition, the Top Gear exhibition, the tour of the grounds by monorail and taking a look at the bikes visiting both events. We were of the last group of bikers to leave as we arrived later than most because we visited Sammy Miller's AutoJumble first.

Beaulieu Biker Friendly Day & Graham Walker Memorial Run - August 9th 2009
Below the bike (Rudge Whitworth) raced by Graham Walker:

Beaulieu Biker Friendly Day & Graham Walker Memorial Run - August 9th 2009
Below, just a small line-up of a large turnout of machines for the Graham Walker Memorial Run:

Beaulieu Biker Friendly Day & Graham Walker Memorial Run - August 9th 2009
Below, the young lad on the Penny Farthing managed to get his machine up on the cam and overtook the car on the next straight:

Beaulieu Biker Friendly Day & Graham Walker Memorial Run - August 9th 2009
Below gives you an idea of how many bikes made the most of the free entry - these are just the early arrivals but we all got to park right next to the museum and the many other attractions:

Beaulieu Biker Friendly Day & Graham Walker Memorial Run - August 9th 2009
Below, a striking example of a well restored Lambretta:

Beaulieu Biker Friendly Day & Graham Walker Memorial Run - August 9th 2009
Below, JayJay meets the Stig and tells him about the Manky Monkey Motors site:

Beaulieu Biker Friendly Day & Graham Walker Memorial Run - August 9th 2009
Below a Pioneer machine for trikers of today - to be found in the museum:

Beaulieu Biker Friendly Day & Graham Walker Memorial Run - August 9th 2009
Disc on its way with more photos...