Basingstoke Festival of Transport 2010

[JayJay]

Because I am not that good on my pins, I found this event quite difficult last year as the grounds are so big.  Basingstoke Shopmobility were there but by the time I realised, all the scooters had been taken. This year I have already rung them and booked a scooter (£8 for the day but that includes the £5 reg fee that allows me to hire from them for a year).  I don't know if anyone else is in the same position but I thought I would let you know about this just in case.  Their number is 01256 476066.

Anyone know what the date for this event is for next year? 

JJ 

[TwistedPatience]

9th may JJ

[BikerGran]

Thanks for the heads up - maybe I should do the same as I'll be damn near crippled riding that far!

[Manky Monkey]

9th May this year, Haven't seen a date for next year yet, but I deliver the mail to one of the organisers, so I'll ask him. He told me this morning that the club section of the show's now full & the other sections are almost full too. The show's jointly organised by Basingstoke council & the Thornycroft lorry society. Apparently one guy's bringing a 1904 Thornycroft car all the way from Scotland.
Presumably Chevy Rick's displaying his truck in the commercial section again this year? You're very welcome to bring your trike along JJ - I still haven't seen it in the flesh yet.   

Unfortunately Voodoo & his good lady can't make it -he's just realised they're on holiday on that date. Bugger.

1 ) Taz...............................Reliant trike, (unfinished).
2 ) Manky...........................1953 Ford Pop pick-up, (unfinished. Probably).
3 ) Manky...........................Reliant trike, (unfinished. Probably. I'm detecting a trend here).
4 ) Renegade.......................Triumph 2.5 pi saloon.   
5 ) Dave 2 Lanes..................1968 Dodge Super Bee drag car.
6 ) Dave 2 Lanes..................1968 Dodge Charger.
7 ) Doc...............................Suzuki GS850 trike
8 ) TrikerPete & Chrissie.........Suzuki GS850 trike and maybe Yamaha Virago trike, (possibly both unfinished).
9 ) Brock & Mrs B.................."Black Pig Too" drag car, (finished/unfinished -you just can't tell with Brock).
10 ) Flap...............................Reliant trike.
11 ) Muffin............................Reliant trike.
12 ) Michelle, (Mrs Muffin)........550/4 Honda trike.
13 ) Simon [strokerblue72].......1972 Plymouth RoadRunner 416 stroker 4 speed -to be confirmed.
14 ) Jay Jay...........................Reliant trike.
15 ) Goforest & mates..............lots of VW beach buggies.
16 ) Clive..............................Kawasaki Chop, CJ250 Cafe Racer,  or my Vespa PX125 chop! (maybe all three).
17 ) Dave, (Loony's Dad)........."Psycho Triko" VW trike.
18 ) Jake..............................Skyjet 125 chop.
19 ) Ryan..............................Honda CJ250 chop.
20 ) Panthershaun..................Rat LandRover or if a miracle happens Anglia pickup, with either Bobcat the Panther or Cochise the Indian Scout.
21 ) Snafu............................."Blue Job" Reliant trike.
22 ) Mouse & Sandra...............Suzuki GS850 trike.
23 ) Steve............................1965 Chevy Nova.
24 ) Big Darren......................Quad & Tri Z off-road trike.
25 ) Dave_Postie....................1960 mark 2 Ford Consul.
26 ) Cabman77.......................750 tatty loud Virago.
27 ) Biker Gran.......................Kawasaki GT550 trike.

[Manky Monkey]

We've lost Muffin & Michelle & their 2 trikes as they've double booked & will be at a bike rally in Gloucestershire that weekend. So room for a couple more if anyone wants to join us.


1 ) Taz...............................Reliant trike, (unfinished).
2 ) Manky...........................1953 Ford Pop pick-up, (unfinished. Probably).
3 ) Manky...........................Reliant trike, (unfinished. Probably. I'm detecting a trend here).
4 ) Renegade.......................Triumph 2.5 pi saloon.   
5 ) Dave 2 Lanes..................1968 Dodge Super Bee drag car.
6 ) Dave 2 Lanes..................1968 Dodge Charger.
7 ) Doc...............................Suzuki GS850 trike
8 ) TrikerPete & Chrissie.........Suzuki GS850 trike and maybe Yamaha Virago trike, (possibly both unfinished).
9 ) Brock & Mrs B.................."Black Pig Too" drag car, (finished/unfinished -you just can't tell with Brock).
10 ) Flap...............................Reliant trike.
11 ) Simon [strokerblue72].......1972 Plymouth RoadRunner 416 stroker 4 speed -to be confirmed.
12 ) Jay Jay...........................Reliant trike.
13 ) Goforest & mates..............lots of VW beach buggies.
14 ) Clive..............................Kawasaki Chop, CJ250 Cafe Racer,  or my Vespa PX125 chop! (maybe all three).
15 ) Dave, (Loony's Dad)........."Psycho Triko" VW trike.
16 ) Jake..............................Skyjet 125 chop.
17 ) Ryan..............................Honda CJ250 chop.
18 ) Panthershaun..................Rat LandRover or if a miracle happens Anglia pickup, with either Bobcat the Panther or Cochise the Indian Scout.
19 ) Snafu............................."Blue Job" Reliant trike.
20 ) Mouse & Sandra...............Suzuki GS850 trike.
21 ) Steve............................1965 Chevy Nova.
22 ) Big Darren......................Quad & Tri Z off-road trike.
23 ) Dave_Postie....................1960 mark 2 Ford Consul.
24 ) Cabman77.......................750 tatty loud Virago.
25 ) Biker Gran.......................Kawasaki GT550 trike.

[Archie]

I'll steal back the xs from danny for this if he still has and maybe see if Thoms about with the chevy truck to throw it in the back of.

[Manky Monkey]

Hiya Archie -& welcome to Mankyland. This is where I live when I'm not lurking in the back of Loony's workshop. 
No problem, we'll add you to the list. Just out of interest, what model & year's Tom's truck?
We also now have Jacko, on his trusty Desperate Dans Preying Mantis VW trike, plus a couple of his triking mates, including Basil on his V8 Chevy powered trike.
I spoke to one of the show organisers today. Every year they say they're going to insist all vehicles display a vehicle pass, then they always just wave us all through the gates. This year, they actually are, (it keeps their insurers happy). So I've ordered a few more, just to be on the safe side. Rather than trying to post them all out, we'll contact you all beforehand & give you our mobile numbers. Give us a ring when you arrive on the day & we'll nip up to the gate with a pass for you.
George, the organiser, said we can have more vehicles on our pitch, but we can't have a bigger pitch because they're now full up & have stopped taking more entries. Our bit has a frontage of 60 feet. Not sure how far back it goes. Hopefully that'll be big enough.

1 ) Taz...............................Reliant trike, (unfinished).
2 ) Manky...........................1953 Ford Pop pick-up, (unfinished. Probably).
3 ) Manky...........................Reliant trike, (unfinished. Probably. I'm detecting a trend here).
4 ) Renegade.......................Triumph 2.5 pi saloon.   
5 ) Dave 2 Lanes..................1968 Dodge Super Bee drag car.
6 ) Dave 2 Lanes..................1968 Dodge Charger.
7 ) Doc...............................Suzuki GS850 trike
8 ) TrikerPete & Chrissie.........Suzuki GS850 trike and maybe Yamaha Virago trike, (possibly both unfinished).
9 ) Brock & Mrs B.................."Black Pig Too" drag car, (finished/unfinished -you just can't tell with Brock).
10 ) Flap...............................Reliant trike.
11 ) Simon [strokerblue72].......1972 Plymouth RoadRunner 416 stroker 4 speed -to be confirmed.
12 ) Jay Jay...........................Reliant trike.
13 ) Goforest & mates..............lots of VW beach buggies.
14 ) Clive..............................Kawasaki Chop, CJ250 Cafe Racer,  or my Vespa PX125 chop! (maybe all three).
15 ) Dave, (Loony's Dad)........."Psycho Triko" VW trike.
16 ) Jake..............................Skyjet 125 chop.
17 ) Ryan..............................Honda CJ250 chop.
18 ) Panthershaun..................Rat LandRover or if a miracle happens Anglia pickup, with either Bobcat the Panther or Cochise the Indian Scout.
19 ) Snafu............................."Blue Job" Reliant trike.
20 ) Mouse & Sandra...............Suzuki GS850 trike.
21 ) Steve............................1965 Chevy Nova.
22 ) Big Darren......................Quad & Tri Z off-road trike.
23 ) Dave_Postie....................1960 mark 2 Ford Consul.
24 ) Cabman77.......................750 tatty loud Virago.
25 ) Biker Gran.......................Kawasaki GT550 trike.
26 ) Archie............................Yamaha XS650 chop.
27 ) Tom...............................Chevy pick-up, possibly with his own Yamaha XS650 chop project in the back.
28 ) Jacko & friends................various trikes.

[Clive]

1 ) Taz...............................Reliant trike, (unfinished).
2 ) Manky...........................1953 Ford Pop pick-up, (unfinished. Probably).
3 ) Manky...........................Reliant trike, (unfinished. Probably. I'm detecting a trend here).
4 ) Renegade.......................Triumph 2.5 pi saloon.   
5 ) Dave 2 Lanes..................1968 Dodge Super Bee drag car.
6 ) Dave 2 Lanes..................1968 Dodge Charger.
7 ) Doc...............................Suzuki GS850 trike
8 ) TrikerPete & Chrissie.........Suzuki GS850 trike and maybe Yamaha Virago trike, (possibly both unfinished).
9 ) Brock & Mrs B.................."Black Pig Too" drag car, (finished/unfinished -you just can't tell with Brock).
10 ) Flap...............................Reliant trike.
11 ) Simon [strokerblue72].......1972 Plymouth RoadRunner 416 stroker 4 speed -to be confirmed.
12 ) Jay Jay...........................Reliant trike.
13 ) Goforest & mates..............lots of VW beach buggies.
14 ) Clive..............................CJ250 Cafe Racer,  possibly my Vespa PX125 chop if it isn't sold by then!
15 ) Dave, (Loony's Dad)........."Psycho Triko" VW trike.
16 ) Jake..............................Skyjet 125 chop.
17 ) Ryan..............................Honda CJ250 chop.
18 ) Panthershaun..................Rat LandRover or if a miracle happens Anglia pickup, with either Bobcat the Panther or Cochise the Indian Scout.
19 ) Snafu............................."Blue Job" Reliant trike.
20 ) Mouse & Sandra...............Suzuki GS850 trike.
21 ) Steve............................1965 Chevy Nova.
22 ) Big Darren......................Quad & Tri Z off-road trike.
23 ) Dave_Postie....................1960 mark 2 Ford Consul.
24 ) Cabman77.......................750 tatty loud Virago.
25 ) Biker Gran.......................Kawasaki GT550 trike.
26 ) Archie............................Yamaha XS650 chop.
27 ) Tom...............................Chevy pick-up, possibly with his own Yamaha XS650 chop project in the back.
28 ) Jacko & friends................various trikes.

[Archie]

Cool. I think his trucks a 1990? Imported way later than that though. Glad you like my "mad" baking skills as well. Maybe I should do a cake stall out of the back of chevy

[BikerGran]

Mankies like cake!

[TwistedPatience]

Cool. I think his trucks a 1990? Imported way later than that though. Glad you like my "mad" baking skills as well. Maybe I should do a cake stall out of the back of chevy

You wouldn't sell much coz as Gran say's we like cake!!!

[Archie]

 it's ok I can be swayed for freebies.


Is Clive bringing a helicopter?

[DIZZY]

Dizzy n Jayne will be there too!! had a great day at Monkey World Andy n Taz invited us down to Basingstoke so will take up the invite.

I may come down on the chop but have a few bits to glue back on first.

[tazet]

I asked Clive that and he just laughtd at me. Guess that's a no then 

Cakes could not be sold anyway and the health and safety gits would strop and have a hissyfit with insurance and traiding blah blah blah so free is good 

Was good to meet you Dizzy and Jayne and it would be good if you could come and meet many more monkies 

[Manky Monkey]

Dizzy, we'll give you our mobile numbers beforehand. If you make it on the chop, give us a shout when you get to the gate & we'll nip up with a vehicle pass so you can put the bike on our pitch.