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EVENT FEATURE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL OF BIKES
WORDS: TONY SMITH PHOTOS: DEL HICKEY
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL OF BIKES
TOWN HALL, CHELTENHAM, GLOS
Unlike the previous year, the Cheltenham Festival of Bikes was being held on a
single day rather than over two. Would this be a good or a bad thing I wondered,
having been before on the Saturday which was packed. I decided to find out
was a little early arriving and bikes were still home; Cheyenne Keogh and her little Honda Rebel
being pushed in and set up in the splendour of as seen in last month’s issue; Louis Barnett and his
the Edwardian Town Hall. But, before long, the Royal Enfield and Dave Moore’s Suzuki T500 which
place was filled with stunning machines of all was seen in 100% Biker #253. They all deserved their
I sorts. One of the first to grab my attention was place up there.
Princess Layla’s BSA A10 chop; I’ve been a lover Small engine bikes seem to be all the rage and
of A10s since my brother-in-law owned one as a two in particular caught my eye. The first was a
chopper in the 1970s. Although I had been following mad pink C90 chop with a sky high exhaust pipe
the build on Facebook, photographs and video don’t and the other was the orange 50cc NSU-engined Le
do this bike justice. Placed on the front of the stage, Rapidément board tracker. Oh, I nearly forgot the
it just shone in the early morning sunlight streaming little Indian moped with its red rims and whitewalls
through the windows. As you might imagine, it got that looked the part. The first bike I rode on the road
plenty of attention during the day—I kept going back at the age of sixteen (no, it wasn’t legal) was a Puch
for another look myself. Maxi and there was even one in the show, fitted
Also sharing the stage were four winners from with ape hangers. (My pushbike at the time had
the Kickback at Prescott show; Martin Bradbrook’s apehangers but the Maxi didn’t.)
blue engraved Harley digger that I wanted to take Mike and Luke of Bristol Bobbers had brought
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