Second Annual Millthorpe Bike Show 16th October 2022

[martymoose]

Second Annual Millthorpe Bike Show 16th October 2022
Based on last years successful event that attracted over 400 motorcycles, the Millthorpe Bike Show
will again be held in the Millthorpe Railway Station precinct. Registrations for judging will close at
9.30am on the day and prize winners will be announced early after lunch. So come early, or better
still stay overnight on Saturday night and make it a weekend event.
Millthorpe is a picturesque small village, looking pretty much the same as it did after the gold
rushes of the 1850s and 1860s. It is situated about 40 minutes west of Bathurst in the central
western tablelands district of New South Wales. Although a tiny village, shopping for the ladies
includes exotic jewellery and textiles from around the world and available nowhere else in the
country, fabulous hand-made made-in-Millthorpe chocolates, antiques and bric a brac selected at
village markets and fairs in France, first rate eating spots and and cellar doors that show off
excellent local cool-climate wines. There is plenty to explore and do... and then there will be the
motorbikes!
The central western district is home to many keen motorcycle collectors, restorers and builders and
whether your dream machines are fifties English, sixties Spanish, seventies Italian, eighties
Japanese, vintage, veteran, German, or even home-built motor cycles, there will be plenty to feast
your eyes on.
Or bring along your own special motor bikes too and take part in the display. Fee to register is $10
per bike which goes to meetring the costs of holding the event. Any funds left over are donated to
Bluemoto which supports men who are experiencing tough challenges.
The Millthorpe Motorcycle Show is organised by the Orange Classic and Cafe Racer Club (OCCR)
and is supported by the Blayney Council and many small businesses in Millthorpe and surrounds.
Put the date in your diary now. October 16th 2022

 

[martymoose]

Club Laverda NSW will make this a club run. Brekky run to Lithgow, then on to Millthorpe. Meet BP servo North Richmond 7.45 for an 8am departure. A good shakedown run for the Snowy Rally.

Cheers
Marty

 

[martymoose]

A great ride and no rain! The Guzzi nearly got a start, but I took the 3C for a fang. The handling is interesting on tyres that have now done 17,000 km.

Chris had his 2 lavs on display, and another Vince turned up on his imaculate SF1. I headed back home when the hell's accountants turned up. Great run back down Bells, with a stop at Grumpy's bakery in Bilpin for lunch, yummmmmm.

 

[Gerald]

Rear wheel on the Jota looks good, any details who made the hub?

 

[mauricejota7604]

I reckon that's a Ducati hub

 

[81Lav]

I hate to say it but those Ducati Strasight pull hubs are much better/stronger than the Laverda hook spoke ones.

 

[Vince]

My only experience, I bought a Ducati 500 parallel twin, it was RUSTY TO HELL, to fit its Maz Disc brake frontend to my 1964 Bonnie to replace the appaling Conic hub twin leader some other idiot had graphed on it. That worked great, way better brake, but then I added the Ducati drum rear wheel as the Triumph one had only 2 options for gearing. The rear spoket was also part of the rear brake and it only had 2 sizes. I also fitted a pair of 32mm Deloros from a mate who had fitted 40s to his Bevel, BTW all these mods were to try and keep up with much faster bikes. So off I head to Melbourne after loctiting the loose in the hub rear wheel bearings. I get to Clyde Mountain peak on just after Benboka and feel the rear wheel lock and release for maybe 3 seconds. I had a look but found nothing. As I approached Lakes Entrance the bike started weaving and smoke started pouring out of the rear wheel. I made it to a local bike shop and pulled the wheel. What a mess, the located bearing had broken its loctited bond and had ground the bearing retainer to triple its size and in the end, it had been using the brake shoes as wheel bearing. I left the bike there and fought the trail to Melbourne and bought a replacement Triumph disc brake rear wheel. So I cannot put it down to a crap hub but the bearing were pretty loose-fitting to start with. That sealed my Triumph riding days, sold it and brought my 3c.