The European National meet in Raalte, Netherlands was fabulous as usual. Held at the Max Middelbosch' American Motorcycle Museum.
After judging took place, European Chapter President, Steve Slocombe assembles the themed military motorcycles for pictures and many social media postings. In the center of the photos is Steve dressed as a WW1 dispatch rider on the 1914 Douglas, many of which were used in France. 1914 is the first year with no pedals, so the bikes are started by paddling along and then dropping the valve lifter.
Next to Steve, our Club President, Ross Metcalfe in the white shirt. Below this picture is a zoomed out version showing some of the 50-100 bikes at the show.
Steve remarked that the 'fellowship of a common interest' in old motorcycles cuts across national barriers, and this year we set another new record with visitors from22 different countries. If you know your abbreviations these were A, B, CAN, CZ, DK, EST, FIN, F, D, IS, IRL, I, NL, N, PL, P, SK, E, S, SZ, USA and UK.
Steve remarked that the 'fellowship of a common interest' in old motorcycles cuts across national barriers, and this year we set another new record with visitors from22 different countries. If you know your abbreviations these were A, B, CAN, CZ, DK, EST, FIN, F, D, IS, IRL, I, NL, N, PL, P, SK, E, S, SZ, USA and UK.
Make sure to visit the Netherlands in 2024 when the themed bike will be Overhead Valve Engines.