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The National Motorcycle Museum houses the largest collection of British motorcycle’s in the world with over 1000 machines from 170 different manufacterers spanning no less than three centuries! Of the 1000 plus machines in the collection there are around 850 on display at any one time throughout the museum’s five huge display halls. With our earliest pioneer machine dating from 1898 through to the latest British superbikes of this century the museum collection highlights both the development of the motorcycle as well as showcasing the UKs proud motorcycle manufacturing heritage. On the collection page you will find a taster of just how amazing the National Motorcycle Museum really is with an alphabetical list of each of the 170 marques that make up our unique inventory. Our main display halls page gives you an overview of the Museum collection with an east to follow list & images which give a glimpse of what to expect when you visit the world’s greatest British motorcycle museum. With 170 marques and over 850 British motorcycle’s on display at any one time we certainly can’t show you everything that our five huge display halls contain!
However our (mainly alphabetical listings) are designed to whet your appetite as regards just how special a place The National Motorcycle Museum really is. It’s not just the bikes at The National Motorcycle Museum that make us so special! Our friendly and knowledgeable staff are here to make your visit informative as well as enjoyable. With decades of combined experience our team are able to help with many of the queries that you might have about the British Motorcycles that make up the Museum collection. You can discover more about everyone on the main Meet the Team page and find out more about their roles within the greatest motorcycle museum in the world.
The National Motorcycle Museum The National Motorcycle Museum is recognised as the finest and largest British motorcycle museum in the world and originally opened its doors in October 1984 with a collection of 350 motorcycles on display. The Museum collection now boasts some 1000 plus machines, fully restored to the manufacturers original specifications with over 850 on display at any one time. The National Conference Centre The National Conference Centre situated on the same site as the National Motorcycle Museum is also one of the UKs largest conferencing and events facilities. Microsoft office 2007 automatische updates deaktivieren. The award winning conference centre has 13 purpose built suites available, including the Wardroom, seating small parties of up to 20 guests, and the Imperial Suite which can host 1000. Close. 2014 saw the launch of “Friends of The National Motorcycle Museum” which is the most exciting and innovative Membership scheme ever undertaken by a Museum or similar organisation. Museum Director James Hewing stated “we have tremendous plans over the next few years to make The National Motorcycle Museum a truly dynamic resource for everyone who love’s old motorcycles.
Building on Museum founder Roy Richards incredible legacy we want to give enthusiasts the chance not only to be part of, but more importantly, to take part in some unique activities that just wouldn’t be possible otherwise. The unique content of our Museum Friends Scheme will allow people to learn about, ride & enjoy old bikes whilst benefiting financially from the huge savings that can be made by insuring their machines via ”. More details can be found by clicking on the various pages opposite which also contain some exciting video footage showing what you can expect when you become a Friend of the Museum!. Close.
Bruce Main-Smith & Company Ltd is a specialist supplier of motorcycle books & technical literature which has formed part of the National Motorcycle Museum’s portfolio since 2013. We are pleased to be able to continue to supply all the photocopy sets, workshop manuals, parts books, sale’s catalogues & instruction books that have always formed such a valuable resource to both restorers & enthusiasts over the past years.
On the Bruce Main Smith page you will find full details of all our specialist technical literature which is all available to purchase on-line. The National Motorcycle Museum is proud to be able to supply Castrol classic lubricants, associated products and Castrol heritage memorabilia in both the museum shop and online. Established in 1899, originally as C.C.Wakefield, Castrol launched their first lubricant for motorcycles in 1906 and has been at the leading edge of motor technology ever since. On the main Castrol page you will find more details of the products we stock as well as how to receive them directly to your front door by mail-order. Whilst The National Motorcycle Museum might hold the biggest and best collection of British motorcycles in the world we are about so much more than just our bikes!
It is our stated aim to provide a wealth of specialist services and unique activities (via our ) which allow people to make the very most of owning classic British motorcycles. More information can be found within the Specialist Services section or on the pages listed on the menu to the left. Don’t forget that our archive of photocopy technical literature is an invaluable service to all restorers and owners of classic bikes. Close.
The National Motorcycle Museum houses the largest collection of British motorcycle’s in the world with over 1000 machines from 170 different manufacterers spanning no less than three centuries! Of the 1000 plus machines in the collection there are around 850 on display at any one time throughout the museum’s five huge display halls. With our earliest pioneer machine dating from 1898 through to the latest British superbikes of this century the museum collection highlights both the development of the motorcycle as well as showcasing the UKs proud motorcycle manufacturing heritage. On the collection page you will find a taster of just how amazing the National Motorcycle Museum really is with an alphabetical list of each of the 170 marques that make up our unique inventory. Our main display halls page gives you an overview of the Museum collection with an east to follow list & images which give a glimpse of what to expect when you visit the world’s greatest British motorcycle museum.
With 170 marques and over 850 British motorcycle’s on display at any one time we certainly can’t show you everything that our five huge display halls contain! However our (mainly alphabetical listings) are designed to whet your appetite as regards just how special a place The National Motorcycle Museum really is. It’s not just the bikes at The National Motorcycle Museum that make us so special! Our friendly and knowledgeable staff are here to make your visit informative as well as enjoyable.
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With decades of combined experience our team are able to help with many of the queries that you might have about the British Motorcycles that make up the Museum collection. You can discover more about everyone on the main Meet the Team page and find out more about their roles within the greatest motorcycle museum in the world. The National Motorcycle Museum The National Motorcycle Museum is recognised as the finest and largest British motorcycle museum in the world and originally opened its doors in October 1984 with a collection of 350 motorcycles on display. The Museum collection now boasts some 1000 plus machines, fully restored to the manufacturers original specifications with over 850 on display at any one time. The National Conference Centre The National Conference Centre situated on the same site as the National Motorcycle Museum is also one of the UKs largest conferencing and events facilities. The award winning conference centre has 13 purpose built suites available, including the Wardroom, seating small parties of up to 20 guests, and the Imperial Suite which can host 1000. Close.
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2014 saw the launch of “Friends of The National Motorcycle Museum” which is the most exciting and innovative Membership scheme ever undertaken by a Museum or similar organisation. Museum Director James Hewing stated “we have tremendous plans over the next few years to make The National Motorcycle Museum a truly dynamic resource for everyone who love’s old motorcycles. Building on Museum founder Roy Richards incredible legacy we want to give enthusiasts the chance not only to be part of, but more importantly, to take part in some unique activities that just wouldn’t be possible otherwise.
The unique content of our Museum Friends Scheme will allow people to learn about, ride & enjoy old bikes whilst benefiting financially from the huge savings that can be made by insuring their machines via ”. More details can be found by clicking on the various pages opposite which also contain some exciting video footage showing what you can expect when you become a Friend of the Museum!.
Close. Bruce Main-Smith & Company Ltd is a specialist supplier of motorcycle books & technical literature which has formed part of the National Motorcycle Museum’s portfolio since 2013. We are pleased to be able to continue to supply all the photocopy sets, workshop manuals, parts books, sale’s catalogues & instruction books that have always formed such a valuable resource to both restorers & enthusiasts over the past years. On the Bruce Main Smith page you will find full details of all our specialist technical literature which is all available to purchase on-line. The National Motorcycle Museum is proud to be able to supply Castrol classic lubricants, associated products and Castrol heritage memorabilia in both the museum shop and online.
Established in 1899, originally as C.C.Wakefield, Castrol launched their first lubricant for motorcycles in 1906 and has been at the leading edge of motor technology ever since. On the main Castrol page you will find more details of the products we stock as well as how to receive them directly to your front door by mail-order. Whilst The National Motorcycle Museum might hold the biggest and best collection of British motorcycles in the world we are about so much more than just our bikes! It is our stated aim to provide a wealth of specialist services and unique activities (via our ) which allow people to make the very most of owning classic British motorcycles. More information can be found within the Specialist Services section or on the pages listed on the menu to the left. Don’t forget that our archive of photocopy technical literature is an invaluable service to all restorers and owners of classic bikes. Close.
Spot the Difference Spot the Difference by Andrew Pattle The Magic Wheel was a quarterly magazine for Cyclemaster owners, published by Cyclemaster Ltd. One of the features of the magazine was a selection of photographs on the centre pages. These were under the heading of 'Pictures you have sent us' and showed a variety of pictures - supposedly sent in by the owners themseves - of Cyclemasters and their owners. The picture below - captioned as being from a 'Mrs Blomfield, of London' - appeared in this feature in October 1953 and it was also used as the cover picture for the same magazine. It all looks OK and you'd have to be a bit obsessive to wonder where the wire from the rear light went on a model with neither a front light nor lighting coils. Unless, that is, you had a copy of the third edition of the Cyclemaster Owner's Handbook, which contains this picture: Yes, it's the same picture - except the front number plate's in a different place. This time, you don't have it examine the picture very closely to realise that both registration plates have been painted onto the photograph.
What we have is a posed publicity shot, taken using an un-registered machine. The registration plates were added to the photo to make it look 'legal'. The Owner's Manual pre-dates the picture in The Magic Wheel. So, the top picture shows Cyclemaster's second attempt at adding registration plates to this picture - and a much neater and more convincing job they made of it this time. That's not the only change. Look at the kerb - it's moved.
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When the photo was taken the model was keeping herself and the bike upright by having the pedal resting on the kerb. When the photo was retouched for The Magic Wheel, the kerb was repositioned to make it look more as if she was actually riding the machine. First published in The Moped Archive in January 2008.