The Vintage Motor Cycle Club
VMCC Section
Warwickshire Weekend 2026 8th to 12th MayThree riding days.
This is not a Sunbeam MCC Ltd. closed event, so please ask any non-club members, if they would like to join us. All are welcome.
UPDATE 15TH FEB 2026
We have not had the take up for this event that I would have liked. So, I have spoken with some of the people that would normally come along, the issue is (for some), the price.
Ultimately, we need to keep these old bike events going.
So, I suggest we drop the evening meal of three courses in a private room at £35 per head for four days, and to do our own thing in the evening, be it eat in the bar area, or eat enough in the day so a bag of crisps with a beer is plenty. You know what I’m saying, choice is up to the individual as to your own needs.
Therefore Double/Twin occupancy:
Bed & Breakfast: £120.00 per couple per night x4= £480.00 total for 4 nights
£240 PER PERSON IF YOU CAN SHARE WITH SOMEONE!
Single occupancy:
Bed & Breakfast: £109.00 per night × 4 = £436.00
Another suggestion is to camp nearby: And turn up on the day to ride.
https://www.pitchup.com/campsites/England/Central/...
I hope this makes for a more realistic pricing structure.
RIDING ENTRY COSTS £30 FOR SUNBEAM MEMBERS (FOR 3 DAYS RIDING)
£35 FOR NON-SUNBEAM MEMBERS (FOR 3 DAYS RIDING)
PLUS £3 A PASSENGER
For more info and entry form.
https://sunbeam-mcc.co.uk/event/warwickshire-weeke...
It will be possible to ride ONE DAY, TWO OR THREE DAYS.
MARTIN STAPLE 07771 520450The Sunbeam Motorcycle Club
invites you to join us in the:
Warwickshire Weekend 2026 8th to 12th May 2026 Three riding days.
This is not a Sunbeam MCC Ltd. closed event, so please ask any of your members, if they would like to join us? All welcome.
For bikes, solo or with sidecar. Must be pre 1940 Veteran, Vintage or Post Vintage
All details can be viewed at: https://sunbeam-mcc.co.uk/event/warwickshire-weekend/
This year 2026 will see the return of this popular riding event, which alternates with the Shropshire three-day event bi-annually. The dates for 2026 are arriving Friday 8th May riding Saturday, Sunday & Monday and leaving after breakfast Tuesday 12th May. The riding consists of Saturday 90 miles, Sunday 98 Miles and Monday 87 miles, through glorious countryside with coffee, lunch and tea stops, and these refreshments are payable on the day. Our accommodation is again at the Kings Court Hotel, Kings Coughton, B49 5QQ who provide excellent accommodation, good food plus a good range of drinks at the bar, and plenty of parking. Dinner each evening will be in a private room and we are assured of friendly and good service.
These rides are suitable for sporting veterans, vintage and post vintage machines up to and including 1939.
The hotel cost is £760 for two sharing a double room, breakfast and three course evening meal for the period, and £576 for singles.
This time we ask that you book your own rooms as required, directly with the Hotel, Phone: +44 (0)1789 763111 using the arranged code SUNBEAM to get the group discount that has been negotiated, 20% deposit is required when booking. Balance to be paid 45 days before arrival.
Entry forms and regs, are available on the events/calendar section of the Sunbeam MCC website:
https://sunbeam-mcc.co.uk/event/warwickshire-weekend/
If you need any help, such as, don’t do web sites or having any other issues:
Please contact me Martin Staple on 07771 520450 and I’ll do my best to point you in the right direction or solve it together.
For those of you that don’t know me, I am a member of the VMCC as well as other clubs.I have had this message from Bryan Marsh from the Bedford Section
The Shuttleworth Collection is introducing an exciting new event for next year - Wings and Wheels. It will be held on Saturday, 30th May and, as the name suggests, it will include a celebration of interesting vehicles and aircraft together with lots of other things going on all day. We are hoping to include a static display of the development of the motorcycle over the decades up to the present day and I'm hoping that, between us, we can cover the years up to turn of the century - local general bike clubs are being approached to cover the modern era. At this stage we're just looking for expressions of interest - please direct all enquiries direct to me not to Shuttleworth as this part of the event is being looked after by members of the volunteer team.
We
are looking for no more than six bikes for each decade as space is
limited, and we would like the selection to be as diverse as possible.
Selected bikes will be given free entry for the rider and any pillion to
the whole event, which includes two airshows (normal price £35 per
person). All we ask is that the bikes are in place by about 8.30am and
display a notice giving brief details (make, model and year and any
interesting features, history, etc.). I can help people with producing
these, if necessary. You won't be required to stay with the bike or to
stay for the whole duration of the event, although the evening airshow
should include some amazing aircraft.
I
am contacting you chaps as representatives of suitable groups within
about an hour's ride of Shuttleworth and I hope you will pass this on to
your members, as I shall be doing for the VMCC Bedfordshire Section,
but this is not exclusive; please feel free to pass to anyone else who
you think might be interested.
Please
ask anyone who might be interested to send me an email with the year,
make and model of machines they would like to be considered. Bikes do
not have to be ridden to the event as there will be trailer parking
available. Non road legal competition machines can be included - almost
anything goes.
I look forward to being flooded with offers.
Rgds
Bryan
Chairmans Post 30 Run
The the information below could apply to anyone straying into the ULEZ zone, as a section we cater for all ages of motorcycle, so some riding machines falling between the 40 year historic tax class and the clubs 25 year rule could be impacted. As a general rule we try not to go anwhere near the ULEZ zone, prefering to keep to quieter areas, however, if an event comes up which may be in the zone I will try to warn you. The information below comes from RAG.
Dear fellow VMCC Section official,
In my role as Convenor of the Club's Regulatory Advisory Group (and via the National Motorcyclists' Council) I have been pressing for the resolution of problems for our members arising from the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charge.
You may be aware that motor cycles made after and including Euro 3 (about 2007) are exempt from the ULEZ charge because they are deemed to meet TfL’s emissions standards. This exemption also applies to motor cycles registered as 'historic vehicles' (older than 40 years) because these are deemed to be 'motoring heritage' not daily transport.
Motor cycles are exempt from the TfL London congestion charge because they do not cause congestion. 'Historic vehicles' however are not exempt.
As regards ULEZ and machines falling between ‘historic’ and Euro 3, you can apply for an exemption based on a manufacturer's certificates of conformity (if you can obtain it) or after being tested successfully at one of three TfL test centres. (It is said that most machines being submitted for such testing are passing.)
But several motorcyclists reported that, on getting 'historic vehicle’ status (to avoid the £12.50 a day ULEZ charge) they were then being expected to pay the congestion charge (£15.00 a day) if they entered or moved with the congestion charge zone.
This presumably was not because their bikes suddenly got bigger overnight and caused congestion but simply because the DVLA database could not identify how many wheels there were on an 'historic vehicle' (which, as you will know, is an inclusive registration class).
Following an approach from NMC, TfL now say this was never the case (see NMC press release at https://www.uknmc.org/news/nmc-clarifies-congestion-charge-situation-for-classic-motorcycles ). Hopefully this is a climb down but it will be up to them of course to ensure that the data base and the admin of the congestion charging system are good enough to avoid notices being issued.
In order to help NMC further it would be useful to know if any of your Section members have encountered the above problem. If they have, NMC Executive Director, Craig Carey-Clinch, would be glad to receive details.
If you can help Craig I'd be grateful if you could write to him directly with a copy to me for information.
Kind regards,
Roger Bibbings
Convenor VMCC RAG
Received 14 March 2023
Phishing e mails....Again
I have been informed that someone is using 'chiltern vmcc' e mail as a phishing link to obtain your details. If the e mail came from me I will not include any links. Do not click on anything in these messages especially links (that’s the bit in blue), just delete them. You can tell the message is fake as the e mail comes from a different sender (in brackets) after the section name.
If unsure delete the message without opening it and speak to me directly.
Howards Morgan
If you spot something while out and about, send it me and I will post it here.
The easiest way to contact me is by e mail, click the link below.
If you are a show organiser send me your information
Steve has been in touch to invite members to the Bovingdon Classic Car show on the 5thJuly.
I can't remember who asked me about Piston Rings, but I have used this company for a number of years and they have always been abe to help. When ordering rings you need to measure the bore, height of the ring and radial depth before you ask them, or have the old ring set number.
Bucks British & Classic Motorcycle Club
The Plough is closed again, so Wednesday evening meetings have moved to the ‘Lions Of Bledlow’ Church End, Bledlow, Princes Risborough HP27 9PE
The National, in Blairgowrie, has been booked for the last weekend in July (3pm Friday 24th - 12 noon Monday 27th). Main event is Saturday 25th.
Bike Night at Tickety Brew
Due to other bike nights popping up in the local area we are now moving bike night to the last Thursday of the month
Chairmans post 30 run
Chairmans post 30 run
Chairmans Post 30 run
