REVAMP FOR NMM

The National Motorcycle Museum, which houses the largest collection of British motorcycles in the world, with over 1000 machines from 170 different manufacturers, has undergone a revamp. During the latter part of 2016 the five display halls were completely reconfigured to enhance the visitor experience. Of the 1000-plus machines in the collection there are around 850 on display at any one time. The foyer of the museum is free to enter and contains a large number of machines, as well as the museum gift shop and its collection of sidecar outfits, Velocette road machines and other temporary displays, such as the Wallace and Gromit outfit. The idea of museum founder Roy Richards, Hall 1 showcases the 60 glorious years of motorcycle manufacturer in Great Britain from 1898 to 1960, with machines from the earliest veterans through to the powerful 650cc twins of the Rocker years. It charts the development of the motorcycle. All the bikes are displayed in year order. It also contains a tribute to Geoff Duke, Vincent road machines, and Sunbeam road machines. Halls 2, 3, and 4, are alpha sorted, with the exclusion of BSA, with Hall 2 featuring Brough Superior, military machines, including a special Troop Aid feature), the photo studio, prototypes, and working bikes as used by the Police and Ambulance services. Hall 3 has the museum’s huge collection of BSA and Matchless machines, in year order, while Hall 4 has Norton, Triumph and Royal Enfield machines. The museum’s collection of competition motorcycles, including road race, off-road, sprint and dragster bikes, take pride of place in Hall 5. This display includes all of the former factory Norton Rotaries, including the Steve Hislop 1992 Senior Tt-winning White Charger. If you would like more information on the National Motorcycle Museum visit www.thenmm.co.uk