Win a Triumph – it could be you!
You will have found a book of raffle tickets with your February issue of Old Bike Mart which are for the National Motorcycle Museum’s Triumph Over Adversity Recovery Appeal Raffle. As with the museum’s previous raffle in the latter part of last year, this is to raise funds to be able to reopen the museum once restrictions are eased. The museum has a reopening target of £500,000 but is still some way short of that, so it would very much appreciate people participating in the raffle – and, look at the prizes on offer, it’s certainly worth it!
In third prize is a partially restored 1956 Triumph Tiger T100 while the runner up will win a low mileage, one owner 1978 Triumph Trident T160. But the top prize is a brand new 2021 Triumph Trident 600cc, donated by Triumph Motorcycles. Tickets for this raffle are £6 – yes, a chance to win another addition for your garage for just over a fiver! – and can be purchased online at www.thenmm.co.uk. The draw will be made at the museum on 25 June 2021. We hope by then the lucky winners will be able to ride their motorcycles home.
Three lucky gentlemen received the ultimate Christmas present as winners of the National Motorcycle Museum Covid-19 raffle, the results of which were drawn on 21 December 2020. Dipping into the hat, Mark Bryan, motorcycle expert at H&H Auctions, drew out the winning tickets with the third prize of a 1959 BSA B31 being won by Stewart Bramham in Cornwall and the second prize of a 1948 Ariel NG 350cc going to Phil Sherratt in Staffordshire. Both the BSA and the Ariel have been restored by the National Motorcycle Museum, but the top prize was something even more special, a brand new/old stock 1977 850cc Norton Commando which will now find its new home in South Yorkshire with Craig Lee. We bet Craig didn’t get a Christmas gift that topped that!
While we’re visiting the National Motorcycle Museum (albeit only virtually at this moment), we also bring you news of the museum’s annual free open day. Museum Live will be held on 30 October 2021 and everyone is invited to visit the museum collection free of charge.
In addition to the museum exhibits – that's more than a day’s entertainment in itself – there will be a number of events during the day. Henry Cole and Friends will be live on the stage in one hour chat shows during which Henry will regale people with his engaging stories and anecdotes as well as welcoming a number of motorcycling personalities to the stage.
It’s also a chance to meet some of the museum’s specialist suppliers and craftsmen, the folk who are responsible for many of the immaculate restorations on display, along with other classic motorcycling experts who will be on hand to chat and answer questions.
As if that wasn’t enough to persuade you, there will also be a large autojumble and trade area and, even better, given Museum Live is held at the end of October, this will be in a warm and dry indoor arena. We will bring you more details in due course but put this one in your diary (you probably have space!) right now or visit www.thenmm.co.uk.