Just like last year, you had to be there to know what a great day it was in the carpark behind the Stuarts Point Workers Recreation & Bowls Club. The Little Ripper Band maintained their usual high standard of entertainment.
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There were sausage and steak sandwiches from the Men’s Shed Barbeque.
The event was moved back a week to avoid clashing with Macksville’s annual Rusty Iron Rally, and the Stuarts Point Men’s Shed Motorcycle Show went perfectly.
There were about 130 motorcycles and a lot of visitors from the town and around the district.
Overall, most popular and topping the classic entries was a 1933 Morgan owned by Bruce Caldwell. Having three wheels it was debatable whether it would qualify in a motorcycle show, but it was widely accepted that any vehicle that sounded like a motorcycle, was powered by a V-Twin 990cc Matchless engine, and had two motorcycle wheels, must be some sort of motorcycle. Bruce has won a three day stay for two, in the luxury cabins at Grassy Head Holiday Park.
The most popular modern motorcycle was won by a 2005 ZXR Kawasaki 1200, owned by Peter Strudwick. And no wonder, the appointments and finish on this machine are faultless. The back-story is that Peter needed to sell his Classic Ford Galaxy, so he got the bike to ease the pain. Peter has won a three-night holiday for two in the luxury cabins at Stuarts Point Holiday Park.
On the day, 14 Suzuki Katanas representing Katana Australia arrived all together and joined the celebrations.
Stuarts Point Men’s Shed members are grateful to all that helped make this year’s event a success, everyone who came and celebrated on the day, Macleay Valley Holliday Parks for supplying the prizes, Kempsey Shire Council for traffic control barricades, Stuarts Point Workers Recreation and Bowls Club for their support and The Little Ripper Band for their live entertainment.
Lastly, thank you to all the riders and motorcycle enthusiasts for making the event what is was.