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WROSE HISTORIC MOTORCYCLE
SHOW
1988 saw the birth of the show when the late Jack Moor .
an ex-clubman road racer, gatherd a few classic motorcycles
together as an added attraction at his local Wrose- [a district
of Bradford] Village Gala. The intrest in the Bikes was amazing
and he therefore managed to increase the number of bikes over
the next couple of years.
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Such was the success of this that Jack
worked on the idea of separating from the Gala and putting
on a bike only Show with any profits made going to local
welfare groups,[see Charities Page]. Jack being a full-time
carer himself for his son who is quite severely disabled.
The Wrose Historic Motorcycle Show was born. |
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bike only Show was a huge success, held in a restricted
motor garage area and the chief guest was Geoff Duke
. The following four Shows were held in a municipal
wholesale market and were also highly successful BUT
the writing was now on the wall. Bradford Council,whcalled
the tune, imposed ever-increasions on the useof this
market and these in turn meant ever-increasingoverheads.
The year 1995.
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ROSE CUSTOM & CLASSIC FESTIVAL |
After many late nights we managed to negotiate
an arrangement with the Management of an outdoor activities
centre in Ilkley and the format was to take in many minor
changes. We were hopeful that with the benefit of a countryside
location and a new name we might just pull it off, but sadly
it was not to be. We are still not sure what went wrong but
it may even be just down to the foibles of bikers and motorcycling
generally. We thought we were professional at this game but
fate took a hand. Once again, more thinking required. The
year - 1996.
WHITE ROSE MOTORCYCLE CLUB
After many inquests it was obvios to all that
the Shows of the past were now a non-starter. We were determined
not to throw in the towel completely, but to survive in some
shape or form. First of all we would become a club. We had
already dropped the W in Wrose and had adopted the Yorkshire
emblem in our title of White Rose Motorcycle Club. Which was
well supported and received. It was decided to continue with
these Runs at an increased scale, and then the club decided
to organise a Show in a reduced form, known as Shipley Bikefest.
White Rose
Motorcycle Club, Coniston Public House, Louisa St, Idle Village,
Bradford, West Yorkshire
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