Classic 1960’s race bikes burst into life at the MCN Festival

The Motorex fire-up paddock at the Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling is shaping up to be one of the star attractions of the event with over 30 machines from the golden era of bike racing on display in the paddock. Together with the Brackley Festival of Motorcycling, MCN is gathering together some the seminal machines of the 1960’s. Already booked are rare Bianchi and Benelli 500’s plus a one-off British built machine designed to take on the four cylinder Italian machines of the time, a 1964 Marsh MR4.

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The hand built Marsh now belongs to the National Motorcycle Museum and museum director James Hewing describes the noise the Marsh makes as a “glorious racket!”. The Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling takes place at the Peterborough Showground on May 13-14.

Historic race bike paddock and fire-up bikes include

1962 Factory Bianchi 498cc twin

1969 Benelli 500cc four

1996 Ducati 916 BSB Superbike

1962 Honda RC 143 250cc four

1967 Honda RC181 500cc (replica)

1974 Rob North 750 Triumph triple

1963 Honda RC145 125 twin (replica)

1963 Honda CR93 125cc twin

1998 Yamaha YZF750 Cadburys Boost BSB Superbike

1964 Marsh MR4 495cc four

1972 Yamaha TZ 700 four (Gene Romero replica)

1990 Norton 588cc rotary (JPS)

1974 MV Agusta 500cc four (ex Phil Read)

1973 MV Agusta 500cc triple

1974 Triumph T180 Factory prototype triple

1996 Honda CBR600RR Castrol Supersport (ex James Toseland)

2000 Honda VTR1000 SP1 Vimto (ex TT machine)

1969 Hannah-Paton 500cc twin

1972 Triumph 750 triple (ex factory machine)

2007 Suzuki  Supersport GSX-R600 (ex TAS Relentless)

2007 Suzuki Superstock GSX-R1000 (ex TAS Relentless)

2016 Kawasaki H2 (Chris Walkers own bike!)

PLUS MANY MORE…