Last year this event was billed as a massive post lockdown jumble, it was billed the same this year but we seem to be well past lockdowns now, or maybe I shouldn't speak too soon....
Either way it's always nice to ride over to a local jumble and the location of this one is a corker, nice flat fields next to the River Stour and not far from Wimborne town centre. Attendance seemed to be a little down on last year, I arrived late in the day so it's hard to say for sure. Awareness of the event was perhaps a bit low, at least amongst those I know. Not that I cared about any of it, there seemed to be more older bike stuff there this year and I managed to pick up a couple of really nice vintage twistgrips and a fifties AA East Africa motorcycle badge (yep, pretty esoteric I know) for very reasonable money.
An added bonus was that my Norton picked up the car park prize for second best British bike. I think this was maybe mostly due to me being around whilst the guys were judging it but an unexpected bonus none-the-less. As I favour the 'weathered look' for my bikes they don't often catch the eyes of any judges out there....
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| I'm not a fan of the word 'iconic' and the way it is so often banded around, however if one motorcycle is worthy of that epitaph it is a rigid framed polychromatic blue Triumph Thunderbird. The original Wild One. |
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| From the same period as the Thunderbird this Royal Enfield 500 Twin, also in lovely used condition. |
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| Again from the same era. Model D Lambretta. |
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| Close up of the Lambretta's power unit showcasing its shaft drive. |
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| And a sweet modern Sportster chop. |
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| Great paint job on the Sportster. |
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