NEW Forest ponies were joined by another kind of horsepower on Sunday August 29 when 66 vintage and classic motorcycles took part in the annual Sammy Miller Run.
Starting and finishing at the Sammy Miller motorcycle museum in Bashley, the 55-mile route took the cavalcade of two-wheeled nostalgia around the forest with a lunch stop at Beaulieu Road.
Museum boss Sammy Miller judged the entries for the various awards and chose as best machine the unusual 1955 Adler, a 250cc two-stroke of German design, ridden by Ian Munro of Canford Cliffs.
Prize for the best lady rider went to Shirley Blake from Parkstone riding a 1920s N.U.T machine from the museum's own collection while the oldest bike taking part was a 1924 300cc Omega ridden by Eric Phillips of Broomhill, near Wimborne.
The most original machine award went to Ivan Cox from Wareham riding a 1929 Douglas 600c twin cylinder and a 1926 Harley Davidson restored by Christchurch enthusiast and former grass track racing star Nigel Green was judged best vintage machine.
Among the more modern machinery taking part was Peter Rawlins' 1969 Triton British bike hybrid using a 650cc Triumph engine in a Norton frame which earned the award for technical interest.
First published: August 31
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