As one who prefers riding on a sunny day to a pissing wet day, the forecast was spot on yesterday (24th) for a wee run (291 miles round trip) to Alford museum, where they had a couple of temporary displays. One was a few of Guy Martin’s bits and bobs. The second was a neat WW1 display of many personal items and stories. It was my first visit to Alford and must go again on one of their action days.
A nice old lady took pity of me in my squeaky bike boots and leathers and generously showed me how to connect to that new fangled wi-fi business and use a QR Reader App (all fortuitously at my fingers tips on my trusty telephonic device)
Several display items had a personal video screen to tell a tale about the displayed item, including Mr Martin’s crash in the box car downhill racer (ouch), an interesting steam powered lorry. Guy’s Spitfire Merlin engine was also on show. What a toy!
Plus his wall of death custom bike.
The FRAGILE notice made me chuckle - it's a beast of a thing
Along the way there was Billy Connolly’s trike from the TV programme, plus his wooden caravan that was a birthday pressie from his missus
Among the bikes was a box-fresh Kawasaki H2 owned by some local chap plus a few very well preserved / restored Jap classics
The Dalek made me smile as I was one of those kids hiding behind the couch many moons ago
A red Mini was also straight off the production line, no number plates, one of 2 purchased and stored by some chap
A huge showman engine was originally destined for France in WW1, but never left Blighty and was snapped up with a few others as ex-WD machinery after the war
Among the WW1 Stories, the most fascinating was the Bullet in Bullet story. A German bullet missed a British machine gunner, but jammed his ammo belt. Gun reloaded, battle carries on. After things cooled down, the gunner found out why his ammo belt jammed. Wow!
The guy with the hole in the helmet lived to fight another day too
And a gratuitous shot of a sunny road to Glen Shee ski resort
A nice old lady took pity of me in my squeaky bike boots and leathers and generously showed me how to connect to that new fangled wi-fi business and use a QR Reader App (all fortuitously at my fingers tips on my trusty telephonic device)
Several display items had a personal video screen to tell a tale about the displayed item, including Mr Martin’s crash in the box car downhill racer (ouch), an interesting steam powered lorry. Guy’s Spitfire Merlin engine was also on show. What a toy!
Plus his wall of death custom bike.
The FRAGILE notice made me chuckle - it's a beast of a thing
Along the way there was Billy Connolly’s trike from the TV programme, plus his wooden caravan that was a birthday pressie from his missus
Among the bikes was a box-fresh Kawasaki H2 owned by some local chap plus a few very well preserved / restored Jap classics
The Dalek made me smile as I was one of those kids hiding behind the couch many moons ago
A red Mini was also straight off the production line, no number plates, one of 2 purchased and stored by some chap
A huge showman engine was originally destined for France in WW1, but never left Blighty and was snapped up with a few others as ex-WD machinery after the war
Among the WW1 Stories, the most fascinating was the Bullet in Bullet story. A German bullet missed a British machine gunner, but jammed his ammo belt. Gun reloaded, battle carries on. After things cooled down, the gunner found out why his ammo belt jammed. Wow!
The guy with the hole in the helmet lived to fight another day too
And a gratuitous shot of a sunny road to Glen Shee ski resort
