Every year at the Samford Historical Museum there is a special Australia Day celebration.
Here is an overview of the display of historic bikes at Samford on Australia Day 2015.
One of the many features is a display of motorbikes by members of the Historical Motor Cycle Club of Queensland.
My own bike, the Army green 1962 Chang Jiang provides great contrast to the shiny 1960s Triumph next to it.A left side view of an eighties-era two-wheel-drive Dnepr outfit.A rear view of the Dnepr.A right side view of the Dnepr.
The day was fine and sunny which makes the taking of photographs more difficult because of the contrast between areas of light and shade.
This 1960 Ariel Leader was very well weather-proofed for its day. I remember looking at new ones in the motorbike shop back then and thinking how sensible they were.
About forty bikes were on display although only a few will be shown here.
This 1915 Ariel single was one of several 100 years old motorbikes which were on display.Also 100 years old, this Ariel V-twin has a larger engine capacity and more power than the Ariel single.
I shall add some more photos from this event tomorrow.
