WA.... will see your 'parking with the show bikes by mistake', and raise you 'trying to park with show bikes on purpose.
For something different, April this year I decided to pop along to a Transport Festival at a Three Counties Showground, that had a Classic Car Show, and a Classic & Vintage Bike Show on at the same time (A classic for this show was a vehicle more than 15 years old). I remember it quite vividly because I thought I had rode into the Twilight Zone.
09:00I stopped at the outer gate and decided I would don my predator gear to ride through the showground.
As I entered the showground, I said to the marshal at the gate "I have come for the Classic & Vintage Bike Show", "That way" he said. Riding into the show ground a marshal gestured to me, as I rode up to him he said "That is some machine" I replied "I have come for the classic Show", "Follow me" he said, and led me to park up outside a large building where there was some sort of fayre thing going on. "Here ok for you"
No other bikes around I thought it is a bit early, went for a walk around, and ventured up to a field where the classic cars were. I asked one of the show arena officials "This is a Classic Car AND Bike Show is it not"" who replied "Yes it is". I asked "Why are the Classic Bikes not parked in the field with the cars as usual" who said "The Classic bikes are inside that big building" he said pointing to a large building next to the one I was parked outside. "I was directed to park my Classic Bike outside the building next to it" I said. "It is during show hours, but you will be ok to push your bike round and into the other building" said the official. So I took a walk up to the building where the classic & vintage bikes were on show, thinking 'I am never going to push big blue round to here'. I asked an orange jacket official outside the building "Will it be ok to ride my bike round into the building, I was directed to park in the wrong place, and it is too heavy to push" to which he replied "Keep under 5mph, I will wait here and keep an eye out for you". 10:30 I could not be bothered to pack my predator helmet away, so I popped it on my bonse and proceeded. The official I spoke to was waving his arms and walking towards me who said "During show hours all traffic has to be led by a event marshal" to which I replied "But you just told me I could ride my bike into the building"......... "Was that you!!!!! I thought you referring to a classic, the building is for classic & vintage bikes only". With growing bewilderment I said "This is a 2002, it is 17 years old". The look on his face was priceless "Classic, I saw you ride though earlier, and thought you had landed on the wrong planet, this is really 17 years old, WOW"
So he walks me into the building, and asked if I would be ok to ride round and park up along the back of the show bikes.
Sorted. I did not win anything, apparently the judge thought Big Blue was a solo exhibit
"My goodness"
"Good condition for a 2013"
"Do you ride it much"
"Do you realise this is Classic & vintage only"
"What size is the engine, must be 1000cc"
