Arthur Grady Ride, Fremantle 2014

The Arthur Grady Day, part of the Fremantle Heritage Festival, just keeps getting better and more impressive each year. In 2012, when I first attended, it was very much a motorcycle event, featuring a ride through the streets of Fremantle and a display of veteran, vintage and modern motorcycles in the heart of the city. Last year the ride was limited to the veteran motorcycles due to safety concerns, however the display was enlarged to include some vintage cars. This year their was no ride but the display was expanded to cover vintage cars, trucks, machinery and even a steam traction engine. Although there were a couple of downpours during the morning it was a great event and well attended. http://www.fremantlestory.com.au/your-story/event-festivals/festivals/heritage-festival/fremantle-heritage-festival.html

The veteran motorcycles held pride of place in front of the town hall.



This magnificent four cylinder Henderson gets around.

The Early American Motorcycle Club pit on a display of vintage Indians. http://www.earlyamericanmotorcycleclub.asn.au/ride-calendar-2014/10thmay2014-arthurgradydisplay



The replica of Arthur Grady's 1925 Douglas motorcycle.

HRD Vincent

Matchless

BMW



It rained as I rode to Fremantle and I was never more grateful for the Ariel's weather protection.

Photo courtesy of the VMCCWA

BSA Bantams

An Ariel Red Hunter scrambler



A Ural outfit - the Russian version of the wartime German BMW scout bike.

Two representatives from the Paradise Lost Scooter Club - http://www.plsc.asn.au/



How fantastic to see this old steam traction engine out on the street. I thought it would be a static display but it trundled up and down beside Kings Square, tooting its steam whistle from time to time. Behind the steam engine is a Mercedes-Benz Diesel.





Fargo truck



1950s Mercedes-Benz Diesel

1950 Bedford



The Bus Preservation Society bought down two old locals. We still ride on the 106 route. http://www.bpswa.org/

The old buses took passengers for a run around the city.

Don't look behind you!

The Veteran Car Club put on a little display

A real rarity - 1926 Theophile Schneider 25SP. A famous racing marque.



Model T Ford in BOANs livery in front of what was once the Boans store.





Despite the periodic downpours a great display was put on. Next year I think we'll organise with the SIVA members to put on a microcar display.

Arthur Grady Ride 2013

The third annual Arthur Grady ride-out was held in Fremantle on Saturday 1st June 2013. The ride-out celebrates the first round Australia motorcycle trip by Arthur Grady in 1924. Arthur's trip started and finished in the Fremantle and took five months.

The ride-out starts with a display of vintage motorcycles at the Fremantle Town Hall, followed by a ride through the port city. It's not all about vintage bikes though. Numerous motorcycle clubs also attend and, as it now forms part of the Festival of Fremantle, it draws a very big crowd.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/17307479/ride-down-freos-memory-lane/

A replica of Arthur Grady's 1925 Douglas

A line up of veteran motorcycles organised by the Vintage Motor Cycle Club of WA

Scott Flying Squirrel, powered by its distinctive water cooled two-stroke engine



I'm not sure what this one was as it did not have a name plate



Indians from the Early American Motorcycle Club

A 1935 DKW NZ250 with old style girder forks

A little crowd admires an East German MZ ETZ250. The second one I've seen in Perth

I was captured on arrival by a photographer from the Vintage Motorcycle Club.

As the Ariel has been off the road for some time with a blown ring I took the Troll. It was pretty much the only scooter in attendance but still drew a crowd

Not quite a motorcycle - a Morgan three wheeler




The Arthur Grady Rideout received a write up in Old Bike Australia and the Troll got a mention.


 
http://www.oldbikemag.com.au/