Motorcycle Display in Chania, Crete

Chania is a city on the north-west coast of Crete. The old town is centred on the Venetian harbour, a lovely old-town with architecture dating back to the 14th century.

The Venetian warehouses

As we explored the old town we came across a notice that there was a classic bicycle and motorcycle display. We were lucky enough to be there on the last day of the display.

The exhibition was held in one of the Venetian warehouses that has been converted into a theatre / exhibition hall.

In the forecourt outside the hall was a fine display of lightweigh 50cc European motorcycles, including a Kreidler, Horex and Zundapp. These machines are never seen in Australia. I photographed all of them in detail but unfortunately my phone was hijacked and I lost almost all my photographs.

Crete in summer is extremely hot so the exhibition opened at 7.30pm and closed at midnight. What a great idea and something we in Australia should consider during the heat of summer.

The vintage bicycle display

Vintage bicycles

Around the time of the First World War the militaries of Europe began to use bicycles to "mobilise" their armies. It was better than marching!

Celebrating the centenary of BMW

Two early girder frame BMW models

Some BMW history: https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2023/01/bmw-isetta-saviour-of-company.html

1937 BMW R12 in Germany military spec

BMW with front shield

1962 BMW outfit

The beautiful Jawa from Czechoslovakia:
https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2022/07/1950-jawa-350-motorcycle.html

The scooter corner (from the Chania Motorcycle Club Facebook page

Lambrettas and their derivatives

NSU Prima based on the Italian Lambretta

The moped section

DKW Hummel 'tin banana'

The Hummel is a beautifully stylish machine that really should have been more successful than it was.
https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2022/04/1965-zweirad-union-dkw-hummel-range.html

1970 Gilera 98SS

1954 Horex Regina from Germany

Two DKWs - one civilian and one military in the German section

1954 DKW RT250H just like my example:
https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2022/03/1954-dkw-rt250-h-motorcycle.html

Another DKW in unusual colour scheme

The world's most successful scooter - the Honda Cub, sold in the millions in every market on earth

Honda 50cc motorcycles

Honda 500 Four

The British section

Matchless and Nortons in the British section

Norton

1929 BSA H28

The Chania Classic Motorcycle Club put on an absolutely fantastic and professional display. It was really excellent and it appears from their Facebook page they do this every year. My only regret is that I lost 90% of the photographs I took when my phone was hacked. For more information about the Chania Classic Motorcycle Club, check out their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064406690425

Australian Motoring Heritage Foundation Economic Impact Survey

It would be fair to say that the government is increasingly not our friend. In coming years we can expect to see more and more "environmental regulation" enacted with the intention of restricting the use of petrol powered motor vehicles on our roads. In this 'debate' science matters not a whit - only money talks, and those that are pushing for restrictions have deep pockets.

Our hobby is not without its influence. The money we spend on our vehicles, in restoration, fuel, oil, polish, repairs, maintenance, collectibles, taxes, registration, etc, is worth tens of millions of dollars, all spent in our local communities. But how do we quantify this? By surveying our community and collating it into a report that can waved in the faces of politicians and the media to point out two things -
1. There are a lot of us out there and we vote and;
2. We are a real economic force and therefore matter.

The survey linked below is quick and simple to complete. There are 25 easy to answer questions. I recommend everyone completes the survey so we can contribute our voice. If you know enthusiasts who might be interested, please forward it on to them. We have until the end of September.


Dear Motoring Club Member

The Australian Motor Heritage Foundation (AMHF) is conducting a survey of heritage vehicle owners to ascertain the contribution that the heritage vehicle sector, both classic and historic, makes to the Australian economy. This survey is fully supported by the Council of Motoring Clubs of WA.

The survey, being distributed through clubs like yours, is being conducted on the Survey Monkey platform by the economics advisory firm, The Mercurius Group.

It is anticipated that the survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete and is totally anonymous as we do not capture any private details of respondents.

The survey can be completed by following the link below, which takes you to a preamble of the survey which provides further details and instructions.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AustralianMotorHeritageFoundationSurvey

We would be grateful if you distribute the survey to all of your members via email as soon as possible.

We aim to get at least 10-20% of members from each club responding. The survey will remain “live” until 30 September and we may ask you to follow up your members during the course of the next months, depending on response rates.

We will of course share the findings of the study with all participating clubs.

Yours sincerely
The Australian Motor Heritage Foundation
https://motorheritage.org.au/

Classic Cars and Coffee - Sunday 6th August 2023

Dear car and bike enthusiasts...aka tragics! The team at CC and C are very much looking forward to this Sunday's event with a great array of new classics and rare modern cars expected. The weather is looking on point so we expect it to be a big morning. Remember that this Sunday we will be operating our winter hours of 9 - 11am, next month we will go back to our regular 8:30 - 10:30am times. Please see below information on some upcoming events and also information on The Long Run from our charity partners 'Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia'. Also just a reminder that JDM will take place in carpark 9 this Sunday!

After several weekends of rain and drizzle it looks like Sunday 6th August 2023 is going to be clear and sunny. Perfect weather for a car show. Come on down to the University of WA carpark with your vehicle or just come along to enjoy the show. It's free for spectators.

Sunday was a beautiful, sunny but cold morning. Time for a coffee!

A stunning MG A

The trusty old Commer van. You never see these on the road.

Studebaker Lark

Triumph TR2

New and old. 

Citroen 2CV

Renault 17

Armstrong Siddley

Renault A330

Russian Ural motorcycle and Czech Velorex

The Velorex is budget motoring at its simplest. It's powered by a twin cylinder Jawa motorcycle engine. https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2016/11/prague-technical-museum.html

Shannons Insurance and the Patron coffee van. https://www.shannons.com.au/

The modern Morgan three wheeler and a rallying Volvo Amazon.

Look at the cantor on the Skoda Octavia's rear wheels. The Skoda used independently sprung half axles.
https://tatrat600.blogspot.com/2022/12/1938-skoda-420-technical-influence-of.html

1965 Skoda Octavia.

Renault 750

1940 Ford Coupe

1958 Ford Customline

1944 Kubelwagen. https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2014/07/volkswagen-at-war.html

Porsche 356 coupe. https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2022/12/1950-porsche-356-pre-a.html

It was time to take the Tatra out for a spin. No reverse parking this time.

The Commer creeps over the speed humps. One of the problems of "slamming"

It's interesting to overhear people talk about the Tatra. "Hmm, it looks just like a Volkswagen." Yeah, if you don't have eyes. https://tatrat600.blogspot.com/2023/02/tatras-self-licking-icecream-cone.html 

1959 IWL Berlin scooter. https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2019/09/east-german-iwl-scooters.html

This little trio is a good example of the variety within the KBG club. https://kbgaustralia.org/

Two eastern block machines

Jim loves the Berlin!

Next Classic Cars and Coffee is Sunday 3rd September 2023.