October sees the last Classic Bike Show and Jumble at Ardingly this year, and the organisers have planned a special theme, focused on the Indian Motorcycle marque. Attractions include a special talk by Allan Ford, who ran and rode the Motodrome Wall of Death using Indian twin-cylinder machines. Ford will tell the Wall of Death story and is bringing his own 1926 Indian, once used in the attraction. The session will be compered by technical expert Rick Parkington, who previously worked at Edinburgh’s Motolux Indian workshop.
The Indian Riders Motorcycle Club will be in strong attendance, bringing along rare and fascinating examples of the breed, while Karl Foulkes-Halbard of Filching Manor Motor Museum adds to the line-up with his veteran Indian single and twin.
The show takes place on October 26 at the South of England showground at Ardingly, near Gatwick, RH17 6TL. Tickets are £7 for adults, and kids under 16 go free. For more information, visit www.elkpromotions.co.uk.