The Classic Motorcycle Club is a gathering of people from all walks of life who have the shared interest of a love of classic motorcycles. The club was started in 1968 by a group of enthusiastic motorcyclists concerned about preserving classic motorcycles and has now grown to boast over 300 members.
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There are many classifications regarding the term “Classic” but generally after a rolling 20 year period a motorcycle can fall into one of the categories.
The main purpose of the club is to provide a facility where owners and enthusiasts of the older motorcycles can get together, have enjoyable social rides and gatherings and that gives them a central place for obtaining technical information on the older bikes plus the purchase of spare parts.
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The club has a monthly magazine “ The Master Link” which details the happenings in the club plus a sales and wanted pages. The club caters for all usages from social runs through foot-up trials and off road riding to Classic and historic racing.
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The club has probably the largest stock of second-hand spares for British and Continental motorcycles in the country and additional spares for all makes come in frequently.
The club has an extensive library which holds approximately 2000 motorcycle related books and articles plus about 5000 motorcycle magazines going back to the 1920’s so that members can get information (workshop manuals or parts lists etc.) about their latest project or facts and figures on historic or exotic motorcycles.
The club is always looking for donations of motorcycle related books and those unused motorcycle spares that have been laying around the garage for years.
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The club house is situated on the corner of Power and Lake in Germiston opposite the Eskom Simmerpan facility (old Simmerpan Club). Meetings are held every first Sunday of the month and an evening meeting held every 3rd Friday of the month.
If anybody would like more information on joining the club or would like to donate motorcycle related books to the library, please call the Club Chairman (see LINKS page for contact details).
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