This a motorcycle touring club, evidence in the Touring Reports.

Who are we?

The Mayflower Motorcycle Club is a national club with a local feel - we are renowned for being a very sociable touring club with a wide range of members across the country - the focus being that it doesn't matter what motorcycle you own as long as you ride it.

The club attends rallies all over Europe, including events organised by the F.I.M. In addition, the Mayflower Motorcycle Club organises a full social calendar, including the long-standing Pilgrims Rally . Monthly camping weekends in different parts of the country also feature: a pre-requisite for any meeting is a real ale pub with good food.  The club likes to camp in interesting parts of the country where members can enjoy a decent ride and have somewhere to look around during the course of the weekend. These camping weekends are regularly attended by 40 per cent of the club's membership.

Over the course of the year, some 80% of the club's 175+ membership attends a club event.which reflects the enthusiasm of its members and may surprise some of the larger local, national and one-make clubs.

A good turnout on Friday with more arriving early Saturday, after the distraction of  the usual tent wrangling display some set off to the crater left by the ‘Fauld explosion’ made by 3500 tons of munitions in 1944.

The AGM went smoothly with a few points receiving uncommonly rational debate leading some minor adjustments to the globetrotter points rules and the conclusion that while this is primarily a motorcycle camping club, we understand the lure/need of B&B on occasion.

The usual long discussion on T-shirt colour didn’t happen with only one objection to the proposeal, which was dismissed, thus ensuring orderly progress to the bar.   

August 3-5   Pilgrims Rally. The Mayflower MCC Summer Rally.  

download flyer here.

The Bat Rally at Needse Holland 'needs' no introduction as many of you have probably been to this long established meeting. Numbers have dropped over recent years which is a shame but it could be due to the fact that its a 600mile round trip from Dover, so petrol, ferry, and essentials (beer) all add up to make it a pricey weekend.

This does not however have any effect whatsoever on the intrepid group of Mayflower members who relish high milage, rain, and cold. The club was well represented as the photos show & some were to continue riding around Europe for another week.

If they wish to return, two ‘alleged’ lightfitting vandals may have to change their identity.

Suffolk camping weekend was an interesting place to find due to the village road closures and diversions. Good points were flat camping area, fairly competitive beer prices (home made beer) and the food was not bad. As its rare, must mention 3 days of sun if a little cool at night. Bad points, £5.00 per person per night for camping, this included no toilet paper, (Radar stepped in with supplies) no urinal in gents, just one trap, and no hot water even though

the roofs were covered in solar panels. Despite this it was still a good weekend, its the company that matters.

News from Ronnie Stuart of the Navigators

Pat Waylett passed away this morning after a short stay in hospital, and we are trying to let all his old bikeing buddies in all the other clubs know.