Beaulieu Motorcycle World

[yoyo]

I have recieved the following from the Staff at Beaulieu Motor Museum regarding the future of Motorcycle World.

The annual Motorcycle World, which was such an innovation in its time, is a show of which Beaulieu has been very proud. It proved hugely popular and was greatly enjoyed by many thousands of people over the years.

However, in recent years a number of factors have prompted a re evaluation of the show. Ongoing economic uncertainty has increasingly put the motorcycle industry under pressure, making it difficult for major manufacturers and traders to commit their budgets to outdoor shows. The rising cost of Health & Safety infrastructure has also had an impact on the show's viability.

Overriding both of these factors, the last two years has demonstrated that this is a show that relies heavily on fine weather. Given the increasing unpredictability of the English summer a decision has been reached, not to run the event for 2009.

Beaulieu continues to develop its motorcycle collection and currently has on display, the largest collection of Ducatis outside the Ducati Museum in Bologna, including 'Airwaves', which has attained the pinnacle of technology in superbikes. Beaulieu also plays host to a number of other motorcycle events, most notably the Graham Walker Memorial Run which, in 2009, will be extending an invitation to classic bike owners to display their bikes in the grounds of the National Motor Museum at the event.

We thank you for your support of this event in previous years & if you are happy for us to do so, we will maintain your details on file so we can contact you if we hold a motorcycle related event in the future. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us in the Events Department on 0 1590 614614 or email us at events@beaulieu.co.uk.

Best regards

Judith Maddox

Events Manager

It's a shame as there used to be a great man-made trials arena there and some big names have been known to come and display their skills there including a certain Mr. Saunders.

It's also a shame as I enjoyed organising the Supermoto Displays there which I did for the past 5yrs

Ah well - there you go.

Those who've attended the shows in the last two years with us can't be surprised though. The weather has kept the crowds away and this must have had an impact on their ticket sales.

Some of it is (I believe) down to poor organisation and also the costs for the trade and manufacturer stands - I'm lead to believe that it was costing Honda around

[trickymicky]

Yes, a shame but they have been really unlucky with the weather. A couple of years ago there was rain like i've never seen before. My lasting memory was a bloke with Graham Jarvis who kept pushing the bikes around in their marquee,apparently for the sake of it,doing little stoppies, then looking around to see if anyone had been watching!