MCN Festival

[yoda]

Anyone else go to the MCN Festival (used to be BMF) this weekend? what did you think?

Said hello to Nathan Millward and picked up a signed copy of Graham Fields new book, plenty of bikes to look at but the event seemed a little quite to me, didn't look to be that many people camping..might have been something to do aith the £25 entyr on the gate?

[Nigel]

Said a couple of years ago when it was the BMF I wouldn`t bother any more and at £25 they can go and do one hmy:

[picos mestizo]

BMF, MCN what's the difference.
"Oracles of biking" I don't think so!

[Flid]

I hope these photos come up in this post. This was my origional view at the MCN Festival. Note how similar it is to Mongolia only more expensive and less motorbikes.

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[yoda]

I hope these photos come up in this post. This was my origional view at the MCN Festival. Note how similar it is to Mongolia only more expensive and less motorbikes.

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At least it wasn't a bike event in Texas Graham, your table wouldn't provide you with much cover against the hail (of bullets) there.
Thanks for signing the book for me hope it sells well (thumbs)

[picos mestizo]

Pitches look nicely staked out :whistle:
I guess they think if punters can shell out 16 grand on a bike then 25 quid to look at them is peanuts.

[Bernard Smith]

I hope these photos come up in this post. This was my origional view at the MCN Festival. Note how similar it is to Mongolia only more expensive and less motorbikes.

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Very good Graham :laugh: (thumbs)

I heard you just upped sticks and moved........ (thumbs)

[daytona-supersport]

Pretty good day really. I live a couple of miles from the showground and wanted to get a bit of feedback before blowing £25. So ride up there on my old Matchless dirt bike, but go to the back entrance gate. This means I can have a blast along the gravel and dirt track that runs around the showground. Out the other end and off to Webbs at Eye for chuck wagon breakfast. Meet a couple of guys and am informed that the show is not worth the bother. Ride of down to Wheels on the trading estate to meet a few more friends. I think the food is better at Webbs. After the usual natter and coffee, got bored and went off for a ride. As I was passing the showground I did the tracks the other way round. then of down bullock road and onto the byways. Rode the bottom end of Bullock road byway down to Sawtry and then took the old A1 road down to Alconbury to fill up the tank. Rode back up to Peterborough by the same route, Bullock Road / byway, but including Gypsy lane on the way. Went off to the motorway services for a decent fresh coffee and chill out with some bikers I met from up north, They confirmed the show was not up to much. Leaving the services thought I should put in one more rip around the playground, er, showground. Did this with the security guys telling me I was going against the one way traffic. No worries mate, I'll just ride off to the side. So a final flip and off home for teatime.
Yep. all told not a bad day at the no show, show. If I had not been riding alone I would have taken in a few more trails and had an even better day avoiding the show.
Ah well, Next year the show may be bigger and I'll have the excuse to go of riding more of the local trails. (thumbs)

[-Ralph-]

Had a good time watching the David Knight Enduro stuff, the flat track racing, and my 7 yr old son loved the Wall of Death and a few fairground rides, but if you went to see bikes and buy bike kit you'd be disappointed. 4 of us went together so we paid £17 in advance.

[AndyB]

I was planning to go and stay overnight then realised it was the BMF under a different name and binned the idea. I used to like the BMF when they had the Memba Rally on Saturday then everyone else rocked up on Sunday because you could get some good buys but last time I went it was crap.