Local bike show - Guzzi content

[Canuck750]

Our local chapter of the Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group - CVMG is the Northern Alberta Section - NORAL
I am assisting with a display in a vacant store within a local shopping mall, we are keeping the display up for the next 5 weeks, open to the public on weekend afternoons, 41 bikes on display.



We have three Guzzi's in the dispaly including this real nice 1966 Stornello



my 1957 Cardellino and a Lemans Mk IV plus my Guzzi Eldorado cut away engine







Some real gems came out of the local garages, a Rudge Rapid from 1936 and this stunning 1953 Jawa 500-00



Nice Ariel twin port



we have a Vincent Comet, an Ariel Square Four, a BSA Empire Star, A BSA Gold Flash, a Bonneville, a couple Matchless, a DKW, a Seeley 750 Commando









This is a rare Ducati - early 72 750GT





This was found in an old farm supply shop, never sold - Indian with a Fuji motor



and we have a good cross section of Japanese as well, these are original

[JayDee24ca]

West Edmonton Mall?
JD

[Canuck750]

West Edmonton Mall?
JD

Londonderry Mall. 137 Ave and 66 street

[Dave Swanson]

Very impressive line up!

[Scout63]

Nice collection and beautifully set up.  Thanks for sharing this.

[Tom H]

Very nice! Would love to stop by, but just a bit far away. Glad to see your cut away on display!

Tom

[oldbike54]

 Absolutely stunning motorbikes on display Jim , thanks 

 Dusty

[chuck peterson]

Thanks! What a great idea

[cliffrod]

That's a great looking display, Jim. 

I'm curious about production details. Are there knowledgable chaperones like club members present while the display is open to answer questions and provide basic supervision & security?   In recent years, we've had to both watch the special display bikes and cordon them off at our events. Otherwise, we turn around and somebody (usually a kid or wanna-be calendar girl) is on a bike like it's a jungle gym or a park bench.   It's still a job that needs to be done  because some don't even care about the rope or signs.

[JJ]

WOW!!  Great selection of bikes...and beautiful display!  Thanks for sharing!!

[e.cleven]

The cut away motor steals the show for me, I have never seen such a complete job, even the starter and the solenoid. WOW! That is definitely a love of labor.

Ride Safe.

Earl

[oldbike54]

That's a great looking display, Jim. 

I'm curious about production details. Are there knowledgable chaperones like club members present while the display is open to answer questions and provide basic supervision & security?   In recent years, we've had to both watch the special display bikes and cordon them off at our events. Otherwise, we turn around and somebody (usually a kid or wanna-be calendar girl) is on a bike like it's a jungle gym or a park bench.   It's still a job that needs to be done  because some don't even care about the rope or signs.

 Canadians are more polite than Americans , they will always ask before climbing on a motorbike not belonging to them .

 Dusty

[Mayor_of_BBQ]

WOw, you boys came to play! Nice selection and the staging is great. That cutaway engine is so dang impressive! I need to go back thru that thread, I dont remember seeing the stand details... Is the toggle switch for internal lighting?

[leroy_can]

 Very impressive display for sure always amazing how many rare examples can come out of the woodwork. I assume from other comments you did the cutaway yourself,very nice. I have an article in an old Cycle World about Herb Harris the well known Vincent collector and of course it was mainly about them but a second feature was his cutaway collection. 2 different Square Fours, Vincent, Triumph, and a complete BSA Gold Star and many more. The BSA had everything cut open, shocks,forks,gas and oil tanks etc. and I believe it was from a factory display  at the launch of the model. Some of his engines were motorized as well.

[Canuck750]

That's a great looking display, Jim. 

I'm curious about production details. Are there knowledgable chaperones like club members present while the display is open to answer questions and provide basic supervision & security?   In recent years, we've had to both watch the special display bikes and cordon them off at our events. Otherwise, we turn around and somebody (usually a kid or wanna-be calendar girl) is on a bike like it's a jungle gym or a park bench.   It's still a job that needs to be done  because some don't even care about the rope or signs.

We are fortunate to have over 100 members in our local CVMG section so we are able to have at least 4 members attend each day of the show over the next 5 weeks ( we may extend for one more month and change out bikes at some time). The mall is paying us $100 per bike up to $2500 in mall gift cards which the members who display a bike return $50 to the club to fund our annual X-Mas party and pay for our monthly meeting venue (when - restrictions end). I made up a display card for each bike mounted to foam core board that provides the basics on the machine and relevance in history and the owner and a member provided music stands to hold each card,
We have little problem with folks crossing the barrier but it does happen and being older guys a quick 'hey don't do that' usually suffices.
If - had not been a reality we would have had many more rare machines on display, due to members age and health many could not show their pre-war Indians, Harleys, Panthers, Triumphs, BSA, etc..
The Mall also provided the hand sanitizer stations, the barricades and a security guard that regularly checks in. When we are not open the lights remain on and there are instructions indicating our weekend opening times.



















As to the cut away, I did that a couple years back, the cutting of the aluminum was pretty easy with a 4" angle grinder and an aluminum cut-off wheel plus an auto body flat file. These are older pics before I added the starter. The switch turns on the 12v LED light strips inside the stand. I drew the stand in AutoCad and had the 3/16" steel water jet cut. If anyone wants the CAD or PDF file just pm me.



before I made the stand