Fire destroys motorcycle museum
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Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:36 pmby Hagar
From BBC News.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/3114410.stm[quote]A major fire has destroyed most of the National Motorcycle Museum near Birmingham.
About 650 vintage machines worth between
Re: Fire destroys motorcycle museum
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Tue Sep 16, 2003 4:57 pmby ozzy72
OMG!!! I can't believe this! That was an amazing place, even non-bikers liked it. It really showed the evolution of motorbikes.
Ozzy
Re: Fire destroys motorcycle museum
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Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:11 pmby Oso
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Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:19 pmby Oso
Re: Fire destroys motorcycle museum
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Wed Sep 17, 2003 1:34 pmby Dan
AGHHHHH!! I love bike's too. I had never been there, but I can understand the loss, all too well.
Re: Fire destroys motorcycle museum
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Fri Sep 19, 2003 12:46 amby OTTOL
I used to work on, and restore bikes. In the restoration field, there are two basic classifications for classic motorcycles: original and restored. Depending on your preference, you may find one better than the other. But if I can provide any positive light on the subject, the rubber, plastic and paper bits might be destroyed, but as long as metal parts aren't melted or deformed, they should be able to restore most of the bikes. I hate to rub salt in the wounds, but I can't believe they didn't have a proper extinguishing system! Even water damage is much easier to repair than fire, and if not that,
Re: Fire destroys motorcycle museum
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Fri Sep 19, 2003 9:41 amby Wing Nut
That is such a shame. My God, 650 bikes completely destroyed? :-/ Out of curiosity, were the bikes save newer or did they lose their early bikes? I think that would make it an even bigger loss.
Kevin