It was a display to whet the appetite of any motoring enthusiast.
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Indian, Vincent, Ducati, Douglas, Howard, Royal Enfield, Peerless, the ubiquitous Harley Davidson and an array of Kawasakis, Moto Guzzi and even a Posties bike were all on display at the inaugural Millthorpe Bike Show.
Co-organiser Nigel Irvine said that the relaxed nature of the event meant that he was unsure exactly how many bikes were on display, but he thinks that it was upwards of 100.
"Some were saying there were 200 or even 400, but I don't think it got that high," he said.
Irrespective of the number, it was the variety on show and where people came from that pleased Mr Irvine.
"There was a really good variety of bikes and probably as good as you would see at any big bike show that was professionally organised," he said.
"There were pre first world war bikes, a good selection of bikes from the 40's through to the 60's and some really exotic bikes as well."
Of the range of bikes on display there were two that appealed most to Mr Irvine.
"There was a Black Shadow from Bathurst and an Egli Vincent from Sydney and they were standouts. The Rolls Royces of the motorbike world."
Not all bikes came from afar either, some locals surprised Mr Irvine when they arrived at the railway station with some interesting bikes.
"One was from out on Vittoria Road with a 1916 Harley Davidson sidecar and another was a pre World War One Peerless," he said. "There was also another local with a Norton rotary motor and they only made those for a few years before the folded up."
As with all things vintage, not everything goes to plan and even Mr Irvine had problems with one of his own bikes.
"I had my Kawasaki Triple there and although it looks like it would go at a 100 miles an hour, I had to push it there using Nigel power."
As for a repeat bike show next year, Mr Irvine is letting that idea idle.
"We'll have to see. We'll have to meet with the village committee and get something formal happening."
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