Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Show to be Held on 16th-17th February in Jaipur

2nd Vintage & Classic Motorcycle Show 2013. Convoy Control Club. Jaipur, Rajasthan.

The 2nd edition of the Vintage & Motorcycle show to be held on 16th and 17th February at Khasa Kothi hotel, Jaipur. The show will provide a stage to more than 100 vintage and classic motorcycles manufactured between 1933 and 1980, most of which have been built during the first and second world war. According to the organizers, some of the bikes are the rarest of rare and unique, and have never been modified to preserve the heritage; 7 of these bikes were on display at India Bike Week as well. Visitors will get a chance to see bikes from some iconic brands like BSA motorcycles, Indian, Harly-Davidson, Royal Enfield,Triumph, James, Excelsior, Norman, etc.

The two-day event will start on 16th February; her excellency Margaret Alva, Governor, Rajasthan State will inaugurate the show, while Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur and Hon'ble Narendra Singh will be the chief guest. On Day 2 of the event, that is, 17^th, there will be a bike rally around the city starting from the venue to continue to the Jawahar Circle ending at venue; this rally will have many, around 100, vintage bikes wowing the city from 2 pm to 4pm, which will be flagged-off by B.L. Soni, Police Commissioner, Jaipur City. After the rally, an award ceremony is to be held to honor the bike owners. Thakur Vikram Singh, President, Golf Club, Jaipur and Mr. Satish Jangir, Owner, Oriented Restorer will judge the bikes for various award categories.

The event is being organized by Convoy Control Club, which is a club of bikers who are interested in vintage bikes and cultural heritage. The club is dedicated to serve the society with its enthusiasm and has been involved in various social causes, like female foeticide, HIV aids and rights of deaf and dumb. They organize bike rallies on various social causes and motto behind this show is to increase the passion for the vintage bikes and heritage. Mr. Upendra Shastri, President of the club, said, "I started this club in 1995 with the idea of preserving our cultural heritage, today we have grown to 166 members, all of us being equally passionate about our goals." We also get to know from Mr. Shastri about the youngest and oldest members of the club. Mr. Birju Singh Sahab, standing tall at 78 years, is one of the oldest biker, while Mr. Puneet Soni, all of 19 as yet, is the youngest.

To add more spark to the show, a group of Harley owners called Jodhpur Harley-Davidson group is driving down to Jaipur to showcase their rides in the show. Mr. Shastri told us that they have to face many problems to organize the event due to financial reasons. And it continues to this current event as well. This time also Convoy Club xnb doesn't have sponsors; however, the Department of Rajasthan Tourism is the venue sponsor of the event, he added. He further said, “We are expecting a good response this time, last time we showcased a total of 70 bikes, but this time we are expecting 120 bikes, we are growing good and I feel that we have been successful to motivate people to preserve their heritage.”

Watch this space for the full coverage of the show.