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Hi all
The central coast sports bike club will be going to the National Motorcycle Museum on the 5th August all

Where is it?

Hi Pan
The location of the museum is the small village of Nabiac, which is 28 kilometres south of Taree and 140 kilometres north of Newcastle on the Pacific Highway, on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
History of the Australian Motorcycle Museum
The National Motorcycle Museum was initially located in Mitchell, a suburb of Canberra, Australia in 1990. It was started by Brian and Margaret Kelleher, who at this time had been in the motorcycle retail industry for 18 years. Brian had been collecting motorcycles before starting the motorcycle business and they continued storing motorcycles and memorabilia with the dream of one day opening a musem. Motorcycles formed a very important part of Australia's transport history, as they provided a cheap method of motor transport. Many of Australia's 60 plus age group's first motor vehicle was a motorcycle.
When the Kellehers read in a Bureau of Statistics report in 1988 that many of our old motorcycles were leaving the country for the USA, Japan and England, they believed unless something was done now, then more of Australia's motoring heritage would be lost. This was the trigger to start the museum for their collection and to offer a home to some of the motorcycles sitting in peoples' sheds.

After much searching for some type of government assistance, with nothing forthcoming, they decided to go it alone and set up the National Motorcycle Museum of Australia.

After operating in Canberra for approximately ten years the Kellehers sold the motorcycle business and moved to the Mid North Coast of NSW where they built a purpose built complex that houses over 700 motorcycles and an enormous array of motorcyle memorabilia, toys and an extensive motorcycle orientated gift shop.

Pan the National Motorcycle Museum is a must see

Seems there are a few of them. I was told to make sure I see the "National Motor Racing Museum" at the end of Conrod Straight in Bathurst/Mt.Panorama too. WHat's the one in Tamworth called then?

Pan - The museum in Bathurst is more cars, but nabiac is for bikes, have been there a couple of times now to see this bits i missed first time around

Ruffy

Day trip on the mighty reds, overnighter for the Copper.

Gnarbunkle99 Wrote:Day trip on the mighty reds, overnighter for the Copper.

5th August should be in
If I leave Sat i should make it, a mate has a weekender there, well a garage with lounge & frig, any takers

A weekender in Nabiac is a water tank Rob.

If you get stuck you can stay at my place.

BUSGO Wrote:A weekender in Nabiac is a water tank Rob.

If you get stuck you can stay at my place.

Mates weekender is at Coolongolook, right where MR sits, near the Caltex

They play banjos there right.

Gnarbunkle99 Wrote:They play banjos there right.

Yep and wild naked ladies in the bushes

Don't forget this weekend.
Leaving the Heatherbrae Shell servo at 8:30am Sunday.

We are going the long and winding road to get there.
If you want to meet us at the museum, we will arrive at about 11am.

Hi Ray
I will be going, see you at 8.30