Ride date - September 19th 2026
VMCC Herefordshire & Mid Wales Section Cafe Racer Ride, 19th September 2026
Release your inner Ogri, Mitzi, or even Malcolm and Kickstart! Dust off that Norvin, Goldie Clubmans or Triton! Fit your lowest clip-ons and Dunstall Decibel meggas! Dig out your old leather jacket and white seaboot socks! Then book an appointment with your chiropractor! Rosettes for the Best Cafe Racer, Coffee Bar Cowboy and Cowgirl and a free sticker for all!!
Or just come as you are on any VMCC eligible bike and enjoy the ride! Just under 60 miles on flowing roads with great bends, visiting two more cafes en route, starting and finishing at The Mulberry Cafe, Radway Bridge HR1 3RX.
We start at 10.00 for 10.30am on Saturday, 19th September.
Contact Mick White 01432 851046, mickw888@yahoo.comHerefordshire & Mid Wales Section Cafe Racer Ride
Our Section’s Cafe Racer Ride was started some years ago and resurrected in 2023 after lying dormant for a while. The general idea was a brisk run over 50 or 60 miles on flowing roads with great bends, visiting a few cafes en route. Riders were encouraged to dress the part in black leathers (maybe with a 59 Club or Ace Cafe sew-on badge), white silk scarf, seaboot socks and pudding basin or jet helmets, and ride bikes with clip-ons and rearsets, and a few did, but all were welcome on VMCC-eligible bikes
The 2023 Ride started and finished at Dom’s Bike Stop and called in at cafes at Stanford Bridge and Clows Top. Rosettes were awarded to the best cafe racer bike and the most authentic coffee bar cowboy and cowgirl, although unfortunately we didn’t have any cowgirls that year!
We crossed paths at Clows Top with about two dozen scooters but waves and smiles prevailed and a Brighton Beach-type Mods v. Rockers pitched battle was avoided!
The Ride didn’t happen in 2024 and 2025 but will resume on September 19, 2026.
Watch our Website and Newsletter for further details.
Email: caferacer@herefordmidwalesvmcc.org
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