The Club Today: The WDMCC is a small club
based in South London. We have about 30 active members united by their
common interest in motorcycles. The club meets every Friday night at The
Kings Head pub next to the bus garage near Colliers Wood underground
station. We can normally be found in the large room at the rear of the pub.
Just to give you an idea of the membership and our bikes, here are a few of
the 'characters':
'Parky' our Chairman has
a small stable of machines including a mid 50s Triumph Speed Twin, a modern
'Hinckley' Triumph Tiger, and trailie BMW boxer that last saw major service
on a round the world trip.
'Fiver' (He can usually
buy a drink for himself and 2 others providing that one of the others is
having a half). 'Fiver' is Social Secretary cum editor of the newsletter. He
rides a Suzuki 650 V twin and a Royal Enfield Meteor.
Richard. Our treasurer
has a very nice Norton Commando with a strange noise that doesn't seem to
interfere with its performance. Being a banker he also has a nice new Jag,
but no-one is allowed in that.
'Float', a long serving
member has a big Honda trailie thing that he would like to sell if he could.
He also has a nice Norton Commando. When not riding his bike he pretends to
be a member of the politburo in his huge Czech Tatra car.
'PCDC', another long
serving member has now acquired a beautiful girlfriend and maybe
rechristened 'PCAC'. He rides the smartest Triumph Speed Triple in London,
bedecked with every conceivable extra.
'Plumber John', rides a
Honda Bros with a very small fuel tank. He can usually be identified by the
fact that he wears his 'incontinents' all the year round and usually has a
can of petrol strapped to the back of the bike.
'Nkerr' has a truly
exotic collection funded by his huge income as a leading light in the IT
industry. Most notable is the TRITON. This machine has been tuned to the
point where it can see of a Fireblade for about 30 seconds before it blows
up...yet again. However, age is taking its toll and he can usually be seen
nowadays pootling about on a new Hinckley Bonnie.
What do we do? Apart from the
weekly club night at the Kings Head we organise a series of events
through the year. These include:
Track days: Normally organised by 'Nkerr'
for those with TT dreams.
Alcofrolics to France: Normally organised by 'Money' who
speaks excellent French and has fine gastronomic sensibilities.
Club Holiday: A huge rented house for a week somewhere in
the summer.
AVAC trip to the Loire valley. An annual get together with
French friends who belong to an historic vehicle club (We take all our old
tat to show off, Speed twins, Matchless G9s, Nortons etc)
Pub runs; Bar-b-ques; Christmas dinner; Longer European
jaunts for the adventurous,
