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Old 09-18-2003, 07:01 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Classic bike fans - Read and weep.

Link to BBC story


£14 million bill for motorcycle museum blaze




The National Motorcycle Museum faced its worst disaster yet when, on 16 September, a fire destroyed almost half its rare collection.
Although more than 400 of the 800 exhibits at the attraction were saved in the blaze, those lost are estimated to be worth up to £9 million.
We went to the museum and were saddened by the scenes of destruction.
Spokesman Ken Wilson said insurers had yet to put a figure on the damage, but it was likely that replacing the gutted building would cost another £5 million.
West Midlands Fire Service said that a cigarette butt was responsible for igniting a small pile of cardboard boxes, leading to the massive blaze.
It is possible a member of staff may have thrown the cigarette in the designated smoking area outside the building.
Hundreds of vintage motorbikes, many of them irreplaceable and having been used in world record feats and other events such as the Manx TT, were wiped out.
The machines were part of a collection charting the history of the British motorcycle industry.
Exhibits from the five display halls included BSA Gold Stars, Sunbeam Twins, DMW Hornets and Triumph racers.
Mr Richards, who started his collection in the 1970s and opened the museum in 1984, has pledged to reopen the attraction as soon as possible.

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Old 09-18-2003, 07:10 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 09-18-2003, 08:44 AM   #3 (permalink)
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that is a sin against humanity
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Old 09-18-2003, 12:31 PM   #4 (permalink)
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man... thats too bad...
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Old 09-18-2003, 07:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Some really great machines i'll never get to see....
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Old 09-18-2003, 08:44 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 09-18-2003, 09:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Holy shit....that is just terrible...norton..triumphs..bsa....shit......

Damn..the first pic is a triumph tr6c....at least that is fixable...
3rd is a bsa rocket three...goddamn....
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Old 09-25-2003, 10:05 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I read about this on one of the bike boards I frequent. Some of the bigtime Brit-bike fans I know were in tears. Hurts to see that much sweet steel get slaughtered like that.
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