It might be the Beverley Classic Car Rally, but the annual event, held on Wednesday, is also a Mecca for bike and scooter enthusiasts.
Bikes and scooters of all makes, ages and sizes drew as many admirers as the hundreds of classic cars on show in the town centre.
Just as with the cars, British bikes made up the bulk of those on show, with Coventrys, BSAs and Nortons sat alongside some of the now better-known Japanese monsters.
Ken Hailstone from Willerby brought his 1922 Coventry Eagle Z – a flat tank model – to the show.
He told HU17.net: “Lots of people come and ask about the bike, and I let them sit on it and admire it.
“I am especially keen on young people appreciating the bike, as we need to inspire the new generation to love bikes, as there are fewer people coming through.”
Many bike owners came from all over the North and Midlands to show off their bikes.
But Beverley people were well represented too. Paul Hawkins, who is one of the two men who run the maintenance of Beverley Minster, brought along his Suzuki GSXR 1100 WT.
He said: “This is the last model of this type made by Suzuki before they switched to 1000cc machines.
“It was one of the first bikes to come from the track to the road.”
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