BRIMBO is a club for local bikers interested in riding their bikes and socialising. Founded as a group for keeping British bikes on the road, the club now welcomes members with all makes and ages of bikes, although many of the shows we attend favour older marques.
Membership is open to all, with no restriction on type age or nationality of bike, though a lot of members have a strong interest in British and classic bikes. Newcomers are always welcome and a year's subscription, if you decide to join, is just £15 a year, or joint membership for two people at the same address is £25. Renewals are due in January. Subscription for members who join in the last 3 months of the year will also cover for the subsequent year. Join us now »
Club nights are the first Wednesday of the month and there is a social meet every Wednesday (see opposite). In addition, a committee meeting is held on (usually) the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6.30 pm. Everyone is welcome and the committee is made up of all members who attend on the day. The next committee meeting is on 19th November at 6.30 pm If you have any articles or photographs for publishing in the next online newsletter or on the members' area of the website, please submit these to admin@brimbo.co.uk.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make our Lopham show so successful again, the volunteers who set up on the Saturday and everyone who came to help on the Sunday. Thank you to the stall holders and everyone who joined us and enjoyed the day. The weather held off apart from a few spots and it was a very friendly meet.
We were able to donate £650 to Norfolk Blood Bikes as a result of the show.
Letter from Norfolk Blood Bikes
Previous Blood Bike Donations from Lopham Bike Meet, Classic Bike Show and Autojumble
2024:£650
2023: £550
2022: £300
2021 (post Covid): £130
2019: £500
2018: £350
YouTube Video of the day: In The Shed
Ian Dunton (BRIMBO member): In the Shed
Rod Fryatt: Rod's YouTube Site
Meetings
BRIMBO monthly meetings are held at The Billingford Horseshoes, Lower st, Billingford, Diss IP21 4HL close to the Norfolk/Suffolk border on the A143, about 2.5 miles East of Diss. However due to unforseen circumstances, Julie and Mark will be closng The Horseshoes after 20th December. We’d like to thank them for their friendship, support and hospitality over the past year and wish them the very best for the future.
New Venue for 2026 !
From Wednesday 21st January 2026, we will be meeting at The Old Ram on the A140 at Tivetshall, NR15 2DE, from 6.00pm onwards in the Coach House meeting room. The Old Ram will be closed during the first 2 weeks of January for their annual deep clean, so our first meeting will be 21st January, which is also the club AGM. The Inn is about 7 miles north of The Horseshoes, so should still be easily accessible for all our members. We would like to thank Victoria, Jan and their team for welcoming us. In addition to their restaurant menu, they also have a curry night on Wednesdays and Thursdays. There is a good sized hard standing car park outside the entrance, with overflow parking across the side road opposite the entrance.
Meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month, from about 6.30pm. A few members also meet socially every Wednesday from about 6.00pm. We look forward to seeing you there on a Wednesday.
Link to The Ram, Tivetshall on Google Maps
BRIMBO attended the following events in 2025:
Copdock Show 6th/7th September
Worlingworth Show Sat 9th August
Scole Village Fete 22nd June
BRIMBO Bike Meet & Autojumble 8th June
Earsham Show 4th May
London Bike Show & Bike Shed Feb 2025
Past Rides 2025:
Thorpeness and Orford Quay
Jack's Hill Cafe, Towcester
Neatishead RAF Radar Museum
Norwich Aviation Museum
Colombres Rally, Spain
Chimay Classic Racing, Belgium
Walton-on-the-Naze
Harleston Classic Vehicle Show
Regrave Cross Keys American V8 Day
Vehicles on the Green, Friston
Bradenham Village Fete
Poppylands 1940s Tearoom, Horsey
Reedham Lord Nelson via Reedham Ferry
Silver Ball Cafe Roydon & Goldtop M/C Outfitters Bishop's Stortford
Great Bentley Bike Meet
Joyland American Diner, Great Yarmouth
Felixstowe
Cheddar Gorge
Krazy Horse, Bury St Edmunds
Hungry Stag, A14 Stowmarket
Sportsbike Shop & Infinity M/C, Norwich
Cafe 33, Stradishall
ICE Restaurant, Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk Norton O/C meet Shepherd & Dog, Onehouse
BRIMBO attended the following events in 2024:
Diss Heritage Day Sept 2024:
Video of Diss Heritage day with ride on BSA Bantam
East Kirkby Aerodrome Taxy Day Sept 2024
Longshop Motorcycle Day, Leiston, Sept 2024
Swaffham Classic Vehicle Show Aug 2024
Watton Bike Day Aug 2024
BRIMBO Club BBQ, Aug 2024
Wimbotisham Bike Meet Aug 2024
Alde Valley Classics Aug 2024
Sizewell Bike Show Aug 2024
Classics on the Green, Friston, July 2024
VMCC Founders Day July 2024
Hingham Bike Show July 2024
Earsham Show May 2024
London Motorcycle Show Feb 2024
Club Barbecue
Club Annual Dinner
Past Rides 2024:
Southwold
Thorpeness
Felixstowe
Franks M/C Colchester & TTT Motorcycle Village
Walton on the Naze
Poppylands cafe and Caister Motor Museum
Joyland American Diner, Gt Yarmouth then Grumpy's Cafe
Krazy Horse, Bury St Edmunds
Silverball Cafe, near Royston
Leiston Bake N Butty Cafe and David Silver Honda Museum
Hungry Stag IP30 9FX then Wetherleys M/Cycles IP20 9EB
Motorcycle Warehouse, Great Yarmouth
Suffolk Norton O/C meet Shepherd & Dog, Onehouse
