Going large in Laughton

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The Sussex village of Laughton is situated a little off the main roads, but the 27th annual Cuckoo Fayre over May 25-27 was another enormous celebration of just about anything under that catch-all heritage banner, from steam-powered road locomotives to palatial motorhomes.

Motorcycles were welcomed under the โ€˜transportโ€™ umbrella, with more than 130 entries.

Long time enthusiast for Gileraโ€™s B300 model, Peter Kemp was delighted to track down this particular example.

The oldest machine was Derek Harperโ€™s 1913 Clyno outfit, complete with wicker sidecar.

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There were a few more vintage machines from Levis, Raleigh, Indian and Velocette, but the vast majority were from the classic era.

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