Britain's premier motorcycling family - the Lampkins of Silsden - have reached the pinnacle of their sport.

The Lampkins have won seven world titles, six British titles and innumerable victories in moto-cross and trials.

And now for the first time they will ride with another successful motorcycling family - the Jefferies from Shipley - in a historic parade. The event will commemorate the centenary of the motorbike at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on Thursday, November 4. The occasion is the opening of the International Motor Cycle Show.

Arthur Lampkin, the oldest of the three brothers, was British scrambling (now moto0cross) champion in 1959 and 1961, riding for the BSA factory.

Alan, also a BSA factory rider, won the 1961 tough Scottish Six Days Trial and followed the same year with victory in the toughest of all cross-country speed events - the Scott trial on the North Yorkshire Moors.

Younger brother Martin, riding a Bultaco, became Britain's first world trials champion in 1975. He was three times British champion.

Arthur's son John, on a 270cc Beta, was British Indoor Trials Champion in 1985.

James, son of Alan, also riding a Beta, was runner-up this year in the Indoor Trials Championship.

And Martin's son Dougie, also Beta-mounted, this year retained both his World Trials title and the World Indoor Trials Championships for the third year in succession.

The Jefferies have achieved success in the Isle of Man TT races including a hat trick this year.

The stars will be riding motorbikes depicting the decades from the earliest part of the century right up to the present day. In company on historic machines will be TT winner Tommy Robb, former British Trials Champion, Ron Langston, 11 times British trials champion Sammy Miller, and the only man to win both British motorcycle and car trial championships, Gordon Jackson. The main cavalcade comprises 300 motorcycles from every decade of the century.

The International Motor Cycle Show at the NEC is open to the public. There is a preview day on November 5 from 9am-7pm at the price of £25.

Public days are daily from Saturday, November 6, to Sunday, November 14, from 10am-6pm.

Public admission is £12 including a bumper show guide. eleven-16-year-olds and OAPs are £5 and under 11s are free with a paying adult.

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