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Peterborough Motorcycle Museum
(by Guy 'Guido' Allen, October 2023)
Ed's note, Feb 2025: the museum has since moved to 4
Neil St, Mannum, in South Australia. It's now called the
River Rides Motorcycle Museum.
Quirky museum is packed with
variety and makes you may not have heard of
One of the stop-offs during our recent
Darwin-Melbourne trip was the motorcycle museum in
Peterborough, recommended by author Ian Falloon.
Owner Ian Spooner
(pictured above) was possibly caught off-guard by my
appearance at the crack of 9.00am and politely asked if
I'd come far. "Darwin," was the reply (I always wanted to
say that). His eyebrows shot up and he of course demanded
an explanation.
He's a second-generation
motorcycle enthusiast. What makes his collection stand out
is the incredibly broad and often quirky tastes. In the
mix are motorcycles from Belgium, Portugal, France and
even Australia, rubbing shoulders with product from
better-known motorcycle-making countries.
Drop in if you're in the area. In fact, I reckon it's worth a special trip. Here's the website.
In the meantime, here are
a few of the bikes on show.
1962 Malanca Testarossa 50, Italy
1914 Favourite with JAP 770, Peterborough Australia
1981 Laverda Jota, Italy, once used as Ian's get-to-work
bike
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Ed's note, 2025: the collection has since moved to 4 Neil St, Mannum, in South Australia. It's now called the River Rides Motorcycle Museum.
Email: ljac2@bigpond.com;
Tel 0429 031 403
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