birmingham motorcycle museum or should i say hotel

[mark2]

Plans went in for this to be a hotel over 25 years ago (I know someone who works for planning) when we were all still fund razing believing this to be a worthwhile charity , am I the only one who feels thieve been taken for a fool here , these plans are now pasted let’s see what happens to the collection . http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/new-hotel-plan-national-motorcycle-6553660

[R]

If they are not going to demolish the museum, then no one has been taken for a ride.

Getting permission to build in a green belt may be another matter though, wishful thinking ?

[mark2]

No part of the museum will be demolished but extended and rearranged  to cater for the guests (it’s more a US style motel really) im not convinced displaying machines on some multi teared rotating Christmas tree is what a museum should be considering  but can see this idea being very space efficient when trying to maximise floor area for say a restaurant? Its in a prim location and I understand planning will be granted soon thanks in part to mr pickles . I will watch with some interest as a number of other museums also fall under the control of the same charitable trust . your £20 membership no longer covers friends and family since the chap from the VMCC took the helm in early 2014

[iansoady]

It's always been the case. Roy Richards was a genuine enthusiast and the museum is a super resource which can only really exist as it is partly subsidised by the conference facilities.

The square metre I sponsored was still on the plan last time I looked!

[mark2]

this is the same merry hill Richards ? when selling the raffle tickets many years ago I saw no mention of a hotel or conference facility but agree it would have a problem being a museum only , and its hard if not impossible to build a hotel under the charitable trust tax break  , model 10 don't see many of them , I have one also

[iansoady]

It would be interesting to compare notes on the Mark 10......

I remember that the NEC was implacably opposed to the museum complex as they wanted to have a monopoly on conference facilities in the area.

[mark2]

that sounds about right , your model 10 looks nice and standard , has it hair pin valve springs

[iansoady]

No they're coils. Should they be hairpins?

[mark2]

not sure , mine are hairpin , but I thought this was incorrect

[cardan]

For 1931 you could have a Model 90 with a choice of coil or hair pin valve springs. No doubt the design of the Model 10 head also allowed this possibility.

Leon

[mini-me]

[iansoady]

They're helpful photos and show the layout of the valve lifter which I expect I'll need to make.