No titles. International Motorcycle Show.
Brands Hatch, Kent.
Various shots of two men and three girls wearing fashionable new motorcycling clothes and boots on the track at Brands Hatch. They put on their helmets. C/U of name 'Triumph' on the side of a motorbike; pan to engine with name 'Trident'. Shots of the two men sitting on motorbikes, each with one of the girls sitting behind him. The third girl looks on. One pair ride off as the others wave.
Brighton, East Sussex.
General view of a group of boys outside the Motor Cycle Exhibition at Brighton. They are wearing traditional leather motorcycle gear with names on the backs of their jackets. Several motorbikes are parked along the front.
Several shots inside the International Motorcycle Show in the Metropole Hall. Top shot of BSA Rocket 3 motorbike - one of the most expensive in Britain. C/U of the engine of a Rocket 111; pan to name on tank reading 'BSA'. M/S of male youths in leather biker clothes. Triumph Trident is seen on revolving stand. A small boy is helped onto a Honda Monkey bike (£129) by a young woman. M/S of a man sitting on a Norton motorcycle.
Several shots of the Greeves scramble bike, available in kit form. M/S of scruffy male youths in cowboy / biker clothes looking at exhibits. M/S of Mobylette bike on turntable. More scruffbags look on. Shots of Honda 750 cc bike, raised on high revolving pedestal.
Several shots of a man dressed in a space suit. He adjusts his helmet visor and is seen sitting on a small scooter-type bike.
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