The 76th Banbury Run 2026, Gaydon

The Banbury Run is the world’s premier riding event for Veteran and Vintage motorcycles – bikes made before 1931.

The first Banbury Run was in 1949. The Vintage Motor Cycle Club, founded three years earlier, set out to create an event which would be a serious competitive test which revisited some of the routes followed by the test riders from the early days of the motor industry in the heart of England. The event was also from the start seen as a public showcase for the Club’s activities and bikes. The result was The Banbury Run.

Many riders now choose to take part without being timed, just for the experience and the company, but at its heart The Banbury Run is a seriously competitive – if somewhat unusual – motorcycle sporting event.

Videos of previous Banbury Runs  can be found on the Classic Motorcycle Channel on YouTube.