The Malle Mile is a weekend of riotous motorbike shenanigans, placed on by our buddies at Malle London. It additionally turns ten this 12 months—so, to have a good time, Malle is launching the Malle Mile Customized Construct Problem.
The Malle Mile’s entire vibe is what organizers Robert Nightingale and Jonny Cazzola confer with as “inappropriate motorbike racing.” Trendy, pure-bred race bikes are frowned upon—as an alternative, the dusty programs of the Mile are packed to the brim with classic, uncommon, hand-built, and downright foolish machines. It’s a ton of enjoyable for riders and spectators alike, and properly value including to your calendar of must-attend moto occasions.
Hosted on the centuries-old Grimsthorpe Citadel in Lincolnshire, about 100 miles outdoors of London, the Mile makes use of each obtainable inch of the 6,000-acre property. That features not solely the sprawling lawns that host the glamping and tenting areas, and the myriad filth trails, but additionally the broad driveway that leads as much as the primary citadel gate.
Right here, customized bikes which can be exhibited within the Mile’s ‘Artwork of Machine’ tent are pitted in opposition to one another within the ‘Artwork of Dash’ race. It’s a frenetic flurry of attention-grabbing machines and one of many uncommon customized reveals the place the bikes on show depart their stands to be ridden in anger.
Customized builders which have graced the ‘Artwork of Machine’ with their presence up to now embrace BobC, 10 ’til 12, Foundry [above], deBolex, Tough Crafts, Unhealthy Winners [below], and extra. Outdoors of the ‘official’ exhibition, the Mile can be a fantastic place to identify random customized bikes within the wild; that’s the place we discovered Tim Cumper’s three-wheeled BMW Boxer.
This 12 months on the Malle Mile, Malle is taking the ‘Artwork of Machine’ up a notch (or 10). They’ve turned it right into a full-blown customized motorbike construct problem and a concourse exhibition, with winners chosen (and prizes awarded) in numerous classes.
The general winner will get the grand prize of a paid fee to customise a Royal Enfield Shotgun 650, which is able to journey to numerous reveals earlier than returning to the builder, whereas different prizes embrace a spot on The Nice Malle Rally 2025 and a money prize of £2,500. On Saturday night time on the Mile, after the concourse exhibition, all entrants shall be invited to race their customized machines down Grimsthorpe’s important drag.
Malle has cherry-picked an esteemed jury that features customized builders, photographers, and media. Bike EXIF is proud to to kind a part of that jury, alongside the ever-dapper Paul d’Orleans from The Vintagent, deBolex Bikes, Ziggy Moto, Royal Enfield, and prime automotive and motorbike photographer, Amy Shore.
We received’t be attending the Malle Mile in individual this 12 months, however will as an alternative be watching the proceedings from a distance—and that includes the bikes which can be displayed proper right here on Bike EXIF. We’ll even be selecting a ‘Bike EXIF Group Decide’ from the finalists, which we’ll choose by gauging our viewers’s response to the ultimate number of customs, each right here and on our social media channels.
The competition is open to any bikes that may be thought-about customized, handmade, uncommon, or basic. And, as is customary for the Malle Mile, the wilder and extra inappropriate the bike is, the higher.
To enter, head over to Malle London’s web site and punch in your particulars, together with a photograph of your machine (if it’s not completed but, a work-in-progress shot or idea sketch will do). Malle will choose the finalists, which is able to then exhibit and race their bikes on the Malle Mile, from the 18th to the twenty first of July, 2024.
There’s only one month to go, so get wrenching!
The Malle Mile Construct Problem | Malle London | Photos by Wes Reyneke
