BSA owners combined forces in Laxey last week to secure a record for the largest number of BSA motorbikes in one place.
>>Click here to view photo slideshow>>All pictures are available to buy at photostoday.co.ukThe place in question was the Laxey washing floors where 281 resilient rally-goers braved the often torrential downpour in the interests of their record attempt.
The occasion was the BSA owners' club international rally which this year took place in the Isle of Man during the Manx Grand Prix practice week.
Organiser Peter Twyman said a police officer and one of the Laxey Commissioners were counting the bikes in and he hoped the record would be confirmed for the next edition of the Guinness Book of Records.
'Over all we have 515 people here and about 350 bikes in total but not everyone came because of the rain,' said Mr Twyman.
'It is drying out a bit here now. We have been wearing plastic bags to try to keep dry and we are running out of dry clothes but people still seem to be having a whale of a time and enjoying themselves.'
Among the guests, representing 15 different countries, was 650cc BSA A10-owner and former astronaut James Van Hoften who had travelled over from his home in America.
Dr Hoften completed a number of missions on the space shuttle Challenger and performed the first satellite repair in space.
On Tuesday night the group fired up six half-oil-drum barbecues and with the help of a BSA-owning ex-army cook, prepared a barbecue in the marquee for 500 people, washed down courtesy of the bar provided by the Railway Inn, Union Mills.
On Thursday a visit to the Kirk Michael bike museum at the old vicarage was followed by the group's dinner dance, complete with a surprise serenade by a Scottish piper to mark 10 years since the event was held in Scotland.
The club has been selling raffle tickets over the past year to win a BSA A10 and the prize draw to name the winner was also made at the dinner.
On Friday, the final day of the rally, the group set out via Jurby Junk on a trip to Ramsey where the bikes were paraded in a line up on the seafront at Mooragh Promenade.
'Some of our members will be staying on for the race week but unfortunately we have to go back at the weekend,' Peter said, prior to departure.
'It is a pity about the weather but I think every one has enjoyed it in spite of that.'
