The Quail Motorcycle Gathering gathers pace in 2011, with the announcement that one of the world's most famous motorcycles, the John Edgar Lightning (pictured), star of the renowned 'Bathing Suit Bike' photograph shot at Bonneville Salt Flats in 1948, will be heading the display.

It joins the exceptional line-up of motorcycles at the third Quail Motorcycle Gathering (14 May). This year, the event will pay tribute to a century of racing on the Isle of Man. Entries are now being accepted, and collectors and aficionados are invited to exhibit their bikes.

See www.quaillodgevents.com for more information.