EDITORIAL SEPTEMBER 1980
Well, it’s that time of
the month again, and I don’t know if I am Arthur or Martha. Jude has gone on holidays again and I will be
doing the mag by myself for the next two months. As some of you know I have also taken over
the job as Soc. Sec. for one month. Get
your money out people as we are having a raffle. The prize is an Electric Vest. Tickets 50c each or 5 for $2. Drawn this meeting. I am pleased to say that the bowling night
with the BMW club turned out to be a success with us winning. We hope to have a rematch soon. It was a wet night but quite a few turned up.
(15) could it be that last battle to get points?
As you know the Elections
are on tonight, do make them a success and do a bit for the club and your
fellow members and stand for a position.
Why is it that the same people stand each year, usually it is because
everyone would rather sit back and let someone else do the dirty work. It’s not hard, in fact at times it can be
rather fun.
This month trophies will
be given out for the Sports Day and Club Member of the Year Award. Also a Special Award will be given to someone
who has done a great deal for the club.
SMITHY.
REMEMBER, ONVCE YOU HAVE
FINISHED THIS MAG., IF YOU DON’T WANT IT. DON’T THROW IT AWAY, GIVE IT AWAY.
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SEPTEMBER
Sunday 7 Logan for a run. 8.30am
KBCP.
Sunday 14 Queenscliff to Fort. 9am KBCP.
Sunday 21 Thompson river Dam 9am KBCP.
Sunday 28 Mt. Franklin 9.30am
KBCP.
OCTOBER
Friday 3 General Meeting Club Hall 8.15pm SHARP
Sunday 5 Paradise Via Great Ocean
Road 9am KBCP
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****************CONGRATULATIONS****************
The club members would
like to congratulate Greg and Noelene Moore on the arrival of a healthy baby
son at the Royal Women’s Hospital on Sunday 17/8/80.
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The president’s write up
for the end of the year will not be in this magazine this month, owing to the
late arrival of said article. I did not
have enough time to decipher, type and print same as it is about five pages
long. Sorry Mick.
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CLUB MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD. RESULTS. THE
FIRST TWENTY PLACE GETTERS
1.
Mick
Fagan 97
2.
Craig
Dawson 87 ½
3.
Keith
Harris 76
4.
Ian
Taylor 75 ½
5.
David
Sheath 67
6.
Kevin
Robertson 62 ½
7.
Tom
Saville 61
8.
Les
Leahy 58 ½
9.
Lynne
Taylor 57
10.
Jude
Wallis 55
11.
Big
‘D’ 54 ½
12.
Ted
Marshall 52
13.
Keith
Finlay 51
14.
Chris
Negus 47
15.
Smithy 46
16.
Christine
Dawson 45 ½
17.
Phil
Duffy 40
18.
Brendon
Gleeson 39 ½
19.
Peter
Dwyer 38 and Marcus 38
20.
Sally
Gleeson 37
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BOWLING NIGHT
The bowling was great
fun for those that turned up. We split
up into four lanes with five bowlers in each.
The bowlers in the MTCV
were:-
Smithy, Ian T., Kevin
R., Marg & Bob. Team one.
Fagan, Joe, Keith F.,
Charlie, Ian B. Team two.
Team one. Total 2125 defeated BMW 1498
Team two. Total 1868 defeated BMW ???? seems they
didn’t want to give us this score.
Anyway we had a really
fun night and I hope we can have another one again real soon. Meanwhile start practicing.
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UPPER YARRA DAM 27/7/80
With Craig leading and
Mick as rear rider we left the car park at 10.15 and headed for Warburton. The first bike to die for the day was
Brendon’s 500 single, after numerous kicks and a lot of sweat Ron Hayward decided
to have a go, with 2 kicks and no seat the bike was resurrected. A little further down the road Ron on another
500 single lost his gear lever, luckily David Sheath found it and returned it
to its proper owner.
Rain started around 11am
and remained with us for most of the day.
The first stop was Warburton.
There we all stood under a tiny veranda out of the rain whilst some
people bought food. On arrival at the
dam snags and jaffles were promptly cooked and digested only to be followed by
a game of cricket. We found a proper
cricket pitch but ‘we can’t play on that, it’s too big’ was the cry, so we
found a patch of mud, planted the wickets and played happily ever afterwards.
The return trip was via
the Reefton Spur road which incidentally was also wet. On reaching the unsealed section (mud) on the
Reefton Spur patches of snow were strewn along the side of the road and
bush. Although this section was slow
riding I personally found it most enjoyable.
It was an experience in itself, those of you who are afraid to ride in
mud or in cold conditions all I can say is you should try and overcome your
phobias, the chances are that once you’re out there you’ll probably have a good
time.
On arrival at Marysville
we were informed that Mick had broken his rear wheel bearings and had returned
home very slowly through Warburton using chain lube to keep the bike
rolling. (Hondas don’t seem to have as
much trouble as BM’s do-ED). Our dispersal point was at Lilydale after a good
days riding, socialising and good fun.
Marc Suzi. 250 X7
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A PSALM FOR THE MOTORCYCLIST.
The law is my limit,
I shall not brake.
He maketh me drive
slowly,
Along deserted straight
ways;
He leadeth me safely
across crowded intersections:
He maketh me restoreth
my third party:
He leadeth me in the
paths of the M.M.T.B.
Yea, though I sneaketh
between the rows of the five thirty traffic,
I shall feareth no fine.
For his sympathy it is
with me;
His skid-lid and BMW,
They encourageth me.
He maketh an opening for
me in the presence of mine opponents;
He beckoneth my machine
with confidence,
Then his foot I runeth
over!
Surely Motorcycle cops
and squad cars shall followeth me around all the days of my life.
And I will tune my Honda
750 behind bars.
Forever!
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DAY TRIP TO LAKE ST. GEORGE. CRESWICK
With the sun shining and
a strong Nth Westerly blowing, we headed up the Western Highway toward the
Myrniong turnoff.
With fighting spirit and
much eagerness (as this was only my second ride with the club) I approached the
open road only to be struck by gale force winds, the speedo was going anti
clockwise as I changed down, down, down....
I was hanging on for
grim death waiting for the moment both 250cc and I were to be blown completely
off the road. Might I add that while my
personal little drama was being staged all the other guys had long
passed me, with little effort, it seemed in all that wind.
After turning off the
freeway we approached Wombat National Park.
The road was gravel, undulating and windy and the scenery was certainly
a pleasant change from the ugly, plainer, boring windy freeway. The exit from the park bought us out on a
sealed road at the Mineral Springs Pub, it was then only a short stint to
Daylesford. Then it was on to Creswick
where we had lunch and were met by a few guys from the Ballarat Touring Club.
With lunch over we went
onto Lake St. George which would have been a lovely place for a BBQ. After a short stop here we traversed the
roughest road of the day, through a pine forest which was being felled. John on his trail bike was really in his
element here. This trail bought us to the outskirts of Ballarat where from here
we went into the city, filled up and headed for home.
Thanks go to everyone on
the day for showing such patience and true club spirit whilst having to wait
for those two 250cc’s. Special thanks to
Dave who was the back marker.
Jan.
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To those who are
offended by dirty jokes do not read any further. ED
TO:- ALL STAFF.
DATE:- 16TH SEPT.
1980
SUBJECT:- EARLY RETIREMENT
PROGRAM.
Due to the economic
situation Management has decided to reduce the current workforce and has
devised a Reduction of Employees program.
Under this plan, older
employees will be placed in early retirement, permitting the retention of
employees who represent the future of the company. A program to phase out the older personal
(over 40) by the end of the current financial year will be put into effort
immediately. This program will be known
as RAPE (Retirement, Aged Personal, Early).
Employees who are RAPED will be given the opportunity to seek other jobs
within the company provided that while they are RAPED, they request a review of
their employment status before actual retirement takes place.
This phase in the
program will be known as SCREW (Survey of Capabilities of Retired Early
Workers). All employees who have been
RAPED and SCREWED may apply for a final review.
This phase will be known
as STUFFED (Study of Termination of Use for Further Education and Development).
Program policies dictate
that employees may be RAPED once, SCREWED twice, but can get STUFFED as many
times as the management sees fit.
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VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT.
This past year has been
a challenging year for me as a committee member and I thank everyone for their
support. It has been very pleasing to
see the marked increase in new members over the past twelve months. I hope they will enjoy the good riding
companionship and fun that I have had over the past few years. Apart from being able to ride with fellow
enthusiasts on weekends and camping trips, being able to explore new places of
interest around Victoria has been great to share with others. I hope more women will take a greater interest
in the club, the running of its activities and overcome the light hearted
chauvinistic attitude that exists in the club.
It is important for you
the members to support the club and its committee, the more you give, the
greater the reward.
Sally Gleeson
Vice President.
SECRETARY’S REPORT.
I have enjoyed my term
as Secretary as it has allowed me to see behind the scenes on how the club
functions. The amount of inter-club
correspondence was encouraging and the combined Sport’s Day next year should be
quite good. New member enquiries by mail
were down on previous years, but I think this is attributable to the A.M.C.N.
advertisement. Prospective members have
seen the ad., and made enquiries by phone rather than by letter.
The result is still the
same, the club attendances have been improving both for runs and meetings which
is very good. Other correspondence was
to organise camping weekends and it was interesting to note that no camping
grounds refused us permission to stay, so we must have a good reputation which
must be kept in the future. Speaking of
the future, it looks good with membership and enthusiasm improving with the
only cloud on the horizon being petrol prices and restrictive legislation from
the government. But I think there will
always be a place for bikes that allow you to experience the feeling of freedom
and speed.
Anyway, I wish the new
Secretary and Committee all the best for the next year.
Ian Taylor
Secretary.
SOCIAL SECRETARY’S REPORT.
The only encouraging
news from the social side of the club this year was the fact that we made a
very small profit from supper at each General Meeting. The Progressive dinner went well, but I think
it should be pointed out that if everyone that provided a course had been paid,
the club would have been out of pocket.
The general feeling of
the Committee this year was the members were not interested in Social
events. I think it’s time all the
members decided whether this opinion of the Committee is indeed fact or
fiction. By the numbers we had at the
progressive dinner it would point out that the opinion was fiction, but on the
other hand the Pancake Parlour night would prove their opinion to be fact. It’s extremely difficult to arrange any type
of function when you have no idea as to what the majority of members want.
The functions of Soc.
Sec. in this bike club are entirely different from any other bike club or
sporting club. It’s now the time to
perhaps give the new Social Sec. a few guide lines to follow, to enable him or
her to provide exactly what you want not necessarily what the committee wants.
I would like to thank
the few people that helped me through the year with the cleaning up at General
Meetings.
Chris
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VICE-CAPTAINS REPORT.
Due to the high standard
of riding by the members in the club there is very little if anything to
comment on. Over the past year there has
been an increase in the number of new ”L” riders which is a very good thing and
I sincerely hope the trend continues.
Good winging (I mean riding)
and stay upright.
Kevin GL 1000.
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TORRUMBARRY WEEKEND.
Upwey at 5.30 am was
damp and wet, suggesting that north was the direction to go. Hence well before eight Lindsay, Sally and
myself were waiting at the Ford factory.
Soon we were joined by Jo, Ian and Lyn, and Johno and Christine. Johno
led the run north while Lindsay brought up the rear, having ‘volunteered’ to be
rear rider. Light showers soon cleared
to a fine mild day and with the country looking very green it was a most
pleasant incident free trip. We
travelled via Kilmore, Heathcote and Echuca where we stopped for lunch and
supplies before heading out to the weir.
Mark was already there
having just missed us at the Ford factory, and during the afternoon Peter P.
and Dave Sheath arrived both having experienced tyre problems. An old barge on the river presented a
pleasant spot for lying in the sun, but after tiring of this strenuous activity
we rode and walked through the forest adjacent to the caravan park. Bike swapping took place during these
excursions and the 250’s proved the most popular mounts.
Our evening
accommodation had a touch of class, on site vans being used by all except
Lindsay, Mark and Dave. However I think
all slept well as Saturday evening passed quickly being spent around a roaring
log fire, consuming a small quantity of alcoholic beverage approved by the
committee.
The rest of us spent our
morning walking by the Murray. After
lunch Dave and Mark began a cooks tour home while Ian, Lynne, Jo & Sally
and myself headed towards Seymour. Ian
led towards Yea along a really growly road.
Heading south through Flowerdale we stopped to watch hang-gliders in
action. At Kinglake we went our separate
ways having had a most enjoyable weekend, the only task left being the fight
past the tin boxes heading back to suburbia.
Brendon XT500
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KEEP FOR REMINDER. GEOGRAPHICAL
AGES OF MEN.
At 20 to 30 years
Tri-daily.
At 30 to 40 years
Tri-weekly.
At 40 to 50 years
Try-weakly.
At 50 to 60 years Try
Oysters.
At 60 to 70 years Try
anything.
70 years and over Try to
remember.
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