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Motorcycle Report
Our secretary is away in Gisborne - back Fri 12th April. The Branch AGM will be on 30th May. If you would like to stand for the Committee, please let me know so that a nomination form can be forwarded to you.
Have a great month of Vintage Motoring,
Chris Bird
Welcome New Members’
Kelvin Cameron, Picton. John Newman, Blenheim Welcome to the Marlborough Branch of the VCC. We hope to see you out on our outings, or to a Wednesday morning Smoko, each Wednesday at 10am.
From the B lokes in the Shed…
Sales this past month have been steady with a varied selection of parts finding new homes. The team welcomes Earl back from his Southern journeys and meanwhile Red is steadfastly adhering to the sorting of window and door handles into matching sets. George is using his expertise to catalogue the n.o.s bearings and seals and likewise Gary is doing brake linings and shoes. Roger gets quietly on shifting mountains of parts to dedicated areas. Dave, from the electrical shed is missing in action having had a spell in the infirmary, get well soon Dave, your input is invaluable. The building team have virtually completed the renovations to the electrical shed which is now impressive and an asset to the club and park. Externally the new door, window, veranda (and cat door) have now been painted or stained. The resident auto electricians are a true asset to our club.
The motorcycle stinker news of the month was the cancellation of the National Motorcycle rally ten days before the event. While a big disappointment to all the entrants who had been almost ready to go it would have been devasting for the organisers to see two years of hard work, stress and financial commitment go down the gurgler. They have our sympathy. B----r the virus. Fortunately, others have managed to get a few miles in, Viv and Barry attended the National Norton owners rally managing to clock up an impressive 1600 miles all up, Roy got to the Moto Guzzi rally at Hamner and has the Vincent rally coming up, Zig and Colin hooked up with the Christchurch contingent that were heading to the National and did a South Island tiki tour instead for a week. Knowing some of our section members were circulating the South Island I pessimistically expected a low turnout for our ride to Havelock, call me doubting Thomas, we had a very good turnout including some machines we had not seen out before. Graham was on a very nice BSA Golden Flash which has been tucked away, rego on hold for over a decade. Former member, Chris joined us on an equally nice and rare BSA Thunderbolt. Triumph guru Phil has succumbed to the dark side and was on his recently acquired Honda Four for its first local outing. With Phil on his Honda and Glenn giving the Ariel a run, for the first time in this old bloke’s memory BSA’S outnumbered Triumphs. To add some interest and variety Kim rolled up on his new 2005 BMW 1200. He would have ridden his Triumph but while he was not at home one of the Canterbury tourists borrowed some bits off it when his own bike broke down. A great camaraderie and trust exists within the club’s motorcycle members. There is no doubt at all Kim’s bits will be returned. Another positive from the Havelock run was to have Ron and Shirley back with us after a long absence owing to Ron’s heart pump constantly slipping it’s timing and reducing him to a very low gear. A recent new member, Kelvin Cameron, has listed Triumph motorcycles on his application, we look forward to having him with us.
Trev
Motorcycle Calendar
17th - 18th April:Motorcyclists Overnight stay in Kaikoura. The plan is to meet at the park with a leaving time of 10.00 from the branch rooms and stop for lunch at Kekerengu, before carrying onto Kaikoura for an evening meal etc, back home Sunday.
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