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EDITORIAL
Duncan & Cindy Bennett Editor’s Report
Big win for the month was getting the bikes prepped and sent off for the Ultimate South America (USA) trip starting February 2023. USA! USA! USA! It is nearly 6 years since we last did this for the Africa trip. Cindy had preplanned this time and her R1200C “Best in Show” now sits without peer or much air in the tyres in the carport. This time getting spares and stuff has been noticably more difficult. Brakes pads, please Monsieur Dealieur? Moi only has one front set of pads in stock and OEMs are 2 months away! Sacred Blue! What on earth are you doing for services, letting people ride away metal-on-metal? No, luckily plenty of “after market” is still available, there will be no pressure on the Patagonians to raid their cupboards. So with the top-boxes crammed with stuff only useful to dock workers with certain motorcycle models, off they went. It is now real people.
Duncan & Cindy The bikes strapped in. Cindy decided she needed “a mechanically-minded chap” for the trip so I managed to find one and fasten it to her pannier rail.
We took a trip out during the month to St Helena Island, the location of the BMWMCQ cemetery. Member No.2251 Schlomo Overpeck was seen riding a Harley past a club event, and by an amazing coincidence died the following day, choking on a Broncos footy sock. He was an Eels supporter. Just tragic.
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