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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE BMW MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF QUEENSLAND INC.
The Committee President - Paul Hughes
Ph: 0409 814 633 president@bmwmcq.org.au R 1200 RT (90th Anniversary) + R 1200 GS (Wethead)
Vice President - Richard Maher Ph: 0415 111 454 vpres@bmwmcq.org.au R 1150 R
Secretary - Andy McLeod Ph: 0447 370 496 secretary@bmwmcq.org.au R 1200 GS
Treasurer - Bill Carson Ph: 0474 979 315 treasurer@bmwmcq.org.au K 1600 GTL (US of A model)
Editor - Dave Hepburn Ph: 0422 080 524 editor@bmwmcq.org.au R 1200 RT
Records Officer - Craig Brennan Ph: 0422 907 934 regalia@bmwmcq.org.au R 100 RT
Regalia - Julia Townsend Ph: 0416 112 620 regalia@bmwmcq.org.au Triumph Sprint GT SE
Tools/Spares - Geoff Hodge
Ph: 0413 180 101 tools@bmwmcq.org.au F 800 GT + R 51/3
Tools/Spares - Bill Luyten Ph: 0438 123 747 tools@bmwmcq.org.au R1150 Rockstar - R1200 GS LC
Events - David Whale Ph: 0407123483 events@bmwmcq.org.au R1200RT
Sub Committee • Dealer Liaison / Advertising - Don Grimes Ph: 0411 601 372 • Forum Moderator - Garry Hilton
This Issue - FEBRUARY 2017 Contents:Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sub-missions Deadline & Policy. . . . 14 Committee Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Club Venue & GM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 General Meeting Minutes . . . . . . . . . 11 Monthly Ride Reports . . . . . . . . . . . 12 AGM NOTIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . 14 AGM NOTIFICATONS. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Richard & Wendy around Australia. 16 The Bennetts Egypt Here we Come . 23 Tony Gray A Touch of France . . . . . . 24 Inportant Announcement . . . . . . . . 26
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Club Details BMW Motorcycle Club of Queensland Inc.
ABN 30 351 243 651
Address all correspondence to: The Secretary PO Box 3669 South Brisbane QLD 4101 Monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month at the:
Moreton Bay Sports Club, 175 Boundary St., Tingalpa
A Club Ride is usually held on the first Sunday after the monthly meeting. BMWMCQ AIMS The objectives of the BMWMCQ are to increase the enjoyment of motorcycling by: 1. Improving the opinion of the public towards motorcycling in general and associated members particularly, by careful, courteous, considerate riding, especially when riding with the Club, and rendering assistance to all road users in difficulty.
2. Improving the service and availability of spare parts for BMWs in Queensland using the advantage of a united effort. 3. Decreasing maintenance and running costs by mutual assistance on mechanical problems. 4. Organising day trips, tours and outings. 5. Encourage and support Regional Ride Groups 6. Affiliation with other clubs/associations where such affiliation would be of mutual benefit. DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed in this Journal are those of each contributor and are not necessarily shared by the Editor, management, and / or membership of the BMWMCQ. The Editor reserves the right to refuse any advertising or delete any material which could be considered or interpreted as questionable, libellous or offensive, without consultation. WEB SITE Visit: www.bmwmcq.org.au
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Editorial
FEBRUARY 2017
Dave Hepburn
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nother year passes and we all get a year older and nothing brought this into clear relief more than the recent 4 day ride I undertook courtesy of Ian and Alison Sayce. This was a great weekend extending from Thursday 26 January to Sunday 29 January and covered significant parts of Queensland and NSW countryside from a farmer’s perspective. I really enjoyed the whole weekend and the great company of those who also rode and the great guys from Port Macquarie who joined us for the night’s festivities at Bellingen. I found a number of places I had heard about but never been too…Bendemeer for example. I also found out, on two occasions that the R 1200RT was never designed with flight in mind. What has all this to do with getting older…. gather round and I will tell you… I have come to the conclusion that whilst I had a really great time over the 4 days there were moments that weren’t so enjoyable…the heat…the condition of the roads (could hardly walk to the therapist on Monday) and the fact that I did not find it enthralling spending my riding time watching the white marker line thus missing out on all the great sights around me. I know… I know … there will be a heap of diehard club members who will say but that is what riding a Beemer is all about: well not to me it’s not … riding a Beemer or any other marque for me is about comfort and enjoyment in riding; knowing that I no longer have an iron butt or the skill to carry out long distance riding…I did all that in my youth and those were the days ... My future riding looks pretty much like this: • Overnight riding for me will take place only in
Editor’s Report the colder months and not when the temps are high • Colder month riding also negates the need for air-conditioning in the accommodation but will still be a consideration • Daily distance travelled will not exceed 400 kilometres (open to negotiation with my back and Tracy) • Roads travelled, whilst not the highway, must be in good repair • One destination per ride only • Minimum two night stay at destination to provide for rest and relaxation and the opportunity to explore the local area. • With a reduced distance to travel there is ample time and opportunity to ride at a moderate speed and enjoy what this country has to offer other than a white line. Don’t get me wrong I admire and envy those of you who are young at heart and fit enough to put in a hard day’s ride but after 54 years of riding I’m going to take time out to smell the roses and truly relax. If there are any other like minded individuals out there I would be only too happy to hear your thoughts and discuss possible excursions over and above the monthly calendar. I know that there are a heap of suitable destinations within a 400 kilometre radius of Brisbane we just have to explore, in moderation. That’s all Folks stay shiny side up
Dave Hepburn editor@bmwmcq.org.au
Submissions for the next journal (MARCH‘17 Edition) close on the 15th FEBRUARY 2016 - just soes y’all know.......
Committee Reports Paul Hughes
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ell we are now into the second month of our calendar year of 2017. The club year has just completed (as at January 31 2017) and we are only a few weeks off the next AGM (March 02 2017)
In this journal you will find:
1. The Notice of the Annual General Meeting 2. A Nomination Form for Committee positions for the 2017-18 year
3. A Proxy Form, in case you wish to register one.
Items 2 and 3 need to be returned to PO Box 3669 prior to Mar 01 2017 to ensure their inclusions. This year’s committee has worked very hard. Some are staying on and some are moving off. I would strongly recommend you give some thought to putting your name (or someone else who agrees) to serve the club on the committee. It is a very worthwhile and rewarding experience. Please give it some thought. In the AGM Notice, you will see we have included 2 Special Resolutions. One is to confirm the Committee’s decision to award Life Membership to Richard Maher, who has selfishly served the club for over 20 years. Richard has been President 3 times, Vice President, Tools Officer, Twice Regalia Officer and also Records Officer. He has assisted committees when not even on the committee, completing tasks such as bagging and stuffing etc. he coordinated the difficult task of our BMW 100 year celebrations. The committee has no problem highly recommending this award. I would ask you to ratify this Special Resolution. The Other Special Resolution asks the members to vote to change our requirement for full annual audits. These cost around $1600 and, like everything else, rise each year. The Incorporated Associations Act allows our club to adopt a Verified Statement of accounts (still an independent and licensed auditor) to cut down on some of the more routine processes in an audit. This will in practice save us up to 40 percent of the annual fee and not change any real meaningful outcome. The committee would also recommend this Special Resolution. The New Year gives us lots of opportunities to get involved in more activities. The club operates on the basis of member involvement and I would love to see everyone, at least once, organise an event (small as it maybe and targeted to maybe only some members) this year.
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President’s Report We have many different types of interest groups and we should ensure we have events to suit all of them. Please get involved and make it even more fun than it is now. During the New Year week I found myself wandering around NSW with absolutely no idea where I was going: No daily plan, no prior organised GPS routes; just memories of where I had been and wanted to go again and some idea of new places that looked like they were worth a bit of exploration. What a great week it was. No stress, no schedule, ran into members of ours from The Port and others. It was a very satisfying time that I would recommend it to any of you. Try it; riding cleanses the soul (and ruins the liver …..LOL). Thank you to absolutely everyone who did anything for our club in 2016. Please step up again for 2017 and let’s add activities galore. See you on the road Cheers Paul
Paul Hughes president@bmwmcq.org.au
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Committee Reports
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Richard Maher
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eaders I’m sad to say there was no motorcycle related activities over the Christmas New Year period. The missus was away in India providing specialised doctorial services to the greater Indian community, I was left at home with the dog. After wandering around for two days after Christmas eating left-overs and reviewing half opened bottles of wine, I decided to exercise the dog. We exercised around restaurants in the Southbank precinct and then tried our luck exercising in the Valley over the following days. Further exercise and research was undertaken along the Wynnum and Manly foreshores. Then we got pressed into service looking after a flock of Alpacas in the mountains north of Brisbane over New Year. Plenty of motorcycles in various sheds up there, but alas, the Alpacas took priority over the two wheeled pursuits. Dog and I managed to hear the motorcycles on their morning strafing runs north up the Mt Mee twisties and occasionally caught a glimpse of brightly colours sport bikes working their way up the valley towards coffee and bacon rolls at the nearby Pitstop Cafe. Being kept away from the greater public for several days is quite liberating. Meaningful conversation was had with the dog and the Alpacas and for the most part we all got along swimmingly. Apparently the Alpacas spit at you if they feel threatened. There was NO spitting so I assume from this that dog and I are honorary friends of the Alpaca flock. Coming down the mountain and heading home, the peaceful tranquility of mountain life was but a distant memory. A local police car was doing a high-speed patrol chasing some idiot in an old commodore (…well what else would they be driving?) and the traffic responded accordingly by coming to a stop to record it on their phones and rush off to put the footage on social media. In principle I have no problem with stupidity. Sometimes stupidity when its done right is downright hilarious. But why does it always choose to unfold itself right in front of me? I realise this is nature’s way of keeping the idiot numbers down. Only problem here is in certain localities there is always another apprentice idiot waiting in the wings to perform some outstanding act of stupidity. After my navel gazing up the mountain I found myself tossing up between spending more time on a motorcycle or,
Vice President’s Report relocating to somewhere where it’s peaceful and a stupid free zone. After further exercise in inner city food and beverage precincts I’ve decided to stay here in the ‘burbs chuckling at stupid people doing stupid things. I’ll keep my distance and my visor down and enjoy their antics all by myself. It’s peaceful enough in a full face helmet.
Richard Maher vpres@bmwmcq.org.au
A Bawdy Tale of Italian and German Mistresses MEMOIRS OF AN AIRHEAD NOOB
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hat is it with these weird BMW owners? To be honest, as a young fella I never understood that upright and somewhat dorky riding posture or why the engine looked like it was shoved in sideways. Why these weird and slightly eccentric people had to own more than one of these contraptions did not make any sense to me. My riding history is typical, starting as a 10 year old on a chook chaser, then progressing to a road bike when I was old enough which of course was clad in plastic, came from Asia and involved rear sets and clip ons. My Father was an influence when it came to two wheeled wonders and was always restoring Brit bikes such as 1950,s BSA,s and competition Matchless so once I got the plastic fantastic phase out of my system I started to appreciate the romantic appeal of classic bikes with retro styling. Cue the Italian Mistress. Skipping ahead a couple of decades and after a variety of different steeds I came across the Ducati GT 1000. Never before had a bike stirred my loins such as this beauty. With its classic retro styling and that sultry sound, I was in love and consummated this infatuation by handing over some money and riding her home. But there was always a missing piece of the puzzle. I loved this bike but she was unforgiving and just like a two bit hooker, the romance only lasted a little while. I pined for a longer riding duration that ended in climatic satisfaction. What I got instead was shaggers back and sore wrists.
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Committee Reports Bill Carson
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Treasurer’s Report
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i everyone. Everything is looking good from a finance point again this month. For December, we received $1,006.27 in income and had $1,909.37 in expenses. Our accounts in October ended with $3,872.38 in checking and $18,461.93 in our BOQ Investment account. Our fiscal year end on 31 January 2017 is quickly approaching. We should be ready to submit our documents to Allen’s Australia for auditing in early February and be ready for the AGM in March.
Bill Carson treasurer@bmwmcq.org.au
BMWMCQ - General Meeting First Thursday of each month at Moreton Bay Sports Club
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he MBSC is located at 175 Boundary St., Tingalpa. Boundary Street has a set of traffic lights at its intersection with Wynnum Road to allow an easy entry and exit.
MBSC is a short distance from the Gateway Motorway, North or South. The MBSC is at the very end of Boundary Street so keep going until you see the sports fields and the parking areas. Web address for the Moreton Bay Sports Club is - www.mbsportsclub.com.au
I look forward to seeing you there for our next General Meeting on Thursday 2nd February 2017
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David Whale
Events Officer’s Report
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appy New Year. My first duty as Events coordinator is of course to thank Cindy for all the great work. It’s one tough act to follow
February sees the start of the ‘Sunday Brunch Rides’. A great way to catch up with friends, have a bite and a ride and keep things nice and casual. The venue will be on Facebook and
in the Journal soon. This is also a chance to have a ride with others if you miss the Monthly club ride or fancy another outing. We’ll be alternating these with a Sunday Picnic ride which everyone can make up their own minds as to what they want out of it; as in the way of food and rides before or after (or both). The Saturday coffee mornings have been a great success and Cindy has found some super places for us. On the 18th we will be at ‘The Bema (where else) Café’. This is in Paddington on the west side of the city and plenty of bike parking area. We will of course be finding places around the compass and I have been sent plenty of ideas from members. Ride well, stay safe David Whale events@bmwmcq.org.au
Annual General Meeting 2 March 2017
BMW Motorcycle Club of Queensland Inc.
Proxy Form
I, ____________________________of _______________________________________________________ being a current financial member of the BMW Motorcycle Club of Queensland Inc. ('the Club') hereby appoint _____________________________ of _________________________________________________ or failing him/her _____________________________ of _____________________________________________ as my proxy to vote for me on my behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Club to be held on 2 March 2017 and at any adjournment thereof. Signature:___________________________________ Date:________________________________
Committee Reports
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Bill Luyten & Geoff Hodge
pares Sale at Cost Price
The committee has decided to not continue selling spares so when existing spares are gone they won’t be replaced. Tools however, will continue to be available. The Club will hold a Service Day in around March so start thinkng of what you would like to service or repair. The actual day will be announced very soon. There are special tools available (see list below) including the new GS-911 diagnostic tool. One of the useful features of this tool is the ability to reset service reminders.
Contact: Tools Officers: Bill Luyten 0438123747 (wluyten@bigpond.net.au) or Geoff Hodge 0413180101 (ggilps2@optusnet.com.au)
Club Tool Loan: $25 deposit for GS911. Tools and spares can be picked up or brought along to the next meeting or club ride. Below is a list of the Club’s special tools and repair manuals. If what you need is not listed please check the web site ofr a complete listing.
Bill Luyten and Geoff Hodge spares@bmwmcq.org.au
FEBRUARY 2017
Tool’s Report R45, R65 R50/5, 60/5_6, R75/5_6, R90/6 R60/7, R75/7, R80/7, R100/7, R100S/RS R60/6, 75/6, 90/6, 90S R80GS R50/5, 60/5_6, R75/5_6, R90/6, R90S (Haynes) R45, R50, R60, R65, R75, R80, R90, R100 (Haynes) K1200RS/GT/LT, ‘98-’10 (Clymer) K1200LT DVD R Series Oil Head DVD
Spares (Cost Price Sale) Filters - Air
K Series K1200 (LX628) x2 $16.00ea
Filters - Fuel
K & R Series in line (KL145) x4 $20.00ea
Brake Pads
520HF - R60, R75, R80, R100 x1 $27.00 ea G391ST - K1/100RS/1100LT, RS/1200RS, LT R80R, C/850/100/1100/1150 x6 $43.00 ea
Spark Plugs
XR5DC (K/R1100) Bosch Super x2 $10.00ea
Tools/O Rings
Oil filter removing tool - (OCS 1) K/R4V x5 $13.00ea K Series Oil Filter ‘O’ Ring x6 $2.00ea R Series Oilhead Fuel Sender ‘O’ Ring x3 $3.00ea
Tools Hire / Spares / Sales Special Tools
Twinmax electronic carburettor balancer (Twin BMW engines) Vacuumate (electronic synchronisation of throttle valves up to 4 cylinders) Clutch alignment shafts (3 sizes) Compression gauge (cylinder pressure) Steering head bearing puller and seating tool Gearbox output flange puller GS-911 Wi-Fi Diagnostic tool (Wi-Fi and USB Version) Repair Manuals
K75/100 (Haynes) K100 R1100 Haynes R45, R65, R65L
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Julia Townsend
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ello Everyone,
The bucket hats have been popular over summer and I have just received new stock. I have also received another batch of the Men’s Biz cool navy blue collared shirts so if you missed getting one in your size, come and see me at the next meeting.
Committee Reports Regalia Officer’s Report I also have stickers, pins, centre stands, satchels etc. so don’t forget to come and have a look at what we have on offer. Cheers Julia Townsend regalia@bmwmcq.org.au
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Craig Brennan
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ell, Happy New Year to you all. I hope you all had a good time over the Christmas/ New Year period. May your credit card be forgotten by your bank. I managed to spend some time with my family and enjoyed their company very much. It’s certainly a turn around when your children start to buy serious presents for you. Not saying that was the plan, but a very pleasant surprise that says that we must have done an ok job, well their Mother did at any rate. Some time was spent with and on the motorbike, in spite of the heat we have been having. The bike got a needed service and a new set of rear wheel bearings. It
MENS ELITE POLO NAVY (Embroidered with club logo) Navy Sizes S-3XL $40.00
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Records Officers Report was just too much fun. Records are ticking along nicely. By the end of 2016 we were nearly 20 members up on the previous year and the reporting process seems to be working much more effectively and smoothly. My life has been made much easier with the improvements to the website’s reports developed by Bill. Hail Bill!!! That’s all for now folks. I look forward to seeing many of you around the traps at the multitude of
Craig Brennan records@bmwmcq.org.au
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Andy McLeod
Secretary’s Report
Minutes of the BMWMCQ General Meeting Thursday 01/12/2016 Meeting Opened: 1935 hours Members present: 35 Apologies: Bill Luyten, Geoff Hodge, Mario & Fiona, Julia, Bill Carson Visitors: Charlie Brown (I’m Back), Ariella Woods, Bill Reed. Minutes of previous meeting: Proposed by Kelly, Seconded by Dave Hepburn. President-Paul: Christmas Party Info: 83 attendees, there is a ticket for sale by Ron Durkin, be on time to get on the bus as the driver doesn’t have any numbers for pick up, there are presents for all attendees, BMW has supplied some presents and Motorline has vouchers and service discount vouchers which will be raffled off, the Wine College will provide breakfast on Sunday morning if the numbers are known beforehand. The January general meeting will be on the 12th of Jan 2017. The Feb journal will be an all-electronic one. Think about nominations for the March committee elections. The National Rally in Bright had about 200 attendees. The weather was not the best and there was snow on the mountains in the high country. The longest distance award was won by a rider from Darwin. It was on at the same as the GS Safari. BMW has a better plan for next year’s events. On the next Club ride, the V.P. will lead those who don’t know Jolly’s Lookout on the way to Mt Nebo. Get there early and stake a claim. Safe riding programs start in Jan. Apply to the committee for approval to have a rebate applied to your next year’s membership fee for attending approved safety programs. Events- Cindy: Don’t forget the Hamilton Hotel evening, the coffee morning and we’re short a ride leader for the Feb ride day. The coffee morning is a social event to be enjoyed on a Sat morning. Amongst plans for next year are 3 Back to the Bush’s. Regalia – Julia: Absent, however there are T-shirts and Caps a plenty. Treasurer- Bill: we must give Bill a big thank you for the long hours that he’s put in to sort out the club’s finances and associated banking procedures. Also a big thanks for sorting out the club’s databases. Editor- Dave: Thanks for all your help over the past year providing great stories and pics. Thanks to Tony and Jane Gray, Ian and Allison & Duncan and Cindy to name a few contributors. Records- Craig: It’s all going very well. Thanks to Bill Carson’s efforts, working with the club data base is much easier. Vice President- Richard: The Jan ride will be the breakfast ride on the 15th to Jolly’s Lookout. The site can’t be booked so get there early. 7.00am perhaps. Gen Business: Paul H – thanks to everyone who provided more activities to enjoy throughout the year and those who helped run them. Next year will be bigger and better. Thanks also to Don Grimes; our dealer liaison and advertising guy. He’s our silent worker. Raffle: 1st – Craig, 2nd – Bill Reed, 3rd Sue Ferguson, 4th – Trevor Crossley, 5th – Me. Apologies at the Jan meeting for Merv Bone & Garry Lawrence. They’ll be imbibing at Keira for the Jan meeting. Meeting Closed: 2040 Hours
MINUTES OF THE JANUARY AGM HELD ON 12 JANUARY 2017 CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE
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you have any unusual or difficult service stories to tell? Remember the Dirty Wheels column that used to be in Wheels Magazine? You do! Great, send them in. Have any new products to tell people about? If you send me a short editorial style article simply listing the product and benefits, I will (space permitting) publish as close to your ad as possible with a pointer to your ad. Keep it brief and informative is all I ask. Ed.
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Monthly Ride Report November 2016
WELCOME TO 2017
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he 2017 BMWMCQ Ride calendar kicked off with the traditional self -catered breakfast run to Jolly’s Lookout on Mt Nebo. This mid-January date for the club function is shared with the Vintage Car Club of Qld who for many years have held a breakfast gathering at the same location. The early risers from the VCC kick off around 5am which befits their advancing years while the more youthful BMWMC members arrive from 7am so fist fights over the BBQ’s are avoided. This gathering of the 2 and 4 wheel brigade provides a wonderful opportunity to admire other machinery not often seen at close range (or at all). For me the standout 4 wheeled vehicle was a 1915 Studebaker (yes over 100 years old) that in its day was the Australian speed record holder at 85mph. It boasted a 6 litre long stroke 6 cylinder engine and ran on wooden spoked wheels. How great to see such a classic vehicle still being maintained in running order.
VP Richard was the ride leader for the gathering and had the Club banner proudly hung on high and the social banter in full swing by the time Jane and I rolled into the car-park to join a neat line of 20 or so BeeEmms. The weather reports had not looked good with a forecast thunderstorm promised to supplement the stinking hot and humid summer conditions. Reality dawned much more pleasantly with the storms having swept around to the north of Brisbane leaving a cooler cloudy morning in its wake. Not all had managed to avoid the weather on the run to Jolly’s as Social Secretary David Whales plastic over-pants attested. Unfortunately by the time Dave had been convinced that it was safe to remove the pants he was wetter on the inside than if he had ridden through the rainstorm in his jeans. The higher altitude weather at Jolly’s was very pleasant and the views across the hills and valley as clouds rolled across quite stunning. Unfortunately Jane left her trusty camera at home so hopefully ED. Dave will
be able to source some photos from others to supplement this story. I always enjoy self-catered functions as it provides the opportunity for club members to display their culinary talents. This year was no exception with everything on display from fresh fruit and muesli through the traditional baked beans, bacon and egg with my trophy of the day going to Club Registrar Craig who devoured the thickest vanilla custard slice I have seen in years. Ah nothing like a good healthy start to the day. With the pleasantries concluded and the banner packed away it was time to head home, take off on a day’s ride or go in search of a caffeine fix as Jane and I did. On our run up to the Mt Glorious Cafe we passed multiple old bikes heading down the hill and several more gathered at the cafe. It transpired that the Historic Motorcycle Club had held a breakfast gathering on the west side of Mt Glorious at White Cedar Park. At the cafe there were many old Meridian Triumphs, Velocettes, Ariels, Ducatis and a beautifully restored BSA Rocket 3. The QPS also had a display at the cafe as part of their Mt Zero campaign to reduce the road toll on the various mountains around Brisbane and the hinterland that we all love riding so much. The two officers on duty were mingling and talking amicably to riders about road safety. A good QPS initiative, to be commended. The day was still young and the weather looked like holding so we headed off on the Northbrook Parkway (with its usual covering of leaf litter) down to the T junction with the Wivenhoe/Somerset Road. Most riders do a U turn here and head back over the mountains but if you feel like stretching the bikes legs then try this little extra loop. At the T junction turn left heading towards Fernvale then right when you join the Brisbane Valley Hwy. This will take you across Wivenhoe Dam into Esk. Just after Esk turn right again onto the Esk/Kilcoy Road then right again onto the Wivenhoe/Somerset Road and back to where you started at the bottom of the Northbrook Parkway. In effect you have just circumnavigated Wivenhoe Dam. From the Mt Glorious Cafe return including this loop is approx. 150km so a nice little ride. We were home by lunchtime well before the storm that eventually delivered its drenching late afternoon. A great little day out and thanks to Richard and David for organising and all who attended for proving great comradeship. Tony Gray
Monthly Ride Report - Photos
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Annual General Meeting 2 March 2017
Notice of Annual General Meeting of the BMW Motorcycle Club Queensland Inc. The Annual General meeting of the Club will be held at the Morton Bay Sports Club, 175 Boundary Street, Tingalpa, Qld 4173, at 7:30PM on 2nd March 2017 The Agenda of the meeting is as follows:
1. 2. 3. 4.
Acceptance of the 2016 AGM minutes Management Committee Report
Presentation of the Financial accounts (Audit report) Election of Committee members
Special Resolutions 1. Confirmation of Committee proposal to issue Life Membership to Richard Maher.
2. 3.
Confirmation the committee is authorized to change from a full audit for the 2017 – 2018 year to a verified statement of accounts. This will save potentially 40 % of the annual audit fee. Any Special resolutions presented under the rules of the Constitution (30 days notice)
The General Meeting for March 2017 will follow the AGM. Policy Regarding Submissions
Submissions to the journal should be relevant to BMW motorcycles and or to the BMWMCQ and its activities. Articles or Letters to the Editor may or may not be published if space does not permit or if the content of the submission and or letter is not considered to be of interest to members or not in the interests of the Club, our sponsors or advertisers. Members are encouraged to use this, our journal; to express views, float ideas or make inquiries of other Club members on technical, organisational or other matters which may benefit the Club and its associates. Submissions should be kept to a reasonable length and maybe edited or published in part only, if the Editor considers it necessary. Note – submissions close on the 15th of each month! BMWMCQ Committee
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BMWMCQ Inc.
NOMINATION FORM Election of Committee Members Nomination of Volunteer Positions (Non-Elected)
I,
(must be a financial member), nominate for the position of: President
Vice President
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Richard & Wendy Around Australia
LONG WAY AROUND DOWN UNDER
AN AUSTRALIAN MOTOR CYCLE ADVENTURE A summary of Wendy and Richard de Groot’s motorcycle trip through Central and Western Australia in the Winter of 2006. Story by Richard de Groot Member No 769
On the 4th June 2006, we left our home in Brisbane and over the next 7 weeks and 3 days to the 25th July 2006 we travelled west through Roma to Charleville and then north to Longreach, Winton, Mount Isa and into the Northern Territory via Camooweal.
Our motor cycle at the time was a BMW R1150 RT which we purchased new in April 2002. My wife Wendy Member No 770 and I have been members of the BMWMCQ since about April 2002.
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rior to this trip in 2006 Wendy and I had travelled on the Bimmer about 47,000 trouble free kilometres and journeyed throughout Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT on several trips during a 4 year period between 2002 and 2006. On those trips, we always selected overnight accommodation at motels and the occasional hotel or cabin park. A minimum of 3 ½ star accommodation is our preferred accommodation during motorcycle trips; and that is our preference up until the present time in 2016.
Our trip took us to the Three Ways and then down the Stuart Highway to Alice Springs and on to Uluru (Ayres Rock) and the Olgas, south to Coober Pedy, Woomera, Port Agusta and down to Adelaide where we had new tyres fitted to the Bimmer.
We then travelled back through Port Agusta and then across the Nullarbor and down to Esperance on the south coast of Western Australia.
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During the trip, we primarily had fine weather with the exception of the Esperance, Margaret River and Fremantle areas where we had several days of rain. The day we travelled from Esperance to Margaret River we experienced torrential rain in very cool weather. Regardless; we enjoyed the experience as we were well equipped to travel in all weather conditions.
Our journey then took us to Margaret River and up to Fremantle and Perth where the Bimmer was serviced. After leaving Perth we travelled right up the west coast to Monkey Mia and on to Broome. We then travelled across the top end up to Derby and through the Kimberleys and on to Kununurra on the Ord River and eventually back into the Northern Territory to Katherine. On leaving Katherine we again travelled south down the Stuart Highway back to the Three Ways and turned east and travelled back to Mount Isa and continued east to Townsville and then south down the Bruce Highway and eventually home to Brisbane. The only part of the route we retraced during the journey was between Cloncurry in Queensland and the Three Ways in the Northern Territory. We travelled a total of 19,067 absolutely trouble free kilometres in all weather conditions from minus 4 degrees at Roma to 31 degrees at Broome and Katherine.
We carried camping equipment with us on the Bimmer and spent about 50% of the time camping in caravan parks where we meet many wonderful people (some of who insisted we share their wine with them); and the other 50% of the time we spent over night in motels and in cabins.
The day we travelled from Broome and west to Derby and on to Turkey Creek Road House (from where we enjoyed a twelve hour 4WD bus trip of the Bungle Bungles) we again travelled in extremely unseasonal torrential rain. The locals though the ‘wet season’ had returned! We simply thought ‘This is ####### heavy rain!’ The greatest risk to safety and which we had to be ever mindful of was from kangaroos, eagles, hawks, emus, cattle, horses, goats, dingoes, extreme cross winds and the odd wayward motorist. Road trains were many; however, were not a problem as long as they were treated with caution when passing or overtaking. Otherwise there was absolutely nothing to be mindful of on the trip!
One day whilst motorcycling north up the West Coast of Western Australia we were travelling at a speed of about the 110 km/h speed limit and in an
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area well signed as being habituated by Emus. Wendy was my pillion passenger, forward scout and constant lookout. I spotted an Emu standing in the bush at about 1 o’clock and about 30 meters off the road. I said to Wendy ‘Emu on the right’ with no real concern. Wendy replied ‘Yes and here it comes’. Wendy had been looking at a different Emu at about 2 o’clock and which was fast approaching and in a position where disaster was imminent. A quick decision was necessary. Brake or accelerate. I choose to brake quickly but not heavily. The Emu and our motorcycle remained on a collision course until the Emu reached the southbound side of the roadway. As Emus sometimes do, it made a right hand turn and then was immediately adjacent to the right side of our motorcycle which was still under brake condition. The Emu ran slightly ahead of our motorcycle and just when I thought disaster had been avoided the bird turned sharp left and I then braked heavily. The Bimmer was fitted with ABS. Wendy then departed the pillion seat and became slightly airborne, slammed into my back and I then in turn was slammed over the tank bag and up against the windscreen of the Bimmer. I continued to operate the brakes, missed the Emu by a feather and then released the brakes, moved back into the rider’s seat recently occupied by Wendy who by that time had resumed her rightful seat on the pillion seat; and we continued our journey north. We did not stop! Wendy later told me that when she slammed into my back she though - ‘If Richard falls off this motorcycle now I am going to have to learn to ride it really quick’. Our motor cycle was equipped with intercom, on board am/fm radio and tape deck and CB radio from which we spoke with many grey nomads, road train drivers and a couple of other motor cyclists travelling through South Australia. Wendy and I chatted on the intercom for almost the entire trip. It was wonderful to be able to speak about the country as we travelled along the highways and byways of this great land of ours.
We had an absolutely wonderful trip and not even a stone chip was obvious on the Bimmer on our return home. The only gravel roads we travelled on were detour roads; many of which were gravel. One gravel detour road in north west Queensland was 50 kilometres long. During our journey, we viewed the splendid exhibits at the Hall of Fame in Longreach, undertook an underground mine tour in Mount Isa, walked on the ‘Marbles’ in the Northern Territory, went sight seeing in Alice Springs and the West MacDonnell Ranges, viewed Ayres Rock both at sunset and sunrise and walked in the Olgas. We thoroughly enjoyed a 6 hour guided tour of Coober Pedy and later checked out the museum at the Woomera Rocket Range.
On the Nullarbor we went to the Great Australian Bight Marine Park and viewed the many whales which come into the Bight from June to October each year. We viewed the rugged coast near Esperance and Margaret River in Western Australia and had a very interesting guided tour around Margaret River and experienced many glasses of fine wine and tasted chocolate, cheese and venison and inspected a lavender farm in the area.
Richard & Wendy Around Australia In Fremantle, we experienced the many sights and sounds of the area on a tram tour, bus tour and cruised (whilst merrily sipping wine) up the beautiful Swan River to Perth where we again viewed the many sights of the city by guided bus tour.
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have quickly resulted in disaster as any speed over 60 km/h caused the Beemer to get all crossed up and almost uncontrollable. Cars, vehicles with caravans attached and motorcycles were all travelling below 60 km/h. Pedal cyclists, and there were many from around the world travelling many of the roads of our travels, were walking. And whilst we maintained a speed no greater than 60 km/h we were constantly blown onto the right hand side of the road, which was obviously the wrong side of the road. The only vehicles travelling at around 100 km/h were the great road trains. On reaching Reener Springs Road House at about 2pm we elected to abandon our travels for the day and spent the afternoon and much of the evening socialising with other tourists from Australia and around the world. That was a fantastic evening!
We sailed to Rottnest Island from Fremantle and enjoyed a day on the majestic and historic island where we explored the beautiful white sand beaches and Turquoise Bays. The island is well known for the Quokkas which inhabit the island. In Perth, we enjoyed a coffee morning with members of the BMW Motor Cycle Club of Western Australia and whilst travelling north to Broome we watched the dolphins being fed at the famous Monkey Mia.
In Broome, we enjoyed the sights and experiences of the town and Cable Beach where we enjoyed a camel ride at sunset on the famous beach. Our trip through the Kimberleys included a 12 hour guided 4WD bus trip through the Bungle Bungles and at Katherine in the Northern Territory we enjoyed a guided cruise on the amazing Katherine Gorge. On the ride south on the Stuart Highway from Katherine we fought an easterly gale force wind all day until we reached Renner Springs Road House. Any attempt to ride at a speed greater than 60 km/h would
The day we first entered the Northern Territory from Queensland on the outward journey the open speed limit in the Northern Territory was unlimited. Vehicles at that time could travel at any speed in the unrestricted areas; provided it was not deemed dangerous. In order to give Wendy an appreciation of high speed travel I accelerated the Beemer to a speed in excess of 160 km/h; however, after several kilometres I noted that the fuel gauge was going down faster than the speedo needle had been going up.
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It was quite apparent that unless the speed was reduced we would not reach our next refuelling destination. It was interesting to note that whilst the speed limit on the open road in the Northern Territory was unlimited; very few vehicles (if any at all) were seen to be travelling at excessive speed. Possibly because to do so over a long period would be very costly on the wallet for the purchase of fuel. Our experiences along the way were many and varied and the journey has to be experienced to fully appreciate the wide, open and interesting locations of our large brown historic land which we all call ‘Home’. Over the years, Wendy and I have travelled by motorcycle on both the Bimmer featured in this story and on our current K1600 GTL we purchased in 2012, in and through all the States and Territories of Australia, including Tasmania; however, this motorcycle trip is probably for us the most memorable motorcycle trip of all. All serious motorcyclists should include a similar trip in their bucket list. I have included some photographs for inclusion in the magazine.
Additional photos of this great road trip that I was not able to insert into the text follow...Ed.
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AGM Minutes for 12 January 2017
Minutes of the BMWMCQ General Meeting Thursday 12/01/2017 Meeting Opened: 19:31hrs Apologies: Bill Carson, Merv Bone, Garry Lawrence, Graham Healey, Tony Malone, Geoff Hodge. Visitors: John Encott (Vic Club Pres), Steve and Rose (signing up tonight) Minutes of December General meeting: Read – Tony Grey, Seconded – Dave Hepburn Regalia: There are T-shirts, Bucket hats and Pins available. Secretary: Other club mags, Membership forms and Bank statements. Records: There are more members renewing than leaving the club. Editor: It was a good year for the mag last year. New articles are coming in, the E-mag is starting in Feb. Keep sending in photos, stories and any articles of interest. Treasurer: Bill has a new job with an early start. Sends his apologies. There has been $1800 more in expenses than income so far this year. Tools: There will be a service day in March (date to be advised) at Howard Wilson’s. Let me know if you need a specific club tool. Vice President: Nothing to report. Thanks to the VP for his help in the organisation of the 100yr celebrations. Events: Cindy (and Duncan) are off for a trip from Cairo to Cape Town.
President: Thanks Cindy for the great events you’ve organised over the past year. David Whale is taking over
as events co-ordinator. David is looking for Sunday brunch ride locations. For Feb it will be Bema in Paddo. He’s also looking at some camping weekends about 150 – 200 kms away from Brisbane. There is going to be a camping weekend on the 18th March. Murray Brown and Bill Allen are organising. 39 members have expressed interest. Motorcycling safety programs have started for the year. To receive up to $30 off your next year’s membership fees apply to the committee, show your receipts and course completion certificate. There will be a notice of the AGM in the next mag. It will include nomination forms for committee positions. Also a couple of special resolutions: firstly a resolution to allow an abbreviated audit which is less expensive and allows the club to change auditors and the second is a nomination of life membership. The special resolutions can be put in by the 31st Jan. More people need to get involved in organising rides and events. It seems that the usual suspects are organising most of the rides etc. The Brisbane ride group’s facebook site has certain fixed rules. NO ads and NO blue language. The Xmas party was a great success with 83 people attending. It was a good venue. This year’s party needs a venue to be organised sooner rather than later. At the Xmas party a prize supplied by BMW was unwanted by the winner and so was redrawn at the Jan gen meeting and won by Paul Atkins mem no 4219. We need a ride organiser for Feb. When filling out the membership renewal form, don’t forget to sign the disclaimer and send the paper form to the club records officer. Allison spoke about the Killarney bonfire night which is part of the Jumpers and Jazz festival. The bonfire is held on the 22nd July. Accommodation is available in Killarney. Some members who recently did a first aid course put their skills to use with a couple of incidents. You never know when it will be useful. The Lions Rd is closed for 6 months. Dennis Wood spoke about a couple of riding courses he did recently at the Mt Cotton Rider Training School; Road Craft and Defensive Riding. Les Fitzpatrick mention that as the coffee club evenings have moved to a pub venue would the members like to have it moved back to a coffee café based venue. Suggestions welcomed. Charlie Brown has suggested the following activities; a weekend to Red Rock. This has been a previous club event. To be held in late March or early April. The Amberley Historical Society may open for us on the last Sun of the month. Star gazing at the Mt Cootha Planetarium. John, the president of the Vic BM Club, spoke of riding tours in Sth Africa by Sama Tours. The Vic Club is organising another tour in Nov 2017. Those interested contact the Vic Club. President Paul, thanked all the committee members, ride and event organisers for their great work throughout the year. Raffle: 1st- Richard, 2nd - Chris, 3rd – Peter, 4th – Chris. Meeting Closed: 20.31hrs
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EGYPT .... BE AFRAID BE VERY AFRAID... ED. Planning to Plan the Cairo to Cape Town, or P2P the C2C
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ooking through some inspirational quotes on adventures the other day, I note that Roald Amundsen said: “Adventure is just bad planning”. Given that Roald actually put weight on while being first to the South Pole in 1911; he was clearly very good at planning and executing. As I’ve normally put weight on during our motorcycling trips, either we are also very good at planning or we’ve made up for mediocre planning with exuberant executing of innocent buffet tables. The Cairo to Cape Town 80 day tour starts in mid-January 2017, and has been the subject of many months of reading and getting advice, buying stuff, realising the stuff is probably the wrong stuff, and going out again to hopefully buy the right stuff. Talking to people about their wild motorcycle travels has its drawbacks, hearing about their broken doohickie in a part of the world where it is illegal to sell or buy doohickies inevitably results in another trip to the shops to get more stuff. Then you talk to someone else who says that you won’t need a doohickie, because you can use a cheap widget and just attach it with a cable tie, it lasts years and can also be used to pull corks out of bottles. And you just went out and bought a Leatherman which was double the price of the standard one simply because it had a corkscrew. The loss of “The Precious” nearly 3 months before the trip is traumatic. Sure the bikes have to go by sea, but with Perpetual Loyal averaging 23 knots in the 2016 Sydney to Hobart surely something with an engine should easily get it across the 8,000 nautical miles in less than two weeks. A whole week in the trip schedule is allowed to get The Precious out of the dock in Alexandria; the last C2C took eight days to get the bikes so hopefully port officials are now far more aligned with customer satisfaction and outcomes rather than process. The alignment of the loss of The Precious with Queensland Rail suburban train driver shortages meant that train travel was no longer a viable option, so the only possible way to get to work and to keep the riding skills up for the C2C was to buy a 1999 BMW R850R the next day. An obvious advantage of this was scenes of raw emotion at the next BMW Motorcycle Club Queensland monthly meeting as the recidivist Triumph owner could finally be welcomed into the fold.
The BMWMCQ committee embracing a Triumph owning member who has finally bought a BMW The answer to planning confusion for a trip is lists. For a 3 month trip like the C2C, the more lists the better as they prove conclusively that you are planning. The first list was spares that had to go with The Precious, which includes levers, drive assemblies, brake pads, light bulbs, oil and air filter, sump plug, and spark plugs. Which practically guarantees that an incident will occur on day one such as an innocuous stick rising up to snap off the gear lever, for which you suddenly realise there is no spare. And the Leatherman that has a corkscrew is no use because it doesn’t have the vice grip pliers to lock onto the gear shaft. Luckily duct tape, electrical tape, wire, and cable ties are also on the spares list. The next big list is clothes. This list is separated into two sub-lists; the riding gear list, and the African recreation, evening and night wear list. The riding gear list was supported by development of a day by day minimum and maximum temperature, average rainfall, and humidity profile across the past 8 years in each location. The profile really only managed to confirm that it will be hot and cold in various combinations with dry and wet, so a full set of riding gear suitable for a Melbourne day was the result. Reference was made to helpful texts such as Shirley and Brian Rix’s Two for the Road book which described their first
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major cross-content adventures through Europe and Asia, and conveniently included a list of recommended clothing for him and her. The clothing list has been worked over and trade-off studies between budgie smugglers and board shorts completed, but the real test always comes when packing actually takes place. The final list is general equipment and accoutrement, broken down into several sub-lists of documentation, electrical gear, medications and unguents, and miscellaneous. This list requires the most thought, because a pair of shorts not making it onto the clothing list is inconvenient, but the corkscrew not making it onto the general list potentially means total disaster in the bottle shops of Ethiopia. Much of the content on this list is influenced by likely availability on the road, for example the assumption can safely be made that Africans get haircuts, so therefore taking the full home man-scaping kit is probably unnecessary. Having the right electrical plugs is important when travelling anywhere, and luckily Africa seems to be limited to European, British, and the enormous South African plug. A trick was discovered with getting a single power board instead of heaps of adaptors, which means that only one plug adaptor is required. This will also prevent fights about whose piece of electrical equipment is higher on the recharge priority register (strangely Cindy’s gear always seems to win) in hotel rooms with only one power point. For a trip to Africa, one must become reconciled to the fact that every truly frightening disease was developed there before reaching maximum horrible death capability and release into the passing adventure rider market. Luckily Cindy has been to PNG numerous times so was the proverbial pincushion, while I had recently been to the Congo so was reasonably equipped to ward off disease. The one disease to which we still presented an easy target was rabies, and having heard a nurse friend’s story of a little African girl with rabies which could have been written by Stephen King, the $360 for a course was handed over which at least gave some comfort to the travel doctor. On the topic of medication, and given the requirement to schedule riding and crisis visits to anything resembling a restroom as completely separate activities, plenty of extra pills which are the pharmaceutical equivalent of a wooden bung and a rubber mallet have been thrown in. In conclusion and with less than two weeks to go as I write this, excitement and tension are rising. With regard to planning for the C2C, to borrow from Winston, it is not the end. It isn’t even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps, the end of the beginning. Duncan Bennett
Tony Gray - A Touch of France A TOUCH OF FRANCE & BELGIUM IN SE QUEENSLAND
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uring our European Trip in 2012 Jane & I visited many Western Front WW1 battle sites especially those involving Australian Troops. For those not familiar with the term, the Western Front was the line of conflict between the Allied & German Forces and stretched from the North Sea across Belgium, France & Germany to neutral Switzerland. It was thought at the time that the horrors and atrocities of that Great War to end all wars would never be repeated but never underestimate the power of man to try to destroy mankind. Many of the most famous (infamous!) of those battlefields have been replicated as place names throughout Australia with a cluster at The Summit just outside Stanthorpe. Since our European trip in 2012 we had intended to have a close look at the area and the BMWMCCQ Christmas Party at Stanthorpe provided the ideal opportunity. After Saturday night’s festivities and a leisurely breakfast we set out for a look around. The Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial (WW1) sits atop Foxton Hill overlooking Stanthorpe and takes the form of a Pavilion containing 5 Honour Boards listing the names of those soldiers from the local district who served in The Great War. The Honour Boards list 250 names of which 38 were killed in action. That is a massive 15% of those who served and this fairly represents the % of the overall Australian WW1 losses. To put that number into current day perspective Australia would have lost close to 4,000 troops (15% of those who served) in the Afghanistan conflict rather than the actual 41 lost. How would that have been received by modern day Australia? The other feature of note on the Pavilion and on the Honour Board is the date 1914 – 1919. The conflict concluded with the surrender of the German Forces on 11/11/1918, Armistice Day. My understanding is that soldiers who died from war wounds within 6 months of the end of the war were included with the war dead so some recorded here may have died in 1919. The downside to that 6 month cut-off was that soldiers who succumbed to their wounds beyond the 6 months were not listed as war casualties and their widows/dependents denied compensation. I had a Great Uncle in that exact situation. An absolute travesty. ‘Armistice Way’ is a loop drive of some 30+km commencing at Amiens Road off the Texas Road as it exits Stanthorpe and finishes back on the N-E Hwy at Thulimbah where coffee can be had at Jersey Girls
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Cafe. This road takes you through the districts of Amiens, Bapaume and Pozieres with Passchendaele and Pozieres State Forests along the way. These districts were originally linked by rail with other station names of Messines, Bullecourt and Fleurbaix. The old name boards are preserved at the Stanthorpe Historical Museum which is next door to the Top of the Town Tourist Park where we stayed. We were familiar with all of these sites with the exception of Fleurbaix. A little research revealed that the infamous battle fought around Fleurbaix is most commonly known by the name of the adjacent village of Fromelles. Fleurbaix sat behind Allied lines while Fromelles sat behind German lines. On 19 July 1916 some 5,500 Australian Troops were killed at Fromelles in a fruitless and misguided attack on the German Line making it the worst day in Australian Military History. After the War returning troops were offered land grants under a Soldier Settlement Scheme to provide them with post war employment. Some of those demobbed troops took up allocations in the Summit area and the fruits of their labour (pun intended) can now be seen in the rich crops of stone fruit that dominate the area. There is a memorial along the ride at Amiens which records the names of those who took up plots under the Soldier Settlement scheme. Now, on or about the 100th anniversary of those battles of 1916/17, it is fitting that we pause and reflect on the sacrifices made by those young men and appreciate and respect the legacy that they have left the following generations. Take a ride through the area and spare a thought and prayer for those young men that time will never weary nor the years condemn.
Lest we forget. Tony Gray
Last photo can be found on page 29
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Tony Gray - Book Review ONE MAN CARAVAN
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have read a lot of travel books with most related to travel by motorcycle. Need inspiration then it is there at your fingertips. Amongst my collection I rate Ted Simon’s iconic ‘Jupiter’s Travels’ very highly. Ted’s 4 year journey around the world on a 500cc Triumph twin in the late 1970’s was really earth breaking stuff and reportedly was the inspiration for Charlie & Ewan’s much later ‘Long Way Round’ trip which helped BMW sell a squillion GS models in the ensuing years. Thanks to Mal Cremer and the loan of his copy of ‘One Man Caravan’ I am now aware that there was a much earlier ‘around the world’ trip than Ted Simons. Robert Fulton Jnr was a young American Architect in London in 1932 when, on impulse, he decided to return to his native New York travelling east around the world by motorcycle. What started as an off the cuff comment to impress a young lady at a dinner party became an 18 month adventure of a lifetime. At that dinner party was the son of the owner of the Douglas Motorcycle Company who quickly made the offer of a motorcycle. No turning back from there and the adventure had begun. Sometimes in life the planets just align and ones destiny is written. The motorcycle which is such an integral part of the story was noted as a 6hp Douglas. This was a pre-war British rating system of which I was only vaguely familiar. Reference to Dr Google failed to produce the clear definition that I sought. Mal came to the rescue with this reference garnered from his copy of Mechanical World Year Book 1937, Emmott & Company LTD, Manchester England (doesn’t everyone have a copy?). Note to readers if you are ‘technically challenged’ then you may choose to skip the next paragraph. For the rest of you any correspondence should be sent to Mal. The H.P mentioned for the Douglas motorcycle would be confusing for most people today as the HP quoted is not Brake Horse Power (BHP). The H.P rating for a vehicle in the UK up until the early fifties is a rating used for taxation purposes (i.e. a registration fee based on HP). It is calculated using the formula H.P. = 0.4 x d squared x N. (d is the bore in inches and N the number of cylinders). Using this formula, a modern air cooled BMW motorcycle would rate 13HP (rounded up). The reference notes that the combustion pressure is treated as a constant (in practice it is not) and also makes the observation that “modern internal combustion engines develop about three times the horsepower given by this formula”. Armed with this information we were able to conclude that the 6hp Douglas Motorcycle used was a horizontally opposed twin cylinder (dissimilar to our beloved boxer engines in that the cylinders were in line with the frame) 600 cc model T6 with OHV, chain
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drive and 3 speed hand-shift gearbox. As was common for the day the motor was a long stroke design measuring 68 x 82 bore & stroke. A very handsome motorcycle as you can judge from the accompanying museum photo of the model. The astute Mr Fulton had the bike shod with car tyres reasoning that replacements (if required) would be more readily available. They proved extremely reliable with both tyres surviving the 40,000+ mile journey while only the rear was punctured (on several occasions). Purists and pedants can argue that Robert Fulton’s journey was not a true round the world trip as he did not start and finish at the same place. He also jumped aboard the odd steam ship to connect the dots. Notwithstanding these details a trip of that magnitude in the very different world of 1932 over unformed roads with rudimentary maps and the most basic of gear is truly outstanding. There are many elements of this rollicking tale that I found interesting. First and foremost is the bike, its preparation and packing. Anyone who has toured for any length of time on a motorcycle will subscribe to the old adage – fail to plan, plan to fail. Robert had a big advantage with his Douglas motorcycle in that the factory was at his disposal to modify his motorcycle to fit his requirements. The fitting of car tyres was an example of this attention to detail but the design and fitting of the many storage compartments was the most visually obvious. Secondly for me was the injuinity shown to overcome adversity be it mechanical, personal or bureaucratic. No obstacle was too high and no problem without a solution. Life lessons well learned. Here is but one mechanical example undertaken in the remote and dangerous Khyber Pass region: mechanical repair had been quickly made. A key-pin had sheared in the gearbox which, once dismantled, was quickly replaced from the box of spares. Try that little fix on the side of the road on your K1600GTL? Finally the picture of the world in 1932 – yes so different but we are still experiencing so many of the same problems 80+ years later. Places visited like Aleppo and Kandahar in the news these days for all of the wrong reasons. For the record Fulton’s journey took him across a Europe spiralling towards WW2. From London across France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria then down to Greece, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and onto India prior to partition and the creation of Pakistan by the English. This was certainly the most dangerous part of the journey as he ventured into ‘no man’s land’ of the northwest territories of Waziristan, the Khyber Pass, Afghanistan, Baluchistan (‘Stan’ meaning ‘home of’) then back into India.
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Tony Gray - Book Review A sea journey took him to the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), Malaya, Siam (Thailand), Indo-China (Vietnam), China, Japan and then across the Pacific to the west coast USA and a crossing of his homeland to New York. There is a by-line to the book detailing a life well lived by the author who passed away in 2004 aged 95. Interestingly he kept the beloved Douglas which he restored in later life. Thanks to Mal for the loan of the book which was reprinted in 1996 with additional material from the author including this gem: Listen to the Past: It leads to the Future. Consider the Future: it becomes the Present. Live the Present: to achieve a happy Past.
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BMWMCQ 2016 Events Calendar
BMWMCQ 2017 EVENTS BRG
FEBRUARY Thursday 2 Sunday 5 Fri 10th - Sun 12 Wednesday 15 Saturday 18 Sunday 26th Tuesday 28 MARCH Thursday 2 Sunday 5th Wednesday 15 Saturday 18 Saturday 18
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Monthly club meeting Monthly Club Ride Karuah River Rally Hamilton Hotel dinner meet Sat Coffee Run Sunday Brunch Ride German Club AGM & Monthly club meeting Monthly Club Ride Hamilton Hotel dinner meet Sat Coffee Run Overnight camping trip
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Ride Leader / Contact Tingalpa TBA Richard Maher Upper Karuah Classic Riders Group Kingsford Smith Drive Ascot Bema Café Paddington. TBA Woolloongabba Tingalpa TBA Kingsford Smith Drive Ascot TBA TBA Bill Allen & Murray Brown Tottenham NSW Classic Riders Group Woolloongabba Tingalpa TBA Kingsford Smith Drive Ascot Woolloongabba Change due to Anzac Day clash Tingalpa TBA THIS IS NOT MOTHERS DAY THIS YEAR Kingsford Smith Drive Ascot TBA Woolloongabba Tingalpa TBA TBA Kingsford Smith Drive Ascot Woolloongabba Tingalpa TBA TBA Kingsford Smith Drive Ascot Woolloongabba
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Warrego Riders Calendar Warrego Riders General Ride Information To Be Continued Next Month or so I am told............ Ed.
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Article By Royal AKA Michael Ahlberg ARE MOTORCYCLE CRASHES AVOIDABLE?
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aying that they are does two things; it puts all responsibility on us to avoid a crash. This is good, because that’s so true. Unfortunately I believe it also suggest that riding a motorcycle is safe as long as you do all the right things. This introduces a false sense of security, almost complacency. So I disagree. Riding my Heritage Springer the evening after the HOG MDA ride Sunday arvo, I had a very close call on T-boning/frontal collision with a high powered racing machine yesterday. It was in Aspley heading north on Gympie rd. at 6 PM and dark. Just a few hundred meters south of that Shell servo before Maccas. In between the traffic lights (for a few hundred metres), there is a nature strip and unlit traffic island turn for traffic on the other side (southbound) in front of you. Riding north in the middle lane with traffic trailing 10 meters behind me in the other lanes, I sensed something odd in my peripheral vision to the right. I didn’t see the impact on the southbound traffic, but a high powered yellow racing bike was bearing down on me having crossed from the other side, almost at right angle to me, so between a T- bone and a head on. The situation was bizarre (it was going to turn out even more bizarre). I guess that I past the gap in the grassed nature strip about 1.5 second after the impact situation in the southbound lane. It was like a jackrabbit popping out of the ditch, or when you see a glass fall from a table. There was no time to react. It just happened in front of me. Bracing for the impact, this was going to hurt. Surprise, elation as well as nausea and shakes. I missed him! But the other traffic didn’t. I noticed how he crashed into the other traffic over my shoulder to the left and I doubled back along the footpath to the crashed bike, with my hazard lights on. There it was, way out in the ditch. The cars must have sent him flying. A pensioner next to his car was shocked by something he didn’t understand that had happened, checking for damage. What was I going to find as for the rider? He wasn’t there! Just the bike. I turned looking across the three lanes towards the nature strip and the gap for turning. There he was on the road, in the gap. A couple of cars with dints and scratches on the side. The rider looked in a reasonable condition. He had pulled his helmet off. I went over and calmed him down, to stay down, as did other people. I asked for a pillow and someone pulled out a car’s head rest. He was shocked, but there was no visible open wound or bleeding.
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There were several people attending, people on the phone. He was responding and in no visible immediate danger. Then I realised. That bike crossing centimetres in front of me was rider-less. The image etched in my memory I could recall it and verify. Yes, there was nobody on the bike. Now here is the point. Going over this situation: What could I have done to secure my safety, Nothing. Except I was doing 60kph (rather than speeding) and that might have kept me alive at least. Come on guys, let’s face it, riding a bike puts you on the Reaper’s game table, you will always need a bit of luck. In this case, at least the people in the cars only had to worry about car body damage. When things like these happen, your obvious vulnerability will result in pain or worse and its part of riding a bike. Don’t be surprised. Be sure your passion for riding compensates for this risk. We had one case where a fellow rider during a HOG ride had a fall because some car with a bad open oil leak had spilled in a roundabout last year. We had one incident with a magpie attack (distraction) causing an incident. Another case with a very experienced Ulyssian who broke his arm after a truck had a minor invisible diesel spill in a roundabout. I felt it as well, it’s like black ice! A couple of years ago a car became airborne and flipped over landing on its roof on the opposite side of the freeway in front of a group of bikes, there was much hurt. One rider ended up on top of the overturned car, burning himself on the very hot exhaust as well. I’ve seen tree branches from gumtrees, on windy days, fall down next to bikes when we’ve been on rides. Most people forget, all the close calls, they don’t make it to the papers! So, I don’t agree with the suggestion on top. My 42 years of riding suggest that not all crashes are avoidable. Because your personal protection is almost none on a bike. When a crash happens it will hurt, or worse, you won’t feel a thing. It’s part of riding a bike, just make sure you fully appreciate this. Have a safe ride, with rhythm, yours rather than someone else’s. ---Royal
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Italian and German Mistresses continued Yes, she was beautiful but she was built like a torture rack and I am not into that kinky sort of action. If only there was something out there that satisfied my need for a project, could be ridden all day, and looked somewhat retro...... Cue the German mistress A fellow colleague at work (we will call him the Assassin) suggested I consider an old airhead and could put me in touch with someone who was forever operating on these old machines. This is how the Assassin works. You see, he had me in his sights but I didn’t see him coming. I suspect that I was being assessed on my airhead ownership suitability and I am eternally grateful to the Assassin as he was the one that initiated this whole plot. Before I knew it, The Assassin had moved to Defcon 4 and I was off to meet The Doctor. I made an appointment to see The Doctor and drove down to meet him at The Hospital. The Hospital was full of two wheeled German patients and after doing the rounds of the wards with The Doctor he introduced me to a bed ridden patient. She had been in a coma for a few years but was all there and could be resuscitated back to life. She was an old milf, had battle scars, but for some reason I found her to be dead sexy and begging to be ridden once again. I told The Doctor that I had to have her but he said we would have to perform a “little procedure” first. Next thing I know, The Doctor had put on some surgical gloves, headlamp and produced a baroscope (an instrument used to explore small cavities). What is this deranged Doctor going to do with that and why is he grinning at me like a Cheshire cat....?! The Doctor inserted the baroscope, probed around for a while and found the blockage. Inside the tank of the bike (thought I should make that point clear!) was a water hose nozzle which he managed to remove from the tank with a contraption that I cannot explain but MacGyver would appreciate. Procedure complete, Hospital fees paid and The German Mistress was loaded onto my trailer ready for the drive home. As I was driving out of the Hospital driveway, The Doctor casually mentioned that as part of the deal I am required to ride the bike to the Border Run in ten months’ time. The next two months I am in the shed with the German Mistress every night, changing seals, rebuilding carbs, replacing bits and pieces and bringing her out of her coma. The Doctor offers advice along the way when required and before long she breathes life
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once again. If you have ever had the pleasure of firing up an engine that has been out of service then I need not explain the joy that moment brings, but another bonus with this old girl was the way she loved to tip into a corner and how I could comfortably ride her for hours on end. It was sweet love but without that burning sensation in your loins and back. No more torture rack, but instead satisfaction and gratification that went on and on like a Clymer workshop manual. Time was up and I was to fulfil my end of the deal by joining The Doctor, The Nurse and Captain Spurgy on the Border Run. This ended up being a fantastic adventure and The Nurse had an endless supply of tissues and potions when required to help me make the distance with the German Mistress. This adventure may have ended a bit sour for me but I would rather look back at the memories and friendships formed during that adventure.
Whilst The Doctor and The Nurse were enjoying a bit of romance, me and my German Mistress were gettin it on like Donkey Kong all the way to the Border and I still get a twinkle in my eye every time I open the garage door and throw a leg over her. As an Airhead Noob, I am amazed that this bike just keeps on giving. It has given me hours of riding pleasure, memories and friends that will last forever and to think that one day she may be rediscovered by another Noob is priceless. All I have to do is look after her and keep riding! You hear of people talking about the history and nostalgia that these bikes provide, but let’s not forget that they are in the present and the future. Now if only I can get my hands on another one..........
Drew Ray
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