BMWMCQ JULY 2017 JOURNAL by BMW MOTORCYCLE CLUB QUEENSLAND

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JULY 2017

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The Committee President - Richard Maher Ph: 0415 111 454 president@bmwmcq.org.au R 1150 R

Vice President - Les Fitzpatrick Ph: 0418 197 709 vpres@bmwmcq.org.au R 1200 GSA and a few more

Secretary - Greg Gaffney Ph: 0411 424 219 secretary@bmwmcq.org.au R 1200 RT & R 90 S

Treasurer - Tony Gray Ph: 0409 493 605 treasurer@bmwmcq.org.au R 1200 GS (The Grey Ghost)

Editor - Dave Hepburn

This Issue - JULY 2017 Contents:Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Committee Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Club Venue & GM. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Around the Workshops. . . . . . . . . 10 General Meeting Minutes . . . . . . . . 11 Monthly Ride Report . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Woolshed Jondaryan . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Cindy’s Africa Tanzania. . . . . . . . . 16 B@B CHERRABAH . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Duncan Explains - BESPOKED. . . . . 22 BMWMCQ Supports . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Michael and Ann GS Road Trip . . . . 29

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Its all about the adventures and memories encountered riding motorcycles. Those special events that just don’t happen when driving a car. To have those adventures in Egypt and Africa make them that much more special...Ed

Events - Cindy Bennett

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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

JULY 2017

Dave Hepburn

Editorial Editor’s Report

t has been another great month for the BMWMCQ with events galore and the following months are shaping up to be even better. I’ve been hearing words to the effect that we; have too many activities per month; have to pay exorbitant prices for food and drink, The rides are too long, the rides are too short, there is not enough off road rides to suit GS riders, we don’t like the venue, etc. etc. etc.…. Well this month’s front cover is going to cause a stir or perhaps not…..I think most members will get it, certainly the Warrego Riders will, Richard and Wendy, Paul, Ian Alison and Toddy, Tony and Jane, Les and Kelly will; to name but a few. Riding a motorcycle is not about all those gripes above, its all about the adventure: the sights that you would not normally see from the confines of your car; the smells of the country side, avoiding roo strikes, cattle and sheep trucks, bugs and the adrenaline rush of pushing the boundaries of curves you’ve never travelled before. The cover represents the adventures of Duncan and Cindy and what you don’t know; you might just find it around the next corner. Coming back from Rudd’s Pub this month, just before Toowoomba, I was directed down a narrow very winding road with totally blind curves and spoon drains that nightmares are made of. When we got back on normal road Tracy said that was bloody great let’s do it again but I had had enough of an adventure for one day. I visited the Indian Motor Cycle museum in Geebung for this month’s Sunday lunch which was a good BBQ Lunch and had a look around the significant collection of Indian motorcycles. It is well worth the look.

Officially opened in March 2014 and located in the north Brisbane suburb of Geebung, the museum is not only the treasured realisation of one man’s dream to showcase and share his personal collection of Indian motorcycles and memorabilia but it also provides a dedicated establishment to preserve the history of the famous Indian motorcycle marquee in Australia. With special indoor and outdoor theme areas, the Museum recreates the charm of past eras while retaining a genuine touch of authenticity and nostalgia in each of the exhibits for all to enjoy. See motorcycles from the early 1900’s through to post-war models, from board racers and hill climb bikes to a rare USA Fire Department sidecar - fascinating motorcycles that helped shape everyday life for generations and have left their indelible mark in history. Place yourself back in time outside the Rhodes Motorcycle Company shop and be amazed by the vast amount of memorabilia on display and marvel at the world class collection of rare FAM medals on hand. Richard de Groot has organised a B2B on the last weekend of September and it looks and sounds amazing. Unfortunately Tracy and I will not be able to attend as we leave around that time for Portugal. I apologise to Richard for the changes I have had to make to his article in relation to this event. The changes involved spacing only and content is as presented by Richard. It is obvious that Richard has invested a very significant amount of time and effort to this event and I regret that I had to invoke Editorial license. However, I would encourage all members to consider attending this event as it is near the end of the cooler weather season and looks to be a great event. 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

Committee Reports Richard Maher

JULY 2017

President’s Report

have tried to write this report several times this month and something or other has popped up and taken me off in a different direction. A quiet and peaceful life in retirement seems to have avoided me. My transition to full retirement was less than successful (just ask the missus) so I have chosen to go back to three days a week and now I’m just as busy as I was last year only I’m getting paid less. Economics has never been a strong subject for me, but even I can see the flaw in this plan. Still it could have been a lot worse. One of our club members has had a whoopsie on his new motorcycle, another pair had several attempts at heading north by motorcycle then car and back to motorcycle, another has passed away suddenly, and if you own a R1200GSA I wouldn’t advise riding it in anger on the dirt anytime soon. With an “aging membership demographic” this is the nicest of the options I could find for saying that we are not getting any younger. We are bound to lose some of our closest and dearest friends so I think we should be prepared to keep the black arm bands handy as we attend more celebrations of our friends’ lives. I’m not advocating that the Club have the need to write a policy statement similar to the Queens Mothers where the city streets are closed or we observe a public holiday. Or worse… a clause in the constitution stipulating “what to do in case of Funeral” I’m just saying keep a hanky in your pocket; you never know when you might need it. On my daily commute to and from Ipswich the tiny part of my brain that isn’t taken up with watching for idiots in four or more wheels trying to be in the same space as me got to thinking. I came up with a plan to celebrate those members who are no longer with us. I’ll run this by the committee at the next meeting and see what they think. It might get off the ground it might not. I can only put forward the plan and see how it goes. Tony the K1600GTL has been returned to his legal owner. It took a long time to figure out how to ride the GTL comfortably. It has a lot of programming options available before your lift the side-stand and get on with the job of riding. It’s easier to get on the R1100R push the green button and go, but not as much fun. So I’m looking at options somewhere in the middle. Until then the available option is Mr White. A K1200GT that requires a run every few weeks; It owner contacted me with a request to assist in its running around, and I’m always happy to help a motorcycle friend in need. The K1200 is no K1600 but it is easy to see and feel the evolution of the K bike by riding these two fine motorcycles back to back. I saw a friend on a K1300R today it looks comfy and powerful and most all, all fun. It’s sorta half way between a K1200 and a K1600. The K1300 doesn’t have the pre-flight programming issues of the K1600. And it doesn’t have a fairing which is a plus as I tend to keep scratching these or breaking bits off. But the S1000XR looks the business as well. And then I saw a R1200S in black, it looks evil. But what about…. Oh decisions, decisions. Maybe my retirement time management problem isn’t so much a time management problem after all. Hello, my name is Richard and I have a motorcycle problem. See you next month.

JULY 2017

Les Fitzpatrick

Committee Reports Vice President’s Report

VALE, Al Geritz, MateYou Will Be Missed

haven’t any club related business to discuss, but would like to tell you a tale about overcoming trouble on the road. Kelly and I started out on the Monday the 29th of May, to ride from my home in Yatala to Townsville with four days to get there. I was aboard my R1200GSA while Kelly was riding her Silver and Pink farkled F650GS. Did I hear you say “Piece of Cake’. Well you would think so wouldn’t you but that’s not how it turned out. We left home midmorning to give the rush hour traffic time to settle and after a leisurely lunch in Billie’s Hotel in Maryborough, we rode on to Gin Gin where we found a comfy motel and a great local pub for dinner. The following day (Tuesday) started out easy enough but about 30klms north of Gin Gin with the weather closing in we stopped to break out the wet weather gear. Soon after that Kelly’s bike began stalling at highway speed. After coasting to a stop her bike would start and run normally. It would run ok for a few kilometres then suddenly die again. We carried on to Miriam Vale where we decided to stop and check out her bike. We found a coffee shop and I pulled in with Kelly close behind. As she started a U turn to come back to park, the engine died again and the bike went down. A couple of the local lads were quick to help her pick it up as I walked back to help. Happily, Kelly was able to step off as it went down so apart from a small bruise on her leg she was ok. I went over the bike and took it for a test ride but I couldn’t get it to stall. We finally got to Gladstone where we decided to store the bike at Gladstone Motorcycles and ride back to Yatala on the GSA. We arrived home about 8.30pm and after a few hours sleep we headed back to Gladstone at 3.30am in the 4wd with the trailer to recover Kelly’s bike. The folks at Gladstone motorcycles were great and took good care of the bike so if you need any bike related help in Gladstone please look them up. We arrived back in Yatala with the bike in tow about 7.30pm on Wednesday evening and were still keen to get to Townsville but we would be a day late. Kelly’s bike wasn’t reliable and we didn’t have time to get it repaired so what to do? We could have reloaded my GSA with our gear and completed the trip on one bike but as luck would have it, Kelly had had her “RE” licence for a year and a day. Just enough time to allow her to ride an unrestricted bike with an L plate. So nine hours later on Thursday morning we set off north again with Kelly riding my R100GSPD. She had never ridden this bike before and we were leaving in the dark with the Gateway Motorway North side roadworks to deal with at 4.30am. The air temp was down close to zero and the trucks were everywhere. We pushed on until we got to Gympie where we stopped for breakfast. That’s when the next problem surfaced. The rear wheel of the GSPD was covered with oil. I immediately thought that the final drive oil seal had failed and that was a very low moment. We were very tired and hungry so we lined up for a big breakfast and coffee before we looked any further. Fortified with Bacon and Eggs, I took a closer look and found that the rear shock absorber had dropped it’s oil. So after washing the oil away and a short test ride we decided that Kelly would be ok to complete the tour. Kelly coped well with the bigger bike and enjoyed the extra power and torque of the boxer engine when passing trucks and caravans. The underdamped rear shock didn’t cause her any discomfort and as she had never ridden the bike before, didn’t know any different. The rest of the trip went well and apart from the usual crazies on the road we had a great time. Kelly now has her unrestricted motorcycle licence, The GSPD rear shock has since been rebuilt and the bike is good to go so any day now we will be off again. The F650GS is still in pieces in the shed as I search for the fault in the electrical system and that will be a story for another day.

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Committee Reports

JULY 2017

Tony Gray

Treasurer’s Report Treasurers Report BMWMCQ – as at 19 June 2017

Funds Available Business Cheque Account 10243020: Funds Available Premier Investment Account 2249 3654: PayPal Account: Total Cash Assets as at 19 June 2017:

$ 3,279.69 $14,727.17 $ 289.95 $18,296.81

Payments Out: - IT Computer Repairs $ 196 - Payment to auditors for 2016 year $ 1,375 Expenses (past month): $ 1,571 Income: Memberships to Cheque Account $ 315 M’ship Fees from PayPal Acc to Cheque Acc $ 579.83 Interest $ 0.48 Income to Cheque Account (past month): $ 895.31 Payments Approved by Committee: Nil Comment: If you are paying your membership dues on-line via PayPal or direct debit to the club cheque account then please ensure you include your name in the description field.

Tony Gray treasurer@bmwmcq.org.au

CLUB RUMBLINGS JEGJun 2017

There were rumblings in the Clubhouse Things were destined to be changed The newly elected Committee Was about to be re-arranged! With a Special General Meeting and Constitution claims All were invited to be present To douse the smouldering flames

Hi Guys,

Thought you might be interested - the VJMC has gone electronic with their magazine on ISSUU. Bloody copy cats….Ed

From: netbikes@netbikes.com.au <netbikes@ netbikes.com.au> Sent: Saturday, 24 June 2017 2:55 PM To: tonygray.jane@hotmail.com Subject: VJMC Mag. Latest edition: https://issuu.com/pepperpublishing/docs/vjmc_143_ layout

Paul H felt his work was done Stepping down from his President’s chair But Richard M came to the fore with Life Member & Past President flair The VP’s seat then had to be filled So Les stepped in quite suitably skilled The rumblings have for now gone quiet Relax, go riding – just try it!!

Submissions for the next journal (AUGUST2017 Edition) close on the 15th

JULY 2017

Cindy Bennett

Committee Reports Events Officer’s Report

reetings all, Well I am back in the Events chair for a few months while Dave W is away enjoying himself in the Australian outback. July is promising to be a chock o block month with 2 popular weekend events on the cards. Lock the Killarney Bonfire Night into your calendar for the weekend of 22nd to 23rd July, I believe that accommodation rooms are getting scarce but camping is always an option at

the Showgrounds. The very popular Frigid Digit weekend is on the 29th to 30th July and this popular weekender has both cabin and camping options this year – please see the flyer elsewhere in the journal for the full details. We also have the President’s Ride on Sunday 9th July to look forward to. As I write this I am still waiting on the return of my 700GS, last seen in Cape Town South Africa! She has arrived at the Port in Melbourne and hopefully being handled gently by the customs folks. I can’t wait to get back into the saddle for some winter riding adventures. I believe as of the weekend of 25 June Cindy’s motorcycle has cleared customs in Melbourne…Ed. Cindy Bennett events@bmwmcq.org.au

Around the Workshops - GC Motorad Nerang

AROUND THE WORKSHOPS – GC MOTORRAD, NERANG By Tony Gray his is the first in what I hope will be a series of articles detailing the independent motorcycle mechanics around SEQ who work on our beloved BMW motorcycles. This first story profiles Sal Dakhlaa who operates GC Motorrad from rented premises at 4/33 Lawrence Drive Nerang. Lawrence Drive is the Gold Coast equivalent of Brisbane’s Moss Street with banners out for almost of all the major motorcycle brands. Sal is a very energetic and enthusiastic young man who came to Australia in 2010 on a whim to travel and see the country with a mate. He loved what he saw and decided that he would like to make Australia home. Sal was born just outside of Paris and developed a love of motorcycles from a very young age, encouraged by an older neighbour who entertained the young Sal with his stunt riding antics. This motorcycle mentor was also a motorcycle mechanic which led Sal down that career path. He began his apprenticeship with a major BMW dealership and progressed through the three tiered European traineeships being Service Technician, Diagnostic Technician and Master Technician. Each level required two years of training. The school training was undertaken in our equivalent of a TAFE college and interestingly Sal said the manufacturers provide new models for the students to strip and rebuild. The bikes have their frames artificially weakened so they cannot be registered or ridden on the roads. A bit like our medical students working on cadavers. TG: Do you have any family in Australia? SD: I am married to an Australian girl and my Mum is

currently visiting from France but is returning home soon. I have 2 brothers in France. TG: What has been your work experience in Australia? SD: When I came out on a working holiday I did fruit picking work in North Qld. This is a wonderful country with plenty of work for those willing to work. I picked up the tools again and worked for a large automotive group in Sydney and came back to BMW as head mechanic for Motorline BMW at Springwood where I had 4 apprentices working under me. I left Motorline, tried my hand at other work for a while but wanted to get back on the bikes, worked for another dealership and then opened my own business here at Nerang. TG: When did the business open? SD: I opened the doors in October 2016. Unfortunately I had to sell my bikes, a K1600GT and 1200GS, to fund the purchase of the tools and equipment to get me started. TG: What type of bikes do you work on? SD: Basically only BMW of any type or vintage. The other brands you see around here are mates bikes that I am helping them out with. That Ducati Darmah (which I was eyeing off) is owned by a friend, the motor is out being fixed by someone else. # When I visited, Sal had everything from R1200 oilheads, K100RT, R100PD to an R32 in the shop. TG: Any models in the BMW range that you like to work on OR alternatively don’t like to work on? SD: I enjoy working on all the bikes but the K1600 and LT’s provide a challenge that I enjoy. The R1200C I don’t enjoy so much.

Continued on page 10

Committee Reports

JULY 2017

Bill Luyten & Geoff Hodge

Tool’s Report

Service Day

Spares Still Available Filters - Air

he Club will hold a Service Day in the coming months so once again start thinking of what you would like to service or repair and get parts ordered. The actual day will be announced soon.

Even if you are not going to maintain your own bike, come along and help someone else or give your expert guidance/opinion on how to fix the machine. There are Special Tools available (see Below List) including the GS-911WiFi and 3 pin diagnostic tools.

Contact Tools Officers:

Bill Luyten 0438 123 747 (wluyten@bigpond .net .au) or Geoff Hodge 0413 180 101 (ggilps2@optusnet .com .au)

Club email:spares@bmwmcq.org.au

TOOLS HIRE SPARES AND SALES

There are special tools available:

Special Tools

Twinmax electronic carburetor balancer (Twin BMW engines) Vacuumate (electronic synchronization 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) GS-911 3 pin interface Tire Pressure Monitor Sensor (TPMS) tool Enduralast hall sensor tester

Club Tool Loan:

$50 deposit (refundable) for GS911. Tools and spare can be picked up or brought along to the next meeting or Club ride.

Spares Sale at Cost Price

The Committee has decided to not continue selling spares so when our existing spares are gone they will not be replaced.

K Series K1200 (LX628) x2 $16.00ea

Filter - Fuel

K & R Series in line (KL145) x1 $20.00ea

Brake Pads

520HF - R60, R75, R80, R100 x1 $27.00ea G391ST - K1/100RS/1100LT, RS/1200RS, LT R80R, C/850/100/1100/1150 x6 $43.00ea

Spark Plugs

XR5DC (K/R1100) Bosch Super x2 $10.00ea

Tools

Oil filter removing tool - (OCS 1)K/R4V x5 $13.00

From the Pen of Geoff Hodge

i all; well the last month has not gone well as most know. The shoulders are coming along slowly. The bike has been written off; the new one has arrived and I will have it soon. I have not otherwise been able to do any club events but I hope to see you all soon.

Stay safe.

I am pleased to say that Geoff was able to attend the Sunday Lunch ride at the Indian Museum, Geebung. Geoff and the bike were both looking good…Ed.

Committee Reports

JULY 2017

Kelly Wicks

Regalia Officer’s Report

ot too much to add from regalia side of things – except with the cooler weather upon us (well most days/ nights) and with the Fidget Digit fast approaching, now is the time to stock up on a beanie to help keep you warm as you stand around drink in hand socialising. Although I missed last month’s meeting, I will be at the next meeting with my clearance table. So come on over and take a look (and maybe take something away with you). I have been instructed by the President to reduce older stock to make room for new stock to take its place. That’s all from regalia and look forward to seeing you at the clearance table. Kelly Wicks regalia@bmwmcq.org.au

Craig Brennan

Records Officers Report

reetings to all! As usual I have very little to report. Membership continues to hold steady. This may have a lot to do with the busy events calendar we have, or my bright smiling face and charm, I can’t decide. I continue to look forward to seeing you all at the monthly meeting and future events.

Craig Brennan records@bmwmcq.org.au

Around the Workshops - GC Motorad Nerang - continued In Europe the major BMW dealers have dedicated sections for Police, Military and Civilian bikes. We do not see that here in Australia. TG: How do you keep up with the latest BMW service information? SD: I have access to the RSD (Repair Service Data) CDs that are issued here in Australia. TG: What about specialised tools and spare parts? SD: The internet is a wonderful tool. I can get anything I want from sources on the internet. I use genuine BMW parts and Castrol lubrication products unless the customer specifically requests otherwise. TG: How do you handle those situations when you require an extra set of hands? SD: I have developed techniques such that I can complete almost all tasks by myself. My wife works but does come into the shop in the afternoon and can lend a hand if required. I have friends in a couple of adjacent businesses where I have been able to call upon an apprentice if really needed. Ultimately I would like to take on and train an apprentice myself. TG: Do you advertise your business?

SD: Basically no. Word of mouth and personal recommendation is the best form of advertising. I am finding that sometimes I get a job after others have failed to fix a fault. I had a guy ship a 1200LT down from Darwin because it couldn’t be fixed locally. I have had bikes from Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Port Macquarie to name a few. TG: What do you like to do in your spare time? (from what Sal told me there doesn’t seem to be much). SD: I love to fish and have built my own boat #2. I have taken my Mum out in it while she has been here. #2 For those with a nautical bent, the boat is an 8.4 metre aluminium hulled off shore, downsized and modelled on a fishing charter boat. Sal built it from scratch and fitted it out in his spare time. The pictures impressed this boating gumby. He’s a pretty deft aluminium welder. What I learned from Sal is what you see is what you get.

Continued on page 11

Committee Reports Greg Gaffney

JULY 2017

Secretary’s Report

MINUTES OF THE JUNE GENERAL MEETING 01/06/2017

Opened: 7.45 pm Apologies: David Whale, Les Fitzpatrick and Kelly Wicks. Visitors: The only visitor for the night was the pudding which came via the Ruptured Budgie Rally and is heading for the Border Run. New Members: Huw and Liesel Samuels R1200GS Minutes: Dave Hepburn and seconded Greg Gaffney. President: Motorline have ceased trading. Richard caught up with Tony Ward and was told that TeamMoto purchase all the stock and apparel. Tony will send out a press release which Richard will put in the journal. TeamMoto is now the only BMW distributor in the Brisbane metro area. Richard renewed his personal membership with the US BMW club as our long standing club membership appears to have expired. Richard advised they offer a three month free trial which would include three electronic copies of their journal including access to their archives. It appears if you become a full member you may also obtain a hard copy journal. Treasurer: Tony advised we have $4,270.86 in our operating account with an additional $579.83 in PayPal yet to be transferred. Our investment account has $14,727.17 Editor: Dave advised the journal may be a couple of days late this month due to extensive renovations at his house. Dave also asked if all articles could be submitted in Microsoft Word and photos in .jpg files. Records: Craig said he registered 9 new members this month with our total current members at about 293. Events: Cindy got Tony to update everyone about the lead ride to Nobby on Sunday. Cindy asked for a volunteer to lead the Sunday club ride in July. Graham updated everyone on the Frigid Digit on the 29 and 30 July. Camping sites are still available for $27 for two people and this year there will be a roast meal on the Saturday night. Dave Hepburn asked all members to supply him with details of extra ordinary events which will also be published in the journal. Maggie spoke about the next biscuit ride on the 6th Aug. There will be the option to join a lead ride or to make your own way there. Maggie reminded everyone to bring hot water, a cup and spoon. Tools: Bill brought along the airhead valve compressor that Geoff Hamon was enquiring about at the previous meeting. General Business: The Laverda Concours 2017 has been pushed back to the 15th Oct at Cleveland Showgrounds. Mike Hannan thanked everyone who attended the Ray Owen Classic Bike Show held at the Canungra Show Grounds on the 7th May where with over 1,000 motorcycles turning up on the day. Unfortunately Ray Owen was too ill to attend the event and passed away on the 30th May. Raffle: 1st – Joss, 2nd – Maggi, 3rd – Dave Hepburn, 4th – Craig, 5th - Merv, 6th - Craig Closed: 8.35pm

Around the Workshops -continued

There is no veneer or middle man involved here. The man you discuss your problem with is the man who will be wielding the spanners to fix your bike. When the Final Drive failed on the Gray Ghost I took it down to Sal for an opinion. He freely looked at it (and the drive-shaft universal joints) and gave me the benefit of his wide experience. The choice of what to do was up to me. With the benefit of Sal’s advice I decided to go down the path of replacement with a FD from a wreck which I undertook myself. Thanks for your time Sal and good luck for the future. Tony Gray

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A FINE DAY FOR A RIDE – RUDD’S PUB hat better place to be riding a bike in June than SEQ? Jane and I volunteered to lead the June club ride with the destination already booked by Events Officer Dave. Rudd’s Pub at Nobby on the Darling Downs was a great choice for lunch with several approach routes available. For those not familiar with the Rudd name then here is a brief history. Steele Rudd is the pseudonym for Arthur Hoey Davis the writer of the classic Australia novel ‘On our Selection’. This was the genesis of the ‘Dad & Dave’ series of stories and long running radio show of the same name. Arthur Davis was born at Drayton closer to Toowoomba and his fathers ‘selection’ was at Emu Creek closer to Crows Nest but there are several places around the district claiming a ‘piece’ of the Steele Rudd story. The Pub at Nobby is littered with memorabilia from bygone days working the land on the Darling Downs. Jane and I plan our rides based on our experience plus a dose of Google mapping to pull it all together. I then usually throw it into basecamp for the Garmin GPS then we do a test run over the course to confirm times and any obstructions. Our test run over the course on the Wednesday prior to the weekend ride on Rex our Kawasaki confirmed that many of the sealed country roads were more suited to a GS that the harder sports suspension on Rex. Unfortunately The Gray Ghost, our R1200GS had been laid up after the Kingaroy B2B with terminal Final Drive failure: Joy on Jane’s face when our friendly AP courier driver delivered the replacement FD on Friday, earlier than expected. By Saturday night I had the Gray Ghost ready to hit the road again with her new derrière in place. It was a beautiful fresh winter’s morning at the Richlands Servo for the rider briefing. Corner marking was to be employed and was explained to the club ride ‘newbies’ as well as several of the old hands who need a regular refresher course. President Richard took up the cudgel to play terrier dog as ‘Tail End Charlie’. Eighteen bikes rolled out of the servo smack on the 8.30am planned departure time with Jane the only pillion and camera operator. An easy run followed out along the Centenary Hwy past the mandatory camera van to Yamanto where we joined the Boonah road to Peak Crossing then onto Kalbar and backroads via Hoya and into Boonah for a caffeine hit. Breaking with tradition we split into smaller groups so as not to flood one venue. There are several alternatives to Flavours on a Sunday morning in Queen St Boonah. All 18 bikes reassembled opposite the Dugandan Hotel on the outskirts of Boonah for the ride out to Mt Alford, Carney’s Creek and onto the Head Road that would take us via Queen Mary Falls to a

Monthly Ride Report May 2017 regroup at the Killarney Pub (do you detect a Pub/ Hotel theme here?). The Head Road along with the (currently closed) Lions Road must be one of the most talked about and controversial roads in SEQ. Depending on who is providing the commentary it is either more dangerous than the Mountain Course at the Isle of Man, it is the most beautiful road in the region, it should only be attempted on an adventure bike, it should never be attempted on a weekend when the 4 wheel drives are prowling OR its a doddle that could be done by Granny on a Vespa. Now like all controversial subjects the truth lies somewhere in between the extreme edges. We have ridden the road many times in both directions on different bikes and always enjoy the ride. The scenery is stunning, the road surface generally is in reasonable condition and the corners varied and sometimes challenging. I would not recommend the road for a novice but if you always avoided riding such roads then your skills as a rider would never develop to their full potential. We are a club with a broad cross section of people with very different experiences and expectations. Jane and I therefore considered this carefully before including the Head Road in the route. On the day everyone mastered the road and enjoyed it with some comments being: it was good riding the road with experienced riders. We have never ridden UP before only down and it was so much fun: I have never been through water before it was fun: the views were great. As ride lead bike we found that the notorious 4 wheel drive vehicles showed courtesy when we signalled to them that more bikes were following so a bit of courtesy each way helps to make the roads safer for us all. The exception on the day was a black Audi s/wagon who thought he was in Europe and preferred the RHS of the road when we met at the junction with the Condamine River Road. IMHO Audi drivers are fast assuming the reputation that was once the preserve of Volvo drivers (apologies to any readers who drive black Audis).

Unofficial Club Photographer, Jim Campey, had an idea for a group photo at Killarney. The bikes were assembled in line opposite the pub and we were all

MRR- Photos - Ruddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub Nobby to peel out onto the road with ballet like precision a bit like the Le Mans start from a Castrol 6 Hour Race (google it if you are not old enough to remember). Organising 18 helmeted motorcyclists on their revving steeds to do anything in unison is more akin to cat herding than ballet precision. Anyway Jim got his shots and you can be the judge. We proceeded cross country through two sections of roadworks just avoiding the watering truck, crossed the N-E Highway then proceeded through Clifton to Nobby where we arrived on time at 12.45pm. From meeting point to Pub was approx 250km. Richard did a sterling job as all 18 bikes checked in within a couple of minutes with no corner marking issues. Yes Craig was on the ride! We joined a splinter group of five who had come up the MaMa Creek Road from Gatton plus a few others having come individually. In all we counted 27 at lunch which was a great turnout. Much banter and merriment ensued which is what these rides are all about. Good friends with a common interest in bikes and having fun. As is normal practice with the Sunday ride, individuals or small groups made their own way home after lunch. Our small group headed back to the N-E Hwy for a few km then down the Greenmount Hirstvale Road to its junction with the Gatton Clifton Road then down through MaMa Creek, Gatton for fuel and coffee, then home down the Highway. We arrived home just after 5pm to witness a beautiful sunset to complete a very enjoyable day. For us from the inner Brisbane Southside the ride was 400+ km which is a longish day for a big group but it ran smoothly in no small way due to the members who attended and rode well.

Thanks to you all. Tony Gray

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The Woolshed at JONDARYAN

Frigid Digit 20 - 30 July 2017

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29 ~ 30 July 2017

BMWMCQ Presents The 18th FRIGID DIGIT

The Tradition: A Mystery Weekender on the last weekend in July, travelling on great motorcycling roads to within 2 hours from Brisbane and guaranteed to be cold. Each year it alternates between full accommodation and camping and this year it will be full accommodation and camping. Enjoy each others company at a social gathering on the Saturday night and cap the night off with some warming liquids telling yarns around a campfire. Some previous destinations have included, Queen Mary Falls, Esk, Binna Burra, Bunya Mtns, Jondaryan and Stanthorpe.

This Year: It’s on again (27~28th July), break out the beanies, long johns, winter woollies and tune up your heated grips, because it’s going to be cold. There’s a lot to see and do on our journey to the mystery destination. We will

be stopping for Morning Tea and Lunch.

Accomodation: Cabins cost from $68 to $77 per double, Camping costs $27 per double per tent with good amenities nearby including hot showers. A two course Dinner including entertainment costs $35 per person. An optional Breakfast is available on Sunday morning. There will be the usual fire for keeping warm at the end of the day. If you are interested in attending and want to know more about the weekend (except where it is), please contact me. Bookings with full payment must be made as soon as possible to secure your place in this legendary event. Numbers are limited. Last bookings taken at the July General Meeting (6th July 2017).

Organisers: Gary Bennett and Graham Healey Ph. 3849 4563 or 0411 78GARY The FRIGID DIGIT winner of 3 “Best Organised Ride” Awards (1995, 2000, 2002).

SCENIC RIM BREWERY

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Cindy’s Africa Part 3 Tanzania to Mozambique

Africa Part 3 – Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique

ur warm welcome to Tanzania just 50km in from the border on day 35 was a speeding ticket for Duncan on his Tiger XCx. I was sitting helpfully on the back as a pillion with my leg in the final stages of healing in its Air Walker Boot. The police are very strict about the speed limit in towns and you must be going 50 kph by the 50 sign (not 79 kph Duncan) or watch out! Luckily the fine was only equivalent to AUD$15, so didn’t break the budget.

Safari vehicles vying for position near some cruising lion cubs

Duncan cooperating with the local boys and girls in blue!

Arriving into the town of Arusha we were looking forward to a week of off-bike adventures. We headed on safari to the world famous Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater for a few nights, and ticked the rest of the African Big 5 (Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Rhinoceros, and Harley Davidson Fat Bob) off our list. The wet season was just finished so we saw lots of baby animals and migrating wildebeest, which was an amazing sight to behold. One of the Africa “small 5” the Hyrax

Back in Arusha for one night, we just had time to send our laundry out before catching a flight to the island of Zanzibar for another few days of R & R off the bikes. The crystal clear blue waters and snowy white sand of Zanzibar were so much better than expected and our resort on the northern coast was divine. Duncan and some of the others in the group went scuba diving, but as my leg was still a bit dodgy, I bravely suffered through a couple of day spa experiences – a tough life for sure!

The Glorious NorthCoast of Zanzibar

Cindy’s Africa Part 3 Tanzania to Mozambique On our final day on Zanzibar I was able to walk without the Boot, so my plan to get back on the bike after Arusha was definitely on track. Back in Arusha, it was with some nervousness that I mounted up 700GS Blue Betty on the 2nd of March, 3 weeks after my accident. It was a fairly easy riding morning until some road works appeared with the dreaded unpaved road. The anxiety level rose as my mind was drawn back to that fateful day 3 weeks ago. But I knew I had to plough on and Duncan was invaluable on the Sena communicators; letting me know the road conditions from ahead. I took it very easy and by lunch we were out of the dirt and back onto the tar to the official capital city of Tanzania: Dodoma.

As is often the case - one problem solved with me back on the bike and another issue raises its head. While taking off on the bikes from a roadside photo stop I noticed that the Tiger’s back wheel was distinctly wobbly. A quick alert to Duncan via the Sena and he stopped to assess the situation….. I won’t spoil his story of the spokes that will appear elsewhere in the Journal. A highlight of the last couple of days in Tanzania was the Kizolanza Guest Farm at Iringa where I celebrated my birthday. Again our accommodation was top class with a safari style lodge with all the essentials and more. I even got a birthday manicure, my kind of farm stay.

Our farm stay accommodation in Iringa

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trip. It came down in torrents and the channels in the bitumen soon filled up and gave us a drenching when the many trucks roared past. Our hotel room that night was festooned with very wet riding gear.

Dark clouds gathering, before we were drenched!

We had certainly enjoyed Tanzania, and it is truly everything good about Africa. Fantastic animal encounters, good quality roads, friendly and helpful people (who prayed very hard for my sore leg) and a general sense of positivity in the air.

The border crossing into Malawi – the 5th of the tripwas of course in the heat of the day as was now routine, however we were getting used to the lining up, waiting, lining up again and more waiting. There were enterprising young chaps selling boiled eggs to eat so we all took advantage of this opportunity to have a snack while bureaucracy took its slow course. Then we were free and riding into the green and lush Malawi countryside. The first thing I noticed was that the main mode of transport was the bicycle with very few cars and no local motorcycles. The donkey and cart is also popular as the country is quite poor in comparison to Tanzania. Foreign Aid organisations are quite prevalent to assist with agriculture and water projects. Lake Malawi runs almost the length of the country and our next 3 nights accommodations were on the shore of the lake. The first at Camp Chitimba was one of the more basic accommodations of the trip but a good opportunity to relax and unwind. The use of heavy duty mosquito repellent was prolific and ‘agent orangeing’ of the room before bed was essential as we were now in the heart of malaria country.

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Cindyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Africa Part 3 Tanzania to Mozambique

Any mozzie spotted flying around was attacked like it had made a disparaging remark about oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband (or bike).

Then it was back on the bikes and heading 300km down the lake to another lakeside retreat, this one far more salubrious than the previous 2 nights. The next day was a quick spin down to Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, where we had two nights. The main job on the following day was to visit the Mozambique High Commission, and organising a visa for our planned stay in the country. Oh, and for Duncan to replace his spokes!

Our rivals for the road in Malawi

Day 51 had us leaving Malawi and heading into Mozambique for the grand total of one night in the country, not great value for a US$77 visa! The border crossing was the quickest so far at less than 2 hours, but the humidity built up during the afternoon and we had a damp ride into the major city of Tete. Our hotel for the night had a wonderful all meat feast and we were in carnivore heaven with waiters cruising the tables with delicious smelling skewers of various tantalising meats and carving them onto our plate. The 100km ride to the border with Zimbabwe was through very pleasant scenery of green lush countryside with rocky outcrops called kopjes and small very basic villages. And then we were at another border less than 24 hours after crossing into this interesting country with its Portuguese colonial heritage. Next stop Zimbabwe!

Some of the signs we saw on the road in Malawi, classic!

Hectic border crowds leaving Mozambique

Seven countries down, four to go with almost 10,000 kilometres of Africa covered so far.

Cindy Bennett

Richard and Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s B2B Cherrabah

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Back to Cherrabah Resort

BMWMCQ - B2B # 14 Saturday 30/9/2017 & Sunday 1/10/2017 Cherrabah Resort, 1 Keogh Road, Elbow Valley, Warwick 4370, Queensland. Phone # 1800 023 788 (free call). Web site - http://www.cherrabah.com.au/ Organised by Richard and Wendy de Groot Assisted by Cindy and Duncan Bennett.

This is a long weekend event for the BMWMCQ. The BMWMCQ Back to the Bush # 14 is to be held at the relaxing Cherrabah Resort on Saturday 30 September 2017 and Sunday 1 October 2017. Access is available by all sealed roads via Killarney or Warwick. Dinner and accommodation packages are available for Saturday and Sunday nights. Members have the option of attending the event for one or two nights. The accommodation packages include a hot buffet 2 course dinner for Saturday and Sunday and a hot buffet breakfast for Sunday and Monday. Packages have been obtained to suit those who wish to reserve 3-star motel style ensuited accommodation or camping facilities which have the availability of hot and cold showers. Members attending at the resort for both nights will have the opportunity on Sunday 1/10/2017 to either undertake a motorcycle tour of the beautiful Scenic Rim area (Boonah, Lake Moogerah, Warwick, Stanthorpe and other areas) at their leisure.

or For an additional charge, participate in an organised bus tour of the Stanthorpe Winery District departing from and returning to Cherrabah Resort by bus on Sunday 1/10/2017. More information will be provided in respect to the bus winery tour being organised by Cindy Bennett.

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Richard and Wendy’s B2B Cherrabah

PACKAGE COSTS AND BOOKING DETAILS All members who wish to attend the event are to contact Cherrabah Resort direct on Ph No 1800 023 788 (free call) to book their required accommodation, dinner and breakfast package as soon as possible to ensure the availability of accommodation at Cherrabah. Members should inform Cherrabah Resort staff that they are booking for the BMW Motorcycle Club of Qld event on Saturday 30/9/2017 and as required on Sunday 1/10/2017. Members are responsible for all their own costs associated with the event. The check in time on Saturday 30/9/2017 will be from 2 pm; and a late check out time for 2 pm can be arranged with Cherrabah staff (when booking) for either Sunday or Monday. Any special dietary requests should be made direct to Cherrabah Resort staff.

MOTEL (3 Star) CABIN STYLE ACCOMMODATION (Prices include Breakfast and two course Evening Meal with tea and coffee)

1 Night Option TWIN SHARE Including Hot Cooked Breakfast Buffet & Buffet Style Evening Meal $95.00 PER PERSON (E.g. A couple is $190.00) 2 Night Option TWIN SHARE Including Breakfast both mornings Including Evening meal both nights $190.00 PER PERSON (E.g. A couple is $380.00) 1 Night Option SINGLE ROOM (1 Person ONLY) Including Hot Cooked Breakfast Buffet & Buffet Style Evening Meal $140.00 PER NIGHT 2 Night Option SINGLE ROOM (1 Person ONLY) Including Breakfast both mornings Including Evening meal both nights $280.00 PER NIGHT CAMPING option Including Hot Cooked Breakfast Buffet & Buffet Style Evening Meal in the restaurant $65.00 PER PERSON/PER NIGHT Pre-dinner drinks at bar prices will be held in the spacious resort bar from 4 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Dinner will be held in the restaurant from 6.30 pm on both days. The venue is licensed and should any members arrive prior to 4 pm on either day; the bar will be open as per licensing laws. The minimum dress standard for dinner on Saturday and Sunday is good casual. For details of Cherrabah Resort facilities and activities available at the resort go to the Cherrabah web site – http://www.cherrabah.com.au/

There is a swimming pool at the resort. Don’t forget to pack the bathers.

Organised Touring and GS route rides to the event on Saturday 30/9/2017.

All members to meet at 9.00 am at the BP Service Station (westbound) Warrego Highway, Blacksoil for a 9.30 am departure on Saturday 30/9/2017. Rider briefings for both groups will be held at 9.00 am prior to the departure. The ride leaders for the touring route (on all sealed roads to the resort) are Richard and Wendy de Groot. The ride leader for the GS route will be Duncan Bennett. A lunch stop at Lizzy’s Kitchen, Mackaway’s Café, 33 Queen Street, Harrisville (Ph 07 54671751) will be included in both rides which will arrive in Harrisville at approximately 11.30 am. The total touring route to Cherrabah Resort will be approximately 288 kilometres from Blacksoil. No GPS coordinates will be provided. Follow Richard and Wendy to Cherrabah Resort on all sealed roads through spectacular Queensland country. Duncan Bennett will provide further advice in respect to the GS adventure route. Both groups will depart Harrisville at about 1 pm and arrive at Cherrabah Resort at about 3 pm.

Richard and Wendy’s B2B Cherrabah

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Gourmet Buffet Dinner Menu for Saturday 30/9/2017 & Sunday 1/10/2017.

Saturday Night Dinner Menu – • Choice of 2 roast meats, Roast Pork and beef. Sides - Roast potato and pumpkin, Cauliflower bake, Carrots and beans in a buttery glaze. Fresh baked dinner rolls. Desert – Apple crumble and custard, Pavlova with fresh cream and fruit. Coffee and tea. Sunday Night Dinner Menu – • Alternate drop main meal. Chicken Parcel stuffed with Brie, cheese, asparagus and sundried tomato and Glazed Pork King Cutlet. Selection of vegetables. A selection of desserts.

What members need to do to ensure this is a successful event:

1. Prior to Saturday 12 August 2017. Notify Cindy Bennet by email to dcbenn@bigpond.net.au if you wish to join the winery bus tour on Sunday 1/10/2017. The email is to include the name of each person who wishes to attend the winery tour. Cindy will then confirm an individual price for the bus tour and advise accordingly. The individual cost of the bus tour will be required to be paid in advance to Cindy and by the date subsequently advised by Cindy. The bus tour will only be confirmed once all bus winery tour monies are paid. No refunds will be provided once the bus tour is confirmed; and 2. Prior to Wednesday 13 September 2017. Phone Cherrabah Resort on Ph No 1800 023 788 (free call) and book the required accommodation, dinner and breakfast package; and 3. Prior to Saturday 16 September 2017. Notify Richard de Groot by email to wen_rich@bigpond.com if you intend to join either the touring route or GS route ride from Blacksoil on Saturday 30/9/2017. Provide the name of each person attending including any pillion passenger. The information is required in order that the Management of Lizzy’s Kitchen, Mackaway’s Café, Harrisville can be provided with an estimate of the number attending for lunch on Saturday 30/9/2017. Contact Persons: • Richard de Groot - Mob Ph No 0419 755 375. • Wendy de Groot – Mob Ph No 0408 842 968. • Duncan Bennett - Mob Ph No 0458 293 569. • Cindy Bennett Mob - Ph No 0401 610 671

DON’T MISS OUT ON WHAT WILL BE A MEMORABLE AND ENJOYABLE LONG WEEKEND BMWMCQ EVENT AT CHERRABAH RESORT WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.

BOOK NOW; DON’T DELAY! Check the Cherrabah web site as there are many activities available at the resort. Please check availability and make arrangements for individual activities at Cherrabah Resort with staff when you book your package.

All roads north and south of the border lead to Cherrabah Resort.

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Wherein Duncan Explains - BESPOKED

Bespoked

t is day 43 of the Cairo to Cape Town expedition. The scheduled ride for the day is from Arusha to the capital city of Dodoma in Tanzania, a total of 429km. Cindy is back on Blue Betty the BMW 700GS for the first time since her fibula breaking crash near Lalibela in Ethiopia, we’ve had a great time on Zanzibar Island and looking at wildlife on the Serengeti, the weather is nice. All is right in the adventure motorcycling world. The afternoon’s riding is easy down a brand new bitumen highway through the red soil plains, with almost no traffic. The bikes are performing beautifully; after all it is only 500km since the Nairobi service and the brand new Mitas E-07 tyres are keeping us glued to the road through the rare corners.

Tanzanian school children admiring The Precious

A motorcycle service can be described as the act of transferring a number of known unknowns into known knowns. For example, before the Nairobi service I knew that my air pre-filter would be dirty because I rode through dusty areas for days, but it was unknown whether it was practically pristine, or about to block the air intake with the passion of a security guard at a White House function. So the service took the known unknown pre-filter and turned it into a known known pre-filter. Same with the oil and oil filter. The turning of known unknowns into known knowns creates feelings of confidence and happiness. Practically everything you can easily see, such as brake pads, tyre condition, light bulbs, chain, and sprockets are known knowns. Unless you deliberately choose to not look, this puts them into the unknown knowns category. Unknown knowns normally multiply during the sale process. For example, I know really deep down that the sixth gear is practically stripped because of failed clutch-less down shifts with up to 1 second between the throttle blip and the stomping of the gear lever, but I refuse to know it and therefore can’t possibly inform a potential buyer who is unlikely to get up to sixth gear on the test ride around the block.

But unknown unknowns? Things that are so far out of left field that you never even recognised that they could happen? Things no-one has even heard about happening to anyone? Well, somewhere south of Cairo an unknown unknown occurred, this suddenly became a known unknown. We had stopped for a brief rest about 35km north of Dodoma for taking a photo of something, and after making sure Cindy had managed to re-mount successfully with her partially healed broken leg, we slowly got back up to speed. Normally I get way out in front to clear all dangers from the road and alert the local communities that Cindy is coming, so Cindy only had about 5 seconds to tell me something on the Sena communicator before I blasted out of range. “Your back wheel is wobbly” is rarely something you expect to hear, unless you are driving a clown car, and I wasn’t. So back down from third gear to neutral and coast to a stop. Put bike up on centre stand, and give the back wheel a spin, expecting that the wobble will turn out to have been an optical illusion due to the interaction of atmospheric lighting conditions with a Shoei visor. Hang on, it does have a wobble. At that moment, a more experienced second opinion in Bayne Morison the motorcycle mechanic and Compass Expeditions support vehicle driver pulled up and also gave it a spin. Quick check on the bearings and axle alignment, they seem fine. A quick poke at a spoke and voila! The spokes are loose. Okay, you have lost an Un and now have a known unknown, you know that you have loose spokes but it is unknown whether it is a major issue. They should be right until Dodoma but they will need to be checked and tightened there.

Two minutes of ignorant bliss remaining north of Dodoma

Off we go again, with the remaining Un burrowing itself into the cerebral worry cortex to lay its poisonous eggs, which soon hatch into hairless anxiety

Wherein Duncan Explains - BESPOKED moles which burrow even deeper. A refuel in Dodoma then to the Morena business hotel on the outskirts. With the luggage man-handled to the room, it is back to the hotel car-park to start the spoke tightening, with the expectation that a half-turn or two of the loose spoke nipples and it will be high fives all round then off to the bar and dinner. With the 6mm spanner in hand, it was quickly discovered that Triumph Tiger XCx spokes are straight, so off to find a set of vice grips to grab the spoke and stop it turning. The vice grips borrowed, the concept of spoke tightening was considered. I guessed that if the spokes aren’t equally tight, then it is unlikely the wheel will be equally round. With no torque wrench available, I decided that I should firstly give each spoke a tap to find out which ones were loose, and then tighten them so they were all “in tune”. A quick tapping session showed about eight or so were loose, each marked with a piece of electrical tape. So far so good; Now for the tightening. Reclining awkwardly and uncomfortably on the ground in the Morena hotel car park, surrounded by the contents of the tool bag and bits of tape, with the vice grips clamped on the first loose spoke, and the spanner about to be deployed, a waiting hotel security guard decided at that moment to tell me that I had to move my bike over to the other side of the car park. “In a minute” I mumbled through teeth on the verge of gnashing. So the tightening began. Or would have if the vice grips hadn’t decided to fall off. After putting them back on again and making sure they couldn’t slip, the tightening began. Surprisingly, tension did not take up quickly, and many half turns were taken until eventually the end of the thread was reached. What on earth was going on? Then, the second Un flew away and took all my hope with it; I had known knowns, the spoke was broken. Choosing the moment unwisely, the hotel security guard decided I needed reminding to move my bike, and Cindy came out of the hotel and suggested that I should move hers as well. Calmly and politely, I suggested that right now I had way f#@king bigger problems than moving the f#@king bikes to the other side of the car park, but carefully and gently re-packed all the equipment and with a serene air pushed the bikes over to their overnight location. A check of the front and rear wheels, the former fine apart from the Ethiopian pothole rim dent, the latter with a count of roughly eight spokes broken, most on the chain and sprocket left hand side. Bayne stated the obvious when he said to the grief-stricken rider that it was not ride-able, and so on the back of the support vehicle it must go. The only problem was that a Triumph Tiger XC was already up there, but it was mechanically fine. So a discussion was held with

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Stan the owner who was crook, which canvassed the options including swapping rear wheels, swapping bikes, or Stan getting back on while I got to ride in the support vehicle and bore Bayne with constant whining about how tragic my life was. Swapping rear wheels was a bit tricky, and Stan didn’t feel well enough so the decision was easy – I’d borrow Stan’s bike until he was better. So down came Stan’s Tiger and up went mine.

The result of Unknown Unknowns becoming Known Knowns]

Having a bike to ride really didn’t solve any of the main problem. We were only just over half way through the C2C and The Precious was un-rideable. This brutal reality prevented much reflection on how it might have happened; getting The Precious back on the road was priorities 1 thru a million. Okay, maybe Andrew the ride leader’s offer of a beer snuck into the to-do-rightnow list. Firstly, call anyone who might have spare 2015 Triumph Tiger 800XCx spokes. Timing was of the essence, the next big town with a two night stop was Lilongwe in Malawi, six days away. After that it was Harare, but getting a leap-frog happening was beyond comprehension, to think that the spokes would follow the expedition down the continent but never catch up was horrid. had the Triumph part number for spokes, having downloaded all the exploded diagrams from BikeBandit in the US, so they were the first on the call list. Sorry, we don’t supply Triumph parts anymore said Brad at BikeBandit. Thanks Brad, no worries. Having a Triumph means getting a bit fixated on the idea that Triumph are the only ones who can supply parts, so then started a round robin of Triumph dealer calls. Firstly Triumph Johannesburg, the bleedin’ obvious choice for spares purchase in Africa, but it was shut for the day. Then to the UK who were just behind our time zone. We don’t have any, but we’ll place an order with Triumph UK said Nick from Metropolis Motorcycles in Vauxhall. Assuming 3 days from Triumph we could have them there in six days. Hmmm, thanks Nick, sounds like a possibility but I’ll keep checking. So, up very early after almost no sleep and onto Australia. Firstly a Melbourne Triumph dealer, surely they have heaps of spares.

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Wherein Duncan Explains - BESPOKED

Call Peter Stevens; two of the bikes on the tour have come from “him”. Similar story to Nick’s, the spares must come from the UK, we have no spare spokes in stock and the computer says none at any Triumph dealer anywhere in Australia. Desperation is the nagging step-mother of persistence. I had almost reached the point of hopelessness, but decided to call TeamMoto Virginia; a) because they were open, and b) because that is where I’d bought The Precious in 2015 so they would at least be sympathetic to hear that one of their progeny was ill. Expectations were low. Matt in spares answered; I explained that I was in Tanzania Africa, and the bike they had sold me had a lot of broken rear wheel spokes. Matt checked the part number against the spares database, confirming that they didn’t have any. And then the whole world changed when Matt said that they had never bothered to carry spare spokes, they just sent wheels down to Ash’s Spoked Wheelz in Capalaba, about 10 minutes’ drive south from our home. Matt said do you want Ash’s number? Yes. Yes I do. Barb at Ash’s Spoked Wheelz answered, so a brief description of the problem was given. Best speak to Jack. Jack answered and didn’t seem fazed by the fact that I was at Dodoma in central Tanzania, Africa. I think that maybe he thinks that is the next suburb over, ploughing on with my attempts to transfer a sense of raging crisis. What model bike? Triumph Tiger 800XCx. Year? 2015. OK, they are 211mm 8G spokes. How many do you want? Suddenly wishing that I’d counted thoroughly, how long to make a dozen I ask, expecting an answer with days or weeks at the end. Half an hour said Jack. And we have an account with DHL so they can be on the way in an hour. I’ll also put $1 value on the invoice said Jack, just so it will get through customs a bit quicker. Jack, please oh please let me give you a credit card number.

On The Precious’ first cousin, once removed

So day 44 the 3rd of March, Cindy’s birthday, had gotten off to a good start. The next few days were on Stan’s Tiger 800XC bike from Dodoma to Iringa, then to Mbeya, then across the border to Chitimba camp on the shores of the enormous Lake Malawi for two nights.

Jack had given me the DHL tracking number, so the spokes were followed from Brisbane to Hong Kong, and then nothing as we could not get wifi connection or even reliable mobile after Iringa, however unremitting effort was made to call the Woodlands Resort Hotel in Lilongwe to alert them that a packet of spokes was arriving. The intent was to ensure that should the spokes beat me to the hotel, the staff would understand that I would beat them to death if they failed to accept the package. The phone number for the Woodlands Resort hotel didn’t work, so death threats weren’t able to be enunciated. Compass Expeditions were on the case, they had three unanswering phone numbers, so none were useful for making death threats. Increasingly irrational speculation was the result; maybe the hotel had closed down, the DHL driver would attempt to deliver the spokes to a burned out shell of a building, before picking up his mistress and fleeing the country in the DHL van, taking the spokes with them. Back to creating known unknowns. On day 48 Stan was well enough to get back on his bike, so Cindy and I were on Blue Betty for the 300km run down to Ngala, also on the shores of Lake Malawi. Sandy and Chris were our hosts at the fantastic Ngala resort, and unbelievably Sandy had worked for DHL for 14 years before getting into the fabulous accommodation business. And of course she had a number for the Lilongwe Woodlands Resort, so with two quick phone calls the certainty for hanging onto the spokes were sorted, and yes the spokes had already arrived at DHL. Too early for celebrations though, the imagination now had the DHL van driver’s wife leaving him and he’d drive the van into the river on the way to the Woodlands Resort. Day 49 was back on Stan’s bike due to a relapse, a 280km swing down to Lilongwe, with scheduled arrival at lunch time. A nice curry lunch at the Woodlands Resort did nothing to quench the fires of anticipation. Although the spokes were to be delivered, I needed to prevent the loaded DHL van being used in a bank robbery on the way to the hotel and being torched with my spokes inside afterward, so off I went down to the DHL depot. The DHL method was on display, with small packages spread out all over the place and each having to be checked, before finally determining that the spokes were already in the van. Damn, known unknowns refused to go away, no option but to make the tenuous assumption that the van and spokes wouldn’t be involved in a para-military situation when it delivered weapons to the Lilongwe ISIS headquarters at a stop before the Woodlands Resort. So back to the resort; Reception staff were told that if a DHL van turned up, for their sake and the sake of the children, it was not to leave even if they had to take the driver hostage.

Wherein Duncan Explains - BESPOKED I loitered about out the front anyway, as they didn’t seem terribly concerned. Why is transfer of screaming anxiety to complete strangers so difficult? Half way through thoughts of stabbing the tyres of the DHL van when it arrived, so the driver couldn’t pretend the spokes were still at the depot when he was going to use them to pay for a bag of marijuana later, the DHL van arrived. The driver, who now in the flesh looked a completely normal chap rather than the expected Michelangelo’s David, wasn’t interested in getting out, and just passed the packet of spokes out the window with the electronic signature device. Ten seconds after arriving, he was leaving, now an unwitting hero to me.

Not many people know that spokes are a stronger euphoria drug than opioids

Straight down to the cabin and commencement of nagging Bayne and Andrew to get The Precious off the back of the support vehicle. They were obliging, and Andrew sat and steered while we pushed it back to somewhere reasonably flat outside our room. Five minutes later, the back wheel was off and sitting on the convenient concrete workbench of the room verandah. Enter Adrian and Hera, who provided tools and light in the dimming evening. The Triumph Tiger rear wheel is simple to work on, with the sprocket not actually attached but sitting in a coupling rubber nest, but the ABS ring and the brake disc needing removing to get the broken spokes out.

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Then a problem appeared – the thread on the new spokes was not the same as the old spokes. Damn. I really just wanted to put the new spokes in and try to true it up with the tyre on, I definitely wasn’t excited about taking the tyre off. The day was closed with another great curry and mixed feelings; euphoria at getting the spokes but worry about putting them on and truing the wheel, which I’d heard was very difficult to do. Up early the next morning for day 50, some viewing of an expert installing spokes on YouTube calmed the nerves slightly, then we were off to the Mozambique High Commission to get a visa needed for the next day. By 10:30am I was back into it, now understanding that taking the tyre off makes spoke life a lot easier. Bayne loaned me his excellent Motion Pro tyre irons, and with Adrian and Stan assisting we soon had the rear tyre off.

The most experienced Triumph Tiger 800XCx rear wheel re-spoker in Malawi at work Continued on page 27

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Wherein Duncan Explains - BESPOKED Then a couple of chairs were set up with the wheel resting between them, YouTube had insisted that having the wheel level was critical so that the horizontal and vertical “out-of-roundness” was easy to measure. The luck continued when the wheel was found to be round, I wasn’t looking forward to pulling it into a circle. It had about 10mm of side ‘wobble’ though. Now for the technical bit. There were 32 spokes in total, with four ring lines of eight spokes, two lines each side of centre. Firstly, all spokes were finger tightened to get a consistent starting point. Then the spokes were each tightened half a turn, and the wobble checked. The spokes on the opposite side of the point of maximum wobble were then tightened a bit more to pull it into line. Then more even tightening and wobble checking, until eventually about 3mm of wobble was as good as I could get it, and all the spokes gave about the same nice ringing sound when tinkled with an old spoke. According to YouTube, road bike wobble should be maximum 1mm, while dirt bike wobble could be up to 2-3mm. I decided that an adventure motorcycle was really just a very large dirt bike, so my 3mm was a good result. After a few celebratory liquorice all-sorts, which were then used as effective bribery on Andrew and Bayne to help me put the tyre back on, the wheel was re-assembled, pumped up, and put on the bike. A spin and another tinkling of the spokes, then it was off for the official test ride. The road around the resort was an adventure bike challenge track, and The Precious floated around it with ease. Another thorough spoke tinkling, which would become a habit to perform at least twice a day for the remaining 30 days of the C2C, and I was floating up to the bar for celebratory drinks.

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What about the ultimate known unknown; how had I broken spokes when experienced continent crossing adventurers had never seen it happen before? Now the speculation as to how I’d broken spokes went into overdrive. Most popular cause was an Ethiopian pothole, as Ethiopia was about the last time we’d seen a bad road. Even I thought the road into the Blue Nile Valley north of Addis Ababa could be the culprit. A second cause canvassed was that BMW Nairobi had broken them when they changed my tyre, got it on backward, then had to take it off and put it on again. Maybe, but many poo-pooed this as unlikely as the rim itself was pristine. Third most popular option was that some spokes were too tight, one had broken, and then they progressively failed. Hmm, The Precious had 45,000km on the clock, and had done some rough roads. Not many takers for this one. Then a recent Cindy-inspired epiphany – what about that evil soldier outside the Ethiopian Presidential Palace who gave me and the bike a beating for daring to stop out the front? Suddenly the memory of the vicious kick at my rear wheel just as I started to pull away puts this as highly likely to have broken a spoke, which then spread. Everything is now a known known. Just as it should be.

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GS Road Trip Europe - The South East (Budapest 10th June 2017)

ime to catch up with the Blog again. BTW, in Albania, mentioned before, we also took short trip around Ohrid Lake in neighbouring Macedonia which is a trip we can recommend. Greece landed a surprise. Via a bridge, we rode the beautiful Lefkada Island; ready for the next Greek Island, just to be told about a complete Ferry strike (all islands) for up to a week. So we back-tracked up the mainland and headed for Athens. My left upper jaw had been painful for almost a week now. I was down to eating just yoghurt, popping Voltaren and Panadol like candy, having sleepless nights and starting to climb the walls. Not good for safe riding. There was something very wrong. Yes I do have 6 monthly dentist checks and special detailed checks before the trip. Via the Swedish embassy (we’re dual citizen, handy with EU passport) I found a first class Dentist the next day in Athens (Swedish trained and spoken). She was the best dentist I’ve ever had. The X-ray revealed inflammation in upper left jaw bone and a buggered three pronged root canal, plus a broken chew tooth lower left. Two treatments 3 days in between, 4 hours total in the chair, 3 X-rays and I was all fixed up. It cost me 280 Euro ($350) how’s that? The process forced an extra couple of days of stay in Athens, which we used touristing and to do an oil change on the bike. Leaving Athens for Mt Olympus, the Garmin GPS really took us for a ride. We ran out road and even of goat track and were chased by two large angry and savage sheep dogs on what appeared to be private land, ’Well, there were sheep and closed gates. Thessaloniki was like the Marseille of Greece with a deep

water harbour right up to the cappuccino cafes, on shore winds even whipping up surf. After Thessaloniki, to our surprise the Garmin GPS recovered. Maybe it found its (minimum?) number of satellites. It has since performed OK, except for a long list of base GPS directional idiosyncrasies and short comings,(like taking you onto goat tracks to save 2 kilometres, instead of staying on the main road, regardless of settings, etc.). Next was one of the great highlights of the trip, the National Park of Durmitor in Montenegro, Friends don’t miss this one, It was euphoric riding! We then had some typical touristing in Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Slovenia and Croatia. The Croatian coast is really the Cote D’Azur of the Balkans, or highway one up California.

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Michael and Ann (the royals) GS Road Trip Europe Whilst star coast road locations like Dubrovnik, Bar, Pula, etc. could be crowded, don’t miss it. Slovenia had high country roads and rain. Great roads, we were just unlucky with the weather. We had another dip into Croatia before the really high Alps of Austria and Alpine Italy. You can’t control the weather, so we soldiered on at Grossglockner, Franz Josef glacier and all the alpine passes of the Dolomites, some places with down to +3.9C. They were fantastic motorcycle roads, unfortunately with 70% rain and fog. It was demanding and with that fog, the views weren’t always there. Stills, it was epic riding.

We had saved legendary Stelvio pass for last, knowing it would be SUNNY, and it sure was. It was a fantastic whole day experience. We suggest you budget for a margin to wait for the right weather when riding these roads. Next we headed for the Swiss roads and via South Tyrol (Italy) to Austria, where amongst many things we took the very cable car that Richard burton fought a life struggle in the Movie epic “Where Eagles Dare” a great ride in old style cable car, and of course the roads to get there were great. Next on our list is Budapest in Hungary. (And we have more than 2 months yet to go)

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