with contributions from the Vintage motorcycle club of tasmania
spring EDITION
october 2016
official magazine of
THE BRITISH motorcycle club of tasmania CONTACT Please address all correspondence including membership inquiries to: The BMCT Secretary postal- c/o South Hobart Post Office, Tasmania, 7004 e-mail- bmctsecretary@hotmail.com monthly meetings Last Tuesday of each month, 8pm. in the Social Club Rooms, upstairs at the Tas Fire Service building, Argyle Street, Hobart.
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Nuts&bolts
President's Report
Hello fellow road rogues, Have you looked skyward lately? There it is… a giant ball of burning gas giving off heat. It’s been a while, so forgive me if I get this wrong, but I believe it’s called the ‘Sun’. It seems to be appearing more often and the temperature of the air is rising due to this big light that pokes through the clouds.
We’ve got some great spring and summer rides coming up, as well as some charity and twilight runs. So make sure you pencil them in and come along on as many as possible. We’ve had too many rained out this winter so let’s make the best of it. Let’s make this BMCT’s biggest summer yet.
As motorcycle aficionados this is our call to arms. Some of us will be looking forward to dusting off the ‘summer’ jacket. Others will have that special motorbike that has been hiding under a tarp through the winter months, beckoning us to take it for a tootle through some lanes.
I’d like to encourage members to invite motorcycling friends, pillion kids, wives and girlfriends (but not both, that could be awkward) along so they get a taste of why we do this crazy thing called ‘motorcycling’.
As per usual we’ve got a cracking issue of the magazine with some special reports from the BMCT lads north of the flannel curtain and the Vintage Motorcycle Club. Oh, and keep an eye out for that giant ball of burning gas in the sky. We’ll be seeing a bit more of it… (I hope) See you out there for some ‘motorbikeling’ (as my daughter has called it). John Menezies
RoyalEnfield I was dressed like the Michelin man to stay warm but it did the trick as we headed to New Norfolk. Unfortunately the cloth over my face didn’t dissipate my breath well so whenever I stood still getting my gloves on or at intersections the inside of my visor would fog up and the only way to stop it was to get moving. But more on that later… We arrived at Mountain Engineering in New Norfolk and saw three motorcycles ready for riding. The Enfield 350cc Carburettor model in a tidy looking white, the Bullet 500 EFI in red and chrome and the Continental GT 500 looking resplendent in yellow. Strictly they’re not British, but there is a British heritage for these motorcycles. It seems that the Royal Enfield brand is looking at expanding and they’re going to keep doing what they do well. Classic looking bikes with modern reliability. With the GT already out Dan quickly jumped on the 500 and disappeared up the road. Shortly after I hopped on the 350. After getting used to the different position, gear change and clutch I soon began to have fun. It’s a small bike with low power, but this wasn’t a problem. It’s a perfect town bike. Great for heading down to the shops, on a slow club ride or heading to the pub in style. I personally call it a ‘little old man’ riding position, upright and comfortable. No big speeds are attained on such a bike, but a grin is easy to find. The Bullet 500 felt exactly the same only with more power. I rode this while Dan took the 350 out and it was easy to get way ahead of the other bike. Again, speed was not the name of the game, but fun was. There’s something very special about heading out on a bike like this. The engineering is simple, the ride is functional, and the style is unmistakable. The third bike, the one I was excited to ride was the GT. This is designed to be a café racer and it does it well. The styling is great; the simple bold colours
hark back to the correct era. The GT was obviously quicker than the Bullet 500 but in no way startling. It handled well, again, that simple engineering. I’m sure there will be dozens of bolt on parts to make them go faster. The biggest surprise with the ‘Conti’ is how comfortable it is. I’m sure I could have ridden it all day and did take it past the salmon ponds for a few extra kilometres. The pricing of these bikes is interesting. The 350 is $6490 (including on roads and 6 months rego) The 500 ranges from $8490 to $8990 depending on options. Then it’s only a small hop up to the Continental GT which is $9590 You’ll get faster bikes for the money but if you want style and reliability the new range of Royal Enfield’s look like a good option. Especially with some of the Chinese import 250cc ‘Café Racer’ bikes at the $4-5000 mark it’s only a small step to get something with a bigger engine, more heritage and better support from the dealer. The average punter doesn’t know they just rolled out of the showroom and you’ve got what looks like a vintage bike from an iconic brand. It would be good to see some on BMCT rides.
test ride The story doesn’t stop there, although I wish it did. I was aware the battery in my Bonneville wasn’t enjoying winter but figured I could cope for a while longer before buying a Lithium battery to hide under the seat. This was the day the battery decided to roll over and die. My bike wouldn’t start. After roll starting and leaving the engine idling it decided to die when going into first gear. This repeated three or four times (I lost count as I was annoyed) and couldn’t roll start it with the helmet on as I was repeatedly fogging up. After adjusting the cable so I could change gear my clutch was slipping terribly so I had to continue adjustments on the fly. We stopped at battery world and a new ‘normal’ battery was purchased and I adjusted the cable so all was nearly fine. I made a mental note to order clutch plates. Then, to top it off the press stud on my helmet snapped off. Grrr. There is only one thing to do in this situation. We rode to Salamanca and had jovial discussions about my battery related shenanigans, women, and Royal Enfield motorcycles over several refreshing ales. John Menezies
Petchy'sbaycygnet 03 july It was a good turnout of bike for the run to Cygnet via Petchy Bay, with a good mix of old and new bikes. The ride took us up, towards Mount Wellington through Ferntree and Longley and onto the Huon Highway. At Huonville we turned left just before the bridge to head towards Cygnet, but just after Cradoc we made a right hander onto the Cygnet Coast Road. We regrouped at the intersection, waiting for about 15 minutes to gather the stragglers. The Cygnet Coast Road is a very picturesque ride following the bank of the Huon River through to Cygnet. The Huon River is a perennial river located in
the south-west and south-east regions of Tasmania, Australia. At 174 kilometers in length, the Huon River is the fifth longest in Tasmania with its course flowing east through the fertile Huon Valley and empties into the D’Entrecasteaux Channel before flowing into the Tasman Sea. The Cygnet Coast Road is sealed for the first few Kilometers, but soon make way to a fairly well maintained dirt road. The older bikes, with their narrow tyres and fearless riders shot off ahead leaving many of us on more modern machinery with fatter tyres eating their dust.
The Cygnet market was in full steam when we arrived and members found parking where they could. Did you know that the bay on which Cygnet sits was named Port des Cygnes (Port of Swans) by French navigator Bruni D’Entrecasteaux in 1793, because he observed a large number of black swans in the area. Many of us took our time to wander around the market and sampling the local grub. From here our group broke up and went our separate ways. I headed to the pub for a cold, refreshing pint. Daniel Teague BMCT
howard's
please note - all images courtesy of Howard Burrows
yester years
Early Unit Construction Models Not at all sure when the first Unit Construction model appeared on the market but I do own a couple that feature this configuration. . . . The earliest is a 1912 4HP Singer. I have owned the best part of a fixed engine (single fixed gear) for many years, I bought it from Col Collingridge (old timers will remember him as the “Coot from Coota”) way back in the mid 1980’s. . . It was missing its timing cover! Years after at Bendigo Swapmeet I spotted a Singer Unit Construction engine complete with its correct timing cover. . . . .I bought it purely to get the timing cover.
but it took another 2 years before it landed in their showrooms, it was not really accepted with great glee by the British motor cycle riding public because Unit Construction was still considered a “new idea” and looked at with scepticism!
Fast track 20 years and I spotted a 1912 Singer minus its engine on Yesterdays website. With my bad eyesight it took a while to focus on it being a Unit Construction model and realised I had the correct engine for it! I bought it and had it shipped out from Holland. I will need to dig out some photos for the next magazine of this model. I am still missing a few vital parts for it and I have done research to indicate there is only about 3 or 4 of this model still surviving.
It still remains a little bit of a mystery to me however I do know that they are fairly rare nowadays, I only know of 4 others as well as the 3 I have. Great looking bike with an outside “bacon slicer flywheel”. . . . see photos. Just remembered I have another “Unit Construction” machine. . . .my 1924 FN Model M 60. . .a 350 OHV single cylinder. Another bike with a weight problem in standard condition. . .the engine / gearbox is heavy. The good news is that it is very low in the frame but that is the only good news. . . .it is not a fast machine at all! Probably a
The other Unit Construction machine I have is equally as rare. . .a mid 1920’s Triumph “LS” stands for Light Solo. They are a 350 SV with a weight problem, Unit Construction adds a bit of weight. In fact I have 3 of this model and have been offered another engine just today out of the blue. Triumph’s first mention of the “LS” was made in the motor cycle press in mid 1922
Various Triumph experts differ on how many “LS” models were produced, figures around 200 are the most quoted and even then some same they were built in the first year of production and it took Triumph 3 years to sell them and other say they were spread over the three years.
good thing really because it’s brakes are of old fashioned “dummy rim” type. I remember as if it were yesterday. . . . my old mate Len Masser & I were at Woolongong Swapmeet and got talking to Clem Daniel who at the time was THE recognised FN expert in Australia, he had a 1910 Four and several other FN’s. We got an invite back to Clem’s home and then onto his factory to inspect his extensive collection. Clem had built several racing engines over the years and had sponsored Kevin Cass in his early racing exploits. In one quiet corner of his workshop stood the frame / forks / fuel tank / handlebars of the M60. On the drive home Len and I were chatting about Clem’s machines and I remembered Len had mentioned to me years ago that he knew the whereabouts of a M60 engine/gearbox unit, when we reached my place he rang his mate Malcolm Bailey in Newcastle and asked if he still had the unit “yes Len and if you want it it’s yours”. . . .Len immediately rang Clem back and asked if he could buy the frame and forks “what about $20 for it Len?”. The next Saturday we drove back down to Woolongong and pick up the frame and other bits and then on the Sunday we went up north to Newcastle and picked up the engine unit. . . .sitting next to it on the floor was the rear wheel out of a mid 1920’s OB Douglas
and I reckoned it was just the right size for the massive width of the rear axle on the FN . . .that was thrown in with the deal, no money changed hands. . .it was a gift. That sort of thing happened all the time back in the “good old days”. Len restored the M60 in very quick time with the donation of an Indian saddle and a CW Douglas front wheel from me. . . .matching dummy brake rims with the rear! He rallied it extensively for a few years and at one Bathurst Rally had a bit of a problem when the brakes would not pull it up quick enough on our arrival at Mc Phillamy Park at the top of the Mountain. . . .Len rode straight into a dozen drunken bikies and knocked half of them over like skittles. . . .good job they were drunk because when they saw it was an elderly gentleman riding the bike they all started laughing! He escaped the situation again. . . another time when we were riding back to our accommodation outside the track we were pulled over by the Police to conduct breath testing (a new procedure). . .Len stayed in the saddle and when it came time to ride off he said “ you buggery stopped me now you
buggery getting me going again” and 2 Police officers had to give him a push start. Much later on Len and I were driving down to Canberra Swapmeet and Len declared he had bequeathed the FN to me in his Will. . . .a month later he said he had changed his Will and left me his 1905 “The Richards” I had put Len onto “The Richards” a good while earlier. . . . . that’s another story for another time. . . . . . Howard Burrows.
bothwellmud walls Well, what a stunning winter’s day! Despite the very cool temperature, the sun was shining, the sky was a huge blue and the need to get out on the road for a run with the lads was great. As I am currently not residing in Hobart, Owen Smith kindly lent me his Triumph Hinkley Scrambler for the day. Once I picked it up, I headed down to Salamanca where quite a number of familiar faces and some new lads had turned up for the run with an air of excited expectation. After the weeks of heavy rains, cold days and several washed out events, everyone was keen. Although the calendar said Kempton – Elderslie – Brighton, the executives decided to change the destination to Bothwell via the mud walls. With the objective set, a few of the lads on older machines headed off quickly, with the bulk of the numbers following in splintered groups. Not entirely familiar with the borrowed bike, I ventured out at a cautious pace. By the time I reached Richmond, there were very few BMCT
members to be seen. After Richmond I found myself riding completely solo for the rest of the journey to Bothwell! Although a little disappointed to be riding alone, I settled into a relaxed pace, winding my way through the back country roads, thoroughly enjoying the Scrambler. Despite the freezing cold and strange sensation of knobbly tires, the bike was a delight. The growl from the 270˚ crank and unfettered Arrow pipes was impressive. Little danger of creating road kill as they could hear me coming from miles away! I arrived at Bothwell to a settled group of riders who had devoured most of the excellent pies and burgers at the local pit stop. A few other lads came in behind, also surprised to have ridden most of the way by themselves. Clearly the front runners set quite a cracking pace. Once everybody had their lunch and a good chat, we all headed back on the return leg through Hollow Tree Road. As
17 july most members know, this is a fantastic roadway with plenty of scope for either spirited riding or a gentle run through the rolling hills and valleys. Discussions about staying together were heeded as lead bikes waited patiently for the rest of us at the major turnoff towards New Norfolk. This was much appreciated, especially as not everyone knows the way and it would not look good for a club member to be left by the side of the road, either with a break down or an accident. All up, it was a memorable run and for me personally, a great opportunity to experience a different bike. Ian Bonde BMCT
brassmonkey run
31 July
You know, in the few years I lived in Launceston before moving out, there was so many days I’d look out the window, see inclement weather and with that one cursory glance decide that the outdoor pursuits I had planned were off for the day only to find out later that just over the hills in some direction had been a fantastic day and I’d missed out yet again. I since learned that coupled with perusing the BOM site and just taking a chance, more often than not I got outdoors and had a really enjoyable time. Don’t get me wrong, it may not always be 25˚ and sunshine but I’d still enjoy my day. There is the occasion of course, that it all turns to crap so you just reevaluate, adapt or retreat. I received a few messages about the Brass Monkey Ride saying, ‘ we were mad, we’d never get through, the black ice would be treacherous ‘ etc, and I thought to myself, how did they know, we haven’t even been yet ! I did follow the weather and road reports for Miena/Liawenee very closely in the days leading up to the ride and was quietly confident we’d be fine. Even if we ran into some unsuitable road/weather conditions we would be able to reevaluate and retreat to the closest low lying country pub with a fire and a feed to offer. I awoke on Sunday to an absolutely glorious sunny day with very light winds which was to be the theme throughout. Absolutely stunning riding weather ! Liawenee had received minimal precipitation prior and temperatures were conducive to ice free roads which had also been cleared of all snow since the dump last weekend. I made my way down to the local servo on my Beema, where I met up with Mick on his Vstrom, Steve riding a BMW K1200LT (kinda like a lounge room on wheels), and John & Jodie on the Triumph Tiger. We set off towards the Museum to meet up with any others that had arrived there. I’d actually dressed appropriately for the Highlands so was actually getting pretty hot in my gear but what an absolute cracker of a morning weaving our way up the West Tamar in beautiful sunshine and crisp fresh air. Jeez I love Tassie. On arrival at the museum I was pleasantly surprised to find Shon on his BSA Road Rocket, Martin
on the Harris Matchless, and Nigel on his trusty Triumph Daytona. Also met VMCCT member Peter Bender, who came over for a quick hello. He’d been up from Huonville for the footy. With a deadline of 2pm for the main lunch meals at the Great Lake Hotel, we thought we’d better hit the road. Once we got through town we had a fantastic run down through the back roads via Longford, Bishopsbourne, Blackwood Creek and on to Poatina. The older three bikes took the lead for a lot of the way and the pace was just fine to take in some scenery and the scenery was fantastic. With bright green fields and pasture, blue skies and deciduous trees having lost all their leaves giving it that Northern Hemisphere feel. Creeks that are normally a trickle over the drier months had turned into beautiful flowing rivers and our destination the Great Western Tiers, watching over our progress, looked oh so inviting. Tassie really is motorcycle heaven at times. At Poatina our group was split, Shon was just running in a fresh motor and didn’t want to put it through the climb up the side of the Tiers and Martin had other commitments. John & Jodie made the climb to the top with us before heading off homeward with cows awaiting milking. I hope you all enjoyed your ride home and your day out on the bikes. I’m pretty sure
you would have. The remaining four of us set off down the eastern side of Great Lake where the first signs of snow started to appear along the sides of the road and throughout the scrub. It gradually got thicker and it wasn’t long before we started to encounter cars pulled over here and there, families and friends out building snowmen and chucking snow balls at each other or sliding through the scrub on toboggans. Everyone including me seemed to have large grins on their faces. We rode at a reasonable pace although in the shadier wetter areas of road we were still fairly cautious for a little while until it was pretty obvious that any ice was well and truly gone. It was just fantastic. Just crisp, clear, sunny and beautiful ! It didn’t even seem that cold. Steve, who’s mobile lounge room had a temperature gauge said the coldest was when we first arrived at the top of the tiers at 4˚ and from then around the 6˚ mark. Although there were areas of reasonable snow it definitely wasn’t as much as I was expecting throughout. A little confusion was soon to come into play. I’d gone on ahead to find a nice photo spot with Steve ahead of me. Whilst I was playing around Mick came past and then shortly after Nigel. I tucked in behind Nigel and Mick shot off ahead. It had been a few years since I’d done the Miena section of
road and I’d forgotten what was along there and what it all looked like. As Nigel and I came around a bend in Miena there was a hotel on the left and I spotted Mick and Steve in the carpark among some other cars so I pulled over. Hmmm, not how I remember the Great Lake Hotel, must be it though, the locals would know. I sat there waiting for Nigel to spot in his mirror that I pulled over but off he went in total highlands bliss with that Trumpy sounding oh so sweet, off up the hill and around the bend. Hmmm, I guess he’ll be back any minute. I went back to park beside the others and headed in to de robe. We figured we better start ordering as it was nearly 2pm. After a little while Mick gets a phone call from Nigel, ‘Where are you guys ?’ At the hotel where are you ? ‘At THE Great Lake Hotel’. Doh, we’d stopped at the wrong hotel. I didn’t even know there was two up there. The Great Lake Hotel was another 3kms or so up the road. In the end Nigel made his way back to where we were for lunch. So not only was he on the oldest machine,1967, to complete the Brass Monkey Ride, he was the only one who actually completed the ride !! Nigel reported that along with heaps of
cars there was another two groups of motorcycles at the other hotel also. Not the only ones out enjoying weather then. Since I failed to complete the ride I’m just gonna have to throw it in the calender again for next year After a bit of a feed and a chat it was time to hit the road home. After stopping at Arthurs Lake so the Trumpy could get a drink, the ride back was just as nice with the landscape being bathed in the afternoon light. At the top of the decent, I stopped for a photo and both Mick and Steve arrived shortly afterwards. A couple of minutes went by and thinking Nigel was just around the corner I decided to take off down the hill at a bit of a sporting pace as I’d taken note of which corners had bad gravel strewn across them on the way up. It was so much fun but I do have to take into account that even though I have disc brakes on the front of the Beema it still doesn’t stop anything like a modern bike !! Mick and Steve weren’t that far behind and once down on the flats we pulled over to wait for Nigel. Second bit of confusion. As we stood around chatting enjoying the view time seemed to drag on and on. Where is he, should be here by now. Few more minutes go past, then a few more, and a few more. Something must be wrong. Mick tried
calling but no answer. Give him a couple more more. Getting worried by now, I was just preparing to jump on the bike and head back up the hill, which honestly, I was kind of looking forward too, when along comes Nigel on the Trumpy still on song. ‘I thought I’d seen the last of you guys, so I headed into Cramps Bay for some pictures’ We wouldn’t leave you behind Nigel. From there home was just that magical time of day with the sun getting lower and everything it touched looking beautiful. Nigel left us at Longford for Evandale, and the rest of us made our way homeward back down the West Tamar. Perfect way to end the day. I can’t wait till the next Brass Monkey Ride but I reckon this one might be hard to top! I bet the rest of you wish you had come now huh ! You’ll just never know if you never go !! Glenn Osborne VMCCT
princeofdarkness
Does Lucas deserve the tag “Prince of Darkness”? Well, possibly yes, seeing that they came up with “King of the Road” which is asking to be tinkered with. This, throw away probably goes back to the 20s, or earlier, and acetylene lighting. After all acetylene was the norm in the 20s, and electricity was an expensive option and not common place on British bikes until the 30s. (Although common on American bikes from the teens) But, let’s focus on the 50s (pre alternators), when the Brits were selling stuff as fast as they could make it and the world was buying it. Probably the best affordable option about. Generally the quality of construction was good as it wasn’t until the 60s when quality dived, so, what are the weak links in the electricity chain and what were people complaining about? If you dismantle a 50s generator nowadays it is surprising how many of them are ok. Not to say that all generators fall into this category, as there are plenty of catastrophes about, but considering where they have been and what they have done for over 60 years, lots of them only need a clean out.
Generally manufacturers had the choice of mounting them just behind the front wheel in the worst of the dust and dirt, or under the carb to be constantly washed in petrol. It was a tough gig and sure, they will need a clean out but many will still work. Next cab off the rank on the route to the headlight is the voltage regulator/cutout. Is this the culprit? Well, probably not. These were generally tucked away, a bit more sheltered and again, 60 years down the track, off comes the cover and they are still pretty good inside. Considering what they had to do, where they lived and the price they were made for they were pretty damn good!! They even have temperature compensation. Then there’s the amp meter. These regularly destroyed themselves although, again 60 years down the track, it is surprising how many are still ok. Sometimes they have been a bit hot, but even then the main wire in and out was big and would still let electrons through even if the pointer mechanism fell to bits. Battery. . . . Always trouble. Not only did they fail regularly but they corroded
everything around them. Theoretically not an essential part of the equation, so can we blame them? They certainly deserve it but possibly are not the cause of the darkness problem. Headlight switch: This was a beautiful thing with massive terminals. Surly this wasn’t the culprit. . . . The dip switch. In almost every case these were rubbish. Maybe these were the cause!!!!! Last but not least, the globe holder and reflector. Again, generally quite well made. The focus and shape of the reflector may not have been up to Boschs standards but these were certainly not the cause. So what went wrong? Well, how about bullet connectors, shabby wiring, dip switches, oil and petrol contamination and the generators drive mechanism. These will do it every time!! Rob Walch
modernclassic mademoreretro I bought this 2012 Bonneville T100 brand new as a Christmas present to myself & had it delivered to my home. I wheeled it into my workshop while the dealer went to his ute to get the paperwork etc. By the time he walked back into the shed, I had it partially dismantled & still removing parts when he yelled: “What are you doing” , to which I answered “making it mine they all look like this”. I wanted to make it more retro looking - make it look older, handle better, run smoother, make it more user friendly & add a bit of bling & a few modern accessories that actually make a difference. For old looks, first up were Free flowing TOGA mufflers which are kicked up & splayed out & fitted with finned cooling clamps, Old style seat, Chrome grab rail, Appropriate decals from the 50/60’s era, Painted white stripes & gold lining on the guards, New black sidecovers, Better bend handlebars & after scouring the world, I fitted an early Lucas tail light on 50-60’s number plate bracket, Indicators, Rear reflector & Trident headlight with Lucas Halogen insert - all GENUINE LUCAS items.
For better handling & ride ability, I fitted a steering damper as we did back in the day, I had IKON build me chrome progressive adjustable shockers with heavy black springs & shroud, also fitted progressive fork springs, Lifted the bars 1-1/2” & widened them 2”, Lowered the front & did some secret vibration reduction of which the bike had hardly any from new. For better performance & ride ability, I had the shop download an Arrow 2 into 1 exhaust map (only thing I didn’t do myself) which works brilliantly with a 2 into 2 system, Fitted external engine breather with one way valve, Removed air injection, oxygen sensors & temperature sensor from the air box, Fitted temp. sensor under the headlight, Tricked the computer into thinking all this was still in place. I fitted a 19T engine sprocket, Billet alloy internally sprung chain tensioner, Removed internal air box restrictor, Fitted K&N filter, Hi Flo intake bellmouth & another secret trick to get airflow fed directly into center of filter. Also a finned oil filter/cooler with washable stainless insert. You will notice some of the Bling includes Chrome cam cover,
Oil pressure & oil temperature gauges, Chain guard, Choke knob, Trim under the tank & also strip over the tank top, Finned alloy carb/injector tops, I machined & fitted a steering stem clock, Made a polished Stainless crankcase protector & cover plates under front indicators, Seat & sidecover alloy release knobs, Fitted an alloy flip up fuel cap, as originals can be hard to remove, Adjustable billet clutch & brake levers, Clutch arm & cable covers, Colour matched horn with chrome bezel, Lithium Ion battery. I also fitted a headlight module to save the battery - light stays off when starting & just flick the dip switch to bring it on. There will be other small things I missed unintentionally. I have other intentions as well, including early type throttle & ball end chrome levers etc. after I work out a modification to the master cylinder This bike rides very smoothly, performs very well for inexpensive modifications, certainly gets people talking out & about & I personally think it looks much better as well - that’s all that counts. . . Noel Saward
margatecygnet 07 august slow bike run
Well, what a day! 13 degrees, mainly sunny, no wind, a slow bike ride, an ambitious route, 45 punters!!, a pickup trailer, a BBQ and it all worked. There were lots of older bikes, 60s and 70s triples and twins which all ran faultlessly plus, representation from the 30s, 40s and 50s. Of particular note was Sheldon McCullochs 1930 SV 500 Royal Enfield. This was its first time out on a club run ever. An unassuming plane jane of its day that has only ever received essential love and took the day in its stride. It is certainly an example of the weight Vs power equation. Ie If it weighs nothing you do not need as much power! Also, it is worth noting that Andrew Sutherlands BSA sloper, Peter Benders Brough and Gary Smiths Blue Star were all made in 1935 yet, are so diverse. These 3 all went well although the sloper is still exhibiting signs of recalcitrance. Andrew is hoping that its upward reliability curve will peak and plateau in March 2017. Nigel Reids BSA performed in true Maud Trophy style as only an A7 ( or possibly an
R75) can. Bob Findlays Panther and David Branchs Ariel also seem to be a well sorted and reliable bikes. Chris Owens didn’t have the easiest day having had to swap his eastern block Trojan horse for his BSA at the last minute. Morning tea for 45 was shared by most of the cafes in Cygnet. All were exhilarated by the mirror surface on the D’Entcastreaux and snow covered Adamsons Peak. The Nichols rivulet road was a treat as usual and Dru point proved perfect. Sensible people parked on the road side and the less sensible braved the wet grass. (A Gold Wing on wet grass is always good for a laugh). Amazingly and with no less appreciation for the crows (Calverts x2) all punters got home under their own steam.The BBQ certainly seems to work and the trailer remains unused!!! Rob Walch BMCT photos - Dan Murphy & Andrew Catchpole
tasmanpeninsula
20 · 21 August
Around twenty riders met at the fire station on Saturday morning ready to head off down the peninsula to Eaglehawk Neck. The weather was cool and clear, a good day for a ride. We stopped at Dunalley for a coffee and a small bite to eat. Unfortunately everyone seemed to have different ideas about where we were going to stop. After some discussion it was decided to head back a kilometre or so and settle for a while at the Dunalley waterfront café. The fish and chip shop didn’t quite cut it as the main need was coffee, however they did supply a seal for entertainment.
Lufra and to Matt Shepards room where he was hosting drinks, nibbles and chat.
Around mid afternoon we arrived at lufra. The smell of petrol and tyre smoke filled the air. The ‘Lufra to Lookout’ time trial was on over the weekend so we were surrounded by cars that had competed in the event. Old and new, fast and slow. A Bentley V8, a few Mazda Rotarys, a Morris Minor just to name a few. My personal favourite was a 70’s Lamborghini. After booking in to our accommodation we took a quick trip to the Coal Mines historic site out near saltwater river. It was very relaxing taking in the forest and exploring what was left of the old settlement. After this some of the group started for home. Those that were staying headed back to
I awoke in the morning with a slight hangover, not nearly as bad as I expected. We checked out and headed off for breakfast. This is where I’m not sure whether I should ‘name names’ of the establishment, but breakfast was terrible and took around an hour and a quarter to arrive! Still, the company and talk was good so we left in high spirits making jokes about the place, and vowing never to go back!! We all headed back to Hobart and went our separate ways after enjoying a great weekend with friends.
In the evening we enjoyed a good meal in a very busy dining room. Afterwards we continued on in the bar area that seemed to be occupied by the local contingent of bogans. While an odd lot they seemed harmless enough, often enjoying a joke or two with our group. The highlight of the trip was Matt and Sharon dancing to the sweet 80’s tunes from the jukebox! Later that night we stumbled to our respective rooms to try and sleep off the grog.
John Menezies
twilightrun For the first Twilight run of the Spring the weather was almost perfect. We set off through the city streets in the cool evening air, hunger building in my stomach. After Sundays run was cancelled it was good to get the bike out and have it rumble along between the buldings and then onto the highway to stretch the legs. We went over the bridge and through the traffic in Lindisfarne. Light was fading in the sky as drivers strove to get home after a days work. But not us, we were heading out for fun and food. The Richmond Arms was warm and inviting. We ordered our meal and sat down with a schooner of the amber
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nectar to have a chat. Much official club business was talked about and decided and many a laugh had.
wildlife. Then it was a quick scoot down the highway and into Salamanca for a refreshing ale as per usual.
As we pulled on our jackets the bloke behind us exclaimed ‘You’re not riding are you?’ to which we replied in the affirmative. ‘It’s too bloody cold for that’ he replied. I stole a line from Billy Connelly and said ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes’. He then made some quip about ‘bloody Taswegians’ but we were off into the night.
A good night was had by the hearty lot who attended, which was just two of us, President and Vice President representing the BMCT. Oh well, looks like you missed out on a good evening.
We bombed along the dark winding road out of Richmond being careful to avoid the
John Menezies
uk trip Pam and I have just returned from 5 weeks in Europe. I am sad to say that we spent the first 3 weeks sailing around in the Greek Islands on a Mates 50 yacht !! We have a very good arrangement with a Mate who keeps his yacht in the Med and lets known people use it and/or sail with him. We have gone with the same two couples for the second time (did a couple of weeks last year). We took over the boat in Samos and returned it to him in Rhodes (whilst he came back to Australia). That was the main reason for the trip. Anyway – that is not the part you guys are interested in !!! Bugger all real motorbikes over there !
We then headed to UK for 9 days on the ground (much wetter and colder- even though it was “summer”). We had lots of rellies to catch up with. I was born and lived in the Lakes District until I was 8 years old – so we went back to my old ground. My Uncle (Jon Lemon’s brother) is into old bikes and he suggested I toddle
along to the local pub on Friday night to catch up with the vintage bike Lads. So I just had to! 32 bikes turned up. I nice array of bikes ranging from BM’s in the 80’s to Triumph from the 20’s, German, Italian and British bikes all present. FYI – my Uncle – Robert has a Brough (SS80) that he bought in 1958 for 15 pounds and is still being ridden regularly unrestored. The 1927 Triumph TT in the photo below is also his.
Whilst in UK I was also trying to get to the annual Royal Enfield Interceptor rally (being an Inter owner) – but timing and logistics were not working. It would have been good to put some names with faces on all those emails etc ! I have also corresponded extensively over the last few years with the President (Graham Scarth) of the Royal Enfield Owners club based in UK – as they have all the factory records and I have used this to date my parts and also solve other mysteries for Aussie owners. There have been some amazing Enfield parts appear
in Australia – where some “odd ball” experimental bikes seem to have been sent. Graham knew I was coming over and went to the trouble of driving up to the pub session on the Friday also (a 2 hour drive each way). This was brilliant and also allowed another local lad to meet him who had also not met (the owner of the very nice Rickman Interceptor in the photo). FYi – one of the “odd ball” parts that I found here in Tassie was an engine that had been used as a compressor with numbers that did not make sense. It turned out that it was one of 3 experimental
bikes made in 1939 using 250 bottom cases and 350 barrel and head in a lightweight frame. 2 went to France and were assumed lost and here was the third !! I sold it to a guy in UK who is building it up. Another unusual 250 has also appeared in NSW – that we are still pinpointing. Robert also took me to see a guy who ran an Enfield spares business since the sixties and had now retired – but still had much of the stock. This was amazing !! It really was like going into a cave full of goodies – but not room to find anything !!! Apparently somebody came along and bought the lot – paid him the money – took a load and never came back !! That was a few years ago !! There was still so much there I could not imagine how you could have taken a load out ! Anyway, I walked anyway with nothing except the experience as he didn’t have what I wanted – or he said he had some – but could not find them !!! I have followed up with an email of things for him to look for – but realistically – I
mysteryobject? A new mini segment to the magazine - As many of our more experienced club members, including Howard Burrows will no doubt testify, some very interesting objects can be found at ‘swap meets’ and on the internet. Mick Lemon is inviting all BMCT & VMCCT members to guess what this mystery object might be. If you have any unusual and mysterious items yourself, please send an image to the editor for inclusion in future editions.
don’t think I will ever hear anything. Another place we went – which if you ever get to the Lakes District in UK is worth going to – is the Lakeland Motor Museum. A photo of just a few of the bikes there. One of the Directors is a Vincent man and there were about 10 of his Vincent/HRD’s there. Great Isle of Man display and rolling videos (could have stayed there all day !). This is also the home of the famous Bluebird land and water speed record cars and boats. Mick Lemon
correction In the article “CVK Carb Rejet’ included in our last BMCT Winter edition, incorrect information was printed regarding the details of a couple of procedures. “added a washer to the main jet”, should read ‘added a washer under the needle’ “polished a smooth radius on the leading edges of the floats”.
should read ‘ground & polished a radius to the cut-away of the slide’ Sincere apologies to Noel and Owen for this mistake and to any member confused by what was printed. Ian Bonde
nationalauto museum G’day Everyone, This weekend gone was the open weekend at the National Automobile Museum of Tasmania and with the future of the location in doubt, maybe our last. We sincerely hope not. We had our display day on the Saturday and had a fairly good turnout with bikes ranging over about an 80 year period. Mick’s 1934 LF Royal Enfield race bike was the earliest on display and he took great pleasure in starting her up using the start rollers at various times throughout the day. Although Mick was trying to restrain his grin each time he just had that ‘chuffed as’ look going on as punters smiled on. Other bikes of note for me and recently brought back to life were Steve’s 1954 BSA B31 and Kens 1953 Speed ¬¬¬twin. I love seeing bikes put back on the road. Thanks to those who made the effort to get there and thanks to those involved with the day to day running of the fantastic Museum. There is always something of interest to see and well displayed. It was a good day for catching up and I’m pretty sure everyone enjoyed their browse through the Museum. I’ve added a few photos of mine for you to peruse below as well as a link to a short video of the LF running here https://goo.gl/ photos/q8uuopkrtSSuhxX66 Glenn Osborne VMCCT
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Gooday all, I thought I would put pen to paper - no, that’s not right - finger to key pad & prattle on with a bit of crap & send some poor quality pictures from the Launceston Awareness weekend. I got out of bed earlier than usual, put on extra clothing & wet weather gear, swung the leg over my latest aquisition (Honda DN-01), - look it up on Google - sort of a cross between a white pointer shark & a spastic spaceship.Did i mention prattle on with crap. Anyway, off I went in the direction of the most corners - I might add here, that I bought this bike from the Sydney area, so the rear tyre is a bit flat in the middle from lack of cornering. . .so I happily cornered my way the National Auto museum in Launceston to meet up with other VMCCT members & other riders. Not a bad sight to see when you head into the parking area to be greated with a good assortment of bikes. Mick Lemon had his 4 valve Royal Enfield & his factory fettled bronze head 4 valve racer, of which he started numurously throughout the day,mmmmmmmmmm.
A couple of Nortons, ditto BSA’s, Ken Jupp had his recently restored 53 Speedtwin, but being the bit of a bugger that I am, I parked my Honda beside it so he didn’t get all the limelight so to speak ;-) , MotoGuzzi, Indian, a few other nice Triumphs, Matchless etc. . . . .oh yeah, there were some nice cars loitering about as well. A nice looking sheila or to be politically correct for the more serious people, reporter from the Examiner took photos of Glenn Osborne on his 38 ES2 Norton. I reckon she got some happy shots as I was yelling some dribble to get the laughter wrinkles showing - “geez ya nose looks long in that helmet Glenn” & to the reporter “He’s a nice looking bloke isn’t he, but he’s not single”, comes to mind. I will either make you laugh or upset you, but I don’t care ;-). On a more serious note, it was a great day to peruse, perve, gossip, introduce, meet new members, skyte, lie, show off, mickey take, talk sense, compare bikes, eat sausages with onion & whatever else happens at these get togethers. Oh yeah, I rode back home too, & got caught in a couple of heavy showers, but I was prepared & stayed dry. - heated grips too, mmmmmmmm Noel Saward VMCCT
The AJS & Matchless Club of Australia present
The Jampot Rally 2016
To be held in Hadspen, Tasmania Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11th, 12th and 13th November 2016 Rally includes full day rides on Saturday and Sunday Saturday night presentation dinner For more information contact Martin Heatley on 03 63 265 331 or email: martin.r.heatley@gmail.com
All marques welcome
burtmunro cafĂŠ After a good rainfall overnight and large puddles to prove it, the day was warm and a terrific ride was had. Mick rang me to say he was snowed under with getting a bike ready for the Enfield Rally next week. However we decided to go North and meet up with him at the Burt Munro Cafe in Exeter as he wanted to test ride the Royal Enfield JF. Nigel on the Triumph Daytona 500 and Wayne on the Indian Scout met at the Automobile Museum at 10.30. We waited a further 20 minutes before deciding to ride away to the North. We headed North and rode along the Pipers River Rd. to the turn off to Mt Direction, which took us to the East Tamar Highway and over the Batman Bridge. Past the bridge we turned right to Sidmouth taking a left at Kayena past the Goaty Hill winery and onto Beaconsfield. We had a stop at Beaconsfield as the clouds looked darker to the West over the Dazzler Range, where the ride over the Holwell Gorge Rd went. We decided to ride it and off we went with about 6 drops of rain falling. A good ride, I lost Nigel during that leg so waited at the Frankford Highway intersection to hear he had stalled the
Triumph going up through the gorge, he forgot which bike he was on and hit what he thought was the brake ‌well bought the back wheel to a halt. !!! We headed to Exeter where Mick was waiting outside the Cafe next to the JF, we soon found out that the bike had lost drive as he was getting close to the Cafe. He wheeled it in and was trying to figure out the damage. He suspected that the sprocket had come adrift on the shaft that the key had spat out! He later confirmed he was correct, and it was running again. Nigel gave him a lift to his house to pick up the ute to get the JF back home. The Cafe was a good meet with many other bikes and riders there having a fill up. I was chuffed to see another Guzzi 1000s there from Devonport owned by Andrew, I had heard of this one and he had heard a Lonnie lad had one as well . We swapped some information and will catch up in the near future. Mick left some cards at the Cafe hoping we may get some new riders along. We departed the Cafe taking the West Tamar Highway to Launceston where we took our own route home.
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A couple of pictures from the day. Great image of Mick loading up the JF, having a dry run for the Matchless and AJS bikes he will load on the Jam Pot Rally weekend!!! A great Saturday out riding.
Wayne Hudson VMCCT
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Today I took Norman out for a test ride just to make sure he still worked as he hasn’t been run for a fair while. I needn’t have worried as he just ticked along perfectly as usual. I took the opportunity to stop by Tibor’s shed and see how the Burt Munro Cafe was coming along. I thought it might be nice to have a turn out of bikes for the opening. Low and behold it’s already opened ! Friday was opening day. It’s great too, with a few nice bikes, photo’s and other bits and pieces to peruse while you sip your coffee and feed your face on the big breakfast. There is also a couch and coffee table with some nice books and historical magazines to flick through. One in particular I’d like to read a bit so I’ll have to spend a bit
more time there sipping latte’s ;) Lucky for me it’s just up the road. It’s just what the West Tamar needed and I reckon it will be a popular stopping point for bike groups over the coming months. For those who don’t know, the Burt Munro Cafe is located on the West Tamar Hwy in Exeter just a 100m or so North of the information centre. I’m sure we will incorporate it into a couple our runs. Took a couple of snaps for you including a rare one of Tibor. The other day I had to go over to Somerset so took the Beema. I decided to take the scenic route back taking in Ridgely, Upper Natone, South Riana, Gunns Plains, South Preston, Upper Castra, Wilmot, Cethana,
Gowrie Park, Sheffield, Railton, Latrobe and then on home through the Frankford Hwy. It was just fantastic. This place really is motorcycle heaven. Gorges, valleys, mountains and picturesque farmland wherever you look. I was grinning the whole day. So that’s it. Hope your getting out and about on your bikes and joining in some of the club rides whether it’s here in the North, NW or down South. If not I hope your just dusting that steed off in preparation for the warmer weather. Hope I see some of you this weekend :) Glenn Osborne VMCCT
isleofman classictt Following a three year hiatus we decided we would return to ‘jolly old Blighty’ for another holiday and also to incorporate the Donnington Park Classic Bike Festival and also the Isle of Man Classic TT/ Manx GP in our itinerary. The former being early August and the latter late August, well they certainly didn’t disappoint. The day started bright and sunny as we left Mansfield for the 40 odd minute drive to Donnington Park race track, as we parked up you could hear the roar of racing motorcycles at ‘full chat’. It boded well for an exiting day of classic machinery proving it’s worth decades after being produced. It did not disappoint as a bewildering myriad of of machinery was on display including two strokes and fours. Another bonus is you get to walk around freely where all the bikes are being fettled by their tuners and the riders are available to chat to etc. Nothing is out of bounds aside from the track. The more affluent teams are accommodated in rather splendid motorhomes right down to one man and his bike in a Transit van. On site too is a covered area with a huge display of classic bikes and trade stalls selling all the usual tools and apparel etc. Around the site too are catering caravans making sure no one goes hungry with plenty of variations to choose from. On track entertainment also features with stunt riders and parade laps of bikes not included in the racing but certainly have racing pedigree. All in all a great day if you’re in the UK during the period it’s a must do. A few short weeks later saw us fly to Dublin for an eleven day self drive around Ireland which was on my list of things to do. Highly recommended, it’s awesome over there.
We finished off in Dublin and had the obligatory tour of the Guinness factory founded in 1759 by Arthur Guinness before flying the short hop over the Irish Sea to Douglas on the Isle of Man which hosts the Festival of Classic Bikes every year and includes the Classic Senior and Junior TT along with the Manx GP and various other races including 1980’s Superbikes, Sidecars, Two strokes large and small etc. We arrived on the Thursday and had secured grandstand tickets for the Senior TT on the Saturday. Sunday being a rest day with the Junior TT held on Monday both along with a full programme in between. I must say its my first time there and it was with bated breath that we walked up to Noble Park on the Friday to watch the practice laps in preparation for the next day and to fetch around all the trade stands and goggle at the goodies on display there. The following day we went early on to catch the whole days racing and took a picnic with us anticipating the caterers would be flat out and long queues the order of the day. We took our assigned seats in the Grandstand on the Glencrutchery Rd and settled in for the day. As the bikes lined up behind each other to start at 10 second intervals for the 37. 3/4 mile circuit it was pure joy to listen to the different engine sounds as they roared off right in front of us. The loudest being the MV Augusta 3’s and 4’s and the Honda 500’s, they scream like proverbial banshees. The single cylinder bikes roared off with ‘a bang a lampost’ noise by comparison. Bikes entered included Vincents, Bsa’s, Triumph, AJS 7R, Matchless G50’s, BMW’s, Paton’s, Manx Norton’s etc.
Riders were a who’s who of the motorcycling world inc. John McGuinness Michael & William Dunlop, Mick Grant, Steve Parrish, Graham Crosby, Freddie Spencer, Dave Roper the list goes on. What a fantastic day. On the Monday we had not acquired tickets for the grandstand to watch the Junior TT and I wish I had as it would have been much better, so after the main race we headed for Governor’s Bridge to watch from there for a while as well as it was a completely different aspect to where we had been used to. On the Tuesday we hired a car and went up to Ramsey near Parliament Square and the Ramsay hairpin when the superbikes were on. After the 350cc Junior TT was over I went for a wander amongst the competitors area and came across Australia’s Cam Donald fresh from his 4th place aboard the 350 Matchless. He was happy to have a yarn and I congratulated him on his placing. He was surprised to know I was from Tasmania saying ‘well your a long way from home aren’t you’. I also watched him at the Donnington circuit as well. Cam’s column in Motorcycle Trader magazine is well worth the read as is the rest of the publication. Again I urge anyone who has not been to ‘the island’ to do so given an opportunity, they will not regret it and it will live forever in their memories. Jan Blyton
acecafélondon the war and rebuilt in the style of the 50’s becoming a centre of the London retro bike culture, avoided by “decent people”. It closed in 1969, but when a re-open was announced in 1994, 12000 “decent people” showed up.
I was in England for work in June and had a couple of days off in London at the end. Susie and I had to decide whether we were going to see the ACE Café or the 850 yr old Templar Knights church, made more famous by the DaVinci Code. I usually couldn’t go past a castle, but this time the history lost out. We didn’t have much time and I’d heard you need to get an above ground train from Euston which would use a fair bit of the day, but I found you can get there by the Bakerloo tube line. Just jump off at Stonebridge Park Station and its right around the corner. Thirty minutes from the city. The building has been there since 1938 as a petrol station cafe. It was bombed in
When we arrived there was a War Veterans bike group holding a charity dedicated to the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. You didn’t have to be a Vet to be a member, you just needed to support Vets. Sort of a bike version of Legacy. The club were welcoming visitors, especially those who threw a few coins in the bucket and we heard about a lot of places to ride in the UK ( the places where speed cameras
have not yet appeared). The Brexit vote was about to happen. Most of the farmers and scientists I had met so far wanted to stay in the EU, but the bikies all wanted out. Cheap immigrant labour was the big gripe. Breakfast was being served as we went inside and the place was packed to the rafters so we didn’t stay so long. Probably better to go any time but a Sunday morning. It was worth the trip to take the iconic place in and I scored a set of goggles that will look the part on my Red Hunter. Dean Metcalf
BRITISH MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF TASMANIA INC.
The Secretary, C/o South Hobart Post Office, South Hobart 7004 Tasmania The British Motorcycle Club of Tasmania encourages the restoration and safe riding of British and other manufactured Motorcycles. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month at the Tasmanian Fire Station - Social Club Rooms - Argyle Street Hobart.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION I wish to become a member of the British Motorcycle Club of Tasmania (Inc.) and agree, if accepted, to be bound by the Rules, Constitution, By-Laws or Directions designed to further the interests of Club Members. Name: Address:
Phone:
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