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1973 Tribute Shovel

Big Bad Bagar

Flaked Out ’85 Suzuki Powerhouse S.W.A.T. Bobber

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Inline 4 Café

HAS YOUR club or organisation been looking for somewhere exceptional to visit? Then look no further than the Inline 4 Café.

Inline 4 Café is a unique place nestled amongst the rolling hills of Mirboo North in Victoria where you can park your motorbike and taste the best of Swiss delicacies, several varieties of fine coffee brewed by our passionate barista, or maybe try our hearty alpine breakfasts and European lunches all cooked in the traditional manner and served to you by our friendly staff.

We at Inline4 Café invite you to come try a little taste of Europe right here in Australia, located just an easy ride from

Melbourne, where you can ride amongst some of the most pristine scenery and greatest riding Victoria has to offer and be warmly welcomed into our open courtyard by our host Marcel and Sabine.

Come relax in place solely aimed at you, the rider, and while you are here, check out some of the biking memorabilia in a friendly environment where we encourage you to park your bike right out front and leave your boots on.

Please check our webpage: www.inline4cafe.com.au MARCEL & SABINE

Lucky Day

Congrates to Lucky Phil and Mina from all the Ipswich Easyriders on their wedding on Valentine’s Day CHUCK

I Remember When

Hello Ozbike. I was just reading the article written by Kelly Ashton regarding the Bathurst Bike Races. I found it so interesting—I was there!

It was a different time in those days. The bikes were a lot of fun, easy to work on, and the races were a great party. Still remember the random breast testing at the gate. We would travel to Bathurst from Wollongong, approx 30 of us, and camp on top of The Mountain.

One year I took my sidecar and we went looking for firewood—found a home being built and started bringing the wood to the campsite. Four or five trips with 10 foot lengths of 4 x 2 past the cops and they didn’t stop us once.

Still remember the riot; had a look on YouTube; not much to see.

Love the magazine.

PETER JENKO

RIP LUIGI

I FIRST MET Luigi many moons ago when he first started dating June, a good friend of mine. June had just come out of the other side of a rocky relationship and it seemed as soon as she and Luigi became an item, her whole world turned around for the better. Not long after, the couple were wed and they moved to Dalby where they hand-built the home of their dreams “Eureka” using timber from the land.

Luigi was always a very creative bloke and regular readers may remember his elaborate V6-poweredtrike letterbox from way back in an earlier edition Of Ozbike magazine.

I bumped into Luigi a few times since the move to Dalby. He never changed. Always a smile and warm handshake, always talking about riders’ rights and his beloved motorcycles; and as a mate of his said to me not long back, “No matter who you were, when you spoke to Luigi, he made you feel like the most important person, and genuinely listened to what you had to say.”

He was one of the most genuine blokes I have ever met. With Luigi, what you saw was what ya got! And we were all the better for knowing him, I reckon.

Sadly, Luigi lost a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Even though we knew it was coming, when we got the news it gutted us all.

The funeral service was held in a chapel in Toowoomba where Luigi took his last ride aboard a Harley sidecar outfit from his home town of Dalby to the chapel. An entourage of motorcycles followed the hearse and it was standing room only as the service kicked off under strict instructions that Luigi had left with Pastor Ed Simms.

All of Luigi’s family and many of his friends were there to pay respects, and at the end of the service, we were welcomed up to sign his coffin with Niko pens supplied.

Bad to the Bone was played during

his committal and I think Luigi would have been rapt with the proceedings and going out the way he wanted, in fine style.

At the end of the service, Daniel (Luigi’s stepson, best mate and riding buddy) introduced me to the Pastor who said, “Sorry for your great loss.”

I replied, “Mate, it would only have been loss if I hadn’t known him.”

Goodbye, old mate, save a spot for me at the bar and I’ll see ya on the other side.

With love and respect, CHUCK

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An Icon Arrives: Harley-Davidson Rides Into Port Macquarie

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HE WORLD’S legendary motorcycle—HarleyDavidson—has officially arrived in Port Macquarie with the opening of a brand new Authorised Dealership.

Port City Harley-Davidson opened recently with a bang.

A two-day party with HDTV, live music, radio broadcast, free biker brew, and BBQ delighted local riders and attracted plenty of residents who will be joining the ranks of Harley owners.

“Owning a Harley, the freedom it brings and living the lifestyle is a huge desire for so many people,” said dealership owner Ash Beaton, “and we are here to make it as easy as possible for people to live their dreams.”

Beaton has been a Harley dealer for more than 25 years

with his North Coast V-Twins dealership in Coffs Harbour, and has opened the new Port City dealership to fulfil demand from Port Macquarie and district residents.

The store is run by Beaton’s daughter Karissa who learned to ride at about the same time as she learned to walk. “We have the complete variety of Harley products available,” she said, “motorcycles, a fully-equipped service department, riding gear, casual clothing from Harley’s MotorClothes range, accessories, oils and batteries, and a huge range of gifts, collectibles and home wares... all carrying the iconic Harley-Davidson brand.”

The dealership also features the first ever learner-legal Harley, the all-new Street 500, the newest motorcycle in Harley’s 112 year history. “The Street 500 is already

bringing new riders to the world of Harley,� Karissa said, adding that the demand for the new model is enormous.

The new Street will sit alongside the legendary models like the Fat Boy, Electra Glide, Softail and Sportster in

the showroom.

Port City Harley-Davidson, 1/172 Lake Road, Port Macquarie NSW 2444; 02-6581-5222; portcityh-d.com.au; open seven days.

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Big “I’ve always had a liking for the American bagger style bikes, and.. I thought I’d try and build myself one”

Words by Mark Cunnington Photos by Brad Miskiewicz

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EFORE THIS Harley, I’ve had a 1994 custom Softail, 1981 Shovelhead, 2011 Street Glide, 1968 Norton, and about 15 BSAs. I’m currently building a 1983 Shovelhead bobber which has gone off to get welded today. I’ve also got a Dodge Phoenix that’s been in the shed for six and a half years which I’ve had since 1996; I just couldn’t let it go.

I’ve always had a liking for the American bagger style bikes, and because there are very few of them in WA, or Australia really, I thought I’d try and build myself one. I went with a brand new bike so I could build and play with something that no one else had put their hands on and so I had a nice fresh start. I was going to buy a Softail Deluxe but ended up with the Road King; a better option because the bags are already fitted.

It was originally a midnight blue, stock standard, 2012

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The bags are four-inch stretch back and about two or three inch stretch down

Road King that I bought brand new from Perth Harley-Davidson in Kennington. It had full faring, standard handlebars and was pretty much boring as hell.

Simon from Perth Motorcycle Panel & Paint did the paint work. I’d say he had a go at it about four or five times judging on how many phone calls he made.

It has Legend Air Ride suspension with a built-in compressor which is a really good system—it’s down in-between the bag and the rear fender so you can’t see it.

Front suspension is Hog Halters, full chrome front forks, Progressive internals, full lowering kit.

It is a 103 with a Stage 2 kit, Screamin’ Eagle ignition, Screamin’ Eagle intake. They’re Vance & Hines True Duals running into four-inch Rinehart mufflers—that sound real nice. Other than that, it’s fairly stock on the motor side of it.

I went with Bagger Nation stretched bags, rear fender and side covers because they’ve got a nicer shape to them. The bags are four-inch stretch back and about two or three inch stretch down. The rear guard has a full infill panel each side so you can’t see any of the back of the bike at all.

I like the individuality of the bike, and everywhere I go, it gets comments. It won Best Paint at the Ride for Daz run; and it probably won Best Paint at the Veteran’s Rolling Bike & Car show but I buggered off early.

You’ve got to use it and abuse it so I definitely ride it. It handles pretty good, too; better than stock Harley suspension.

The six-spot is as good, if not better, than the twin front rotors.

Thanks to Simon from Perth Motorcycle Panel and Paint, and my wife Lisa for putting up with it and not being too tight with the cheque book.

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s ' r e Read s t e k Roc First Ride

G’day. Here’s some pics of my grandson taking his first ride. I reckon it might be in his blood. He would be stoked to see himself in ya mag.

Keep ya knees in the breeze.

TITS, WA.

My Two Pride And Joys

Here is a photo of my two pride and joys.

The Triumph, my very first motorcycle, is a stock standard 1977 Silver Jubilee Bonneville Limited Edition, of which I am the second owner. I bought it off a mate of mine in 1986 who bought it brand new in 1977. I rode the Trumpy until I bought the Harley. Due to wear and tear, I had the tin work and wheels repainted to original specifications by the Keed brothers in Arncliffe. The rest of the bike is stock standard and I just need to carry out some minor mechanical work to get her purring like a kitten again..

The Harley is a 1990 Custom Softail which I bought brand spanking new from Sy’s Harley Shop when he started his business in Hoxton Park. I had a Crane Fireball 316 cam fitted to give it some extra go and I replaced the stock seat with a LePera solo seat with tattoo stitching. The stainless steel o-ring footpegs, extended forward controls and all other customising on the bike was done by myself.

GREGO

CLASSIQ

THIS IS my friend Dave’s 2009 Softail Deluxe.

Luke at LP Motorcycle Repairs in Perth has done all the work on the bike. Here is a list of the upgrades: S&S, 106 cubic inch, big bore engine with S&S heads, S&S Ezy-start, 583 geardrive cams; PM intake and forward controls; Burleigh bars; PM Gasser wheels with PM six-piston front caliper with matching oversize rotor; Race Tech front suspension with emulators fitted; Fournales on the rear; V&H pipes with ThunderMax Autotune electronic ignition.

LUKE

Before his dad had passed on, he loved working on this Shovel with his sons, so Chris decided it should become a family tradition.

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BOUGHT this bike in 2002. It is a 1973 FLH Shovelhead. I was living in Sydney then, but with work and other commitments I ended up selling the bike to my brother a few years later.

My brother, with the help from our dad, stripped the old Shovel back to nothing for a total rebuild. I was very surprised when I dropped into his house one day and saw what the guys were up to with it.

The rebuild took around six months.

The guys had the engine rebored and fitted a set of forged pistons and a performance cam shaft.

It had spoked wheels on it originally but my brother bought the set of custom wheels it has on it now to give it a bit more of a modern look.

There was countless other bits and pieces they did to the bike while it was pulled down, like forward controls and handlebars, etc.

As Dad loved working with us boys on our cars when we were younger, he just loved helping where he could, so the Shovel rebuild was like going back to our younger days for him. Unfortunately, during that time, Dad fell ill and passed away before he could see the bike totally finished, with only the wiring and a few other things left to complete.

My brother and I quickly finished the bike off so my brother could ride it to our father’s funeral and park it out the front as a sign of respect.

Dad, being an old fashioned Italian with true family values, would had seen this as the ultimate farewell with the respect he deserved.

My brother only rode the Shovel a few times after that; he didn’t have the time to ride because of his work and decided he wanted to sell it. I always said to him that if he wanted to sell the Shovel I would buy it

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Photos by Rod Cole Story by Chris

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back, even more now with the memories of seeing how happy Dad was working with my brother on the rebuild.

When I bought the bike back, I wanted to add my own personal touch to it. I had Penrith Custom Paints do the paint and had a portrait of Dad airbrushed on the new front and rear guards I fitted. The paint is called Chameleon Blue; it changes from blue to a purple coloured black in a shadowed or dark area, to a blue with a deep green base in the sunlight.

I also replaced the seat and had the Italian flag embroidered in the rear of it.

I fitted the fork brace to take the flex out of the front-end.

I had Penrith Custom Paints do the paint and had a portrait of Dad airbrushed on the new front and rear guards I fitted

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I replaced the bushes in the rear swingarm and anything else that looked a bit worn went as well.

It still runs the original four-speed gearbox and has an electric start plus the kicker.

Eventually, in years to come, the Shovel will be handed down to my son Blake to keep it in the family. Blake flew up to the Gold Coast for this shoot, as this bike means a lot to our family. Hopefully, Blake will get the same enjoyment out of it that we all did when he gets a chance to ride it. Even though it’s a relatively new family tradition, when Blake has kids, he can share the story of his grandfather through the 1973 FLH.

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By Barry Dagman

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O I’M DRIVING down to Geelong and I’m fumin’!

“You wait! When I’m Minister fer Roads there’s gunna be some changes! I’m gunna stand fer parliament an’ get into government an’ I’m gunna get Minister fer Roads an’ then there’s gunna be some changes!”

Crabs turns the radio up cos he’s heard all this before.

“Ya wanna know what I’m looking forward to?” he asks me.

“What?”

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“Alzheimer’s!”

“Alzheimer’s? Old-timers?”

“Yep. Because then when you waffle on with that shit again it’ll be like hearing it fer the first time!”

Crabs starts reading the paper. He reads us the quiz questions and we get 18 out of 36. Well, what do you expect? Half of them are about things I don’t know.

I know how Crabs got his name though—and it’s not cos he used to keep them in his fish tank.

That’s just what he tells you!

We’re on the freeway and I’m gunnin it at 45 in the 40 km/h construction zone and I’m pissed cos more than half the trip down to Geelong is nothing more than an open air storage for orange cones.

What I reckon is: orange cones was ‘On Special’ and the roads minister bought up 10 years supply and then said, “Oh shit, where can we store them cos there’s no money left for a big shed. I know, let’s put them all up the bloody freeway cos then it’ll look like we’re doin’ sumpthin’ and nobody’s gunna pinch ‘em from there! Yehhh!”

I live in Doreen—I swear to God it’s a place, not a fantasy—and we’ve had roadworks from here to Sunshine for the past three years. It’s 130 kays to where I work in Geelong and 60 of ‘em are roadworks and 40 of those are just cones to fuck with my brain! There’s orange cones taking up perfectly good road space for no good reason than it needs a sweep!

Then there’s a big poster of a bloke with a hard hat and he’s grinning and it reads, “You can’t see me but don’t forget I’m here.” Fuck me! I reckon the photographer must have got his training with David Bloody Attenborough cos if there’s a rarer species than a construction worker on the freeway then it’s a Panda crossing on the freeway! Bollards!

That’s what I reckon.

I’m just working me position to slip between two trucks that are crowding the lanes when this pink roller-skate slips between me and them. Have you seen them things?

It’s a Smartcar. I ask you: what is smart about driving a crush-me-quick between two moving mountains with 36 wheels between them and their wheels are bigger than it?

I have a goggle at the driver. It’s a chick with the biggest pair of airbags I have eve seen! It’s only the

sound of me whacking an orange cone that drags me back from shock overload. Whatthefuck!

Crabs shoots me a dreamy look and says, “Mate, if I had airbags like that in my car, I’d crash every fukkin’ day of the week!”

I like this bit of the trip: the road is nice and straight and the council are gentlemen cos they’ve put the cameras on the bridges facing you so’s you’ve got plenty of time to slow down, and all the other time you can cruise at 110. What’s really good is you don’t have to concentrate too hard. So my mind’s off and coming up with its favourite pastime: how to make money!

“Craaabs…”

“Yep.” “Y’know we’re goin’ up to Queensland next month…”

“Yep.” “I got an idea how to pay for the trip.”

“Yep.” “You’ve got a hi-vis fluoro jacket with you, haven’t you?”

“Yep.” “Me too. It’s in the back. Y’know they make you invisible.”

“What?

“They make you invisible. See, when yer wearin’ ‘em, nobody takes any notice of you. And that means that whatever you do, nobody notices. Cos when yer wearin’ a fluoro jacket, then yer supposed to be doin’ whatever it is yer doin’!”

I don’t usually make speeches but Crabs isn’t too bright so you have to make allowances. He was still confused so I laid out me plan.

I spoke slowly. “On the way back, we put on the fluoros. I’ll drive along real slow; you walk behind me and collect all these bloody fucky orange cones. You put ‘em in the back of the ute. We do everyone a favour by opening up the extra lane and collect ourselves a couple of hundred orange cones. We take ‘em up to Queensland with us, flog ‘em off cheap to the councils up there, you know, hardly used, as new, stuff like that, then we have some money and they have the orange cones and we have an extra lane on the freeway! Win! Win! Win! “Tell you what, when I’m Minister fer Roads, there’s gunna be some changes!”

Barry Dagman, MP.

S.W.A.T.

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Bobber From a rolling basket case to a Sharp Well Assembled Triumph, or in short, S.W.A.T.

Pics by Jo Words by Chuck U Farley

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ELLY WAS in the market for a classic styled Triumph bobber.

He searched relentlessly until he found what he thought was his dream bike in the good old US of A. It was love at first sight and the arrangements were quickly made to have the bike crated up and shipped to Aussie shores.

The bike arrived and Kelly’s dream quickly became a nightmare.

The bike was a rolling suicide machine. The brakes, engine mounts and front-end were dangerously inappropriate, and it was riddled with stripped, seized and mismatched nuts, bolts and inspection plugs. The tinware was rusting under some of the poorly prepped paint work and there was more oil getting pumped out of the bike than internally.

Not one to be deterred easily, Kelly realised that he had bitten off more than he could chew with this two wheeled accident waiting to happen.

And as a famous Aussie race driver once said, “If you bite off more than you can chew., chew like hell!” which is just what Kelly did.

The 1968 TR6SR motor had also been extensively bastardised and needed a lot of work. There were multiple stripped threads on the cracked primary and gearbox covers and the stator bolts had copped some unwanted modifications via a sloppy primary chain.

Internally, the bores were badly pitted so a new set of 750 barrels, pistons, rings, bearings and crank, etc, were sourced to give the old girls heart a little more soul.

A set of Wassel carbs now breath in through new manifolds.

Kelly broke out the spanners and started fixing a few of the problems himself before employing the services of Redstar Garage in Coopers Plains on Brisbane’s south.

The donk was now a strong reliable unit so the gearbox, clutch and primary were completely rebuilt to specs to handle the new found power and reliability.

A Tri-spark electronic ignition and twin spark kit were utilised as well as new leads, plugs and cables.

A new primary chain was fitted, the stator bolts were replace and Kelly had a good strong drive train for his bobber.

Time to start on the chassis.

Just about everything was either replaced or modified. The battery is tucked away neatly in its new battery box and custom stainless steel fender mounts were fabricated to keep those

cool looking guards from rubbing on the tyres.

The frame copped a new David Bird, sixinch stretched hardtail section with a twoinch-under DNA powdercoated springer front-end.

The chain guard was still being fabricated at the time of the shoot and the new seat, springs and chain tensioner really suit the bike to a tee.

A Cole Foster, flush-fill Sporty styled tank holds the fuel while a polished alloy unit contains the slippery stuff which now stays mainly inside the bike.

The paint work was laid on by Kez at Redstar and matches in well with the overall minimalist theme of the bike.

So, what could well have been a crippled heartbreak of a bike that got pushed into the far reaches of the garage, never to be ridden again, Kelly has turned it all around and ended up with one very classy looking bobber that grabs people’s attention wherever it goes.

Kelly wants to thank Marty, Johnny, Kez, and the team at Redstar Garage. “Their work is meticulous and second to none,” he said.

The pics were taken in and around

The paint work… matches in well with the overall minimalist theme of the bike.

Brisbane’s new home of music and arts, the old Powerhouse. A few years ago, this building was also destitute and served as shelter for the homeless.

Recently, the Powerhouse has enjoyed a thorough makeover, and much like Kelly’s S.W.A.T. Trumpy, has now been restored to its former glory for all to enjoy.

Well done Kelly, good to see the old British iron out there being enjoyed.

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Such Is Life With Bikes Story by Kelvin Photos by Roger C

I became that inspired by his bike, I figured I would start on mine and hope the missus didn’t notice.

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Y LIFE WITH bikes began back when I purchased my first, a 750 Norton Commando, and I thought I was untouchable at age 17.

As the years went on, I headed over to New Zealand and picked up a Russian bike—that piece of crap lasted one week and I traded it for a Triumph Bonneville—now that was a bike—with two years of travelling New Zealand, that bike never missed a beat.

Over the years I had different bikes.

In 1987, I dropped a bike and watched it go under an eight-wheeler. This gave me such a scare that I went off bikes for many years after.

Throughout my life, I still had that desire to recapture the dream of owning my own bike again but finances never allowed. With the kids moving on, I had money back in the pocket and that urge got the better of me and I knew it was time to get back in the saddle.

I hooked up with an 06, 1200 custom Harley-Davidson Sportster. With no disrespect to other makes, for me, Harley-Davidson was the best I had

ever ridden and I still love every bit of it.

Last year I called into Central Coast Harley-Davidson just to buy a shirt and chill out with the staff there who are always friendly and make you feel you have known them for years.

The problem with that day—I walked out after buying a new 2013 Fat Boy Softail. I must say, the excitement was overwhelming! All that was left now was to go home and tell the misses— that crap didn’t go down well but the bike always wins.

Riding around on this bike for me was like Kyle Sandilands driving his Rolls Royce—I couldn’t imagine anything better.

Not long after I attended a Show & Shine at Central Coast HarleyDavidson—that’s when I spotted the best looking bike I had ever seen. This bike was owned by a top guy named Jason (you can see his bike featured in Ozbike #390). And as expected, he took out first place on the day. I became that inspired by his bike, I figured I would start on mine and hope the missus didn’t notice.

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A family member suggested a Ned Kelly theme based on my chequered past and defiantly no argument there…

of truly great friends at Central Coast Harley-Davidson. We began the chroming cycle with a couple of parts that had to go to Queanbeyan, ACT, but the wait was worth it.

The biggest problem was the paintwork; not an easy decision to make. Tony, a friendship I truly value from Central Coast Harley-Davidson, recommended Joe Webb from Bad Image so I did some research and decided he was the one to do the job. Deciding what to do was the next dilemma. A family member suggested a Ned Kelly theme based on my chequered past and defiantly no argument there, so I figured that’s the way to go. I cannot speak highly enough of Bad Image; Joe’s attention to detail is second to none, giving me exactly what I was looking for.

The opportunity to show the bike off came along, so it was time to put

together the photo shoot. Once again Tony came to the rescue. Location became a bit of a problem until Greg, our club member, arranged for me to use Old Sydney Town as the backdrop; and the young lady, Kareena Black, who supported me for the shoot is a true friend and I will be forever grateful. I cannot thank everybody concerned enough. The day was long and hard, but perfect.

So now that I have achieved my goal. I just cruse along enjoying the freedom, and the great thing about this is the looks I get—and you look into their eyes and see their envy, and with that, it makes me reflect on the words of an Australian legend: Such Is Life.

Central Coast Harley-Davidson, 210 Manns Road, Gosford NSW 2250; 02-4322-3331.

Bad Image Custom Paint: 0418-611-028.

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This run takes you through stunning NSW countryside, stopping at some great locations for refreshments; but it doesn’t stop there: a night full of live blues music entertains you late into the night.

Junee Poker

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HE RIDERS gathered at the Junee Golf Club for a well-cooked breakfast and registration, and at 10.30 am, they entertained the locals with a lap around the town before heading off for a warm day’s ride through the beautiful surrounding district.

The Junee Poker Run drew bike riders from near and far with a variety of bikes ranging from Harleys, Kawasakis, Indians, BMWs, Postie bikes, Ducatis, some Can-Am Spyder Roadsters, and a few other brands thrown in.

A big bus, (donated by Junee Buses) filled with patrons who did not have a bike, followed the riders around the run.

The run headed from Junee to Gundagai via Nangus and

made its way to the first stop at the Criterion Hotel. There are some seriously great roads out this way: a bike rider’s paradise.

The riders now made their way along the Hume Highway to the Jugiong Motel for lunch and well earned refreshments.

After lunch the riders made their way to Cootamundra with the next stop at the Family Hotel.

From here the riders made their way along the Olympic Way to the Illabo Hotel, the last stop before heading back to Junee for a bit of a rest and freshen up before the long night of blues music.

Run & Blues Night

Words & photos by Graham Besley

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About 400 people were entertained

by Shaun Kirk, Cleveland Blues and The Convicts into the wee hours with a

lot of blues and rockin’. What a great way to let your hair down and finish off what had been a memorable day.

Ali Field was the MC for the night and did a great job as usual.

The money raised at the Junee Poker

There are some seriously great roads out this way: a bike rider’s paradise.

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These and more photos taken at The Junee Poker Run & Blues Night are available to download from the Ozbike Photo Galleries on our website: www.ozbike.com..au

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Outstanding Breakout t p e c n o C “Dave had the concept for the bike... It was always going to turn into a full house custom bike like all of his bikes that we’ve done before.”

Photos by Wall 2 Wall Words by Kyle Smith

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’M KYLE Smith, owner of Smith Concepts Custom Paint & Design (0403-889-455) in Brookvale. We do custom paint, pin stripping, air brushing and custom layouts on bikes and cars—we do any custom bike or car but we mainly work on Harleys—working hand in hand with a few panel shops from the Northern Beaches right over to the Western Suburbs by offering any sort of candy paint, metal flake, gold leaf, traditional signing options, and air brushing jobs. I’ve been in the business for about seven years; it was a hobby which turned into work.

Bikes have really gained popularity around this area— especially the V-Rod scene—we are constantly working on V-Rods and custom bikes from not only the local guys but also guys from out west.

We don’t usually strip down and do the full bike jobs. I like to stay in the design and paint work that comes along with building a bike— the final stages. We work alongside a fabrication company that will fabricate and fit all the bars and accessories.

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Dave chose the wheel option first—he wanted that in-your-face bling wheel package to start the thing off—so we built the bike up from them

customisation on this bike.

Dave had the concept for the bike. He wanted high bars, to get it right down on its arse and as low down as possible to ride, but he also wanted to be able to bring it back up if he was going to take someone on it. It was always going to turn into a full house custom bike like all of his bikes that we’ve done before.

Dave chose the wheel option first—he wanted that in-yourface bling wheel package to start the thing off—so we built the bike up from them.

It’s Breakout with Roland Sands Design 16 inch apes, riser kit with Burleigh Bars, custom braided line kit, CVO wheels which Dave got from Trivett’s when he bought the bike, and we installed a Shotgun airbag suspension kit in the rear.

It has chrome fork legs and a chrome CVO front-end, white walls for the low stance. and we pushed the forks through a little bit to get the front-end of the bike down.

The engine work was performed by APL Performance. It has an APL 107 kit which includes CP pistons, custom cams and Powerflow heads. It’s producing a stunning 140 hp and 120 ft/lbs of torque.

We did all the customising on the rear tail and fender to eliminate all the bulky parts that hang over the rear guard.

It’s had a full custom paint job and is all air brushed over a pearl white base. Originally it was going to be a black and white bike to go with the club colours, but at the last minute we had the thought that it would give the bike a lot more flare if we put some candy over the silver air brushing that we’d already applied. Dave and I came up with the colour which was a DNA custom mix between a blue and an aqua.

We gave it two light dusty coats over the bottom part. Dave chose the pearl white that was applied with a black base coat on the bottom where it breaks up.

We came across the bars in America which are a little bit different from the Burleigh Bars that we normally source for his bikes; gave it a wider and tougher stance.

This is its debut feature shoot; it hasn’t been to any shows yet because it’s only been finished for about two weeks; it’s brand new off the press.

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i x e L I had a pole, I have the body, I love to dance around and party, so I thought why not…

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’M A DANCER at Pure Platinum in the Sydney CBD and Dancers Cabaret in the Illinois Hotel on Parramatta Road; I’ve been dancing for about a year now.

I had a pole, I have the body, I love to dance around and party, so I thought why not try this out. I walked straight into a club and asked for a job and I got it on the spot.

My personality kills it; it really comes out a lot when I dance. I do a bit of modelling on the side too but I don’t think I could work full time; I’m too much of a party animal.

I’m a Sydney girl and I love it but I

am looking at doing some travelling soon doing a strip around the world tour which should be fun. I love to go out a lot, though, so you’ll always catch me at The Club any given Sunday.

I am addicted to tattoos. I go every second week at the moment because I love them so much. I go to all different people to get them but currently I am seeing Jess at Inked up in Guilford and Brad Sharp at Stingers in St Marys. I’m really fun and outgoing so I don’t sit there in the seat and cry about how much it hurts—I’m telling the artists what I was up to on the weekend and I’ll even stay back and have a drink them.

I have a cat named George but he is a little shit and I’m not happy with him at the moment because he thought it would be a good idea to claw my Channel bag.

I love what I do and I’m a lot of fun so if you want to contact me for work, I’m signed up with MAMM International or you can search me on Facebook under Erin Lee.

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(The abuse of) Parliamentary Privilege in Australia

by Mork

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CCORDING TO the official government website: “Parliamentary privilege exists for the purpose of enabling the houses of the Parliament to carry out effectively their functions…” and also that “The principal immunity is the freedom of parliamentary debates and proceedings from question and impeachment in the courts, the most significant effect of which is that members of Parliament cannot be sued or prosecuted for anything they say in debate in the houses…”

Parliamentary privilege is known as the right of freedom of speech in Parliament and “has always been regarded as essential to allow the houses to debate and inquire into matters without fear of interference.”

They are lofty ideals for the workings of a parliament of representatives of the people in a free and fair democracy.

Is this process open to abuse? Our politicians are held in high esteem, by themselves. Former Prime Minister, John Howard, though supporting a Bill of Rights for Iraq in 2004 when delivering the Menzies Lecture in Perth in 2009, said there was no need for a separate bill of rights in Australia “because our rights were already entrenched and protected in common law, and that elected parliamentarians should be responsible for protecting those rights.” (Dennis Shanahan, The Australian August 27, 2009). Those same parliamentarians who are “responsible for protecting those rights” hide behind privilege and tell outright lies with no fear of being held accountable.

In the South Australian House of Assembly at 1445 on Wednesday, 18 February 2009, The member for Enfield, John Rau, asked of the Attorney General, Michael Atkinson, the following question. “Can the AttorneyGeneral inform the house whether he has noticed any attempts by organised crime to register a political party in South Australia.” The answer that followed was a litany of breathtaking lies that, if answered outside of parliament, would have seen the member for Croydon hit with a lawsuit faster than a V-Rod in a straight line. The response from Atkinson was centered on a sign-up day for the FREE (Freedom, Rights, Environment, Educate) Party that was held in a small country town on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. The sign-up was unusual and attracted the interest of the local paper, The Yorke Peninsula Country Times, because it was being held in a pub. The party was holding sign-up days around the state to gain enough financial members to be officially registered in South Australia as a political party. The

sign-up day at the Paskeville Hotel was very fruitful, as were several others in the previous weeks, with 27 new members joining that day which contributed to the successful registration of the party on Friday 13 March 2009.

The Attorney-General of South Australia, however, saw more sinister and dark reasons behind the meeting of people at the Paskeville Hotel that day. To quote him directly: “Almost one year ago to the day, Jesse Penhall was making a delivery in his ute at Paskeville when he was allegedly ambushed by a group of Gypsy Jokers and shot 15 times.” Atkinson outright accused the FREE Party of being “nothing more than a smokescreen…it is made up of members of outlaw motorcycle gangs and their alleged criminal associates.”

The use of parliamentary privilege by the South Australian Attorney-General was pure and simple an attack on a party that opposed the Draconian legislation introduced by his party, the Serious and Organised Crime Control Act, known in the media as the “bikie laws”.

The editor of the Country Times, Rosemary Cocks, defended her newspaper’s account of the day with facts.

A small Fairfax publication, the Independent Weekly, ran an article on the lies but none of the mainstream media in South Australia would touch it with a 10 foot pole. The Attorney-General, the Premier and the major newspaper, the Advertiser, would not answer calls or even acknowledge there was anyone disputing the government’s account of the events.

Anyone can be lied about in Parliament, anything can be said and no one is held accountable for what they say.

That is surely not what Parliamentary Privilege is meant to be for. For a member of a government to use privilege to lie about, attack and slander without a second thought is cowardly.

For the record, I was the publican at the Paskeville Hotel on the day that Jesse Penhall was shot and I was the publican who invited the FREE Australia Party to hold a sign-up day at my hotel. Of the more than 50 people in attendance on the day there was only one Gypsy Joker. No members of that club have ever been charged with the shooting, this was pure media speculation at the time and not what the locals were talking about.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever does…Margaret Mead.”

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Trike Easy-To-Install Kits

THESE NEW trike bodies from Paughco are the number one component when it comes to your three-wheeled project’s image. Say ‘old school practical’ with the Truck Bed kit or ‘sporty low down’ with the Hot Rod, either one will give your ride a personality all its own.

Matched up with other Paughco trike accessories like the fenders shown and you’ve got a unique and crowd stopping combination.

Truck Bed style kits are heavy gauge formed sheet steel and the Hot Rod bodies are rolled and formed aluminum.

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Kits are designed to bolt directly to the stock rear frame horns. Both models are offered to fit a wide variety of chassis applications from ’58—’84 FL four-speeds to ’93—2004 Sportsters, ’96 and later Dynas, and ’86—2011 Softails. All kits come with mounting hardware and supports.

The Hot Rod bed does not come with taillights or license frame shown in the photo.

Pick up one of each, and simply by changing the brackets and lighting, easily change the bike’s image as well as your own.

For complete details, visit your local Paughco dealer.

Cruise Drive Smooth Shift Kit

BAKER announces the release of its Cruise Drive Smooth Shift Kit. This kit replaces the stock shift system in your bike, and provides a shift that feels and sounds smoother and quieter, as well as a positive neutral engagement. No more rolling your bike back and forth to find neutral.

The new Baker Cruise Drive Smooth Shift Kit installs into all stock cruise drive bikes (2006—up Dyna; 2007—up Touring).

Product Features: Redundant neutral feature, and improved ratchet pawl geometry assist the rider in finding neutral the first time, every time.

Smoother, positive shifting is achieved by incorporating advanced geometry in the fork pin groves, and the integration of a linear detent bearing on the right side mounting plate.

The fixed spindle drum design offers lower friction as the drum rotates, reducing the effort required by the rider to complete a shift.

Each design improvement combines in a precise mechanical choreography that is inherently silent.

Prevents mis-shifts The ratchet pawl design incorporates an anti-overshift

ForceFlow Cylinder Head Cooler

WHETHER YOU are running a big inch performance engine or stuck in traffic on a hot summer day, your air-cooled engine will heat up.

Overheating can be an engine’s worst enemy.

JIMS ForceFlow forces the heat away from your engine by pushing high velocity air through the cylinder fins.

Powered by a cooling fan that was designed to cool brakes in NASCAR, the JIMS ForceFlow can lower head temperatures up to 100 degrees!

The ForceFlow can either be activated by a thermostat (included), or wired for a manual on/off switch.

This unique design also relocates the horn inside the ForceFlow’s streamlined housing, and gives the horn mount or ‘left side’ of the bike a much needed new look.

To find a dealer near you, call Rollies on 07-3252-5381.

feature for both up and downshifts that prevent the rider from skipping over a gear.

There is no need to disassemble the stock gearset from the bearing door.

Just pull out the stock gearset, and swap out the stock shift drum and pawl for the Baker Smooth Shift Kit Drum and Ratchet Pawl No adjustments needed for the

ratchet pawl or shift drum, direct bolt in design. Re-uses stock pawl centering pin, shift forks and fork rods.

Machined splines on the pawl to transmission lever provide less chance of stripping. Precision TIG welded shaft to ratchet pawl body combined with improved mechanical press fit design increase long term durability.

Two-year, 24,000 mile warranty.

Copper Coated Wheels

INNOVATIVE styling, finishes and superior quality are the trademarks of Renegade Wheels. A recent example is this crowd-stopping copper finish.

Renegade is offering any of their wheel styles, and in any size, finished in the exotic metallic compound; all are topped with a durable clear coat to keep maintenance to a minimum.

If you really want your bike to POP, there are few things better than this eye-grabbing finish to make your bike stand out in the crowd. Considering its immense visual impact, the additional $US200 per wheel price tag seems negligible. Take a close look at this close up and then visualize it on any of the cutting edge wheel styles at www.renegadewheels.com

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Fuel Tool Check Valve Rebuild Parts & Tools

THESE O-RING kits and clever designed rebuild kits allow you to repair a leaking check valve and fuel line instead of replacing the complete unit. The repair job requires removal of the fuel tank from the bike.

Professionals may benefit from the separately available installation kit that allows to do the job without removal of the tank.

Fits 2001 to present Delphi Fuel Injected models, except V-Rods.

Available from Zodiac Europe.

you’re bloody jokin’

Send us your sick, your lame, your twisted... jokes that is... and you could be in the running for a super-cool Ozbike T-Shirt if your joke is adjudicated the piss stain-ingly best for the issue. Send them to: PO Box 62, Gladesville NSW 1675. You can e-mail us at info@ozbike.com.au

The financial Planner

Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business. When he found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed to find a wife with whom to share his fortune.

One evening, at an investment meeting, he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her natural beauty took his breath away. ”I may look like just an ordinary guy,” he said to her, “but in just a few years, my father will die and I will inherit $200 million.”

Impressed, the woman asked for his business card and three days later, she became his stepmother.

Women are so much better at financial planning than men.

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gorgeous. I was embarrassed, but she said, “Don’t worry, I’m a professional, I’ve seen it all before. Just tell me what’s wrong and I’ll check it out.

I said, “My wife thinks my dick tastes funny.”

GRASSHOPPER

Dyslexic Girlfriend

I was pretty excited when my new girlfriend sent me a text message claiming that she loves Anal. Then I realised that she is a dyslexic bitch and that she was trying to say she loves Alan, my best friend.

GRANT MONK

The Video Replay

A guy is watching a film with creepy organ music on the TV when suddenly he yells, “No! No! Don’t enter that church, you damn fool.”

His wife asks him, “What are you watching?”

Husband replies, “Our wedding video.”

MARK YARDLEY

The iPad Version

I said to the wife, “Get me a newspaper.”

“Don’t be silly,” she said.

“Here, use my iPad.” That fuckin’ spider never knew what hit it.

MICHAEL SAUNDERS

The new Perfume

Great Offer

I bought a new perfume for my wife called Chloroform, but she says she doesn’t like it. She says that it makes her sleepy and her arse sore.

CYRIL BROWN

I was banging this nice lady on her kitchen table when we heard the front door open.

She said, “It’s my husband! Quick, try the back door!”

Thinking back, I really should have ran, but you don’t get offers like that every day.

DOUG MERCHANT

Good Fortune

I saw a fortune teller the other day. She told me I would come into some money. Last night I screwed a girl called Penny. Is that spooky or what?

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The New Doctor

I went to the doctor’s office the other day and found out that my new doctor is young, female and drop dead Ozbike 107

“We stripped it right back to the frame, kept the motor in there, but everything else we replaced.�

Phatail Fat

Boy Photos by George Words by Daniel

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’VE BEEN riding bikes for 25 years; I started off on dirt bikes and progressed to Harleys in my early twenties and I’ve had two now.

I started off with a stock 2008 Fat Boy which I bought off my old man who rides bikes, too. He has been riding since before I was born so I grew up around bikes and been riding since I could walk.

I met Jason at Jason’s Garage (0450-531-479) in Raymond Terrace through other friends and bike associates and we started by throwing ideas back and forth. We decided to go the whole hog on it, really go all out. We stripped it right back to the frame, kept the motor in there, but everything else we replaced.

Jason raked the frame seven degrees to suit the bigger 23-inch front wheel.

It’s a Genuine, inverted, H-D front-end with High Roller Burleigh bars. The front guard is off an FLH or Road King which has been cut down and modified to suit the bigger front wheel, It’s an 18-inch Savage RC Component rear wheel, and matching RC Components air-filter to suit the wheels.

The bitchin’ seat which is made to suit the Performance Machine 240 Phatail arse-end.

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I decided on the paint and theme because I’ve always been a fan of David Mann’s artwork

Jason fitted a Stage 4, 103 kit instead of the standard 96 cube motor so it has the 103 barrels, the 110 heads, 59 ml throttle body and 265 cams—so it’s got some goodies to get up and go; it goes as good as it looks.

The standard clutch and primary have been offset to suit 240 arse end.

The back guard is part of the kit.

The David Mann themed paint job was applied by Hans the Paint Doctor (07-4123-1536) in Queensland.

I decided on the paint and theme because I’ve always been a fan of David Mann’s artwork. The one on the tank is virtually one of his actual posters; the one on the front guard is a modified one; and the one on the rear is one Hans thought up himself to ad to my story on the bike.

The bike has 40,000 km on it but I’ve only done about 1000 km since it’s been done up.

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I’d like to thank Jason Hewett from Jason’s Garage; he has done an awesome job. I just threw a theme and a rough idea of what I wanted at him. He rung me up when it was finished and delivered me this. I hassled the shit out of him along the way, though.

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Evil Intent

REMEMBER GOING to Bathurst one Easter for the bike races—maybe it was 1978—and was totally determined to be prepared—really prepared. That year, the ‘roughing it’ at Bathurst would be done in relative luxury because I had purchased a tent. Yep, walked right into a disposals store in Manly, dropped 45 smackeroosters on the counter and said, “I’ll take that one, matey!” Of course, by the late 1970s, there wasn’t really that much in the way of disposed-of ex-army gear left on the shelves of disposal stores; lots of cheap crap from China and other places was replacing the high-quality but basic gear Aussie servicemen took to war decades ago.

So I bought a nylon tent with a ‘Made in China’ sticker on it.

Proud as punch, I was, and swaggering back to The Mighty Norton. I even gave a self-satisfied head wobble to indicate that all bases were covered.

See, I’d invited Little Cathy along for a ride over the mountains on a flash Norton Commando and I reckoned my chances of Lil’ Cath being a good sport over the weekend would dramatically improve if we had a little nylon love shack

The rain became torrential, I became furious, and we just sat there like idiots holding a wobbly pole into an eyeletless tent and got drenched. to retire to after all partying duties were completed. Ha! It turned out to be just another reminder that some people and forward planning just don’t go together—grab what you can as life passes randomly by, I say!

The Mighty Norton was magnificent as it transported us over the Blue Mountains and onto the hallowed mountain at Bathurst. We partied, drank, smoked, partied, and did some ripper donuts—oh yeah, all day and all of the night!

But interspersed in all that fun was the final proof for me that I should never plan things. Scottish poet Robert Burns explained it awkwardly with ‘The best laid plans of mice and men oft get totally fooked up’.

The Bathurst bike races that year were mostly dry, but some serious precipitation was working its way towards the legendary Mount Panorama. It turned from a sunny day to gloomy, overcast bastard of an afternoon in short order.

“No worries, Darlin’, I’ll just set up the tent now,” I spoke soothingly to Little Cath.

It was about that point of the weekend when it tragically

turned into turd on toast.

I really made it look like I was some kind of Bushmaster or something, surveying the lay of the land for the best place to pitch a brand new, disposal store tent.

“Yep,” I hmmmed and harrrrrred. “Right here with the door flaps facing away from where the storm clouds were rolling in.”

The truth was, I’d spotted a previous tent site which already had an attractive trench dug out to channel any unwanted rain away.

After ripping off plastic covers and emptying contents onto the deck, a strange, uneasy feeling was building—not enough paraphernalia fell out with the tent material. Plastic ropes were present, but no sign of tent pegs, which, as anyone who has ever been camping would know, are a fairly significant part of the whole tent pitching scenario.

Just bloody beautiful—no bloody tent pegs!

Improvise, adapt and overcome is what the US Marines would say, so we said it too, and began swiping large logs from the campsite’s wood pile. Those hefty bastards would surely be able to replace the crappy little tent pegs; only needed eight logs for the eight ropes, but eight logs is damned near half a tree, and by the time I had the eight large, wooden makeshift tent pegs in place, the weather had got past the threatening stage and was verbally abusing us with thunder and even spitting on us. Huge, big, gobbie raindrops were thudding onto the dusty ground, about one per square meter.

That’s when we discovered our next tent defect—there were meant to be six aluminum poles; two would have little plastic cups on one end so they wouldn’t slice into the ground, two more would’ve fitted on top of those with a step-down section to gently slide into the further two top poles which had little pointy bits to slip peacefully into the eyelets provided at each end of the tent. WRONG! We had two pointed-ended top poles, just one bottom pole and absolutely no freakin’ middle poles! That’s right—out of six poles in the inventory, only three were present. I suppose it was a better batting average than nought out of eight for the tent pegs!

By now, the storm was looking bigger and badder, with more rain to the square meter and some raindrops were even falling on our heads.

“Righty-oh, Cath,” I said as authoritatively as I could. “Let’s get inside and make do with what we’ve got.”

We climbed inside that shitful excuse for a tent and it was a hopeless joke. With eight short logs trapping eight long ropes, the best we could do was to back in arse-first, then try

to erect the trio of wrong poles into the zippered door end of the nylon debacle.

Then good old God played his masterstroke by sending down enough water to break droughts—just as we discovered our sub-standard and wobbly pole had no corresponding bloody eyelet featured in the design at the front end. Oh, sure, just above the zippered door was the wee triangular tag, beautifully stitched and correctly placed, but the dirty, rotten Third-World pricks who constructed this shabby shitter of a camping essential had failed to punch in an eyelet—PRICKS! The rain became torrential, I became furious, and we just sat there like idiots holding a wobbly pole into an eyeletless tent and got drenched.

See, nylon tents are sorta waterproof—right up until the nylon makes contact with something, or in this case, someone.

If the same scene had occurred in a Hollywood movie, the lighting would’ve been better and we’d chuckle briefly until our eyes met. We’d stare lustfully into each other’s peepers then engage in a deep and passionate embrace and then the credits would roll. But there was no director yelling “Action!’ and no romantic music building to a crescendo. This was Bathurst on a mountain in the rain, we were huddled together in a collapsed tent and feeling like complete dickheads.

At that stage, I said a little prayer to My God Above. It went like this: “Listen, Pal, I tried my best, I planned things right and you go and pull this stunt—very friggin’ funny. I’m never going to plan ahead ever again…”

And I rarely have since then.

There wasn’t even much of a plan on the Tuesday after Easter when I strode back into the Manly Disposals Store in Sydney Road to demand a full refund, and maybe even an apology.

“Sorry, sir, no cash refunds, exactly as the sign up there says,” the crusty old bugger of a Disposals Store Owner said.

He even tried to accuse me of having lost the missing tent pegs and poles, but the non-existent eyelet made him grudgingly make concessions. “You can exchange this faulty

tent for anything in shop up to the value of $45,” he conceded tersely. “Of course,” he added hopefully, “If you want something more expensive, cash adjustment is fine…”

I argued the toss, but soon realised from his accent there was absolutely no chance he would be easily separated from his money. It was a cultural thing. I didn’t want any olive drab compasses or two burner camp stoves; I just want my Bugs Bunny back in my skyrocket.

And then, I spotted it, the only thing in the disposal store that I would be remotely interested in—a nasty-looking machete in a leather scabbard. The girls and I had been having a few weirdoes hanging around our place at odd hours so it seemed like a good idea at the time (and the drunken buffoons I’d drag back to the share house had nothing on the buffoons the female flatmates would drag home on a promise).

I pointed out the blade and the grumpy, tightarse prick grabbed a ladder, mentioned it was exactly $45 dollars as well, and began to make his way up the vintage wooden ladder.

Now I’m telling the absolute truth here. This was not planned, just a spur of the moment decision to buy the only thing I wanted at that time from this store, but I think maybe Grumpy Prick read something else, some deeper meaning into it. He stopped suddenly on the second step of the ladder, turned and looked at me, then changed his mind.

“Oh, what the hey!” he said cheerfully. “Don’t worry about exchanging for something you don’t really want, I’ll give you a full cash refund…”

I don’t know if my one good eye had a crazy glint in it, or that he just had a bad feeling that I’d planned a frenzied machete attack on an innocent yet obstreperous shopkeeper, but I whacked that $45 bucks in real money back into the wallet and walked out of that shop a winner.

Could’ve done with a machete or something similar a few weeks later, though, when I came face to face with an intruder, about 2 am on a Sunday, but that’s another story…

Early Easter Monday morning and the only thing being consumed is strong coffee. From L. to R. Nice rear view of Little Cathy, Holty whose custom Honda Chopper appeared on the cover of Ozbike Issue #6, your author, then Meagan with the flat cap, and Rocky. If you discount the red Rickman Honda and Meagan, but include the tasty 1975 Ducati SS in the background, all have been the subject of at least one Ozbike Road Tale.

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Boss Hoss Trike in Australia A

USTRALIA’S Pacific Boss Hoss is pleased to announce that the Boss Hoss Trike has joined its twowheeled range of V8 motorcycles with full volume compliance for use on Australian roads.

The Boss Hoss Trike has been a long time project for Pacific Boss Hoss’s owner, Trevor McGregor. “It took four long years of testing and numerous unforeseen delays to get the Australian compliance,” he said, “but we’ve not wasted any time— Ozbike 62

we’ve since sold our first two V8 trikes to Australian customers.”

We’ve test-ridden the solo Boss Hoss, and let me tell you, even at low speeds, the adrenalin rush will have your head spinning. The Boss Hoss has three—four times the power of any motorcycle in the world. You ride a Boss Hoss, you’re hooked!

For more info, contact Trevor McGregor, Pacific Boss Hoss, Melbourne; 0412-506-398.

The wait is over—you can now own the most unique trike in the world.

Boss Hoss Specs: Engine: All aluminum multi-point fuel injected LS3 445 Capacity: 376 cubic inches (6200 cc) Horse Power: 445 hp Torque: 445 ft/lbs Transmission: 4L70E automatic transmission with lock-up torque converter.

Rear End: Ford 7.5 inch Air ride rear suspension

The Boss Hoss Trike is fitted with a three-speed auto transmission plus a true reverse making it effortless to park even in tight places.

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This bike doesn’t sit in the shed; it is my daily ride and it does long trips with ease.

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HAVE had this Fatty for a couple of years and I didn’t want to cut it up or change it too much because it is a 2005 Anniversary model. It still has the factory 24 crt gold plated badge on the tank and the gold pin-stripping.

The motor is a factory 95 cube, although I have had the heads fully ported and flowed to suit, along with the bigger throttle body. It also has

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S&S 625 cams, Crane push rods, Crane RPM lifters, Wiseco 10.5:1 pistons, custom spring set, Lefty bearings in the bottom-end, high volume oil pump, and properly heaps that I have forgotten.

On the dyno she punched out 107 hp and 105 ft/lb torque. Which is awesome for 95 cubes.

The whole motor and box I had

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It still has the factory 24 crt gold plated badge on the tank and the gold pin-stripping

painted black, also with the frontend. In fact, everything that I could I had done in black.

I changed the wheels to Mammoth Spoke for an old school look. The brake rotors match the wheels.

It has a Progressive lowering kit in, V&H Staggered Shots, and 16 inch apes.

I would like too thank Cracker at Croc power (0438-133-690) for looking after me and doing such a great job.

This is the sixth Harley I have owned and I also have a custom chopper with a 127 cube in her that I have just pulled apart to change the paint scheme. I have a few more surprises going onto the Fatty, one being the electric race-shifter and maybe some giggle gas that I have laying around in the shed.

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Alex Vella Stranded in Malta

THE AUSTRALIAN Government has won its bid to ban Alex Vella, the President of the Rebels MC, from Australia.

Three Federal Court judges ruled that Alex Vella be prohibited from returning after the Government cancelled his visa while he was overseas in his native Malta last year.

The court also ordered Alex pay all court costs.

The decision strands Vella in Malta, leaving behind in Australia 24 close family members including a wife, sons and an elderly mother, all of whom are Australian citizens.

Alex claimed the Federal Immigration Minister had ‘failed to afford him natural justice’. But documents released by the Federal Court reveal that the Abbott Government is not required to say why it opposed his application for re-entry other than cite his association with a criminal enterprise.

This week’s order to pay the Federal Government’s costs in his failed challenge could run into tens of thousands of dollars.

New Victory Service Centre

POLARIS Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of All American Motorcycles in Ringwood, Victoria, as their newest authorised service centre.

All American Motorcycles is the new business for

industry stalwart Rick Thomas who has had a long career with motorcycles including a time with Victory Motorcycles Australia. All American Motorcycles will offer full service including Dyno tuning, parts and apparel on site with the added bonus of a small range of demonstrator Victory and Indians.

“We’re delighted to welcome All American Motorcycles to the network,” said Country Manager, Peter Harvey. “Rick and his team have a strong affinity with both Victory and Indian Motorcycle. Customers will be well looked after in his new showroom and their workshop is already known to offer great service.”

All American Motorcycles owner Rick Thomas said, “I know and like the Victory product having worked for Polaris Industries Australia just after the brand launched locally and in the company owned dealerships, so when the opportunity presented itself I was keen to get involved, plus the allure of Indian is very exciting and I see huge potential for both brands.”

All American Motorcycles, 2/6 Olive Grove, Ringwood Vic 3134; 03-9897-3322.

Good As Gold Fighting Fund

THE QUEENSLAND Government and the QPS have stated clearly on many occasions that social motorcyclists and innocent people have nothing to fear. Well ask Dave Griffey has he got anything to fear, given he is now looking at a minimum six months jail and possibly loosing his pride and joy, his motorbike he has owned for 21 years, for doing no more than attending a public event.

As a motorcyclist for his entire adult life, Dave has not only attended the Good As Gold run but numerous other motorcycling events attended by and organised by numerous motorcycle clubs. Motorcycle shows, tattoo shows, poker runs, and motoring events, where all walks of life from mums and dads to the big bad patch wearing bikies mingle

together enjoying the motorcycle lifestyle.

Dave, a 50-year-old disabled pensioner, is now waiting the unknown outcome of court proceedings, to see if he will be found guilty of an offence that he knows he most certainly isn’t guilty of, namely being a participant in a declared organisation.

Dave has stated, and will again under oath, that he is not and never has been a member, prospective member, nominee or hangaround of either the Hells Angels or any other club. In fact, Dave has never been a member of any motorcycle club social or otherwise.

On the morning of the 24th March, his home was raided; his motorbike and personal effects confiscated by police all because he did what he had done many times before in his life—attended a motorcycling event.

Dave’s financial situation is one of many pensions of his age—he lives in a Housing Commission house, has a very dated and modest car, and lives week to week. He can’t afford, nor should he have to pay, big dollar lawyers to take on the Government and the police.

If you are offended by and concerned with the very nature of these laws in Queensland. If you feel for and can empathise with an innocent man’s uncertain future. If you want to see justice prevail and ensure no more innocent Queensland bikers are subjected to these laws. Then please give anything you can to help Dave to be adequately represented by a good legal team, and ensure this innocent man and any others are not the victims of these absurd laws and the misuse of them by the QPS. By donating you can not only help Dave but also assist in righting a wrong and bring attention to the ridiculous legislation.

Funds raised through this campaign will be paid directly to a legal team via Good As Gold. No funds or transactions will go to Dave. Any excess of what is needed will be donated back to a charity of Dave’s choice.

Donate now: www.gofundme.com/gagfightingfund

a spin after a long day of herding sheep in the Australian Outback.

“We must remind our children to retain their sense of adventure after the day’s work is done,” Gumnut said.

The inspiration for Mad Dogs came from Gumnut’s pet dog, Lady, who often enjoyed riding on the front of his motorbike.

“I think she was frustrated at my riding abilities, and I’m sure she thought she could do much better,” Gumnut said.

Mad Dogs is available online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Trafford.

TracMax Wheel Correction

UP UNTIL now, installing a larger front wheel on your ’14up Tourer was a big no-no. Due to the increase in wheel diameter, the bikes reflex link brake system and ABS setup was thrown off and would lose functionality all together.

TracMax by ThunderMax is an easy to install ABS wheel size correction module that is designed to help you regain full ABS functionality on your 2014—2015 Harley Davidson Touring model that has been equipped with an aftermarket big front wheel kit.

TracMax comes 100 percent assembled, ready to install with no wire-cutting or splicing required, and installs in under 15 minutes. Simply plug the TracMax into the factory ABS wiring harness and it seamlessly corrects the wheel speed signal of the front wheel based on wheel diameter.

100 percent Engineered & Made in the USA, this kits recalibrates wheel speed so you regain full functionality of your ABS which means no more trouble codes!

TracMax by ThunderMax is proudly distributed in Australia by Rollies Speed Shop. For your nearest dealer phone: 07-3252-5381.

Ruff Riders Down Under

In Mad Dogs, author IB Gumnut tells the colourful story of two sheepdogs, Red and Blue, who take a motorbike out for

ABS Sensor Plate for Big Wheels

WANT TO RUN a big front wheel on your 2014—2015 FL model? Are you concerned the larger diameter is going to trigger an ABS warning light and DTC (Diagnostic Trouble Code)? If you purchase a Performance Machine wheel, you can now set your worries aside.

Performance Machine prides itself on innovation. After extensive R&D, the PM engineering team has successfully developed a solution to the ABS code dilemma in the form of a new Calibrated ABS Sensor Plate. This new Calibrated ABS Sensor Plate allows the stock front wheel on the H-D touring models to be replaced with the popular big wheel sizes and be compatible with the H-D ABS system even if you retain the stock rear wheel and tire! These larger diameter wheels include the 21 x 3.5, 23 x3 .5, 26 x 3.5, and the monster 30 x 4.

Prior to the development of the PM Calibrated ABS Sensor Plate, installing a 21 x 3.5 wheel on the 2014—2015 Ozbike 71

H-D touring models required the additional purchase of specific rear wheel sizes with specific rear tyre sizes to maintain factory ratios or the H-D computer would generate an ABS error code (DTC) indicating the system was not operating properly. On front wheel diameters greater than 21 x 3.5, there was no way to avoid triggering the ABS error code. The new PM ABS Sensor Plates recalibrate the front to rear wheel size ratio back to factory specifications allowing proper ABS functions and the elimination of ABS sensor codes.

This technology comes standard at no extra cost on all of our big wheels from now on keeping the PM Forged Wheel portfolio the most intelligent and coveted motorcycle wheels in the world.

Project 156

WATCH PARTS 1 & 2 of the Project 156 build as Victory Racing, Roland Sands Design and Cycle World Magazine bring you a prototype built for 156 corners of fury and an epic race to the clouds.

Visit youtube and search ‘Project 156’.

The Chief Dark Horse

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE recently announced the newest member of the Indian Chief line-up—the Indian Chief Dark Horse.

The Indian Chief Dark Horse is a cruiser built upon the successful and award-winning Indian Chief platform. Unlike

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other bikes in the Indian Motorcycle line-up, it is understated with only a flash of chrome and adds a healthy dose of matt black paint to create one of the most confident silhouettes on the market. By all but eliminating chrome from the motorcycle and swapping to cast wheels, the Dark Horse conveys an aggressive pose, and being the lightest in the series, is the quickest model in the Chief family.

Striking an ideal balance of attitude and features, the Indian Chief Dark Horse delivers the style, quality and power expected from an Indian Motorcycle, and starts at $26,995 ride away. The Dark Horse conveys a bold attitude that demands attention for all the right reasons.

Blacked-out from end to end, the Dark Horse is powered by the highly rated Thunder Stroke 111 engine and wrapped in the same chassis and suspension of the Indian Chief Classic.

The Dark Horse also continues the high level of standard specification including ABS brakes, keyless ignition and electronic cruise control.

Built to be an aggressive solo ride, the Dark Horse has been stripped down, doing away with the analogue fuel gauge and auxiliary driving lights of Chief Classic.

A passenger seat plus either passenger foot-pegs or floor boards are available as part of the Genuine Indian Motorcycle Accessory line-up for those who want to ride twoup.

The Indian Chief Dark Horse is an ideal motorcycle for those seeking to customise their rides. With a host of unique Dark Horse accessories, riders can add components to black-out their ride even more. Items such as ape hanger handlebars, high flow air cleaners, fender struts, slip-on exhaust with black heat shields and exhaust tips, and black fender trim help create the complete blacked-out look.

For more information, log on to www.IndianMotorcycle.com.au

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HEN WE publish events in Ozbike magazine, we are restricted to how many photos we can show you; we usually publish the best 20 or so; the others end up in the trash never to be seen by the readers.

Photos from the selected events below are available on the Ozbike website: www.ozbike.com.au. Look for the link to Ozbike Photo Galleries.

The internet, however, is changing the way we do business. These days we upload ALL the photos from the events to the cloud where you can view them for free, and if you see any you like, you can buy and download them. Some will be the same as the ones we used in the hard copy of the magazine; many others will not.

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Descendants 40th Anniversary Sydney Tattoo Expo 2015 Harry’s Old Style Bike Show 2014 Outlaws Pretty Pine Shovel Muster & Bike Swap Meet Skin Deep Tattoo Show 2014 AMC Thunderbolt Rally The Australian Tattoo & Body Art Expo Black Dog Ride: Bathurst Leg Hells Angels Gold As Gold Ride Qld Patriots Poker Run Queens of Hearts Fundraising Car & Bike Show Gnoo Blas Classic Car & Bike Show in Orange Veteran’s Thunder West Show & Shine & Tattoo Show Rebels Canberra Bike & Tattoo Show Bandidos Port Macquarie Bike Show Long Flat Pub Rally 2013 Long Flat Pub Rally 2014 Rebels Picton Poker Run Brotherhood Silverwater Motor Festival 2013 PTAA Tattoo Show at the Jubilee Hotel Rebels Rollin’ the Dice in Yass Silverwater Motor Festival 2015

Event Organisers: If you’d like photos from your event uploaded to the Ozbike Photo Galleries, email: info@ozbike.com.au

What has become of the larrikin in us? Does the spirit of the wild, the defiant adolescence of years gone by, only exist in books, stories and tales?

Larrikinism—Does It Exist Anymore

By Roadkill Mark

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S THE rebellious gene of our penal ancestors waned into the obscurity of suburban bliss, lost to iPads and social networking, or does it linger in our newest generation of Middle Eastern youth who somehow duplicate the Irish and Cockney youth who once filled our squallers.

Should we be worried or proud of the energy and gusto emanating from rappers and street gang members, as opposed to the apathy shown by the domesticated livestock of Anglo Y-Generation hell-bent on spending all their time as web junkies in front of internet screens interacting in ficticious second life scenarios instead of living their first life of experiencing the political and social freedoms our forefathers died for. Is our Australian youth so dumbed down and compliant, they simple couldn’t rise up if their lives depended on it. If the sad state of our youth is one of compliance, either due to apathy or general domestication, it makes you wonder what it is that they hope to achieve as they grow older.

The great scientist Albert Einstein once said, “The answer to everything is to never stop questioning.” How can our society move forward to grow and prosper, to engage in new ideas, when we accept and comply with the wishes, demands and controls imposed on us by regulatory governments and their servants in law enforcement, whose actions speak only of their desire to have us controlled like livestock, domestic and institutionalised like prisoners, living our lives like robots and drones.

The free thinking pioneers of civilisations long past, great men whose speeches, writing and learning inspired

nations to rise up and question thousand year regimes, are now obscured by TV reality shows, soap operas and social media.

The blissful ignorance of so many young Australians devoid of the realisation of the daily human rights violations being imposed worldwide. The agenda of dictatorial bodies hell-bent on enslaving our thoughts, behaviors and movements seemingly going unquestioned by those of us who should carry our flag in the next chapter of our evolutionary process. The unconcerned Australian youth seek gossip via Twitter rather than knowledge from books; they care more about the latest fashion or a movie star’s infidelities than the breaking down of fundamental constitutional rights and daily introductions of new totalitarian legislations.

Can this be the same progeny of our great grandfathers who lied about their ages and went off to fight in foreign lands; the same grandfathers who were burnt with mustard gas, gunned down in trenches, fought off dysentery, gangrene, and numerous other ailments, then, if lucky enough to survive, came home to financial depression, but who marched, trudged, through, and overcome to grow a nation.

A nation that has more resources, commodities and opportunities than most other nations, who could be and should be great, one of education and learning, one of development of sciences and technology, one of prosperity and wealth, one of freedom and liberty.

Not one of ignorance, apathy, bigotry…

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The inspiration for building this bike came from seeing the bikes my brother Luke and his business partner Nathan have been building at Livin Loco Garage. I didn’t know what I wanted at first, my only requirements were that it would be 650 cc LAMS approved, custom and different.

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FTER A COUPLE of weeks of looking for a bike to start with we found a stock 1985 Suzuki GR650. After getting the bike to the shop it was quickly stripped down to just a roller so work could begin.

I was unsure whether to hardtail it or change the centre monoshock to traditional style sidemounted suspension but a flip of a coin decided it for me so the cutting began.

The only original parts left on the bike are the engine, forks and wheels.

The frame was stretched 4 inches and dropped 3 inches.

The seat pan was handmade to suit the shape of the bike and hand tooled

by Mark the Leatherman.

The upright oil tank is actually a dummy oil tank and is used to hide all the electronics.

The handlebars were made to fit where the risers used to bolt through with hollowed out mounting bolts so all the wires could still run internally.

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points and an external fuel sight gauge up front.

At first the exhaust was built out of mild steel and we planned on wrapping it but Luke decided the bike deserved better so he took it upon himself to cut it off and start again. The second time it was all done in stainless steel left with exposed welds and heat stains.

Nathan did a great job on the paint consisting of a flaked out frame with gold candy on top. Tank and guard have matching gold flake, cream and copper leafing in the ‘85’ on the sides of the tank. The motor, carbies and many other parts where painted with a contrast of gloss and saturn blacks.

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All the copper plating was done by Joe at Nerang Chrome; it looks great and gives a nice touch to the bike.

The original wiring loom was binned and completely rewired with it all running internal and out of sight thanks to Glen who did an amazing job.

The bike rides great, very smooth, reliable, and I take every chance I get to ride it!

Livin Loco Garage, Unit 6, 19 Bailey Crescent, Southport Qld 4215. For fabrication work phone Luke: 0403-517-805; for paint work phone Nathan: 0415-622-365.

The upright oil tank is actually a dummy oil tank and is used to hide all the electronics

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TO ALL YOU FORTHCOMING EVENT ORGANISERS, SHOW PLANNERS, MOVERS AND SHAKERS:

This is a free service – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you can e-mail us at skol@ozbike.com.au So if you’ve got an event to promote, contact us to get them in the mag. Remember, if it ain’t in Ozbike it ain’t worth goin’ to.

Biker Events in June 2015 Ned Kelly Last Shoot Out Run (NSW); 27—28 June.

Assemble 2 pm at Glenrowan Hotel; depart for a scenic ride retracing the steps of Ned Kelly; then finally visit his grave. Live entertainment; plenty of raffles; camp fire & BBQ dinner. Freedom Riders Albury: 0439-590-868.

Biker Events in July 2015 Motorcycle Independence Day Rally (Australia Wide); 4 July.

South Australia is set to adopt anti-biker laws similar to the infamous LAD laws in Qld. End biker discrimination. For more information, check out the Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile. php?id=636741316456103 Winter Rally (NSW); 11—12 July.

50 acres of land approx.

4 km south of Nerriga on the Nowra/ Braidwood Road. Gates open Friday.

Plenty of camping & firewood, with a huge bonfire & a band playing on Saturday night. Refreshments & food available. Gymkhana Saturday 3 pm;

trophies presented at 8 pm. leave your dogs, glass and bad attitudes at home, bring the family & have a great time with us. Entry $20 or $15 prepaid. Cars carrying downed motorcyclists are welcome but will not be permitted into the camping area. United Tourers: 0417-661-372; www.unitedtourers.com Emu Gully Land & Air Spectacular (Qld); 11—12 July.

Emu Gully is located at the foothills of Toowoomba. This is a full 2 day motorcycle rally & poker run held in conjunction with Emu Gully's event.

Patriots Australia Western Ranges

Chapter: 0411-529-165; http://www. patriotswesternranges.org/index. php?page=rides-and-events 32nd All Bike Show (FNQ); 18—19 July.

Paxton's Old Warehouse, River Street, Mackay. Entries from 7.30 am Saturday. Public admissions Saturday 10 am—9 pm; Sunday 8.30 am to Class Presentations at 3 pm. There will in excess of 100 bikes on display covering 15 classes, from vintage to classic to competition & customs. Bar & food available on site. All the major bike shops will be in attendance. The British Motorcycle Owners Association of Mackay: 0418-185-974 or 0418-728-273.

Biker Events in August 2015 Blanket Run (NSW); 2 August.

Meet 10 am, Krispy Kreme, Panthers Leagues Club, Mulgoa Road, Penrith; leave 11 am for Church Street Mall, Parramatta, for the launch of Homeless Persons Week. Don’t forget to bring a blanket for the homeless in Sydney’s west. Bikers Australia & Brotherhood CMC.

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Absolute KAOS (NSW/Qld); 8 August—10 August.

Stanthorpe, Narrabri, Inverell, Tweed Coast, Dalby, Beaudesert, Goondiwindi.

Absolute KAOS is a show like no other that has been performed anywhere on this planet! I We have our KAOS super tent, freestyle riders including Nitro Circus, X-Games & international riders; in the middle of the ramps we have a DJ stage with some great DJ’s pumping out some great music while the FMX guys fly & flip over the top of them, & just to add a bit more to the mix, a full BMX-skate park each side of the stage with BMX & Scooters flipping & jumping as well. All this over 4 hours. That’s Absolute KAOS. www.absolutekaos.com National Vietnam Veterans Day (NSW); 15 August.

Chapter property Pearlbrook near Murrurundi (just follow the signs along Timor Road to Scotts Creek Road).

Gates open 10 am. Entry $25 per person; under 18-year-olds admitted free. Kids welcome. Trade stalls, plenty of food & a well stocked bar.

Commemorative Service at 3.40 pm.

Live music entertainment. Plenty of camping spots available from Friday.

Bring your warm clothing. No BYO, alcohol or dogs. Veterans MC NSW Chapter: 0429-033-449; 02-6546-6107.

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Biker Events in September 2015

Biker Events in October 2015

20th Annual Memorial Ride (Qld); 5 September.

Departing 10 am. 31 Green Road, Regents Park. $5 BBQ breakfast available from 9 am. Everyone & all makes of bikes most welcome. For more information or to add a name to the Memorial List, call God’s Squad CMC Brisbane: 0407-148-186; email Brisbane@gscmc.com

Ride for Life (Qld); 3 October.

Support City Gym’s Relay for Life team in raising funds to help find a cure for cancer. Meet Ettamogah Pub, 73 Frizzo Road, Palmview from 8.30 am; end at Football Gympie Club House, 70 Tin Can Bay Road. Open to all types of motorcycles, trikes & scooters.

Shadow Riders Australia: 0488-758-725; www.shadowbikers.net

Longriders Show & Shine (NSW); 12 September.

Swan Bay. Bikes, cars, family fun day.

Saturday night band & camping.

Bookings required. Phone Irysh: 0407-897-446.

Australian National Show & Shine (Vic); 4 October.

Seven Creeks Park, Euroa, beside a meandering stream with plenty of shade trees. 8 am—3 pm; judging starts 10 am. 90 trophies for all makes from veteran to latest model show cars & bikes. Visitors $2; show vehicles $5 (includes driver). Rated a ‘must visit’ by Unique Cars Magazine with more than 1000 vehicles on display, live music in three different locations, 80 stall street market, trade stalls, plenty of hot country food, & children's rides. This is a great family day out for all the family. Website: australiannationalshowandshine.com.au

31st Annual Sidecar Rally (NSW); 26—27 September.

O’Connell Campground by the Fish River. Walking distance to the O’Connell Hotel & the Avenue Café. 22 km from Bathurst. Live music Saturday night; charity bike & rod show Sunday. Bring the kids & have a great weekend. Let’s see how many sidecars we can gather.

Sidecar Owners Association: 02-63375705; email: sean@srkemgineering. com.au; www.srkengineering.com.au

Blessing of the Bikes (Vic); 10 October.

More than 2000 motorbikes last year.

Conducted by Pastor David Holt & The Rev John McMahon, the blessing will provide an opportunity for all motorcycle riders to have them & their bikes blessed for a safe riding season, an opportunity to remember & pay respects to riders who’ve ridden on, while providing an opportunity for camaraderie & friendship & promoting bike safety, along with a positive image of motorcycling for the community at large. inline4cafe, Mirboo North. More details: inline4cafe.com.au

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