2015 Plymouthmcc Parkway Social Club
Ernesettle Lane
Plymouth PL5 2EY 01752 363080
JANUARY NEWS LETTER 2015 Christmas and the new year has come and gone and a year that gave us some good biking weather right to the end for those who were inclined to keep riding. Last year was packed full of events for bikers of all sorts to attend, no matter what you ride there was something for you, and you didn’t have to go to far to get to any event. Its only the first month of the year and judging by the amount of posters/flyers that are coming in this year is going to be another very busy year for bikers, so fingers crossed, lets hope we get another good year weather wise so we can take advantage of all these events.
Plymouth Motorcycle Club
Editor Cheyenne Johnson Email chey15@hotmail.co.uk
There will of course be the usual events, The BHF charity ride, Plymouth bike nights on the Hoe, Paignton bike nights on the seafront, the long weekend BMF show at Paignton and of course the ever popular and brilliant Megaride. There is a new bike night event starting in April this year by the Armed Forces Bikers, these bike nights will be held on a Friday night and will be a weekly event at Windy Ridge near Trerulefoot roundabout. Last year was reported to be the last MAG event at the Morley Arms but you will be pleased to know that this event will now be going ahead as usual. The Plymouth Motor Bike Show (as it is now called) will be organised by Pete Bourner and Anna Yendell, the format will be the same as before. All these events will of course be put in the news letter for you at least one month in advance. So all you have to do is read the club news letter to keep up to date with everything, or you can get more info at. Plymouthmcc.co.uk
First club meeting of 2015 The first club meeting on the 5th of January was a quiet affair by normal standards which is to be expected with 18 members turning up after the seasons festivities. Never the less it was still an enjoyable evening with members exchanging stories of Christmas and New Year. Of course there was still the popular raffle with some being accused of winning again “same old faces”
A.G.M 2015 This year's AGM was held on the 19th January at Parkway Social club and started with an award for the Club member of the year. This went to our Editor Cheyenne for all his hard work and dedication throughout the year. It is his first year on the Committee and he really got stuck into his roll of publishing newsletters. We ask Editor's to try and find enough content for bi-monthly newsletters well Cheyenne found enough content to go to print every month which is no easy task. Keep up the good work a well deserved award well done. The Annual General Meeting took about 25 minutes to complete with 45 members at the club. A lot of last year's Committee stood for re-election and looks like this.
PRESIDENT.....................................................................PETER BATTEN CHAIRMAN.....................................................................RITCHARD BOUNDS VICE-CHAIRMAN.............................................................TREVOR PRIDHAM GENERAL SECRETARY......................................................KEVIN FREER EDITOR...........................................................................CHEYENNE JOHNSON TREASURER.....................................................................KEN BUSH MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY/PRODUCTS OFFICER.............SUE BOUNDS SAFETY OFFICER.............................................................KEVIN FREER RIDEOUT COORDINTOR..................................................TREVOR PRIDHAM COMMITTEE MEMBER...................................................JILL DARTON COMMITTEE MEMBER..................................................JOHN MACGREGOR COMMITTEE MEMBER..................................................JOHN VARNDELL EVENTS OFFICER.......................THIS POST WAS NOT FILLED My sincere thanks to these people that volunteered to help run your club for you. Thank you. Ritchard Bounds. Chairman
COMING EVENTS February Monday 2nd is club night. Saturday 7th Sunday 8th is the Bristol Classic Motorcycle show at Shepton Mallet, if you use a Sat Nav, BA4 6QN. Also on the 8th is the Fred Hill Run at Chiverton Cross Truro. Sunday 15th SW– Wreckers have a breakfast meet and run meeting at Windy Ridge 10.00 Monday 16th is a club night and there will be a talk by Neil Gardner from Devon Free Wheelers on the excellent job they do for the NHS. On the same evening there will be a bring and buy sale, so if you have any gear you want to move on now is your chance, the last time the club had one of these it proved to be very popular. If you are in to WSB there is a race at Phillip Island on Sunday 22nd so keep an eye on your TV listings for that one.
March Monday 2nd there will be a talk by Mark Cooper on MOT’s, some of you will recall Mark giving us a talk about MOT’s at the old club house. Mark is working on a 1937 Vincent at the moment he is hoping to bring along for the talk, if he can manage to get the bike ready it will surely be a great attraction on the night. One for the lads here, Sunday 15th is Mothers day, better not forget that one. Also on the 15th SW-Wreckers have a Breakfast meet and run at 10.00 Windy Ridge. Monday 16th is a club night. Friday 20th is the first day of spring. Sunday 22nd is another WSB race at Chang International. Monday 23rd is the clubs first ride of the season, for this one you will be going to the Bridge Inn at Ivybridge. Sunday the 29th when you wake up you should have put your clocks FORWARD one hour because British Summer Time begins. Monday 30th is a club night and the last one in March.
SW AREA – THE WRECKERS – EVENTS 2015 Jan 18 Breakfast meet and ride out – Windy Ridge 10:00 Feb 7 Carol Nash Custom Bike Show, Shepton Mallet Feb 8 Fred Hill Run – Chiverton Cross, Truro 10:00 Feb 15 Breakfast meet and ride out – Windy Ridge 10:00 Feb 28 AGM – Cannock Mar 15 Breakfast meet and ride out – Windy Ridge 10:00 Apr 3 Windy Ridge Bike Nights start * Apr 5 Moorlanders MCC Egg Run, Davidstow 10:00 May 1,2,3 BMAD Bike Festival, Paignton * May 27 Paignton Bike Nights start * May 29-31 Smugglers run June Camborne Armed Forces Day * June 12/14 ROAR – Pickering N. Yorkshire June 20 Torpoint Armed Forces Day * June 27 Plymouth Armed Forces Day * July 18/19 AFB 500 – Yorkshire July 30 RNAS Culdrose Air Day * August 7/8 Boyos Baaash August 9 Plymouth Megaride* August 15/16 RAF Harrowbeer * August 22 Dawlish Air Show * August 29/31 Mount Edgecombe at War * October 3 Ride to the Wall
PLUS: Tuesdays Teignmouth Bike Nights from 18:00 Wednesdays Paignton Bike Night from 18:00 Fridays Windy Ridge Bike Night from 18:00 * = Stall
If you wish to attend any of these events please print this page. As you can see there is a list of events throughout the year but this flyer will not be in every news letter.
LEARNING ABOUT YOUR TYRES When you look at a tyre, you'll see it's got a whole load of numbers and letters printed on the side. You might think that random, or you might understand a few of them, but what do all those numbers and letters really mean? Taking the tyres on my RS250 as an example, I'll explain what the numbers stand for. On the rear tyre, it reads: Bridgestone Battlax BT090R Radial 150/60R17M/C 66H Bridgestone is the manufacturer Battlax BT090 is the commercial name of the tyre R stands for radial. This means that the core of the tyre is constructed using a belt made up of several steel plies. This makes for a more rigid tyre construction. 150 is the specified width of the tyre in millimetres 60 is the tyre's height aspect ratio. This means that the height of the tyre is 60% of its width, i.e. 150 x 0.6 = 90. So the tyre is 90mm high. 17M/C designates that the tyre�s inner rim diameter is 17 inches and so is designed to fit a 17 inch motorcycle rim. 66 marks the load index. This means this tyre can carry a maximum load of 300kg when inflated to the correct pressure. Typical Load Index Chart 58 236kg 62 265kg 66 300kg 70 335kg 74 375kg 76 400kg 80 450kg 84 500kg H marks the speed index (SI). These tyres are rated to a maximum continuous speed of 130mph (210kph). Although the tyre is capable of achieving higher speeds, it cannot do so under its full load potential. SI Chart: J up to 62mph (100kph) N up to 87mph (140kph) P up to 93mph (150kph) S up to 112mph (180kph) H up to 130mph (210kph) V up to 149mph (240kph) W up to 168mph (270kph) Z over 149mph (240kph) Read more: http://www.visordown.com/learners/what-do-the-numbers-on-your-tyres-sidewall-mean/14.html#ixzz3PvYJvQDC