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VOG Report
Velosolex Owners Group Spring weather is sure fickle eh!! Once again we had to delay our monthly run by a week due to unseemly weather on Tuesday 12th, but the 19th turned out to be a fabulous day for the “Gang” to hit the roads. This month we headed over to the Preston Downs area for our start from Marshlands Domain. An interesting ride around the streets of Queenspark, Burwood and Brighton with VOG 1 taking the lead trying to ensure none of the 10 riders went astray which is always quite a mission when you have to contend with traffic lights, stop and giveway signs and always remembering that not all bikes are as “fast” as some so it’s a matter of trying to keep the “speed” down. One of our riders Grant Lomax found that his “supercharged” machine kept clogging up and not performing at it’s peak due to the slow speed, this was remedied when we got to Rockinghorse Road where Grant was able to open up the throttle and give the motor a good blow through. A short stop was made at New Brighton beach by the newish hot pools to stretch the legs and to enjoy the lovely calm day without any of the normal Nor’easterly wind that blows down there. We even took a stroll out on the pier –what great views there were on the day right up to the Kaikoura ranges to the north and to Sumner to our right. It was then back on the road to continue down Marine Parade to Rockinghorse Road –blimey that’s a marathon
The VOG Bikers. Not a sight for the faint hearted
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ride at 25-30km/h fortunately we didn’t have a headwind – phew. Another short stop was made at the end of Rockinghorse where we couldn’t get over the amount of new homes that had been built down that road, they’re obviously not concerned about “global warming” and the rising waters.
It was then off to our lunch stop at the “One Good Horse Turf Hotel” – great food and plenty of yap and great fellowship.
Another successful VOG run enjoyed by all thanks to Paul Bailey for organising the route.
Royce VOG1
Rally Reminders
Motorcycle Annual Rally
Closing Date 10th November
Children’s Christmas Picnic
Closing Date 21st November
