Motorcycle Notes

The weather forecast for the June meeting was wind and rain. There were 6 motorcycles in the car park, including our guest speakers Kawasaki. 50 plus members attended, including two visitors, Clive Teare and Graham Harrison being BSA riders.

Reports:

Martin spoke about his and other Auckland members who ventured to Whangarei for the Northland Motorcycle Rally. He said it was one of the best Northland rallies with great traffic free roads and scenery. The overall winner being Auckland member, John Shennan. 75% of the placegetters were Auckland members. Martin advised he was the only motorcycle rider in the Experts Rally, but gave up after riding for 40 minutes in rain. Kaiaua Fish ‘n Chip run: The weather forecast was for heavy rain, so when Martin arrived at the Jolly Farmer on the Honda XL, on a sunny morning, he was greeted by only 3 motorcycles and 4 cars for the run to Kaiaua, where they met up with some Thames riders who had ridden over for fish and chips. Martin spoke about the June motorcycle run to Malcolm Anderson’s home workshop and man cave, where there were 26 motorcycles and 6 cars with around 40 plus people who had a great time looking over Malcolm's and his dad Bruce's motorcycle collection and memorabilia etc. Peter Alderdice told about his trip to the South Island for the Irishman Greek Rally which has a great following and attracts a very large number of competitors, with the weather being chilly, but the scenery was brilliant. Peter and his crew had a great time.

Coming Up:

Saturday 17 July—Motorcycle meeting Sunday 18 July—Motorcycle run, leaving the Jolly Farmer, Drury at 12 noon, to visit AVSPECS at Ardmore aerodrome and look over what they are working on at the moment.

Guest Speaker—Rich Easton:

Rich moved here 30 years ago from the UK and has been riding motorcycles for 40 years. The bikes he’s owned are Norton Dominator, BMW, Triumph but his favourites are his Kawasaki’s and a Suzuki GSX 900. Rich’s wife rides a Can Am 3 wheeled spider and they have ridden all over the North and South Islands. Rich is the CEO of the Neurological Foundation which was started in 1971. Rich told us that 1 in 5 Kiwis suffer from a neurological condition, even a migraine comes under one of the 700 conditions. He said it’s important to eat wisely, exercise regularly, and to have an active hobby. He showed a slide show to explain about how strokes occur and what symptoms to look out for. The foundation gets no government funding and rely on public appeals. We were told about the NZ brain bank and how important it is to get a donated brain from a deceased person to the bank in a matter of hours so that laboratory work can be carried out before it deteriorates. Rich answered a number of questions from those present and carried on talking to members after the meeting had finished. A very interesting speaker. Martin thanked Rich for coming and telling us about the Neurological Foundation and also his 40 years of riding motorcycles.

Motorcycle Notes Contd..

Keep those 2, 3 and 4 wheels turning safely

Martin Spicer & Jack Clark

Martin Spicer & Rich Easton

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