June Motorcycle Run

When Lynda and I, plus our grand kids Riley and Isabella arrived at the BP Service Centre on the Southern Motorway for the June Motorcycle run there were 26 assorted bike’s and riders waiting. The route took us through Drury onto Sutton Road, then that great bike riding road, Ponga Road. Right towards Hunua, left onto White Road, carrying on to Sky High and Monument Roads, passing through Clevedon, left onto Twilight and then right onto Brookby Road and left onto Whitford Park Road, which carried onto Whitford Road. We then hit Chapel Road and that was the end of the country ride, finishing at Malcolm Anderson's home, workshop and Man Cave. We arrived around 12.30 p.m., with the bike's filling the parking spaces, plus a further 7 cars turned up, with a total of over 40 people. Malcolm and partner Vicky put on a good light lunch. Malcolm's Dad Bruce, was also there, a very sprightly 92 year old, who many, many years ago held the Motorcycle section monthly meetings at his garage in Remuera until they transferred to the Auckland Clubrooms. Bruce was one of the first Motorcycle members of the Branch with Pat Wood back in the mid 1950's. We looked over Malcolm's immaculate and impressive workshop. On display in the man cave were 5 of Bruce's race and road bikes, 3 Velocettes and 2 Harley singles, and then Malcolm's bikes, Ducati, Honda, Moto Morini, a Ducati moped plus Malcolm's Yamaha motor cross that he raced as a teenager. There was so much to look at, lots of photos, engine parts, broken engine parts, all had a story, models of bikes, air planes and boats, motoring memorabilia and so much more. Bruce, over the years has collected a very large spark plug collection from the very first one's and some were on display in a glass illuminated case. I now think that there isn't any more available space left for anything else. Everyone agreed that this would be their dream man cave ''if only''. Thank you Malcolm and Vicky for hosting us on our run and for letting us see your great place.

Martin & Lynda Spicer