Motorcycle Report & Calendar

Motorc ycle Repor t

Sunday 16th May dawned cold and damp after overnight rain with more rain predicted, not the sort of day which encouraged young men, let alone VCC members of more mature age to get their motorcycles out for a ride to Seddon, however ten members fronted up. Admittedly five of them were in cars which shows our section members operate on different scales of enthusiasm for riding on wet slippery winding roads. Once again one of our riders turned up on a new machine and once again it was a Honda. Paul has recently purchased a 1981 Honda C.B. 650. The second outing in a row Hondas were the predominate make on the outing. At Seddon we were joined by Mindy on her BSA which increased the number of British machines on the run to two. How things have changed. Steve added more variety by arriving on his new 2020 V85TT Moto Guzzi. Amongst us there were some who were envious and some who sadly looked back to a time when we were young enough, fit enough and brave enough to ride a bike like that if anything remotely like it had been available. An interesting afternoon was spent in Ron’s motorcycle museum where we joined by some of our branch members who had taken cars to Seddon to participate in an event featuring a steam train excursion. Mid afternoon it started to rain and the last of group quickly headed for home. On last years garage run one of our lady riders noticed a 1931 BSA L31 tucked away amongst several other motorcycles in one of the sheds, she broke the commandment that tells us we must not covet our neighbours’ possessions. Over several months she revisited the shed and drooled over the BSA while plucking up the courage to tell her partner she had fallen in love with it. Christmas morning, or was it New Year she got out of bed and headed for the kitchen to make a cuppa and guess what was parked in the lounge. The question remains, how the hell did Santa get a BSA down the chimney? We extend our condolences to Glenn Herkt following the passing of his mother. Congratulations to Dot and Dave on their 60th wedding anniversary.

Trev

Motorcycle Calendar

Sunday June 20th Leave clubrooms at 10.30, destination Rai Valley to meet with the usual Nelson riders. Note the earlier start and the venue change.

Sunday 18th July Leave the clubrooms on the annual garage run.