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2016

(Inc No. 31898)

PRESIDENT: MAL JOHNSTON Ph. 0419 662 632; [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT: OWEN FINTER Ph. 0422 509 776; [email protected]

TREASURER: BEN THURECHT Ph. 0412 691 651; [email protected]

SECRETARY: JOHN McNAIR Ph. 0402 939 132; [email protected]

EDITOR: BEN THURECHT Ph. 0412 691 651; [email protected]

RIDE CO-ORDINATORS: ERIC & MERILYNE LEAH Ph. 07/3800 3946; [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP: ROSS GILBERT Ph. 0404 033 544; [email protected]

PARTS: ALEX LONG Ph. 0423 976 001; [email protected]

WEB MASTER: OWEN FINTER Ph. 0422 509 776; [email protected]

DATING OFFICERS: PHIL DeKNOCK Ph. 0403 460 040; [email protected]

ROGER HORRELL Ph. 07/3288 9493; [email protected]

E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE: [email protected]; or http://carclubs.shannons.com.au/hondasohc (Please indicate the message recipient in subject line, ie. Mal; Owen, Ben, John, Ross, Alex, Roger, Phil)

OBJECTIVES OF THE HONDA CB750/ SOHC CLUB INC:

“To provide social activities for its members to promote the restoration of CB750/4 SOHC motorcycles and to assist

members in restoration of their Honda CB750/4 SOHC motorcycles”

JULY to DECEMBER 2017

Club Meetings:- Monthly meetings held on the first Sunday of each month at the

Belmont Tavern, Belmont Road, Brisbane – starting at 10:00am. Plenty of parking, food

and drinks are available at the Tavern or at the adjacent shops.

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2016

G’day everyone.

Well the first six months of 2017 have now gone and

unfortunately due to the hot and humid weather and other

commitments, Chris and I have not managed to attend many

of the club’s rides and events.

One of the events we did miss was the HMCCQ’s annual

Combined Breakfast Run to Mt Glorious in January. The

weather was very crappy – extremely hot and humid and

drizzling rain, so we didn’t fancy a ride over Mt Glorious in

those conditions. I understand that a number of club

members did however brave the weather and attended this

event. I also understand the numbers were down this year,

for good reason.

That doesn’t mean we didn’t get out on our bikes and enjoy

ourselves. We have had three rides down to NSW and one

trip with the caravan to regional Queensland in the first 6

months of this year. Two trips were to ride the Highways

and “ways” connecting the New England Tablelend of NSW

to the coast, such as the Oxley, Gwyder and Bruxner

Highways and the Waterfall and Thunderbolts Ways. All

these roads offer excellent riding with very picturesque

views, good reasonably priced accommodation and lots of

places to eat. These rides included a visit to the National

Motorcycle Museum at Nabiac and overnight stays at Texas,

Nundle, Harrington, Grafton, and Tamworth. So if you

haven’t been down that part of the world for a while I would

recommend doing it. You won’t be disappointed. The other

ride was to the Inverell Motorcycle Restorers Rally. This is

our fourth trip to the Inverell Rally and it is always a great

weekend, very well organized and a good roll-up of bikes to

look at. John McNair has put together a story about the

Inverell Rally which is included in the ride reports.

Once again Eric, Merilyne, John and Mal have put together

a full ride calendar for the second six months of 2017. There

should be something for everyone to attend and hopefully if

you cannot attend any events, try to make it to one of the

club meetings at the Belmont Tavern.

As I have said previously, it is difficult to confidently

schedule events for the next six months and there may be

some amendments as we get closer to those events so any

changes to the ride calendar will be notified to members as

they come to hand. Once again, there is a mix of rides to the

north, south and west sides of Brisbane and rides scheduled

by the Honda CB750/4 Club and the VJMC which should

ensure a good turn-out for each ride.

To date there has been no discussion about the club’s mid-

year social night / dinner at the Belmont Tavern. The mid-

year dinner is usually held in July so if there is any interest

in doing one this year it will need to be discussed at the July

club meeting. The last couple of years have been excellent

with up to 20 members and their wives / partners attending

and having a good old chin-wag!

You may recall that a decision was made at an earlier

meeting this year not to have the Living in the 70s Bike

Show this year and instead to show our bikes at a couple of

other club’s shows. To date we have attended the Ray

Owens Bike Show at Canungra in early May 2017 which

was a great success with 10 bikes on show and a lot of

interest from attendees. I have included a short story about

the show in the Ride Reports. The Laverda Concours is

scheduled for October this year and this will be another

chance to show our Honda CB750/4s.

The Living in the 70s Bike Show was introduced in 2009

following the Gatton 40th Anniversary Rally to raise much

needed funds for the club and pay back the debt from the

rally. Chris and I organized the bike show for the first 5

years after which Eric and Merilyn took over its

organization. It has been a good earner for the club and

effectively provided a base for showing off our bikes and

classics from other clubs and the public. If the club decides

to run the bike show in 2018, I suggest we establish a

committee to organize it so that it doesn’t become too much

for one or two members. This matter should be a subject for

discussion at a future meeting.

There was some discussion at the December 2016 club

meeting about having a weekend ride during the first half of

2017. Unfortunately that has not happened and there are no

proposals on the table at this stage. However, a couple of

years back, the club had a weekend ride up through Kilcoy,

Kilkivan and Crows Nest to Kingsthorpe for the Saturday

night and we returned home on the Sunday via the Army

Aviation Museum at Oakey with lunch at the Farmers Arms

Hotel at Cabarlah, then via Hampton and Est. It was an

excellent weekend and everyone enjoyed themselves so we

could do something similar in the second half of 2017 or

arrange to attend someone else’s rally. I suggest this should

be a topic of discussion at an upcoming club meeting and, if

there is enough interest, a route could be planned out and

options for accommodation organized. If you can’t be at the

club meetings and are interested in going on a weekend ride

you could either let Eric, Merilyne, Mal, John or me know.

Finally, the club’s end of year Christmas lunch will be held

following the December club meeting. In the past this has

been well patronized and we simply moved from where we

have the meeting outdoors into the restaurant part of the

Tavern for the meal. Last year it was combined with the

VJMC. However, last year the Tavern management decided

in their wisdom that we didn’t need to be inside so we

sweltered outside in the heat much to our disdain! So, this

year we will need to decide what we are going to do ie. stay

at the Tavern or go somewhere else. Perhaps we can discuss

this matter at a meeting before the end of the year.

On that matter, recently there has been some discontent with

the new management of the Belmont Tavern and perhaps,

with the start of a new financial year, this is a good time to

reconsider venue options for our meetings, including the

time when they are held ie. is the first Sunday of each month

EDITOR’S EDITORIAL!


2016 the best time for the meetings? I suggest we discuss this

matter at the next available meeting and, if agreed, start the

ball rolling to find a new venue.

Another housekeeping matter that has come to light is the

storage of the club’s hardware, ie. eskies, gazebos, banners

and bike show display materials. At present the majority of

these items are stored by Owen Finter at his house and I

believe he is happy with that arrangement for the time

being. However, the problem arises when the club wants to

use these items for a bike show and the keeper of the items

is not available or some items are held in a different

location. While the present arrangements may be fine,

perhaps the club should consider what other arrangements

are available. For example, as one option the club could

purchase a covered trailer for towing by car in which to

store the items. Of course, there would be a need to store the

trailer at somebody’s house when not in use, but at least all

the items would be stored in the same place and it would be

a simple matter for a club member to collect the trailer and

tow it to the venue in question and return it afterwards.

There would of course be the initial cost of purchasing such

a trailer and keeping it maintained and registered, the cost of

which would be minimal. There may be other options

available and I suggest we discuss those at a future meeting.

The club’s AGM is scheduled to be held as usual in August.

Could everyone please give some consideration to helping

out the club by nominating for a committee position or

offering to help out with various club activities. There is

minimal work required and it is rewarding to be involved

with the club’s management. I will be emailing out the

AGM agenda within the next couple of weeks and following

the AGM the annual return statement will be sent to the

Office of Fair Trading so we can continue as a registered

club for the 2017/2018 financial year.

If you went on a club run, or even your own ride, and you

would like to tell everyone about it you can email me details

with a few photos and I will email it out to club members.

It’s always good to have feedback about the club runs so

that members can keep abreast of the club’s activities.

Anything emailed to me can also be put up on the club’s

website for everyone to read, however you will need to let

me know if you don’t want that to happen.

If anybody wishes to put something in future editions of the

Club’s newsletter or just want to have something sent out to

club members, please email me the details. Please also note

that the newsletter will only be emailed out to members –

there is no hard copy being prepared and as a result,

membership fees are held at $25.00 per year which started

with the 2015/16 financial year. As usual, membership fees

are due at the end of June each year and details are provided

below in the “Membership Update” section.

I hope you enjoy reading this issue of “The InFourmer”.

Please note there is no club meeting in January 2018 with

the first club meeting being held at the usual venue

(Belmont Tavern – at this stage) in February 2018 (see Ride

/ Events Calendar below).

Historic Bike Registration:- You may have heard some

discussion about the Special Interest Vehicle Registration

System (SIVS) in Queensland. The Historic Motorcycle

Club of Queensland (HMCCQ) has been actively lobbying

the State Government to have the SIVS bike registration

reviewed as it considers the costs for owners is too high

with too many restrictions. While there has been some

support from various politicians, there has to date been no

positive moves within Government to make any changes,

although they have apparently agreed to undertake a review.

What that translates to in the way of cost or conditions is

questionable and may not improve the situation at all – time

will tell. The HMCCQ has requested the support of other

Queensland based classic / historic motorcycle clubs to put

more pressure on Government. As such, it has asked the

Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club for support by way of a letter

to the Government and visits to local politicians. I suggest

the club discuss this matter at a future meeting and perhaps

we can put together a letter of support.

On another matter, you may also have heard some

discussion about the SIVS not applying to bikes owned by

members of clubs like the Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club Inc.

I can assure you that bikes registered by members of the

Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club Inc are fully eligible for

cheaper registration under the SIVS as the Honda

CB750/4 SOHC Club is an “incorporated club” under the

Act and continues to be incorporated as the club submits

annual returns to the Office of Fair Trading each year. Your

$25 membership fee can potentially save you thousands of

hard earned dollars each year – an excellent investment!!!

Vale Ron Hewitt:- Some of you may not be aware of Ron’s

passing a few weeks back, finally losing his 12 month fight

with pancreatic cancer. Ron and Joan have been long time

supporters of the Honda CB750/4 Club, particularly helping

out to promote and support the club’s activities after the

Gatton 40th anniversary rally. We often saw Ron and Joan at

many of the club’s events and club members were invited to

their house for various events on many occasions, including

the famed workshops days and their Christmas get-

togethers. Ron was passionate about motorbikes and indeed

owned bike shops and associated businesses throughout the

years. He owned Honda CB750/4s as well as ST1100’s and

many other models. He was very proud of his engineering

ability which was legendary amongst the motorcycling

community and he often proclaimed that he could do almost

any rebuild project in his workshop and didn’t have to send

anything out to be done by others. His ingenuity was

certainly demonstrated in his sidecar outfits and by building

his three-wheeler powered by an ST1100 engine from

scratch. I liked and respected Ron and he will be sadly

missed! If you get the opportunity, please give Joan a call.

I’m sure she would be happy to talk with you.


2016

At time of writing there were 40 financial members of the

club and one new member (Brian Hook) joined the club in

early 2017. On behalf of the club I’d like to welcome Brian

to the club and hope you enjoy the club’s events and

camaraderie.

Please Note:- Membership fees for the 2017/18 year are due

on 30 June 2017. Fees are pegged at $25.00 for the year.

Please mail your cheque or money order to the Club’s PO

Box 1465 Browns Plains, Qld 4118. Alternatively, you can

pay directly (cash, cheque or money order) at the regular

club meetings at the Belmont Tavern, or you can make a

direct deposit into the Club’s Credit Union Australia

Account as follows:-

Bank:- Credit Union Australia (CUA)

BSB:- 814-282

Account Number:- 30387684

Account Name:- Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club Inc

Note: Please ensure you include your name in the payment

details so that your membership status can be updated by the

Club’s Membership Officer.

As discussed in previous newsletters, Ian O’Keefe has set up


a facebook page for the club which can be accessed by

anyone in the club by signing up to Facebook and becoming

Ian’s “friend”. Ian has included a lot of information and

photos, etc on the page to keep club members informed.

You can contact Ian O’Keefe on Ph 07/3333 1933 or mobile

0419 727 744 for advice on how to access this page.

The Club’s page on the Shannons website has now been up

and running for some time now. Owen Finter is the Club’s

webmaster and responsible (with help from everyone) for

keeping the website up to date.

To get to the Club’s website, log onto the Shannons website

at www.shannons.com.au, then click on “Club” and “Car

Clubs” in the drop down menus. Click the “Filter” icon and

type in “Honda” in the “Keywords” search space, then select

“Filter” again. “Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club Inc.” will be

included in the list of clubs so then click on the club’s name

which then takes you to the club’s website.

You can register as a member on the Shannons website at

http://www.shannons.com.au/club/register/, then visit our

website as above.

Many thanks go to Owen Finter for continuing to be our

web-master even though he has taken a break from riding

his CB550 which is off road being rebuilt. He has uploaded

the Club’s “Events Calendar”, some photos, videos, and

interesting articles about Honda CB750/4s as well as other

information about the Club which will be updated as each

newsletter is published or other information comes to hand.

Please help Owen out by providing photos, information, etc

to be put up for everyone to see. Owen can be contacted on

0422 509 776 or [email protected].

r Sale: Honda CB750 40th Anniversary Badges and Patches.

Members:- limited numbers free plus postage; non-members:-

$1.00 each or 7 for $5.00, plus postage. Phone Ben Thurecht

for availability on 0412 691 651 or email him at

To give away: Honda CB750 40th Anniversary Badges and

Patches available at no cost – plus postage. Phone Ben

Thurecht on 0412691651 or [email protected].

For Sale: Honda CB750 stickers (“My Other Vehicle is a

CB750” and Club Logo stickers) available at $4.60 each

(including postage) from Ben Thurecht on 0412691651 or

email [email protected].

For Sale: Alex Long, our spare parts man has spark plugs

and oil filters for CB750/4s for sale at very reasonable

prices. Contact Alex Long on 0423976001.

For Sale: The Club has polo-neck T-shirts, caps and bucket

hats for sale. The t-shirts are black hi-vis material and have

either the Club’s logo embroidered on the front and screen

printed on the back, or the club’s logo embroidered on the

front only.

The price for the shirts embroidered on the front and screen

printed on the back is $36.00 (plus postage), and for the

shirts embroidered on the front only is $26.00. The price for

the caps is $15.00 and for bucket hats is $18.00 (all plus

postage).

The club also has some limited stocks of cotton round neck

T-shirts which have screen prints on the front of the Honda

4 motor. The cost of these T-shirts is $16.00.

These prices are very reasonable and only cover our costs of

production (payment by cash, cheque, money order, or

direct deposit as detailed above in “Membership Update”).

You can check on availability of shirts, caps and bucket hats

and make a purchase by contacting Ben Thurecht on

0412691651 or email [email protected].

Please note there are limited supplies of all shirts at present,

particularly the more common sizes (Large and Extra large).

Another shirt order can be organized if there is enough

interest from members however payment for shirts ordered

will need to be on a paid for basis as the club does not have

the funds available to carry large inventories of stock. This

matter can be discussed at a future club meeting.

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

CLUB WEBSITE

CLUB SPONSORED PARTS &

MEMORABILIA FOR SALE

http://www.shannons.com.au/

http://www.shannons.com.au/club/register/






2016


Note:- Anybody who has any bikes or bits of bikes that

they would like to sell by advertising in the newsletter,

please email information to Ben Thurecht at

[email protected], preferably with photos. Please

ensure that you include all the details of the part / bike, the

price you want for it and how you can be contacted – phone

number, email address, etc.

For Sale: Alex Long has a Dri Rider jacket for sale. He says it

is 8 years old, zips and material in very good condition, colour

is red and it is size XXL. He is asking $25.00 for it. Please

contact Alex by email at [email protected] or on

mobile 0423 976 001.

For Sale: Robert Caspers has a K7 for sale in near original

condition. The bike is in excellent condition, has been looked

after and runs very well. Everything works, it is registered and

comes with a RWC. This would make a great club bike at

$6,500! Phone Robert on 0412057863. See Photo below.

Wanted:- Mal Johnston is looking for a Honda CB750/4

SOHC K1 speedo. Outer condition is not important as it is

wanted to rebuild the internals of his speedo. Contact Mal

on 0419662632 or email [email protected].


Inverell Motorcycle Restorers Rally

After meeting at Blacksoil we headed off with a small

number of six bikes and eight people. We got off the

Warrego Hwy as soon as we could and went through to

Walloon where we turned right to Rosewood and onto

Laidley. We encountered some roadworks along this section

of road with those annoying traffic lights which seem to take

forever to change. Soon we were passing through Laidley

and on to Forrest Hill and Gatton. We headed out onto the

Heiffer Creek Rd from Gatton and soon we arrived at the

Ma Ma Creek Café for morning tea.

After milkshakes and coffees it was away for the ride up

through Heiffer Creek and out to the New England Hwy

near Clifton. The Heiffer Creek Gap is an alternative to the

Toowoomba Range and the Cunningham Gap crossings of

the Great Dividing Range and it is not as steep as the other

two, a lot quieter and more interesting road. The weather

was beautiful although a little cool for the run down to

Allora. We turned off here with Ross leading us on a nice

back road through to Warwick. We actually almost

bypassed Warwick township, cutting through the western

side of town. A fuel stop here and then it was on the road

again to Stanthorpe and then to Eukey and Greg Patterson’s

place. Greg joined us and we left for Ballandeen Hotel for

lunch. The usual fine food was served here.

Although the sun was out it was quite brisk on the run down

the New England Hwy to Wallangarra, Tenterfield and Glen

Innes where we turned off onto the Gwydir Hwy to Inverell.

We all found our accommodation and settled in before

heading off to the RSM Club for tea. After our large lunch

most of us sought small meals.

Saturday morning is the usual gathering at the Inverell

Pioneer Park for the commencement of the day’s Rally

activities. As they do each year, the organisers had a

magnificent array of food on hand along with tea and coffee.

We parked our bikes in the respective areas and checked in

to the registrar. The bikes were spread out into year groups

on a beautiful grassed area alongside the park’s lake. There

was quite a magnificent array of motorcycles on display

including several Honda 4’s.

Soon we were away on the Saturday ride to Pindari Dam

near Ashford, a distance of about 85klms. We had a stop off

here and then we were on our way back to the Ashford State

School where the bikes all lined up again on the school oval.

I would have estimated there would have been over 150

bikes on the ride. The school P & C committee treated us to

a lunch of sandwiches, cakes and drinks.

After lunch we split up with some going to the Graman

Hotel and the rest of us made out way back to Inverell. We

had a couple of hours spare so we headed to the Inverell

Transport Museum. I had been to it before at different

premises but it now has a new permanent home which

houses around fifty motorcycles and close on one hundred

cars, trucks and buses. An excellent venue.

Saturday night was the Rally Presentation Dinner at the

Inverell RSM Club auditorium which was a good night with

good food and good company. A few of us won some raffle

prizes which Ray Burrows kindly transported home to

Brisbane in his ute.

Sunday saw us split up with Ben & Chris and Dave going

home via Texas and Gary, Ross, Peter, Lynn and I going

back up the New England Hwy to Carnell Raceway at

Stanthorpe where they had a Drag Race Meeting on. We

checked out a few cars getting blown into the weeds by

motorbikes for a while and after refuelling and morning tea

at Macca’s it was onto Aratula for a final stop. The return

ride home had two K7’s, one F2 and one K2. These

attracted a fair deal of attention whenever we stopped. This

was another fantastic weekend in the beautiful New England

region of NSW with cool but great weather and great

company. (John McNair)

RIDE REPORTS

BIKES and PARTS FOR SALE





2016

The line-up at Ma Ma Creek Café

Picturesque Bike Show Location at Pioneer Park

Some of the lovely bikes on display

Ray Owens Bike Show & Swap

Sunday morning broke to a fine but cool May day and Chris

and I were looking forward to the ride down to Canungra for

the annual Ray Owens Bike Show at the show grounds. We

headed off down the gateway on our K2 and turned off at

Yatala North as we usually do only to discover Stanmore

Road closed following the floods that washed away the

abutments to the bridge where it joins Beenleigh Road. So,

we turned around and rode back to Beenleigh to have

another go. Lo and behold we had just turned onto

Beenleigh road when we pulled up behind another blue K2

much the same as ours – it just happened to be John McNair

and Lyn, also heading to the bike show. So we had company

for the last leg of the ride.

When we arrived, Owen, Klaas and others had already been

busy early that morning and set up the gazebos and displays

– it looked impressive and the HMCCQ also thought so as it

published a photo and story of the display in its monthly

Journal – see story at back of newsletter. We had 10 bikes

on display throughout the morning and many visitors to us,

many who said they had owned or would like to have owned

one!

Not to be outdone, there was an excellent display of bikes

from all generations and makes in the bike show, including

a number of Honda CB750/4s. There was a huge crowd in

attendance and it is obviously a very popular event. It was

also great to catch up with Ron Hewitt in his wheelchair –

one of his last outings!

We lasted until around 12:30pm before deciding it was time

to pack up and head for home. However, everyone decided

to head into Canungra for lunch at one of the well

patronized cafes.

The ride home was the reverse of the ride down and we

arrived home around 4:00pm after a very satisfying day.

Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club display

Who is that masked man? Is that the Police?

Note:- The monthly Club meetings are held at the


Belmont Tavern in Belmont Shopping Centre, Cnr

Belmont Road and Burstall Ave, Belmont. Meetings are

scheduled for the first Sunday each month and start at

10:00am when the Tavern opens up for business. The

Tavern has excellent coffee and cake deals and of course

plenty of cold drinks - beer, wine, spirits, etc and pokies

RIDE / EVENTS CALENDAR


2016 (if that’s your vice). It’s an excellent venue with plenty

of free parking within sight of the meeting location. So,

please make an effort to come along and take part in

your Club’s activities. For those interested, a club ride

can be organized following the meeting. The ride

destination will be determined on the day.

Regular Weekend Rides:- For those members who want to

go for a ride on the weekend, regular rides can be arranged,

leaving from designated starting points on both Saturday

and Sunday each weekend. Anyone interested in going for a

ride, please arrange a time to meet with others at the

following designated start points (Note: ride destinations

will be determined on the day):-

Northside – Caltex garage, Gympie Road, Carseldine.

Southside – BP Roadhouse, Yatala North, M1 Exit 38.

Westside – Yamanto Caltex garage next to Maccas on

Warwick Rd, Yamanto.

Any Saturday morning - meet at Tony's Cafe for breakfast.

The cafe is at Springwood Suzuki on Kingston- Beenleigh

Rd Underwood. Meet there from 9am.

Regular Weekday Rides:- For members who want to go

for a ride during the week, regular rides can be arranged on

any weekday. Anyone interested in going for a ride, please

arrange a time to meet with others at the same designated

start points (Note: ride destinations will be determined on

the day:-

Suggested ride destinations are as follows:-

Canungra for Southside members;

Mt Glorious for Northside members; and

Esk for Westside members

Monthly Harry’s Diner Bike Nights:-

For those interested:

First Wednesday of every month:

Harry’s Diner Bike Night, 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm,

104 Newmarket Road, Windsor

ASSOCIATED EVENTS:

The Gold Coast Motorcycle Enthusiasts Club (GCMEC) has

rides scheduled that we are invited to attend if we wish. Log

onto their web site at www.mcegc.net for ride information.

The Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club (VJMC) also has

regular events which we are able to attend if we wish.

Contact John McNair for details. You can also log onto their

website at www.vjmc.org.au.

SOHC Club Ride Calendar July 2017 to

December 2017

For those interested the following website is worth a look

for ride suggestions:- http://www.motorcycleparadise.net/2013/08/brisbanes-best-motorcycle-roads.html

July 2017:-

Sunday July 2: Club Meeting

Belmont Tavern

Start: 10.00 am

For those interested: Sunday July 9:- RACQ Motorfest

Eagle Farm Racecourse

Gates open 10:00am, Entry: Adults $2.00, Children free

Sunday July 16: The Barn Flagstone Creek

Lunch at the Barn

Meet at: Blacksoil Caltex

Start: 8.30 am Departure 9.00 am

Combined ride with VJMC

Sunday July 23: Lowood Swap Meet

Lowood Showgrounds

Gates Open 6.00 am. $5.00 entry

August 2017:-

Sunday August 6: Club Meeting & AGM

Belmont Tavern

Start: 10.00 am

For those interested: Wednesday August 16:- HMCCQ Tiddlers & Twoies

(Stinkwheel) Rally

Samford Showgrounds, Start 8:30am for 9:00am Dep

Sunday August 20: Mount Mee Pit Stop Cafe

Meet at: Carseldine Caltex



Saturday August 5 & Sunday August 6

Winter Sunshine Rally

Gold Coast Motorcycle Enthusiasts Club

Mudgeeraba

September 2017:-

Sunday September 3: Club Meeting

Belmont Tavern

Start: 10.00 am

Sunday September 17: Queen Mary Falls

Meet at: Yamanto Woolworths


Combined Ride with VJMC

Saturday/Sunday September 30, October 1: Kenilworth

Overnighter

Carters Ridge Cafe

Meet at: Carseldine Caltex



For those interested: Friday/Saturday/Sunday September 15, 16 & 17: Northern

Rivers Classic Motorcycle Rally

Contact Eric & Merilyne Leah for info

http://www.mcegc.net/

http://www.vjmc.org.au/

http://www.motorcycleparadise.net/2013/08/brisbanes-best-motorcycle-roads.html

http://www.motorcycleparadise.net/2013/08/brisbanes-best-motorcycle-roads.html


2016 October 2017:-

Sunday October 1: Club Meeting

Belmont Tavern

Start: 10.00 am

Sunday October 8: Morning Tea Victoria Point

Meet at: Cafe

Start: 9.30 am for 10.00 am

Sunday October 15: Laverda Concours Cleveland

SOHC Motorcycle Display.

Final details to be discussed at October 1 Meeting

Saturday October 28: Redcliffe Night ride

Meet at: All details TBC

For those interested: Saturday/Sunday October 28 & 29 Laidley Swap meet.

November 2017:-

Sunday November 5: Club Meeting

Belmont Tavern

Start: 10.00 am

Sunday November 19: Kerry/Rathdowney Ride to “The

Shed”

Meet at: Browns Plains BP Beaudesert Road



For those interested: Sunday November 11 Phil Irvine Concours Tramway

Museum, Ferny Grove

This date to be confirmed

For those interested: Saturday/Sunday November 18 & 19 Imbil Rally

These dates to be confirmed

Contact Eric & Merilyne Leah for info

December 2017:-

Sunday December 3: Club Meeting

Belmont Tavern

Start: 10.00 am

Sunday December 3: Mt Glorious Breakfast/Indian

Motorcycle Museum

Meet: 7am Mt Glorious Cafe


December 10: SOHC Christmas Party

Details TBC


First Wednesday of every month:

Harry’s Diner Bike Night 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm

Possible Events in January and February 2018

(These will need to be confirmed)

HMCCQ - Combined Breakfast Run at Mount Glorious

January, TBC

HMCCQ – Woodford Rally, Woodford Showgrounds,

February 2018, TBC


First Saturday of every month

Cars & Coffee Coorparoo

Turbo Drive Coorparoo 7.00 am start

Breakfast afterwards.

OTHER SUGGESTED RIDES:

The following are some suggested rides/events that have not

been scheduled at this stage and could be discussed at a

future club meeting. If anyone is interested in hosting one of

these rides, please contact or email the proposed details

(date, meeting time/place, etc) to Eric, Merilyne, Mal or

John for inclusion in the next ride calendar:-

Ride to Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra Airport.

Breakfast BBQ at a suitable location.

Weekend Ride, eg to Drake in Northern NSW;

Breakfast at Redcliffe Jetty Café;

Ride to Bull and Barley Pub at Cambooya’


(Words and photos by John McNair)

It often seems like quite a chore to organize a club ride for a

group of people. It can be made easier though with a few

preparations before the event. I don’t say that I am an expert

but over the last 40 years I have been on and organized a

huge number of rides and I hope this article is of help.

Think about where your ride is going. If its winter and you

are in Melbourne then you may not want to go into the

mountains. Similarly if you are in Mildura you might not

want to have a ride down into the Mallee country in the

middle of summer. So consider the weather when deciding

where to go.

You can have rides to a coffee shop or a motorcycling event.

These can be a ride to the coffee shop or just meet there.

Regular catch ups like this are a great social outing and

bonds a club together. In the summertime early morning

breakfast rides are good in that you get out and have a ride

and can be back before it gets too hot. For the suburban

areas, a night ride is a great summer night outing. Not a

good idea in rural areas though with those Skippy things

around. Not to mention the odd deer around now too. A

friend was driving to work in the early hours before sunrise

and spotted two deer in a park in suburban Brisbane

recently. I wouldn’t like one of them for a mascot thanks.

Pick out a departure point that is next to or at a garage so

riders can leave the departure point with full tanks. This

avoids stopping again at the first garage to refuel. Plenty of

room for parking is important too. It’s also good if there is

coffee and food there for those who get there early. Try to

PLANNING & ORGANISING A

CLUB RIDE


2016 select a garage that is on the outskirts of town in the

direction you are going preferably after the last set of traffic

lights. That way there is less chance of the group being split

up. This also saves members from travelling into a suburban

meeting point and then riding back out past their suburb. I

like to try and avoid taking a group through bad

intersections and really busy shopping centres, its too easy

to get separated and some may take a chance in an

endeavour to stay with the group especially if they are in an

area they don’t know.

Before departure advise your fellow riders of where they are

going and ensure that your lead and tail rider know the ride

route. The tail rider should if possible be on a bike that

stands out in your mirrors. Ensure all riders know who the

lead and tail riders are before departure. If you are travelling

on a long ride see who has got the shortest fuel range and

plan your fuel stops to suit that bike and when you stop

ensure everyone tops up. I’ve heard it many times before

when people say “It’s okay, I have plenty of fuel left”.

However they usually don’t have enough to last to next

planned fuel stop thus requiring another fuel stop in between

and another 20 to 30 minutes goes by with people having a

coffee, smoke and toilet visit. I once went on a 600klm club

ride from Sydney to Corryong in Victoria via Cooma,

Cabramurra and Khancoban however I had to work on the

Saturday morning so had a solo ride down three hours

behind the club and arrived one hour behind them. Of

course I only had the one bike to fill up but I planned my

stops and had a drink, food and toilet break at the same

place.

On a long ride, keep an eye on your mirrors for the rider

behind you. If you notice that rider is missing stop as soon

as you can and if the rider in front is watching their mirrors

they should stop as well. This way a rider doesn’t get left a

hundred kilometres back with something broken.

When booking motels, check if they have undercover

parking. This makes it a lot easier to unpack or pack a bike

in bad weather (Editor - and sealed parking areas so that

nobody drops their bike on lose gravel!). Overnight rides are

also great and if you can find accommodation within

walking distance of eating outlets it means you can have a

drink without having to ride back to your motel.

Most importantly, just get out there and do it. Keep safe and

have lots of fun.

John McNair

A relatively large ride group on a rally in SA

Another large ride group on a rally in SA

Café 17 in Boonah – an ideal food stop


2016 HMCCQ Ray Owens Bike Show Report


Inverell Motorcycle Restorers Rally

Bikes in front to Ballandean Hotel

Lunch at Ballandean Hotel

A nice line-up of Honda 4s

More Honda 4s

And yet more Honda 4s

PHOTOS


2016

Check out this outfit!!

National Motorcycle Museum, Nabiac

Huge collection with Honda 4 at front

Cut-away Honda 4 on pedestal

Some chopped Honda 4s

A group of various models of Hondas

HMCCQ Samford Village – Australia Day Bike Show

Nicely finished F2

Lovely little Yammy with a mix of bikes behind

That F2 again – note ceramic finish to pipes!

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