Defence Rider invite to Show N' Shine at Russell offices

Show N' Shine at Russell offices.

Good Afternoon,

Next Thursday 04 September, 1130-1330, Defence Riders ACT will be holding their final Motorcycle Show N' Shine including a BBQ lunch in between R1 and R2, Russell Offices, to raise awareness and funds to combat prostate cancer.

The event is a Chief of Defence Force supported led initiative, to provide Defence support the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia through the Long Ride 2014. 

A flyer is attached, as is some statistics regarding prostate cancer.  Of note, prostate cancer is now the number one preventable cancer that kills in Australia.  3,300 Australian men will die this year from it and 1 in 7 men will have it. 

Special “Guests” for the day will be a visit by representatives from Victory/Indian Motorcycles, Sydney, with an INDIAN and VICTORY Display Motorcycles. 

1st Prize is a $250 voucher from Super Cheap auto (donated by ADCU).  2nd prize is a $50 CMC voucher with a special prize for "best effort" of $50 CMC voucher.

A raffle for an ipad, 55' LCD TV and ipad Air will be held with the winners announced at 1310 on the same day.  Raffle tickets are $5 each.

Chief Judge for all events will be the Deputy Chief of Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Gavin Davies, AO, CSC. 

The event also means that you don't have to worry about bringing in lunch on the day as it would be un- Australian to knock back a sausage in bread with sauce!

If you want to enter you need to get in quick.  Bike entry is $10 for the duration of the event.  If you haven't passed on details of your ride yet, please send them to; peter.tucker4@defence.gov.au . 

Details required are:

Bike Make –

Model –

Colour –

Rego number –

and, Rider contact number -                    (preferably mobile number).

This is in case of any changes to the planned date / time of the event due to inclement weather.

To allow entry to the site, a list of riders' names will be drawn up and passed onto Security.  Please make sure you have been checked in by security.

If there are any concerns, please ask security to call Pete on 0430 217 542.   Also, contact Pete if you have any questions.

Come down and join us, grab a bite of lunch, enjoy the sunshine and support a worthy cause.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Cheers,

Pete

Mr Peter Tucker

Executive Officer

Company Profiles & Briefings

Commercial Group

Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO)

Department of Defence (BP25-03-056)
02-61442899

Ladies Ride to Bungendore 20 Sept

This ride will be a Ladies Only ride to Bungendore for lunch and will be held on Saturday 20th September 2014.

Please gather at Gold Creek Caltex, by 9:15am for a ride briefing and a 9:30am departure.

Contact Ride Leader Jan Wills on 0412 814 843  if you have any queries.

Club ride – Crookwell (via Boorowa) 24 August 2014

List of riders:

• Trevor McLeod    FJR1300    

  

  Trevor's Seat

• Marilyn Starick    MS1100
• Peter Arday    ST1300    
• Heike Apps    R100RS
• Michael & Tracey Winters    Triumph Trophy    
• Robert Apps    R100RS
• Glen Jones    Ural Ranger    
• Garry McCurley    VFR1200
• Jennifer Farrelly    Honda 250    
• Neil Goldfinch    Blackbird
• Craig Fraser    V Strom    
• Darryl Palin    GL1800
• Chris Dietzel    GTR1400    
• Ian Paterson    GL1800
• Andrew Campbell    ZX14R    
• Peter Reid    M109R
• Kerry & Janet Mulgrue    ST1300    
• Kim Moorey    DN01
• Mick & Kipper    Victory SC    
• Ron Tito    CTX1300
• Derek & Margaret Titheridge    Spyder    
• Rob & Gabbi Jones    GSF1250

I always look forward to and enjoy rides where Trevor is the ride leader, but then so must everyone else – 22 bikes,  26 people and Kipper assembled at Nicholls in the morning sunshine all anticipating a good day. The forecast promised decent riding weather and the morning was quite warm.  With some help from Peter the crowd was quietened so Trevor could deliver his briefing and then we were off to Boorowa and the Superb Parrot café for morning tea.



 

Meeting by the sign of the Supurb Parrot

After partaking of the lovely pastries, coffees and hot chocolate to be had at the Superb Parrot we left for Crookwell along the Rugby and Narrawa Roads enjoying the endless variety of twisties along the way.  However the curves were not very well signposted with one wag suggesting that the council placed all the speed signs in a basket then assigned them at random to corners.
 
We rode through the small town of Rugby where we momentarily increased the population by over 30% later passing the magnificent St Barnabas Church seemingly built in the middle of nowhere as the temperature dropped approaching Crookwell.

Crookwell Hotel has a vast pub menu which was enjoyed accompanied by brilliant conversation of tales tall and true with discussions ranging from whether the Titheridge and Campbell’s manic orange cats were long lost brothers, to Trevor’s tale of the time he accidently doused the back of a another bike rider’s jacket with tomato sauce to Marion’s theatrically Italian speech during which she managed to pour milk over the table, the floor and Margaret.

Kipper shares a table

A gathering of disreputables?

After lunch we left in small groups travelling along the very scenic Grabben Gullen Road to Gunning and Gundaroo where we turned off for home.

Many thanks to Trevor for another great day - terrific weather, company and riding.

Tracey Winters

Ride Report – Bodalla – 3 August 2014

In lieu of a birthday gift the President decided he would take me on a Club Ride to Bodalla. 

Those unwittingly sharing in my covert birthday celebrations were - 

• Michael & Tracey W – Triumph Trophy
• Garry McC – not a Triumph
• Kris – not a Triumph
• Mike K  – not a Triumph
• Arthur – not a Triumph
• Craig F – not a Triumph
• Neil G – not a Triumph

We met at Bungendore (the prerogative of the ride leader) and immediately received a “suggestion” that the Ride Committee should ensure that all meeting points had coffee available. As we had had our coffee just five minutes before (at home) this complaint went unresolved.

Leaving Bungendore we rode through glorious sunshine to morning tea at Dojo Bread in Braidwood. This hidden treasure lies behind the bakery and its honeycomb chocolate slice can be recommended.

Travelling further east we managed to again evade a lurking policeman – we had first come across him on the road to Braidwood. He drove past while we refreshed ourselves there – and later we came upon him loitering beside the road at Nelligen. In both cases friendly motorists had warned us.

We arrived at the Bodalla Dairy Shed just on noon and quickly located our reserved table. The menu seems to have expanded and we enjoyed fish and chips, barramundi, toasties, coffee and milkshakes.

Birthday bunch in Bodalla - Bodacious!

We left by 2pm for a good run back up the Clyde.  Again we saw our familiar policeman having a break at the Spit Roast stop just east of Braidwood and others reported an unmarked car in the vicinity.

We stopped at Braidwood as planned but as we were all full from lunch, and with the traffic increasing, decided to press on. For those of us that live in Canberra’s eastern suburbs, home was only half an hour away. Those living elsewhere had a slightly longer trip home, but as the weather was superb, this would not have been too taxing.

For those who are curious, yes I am still waiting for my birthday present, but the ride was almost the perfect substitute.

Tracey Winters

Long Weekend ride to Mudgee (Sat 27th – Mon 29th September)

Join us on a three-day ride to the beautiful wine region of Mudgee!

We’ll be riding to Mudgee along Tablelands Way, via Goulburn, Taralga, Bathurst and Sofala, and returning via Sofala (that road is worth doing twice!), Bathurst, Cowra and Boorowa.

Accommodation is at the Motel Ningana, which is in the CBD and within walking distance of everything in town.

On Sunday, either go for a ride or join us on a tailored winery and brewery tour with Terry and Jan of Mudgee Wine & Country Tours (Ulysses members).

In a nutshell:

• Skill Level: 3 (medium length, suitable for most riders)
• Leave: Caltex Woolworths EPIC, 8:45am ride briefing for 9:00am departure
• Leader: Ian Paterson 0427 291 728
• Accommodation: Motel Ningana, 76 Mortimer Street, Mudgee, (02) 6372 1133 – talk to Phil.
• Winery & brewery tour: 10am – 4pm, $80 per person, lunch extra. Includes the Robert Stein Winery & Motorcycle Museum.

NB:  Accommodation is filling quickly because September is wine festival month in Mudgee. The motel also has two houses across the road that can sleep three couples or seven very good friends. 

Book your accommodation ASAP!! 

Let me know you’re coming and if you want me to book a spot for you on the winery tour. 

Ian Paterson
0427 291 728
iansallypaterson@iinet.net.au

Farewell to Michelle and Expressions of interest invited: Editor of the Riding On, and Website Administrator.

An email from Jen Woods has been sent to all branches thanking Michelle Duck for her work in the role of  Editor of the Riding On, and Website Administrator and further requesting expressions of interest for volunteers to take on those roles:

Dear Branches,

You no doubt know that Michelle Duck has resigned from the roles of Editor of the Riding On, and Website Administrator.

Would you please distribute these letters via your email lists and Branch newsletters. They are the announcement of Michelle’s resignation and the Expressions of Interest for both roles.  

(EOI for Web Administrator and RO2Editor)

 

Kind regards

Jen

Jennifer Woods     

National Vice President

Chair, Road Safety Committee                                  

Mob: 0418 215 336

Skype: jen.woods20

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ALDI sale of motorcycle gear Sat 9 Aug 2014

Trevor sent this email -

“I noticed in the recent Aldi brochure that they have some really good pricing - a wide range of motorcycle clothing that meets the European standards.

Given the prices are in some instance less than half the price from the usual suppliers it looks to be worth considering, especially for those on a tighter budget..

Cheers

Trevor"

 

Sale commences Sat 9 August 2014

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