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Night of Champions
16
Aug
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Festival of Motorcycling 2022
8
Aug
Our club is again heavily involved in the organisation of this year’s festival, which runs for 9 days from October 1st – 9th. The club is hosting 3 events and hopes to see many of our members participate in them.
Club member, Peter Perry, has devised a ‘Painted Silos Tour’ for the opening day – Saturday 1st October. These tour rides are for those who prefer their motorcycling rides just that little bit longer. There are 2 rides: The Tour Ride 404 kms and the longer Endurance Ride 670 kms.
Click for details of the Painted Silos Tour rides
Day 5 Thursday October 5th, our club is hosting the Barossa Valley ride. A ride leader has been appointed, but we still need volunteers to help marshall the course. The SA Adventure Bike Riders have also arranged a ride, which should appeal to off-road riders, both rides meeting for lunch at the Vine Inn, Nuriootpa.
Click for details of the Barossa Valley Ride
The final event of the festival on October 8th & 9th is Classics at Hart to be held at Harts Mill, Port Adelaide, which includes a grand display (focusing on Australian made machines, but not excluding other marques), a cavalcade along the northern beaches and a Show ‘n’ Shine, organised by Levis MCC. Members are encouraged to enter their bikes for the display and again, volunteers are called for to help out over the weekend. This is our club’s major event for 2022 and we hope to attract a lot of public interest, as we have done in the past.
Click for details of Classics at Hart
Click for details of the Ride for Research
Click for details of Shine for Research
See under the Events menu at fomsa.org for a full overview of the festival including entry forms or look at the calendar on this website.
Ring Lew Hylton on 0488 800 857, if you’d like to help out the club as a volunteer.
Club Logo
24
May
60th Anniversary Dinner and Presentation Night
24
May
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Log Book Day
8
May
Mopeds Plus : The 29th Moped Marathon, 3rd April 2022
25
Apr
Participants: G Christie 1987 Ducati 750cc, David Saint 1978 Triumph 750cc, Mick Hayes 2016 Suzuki 400cc, Tony Earnshaw 1972 Yamaha 125cc, Ian Voysey 1948 Malvern Star 98cc, L Peno 2019 Honda 500cc, Mark Beyer 2010 Honda 105cc, Mika Beyer 2014 Honda 109cc, Roger O’Loughlin 1988 Suzuki 650cc, Robert Smyth … Read More »
British Motorcycle Day, Balhannah Oval, 27th February.
2
Mar
If you didn’t visit Balhannah Oval last Sunday for the inaugural British Motorcycle Day, you missed out. This hastily arranged event was put together by the Festival of Motorcycling committee, partially in response to the cancelled All British Day held at Euchunga. The difference was that this was for British motorcycles only.
2022 is the 120th anniversary of both Triumph and Norton motorcycles and both marques were recognised by a large display of Triumphs at the northern end of the oval and plethora of Nortons on the west side. Opposite was a long line of BSAs and, interspersed were the Levis Club with some interesting old bikes and many sporting bikes from road racing to speedway.
Raleigh and Scott
Many of the bikes were started by their owners, much to the delight of onlookers. I saw the Levis Club’s JAP engined OEC running, Phil Baughan’s 650 TriBSA (which you may remember from a recent club meeting) and I even managed to cajole the owner of a trailered 1940 Triumph Tiger 100 to crank it up his engine too.
The caterers at the northern end had to replenish supplies twice and the ice cream salesman was doing a roaring trade. Apparently, close to a 1,000 paid up visitors were in attendance – an excellent result, considering the limited time frame and opportunity offered to the organising committee.
At the northern end of the oval was the DJ who did a fine job MCing the day behind his turntable and an Ariel Square Four. Lew sold out all his British Motorcycle Regalia and the COMCC stand was busy registering all the Show ‘n’ Shine entrants along with guarding the trophies.
Towards the end of the day’s proceedings, the judges had made up their minds which bikes deserved the trophies and all the winners were lined up awaiting the presentations. I’m not sure who all the owners were, but there was an ES2 outfit, a BSA Firebird, a couple of Vincent V-twins, a Hurricane and Rob Elliott’s excellent Norton Model 18. It was a fitting end for Rob, as he was one of the main drivers and instigators for putting on the event in the limited time frame. Well done to all the organisers and the motorcycling public for helping make this event a success.
Mopeds Plus run report – Targa Hindmarsh, Sunday 6th February 2022
11
Feb
The morning ride got underway at about 10.30 am in pleasant weather conditions and tracked the usual route down the residential area at the Northern shore of the island before turning inland to the main track to the observation point for the Murray Mouth. Some riders took on light refreshments, coffee etc. at the kiosk prior to departure for the return journey. On the way back to Goolwa we took a look at marina-property developments on the Southern side of the island where $1million + permanent homes border the streets that we travelled. On then to Goolwa and a one hour lunch break.
After lunch riders followed our Targa Hindmarsh tour of North Goolwa exiting on to Adelaide Road adjacent to the Steam-Ranger depot. Goolwa Airport was the next scheduled stop but when we arrived there were no activities to view. After a quick discussion with the troops it was agreed that we should proceed without delay to the Goolwa Barrage where some of the riders had shown enthusiasm to walk out on the weir and view the seals waiting for a fish meal from the waters cascading from the gates.
En- route to the barrage however there was a short pause at Middleton to farewell Sharon (V-Moto Scooter) and Graham Riley (Indian), who left the ride at this point.
At the barrage, most of the riders took the long hot walk out to the lock on the barrage to see the seals. On their return the group decided that continuing to the No.19 Beacon beyond the barrage, part of our original itinerary, was not worthwhile at that stage. The well recalled “Goolwa Afternoon Northwind” and a temperature in the high thirties had arrived and it was time to return to the start and prepare for the journey home.
Thanks go to the support staff for their help throughout the day. All the followers were put to the test by the actions of the ride leader who, affected by fatigue (and possibly early brain fade) took the wrong corner right at the end of day. A short period of mayhem occurred but was easily resolved.
Riders
- Warren Duncan 2002 Honda 250cc
- Ian Voysey 1948 Malvern Star 98cc
- Roger O’Loughlin 1988 Suzuki 650cc
- Tony Earnshaw 1972 Yamaha 125cc
- Rob Smyth 1924 AJS 350cc
- Peter Arriola 1957 James 147cc
- Graham Riley 1948 Indian 1200cc
- Sharon Cooper 2013 V-Moto 50cc
- Mick Hayes 2005 Suzuki 400c
- Trevor Veitch 1969 Triumph 650cc
Run Support Staff
- Run Leader – Warren Duncan
- Tail-End Charlie – Roger O’Loughlin
- Corner Marshalls – Mick Hayes & Tony Earnshaw
Alan Wallis, our long time Tail End Charlie and Co- organiser, attended aided by Paul David, who kindly provided Alan an opportunity to observe the morning activities from the comfort of his car.
NEXT RUN: 29th Annual Moped Marathon – Sunday April 3rd 2022
MEET: 9.00 for 9.30am start.
RUN: Due to a number of changes that have occurred since the last Marathon, it may be necessary to consider alternative locations for the start/finish this year. Enquiries will take place to resolve this issue and members should watch the club website or attend the next general meeting for the result of this research. Alternatively, members can always seek details from the Moped information telephone numbers provided here.
REMEMBER: These runs cater for the slower rider, backup trailer always provided.
Enquiries; Warren 0417882625 -Alan 8295 5097