2014march

March 2014 Open Road Motorcycle Touring Club Page 1

Committee

President Sin B

Vice President Peter H

Secretary E-J

Treasurer Joanne P

Editor Ivan Z 042 777 1728

Tour Mistress Sin B

OPEN ROAD MOTORCYCLE

TOURING CLUB

March 2014

Club Objectives

1) To promote, encourage and co-operate with kindred bodies in fostering and

maintaining motorcycling as a sport.

2) To organize and conduct social outings, competitions and to encourage good

fellowship amongst members.

3) To maintain and keep up the prestige of the club and sport.

ORMTC Postal Address: PO Box 714, Victoria Park W.A. 6979 Club Internet Home Page:

Club e-mail address: Editor’s e-mail:

http://ormtc.homestead.com [email protected] [email protected] Please use “ORMTC magazine” as subject

Contact Details

Cut off date for magazine articles is ONE (1) week prior to the meeting; if in doubt call the Editor!

Disclaimer Comments and technical articles printed in this magazine are the results of member contributions and, as such, the views and opinions expressed DO NOT necessarily reflect those of ORMTC Inc. but are for general interest only. The ORMTC accepts no responsibility for accuracy of any comment, opinion

or information contained in or omitted from this magazine.

Open Road Motorcycle Touring Club March 2014 Page 2

Final Presidents report

This year has raced by and we are already at the AGM stage. Please be forward about coming forward and supporting your club. I know that we are all time poor and making a commitment is hard but the rewards are great and you have the chance to develop a wonderful relationship with other committee members and the general bike club membership. Normally I would be eager to be on the committee again working with such a great group of people, but unfortunately that is not to be. A huge loss for me. I will not be nominating for any committee positions this year as I have started a new job and will be working on Wednesday evenings so I will be unable to attend any meetings. I am hoping that I may be able to get to some rides this year work permitting. I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation and admiration for the current committee members who have shown such dedication to the club and the smooth running of it this past year. They are a great bunch of people both collectively and individually. I have enjoyed working with them over the past few years and know that they have the best interest of the club and it’s members in mind at all times. There have been a few changes implemented this year including the ORMTC facebook which is proving popular and the posting of an online edition of the magazine. It is good to see that as the world changes, the bike club does too, to try and keep up in a world that is much more technology based. The next social activity planned is a BBQ on the 30th of March. Later in the year there is talk of a Bonfire night. Apparently the fuel load for the fire is spectacular. The members who attend these gatherings always have a good time, so try and come along and join in the fun this year. I will be here in spirit if not in person. I thank you for letting me be president this last year and wish everyone a wonderful new year of riding and socializing. Cheers Sin


Editors Report

Summer is over, so I’m looking

forward to the promise of cooler weather. At least now the idea of rain becomes a little more credible. The yearbook has about twenty extra pages of photos from the year just gone, plus a good article by Peter. There’s also a few photos from the social ride. This year we don’t have a colour printed version but you should be able to print your own from: issuu.com/ormtctrial/docs/2014march Or just view it on screen. Thanks to everybody who contributed material throughout the year, it makes my job easier. I’ll be standing for Editor again this year but welcome any competition for voting; when was the last time we ever voted? Ivan

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O.R.M.T.C. RIOT ACT

This is to be read out at the start of each run

1. All riders are to be introduced to the Leader and Tail End

Charlie before the start of the run. 2. Do not overtake on the left – EVER!!

3. For rider safety a staggered formation is strongly

recommended.

4. Do not pass the leader unless they say it is okay.

5. When turning you MUST wait on the corner where you can be seen until the person behind catches up.

6. When you see someone on a corner you will become the

corner marker unless they wave you through.

7. Ride within your own personal limits and be mindful of the road rules.

8. The tail end Charlie will always be behind the last bike, no

matter what.

Please complete the sign in sheet with rider/pillion details including an emergency contact name and number.

This riot act must be read out before the start of each run. If you

are attending the run and the organisers fail to read it out, please remind them to do so.


Dome Kalamunda, not Mundaring.


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JUPITER'S TRAVELS Club Ride February 2014: Over-nighter to Geraldton Peter Hubach (Not Ted Simon) The Altone Park shopping centre car park was a lonely place that Saturday morning at 11:00. The corner chosen as the meeting point was deserted when Nancy and I arrived on the Californian. There were no other bikes, not even Russell's, the ride leader. Had the weather forecast changed to rain? So we waited. And waited. Then we waited some more, it was five minutes to the scheduled departure time and it looked like Nancy and I would be riding to Geraldton alone. Then Russell rode up on his Kawasaki 650 Ninja, closely followed by his father and younger brother Trevor, in a white tray-back. They were going to carry most of Russell's gear to Geraldton for him and set up the camp before he arrived. This included the Tail End Charlie bag, the logic for this was not apparent at the time and thankfully, did not need to be tested. The next and last to arrive was E-J, with BMW but without petrol. Off she went to join the long queues at the service station. Meanwhile, we got to know Mr Russell senior. They had been delayed getting to chez Russell and were the reason for Russell's late arrival. What was E-J's excuse? Something to do with Nic deciding to accompany us in a car with a son and then deciding not to and then arranging for the son to go somewhere which meant that Nick could go away with us too but he didn't. It was nearly noon o'clock by the time the group was ready to leave. Mr Russell senior drove off and we didn't see them again until we reached the caravan park late in the afternoon. They probably took a more direct route than us, almost any route would have been more direct. Russell decided that it would be cooler riding next to the coast, so we headed west on the Reid Highway along with many, many cars and trucks. So many that they clogged the highway bringing progress down to a less than first gear crawl and stop endurance test. It would have been better if the Californian didn't have a thermometer. I didn't need to know exactly how hot the air was. At last we reached the Indian Ocean and West Coast Highway. The ocean was calm and blue, the beaches were white and crowded, almost as crowded as the highway. Why do cyclists swarm all over this road? Why do cyclists do anything? In fact, why cyclists? Having survived the motoring misery of Reid we were afflicted with these lycra loonies that wobbled out in front of us for no apparent reason. A pox on them! May their lycra exacerbate their eczema.


Don't get me started on the roundabouts. I remember when there was just one roundabout in Perth, maybe just one in all of Western Australia. That was the big one by the Narrows Bridge. It's uniqueness probably explained the fact that most drivers didn't know how to use it. Now there are roundabouts everywhere and drivers still don't know how to use them. Somewhere south of Mindarie Keys, surrounded by truly horrific domestic architecture, I lost the will to live. As we approached Yanchep, we rode through areas of once tranquil coastal scrub that had been scoured back to the

underlying sand in readiness for the ever increasing proliferation of Mc Mansions. A man-made desert soon to be draped with somnanbulist suburbs. Russell decided that a refreshment stop would revive the group or he could just have been hungry. Anyway we stopped at a café in Two Rocks for rehydration and a protein/fat/salt hit. All of these could have been satisfied in one go if we had partaken of the advertised local speciality, Crab and Mango Smoothie.

Eventually we got back on to Wanneroo Road and rode north as fast as we thought prudent. This may have been a little over the posted speed limit and the approaching Police car driver may have been a tad lenient in not switching on the flashing lights or he may just have been late for lunch, I know we were. The bikes needed fuel and so did we. The bikes got the attention first, mainly because the service station is one of the first buildings to be seen when entering Cervantes. Stomachs rumbling, we decided not to eat at the garage, unlike the osprey on the gantry that was tucking in to one of the local fish.

We stopped at the beach-side café which offered shade and ocean views but we were too late for lunch, the kitchen had closed. But toasted sandwiches were do-able and very good they tasted too.


There is only one coastal road that goes to Geraldton, we have only one coast. However, Russell needed to spend some considerable time interfacing with his GPS unit. This told him, when we departed Cervantes, to turn north to Geraldton, not south to Perth. We would have

been lost without it. As it turned out, we were lost with it too. Greenough is famous for its wind. There is even a photo opportunity lay-by where tourists can snap a shot of a tree distorted into a prone pose by the

wind, supposedly looking like a woman washing her hair. Although it was now late in the afternoon and a howling sea breeze would normally be blowing, it wasn't windy at all. It was getting late though. As we approached the ever-encroaching southern suburbs of our near-north neighbour, Russells head continually dipped as he consulted the GPS on the handlebars. His head was down as we rode past a sign for our caravan park indicating that we should turn right on to the by-pass, we rode straight on into the city centre. Now Geraldton city centre could not be described as congested late on a Saturday afternoon, especially compared to Reid Highway on a Saturday morning. So we did a bit of sight seeing, except for Russell. All he saw was his GPS. The sun was setting as we approached the Sun Set Caravan Park. Having bisected the city and passed an impressive number of bottle shops, we were in the northern suburbs where there are signs warning that water is scarce between here and the rugged north-west. We were on the very edge of civilisation! Water may be scarce north of here but beer would seem to be good supply. Mr Russell senior and Trevor had already erected their family tent and staked out their site with collapsible furniture. We all stood around and watched E-J assemble her tent in the warm glow of the setting sun and the promise of a pub meal. The nearest pub was the Winter Sun and it revealed cavernous dining rooms after walking through quite a modest front bar. It was Saturday night and we were the only occupied table in the huge room. Not a good sign. The meal was good pub food though and reasonably priced. We were circumspect in our alcohol consumption because after dinner, we were going to ride east into the dark hills to find Russell's astronomy friends. They had set up telescopes on a lookout down a dirt road. None of us had been there before but Russell was in constant communication with them via mobile phone and he consulted and prodded his GPS throughout the meal. What could possibly go wrong?


Well nothing actually. The road to the lookout was the one our caravan park was on, so that was easy. Mr Russell senior took the lead in the tray-back to clear the road of 'roos and ensure we didn't ride past the turn off. We didn't and the dirt road wasn't very long and in good condition. It lead up to a flat-topped hill on which the astronomers had set up their gear. Our headlights un-avoidably blinding them as we approached. You can't turn off the headlight of most modern motorbikes. (You can on the Californian though, but I didn't.)

Introductions were made in the dark. Nobody could remember the other's names or what they looked like. It didn't matter. We were not there to look at them but at Jupiter. It was making a close pass to Geraldton and it would have been churlish not to wave. Once identified in the sky it was easy to spot. A very bright point of light, (we know it's a planet, not a star). The images through the telescopes were impressive. The point of light was revealed in all it's gas giant gorgeousness. It wasn't orange but off-white with grey bands. Off to

the left were three moons and a single moon on the right. They all looked like perfect spheres hanging in the black vastness. These were the “Galilean Moons”, first described by the man himself in 1610. Jupiter has another 63 lesser moons but we didn't bother with them! The astronomers were keen to demonstrate their knowledge and equipment. We had only to mention a nebula or gas cloud and they swung their telescopes into new orientations so we could view them. Perth was rubbished for its light pollution and derided for the resulting poor view of the cosmos it affords. Standing there on that hill, with the soupy whiteness of the Milky Way arching across the sky, countless stars in riots of constellations and Mars brooding red and low on the horizon, we could but agree. It was a cool ride down the hill and back to the coast. A warm bed and the sound of the ocean crashing into the beach just a few metres away. To have crammed so much into one day made for a very good night's sleep. Except for that incessant wave noise! I had to put my ear plugs in. Striking camp the next morning was a leisurely affair. Well, it was for Russell who watched his father and brother pack up and then we all watched E-J dismantle and dry her tent. Then it was off to find breakfast. Russell consulted the GPS, which told him Geraldton was the collection of buildings to the south that we could see from the beach. He had asked for the nearest Dome franchise and the GPS dutifully lead us on a tour of the city that would eventually end there. We spied the Dome from many vantage points but the arrangement of the one way system prevented us from riding directly to it.


The port was Geraldton's reason for being. Firstly to export lead and then the produce of the farms around Greenough. There were no other connections with the rest of the state except by sea. A railway was built from the lead mine to the north, to the port, taking the most direct route along the foreshore. For a hundred years it separated the town from the beach and as the town grew, it turned its back on the ocean. Now the railway has gone and the back of the town is exposed. There's a lot of beach-side land ripe for development. What will they do with it? Will they make of it something unique, something distinctly characteristic of Geraldton? Or will they make it look like every where else. Considering that the first development here is a franchise that deliberately looks the same wherever it's located, so much so that you can not discern where you are once inside, it's apparent that the good burghers of Geraldton will opt for development with a universal blandness, the Claremontification of a missed opportunity. They've already started on the roundabouts. The queue to order was long and getting longer. E-J and I took a menu with us and decided what to order in the line. Russell took his time to determine if he would have breakfast at all. By the time he joined the throng, it almost stretched out of the door. Being a totally connected sort of chap, mobile phone, GPS etc., Russell carries only virtual money. A pity, because the credit card line to Geraldton was off that morning. The rest of the group were unaware of this until Russell eventually returned to the table empty handed. He refused all offers of cash and to share our food, making a personal statement that I'm sure the management of Dome would feel deeply.

Nancy's “toast” turned out to be bread waved briefly in the sun. It was dry and devoid of any signs of actually being toasted. They did remember not to put honey on my fruit but I still got charged for it and they didn't supplement the honey with extra yoghurt, which was a bit mean. They also managed to supply E-J one scrambled egg, something the café in Rockingham was unable to do on the previous ride.


Having satiated our hunger, except for Russell, we needed to get fuel for the bikes. Russell consulted the GPS. Following the gadget's instructions, Russell lead us through the city (again) and out to the wheat bins by the port. On we rode, past the loading ships and out to the lighthouse on the very tip of the promontory. Lighthouses don't usually sell petrol and nor did this one. On we rode, low fuel lights flashing. Now we turned south to join the road to Perth, the one with all the fuel stations to our right. We turned left, back towards the city. Literally just one block away from where we started was a Caltex. One block! In direct line of sight and on a normal road, no one way system or roundabouts getting in the way. E-J took the lead from here. South of Greenough we turned off the highway, east to Walkaway. Now there's a name for a TV mini-series. Lining the ridge over-looking the settlement was the Alinta wind farm. What did Australia do before we had all these farms producing wind? There were 53 turbines here and they were making very little wind. The blades were turning very slowly. Greenough without wind, I know but it's true, there were no flies either.


Relying on her memory, not the GPS, E-J lead us about another 25 kilometres east to Ellendale Pool. There was a short dirt road leading to this little piece of the Pilbara down south. A towering rock wall behind a big pool of water and white-barked gum trees. It looked gorgeous, there was nobody there and it was a warm day. E-J decided to cool off by taking an un-skinny dip, removing only boots and socks to join the numerous fish.

Russell also took to the water declaring that he would go in only up to the top of his legs, which apparently go right up to his armpits. I told him that he was too young to have legs that go that far up. As he emerged from the water I noticed a striking similarity between Russell and an etching of Jupiter (the god). You be the judge.


E-J and Russell may be interested in this piece of news from March 2013: “The City of Greater Geraldton has issued a warning to stay out of the river water at Ellendale Pool and the mouth of the Greenough River due to possible contamination of the water from recent rains. A water sample taken from the Ellendale Pool last week, indicates a potentially large amount of faecal contamination, including Enterococci and Amoeba.”

It was time to head home and get some lunch. We took the inland road that is basically straight, towards Mingenew. It swoops over the hills providing many vistas of the cleared farm land. It was warm and E-J and Russell appreciated the cooling effect of their drying clothes, which were becoming increasingly stiff, probably caused by the solids from the water at Ellendale Pool. All those fish were eating something. The bakery at Mingenew was closed. So we had to eat at the pub. (The things you have to put up with on tour!) We were welcomed by the pub cat, that attacked me.

The lunch menu was too heavy for us so they provided real cheese toasted sandwiches that contained real cheese and was actually toasted. Dome management take note.

The road south from Mingenew to Moora provides gentle changes in landscape and vegetation. The trees get bigger and more numerous the further south you go. From Moora we took the Mogumber Road and avoided the trucks and traffic of the Great Northern Highway. Mindful of E-J's one remaining license point, the speed was generally kept modest, except when a Kluger driver thought that he could out accelerate the Californian before the twisty bits.

At Bindoon service station we made the final fuel stop and signed the run sheet. It had been a relaxed and enjoyable trip with an interesting celestial interlude. Our thanks go to Russell and the astronomers of Geraldton. The rest of you really missed out.


Merchandise

Stickers $3.00

Stubby Holders New Stock ! $6.00 2006 Benger $3.00

Badges (Black and Gold) $9.00 Key Rings White $3.50

Iron-on Transfers full sheet $10.00 half sheet $5.00 Tee-Shirts—Short Sleeves Small $23.00 Medium $23.00 Large $23.00 Extra Large $23.00 2xExtra Large $23.00 Tee-Shirts—Long Sleeves Small $27.00 Medium $27.00 Large $27.00 Extra Large $27.00 2xExtra Large $27.00 Special!—2006 Benger Badge and Stubby Holder $4.00

Number plate surround $15.00


Club by-laws as at August 2008

1. All motions need to have 2 months notice before they are voted on unless the 2 months notice is deemed unnecessary by the membership present at the meeting.

2. People on committees do not have to pay for an event that

they are organizing except for their own accommodation. 3. Only financial members of the club can vote. 4. No person is to spend any monies unless prior approval has

been granted by 2 or more committee members.

5. Any money spent and claimable from the club must have a receipt.

6. Members wishing to attend a club event must pay for that

event before it occurs.

7. If a member is unable to attend a Club event, refunds are to be decided by the committee organizing the event. 8. If the club organises any event which requires financial commitment, members who have committed to attending will be financially liable for their share of the costs unless they can find someone to replace them.

a few of the rides from the year just gone...


Club Ride March 10th 2013 Peter Hubach




April: Nick and Sin

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Club Extended Ride May 2013 aka the inaugural Grand Tour

Mt Frankland (top) Rest Point Caravan Park (Walpole) Tree Top Walk Bluff Knoll


Five of us’ five days: Nic, Peter, Fred Sin and Ivan.


Mal’s holiday to the Isle of Man


ORATS went looking for granite and mulga trees


Who doesn’t love sand?


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Koorda Club Run 21-22 September 2013

Was watching the weather very closely In the weeks leading up to this w/end & It wasn’t looking very promising, but when I woke up on the Sat morning to a blue sky, I knew the ride would be a good one. My brother & I set off early to fuel our bikes etc at the local servo, after fueling my bike I decided to check the tyre pressure & the garage guage read that they were a little hard, so I let a little air out until It read 40 PSI rear & 34 PSI front, then set of to the meet point. On arrival at Macca’s I commented that the bike didn’t feel right, so Hans did a thump test & said they felt a bit soft, so I rode to the BP around the corner which Indicated there was only 23 PSI In the front & 27 rear, no wonder It didn’t feel right, so don’t trust servo tyre pressure gauges.

Back at the meet point we had a total of 9 bikes, one was a friend of mine who just tagged

along for the first hour, then headed home. We headed off through the usual twisty roads out

through Roleystone, Mundaring through to Toodyay by an unexpected detour (head on smash)


We stopped for coffee & fuel at Toodyay, then up through Calingiri to Wongan Hills for Lunch. After a bite to eat & a pint we rode just out of town & paid our respects to our fallen rider & member Stuart

Rankin, whom we lost on our last ride to Koorda 2 years ago, It was nice to see that his family had erected a cross & placed a plaque on a tree there.

We arrived at the Koorda Pub a little later than we had told others that were meeting us there, but we all arrived safely, although my brother had ridden the last 80 klms on 1 cylinder on my VTR, first thoughts were a dead plug, but once In Koorda he removed the seat & found a loose connection under the seat, once that was sorted, the bike ran sweet.


After a hearty meal, a few beverages & a touch of fireworks from Stuarts muzzle loaded rifle, we retired for the night, only to be woken at 5.45am by Stuart & Trevor aided with Acetylene bombs, of which were In close proximity to my tent & I could feel the percussion from the blast.

We were fed a huge fry up for breakfast & then hit the range, with some people battling to hit the target at all. After the scores were tallied the eventual winner was Ray with Kim second & Ivan & I tying for third, but on a count back the trophy was awarded to Ivan, (I think some palms were greased), but luckily I’m not a sore loser (ya bastard).


The weather on the Sunday morning was not looking the best as the rain started & the wind strength picked up as the day progressed. By the time we were ready to depart the rain was only patchy, but the wind was blowing a gale. The main group headed off while my brother & I went for fuel In Koorda, where we managed to get $1.09 worth of petrol before they ran out, so we set off for Dowerin at a slow pace to conserve fuel, but the VTR ran out about 10klms from town.

I rode to Dowerin where I bumped Into Peter & Kim who Informed me they had just purchased the last Premium fuel In town, I tried to borrow a small fuel container to no avail, so I filled my bike, bought a syphon hose, grabbed an empty drink bottle & headed back to my bro. After transferring some fuel we managed to get back to Dowerin fuelled the VTR & hit the road again.

We encountered a few showers on the way home, nothing too heavy, but a lot of water on the road, I managed to arrive home dry as the fairings on the Bandit seem to channel water away from your legs, not so for my poor bro on the VTR, who said he felt like he was walking In puddles.

Mal


For WA, the Avon Valley leg starts at Northam at 8am on 24 March. Check-in at Northam Sound Shell, Bernard Park. Ride departs 9:45, via Beverly, finishing Toodyay.



The services below are available to current ORMTC members. You must present a current membership card. If there are any problems with the services listed below (because they haven’t really been up-dated for years) or you would like something added then come and see or phone the Editor.

Services offered by club members

Settlement Fees ORMTC member Helen T is offering members a 30% discount on

Settlement fees — Ph: (08) 9470 1355

Other Services

Custom Leathers custom made to fit your needs. Kazz Mazz 10% discount.

www.kazzmazz.com.au 43 River Road Kelmscott

Tyres for Bikes 621 Albany Highway Victoria Park (08) 93626262 or 9472 1251 Prestige Honda 176 Leach Highway, Melville, Tel: (08) 9317 5750

10% Discount on Parts, Labour and Accessories ( off normal retail) Free loan bike while yours is serviced (when available & booked) Free bike pick up & delivery service Free fitting on tyres Free delivery of parts and accessory orders to metro area 4 time a day

Simply place your order, pay by credit card or cash on delivery and we deliver free Total Motorcycle Accessories 1028 Albany Highway, East Victoria Park

Tel: (08) 9472 3030 10% Discount on all purchases Reid's Bootmakers Shop 2D, Basinghall St. East Victoria Park Tel: (08) 9361 5301 Boot and Fashion shoe repairs, motorcycle Lambs wool seat covers, leather jacket repairs etc. Armadale Surplus 10% on most items The Honda Shop Discounts for members on a wide range of items and insurance

Ph: (08) 9274 3555 5 Star Yamaha 54 Rockingham Rd. Hamilton Hill — Ph: (08) 9430 4090

Yamaha parts 15% off, genuine Yamaha accessories 10% off, general accessories 15% off, Helmets 10% off, Tyres 10 –15% off, Labour and oil 10% off.

Perth Motorcycle Pickup Tony Horton is offering members a discount on the normal

price for one way pickups in the metro area. Members will be charged $40 on production of their current membership card. Call Tony on — Ph: 0407 987 248


ORMTC CLUB RUN

SUNDAY 9TH

MARCH 2104

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MEET OUT OF TOWN AT THE LAKES ROADHOUSE

CORNER GREAT EASTERN HIGHWAY AND GREAT SOUHTERN HIGHWAY (YORK TURN-OFF)

8.00AM FOR 8.30AM DEPARTURE

DEPENDING ON WEATHER THERE WILL BE A 420KM OR A 280KM RUN

What more could you need to know?

Phone Fred on 0403 584 422 for more.

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