H.O.G Chapter 6655

June 2012

Official Newsletter of the Great Western Chapter Inside:

Rumblings from the

Editor

Features:

7. 10th Anniversary 2013

10 & 11.. Wheels Day Easter 2012

12. HOGshots!

13. HITH Poster

Regulars:

2. Director‟s Cut

3. Secretary‟s Update

4. Committee Round Up

5. Safety Officer Update

6. From the Front

8. Ladies of Harley

9. Cangen Cymraeg

14 & 15 My HOG

16. Pete & Duncan‟s

Pump Stop

17. Bazzer‟s Page

18. Members Ads &

GWH Merchandise

19. At a Glance

Director’s Cut By Andy Ball

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Hi everyone,

Not quite sure what‟s been hap-

pening to the weather during the

months of April & May. Been trying

to dodge the heavy showers when

on the bike, but usually got caught up in them...Hey

ho!

Well, the long-awaited Cider rally has come and

gone and was well worth the wait. It was great to

see so many GWC members make the effort and

dress up as Disney characters on the Saturday night

and even better to see the ladies in their Basques

for Sundays burlesque evening ..... Nice! The band,

Devious were superb & certainly made a good

impression. On the chapter challenge we didn‟t

match our first place of last year; this year‟s honours

went to the Lakeside chapter...congratulations to

them! Oh yeah, got caught in the rain on the

Monday morning ride home too! The next rally is the

Brum Bash, on the last weekend in May - always a

good rally, I think we‟re going up en masse, Devious

are booked in there too.

June brings us the European Rally held at Cascais,

Portugal 14th- 17th with GWC members departing

from the 8th onwards and returning around the 20th.

I think the majority are staying at the same Hotel

along with Bridgwater Chapter, so there should be

some fun & games. I‟ve got the honour of carrying

the Chapter flag in the parade - should be

interesting! So, to all those making the trip I‟d just

like to wish you all a safe journey there and back ...

see you at the bar for a beer!

H.O.G® Chapter challenge mileage forms are at

Riders, get them stamped and hand over to Chris

Harding, it‟s not too late.

At the Cross Hands club night Bazz presented ten

proposed events for our 10th anniversary, to be held

throughout 2013. Yvonne presented the proposals

at the Cangen club night the following evening. Most

of the proposals were well received and some

modifications have been made. Hopefully there will

be something on the list that may be of interest to

yourselves. Who knows, you may be lucky enough

to do all ten. The Committee looked into holding a

rally for 2013 and decided against it - The reasons

being: the location is not ideal, the lack of alternative

accommodation, besides camping, decreasing

numbers in attendance and looking for a suitable

alternative is proving difficult. So hopefully, for 2014,

we can return revitalised with a new rally, venue and

possibly a date when we don‟t have to compete with

any other rallies. So let‟s make this year‟s rally an

extra special event and one to remember. Guess

what? We‟ve got Devious playing. I should know all

the lyrics by then. I almost forgot they‟re playing at

Bill & Sam‟s wedding the week after our rally too !

I heard Mark & Sean had 36 bikes out for May‟s

second Sunday ride-out, excellent stuff & great

weather too.

My bike has gone in to the paint shop for a bit of a

makeover...Red! Should be out in time for the Brum

Bash...fingers crossed!

That‟s all for now folks

Ride safe Andy

Rumblings from the Editor

Hello all,

I would like to start off this RoadHOG with a list of

thanks:

1. For the support and confidence of the Great

Western Committee for letting me loose on our

Mag.

2. To Beryl (Mrs F-K) for her patience, support

and especially her computer skills

3. To contributors to this, my first edition.

I have introduced a new feature to the Mag. entitled

„My HOG‟. Everyone has a special module of HD that

they really love or desire. This is your opportunity to

put together a photo article of that bike.

I have pushed the boat out with an article about my

1941 WLC. For next month, I will need photos and a

few words on Your Number ONE Toy.

Deadline for contributions to next months RoadHOG

25th June

GWC Secretary’s Update By Yvonne Roberts

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Hi Everyone,

It‟s not long now to our own

“Hogs in the Hayfields”

Rally, have YOU got your

ticket? There‟s a lot going

on behind the scenes in

preparation for the big

event. We have a dedicated team led by Tony

James already volunteering for setting up and tak-

ing down the bunting, gazebos and other gear. We

also have Andy Ball, our Director, in charge of or-

ganising the gate rota, (his arm was twisted). Not

forgetting that Jane Scott is busily organising we

ladies for the Hospitality Tent rota, making cakes,

and arranging rehearsal times for the Gurzels. All

we need now is your support!

We had a good turnout for both of our Club nights in

May, despite a good few of you still feeling the after

effects of the Cider Rally!

Baz and I shared the presentation of the proposals

from the 10th Anniversary Planning Group, for cele-

brating the 10th Year of GWC in 2013, at both of our

Club nights. We outlined each of the 10 proposed

events and asked for feedback from members by a

show of hands or comments.

Martin James was presented with the voucher for

the free service, which was kindly donated by

Riders, for being the closest to guessing the com-

bined average time of all the runners from GWC

who took part in the Forest of Dean Half Marathon.

He took his bike into Riders on the following Satur-

day to use it!

Andy was pleased to announce that Ian Furey-King

is our new Editor, and presented him with his

officer‟s patch.

Tony James held a draw for the free Rally ticket,

and the lucky winner was AKK, aka Kenny Kendall,

who was pleasantly surprised!

Jenny and Bill organised our raffles, and as usual

you were very generous at both Club nights by

donating £95 at our Bristol meeting and £57 at our

Cangen meeting, making a total of £152 for the

Orchard Trust.

We are pleased to welcome 5 new members to our

Chapter:

David Thomas and Julia Emerson, and Kendall and

Sharon Britton, all from Port Talbot, and John

Bidwell from Bristol

Tony Yendle managed to snap some new members

at the “Cross Hands”,

Jim Plummer and Lyn Morgan

Mark Meader

I am always available at Club nights, and you can

also contact me by phone on: 01225 751017 or by

e-mail: yvonne.s.roberts@gmail.com

Ride safe,

Yvonne

Secretary’s Round-up of May’s Committee Meeting

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Your Committee held its monthly meeting on May

12th.

Andy welcomed Ian Furey-King, our new Editor.

We agreed with the changes made to the proposals

for next year, made by the 10th Anniversary

Planning Group, for the programme of events in

2013, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the

formation of our Chapter. Changes reflected the

views of chapter members, after receiving feedback

from the two recent meetings. This item took up

most of our meeting.

Other items that were discussed included:

Details from Martin of the open day at Riders on

Sunday May 20th to celebrate the 10

th Anniversary

of the opening of their shop.

Bill reported on the progress he is making in priori-

tising how the Chapter may best spend our Charity

funds. He is working from the wish list provided by

the Orchard Trust.

Also, how they plan to use the money collected in

memory of Pete Marlow. There are also plans to

arrange visits to the Orchard Trust, so GWC mem-

bers can see the impact our Chapter support is

making.

The date of our next meeting will be June 2nd at

11.00am at The Old Ferry Inn, Beachley.

A copy of the full minutes is available on request.

Yvonne Roberts

Secretary

Our

Club Nights

St Mary’s Golf & Country

Club

Pencoed Home of the Cangen Cymraeg

Branch of the Great Western

Chapter Get together on the 2nd

Wednesday of the month 7.00pm - 8.00 pm start

Plus - “Natter Nights”

the “Old Ferry Inn”, Beachley on the 4th Tuesday

New Editor for RoadHOG

A big „Hi There‟ from Ian Furey-King who took over

the handle-bars of our magazine from this month.

Any articles, photographs or comments to:

furey-king@blueyonder.co.uk

Safety Officer’s Update By Andy Kendall Snr

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Hi All

I have two items for your information this month.

MAG Day of Action

Sunday 24th

June 2012

This is a copy of the email sent by the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) to members. ( If you are not a member of MAG yet, then shame on you!!!! )

“If you are a Facebook user you may be delighted to know that the Facebook page for 24th June Demo is up and running. Please click the “like it” box

http://tinyurl.com/MAGEUHANDSOFFBIKINGFB

The Facebook page will contain loads of info about the day. As it continues to develop as a page it will tell you where start points are for your nearest demo and if smaller feeder runs are being organised, so that you can ride to the start point with others. If it's a good distance whether or not food and refreshments will be available. Whether the run nearest to you has a definite end point or riders

should just disperse etc.

Info sheets about what the day is for and how the demo fits in with other campaigning, suggested local press releases and other handy info will be added as the day approaches.

If you aren't a Face-booker, you can still view the start map on http://tinyurl.com/MAG24JUNE12

If you bookmark the map address, you'll be able to see the start and finish point details as everything is finalised.

Finally, click here https://www.facebook.com/pages/EU-Hands-Off-Biking-A-Motorcycle-Action-Group-Campaign/265550043541800?v=app_182667455607 if you want to view one of the info sheets as a non-Facebook user.

Paddy T yson Campa igns Coordinator Motorcycle Action Group www.mag-uk.org

01926 8440642

Motorcyclist „Crash Cards‟

Whilst at the Prescott Hill Climb ride Mike Sage obtained a leaflet and „Crash Card‟ from one of the road safety displays at the event. This scheme is supported by the Great Western Ambulance Service and the Road Safety unit at Gloucestershire County Council. This scheme is recognised

nationwide by paramedics and other emergency services.

The „Crash Card‟ is the size of a business card and is completed by a rider, or pillion, writing on your personal details, medical condi-tions and next of kin. This card is then kept behind the lining inside your crash helmet. On the leaflet is a small green circular sticker which you affix to the right hand side of your crash helmet. Should you be unfortunate to have an accident and paramedics attend, they will check your lid for a green sticker and then they know there will be a „crash card‟ within. Simple and effective. And its free!!

At present we are in the process of obtaining 200 of these „crash cards‟ hopefully for distribution at the two club nights in June.

Ride Safe

Andy Kendall

Chapter Safety Officer

Not Recommended!!

From The Front By Alan “Big Al” Stokes

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Hi All

Welcome to June and already the year seems to be slipping by. The riding season is in full swing with lots of bike

related events going on all over the region. Already many miles have been clocked up on what is a full calendar.

Firstly this month I would like to wish Dale Jenkins all the best as he starts out on a new life changing adventure. He has moved to Boston, Massachusetts to pursue a fantastic work opportunity for his company. Dale has been an active Road Mar-shal in my team for the last 18 months and he will be missed. A fully committed guy with a great sense of humour. Best of luck mate and we all look forward to dropping by your new place for a visit. Well as one door shuts another one opens. Mike Sage has kindly offered to fill the void on my team and brings a wealth of experience with him. An advanced driver from a previous life, I‟m sure he will effortlessly slot into the team. Please join me in welcoming Mike as a new Road Marshal.

This month is also well packed with lots of riding. We have two great ride-outs planned for June. Both are heading in the direction of Mid Wales. Exceptional scenery is guaranteed. This should also give everyone a taster for one of the planned 2013 events currently being planned. Also this month sees many of the chapter‟s guys and gals at the 2012 European Rally in Portugal. I‟m sure, from what I have seen, some of the riding will be spectacular. I look forward to hearing the many tales upon their return.

If you are new to the Chapter, then please come along and join us on a ride. Be sure to make yourself known to any of the Road Captains or Marshals.

And so, on to the forthcoming rides:

Sunday 3rd

June 2012 – Graham

Roach & Team

“Royal Welsh Bike Show”

The ride will be cross country to the Royal Welsh Bike Show at Builth Wells.

The plan is to meet at Cardiff West Services M4 / J33 for 08.30 a.m. Please ensure you are fuelled up ready to depart at 09.00 a.m. The route will be taking the A470 through the Brecon‟s.

The plan is to spend all day at the bike show, with everyone making their own way home at a time suitable to themselves. Admission is £10 on the gate for a day tickets. Come along and join us for a good day at a great location.

This is classed as a Level A ride of circa 63 miles.

Sunday 24th

June 2012 – Bazzer

& Team

“Rambling in Radnor Forest”

Why not join us for a great day out in Herefordshire and mid Wales. The team has pulled together a fantastic route for riding.

Meet at Severn View, Aust, services at 09.00 a.m. Please be fuelled up and ready to depart at 09.30 a.m.

The route will take M48 to Chepstow. Then A466 to Monmouth bearing right onto A40 and left onto A4137 heading to Hereford on the A49. Picking up the A438 where there will be a stop for fuel, coffee and a pee at Sainsbury‟s, approximately 20 minutes. Then rejoin the A438 and heading onto the A4111, left onto the A44 Crossgates and into Rhayader for lunch and fuel (if needed).

The return journey will be A470 Builth Wells, A479 Tretower, left onto the A40 for Abergavenny for a planned 20 minute coffee break. Leave Abergavenny and pick up B4598 to Usk, left on A472 and left onto B4235. Turn right on A466 to Chepstow, A460 to the M48 finishing

at Severn View , Aust, services

The ride in approximately 170 miles and is class B. All are good A and B roads with nothing too challenging.

Saturday 7th

July – Big Al &

Team

“ The Tetbury Trekker “

This will be the Chapter‟s rally ride-out destination and a gentle start to a full day of fun. Tetbury is a fantastic Cotswold town that‟s often ridden through by our chapter but never stopped at. Why not join us and visit the market town with all its cafes and antique shops. A great opportunity to relax after a hard night of moving and grooving on the dance floor. Get a feel for the place and you may wish to return.

The ride wi l l head out to Chippenham via Castle Combe, stopping at Tetbury for an hour break. The return journey will be a scenic ride through Westonbirt and Codrington.

Meet in the Cleve RFC car park for 10.30 a.m. Please be fuelled up ready to depart at 11.00 a.m. We suggest that if you need fuel for the ride, fill up at Sainsbury‟s on the A4174 Ring Road. There are no planned fuel stops en-route.

This ride is circa 70 miles and is classed as a Level A ride

For last minute updates please call the “Hotline” on 08444 994508 and please keep a check

on the website for changes.

Please see below some

guidance details for the rides:

Level A - Short and easy below 100 miles round trip.

Level B - Fine for average riders but may be a bit longer.

Level C – Can include some complex sections but mainly a longer duration.

Until the next time, have fun and ride hard.

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Update on our 10 Events

As a result of feedback received

from our members.

1. 10th

Anniversary Celebration

at Riders on Friday January 4th

This will go ahead as planned,

with Riders providing free trans-

port between a local hotel and

Riders dealership for those opting

to stay over. We are looking into

the cost of hotels.

2. GWC Dinner Event

We are in the process of booking

this event for October 26th at the

Hilton Hotel, Aztec West. It will

now be a 3 - 4 course dinner, at

an estimated cost of £26 - £30,

with the option of accommodation

at £50 per room for bed and

breakfast. More details to follow

soon.

3. Northern European Long

Weekend to the Benelux Rally

This Rally is taking place from

June 7th – 9

th, at Silverlake in Bel-

gium. It will be of particular signifi-

cance as it is the 20th year of the

Kempen Chapter, and 110 years

of Harley-Davidson plus 30 years

of H.O.G.®. Chris Harding is or-

ganising the Chapter involvement

in this event and will be circulating

more details as soon as he has

any further information.

4. Night Ride – Longest Day,

Shortest Night

There have been no changes

made to this event which will be

organised and led by Tony

Yendle and Andy Kendall.

5. Rhayader Riding Weekend –

July 11th

to 14th

There have been no changes

made to this event. Comprehen-

sive details of accommodation will

be sent out with the July edition of

RoadHOG.

6. Three Lakes Tour/Ride to

Faaker See is not happening,

we are having a re-think on

suitable alternatives.

7. Go East UK Tour – a Road

Less Travelled

There have been no changes

made to this, and it will most likely

take place in September 2013.

8. Poker Run

No changes to this.

9. Fun Money-Raising Event

Involving the Orchard Trust

Nige is looking into organising an

event involving boating on the

River Wye. Watch this space!

10. Boys Only/LOH Weekends

Away

We are still working on this.

Ideas welcomed, but not to the

Dyson factory for “training ses-

sions”…...

Getting all fired up for 2013 al-

ready!

One of the events for our 2013

Anniversary Celebrations is a

long weekend to Northern Europe

– and we‟re off to the BENELUX

RALLY in Belgium!

We‟ve been to this rally before, at

different venues, and it‟s always

been well organised, friendly and

with lots of entertainment plus

local ride-outs.

Ladies of Harley By Jane Scott

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Hello Ladies,

Well at the time of writing this article I‟m sat enjoying a glass of wine in York, yes on a sort of holiday. Normally we go to France, but due to the weather we thought we would have a change. York ticked the boxes for somewhere we had not been

before, and I must say it‟s well worth a visit.

What‟s been happening since the last RoadHOG? Well of course we had the Cider Rally and every year we say we are going to take it “easy” on the Friday night, BUT like kids we forget all we planned to do and start drinking at about 12 noon and whoops, in bed by 10:30. Apart from that a good time was had by all. Five from Great Western went on the LOH ride-out, all dressed in our tutus and boas (Just the women, that didn‟t include you Bazzer) a grand sight to be seen as we rode to Brean Sands for a coffee and a chat with the Bridgwater gals. The Burlesque theme was carried on through to the evening and some of us gals added stockings to our tutus, I‟m sure all the men had a good time!

Onwards to what‟s happening in Great Western: if you came to the club night, you will know we are celebrat-ing our 10 years of being a chapter in 2013. If you have any ideas for a LOH weekend then let me know. We have to try and accommodate all. At club night we brought along our two Aussie friends who we met on a USA tour, having kept in contact with them since. Although they are not Harley riders they could not get over the friendship which was shown within the Chap-ter and that was really nice to hear. They even said they would give their BMW club another try!

We have had our 2nd rehearsal for the Gurzels per-formance and it‟s looking promising. With 2 more re-hearsals here in England and a few in Portugal, I think it will be as they say “alright on the night”.

If, like me, you are going to Portugal you will receive your June Mag. through the post, unless you live in Wales, as there is a club night. The July issue will be after our rally, so maybe we will catch up in Portugal or on our A Team ride-out to Rhayader on the 24th June, which is taking the long way round. Then, of course, it will be count down to our rally, I hope you have pur-chased your tickets

Last but not least we are having a pink theme in the Hospitality Tent. I‟m sure you will have a pink item to wear or a feather boa. Also if you are able to bake some cakes that would be great. If you need any more info my contact details are at the end

of my article:

That‟s all for now take care everyone.

Jane x

Mobile no 07894086626 Email janescott61@hotmail.co.uk

Cangen Cymraeg Graham Roach

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Hi All,

The first rally of the season went off really well, the

Cider rally. I'm sure you‟ve all seen the pictures on

the website and elsewhere of the Great Western

crew dressed as Dalmatians, with a couple of

Cruella de Vil thrown in for good measure. I have to

take off my beanie hat to those few hardy souls that

camped over the weekend, talk about frosty nuts...

The chalets on the other hand were way too hot, we

had to open a window (rub it in). It took me a good

three days to get over the rally and get my voice

back, must have been to much singing and/or too

much Jack Daniels.

By the time you read this we will have been to the

Brum Bash, we are all camping. I hope it warms up

a bit or its going to take plenty of Jack Daniels to

keep me warm. It looks as though there is going to

be a mini invasion from the Great Western, so look

out Birmingham here we come.

The Portugal trip is getting ever closer, my „Glide is

off the road at present with an oil leek (Must be a

Welsh made bike...Ed.) ,but hopefully will be fixed in

time. Hog assist taken out, travel insurance

arranged and I just need to get some Euros, that‟s if

it hasn‟t imploded in the mean time.

It‟s a bad time for bike problems this month. I made

it as far as Swansea yesterday, for Mark and Sean‟s

ride-out, stopped for a fag and a coffee around

8:00am, and the Springer wouldn't re-start. After

checking the fuses, battery etc I gave up and called

the breakdown service. When he arrived the driver

of the breakdown truck wanted to take a picture of

the bike , I said ok but not on the back of the truck.

Anyway I had a nice ride home at about 40mph all

the way in a cosy cab. Thankfully after some help

from Darren Sharpe, over the phone, I traced the

problem to a faulty ignition switch. She‟s up and

running like a good -un again. Harleys, you got to

love „em. By the way, the V-rod is still running.

Apparently the Welsh ride-out led by Mark, with Si

and Sean bringing up the rear, was well attended

with over thirty bikes in attendance. I have received

a few messages of thanks to the boys for the

enjoyable ride-out, which ended at the Cardiff Bike

Show, nice one lads, gutted I missed it.

Well that‟s all for this month, get those bikes out on

the road, Summer is here.

Lechyd Da

Graham.

Surrey Street Rodder’s Wheels Day Page 10

By Kevin Lear

On Good Friday we visited Wheels Day at the Rushmoor

Arena, Aldershot, hosted by Surrey Street Rodders.

The Show featured over 3000 vehicles, Yanks, Hot

Rods, Customs, Kit Cars and best of all Bikes.

Here is a small selection of the H.- D. Bikes

6th April 2012 Page 11

HOGshots

Page 112

I was only texting!!

Page 113

Hogs in the Hayfield

My HOG (1941 WLC Harley Davidson) Ian Furey-King

Page 114

Before 1939 the Canadian Army operated British bikes

such as Norton, BSA, Triumph and American Indian

motorcycles. From the outset of World WW 2 it was clear

to the Canadian Government that British sources were

unable to meet the demand and after placing an order for

640 Indian Scout models Indian couldn‟t meet the orders

for spares either.

The Canadian Government then placed orders with Harley

for their WL45 model and big twins, but to a Canadian

spec. This included such features as larger diameter

interchangeable wheels, a hand and foot clutch

combination, right-hand throttle (the standard WLA, the

US spec model, had a left hand throttle!), different lighting

and no machine gun mount on the front forks.

The British Military initially ordered two test bikes in 1941

and then placed larger orders from 1942 onwards.

My bike is one of the first two units ordered and was, by

pure chance, the one ridden and maintained in 1941 by

my Dad, now 93.

My Hog

Page 115

Pete and Duncan’s Pump Stop

Page 116

Here‟s a little teaser to kick off this

month‟s article. If you regularly check

out the GWC Blog, you will probably

know the answers.

What are these images and what do

they sig- nify?

a) An obe-

lisk in the

desert.

b) Fly-

ing Saucers and all that.

c) Small town on the “Turquoise Trail”.

Think chillis!

d) Some real mean-looking dudes

wearing stars.

A lot of members, particularly those

who have joined the Chapter recently,

have been asking us the questions –

„is there going to be another USA

trip?‟, „when is it‟ and „where are we

going?‟ With Yvonne and I taking a

year off in 2013, this has clearly thrown

a few people. Instead, there are lots of

great events, for you to spend your

money on, during our Chapter‟s 10th

year!

After much pondering (well not too

much), 2014 is provisionally a goer,

subject to Committee approval, of

course. So, coming back to the pic-

tures above, they epitomise part of a

Southern Arizona/New Mexico tour –

again, spectacularly scenic riding,

stopping by numerous iconic locations,

including (a) Trinity – ground zero for

the world‟s first atomic bomb, (b) Area

51, Roswell and aliens –

(c) This is Madrid and the location for

“Wild Hogs”, while (d) is, of course,

Tombstone. This wild-west town even

has a Harley-Davidson shop (not deal-

ership!). Other locations will include

Meteor Crater, The Painted Desert,

Canyon de Chelly, Los Alamos, Ban-

delier National Park, Rio Grande

Gorge, H-D Dealerships and much

more. Don‟t get carried away with your

enthusiasm just yet: the trip will not go

live before the end of this year.

More immediately, and it will be upon

us before you know it, it‟s our 5th HITH

rally (gee is it really 5 years since we

started – that‟s a worrying passage of

time!). Anyway, I just want to mention

that, on the Saturday, I will be manning

a “Bikers‟ Bits” table. The idea is that

this will be an opportunity to sell any-

thing, biker-related, that someone else

might be longing to have. It would also

help the Orchard Trust, as the deal will

be that 20% of the sales income goes

to the Trust; you keep the rest. If you

have something you would just like to

donate to be sold for charity – brilliant.

All you will need to do is hunt through

those bits languishing in your garage/

shed or wherever and e-mail me

(p.j.roberts@bris.ac.uk) with the de-

tails.

Bike Bits brings us to Tyres, and the

“Tip of the Month”:

It‟s that time of year when the holiday

plans are being made and those long

European roads are being mapped

out. .Once your route is set and you

know the miles you are going to do,

have a little think about those two

round rubbery things on your bike that

wear out with mileage -yes your tyres.

Before you go, here are some basic

checks to help avoid costly repair bills

or fines from the local authorities.

(1) Tyre pressures should be checked,

a day or two prior to leaving, making

sure you account for rider, pillion and

any luggage that you may be taking.

This will not only avoid any uneven

tyre wear but also increase fuel econ-

omy.

(2) If you have access to a bike lift,

check both tyres for any cuts or nails

that may cause the tyre to go down at

a later date. Nails do not always de-

flate a tyre straight away. If you don‟t

have a lift, walk the bike along with

Bazzer’s Page By Barry “Bazzer” Aggett

Page 117

Hi all,

For those who attended the Cider Rally I‟m sure

you‟ll agree it was a great event as always. The Two

“Talls”, Stu & Jane, Mart & Eileen, her daughter Poll

and husband Dave set off early on the Friday

morning to avoid the usual traffic jam on the M5. We

stopped at Sainsbury‟s on the way into Sand Bay for

lunch and to pick up provisions, you know the stuff,

JD, Gin, Vodka crisps, peanuts and for me Mount

Gay rum, (recommended by my mate from the Pink

Palace!!). We arrived at the resort, makes it sound

posh, about midday eager to pick up our room keys.

However, rooms were not available until 3 pm so

what do you do for 3 hours? Go to the bar of course!!

Then what do you do until the evening meal? Have a

party in your room thanks to the foresight to buy pro-

visions! Needless to say I was shattered by the end

of the night!! I guess that set the theme for the

weekend, which peaked as Devious brought the

house down. I should also mention the Burlesque

theme which was very pleasing on the eye, I mean

very colourful!!

In terms of June activities it is an easy ”ride” for me.

Brian Johnson holds his annual curry night on the 2nd

and Graham Roach will lead a ride-out to the Royal

Welsh Bike Show on the 3rd. We then have the

European Hog Rally in Cascais, Portugal which I‟m

really looking forward to, if it‟s half as good as

Fuengirola.

In July RKK (Aka Andy Kenny Kendal) will once

again lead a ride to Weston Super Mare on the 5th

for the American Power bike night. Of course 6/7&8th

is Hogs in the Hayfields with Black Rat cider,

Devious, and probably the best quiz in the world!! So

don‟t miss out book your tickets now. There‟s more,

Jeff and Julie will host their superb Treasure Hunt on

the 15th, no pressure but 2011 set the bar!!

In August GWC will again support the Bristol Bike

Show on the 18th. A chill out day stood around taking

in the ambience and maybe a jar or three in the local

hostelries!!

As you know GWC has a dedicated planning com-

mittee for 2013 and we presented proposals at the

May meeting nights asking for your feedback. Out of

the 10 proposals 2 were voted out. First the 10

course dinner which we have now reduced to a more

traditional 3 course, which will reduce the cost and

the time sat at the dinner table, leaving more time to

party!! Second the 3 Lakes tour / Faaker See which

will now be replaced with a much shorter event, still

at the ideas stage. A two week tour was considered

too long for the majority of our members.

Your feedback also queried why the 2013 pro-

gramme does not include the annual GWC Rally at

Cleve. This decision was taken by the main

Committee prior to the list generated by the 2013

planning committee and was a topic of much

discussion. In brief the key factors for not including a

rally for 2013 are as follows:-

Hogs in the Hayfields has been a great success

over the past 4 years and Margam Park was for

the 1st Rally. The attendance numbers are not

growing as we would like. It is hard to build on

that success, possibly due to the venue which is

great for facilities but not the most attractive

location for pulling in members from other

chapters.

Cleve Rugby Club does not have any onsite

accommodation and not everyone is up for

camping.

After 5 years at Cleve Rugby Club we need a

change to keep the rally fresh.

There will be a new HD Dealership in Swansea

this year so more than likely a South Wales

Chapter which could impact on GWC member-

sh ip numbe rs ,

bringing uncertainty

when booking a

rally site and bands

etc.

The possibility of a

joint chapter rally

has been debated

to make it more at-

tractive to other

chapters.

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There are THREE easy ways to buy

the items that you want:

1. See me at our monthly club nights

2. Download order forms for clothing,

which have details of sizes and col-

ours, from the Merchandise page on

our website

3. E-mail or phone me

You can see the range of merchan-

dise on display in the GWC Cabinet

in Riders, (not including items of

clothing).

BRAND NEW FOR SUMMER 2012

Men‟s and ladies T-shirts:

With embroidered H.O.G. patch and

Great Western UK rocker above

(Optional "Cangen Cymraeg" patch

em-

broidered beneath) in a wide range of

colours and sizes;

Men‟s short sleeve Tee £11, long

sleeve Tee £13

Ladies short sleeve Tee £12.50, long

sleeve Tee £15, V neck Tee £13.50

OUR STOCK ITEMS:

Large "Great Western Chapter U.K"

Rocker £13

Large Eagle H.O.G.® Patch £13

Small Rocker and H.O.G.® Patch

£5.50 each

Great Western Chapter H.O.G ® pin

£5.50

Ladies of Harley large patch £15

Ladies of Harley small patch £7

Wings & Bridge GWC pin £4

Great Western key rings/bottle open-

ers £1

Top seller - Moisture Control T-

shirts

Great new "Hanes" moisture-control

sports tee-shirt, available in a wide

range of sizes and colours and with

Members Adverts

FOR SALE

Deluxe Saddlebag Liners

Part Number 91885-97A

Fits 94 – Later Touring models equipped

With colour matched hard saddlebags.

As new £25. Ideal for anyone travelling on

Merchandise

At a Glance - 2012 GWC Yearly Calendar Contact Barry Aggett if you have any other event you would like to see listed.

Tel 01291 620371, e-mail baznjac11@o2.co.uk

For further details on any event listed visit GWC website “What‟s On”

Date Chapter Events Organiser Details May

8th Club Night Andy Ball Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury 9th Club Night Andy Ball St Mary‟s Hotel, Pencoed

13th Ride out Graham Roach The Cardiff Cruiser 20th Ride out Steph Pocock The Salisbury Spectacular

22nd Natter Night Andy Ball Ferry Inn, Beachley 25th to 27th OTRA Chris Harding Big Brum Bash

June 2nd Activity Barry Aggett Brian Johnson Curry Weekend

3rd Ride out Graham Roach 6th Club Night Andy Ball St Mary‟s Hotel, Pencoed

12th Club Night Andy Ball Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury 14th to 17th OTRA Chris Harding European Hog Rally Cascais, Portugal

24th Ride out Barry Aggett Rambling in Radnor Forest

26th Natter Night Andy Ball Ferry Inn, Beachley

July 5th Activity Barry Aggett W-S-M Bike Night American Power

6/7&8th Hogs in the Hayfields Tony James Cleve Rugby Club, Bristol 7th Ride out Alan Stokes Hogs in the Hayfields – Tetbury Trekker

10th Club Night Andy Ball Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury 11th Club Night Andy Ball St Mary‟s Hotel, Pencoed

15th Activity Barry Aggett Treasure Hunt 24th Natter Night Andy Ball 29th Charity Bill MacDonald Orchard Trust Summer Fete

August 3/4&5th OTRA Chris Harding South of England Rally SOFER

3/4&5th OTRA Andy Kendall Somme, Northern France. 8th Club Night Andy Ball St Mary‟s Hotel, Pencoed

12th Ride out Graham Roach

14th Club Night Andy Ball Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury 18th Activity Barry Aggett Bristol Bike Show

19th Ride out Nigel Garnett The Woolacombe Wanderer 23/24/25/26&27 OTRA Chris Harding Cornish Cream Rally

24/25/26&27th OTRA Chris Harding Thunder in the Glens Rally

28th Natter Night Andy Ball

September 4th to 19th OTRA Peter Roberts USA California

9th Ride out Graham Roach

11th Club Night Andy Ball Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury 12th Club Night Andy Ball St Mary‟s Hotel, Pencoed 23rd Ride out Steph Pocock White Horses of Wiltshire

25th Natter Night Andy Ball

October 9th Club Night Andy Ball Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury

10th Club Night Andy Ball St Mary‟s Hotel, Pencoed 14th Ride out Graham Roach

21st Activity Barry Aggett Hoggin‟ the Bridge Curry?

23rd Natter Night Andy Ball

28th Ride out Alan Stokes The Shaftesbury Scrambler

November 13th Club Night Andy Ball Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury

14th Club Night Andy Ball St Mary‟s Hotel, Pencoed 11th Ride out Graham Roach

25th Ride out Barry Aggett Evo's to Evesham 27th Natter Night Andy Ball

December 2nd Ride out Nigel Garnett The Christmas Spectacular 11th Club Night Andy Ball Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury

12th Club Night Andy Ball St Mary‟s Hotel, Pencoed

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Committee Contacts

Sponsoring Dealer:-

Duncan White 0117

9588777

Director:

Andy Ball 07970 271151

Asst Director/Treasurer:

Peter Roberts 07540 164157

Asst Director/Webmaster:

Chris Harding 07801 562011

Secretary :

Yvonne Roberts 01225

751017

Head Road Captain :

Alan Stokes 07766 237242

Activities Officer :

Barry Aggett 01291 630371

Safety Officer :

Andy Kendall 07905 397474

Editor: Ian Furey-King

0117 9615016

Photographer/Historian :

Tony Yendle 07787 551612

Ladies of Harley :

Jane Scott 07894 086626

Charity Co-ordinator :

Bill MacDonald 07989

987189

Cangen Cymraeg Rep :

Graham Roach 07973

459036

Rally Co-ordinator :

Tony James 07940 895921

Road Captains Barry Aggett, Andrew Ball

Paul Bromhead, Mark

Chivers, Nigel Garnett, Paul

Groom, Sean Gully, Chris

Harding, Martin James, Ian

Johnson, Andy Kendall,

Andy Kendall, (RKK), Dave

Pocock, Stephanie Pocock.

Graham Roach, Dave

Roberts, Darren Sharp,

Jane & Stuart Scott, Alan

Stokes, Tony Yendle.

Road Marshals Dave Bennett, Mike Brake,

Tony Cole, Steve Crook,

Simon Griffiths, Ian Mead,

Greg Payne, Mike Sage.

All details on GWC web site

www.greatwesternhog.co.u

RoadHOG is printed

by the Woodside Press