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The Ontario Guzzi Riders - 2020 - Spring Edition - N° 19 The Ontario Guzzi Riders 1 News Express N°19 MOTONews Express GUZZI I could not resist... I had to make this cover page and make ONTARIO GUZZI RIDERS you have a double look at this vintage 1956 Moto Guzzi www.ontarioguzziriders.com Ladola Gran Turismo. Got your attention now… https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/ Well this is actually the artwork creation of Dean groups/ontarioguzzi/info MacAdam from San Diego, CA. He does superb jobs, have a look at his web site => DAMgallery.com PRESIDENT Te Guzzi Lagola artwork measures about 40”x40” and retails for Phil Tunbridge 705-722-3312 US$1750.00 (delivered worldwide). All paintings are delivered as a rolled [email protected] canvas, hand signed, numbered and with a certificate of authenticity. You __________ can also commissioned him for a painting of your own bike. Contact info is: [email protected] but if you are more into caricature, I invite you EDITOR to check the web site of Dean Foster (see page 7). Pat Castel Te rally season is finally here. It’s time to mark your calendar and reserve 613-878-9600 those spots for our favorite activity of the year. [email protected] __________ Now regarding the newsletter, I have bad news… Due to some health issues I have decided to retire from motorcycle activity. I shall finish the year as NEWSLETTER & your editor and then no more… My bike is actually for sale. It was not an ADVERTISING OFFICE easy decision to make but it had to be made. I am still planning to make a 2743 Massicotte Lane few rallies, so if you see me there, do not feel bad for me. It is a fact of life, Ottawa, On K1T 3G9 we are getting old and we cannot stop the clock. So if you know anybody Canada [email protected] looking for a pampered Beemer with low mileage, ask him to call me… __________ Till next time... Ed. COVER PAGE 1956 Moto Guzzi Ladola Gran Turismo artwork by Dean MacAdam FOR SALE __________ [email protected] Notice All information furnished herein is provided by and for the: Ontario Guzzi Riders. Unless otherwise stated, none of the information (including technical material) printed herein n e c e s s a r i l y b e a r s endorsement or approval by Guzzi Canada, the factory or the editor. The editor and publisher cannot be held liable for Pat Castel is known for his involvement with the MOA organization as well as his Editor its accuracy and content. position in many past and present club newsletters. He began riding five decades ago and spent his youth surrounded by BMW, Moto Guzzi, BSA, Motobecane and Peugeot motorbikes and remains as much in love with motorcycles as when he first got his first 49cc Mobylette. The Ontario Guzzi Riders 2 News Express N°19 Phil’s column Hello again Guzzi folk, Hopefully the riding season is not too far away, and I'm sure ONTARIO GUZZI DEALERS that most of you have already started thinking eagerly about getting your Guzzis out and shaking off those cobwebs. Tere are a number of events already planned for this season, FRED KOLMAN'S probably the first one for most people will be the Spring Bike Show at the WHEELSPORT LTD. International Centre on April the 4th and 5th. Te Ontario Guzzi Riders will 1390 Youville Dr. Orleans, ON K1C 2X8 have a booth there, so come on by and say hello, or better yet, help man the stand PHONE (613) 841-9400 for a few hours, it's all good fun. www.wheelsport.ca Marek will be organizing a ride around the Port Dover area sometime in April, the date and details are not yet decided, so keep your eyes on the event calendar for details coming soon. TWO WHEEL MOTORSPORT Te season opener for a number of years has been the group breakfast at the Gorge 5624 Hwy 6 Country Kitchen in Elora on May the 17th that's fairly central and usually well Guelph, ON N1H 6J2 attended. PHONE (519) 836-1957 www.twowheelmotorsport.ca I've just heard that the New Cumberland, West Virginia, Guzzi rally is on again for this year. Tis event has been going for many years and is a good start to the rally season for most people. Tere was no official rally last year, but people still showed up, so it looks like one of those things that won't die. Te whole town MOTO GUZZI STAYNER 8166 ON-26 welcomes us and we all have a great time. Sometimes it's really hot and sunny, Stayner, ON L0M 1S0 sometimes it's cold and wet, but no one really minds, and we all have a good time PHONE (705) 429-3822 whatever the weather. It's held on Memorial Day weekend, that's the 22nd to 24th www.jandrcycle.ca of May and it's really not very far. It's in the bit of West Virginia that sticks up on the western side of Pennsylvania, level with Pittsburgh, and it's an easy one day ride from southern Ontario. MOTO GUZZI OF SUDBURY Te following weekend, on the 29th to 30th of May is our third Rideau Lakes ride. 2083 Armstrong Street We've still got plenty of room lef for anyone else who wants to come, please Sudbury, ON P3E 4W2 contact me if you are interested. We're staying at the Clear Lake Cottages again, PHONE (705) 586-8377 arriving on the Friday, riding some great roads on the Saturday and having a www.vespaofsudbury.com wonderful steak dinner in the evening and riding home again on the Sunday. Well, some are riding home, I'll be going to Quebec for a few days before heading off to the Western New York Rally the following weekend. Tat's the 5th to 76th CORSA MECCANICA INC. of June in Westfield, New York, always a good rally. 34 Futurity Gate, Unit #1 Vaughan, ON L4K 1S6 I stirred up a real hornet's nest last time with the suggestion that we have club PHONE (905) 760-9933 membership and dues. Tat didn't go down very well, but a number of people www.corsameccanica.com suggested that if we just worked on a donations basis, things would be fine. We have already had quite a few donations towards the running of the club and website, so please feel free to donate to your favourite cause! Donations can be made through PayPal at admin@ontarioguzziriders, or by direct e-transfer. Well, that's probably enough for you to be thinking about at the moment, but there's plenty more to come and keep in mind our rally in Lavigne, the 28th to 30th of August. I managed to keep my promise to finish last year's rally report for this edition of the newsletter, so if you didn't come, read that and find out what you missed and expect an even better time this year! For the past twenty years, Phil Tunbridge has been the man behind the Ontario Guzzi Riders club. His dedication and commitment to the club without forgetting his involvement in the annual rally, allowed for the club to survive and grow. The Ontario Guzzi Riders 3 News Express N°19 2019 ONTARIO GUZZI RIDERS RALLY REPORT long enough to hear Dylan Wickens start his set with some great blues music. I would liked to have stayed longer, but I had reports of changes afoot back at the campsite, so I had to return to make sure that everything was OK at the registration desk. Tat night, as in years before, we were entertained by the really good local band Roadhouse, who provided some great classic rock while rally goers, and Joli Voyageur residents, sat around campfires chatting with friends and Te Ontario Guzzi Riders rally was I could easily keep track of my mile- possibly enjoying an adult beverage or held once again at the Joli Voyageur age. two. Resort and Campground in Lavigne, Friday morning was cool and blustery, Saturday morning Rodney and Carole in beautiful West Nipissing, on the but we set up the registration and T from the Joli Voyageur, their family weekend before the Labor Day shirt sales desk, drank lots of hot coffee and friends, all chipped in to prepare weekend and as usual, attendees star- and waited for all our friends to arrive. us our breakfast, which, as usual, ted arriving on the Tursday, although A pleasant day was spent greeting consisted of scrambled eggs, sausages, this year, due to various reasons, we arrivals and by the time we were due to bacon, toast, fruit, beans, hashbrowns, didn't have the usual early arrivals. leave for the walk to the nearby tavern even an omelette station and of course, Even so, we made the most of it and to get or complementary burgers, cour- gallons of coffee and mufins. had a fun relaxing evening. tesy of Guzzi rider and tavern owner I had been trying to get people Te oil leak that has been plaguing my Guy Fortier, most of the people who interested in a Saturday ride consisting V7 Stone since new has now been had pre-registered had arrived. of a fairly long route circling around fixed, but on the way up to the rally the Down at the pub we enjoyed some of into Quebec, but it seems that was a rear ABS sensor failed, so my the excellent craf beers that Guy has, bit too ambitious for most people, so speedometer stopped working! along with the much appreciated various groups went off on rides of Luckily, I have the GPS, so I didn't burgers and brats.