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Shaft Drive Lines ACT BMW Motor Cycle Club Inc. 23rd July—Extraordinary General Meeting August 2007 August 2007 MemberMember ofof thethe InternationalInternational CouncilCouncil ofof BMWBMW ClubsClubs Volume 27 No. 7 AUGUST 2007 ‘Shaft Drive Lines’ Meetings: COMMITTEE MEMBERS When: 7.45 pm, fourth Monday of each month for 2007-8 Where: Canberra Services Club, Manuka Circle, Manuka (next to Manuka Oval). President: Next Meeting: Monday 23 July 2007 Martin Little - R1150GS Membership: 0438 451210 [email protected] Membership fee is $40 per year. A small joining fee applies to new members and includes your membership badge. A membership form appears in the back pages of this magazine, Vice President : or you can obtain one by writing to : John McKinnon - R1200ST The Membership Secretary (02) 6291 9438 ACTBMWMCC PO Box 1042 WODEN ACT 2606 [email protected] Please advise the Membership Secretary of changes to your contact details. Secretary: Mal Elliott - R1200 ST Activities: 0410 491 948 Club runs and social events are detailed in the What’s On page in this magazine. The Club [email protected] endeavours to have at least one organized run per month. Suggestions for runs and activities are welcome to the Ride Coordinator or the Social Secretary. Treasurer: Graeme Moffatt - R80 Every effort is made to make the information on the What’s On page accurate but changes 0417 557 756 to meeting times and places etc can occur between publication dates. Members will be [email protected] reminded of rides, activities and general information by email. If your email address has been changed or your box is full, we can’t contact you, so advise the Ride Coordinator of Editor: changes to your contact details. The most up-to-date information will be posted on our Lyn Leniston website. (02) 4884 4333 [email protected] Participants in Club activities are advised and reminded that they do so at their own risk and are fully responsible for their own riding. Please obey the law at all times and ride Ride Coordinator with your safety and the safety of others in mind. Mark Edwards - R1200GS (02) 6125 5530 (w) Charity Support: 04282 58676 This Club proudly supports Marymead Child and Family Centre. [email protected] Web Site: http://www.actbmwmcc.org.au Check the web site for updates of rides and social events and keep in touch by joining our Yahoo groups. Social Secretary: Roger Paull—R1150GS [email protected] (02) 6255 8045 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ACTGravelsurfing/ [email protected] [email protected] http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/actbmwmcc/ Merchandising Officer Pam Paull (02) 6255 8045 About ‘Shaft Drive Lines’: [email protected] PRIVACY OF CLUB MEMBER Relevant Contributions to this Club Newsletter INFORMATION Public Officer: are most welcome, and should be directed to the Committee at any general meeting, or The Club is aware that privacy of Fiona Oliver - Suzuki SV 650 personal information is an issue of 0409 424 516 posted to: growing concern and for that reason The Editor, Shaft Drive Lines has a declared policy as regards Privacy Webmaster: ACTBMWMCC Steve Hay - F650GS PO Box 1042 and Spam. (02) 6288 9151 WODEN ACT 2606 Details of the Club’s policy were in [email protected] or email to [email protected] The the May 2005 newsletter and are deadline 10 days is before the next meeting. available on request. Membership Secretary: All disks & photos etc. will be returned upon Any members who have queries should Ian Hahn - K1200LT request. Articles and photos sent as (02) - 6288 8126 A/h contact the Club President in the first [email protected] attachments are preferred in Word or JPEG instance, or alternatively, raise these formats respectively. Please keep photos issues at the Club’s monthly meeting. Clubs Australia Delegate: separate - with a minimum size of 1024 pixels - TBA and do not embed them in your document. Temporary: J McKinnon Disclaimer: [email protected] The opinions published in this Club Journal are Cover photo those of the individual correspondents, and are Librarian: not necessarily those of the Editor or of the ACT “The Likely Lads” Ron Andrews Myles Leniston—R1150RT BMW Motor Cycle Club Inc. (02) 4884 4333 and Jim Reid at Harrietville for Technical articles, and other such information Christmas in Winter - see them in [email protected] where provided, are for use at the discretion of the individual members, after warranty, and are party mode later in this newsletter. not intended to detract from genuine BMW spares or accessories. Page 2 — ‘Shaft Drive Lines’ August 2007 THE PRESIDENTIAL HOOHAH Disconnected Ramblings Martin Little Being random thoughts from the VP Having just arrived back in Canberra from my lap of Australia, Welcome back to President Martin Little, home from his cir- the sub zero mornings are a bit of a shock to the system! I cumnavigation of Australia. I am certain that a previous cir- ventured outside this morning (Sunday) to discover the locks cumnavigator, Matthew Flinders could not have seen any on the car frozen solid from the cool temperatures! Needless more water than Martin. to say these temperatures haven’t stopped our hardier members from getting out there and riding their bikes, with a Next year, both the Queensland and South Australian Clubs th good turn out for the Christmas in Winter, held in Harrietville celebrate their 50 anniversaries. They are looking to arrange Victoria, plus the dozen brave souls who rode out for Sunday a combined meeting in Parkes and possibly come to Canberra Breakfast in the winter fog this morning. to party with our club. This could happen around Easter next year. The committee has contacted both clubs to offer our In my absence, John & the committee have been hard at support. More details will appear in the magazine when things work, as you will see elsewhere in this magazine with details begin to firm up. of the proposed rider training for club members to be held later this year. This is an excellent opportunity for members to We have contacted the ACT BMW Car Club to invite them to learn/relearn safe riding skills and practices. Also, as part of join us at our alternate breakfast at Collector on Sunday 5 our ongoing relationship with the ACT BMW Car Club, we August, and they will invite us to join them at a Gunning break- have extended to the BMW Car Club an invitation to attend fast later in August. More details to come on this one. th our next alternate breakfast, scheduled for the 5 August. In the magazine this month are details of Subsidised Rider Remember that both clubs enjoy finely engineered German Training to be held at Wakefield Park. This is not a day to see machinery, and it’s only in the number of wheels on the how quick your bike will go or an uncontrolled fang around the ground where our choices diverge! There will also be other track, but a serious attempt by the club to assist members to events in the coming year where both clubs will have the take advantage of some expert rider training and skill en- opportunity to participate in events together. hancement. It is suitable for riders on any type of bike who have mastered the basics. The club is prepared to offer a sub- In addition to this, you may have heard that the South sidy to help with the cost. Places are limited, so if you are in- Australia and Queensland BMW Motorcycle Clubs will th terested, get your name in. celebrate their 50 anniversaries next year. As part of the celebrations, planning is underway by the two clubs to hold a Chomp and Chat at Ginseng Manuka was one of the best. joint event in Parkes NSW. This is planned for early April Excellent food at reasonable prices and as usual, great com- 2008. The planning for this also includes a visit to Canberra. pany. It was especially pleasing to see Leena Ward come Accordingly, your committee has offered to provide along and enjoy the night. Thanks to Greg Oates for putting us assistance to the QLD & SA Clubs in this. Stay tuned for on to the restaurant. further details! Safe riding Speaking of planning, BMW Motorrad Day is scheduled for early April 2008. If you have any suggestions on what the John club could do for this day, please drop me or any one the committee an email. Welcome to our new members In my recent circum navigation of Australia, I completed 18,462 kms in five weeks. Despite the weather, I had a » Susanne Ansley R 1150R cracker of time, with many highlights. You can read the detail in the ride report, (once I write it!), but to answer the most » John Wotzko & Gabrielle Davidson R asked question of which was the best part, let me take the 1150 GS liberty as a GS rider to select the best off road and best road ride of the trip…… Steve Pazsit F 650 GS 1. Bloomfield Track. This wasn’t gravel surfing, more » mud sliding & rock hopping mixed with river crossings, incredibly steep hill climbs & descents all in a World Heritage » Stephen Riddell F 800 S rainforest, with weather that went from a balmy sunny day in Cooktown to torrential tropical downpour from the Lions Den Tavern onwards. Gravel Surfers, eat your heart out! In this month’s issue 2. Great Ocean Road. A day of howling wind and rain straight of the southern ocean, with sea spray splashing • What’s On 4 & 5 across the road.