1 Our Club Now Proudly Supported by May 2012. THE VETERAN & VI NTAGE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALI A I NCORPORATED. The Club was formed in 1956, the first of its kind in Australia, with the object of Preserving, Restoring and using Veteran, 2 Vintage and Post Vintage Motorcycles. Membership is open to all and owning a suitable machine is not a pre-requisite. Machines manufactured prior to January 1st 1966 are eligible for Club Events. The Club has a strong family orientation and features many social activities as well as Runs and technical help. The Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month in the Payneham R&SL Club, 360 Payneham Road, Payneham commencing at 8.00 p.m. Annual Fees are due by the 30th June each year. A joining fee of $15.00 is applicable to new members. The Annual Subscription is $35.00 to all members city and country. If you require magazine to be posted to you, an additional $10.00 is required (postage to Country members is free). Email option of Smoke Signal is available – contact the editor. Club Web Page - www.vvmccsa.org.au email [email protected] Life Members - This in an honour of prestige, awarded to members for meritorious service to the club of ten or more years. WALLY WOOLLATT † FRANK JARVIS † GARNET PONTIFEX †. KEITH HARRIS † CLEM EVANS † ALBY (POP) HILL 1985 † TOM BENNETT 1999 † TED WEBSTER 1975 † LESLIE JONES 1982 RAY MANN 1983 KEVIN SULLIVAN 1984 DEAN GOVAN 1986 PETER GRACE 1987 ROBERT HILL 1989 DAVID RADLOFF 1990 JEFF SCHAEFER 1992 LAURIE LEIBHARDT 1994 † GARY JOLLY 1997 COLIN PAULEY 2005 IAN BALDOCK 2009. RON TRUSCOTT 2010: ROB SMYTH 2011; 2011-2012 Committee. PRESIDENT. Brian Forth 8251 4213 Mobile 0409 514213 VICE PRESIDENT. Bob Gill 8258 4982 SECRETARY. Bill Lorimer 8265 6468 [email protected] TREASURER. Terry Rowe 8332 5907 [email protected] CLUB Run Coordinator. Brian Forth 0409 514213 LI BRARI AN. Philip Holmes 8564 0227 RECORDS OFFICE. Paul Knapp 8243 0130 [email protected] COMMI TTEE. Daryl Rosser 8326 0658 Rob Smyth 8344 5819 Ray Collins 8278 4066 Barry Carlisle 8264 5517 MAGAZINE EDITOR. Brian Forth, 19 Condada Drive, Banksia Park 5091 Email - [email protected] MACHINE REGISTRARS 1. Bob Gill (North) 8258 4982 2. Phil J enner (South) 8370 6664 CLUB REGALI A OFFI CER Contact a committee member. SMOKE SIGNAL DISTRIBUTORS Brian Forth and Bob Gill & Bill Lorimer CLUB PUBLICITY Brian Forth mobile 0409 514213 [email protected] Ridgehaven Auto Painters 8281 8804 Call in and see Jess Hawley at 6 Peacock Rd Para Hills West. All Custom painting to motor cycles and cars. Metal finishing and quality repairs to tanks, guards etc. We can paint new to look old or old to look terrific. Presidents report. Members. 3 Subscriptions are now due before the 30th June 2012. Please pay Terry Rowe at a club meeting or on the Logbook day either on Sunday 6th May at Payneham RSL Clubrooms or Sunday 27th May at the CCC Clubrooms at Clark Ave Glandore, both days are from 9.30am to midday. You need to bring you log books for each motorcycle & vehicle you have and the appropriate registration papers. I you cannot attend for the annual endorsement, please post logbooks and papers to Secretary- Bill Lorimer PO Box 1002 Elizabeth Vale 5112 and they will be returned. There have been small changes to club runs and events, Scarpantoni ride and BBQ day will be on Sunday 25th November as the previous weekend clashed with Bendigo swap meet which many members attend. Please check other events and advise if you see a problems with dates etc. 12th June meeting is trophy presentation night followed by a basket supper. Those with trophies can they be returned to the committee or Paul Knapp. 10th July is the Annual General Meeting where all committee positions will become vacant. I f you wish to nominate someone for a position or nominate your self please contact Bill Lorimer. If you are thinking of attending the VVMCCSA annual ‘Motorcycle only Swap Meet’ on Sunday 7th October at Balhannah oval, please be prepared to volunteer an hour of your time for public and sellers gate entrance from 0630hours (job description profile will be available) - contact Peter Yates or Bill Lorimer at club meetings. Brian Forth. President, Club Run Coordinator & Editor Front Cover National Veteran Rally gathering Henk Jorge of Amsterdam on a BSA wm20 Tuesday 14th June 2011 VVMCCSA trophy & Awards. 1 Patrons Trophy Annual General Meeting 2 First Time Out trophies Tuesday 10th July 2012 3 Lady Rider of the year 4 Veteran Rallyist of Year 5 Rallyist of the Year 6 Magazine Editor’s Award 7 Veteran & Vintage Combined Age Trophy 8 Club Captain’s Award 9 Bent Conrod Preputial award 10 Wally Woollatt Perpetual Trophy -meritorious service to the Club 11 Birdwood Figure 8 Trophy 12 2-Day rally awards. 13 Sidecar Trophy. Eligibility for the Awards— The Club member must be financial. The member m ust be riding a Club eligible machine as defined by the Club’s constitution. Bill Lorimer Secretary VVMCCSA Minutes of VVMCCSA General Meeting 666 held at Payneham RSL 10th April 2012 Brian Forth chaired the meeting which opened at 8.00pm. Minutes of March meeting presented as published in the Smoke Signal. 4 Acceptance moved Gary Harding, Seconded Robert Freeman Business arising from the minutes -Nil. New Member applications received from Rein Gerritson and Robert Tucker . New members ratified and badges and information packs presented to Jarrad Green , Les Jolly. Treasures report presented by Terry Rowe, Acceptance moved –Malcolm Gray, Seconded by Paul Knapp, Matters arising-Nil. Correspondence I n Addition to that published in the Smoke Signal. 1 Letter and flyer from Delway Brass offering their range of restoration services 2 Poster and flyers from Bakers Springs Winery for their Jazz Food and Wine day 22nd April 3 Letter, Flyer and entry forms for Downunder Jampot Rally, 2nd – 4th Nov 2012 at Highfields on the Darling Downs QLD from AJS & Matchless Club Aust. 4 Letter of resignation from Rob Karran due to age and health. Publications received in addition to those listed in the Committee meeting minutes--- 1 Vintage Motorcycle Club of Victoria 2 Vintage Chatter from VMCCWA 3 Classic Vibrations from Indian Harley Club WA 4 The Throttle Lever from Newcastle VMCC 5 The Radiator from The Riverland V&CC Club 6 The Energette from the Norton MCCSA Emails in and out-additional to those published in the Smoke Signal Committee Minutes 1 To Leon Mitchell advising of our decision to contract Nicole Aspinall to build new website and requesting access data and passwords to the old site. 2 From Stephen Hooper, providing dockets for Moseley Sq. Display expenses and purchase of a new DVD for the library. 3 Reply from Leon and a follow up with all the required information . 4 Flyer from the Cafe Racer Club of SA advising of their race day at Mallala May 27th 2012 5 From Nicole Aspinall advising that the Website will be in Limbo whilst under construction. 6 To SA Aviation Museum at Port Adelaide requesting a club visit , possibly 20th May 7 From Ben Hortman enquiring about Historic rego. and details about the club ,reply sent Acceptance moved—Paul Knapp. Seconded Brian Kuerschner Run Co-ordinators Report Stephen Hooper spoke about Moseley Sq Display, it was a successful day and enjoyed by both the general public and participants . 15th April Southern Run ,starting at Meadows and lead by Dan Moriarty 6th May, Log book day at Payneham RSL 20th May Ride and BBQ. 27th May Log book day at CCC Clubrooms Clark Ave. Glandore 17th June Lobethal at Bushland Pk, Potato Day. Malcolm Gray organiser. 15th July----Run to be advised General Business Brian Kuerschner reported that David Schwartz was prepared to give a talk at the May meeting about his Dakkar Rally exploits in South America. Brian also requested help from some members to dispose of books, parts etc. on behalf of the family of Laurie Leibhardt. He also advised of an overseas owner wishing to dispose of a quantity of Matchless and AJS engines and parts. Klaus from Rotary reported on their forthcoming Motorcycle Expo and Swapmeet , Sunday 18th Nov . at the Gawler Showgrounds. Marie Hurley Gave a very interesting and entertaining talk about how she came to have her Bantam and her adventures and experiences with it. Buy Swap and Sell was read. Minutes of VVMCCSA Committee Meeting 23rd April 201 2, Goodwood Community Centre 5 Meeting Opened at 7:45 pm. Members in attendance- Brian Forth, Bob Gill, Barry Carlisle, Bill Lorimer, Terry Rowe, Ray Collins, Rob Smyth and Daryl Rosser. Apologies – Paul Knapp. Minutes of the last committee meeting were presented as published in the Smoke Signal, no business arising. Acceptance moved Bob Gill, Seconded Barry Carlisle and Carried. Treasurers report was presented by Terry Rowe, No business arising. Acceptance moved Ray Collins. Sec- onded Rob Smyth and Carried. New Members- New membership applications received from Robert Tucker and Rien Gerritson and read to committee. Correspondence I n. 1 Minutes of Federation meeting 18th Feb. 2012 2 Flyers received from Historic Motor Vehicle Club Fleurieu Peninsula, Strathalbyn Swapmeet, 21st Oct 2012 3 Letter from the Vintage Sportscar Club SA re changes to Bay to Birdwood route for traffic control together with sample of a letter sent from a local MP. 4 Letter from Gov. SA re. auction of numeric number plates. 5 Numerous payments of subs. Received. Correspondence Out - 1 46 Swapmeet Flyers sent to other clubs and Motorcycle businesses.