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DECEMBER 2018 ~ FREE TO ULYSSES CLUB MEMBERS SUMMER EDITION STILL GROWING OLD 2018 HARIHARI DISGRACEFULLY RALLY TOURING TASMANIA 2019 AGM NEW BIKE RAFFLE ACC CONSULTATION PLUS: BRANCH NEWS WHAT’S BEEN GOING ON YOUR CLUB • YOUR STORIES • YOUR MAGAZINE Market-leading motorcycle insurance for Ulysses Club members As the preferred insurance broker to the Ulysses Club, Aon offers their members Prestige motorcycle insurance which includes discounted rates and enhanced Key features include: policy cover. • Reduced policy excesses • Age, multiple bike, loyalty, trike, Named Rider and Restricted Usage discounts available Aon’s insurance offer provides cover for all types of on-road • New replacement motorcycle for total motorcycles including 3 wheelers, and off-road motorcycles including loss within 24 months of registration as quad bikes, competition motorcycles (not covered whilst racing), a new motorcycle up to 30,000km motorcycle collections and classic/vintage motorcycles. • Windscreen/shield, headlights or tail lights covered with nil excess • Roadside assistance for comprehensive For more information, please contact Leonie Steedman cover • Automatic Riding Apparel cover 0800 65 62 64 • Optional Replacement Riding Apparel [email protected] cover • Nil excess for one claim within 12 months with a Ride Forever training course certificate aon.co.nz CONTENTS 3 National Committee Members ULYSSES CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND INC. 4 President’s Report NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mike Dew #2415 5 The Editor President: 367 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053 5 New Members Ph: 03 359 4949 Mobile: 027 283 0235 6 Administrator's Report Email: [email protected] 8 Secretary's Report Vice President: Tim (Tiny) Stewart #8959 25 Tait Drive, Greenmeadows, Napier, 4112 8 National Quartermaster's Report Ph: 06 845 0238 Mobile: 021 053 7842 9 Notice of AGM Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Stuart Burns #3703 14 Branch News 33A Iles Road, Lynmore, Rotorua 3010 Ph: 07 345 3053 20 Letter To The Editor Mobile: 021 972 535 Email: [email protected] 22 2019 AGM Bike Raffle Secretary: Pete Graham #8196 71 Snodgrass Road, RD 2 Ext, Westport, 7892 Ph: 03 789 7749 Articles Mobile: 021 271 2846 Email: [email protected] 24 Touring Tasmania Committee: Wayne Painter #1756 PO Box 100054, North Shore Mail, 26 Triumph Factory Visit Auckland 0745 Ph: 09 444 2770 27 ACC Consultation Mobile: 027 289 1018 Email: [email protected] 28 2018 Harihari Rally Committee: Jim Furneaux #2098 47 Ward Street, Upper Hutt 5018 31 Remembrance Run Ph: 04 971 2893 Mobile: 021 244 2091 32 Still Growing Old Disgracefully Email: [email protected] Jane Laing #6361 35 Pategonia Tour Committee: 75A Weld Street, Redwoodtown, Blenheim, 7201 40 Shag and Oink Ph: 03 577 6663 Mobile: 022 450 7042 44 Rallies Email: [email protected] 46 Branch Meeting Times and Contacts Administration/Membership/Gear: ULYSSIAN MAGAZINE PRODUCTION Debby Morgan, PO Box 40218, Upper Hutt 5140 Publisher/Editor: Paul Lance Ph: 0800 ULYSSES or 0800 859 773 between 2:30pm and 5:30pm Email: [email protected] Mobile: 021 072 3636 Email: [email protected] Advertising: Sam Slatter Keeper of the Remembrance Book: Phone: 07 862 6957 Peggy O’Neal #2849 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] PO Box 96219, Balmoral, Auckland 1342 Design: Gemma Wild Website Administrator: Paul Willard Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Printing: PMP Ph: 07 929 2415 (leave a message) or 021 638 223 Distributon: Gordon & Gotch NZ Ulyssian DECEMBER 2018 | 3 MIKE DEW #2415 NATIONAL PRESIDENT PRESIDENT’S REPORT nly a few weeks to go until reprobates is now a shadow of itself one-on-one training. Christmas and then the according to one of the club stalwarts I We have lots of motorcycling training end of another year. I can spoke to recently. I could do some re- instructors out there offering training for remember someone saying search on the membership numbers, but road riding (tar sealed roads) but none Oto me when I was a lot younger that time I don’t really wish to confirm whether one that I can find for adventure riders. fly’s by when you’re having fun and as of our greatest two-wheeled societies is When I say adventure riders, I don’t just you get older. I don’t know why it’s flying fading into oblivion”. Do you think Paul mean, e.g. dirt tracks etc. but riding on by quicker now, as there’s still the same is correct and if so, what are you going legal gravel and paper roads etc. e.g. number of hours in a day and weeks in to do to assist the Club in not fading into Danseys Pass, Molesworth Station. a year. Enjoy every minute you have on oblivion? There’s got to be a market for this, as this side of the earth and try to remem- Also, a friendly reminder to send in adventure bikes are now one of the big ber that it’s not always about what you your registration forms for the National sellers in NZ and overseas. Wouldn’t it want, as it can be very satisfying doing Rally being held in Hastings over the be good if ACC offered some funding to something for someone else. I’d like to weekend 29-31 March 2019. These ral- upskill those that are riding adventure wish you all a very Merry Christmas and lies require your support, as the week- bikes (gravel road etc.) or expanded the all the best for the New Year. end’s events have been organised for Ride Forever courses to including gravel Congratulations to those members you the members of the Ulysses Club. roads? There are lots of riders out there who were nominated for positions on the The members of the organising com- that have had no training in how to ride 2019/20 National Committee (Natcom). mittee put in many hours of work to on gravel, e.g. roadworks, as it doesn’t Great to see Andy Wilson (Wairarapa) ensure the rally is a fun weekend and it seem to be a requirement when going putting his name forward to join five of is disappointing for them, when we, the for a motorcycle licence. the existing committee members who members of the club don’t make much of Not long after I got my Africa Twin also stood for re-election (Jim Furneaux an effort to turn up. The rally is a great (AT), I attended a suspension setup and I didn’t stand for re-election). venue to make new friends, as we all presentation run by Dave Moss in There’s still one vacancy for a com- have a common interest in motorcycling. Christchurch, as I had no idea how to mittee member and nominations will be The last two years I’ve not spent much set up a modern bike. Dave informed taken from the floor at the AGM. I was a time touring around the country on my me that the suspension on the bike little disappointed, but not surprised at 1500 Goldwing. My new passion is for was too soft for the bike and me and it the low number of nominations received. adventure riding, but I’ve never been one should be upgraded to get the best out Over the last couple of years, I’ve also for off-road riding in the past, and it has of the bike. Quite a few months later seen an increasing number of branches been a big learning curve for me. Luck- (12-18) and after reading an article also having difficulty filling appointments ily there are lots of clips on YouTube to in BRM (April 2018) about MotoSR in on their committees. This is from the top watch, but that’s not the same as some Taupo upgrading the suspension to down, and I think it has a lot to do an AT, the decision was made to with our ageing membership, as the upgrade my shocks. After several older members don’t want to commit phone calls to Scotty at MotoSR, I to things long term. In the last three removed the front and rear suspen- years, the South Canterbury and sion and couriered it up to him to Tokoroa Branches have closed, as work his magic. A few weeks later they were unable to form a com- (delay in getting a rear spring) I mittee and that is disappointing refitted the suspension and straight when only three branch members away noticed a big difference. are required to form a committee Scotty rings me regularly to ask (Coordinator, Secretary / Treasurer how the setup is working and to and one committee member). offer advice on how to fine turn the Do I think things are going to suspension for my riding style. improve? No. Overall, it’s a great improvement There was a very interesting over the standard suspension, on article “Zen and the art of gold card and off road and for me well worth motorcycling” in the December Bike the money I spent. Thanks, Scotty. Rider Magazine (BRM) on page Stay upright. 34, where Paul Owen in part stated “I’m not the only biker headed for Mike Dew #2415 National President the home. The Ulysses Club, that The Ulysses Club of NZ Inc. bastion of “Grow Old Disgracefully” 4 | Ulyssian DECEMBER 2018 PAUL LANCE ULYSSIAN EDITOR Last day for submissions for EDITORIAL the next Ulyssian magazine is February 8, ummer is upon us and it’s great which group they’re going to 2019. avoiding action at a moment’s to read the reports and see that ride with or event they’re going to notice.