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June 1998 Mra Sa Centrestand June 1998 JUNE 1998 MRA SA CENTRESTAND JUNE 1998 In the heart of the city! Get your arse into gear and buy wa~n miller leather AUSTRALIAN MADE TO QUALITY STANDARDS Check us out for ... 'LADIES &MENS JACKETS, PANTS ..... G& AND VESTS ~;p...-... • TOURING SUITS HONDA ~ • RACE SUITS we"IIlIl ... -MADETO MEASURE SERVICE AVAILABLE \7 Un~)' ROJII. Park~jOc SA j)(,J Ph: (08) 8272 7655 Fa~: (08) 8272 1935 CaJl U3 (0; VO:" local stOO:/sl i i INStJRANGF I TD A.C,'l OOHI7.....0 6IeEGLASlico MOTORCYCLE 'Bum 088323 8865 108 KING Wll.LIAMS STREET ADELAIDE 5000 235 Main Road McLaren Vale SA 51 71 CONSIDER THE FAX: (08) 8323 8553 BENEFITS••••••• " Replacement Policy on New Bikes. IAN WILLIAMS TUNING " Up to 60 ~/o No Claim Bonus. " $ 5 000 000 Third Party Cover. lit Agreed Sum Insured. MIKUNI CARBlJRETORS-IETS-SPARE PARTS RING WENDY FOR YOUR NEXT FLAT SLIDE CARBLTRETORS NEW WITH ACCELEKATOR PUMP MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE QUOTE ON SIZES ]] J6 42 45 mm 68 RICHMOND RD KESWICK 8213 9299 (08) 8293 6677 PAGE 2 MRA SA CENTRESTAND JUNE 1998 COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1997 - 1998 M.R.A. President JeJfGaden (08) 83963742 MOTORCYCLE RIDERS Vice President David Povey (08) 8264 4453 ASSOCIATION INC. Secretary Paul Morgan (08) 8395 7137 Fax: (08) 8395 7138 VOL. 14 NO.2 Treasurer Ian 'Milo' Marlow (08) 8268 3654 MARCH 1998 Centrestand Editor Harald Lindemann (08) 82604461 Produced and published by the Memberships Adrian Gibbs (08) 8250 7668 Motorcycle Rider's Association of South Road Safety Rob Wells (015) 976947 Australia Incorporated. Publicity Aiden Hanafin (08) 83464071 Minutes Secretary Robyn Gaden (08) 83963742 PRINT POST APPROVAL PUBLICATION Register Liaison Les Dicker (08) 8262 2209 NO. PP: 530028/00014 Stock Control Robyn + JeJfGaden (08) 83963742 MRA (SA): GPO Box 1895 Run Coordinator David Povey (08) 8264 4453 Adelaide SA 5001 4Bs Coordinator Greg Janzow (08) 83468068 Telephone: 0882622150 Fax: 0882622151 MID-NORTH REGISTER COMMITEE MEMBERS President Stuart 'Toot' Bunnell (08) 8636 3689 Public Officer: Peter Mount Vice President Jackie 0 'Reilly (08) 8668 4245 Secretary Greg Stevens (08) 8865 2120 All advertising enquiries to the above Treasurer Barry Stoneman (08) 8825 3065 address. • Subscription gratis to members. POSTAL ADDRESS: PO BOX 37 SNOWTOWN SA 5520 Contributions welcome. SOUTH-EAST REGISTER COMMITTEE MEMBERS o Photographs welcome: colour or black and white prints will be returned after President Alan Masters (08) 8733 2792 publication. Please identify with return Vice President Bill Eales (08) 8735 4287 address on the back. Secretary Vicki Eales (08) 8735 4287 Opinions: contributors and advertisers Treasurer Ellen Koennecke (08) 8765 1030 opinions do not necessarily reflect the Stock Control Ellen Koennecke (09) 8765 1030 view of the Association. 4B's Coordinator Erica Masters (08) 8733 2792 Rally Coordinator Alan Masters (08) 8735 6109 o Deadline: Ist of month prior to publication. Public Relations & Publicity Officer Upper s.E. Frank Koennecke (08) 87651 030 Printed by Ariel Printing, 159 South Road, Millicent Erika Masters (08) 8733 2792 Ridleyton 5008 S.A. Mount Gambier James & Jaqui Masters(08) 8723 1709 COVERPHOTO: POSTAL ADDRESS: PO BOX 909 MILLICENT SA 5280 The VT Revisited, Revised and Relocated. PUBLICATION: Quarterly - March, EDITORIAL June, September, December Just how safe is your bike? Every time you head out of your driveway the condition of motorcycle will predicate how it will respond to your directions. The MRA SA is a member of the Is it in good tune so that it accelerates smoothly and without interruption? Are the tyres inflated properly and have a safe amount of tread? Is water Australian Motorcycle Council (AMC) being kept out of the fuel system through adequate seals? Are all electrical lines and connections properly fixed and in order? Is your engine oil still within its useful life for your bike? Have you changed your brake fluid in the last six months, your /Tont fork oil in the last twelve? What about those grease points - swingarm, steering head, wheel bearings and driveshaft? How many years for them? Can you still remember how a new rear suspension unit feels? When was the last time you gave your bike the once over to check that all the nuts were still attached to their bolts and doing their job and holding everything together? Make yourself a list and spend the next rainy weekend doing something about it. Ride Safe Harald PAGE 3 MRA SA CENTRESTAND JUNE 1998 MRASANOTES NEW STOCK AVAILABLE • We now have available good quality rugby tops. They are available in a choice of colours, as long as you want black. They are embroidered in white on the left breast with "Let Those Who Ride Decide" running around the MRA State map. We have kept the cost down to $55, which we feel is a good deal, as they will last for many years. We have pre-sold 25 of the 50 ordered, so you better get in pretty quick if you want one. We now have Members Miscellaneous Items of Only patches back in stock. If you need/want one Discontinued MRA Clothing and order it with a new rugby top we will give you a special price of $60 for both, which includes postage. ONLY $5.00 Limited Stock - Limited Sizes ~EDI.'NE Phone or Fax orders to: MOTORCYCLE EXHAUST SYSTEMS 8396 3742 after 6.00pm Replica and Aftermarket Systems for all makes and models Custom. Classic. Race, MotocrosS,Vintage and Veteran Repairs and Rebuilds to any Motorcycle Exhaust Bankcard - Visa - Mastercard available • TUBE AND PIPE BENDING • ALLOY WELDING • STAINLESS BENDING & WELDING • GENERAL FABRICATION WORK 4 Ferry Avenue, Melrose Park GREAT ESCAPE RALLY THANKS: TELEPHONE: (08) 8277 0311 We would like to thank the following for their A/H: 8387 1854 generous donations. Their donations enabled us to hold a profitable raffle at the rally and raise necessary THIS MONTHS STUFF funds for the MRA. • Kessner Suzuki. • Yamaha Pitman. ITEMS PAGE • Honda Shop \ Main North Kawasaki • Boltons Kawasaki MRA Info / Editorial 3 • South East Register of MRA MRA SA Notes 4 • Adelaide Arcade Engravers President's Report 5 Great Escape Rally Report 6 Register Reports 7 Toy Run Report 7 NOTIC[ TO ALL RoadCraft / AGM Info 8 On My Bike 9/14 Letters 10 The MRA"s merchandising department has just School Zones - NEW LEGISLATION ll moved. For all your future needs please contact, by Road Safety Report 14 phone or fax, Robyn (BOB) on CRAP File 15 Third Party Letter 17 8396 3742. For a definative answer on sizes Rally Round Up 19 and styles available. Poker Run Report 19 We also will continue to offer delivery or you can Pick Your Date 20 Racing Calendars 20 pick up items at a discounted rate. Clubs Listing 22 PAGE 4 MRA SA CENTRESTAND JUNE 1998 PRESIDENT'S REPORT have come across (despite the fact that we are poor) is that the fact that we are motorcyclists tends to give the Well its June already, the Great Escape Rally has come councils, local residents and landowners the impression and gone and organization for this years Toy Run is well that we are some form of patch club, come to rape and underway this now leaves us more time to concentrate on pillage As tantalizing as this thought is, it has been a the main reasons of why the MRA is here. difficult job to convince these groups otherwise. The problem that this causes is that to utilize a premises for Those of you who read the last issue of Centrestand will no association meeting rooms means that the zoning of the doubt have read an emotive letter from a member (no building has to reflect that use. The changing of council secret it was me) about the ludicrous cost of compulsory zoning is not only a lengthy, difficult process it is also very third party insurance premiums in this state. In that Jetter I expensive, and just to apply for the rezoning of a premises identified that the mechanisms by which these decisions can cost several hundred dollars with no guaranty of are reach remain a mystery as the committee involved success and no refund if the application is unsuccessful. enjoys the luxury of confidentiality that is leftover from Add to this that we would like to have a limited liquor about twenty five years ago when there were a number of license and the game begins again with even larger insurers competing for the provision of this insurance. amounts of money. No longer, as I na"ively Thought, is it That however changed about twenty years ago but the just a case of finding a site that our organization could clause relating to the secrecy of the committees activities actually afford (a very difficult task) but now we have to failed to follow suit. This leaves us in a disempowered fight the leviathan of beurocracy. position where we don't like what is happening to the cost of our premiums, the information that we are getting for What we desperately need at this juncture is some wealthy other state shows our state to be inconsistent with national philanthropist to bestow upon us a site with the appropriate trends and we are unable to challenge the price that the council zoning and a large amount of cash with which to premiums are set at because we are unable to find out how bargain the liquor licensing board into granting us the committee comes to their decisions. permission to sell alcohol to our members. Helping to finance the meeting rooms that we really need at this stage Despite the fact that I feel having a good winge can be of the game.
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