BMW Shaft Drive Lines A.C.T. BMW MOTORCYCLE CLUB ACT BMW MotorCycle Club Inc Member of the International Council of BMW Clubs club club october 2004 Meetings: When: Fo urth Mond ay o f e ach month Where: Italo Australian Club, 78 Franklin St FORREST A.C.T. BMW Time: 7:45pm MOTORCYCLE CLUB Next Meeting : Monday 27 September 2004 Membership: 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, or you can obtain one by writing to : COMMITTEE M EMBERS The M em ber s hi p Secr et ar y Pl e ase advi se t he M embershi p for 2004-2005 ACTBMWMCC Secre tary o f ch ange s to your contact details. PO Box 1042 WODEN ACT 2606 President: Peter Stanfield - R1150RT Activities: 02 - 6288 1638 [email protected] Club r uns and social events ar e detailed in the What’s On page in this magazine. The Club endeavours to have at least one organized run per month. Suggestions for runs and Vice President & Public Officer: activities are welcome to the Ride Coordinator or the Social Secretary. Colin Ward - K1200RS Every effort is made to make the information on the What’s On page accur ate but 02) 6255 8998 [email protected] changes to meeting times and places etc can occur between publication dates. Members will be r eminded of rides, activ ities and general inform ation by em ail. If y our em ail Secretary: address has been changed or your box is full, w e can’t contact you, so advise the Ride Steve Hay - F650GS Coordinator of changes to your contact details. The most up-to-date information will be 02)62889151 posted on our website http://www.actbmwmcc.org .au [email protected] Part icip ant s in Club act ivities are advised and rem inde d th at the y do so at their own r isk and are fu l ly re spo n sib le for the ir ow n r id ing . Pl ease ob ey the law at all time s Treasurer: and r ide with your safe ty and the safe ty of other s in min d . Peter Oliver - R1100RS [email protected] Kosciuszko Rally: 0438 424 516 Will be held on 23/24 October 2004 at the Geehi Hut campsite near Khancoban NSW. A portion of proceeds is donated to the refurbishment of The Canberra Hospital, Editor: Cardio-Thoracic Unit’s patients/visitors lounge. Roger Paull - R1150GS 02)6255 8045 Charity Support: [email protected] This club proudly supports the Cardio-Thoracic Unit of The Canberra Hospital. Web Site: http://www.actbmwmcc.org.au Ride Coordinator Check the web site for updates of rides and social events. John McKinnon - R1150 RT 02) 6291 9438 [email protected] About ‘Shaft Drive Lines’: Relevant Contributions to this Club Journal Social Secretary: Privacy of Club Member Leah McKinnon ar e most welcome, and should be dir ected to Information 02) 6291 9438 the Committee at any general meeting, or The Club is aw ar e that pr ivacy of [email protected] posted to: personal information is an issue The Editor, Shaft Drive Lines of gr owing concern and for that Merchandising Officer: ACTBMWMCC reason has a declared policy as Louise Coxon regards Privacy and Spam. [email protected] PO Box 1042 De tails of the Club ’s po licy WODEN ACT 2606 were given in our May 2004 Webmaster: or em ai l to edit or @act bmwm cc.or g .au Ray Coxon - R1100 RT newsletter . The deadline 10 days is before the next meeting. 0407 263 282 Any members who have queries [email protected] All disks & photos etc. will be returned upon request. should contact the Club President in the first instance, or Membership Secretary: Articles and photos sent as attachments to be in Ian Hahn - R90/6 Word format or JPEG format respectively. Please alternatively, r aise these issues 02) - 6288 8126 A/h keep photos separate and do not embed them in at the Club’s monthly meeting. [email protected] y our docum ent . W hen y ou s end a tt a chm ent s to emails please use the alternative address: Clubs Australia Delegate: Martin Gilbert - K1200LT [email protected] 02) 6296 5758 [email protected] Disclaimer: This month’s cover: The opinions published in this Club Journal are those of the individual corr espondents, and ar e not Librarian: Upsidedown Greg on his necessarily those of the Editor or of the ACT BMW Richard Jackson - R75/6 outback adventure — 02 - 6282 5287 Motor Cycle Club Inc. snail mail only Technical articles, and other such information read all about it in this w here provided, are for use at the discretion of the issue. individual members, after warranty, and are not intended to detract from genuine BMW spares or accessor ies. 2 and has some great roads to get you In this month’s issue: G reat to be back in Canberra after there – C olin Ward, M ark E dw ards and a few weeks away, firstly for a week on my self went via the Elliot Way, ‘What's On Calendar’ 4 our Ranges Ride, and then a week in Tumbarumba and Khancoban to make it • 5 Cairns (beautiful one day sunny the a bit longer ride one year – no it wasn’t • Club Concours details to av oid pay ing the Park entrance fee. next). Glad to hear that everyone made • Airheads Ride Schedule 7 it back from the Ranges Ride without too The Alpine Way will also prov ide a lot of Photos of ACT VV&C’s 8 many incidents apart from a few bikes entertainment if you take the shorter • Gluhwei n Run that fell over, a bit of rain and hail on route. Hopefully the weather will be 9 the return, and four punctures! A few of kinder this year. • ‘Don’t lose your us are now quite proficient with the November will also be a big month sunglasses’ (Pres.) BM W ty re repair kits! w ith the BMW Safari in Tassie – 5-13 • ‘Dancing with Clouds’ 11 We experienced some terrific tw isty November, the Snowy ride - 13 Ride Report (Olaf Moon) N ovember and a run out to Temora for roads and it would be hard to pick a 12 fav ourite. Some of the following w ould the air show. Don’t forget also to have a • ‘The Vice Report’ (Colin hav e to be the best in NSW: Bell’s Line look at the A irheads ride schedule and Ward) of Roads, Windsor Putty, Thunderbolts the gravel surfers if you want to get ‘Bike to Bike 13 dirty. Greg – Upsidedown - Barber • Way, the Oxley Highway, the run across Communications recently attended the Off Centre Rally from A rmidale to Dorrigo, the Gibraltar (as explained by Ray Coxon) w hich was held this year at Innamincka and Tenterfield ranges to name a few. 17 The group who completed the entire trip v ia the Flinders Ranges. He covered just • Gravel Surfing Stuff 18 w ill no doubt be able to tell you about over 4000 kms of which some 2500 were • Upsidedown Greg’s some more that they enjoyed having on unsealed roads – I hope he didn’t get Outbac k Tour any scratches on his GS! added some five thousand kms to their • ‘Bike Riding in France’ by 21 clocks. Well enough from me – the weather Murray’s mate, Graeme is getting warm enough for even you Over 20 of us will have been to Bermagui for our annual ov ernighter less hardy types – so get the battery w ith the NSW BMW club by the time you charged, get it out of the shed – get read this so I hope those who your leg over and come participated enjoyed the social side of on out! Welcome to new members: things and the ride down. The club will Safe riding Ian and Kather ine Davey also have been represented by a group Peter - R80RT (conv oy might be a better description) of - Yamaha SR250 K1200LTs ferrying celebrities around Manuka oval prior to the ACT AF L grand final. I hope the play ing surface is not wet otherwise we may need a tow truck to dig them out. Events to put in your diaries are the club concours and brunch scheduled for Sunday 10 October at Tidbinbilla Space tracking station – so get that polishing cloth out – the MotoGP at Phillip Island on 15-17 October – Colin Ward, Olaf and Cheryl Moon and Peter and Fiona Oliver are a few of our members who are going down – have a yarn to them if you want to join in. The 22nd annual Kosciuszki Rally happens at Geehi Hut on the A lpine Way , on 23-24 O ctober. You should try to make the rally as it has to be in one of the best camping spots in the A lps A co ld and foggy start from Ha ll on the Ranges Ride. 3 What’s On - Rides, Events & Meetings Club events are highlighted Next General Meeting is on Monday 27 September Sunday mornings now at the Arté Café, Bungendore September 2004 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 25-26 Weekend at Bermagui Annual club event 1 2 3 4 5 27 General Meeting 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7.45 pm Italo-Australian Club, F orrest 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6 Chomp and Chat — 6.30 pm Red Sea Restaurant, 47 October 2004 Northbourne Ave C ivic (Melbourne Building) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 10 Sunday (alternative) brunch combined with the Club C oncours at Tidbinbilla (see opposite for details) 1 2 3 14 Committee Meeting 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 –17 Philip Island Grand Prix 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 23 - 24 Club’s Kosciuszko Rally at Geehi Hut 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 General Meeting 7.45pm Italo– Australian Club, Forrest 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 November 2004 3 Chomp and Chat — to be advised 6.30 pm Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 5—12 BMW Safari Tasmania 7 Mystery Ride with Alternative Sunday Breakfast 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 Committee Meeting 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 The Snowy Ride 22 General Meeting 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 7.45pm Italo-Australian C lub, F orrest 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 Last day to book and pay for C hristmas Dinner 29 30 27-28 Day /Overnighter to Young / Temora 2 December - Christmas Dinner This year’s Christmas Dinner and Presentation night will be on Thursday 2 December from 7pm at the Restaurant in the A ustralian Botanic Gardens.