MARCH 2017 ~ FREE TO ULYSSES CLUB MEMBERS AUTUMN EDITION TOP OF THE SOUTH DES’S FAR NORTH WESTLAND ULYSSIAN’S ON TOUR ADVENTURE COMBINING LIVING THE DREAM TWO PASSIONS PART 2 MARATHONS AND RIDING NORTH AMERICAN MILKY BAR RUN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FRANK AND DON HEAD TO YELLOWKNIFE INSIDE OUT BABE THE 32ND BABES ON BIKES YOUR CLUB • YOUR STORIES • YOUR MAGAZINE CONTENTS 3 National Committee Members ULYSSES CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND INC. 4 President’s Report NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS 5 New Members President: Mike Dew #2415 6 The Editor 367 Wairakei Road, Burnside Christchurch 8053 8 National Treasurer's Report Ph: 03 359 4949 Mobile: 027 283 0235 9 Administrator's Report Email: [email protected] 10 Forthcoming Branch AGM Notices Vice President: James (Jim) Galt #5991 12 Annual General Meeting P O Box 5232, Frankton, Hamilton 3242 Ph: 07 847 2700 (bus hrs) 14 2017 AGM Postal Voting Form Mobile: 021 901 557 Email: [email protected] 16 2017 AGM Brand New Bike Raffle Treasurer: Stuart Burns #3703 18 Branch News P O Box 45, Rotorua 3040 Ph: 07 345 3053 Mobile: 021 972 535 Email: [email protected] Articles Secretary: Nicky Bright #7125 28 The 32nd Babes On Bikes 47 Kahu Way, RD2, Blenheim 7272 Ph: 03 572 8588 (evenings) Inside Out Babe Mobile: 020 403 79715 30 Des’s Far North Adventure Email: [email protected] Committee: Jayne Mansell #5291 31 It Must Be In The Genes Flat 2, 22 Arthur Road, Manurewa. 34 John Hallen Phone number 021 0346 555 Email: [email protected] 35 Combining Two Passions Committee: Jim Furneaux #2098 47 Ward Street, Upper Hutt 5018 36 “Milky Bar Run” 2017 Ph: 04 971 2893 38 Living The Dream – Part 2 Mobile: 021 244 2091 Email: [email protected] 44 Westland Ulyssian’s On Tour Committee: Lawrence (Goose) Gosnell #8430 3 Constance Place, Cambridge 3434 Top Of The South 2016 Ph: 07 823 0069 46 Rallies Mobile: 0274 390 039 Email: [email protected] 50 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] Design: Gemma Wild Website Administrator: Paul Willard Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Printing: Image Centre Ph: 07 929 2415 (leave a message) or 021 638 223 Distributon: Gordon & Gotch NZ Ulyssian MARCH 2017 | 3 MIKE DEW #2415 NATIONAL PRESIDENT PRESIDENT’S REPORT reetings one and all, and I suspect it was started by the or their health is failing. Many members By the time you receive the Administrator for NZ Biker who was trying once retired from work, take to the road March edition of the Ulyssian, to fuel debate. in caravans and RV’s, and may no longer Git will be approx. four weeks I drafted a reply stating: The Ulysses ride. We are fortunate in that there is a until our National Rally and AGM in the Club is NOT behind any push to legislate Ulysses Club RV group and we retain Wairarapa. You’ve still got time to get your for the mandatory wearing of high viz some members because they like to keep registrations in to attend the Rally. Karen vests for motorcyclists. I can’t recall this their club contact via that group. The RV Wilson (branch coordinator) and her band item being raised at any meetings I’ve Group is a separate entity and was set of happy helpers have been working attended, and furthermore I’ve not been up by the past National President of the hard to make the weekend an enjoyable asked for my opinion on this matter by Ulysses Club and we maintain close ties. experience for everyone. A couple of the any news media that have interviewed me We have had some concerns as well Australian National Committee members while being Club President. It’s a HOAX about some branches becoming a bit, are attending and I’m sure they’ll all be and someone is stirring (in bad taste). well, unwelcoming to new members. made to feel very welcome. The Club member forwarded my reply Sometimes the arrival of new younger Please show the Wairarapa Branch our to NZ Social Bikers who removed the members can be seen as a bit of a support by attending the National Rally post and NZ Bikers updated the post threat to the existing hierarchy within a over Easter weekend (14-16 April) and, if to say that the story was false. Before Branch and that is unfortunate. To try you wish, you can attend the Club’s AGM that happened, there were a number to break that down, we have instigated on Saturday morning. I was a bit shocked of adverse comments about the Club meetings of State Branch Presidents and this morning to wake up to a frost in displayed on their Facebook pages. There Secretaries as `a group to encourage Christchurch and it’s only early February. will always be a group of bikers out there them to swap ideas, discuss issues So much for global warming. Karen has who want to knock the Club when given and we have challenged them to try to assured me that the weather will be fine the opportunity and this false statement encourage new members. Whilst this is and warm in April for those touring around only provides fuel to feed their fire. I’d a new initiative, we are hopeful of some the North Island before the Rally. thank the members who approached the success as feedback so far has been At our AGM in April we have four NZ Biker administrator informing him / positive. One of the messages we have members of the National Committee her that the comments were false. Please been careful to promote to the Presidents (Natcom) standing down. be careful when putting up comments on and Secretaries’ meetings is that we Jim Galt has been on the committee Facebook, as those comments might be encourage that they identify issues and since 2010 and has held the following interpreted the wrong way. When making work to solve them within their groups. positions: committee member, Secretary comments on Facebook, please be sure Some actions and ideas from these and Vice President. Nicky Bright has been of your facts and make it clear that you groups have been: the Club Secretary since 2014. Jayne are giving your personal view and not that • The sharing of one Branch’s (very Mansell has been a committee member of the Ulysses Club. informative) Branch Welcome Pack since 2015 and she has organised the As you’re all aware we have • Hold a BBQ or social events to attract last two motorcycle raffles. Lawrence been concerned about the declining new members in an area (Goose) Gosnell has been a committee membership numbers in the Club for a • Keep social get-togethers fresh and member since 2016. I’d like to thank number of years. We seem to attract about interesting by: them very much for the time and effort the same number of new members each • Mix it up / join up tables etc. at they have given so freely to ensure the year that leave. Last month I emailed my morning teas and functions, Club runs smoothly. Your efforts have counterpart in Australia (Helena Gritton) • Be welcoming. been much appreciated. as they are also experiencing the same I received an email last week from a issues as us. Helena asked Jen Woods I found it interesting to read Jen’s Club member informing me that there (Vice President) to reply to me and this is comments, as it confirmed that both was a comment on the NZ Biker and Jen’s reply: Australia and New Zealand are NZ Social Bikers Facebook pages As Helena commented, we have experiencing similar issues with declining “Apparently Ulysses MC are behind a big been concerned about the declining membership. push to legislate for mandatory wearing membership numbers of the Club in I also asked if they had considered of high viz vests for motorcyclists. If Australia for a while now. lowering the joining age to 30 or 35 and you know a member, please express While we continue to attract new they said they hadn’t. Something for your opposition to them on behalf of members, the number of members not you to think about and to let your branch motorcyclists everywhere. What next? renewing is greater. We know, because coordinator know your thoughts, as it will Pink bike boots and a flashing helmet many members let us know, that they be on the agenda for the next Coordinators’ light?” That comment is a load of rubbish don’t renew because they stopped riding, and Natcom meeting on 14 April. 4 | Ulyssian MARCH 2017 NEWS FLASH I regret to inform you all that Des Trubshoe NEW MEMBERS #870 (Far North Branch coordinator) passed away suddenly on Friday the 24 February 2017. Membership No First Name Surname Branch On behalf of all the Club members I’d like to 09529 Terry Edwards GISBORNE offer our sympathy to his family and friends. 09530 Philip Wood GISBORNE Rest in peace Des. 09531 Anja Claus NELSON Mike Dew #2415, National President 09532 Warwick Vaughan KAPITI COAST 09533 Dianne Ellmers KAPITI COAST 09534 Dennis Spriggs BULLER 09535 Peter Van Schalkwyk AUCKLAND 09536 Andrea Thomas NORTH HARBOUR 09537 David Anton NELSON I read in the Australian Summer Riding 09538 Peter Hopkins WAIKATO On magazine that they will have a deficit 09539 Dale Blyde AUCKLAND 09540 Gillian Isaac WELLINGTON in the order of $75,000 this financial 09541 Wayne Smith CANTERBURY year.