Sprocket October 2020 Official Journal of THE CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF VICTORIA INC. Committee 2019 / 2020 Ian Snadden Graham Boulter John Best Rob Mullins President Vice President Secretary Treasurer M: 0408 132 626 M: 0407 769 295 M: 0403 704 274 M: 0418 366 580 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Peter Cullen James Linton Jeremy Coffey Richard Sommerville Membership Secretary Club Captain Editor (Sprocket) Club Permit Officer M: 0419 568 916 M: 0415 781 516 M: 0409 357 268 M: 0413 029 482 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Office Bearers Appointed by Committee Rob van Lohuizen Ray Isles Mike Walker Wally Walsh Committee Committee SMWR Co-ordinator NMWR Co-ordinator M: 0433 811 645 P: (03) 9584 4168 M: 0447 503 128 M: 0420 926 316 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Reg Hammond Bill Washington Andy Symons Steve Inman Regalia Librarian Geelong Representative Web Administrator P: (03) 9435 7542 M: 0418 509 153 M: 0419 237 110 M: 0419 113 940 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] MOTOR The Journal of the Classic CYCLE Sprocket CLUB OF Motorcycle Club of Victoria Inc. VICTORIA INC. Incorporation No. A000784G Inside This Issue Mister Ed’s October Editorial Club Contact Details ..................................2 n this issue, Colin Sullivan recalls some The President’s Message .......................... 3 racing memories, with the old Bathurst course Who is this Young Man? – October Quiz ...4 being the most exciting and challenging of all th Ithe tracks. No doubt other club members have Stop Press – 50 Anniversary Update ......5 experienced the thrill of Bathurst, whether racing Geelong’s 3rd Sunday Run – Sept ............ 8 on the old, more potentially dangerous circuit, or Geelong Club Run Notice ......................... 9 the current safer track. Club Regalia For Sale ............................... 9 Questions of Import by Jack Youdan ...10-12 I was fortunate enough to enjoy some spirited riding around the old track on a Bonneville and Sprocket Interview with Bill Garner .....13-14 latter driving a Morris Cooper, only to experience What Did You Do in Lockdown? complete brake fade rounding Forrest’s Elbow. Article by Derek Pickard .................... 15-16 That certainly added to the already high levels Sprocket Snippets from Yesteryear ....17-21 of adrenaline. Forrest’s Elbow, is named after The Tale of a Rigid Triumph motorcycle racer Jack Forrest who scraped his Article by Colin Sullivan .....................22-23 elbow away after laying down his bike on the corner. An Inconspicuous Jar Article by Gregory Hill ........................24-26 Motorcycle racing at Bathurst finished in the late ’80s. There are plans for a second Mt Panorama But, One Day... Article by Ray Isles ....27-31 circuit to be called “Velocity Park Precinct”. It Answer to September Quiz ................32-33 would be suitable for MotoGP and World Superbike Classifieds ............................................... 34 racing, but don’t book your tickets just yet. Answer to October Quiz .......................... 35 Ed. Cover Bike Details: 1972 Triumph Hurricane X-75 The Classic Motorcycle Club of Victoria Inc. The Classic Motorcycle Club of Victoria PO Box 533, Elsternwick Victoria 3185 Inc. meets at 8pm on the third Wednesday Website: www.cmccv.org.au of each month at Sturgess Hall, Chatfield Incorporation Number: A007884G Avenue, Balwyn (Deepdene). The Club was founded on March 12th 1971, in order to foster Melway Ref: P46 A8 the ownership and riding of classic motorcycles 25 years Annual Membership Fees are presently and older and to encourage future generations to share this $50 for Single Members and $55 for passion. Family Membership. There is a Joining Fee of $100 for new members. This publication contains general information, which should not be relied upon without specific advice from a Original articles in Sprocket are copyright to the suitably qualified professional. The Editor, Authors, and Classic Motorcycle Club of Victoria Inc. but may The Classic Motorcycle Club of Victoria, Incorporated, be reproduced without charge by any club with expressly disclaim liability for anything done, or omitted similar aims, provided they are not used for profit, to be done, by any person in consequence with the contents and recognition of source is quoted. of this publication. Sprocket CLUB CONTACT DETAILS & DEADLINES All Club Permit Applications and Renewals, (accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope) send to: - CLUB PERMIT OFFICER Classic Motorcycle Club of Victoria, PO Box 8030, Seymour South, VIC 3660 All Membership Applications and Matters, send to: - MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Classic Motorcycle Club of Victoria, PO Box 533, Elsternwick VIC 3185 All Sprocket Articles, Letters to the Editor, Classified Items/For Sale/Wanted etc, send to: - THE EDITOR, Jeremy Coffey Email: [email protected], Mobile: 0409 357 268 PLEASE NOTE: DEADLINE FOR SPROCKET ARTICLES IS THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH All other Correspondence to be sent to: - THE SECRETARY Classic Motorcycle Club of Victoria, PO Box 533, Elsternwick VIC 3185 Website: www.cmccv.org.au LIFE MEMBERS Hazel Budds Ray Isles Jack Youdan Ian Richsteig David Langridge Burger Drake Graeme Randall FORMER LIFE MEMBERS NOW DECEASED Farrell Flanagan Philip Irving Jack Budds Tony Border Robert McLennan Brian Dodds James Barker Warren Hicks Alan Woodbridge Ian Kennedy Jan Kennedy Page | 2 OCTOBER 2020 For the Classic Motorcycle Enthusiast President’s Message - October 2020 t the time of writing this message, daily new cases of COVID are dropping in Melbourne Metro giving us some hope that we have turned the corner and are heading towards the relaxing of the current lockdown restrictions. Let’s hope that Abefore too long we will be able to go riding again and join our Victorian regional mates who are a step or should that be a kilometre or two ahead of us. Our membership secretary Peter Cullen has decided to stand down after undertaking this role twice over the past few years. Peter has done a great job as membership secretary and we wish him well in committee retirement. Club member Peter Hansen has agreed to take over from Peter and the changeover will occur when it’s physically possible for the two Peters to get together for a handover. Thank you Peter H and we welcome you to the com- mittee position of Membership Secretary, in due course. Club member Ashley Scott has offered to take over from Reg Hammond as Regalia Officer, as members would have diligently read in past committee meeting minutes Reg after many tireless and dedicated years as Regalia Officer is ready for a well-deserved break. Thank you to both Peter and Ashley for taking on these respective positions. It is cer- tainly very heartening as President to have members that are willing to come forward and take on these vitally important Club roles. The rare and highly desirable motorcycles from the estate of the late Warren Hicks are to be auctioned by Shannons in November this year. For details Google “2020 Shannons Spring Timed Online Auction”. John Ferguson gave a description of the motorcycles in the Vale to Warren in September Sprocket; these motorcycles will attract global interest and it will be fascinating to see what they sell for. I read with interest in Issue 88 of Old Bike Australia that editor Jim Scaybrook had been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to motorcycling. Congratulations to Jim for his lifelong contribution to the passion we all share. Club member Peter Keage has kindly offered to host informal Zoom chats between interested Club members on a monthly basis, see below for details of Peter’s initiative. Informal Classic Bike Chat on Zoom In the absence of CMCCV meetings, an informal Zoom catch-up has been running between 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm on the third Wednesday of each month. If you are interested in joining the banter, please email: [email protected]. Peter (Keage) will then email the Zoom link to you on the morning of the catch-up. (continued next page) OCTOBER 2020 Page | 3 Sprocket I hope you all enjoy this edition of Sprocket and my thanks go to those who have contributed the great articles. Keep safe and well and hopefully (fingers crossed) we will be back to riding at some stage soon. Ian Snadden, President CMCCV. Who is the young man in the photo? The year is 1958, the machine is a Matchless G80 500cc. The rider is an active Club member. You can find out who the rider is and see what he looks like today, on page 35 in this issue of Sprocket. Page | 4 OCTOBER 2020 For the Classic Motorcycle Enthusiast STOP PRESS!! Postponement of 50th Anniversary Rally Due to the uncertainty of whether we will be able to proceed with the Club’s 50th Anniversary Rally in March 2021, your committee has decided that it would be prudent to postpone the rally until the later part of 2021. Hopefully this will enable us to plan and run a Rally with significantly more confidence than exists at present. Our accommodation venue the Port Fairy Big 4 Holiday Park are able to offer us accommodation in the week of 7th to 14th November 2021, which we have secured. Pushing the Rally forward to the second week in November enables us to avoid clashing with the following: - • School Holidays • VJMC National Rally • MotoGP Weekend • Melb Cup Long Weekend As disappointing as it is to have to postpone our rally, your committee believe that this is a far better option than to continue to plan for March only to have to cancel at short notice, closer to the time.