General Articles and Stories
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19 May 2013
Story and Photos by Simon Whittaker
Simons' Overseas Trip...
Part 1 Germany
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26 March 2013
Sent in by Dave Ramsay:
A new Aussie Record:
The World's Fastest Velocette
http://www.worldsfastestvelocette.com/
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19 February 2013
VVC Snowy Tour - February 2013
by Lorraine Litster
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1 January 2013
From: Col McAndrew
"I thought members might like to see this
educational video by the University of Lincoln
about the demise of BSA/Triumph:"
'Bits Stuck Anywhere:
The Decline of BSA and the Birmingham Motorcycle Industry'
Description:
"How did the Midlands once mighty motorcycle industry decline into industrial turmoil and eventual collapse? Using archive film from the MACE collection we will travel from the post-war boom years of mass produced motorcycles to the 1970s when motorcycle giant BSA faced closure and the eventual ignominy of a public auction of its assets.
Perhaps the school boys were right and BSA did stand for Bits Stuck Anywhere….
This sales decline is contrasted with glorious footage of the riders in action: the Midlands’ own leather jacked clad ‘ton-up boys’ taking to the streets of Birmingham and Leicester when the only motorcycles that mattered were made in Britain."
Media Archive for Central England
MHT Building
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
If you'd like to purchase a copy of Bits Stuck Anywhere on DVD, the Media Archive for Central England have a limited number of copies for sale at £10 each + £1.50 p&p.
To purchase by debit card over the telephone, call MACE on 01522 837750
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29 October 2012
Mick Gentleman sent in this LINK
to a short film of an Italian police motorcycle display team
illustrating some amazing synchronised riding skills! 
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3 May 2012
"Classic Bikes in Vietnam"
Ray Scott took some photos of some real classics during his trip to Vietnam
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3 February 2012
"Extraordinary Rally Blow up - The aftermath"
A follow-up on the 2012 Annual Rally 'Hard Luck Award'
by Lorraine Litster and Gordon Halliday
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Date: Sunday, 6 November 2011
A Guide to Group Riding (90kb PDF file)
.....a guide from the Motorcycle Council of NSW and also published in Road Rider magazine for motorcycle group riding that has very good, comprehensive guidance on group riding including guidance for ride organisers.
Club and group leaders/organisers may find this of value in ride planning and management.
Regards, Denis Murphy
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Date: Saturday, 15 October 2011
Over the last couple of days, three people have sent me the link to
this page
It is a photo journal of a Motor Cycling holiday around Europe in 1953
by a group of young men riding motorbikes:
a Brough Superior SS100 sidecar outfit, a couple of Triumphs
and a couple of Sunbeams.
Apparently it has suddenly become super popular,
with over 2 million hits last week.
Some great photos an well worth a look.
www.go-faster.com/SS100.html
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Date: 8 September 2011
Max Fielding sent in this story of his recent (July/Aug 2011)
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY RIDE
(PDF file, 376kb)
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Date: 26 August 2011
Phil Sell sent in this LINK
to a short film made by
The Commonwealth Film Unit in 1959
for the Australian Road Safety Council.
five stars - recommended viewing!
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14 June 2011
Historic Winton Race Meeting
28th - 29th of May 2011
REPORT and PHOTOS by Rod Gilchrist
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23 April 2011
”The Old Gunnas”
by Lorraine Litster
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11 April 2011
Mick Gentleman sent in some PHOTOS
from his visit to the National Automobile Museum of Tasmania.
Well worth a visit next time you're in Tassie.
Their address is:
The National Automobile Museum of Tasmania
86 Cimitiere Street, Launceston
Phone: (03) 6334 8888.
Open 9 am - 5 pm. Winter 10 am - 4 pm
Their web site is: http://namt.com.au/
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4 April 2011
Dirt Riding: A novice's impression
by Lorraine Litster
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7 March 2011
A Nasty Ride on a Triumph Trident
by Lorraine Litster
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10 December 2010
Googong Dam water levels
Craig Mill sent in some photos showing the recent dramatic rise of the water level in Googong Dam
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27th Nov 2010
Deus Bike Build off
Report and Photos by Simon Whittaker
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30 March 2010:
A Report from the VJMC 2010 Rally
(Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club)
held on 27th and 28th March 2010 at the Healesville Racing Club complex, in Victoria's Yarra Valley.
- by Simon Whittaker
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18 March 2010
Toby Bateman, from the
Triumph Motorcycle Register of Australia,
has compiled some
"Maintainence & Tuning Tips
For Hinkley Bonnevilles"
Click on the image below to download a PDF (64kb)
PLUS
**** More Bonneville TUNING info! ****
sent in by Graham Knox (VVCMCC) 19 March 2010
"Another source of tuning information for the Hinkley twins
that has been around for quite some time now
is the "Jenks Bolts" tuning notes - sort of an industry bible."
The notes can be downloaded HERE (328kb PDF)
The Jenks Bolts website can be found HERE
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13 January 2010: A Gravel Trip to Falls Creek ...
- by Peter Wilson
(NOTE from Lorraine: "Covers newly tarred & dirt roads in the Alps not well known, good reading".)
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28 December 2009: 1950's Adventure Riders
A classic article by Wes Weber (USA)
(sent in by Dean Davidson)
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6 November 2009: the VJMC 2009 Rally
(Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club)
held on October 24-25, 2009 at the Healesville Racing Club complex, in Victoria's Yarra Valley.
- by Simon Whittaker
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6 September 2009: "VIBRATIONS - An explanation of Dynamic Balancing"
- by Graham Bennedick, Historic Motorcycle Club of Qld Inc. (Toowoomba Area)
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21 August 2009: "Selecting a Veteran or Vintage Bike"
- by Peter Toet
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6 June 2009: "The Berry Kickstart Rally"
- by Simon Whittaker
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8 May 2009: "The Spyder Experience"
- by Simon Whittaker
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24-26 April 2009 - PHOTOS from the ALL BRITISH RALLY, at Campbells Creek, VIC,
- by Simon Whittaker
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5 April 2009 - Shoalhaven Bike Show
- by Denis Murphy
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15 January 2009: Great Fall-Offs of My Motorcycling Career:
Part 1 the Early Falls.
- by Lorraine Litster
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November 1999 - Older Motorcyclists: Continuity or Change?
- by Dr Frank Glamser
Department of Anthropology and Sociology,
University of Southern Mississippi (USA)
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