Plymouth Motorcycle Club

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First Aid Awareness A year gone by with more motorcyclist injuries and unfortunately

deaths. It’s a given fact that at some point in your riding life you

will have an unscheduled dismount or you will be with a rider who

does. It can be so frustrating to be a bystander unable to give assis-

tance when a mate has an off and is at risk of bleeding to death or

dying through a blocked airway. Anyone and everyone can help in

this situation with some basic First Aid knowledge and this was the

aim of our 6th annual First Aid Awareness 4 hours of practical First

Aid at Cornwood Village Hall on Sunday 4th March. A very good

turnout of members, 18 in all with a flying visit from our Chairman

(on his way to a 12 hour shift) who made and delivered all the food

goodies we had as refreshments during our short break at 12.

Thanks Ritch.

The course covered the role of the First Aider, basic hygiene

in first aid, assessing the situation, administering aid to a casualty

who is unconscious or in seizure, cardio pulmonary resuscitation,

control of bleeding, shock, choking and minor injuries. Just the ba-

sics not a degree course, enough to keep that mate alive until the

experts arrive. Plenty of hands on practice plus the required tea /

coffee to keep everyone awake on a Sunday morning (many thanks

to Allison) My thanks go to everyone who attended and for your

unquestioning participation in all the practical aspects. Ian Prevost

who is training to be a paramedic for his assistance with the practi-

cal bits and stuff. Members who attended were:-Pete Batten,

Viv& Terry Johns, Steve Allen, Ian Prevost, Courtney Prevost, Rob

Walls, Chris Allen, Jonathan Mansfield, Denis Secker, Mike Ford,

Allison Ford. Mark Hull, Ken Bush, Roy Pike, Lyn Crombie, Rick

Crombie and Kevin Freer,

Steve Ford.

HELP NEEDED for this years Megaride

on June 10th. Help is needed on the Hoe

and at Lee Mill There are various jobs

that we need volunteers for either in the

Morning or in the afternoon or both. For

those who arrive at Lee Mill between 7-

7.30am breakfast will be provided at

Buds Cafe (Please see me for a drinks

voucher first) and for those volunteering

on the Hoe a meal voucher to use at C+G

catering outlets will be provided. Please

speak to myself or Sue on a club night or

email me ritchbounds@sky.com Tel

07843590968

Triumph Sprint

Well its service time again and the need to service the bike has arrived, This time

last year I took my carbs off to be serviced by a club member, they were put back on

and ran well for a couple of months but then started running erratically but I decided

to carry on running the bike for the next 6 months until after the rideout season had

finished. Then off they came again and back to the same club member who sent me

photos of my carbs a day later, which showed lots of brown gungy stuff which turned

out to be rust.

My initial thoughts were which petrol stations had been running their tanks low. I

started to drain the fuel tank into a clean container then took the fuel tap off which

was also full of rust and dirt, on inspection of the inside of the fuel tank it was evi-

dent the rust came from the inside, which was surprising because it was only a few

years old.

I use quick release fuel pipe connectors and 2 inline filters and 2 fuel filters in the

carbs none of which was able to stop the dirt getting through.

I began a search on the internet for something to clean away the rust and found a so-

lution in America called Metal rescue I contacted them and yes it is available in the

UK At a cost, well a new tank is £650 or try eBay ,except when I contacted them

their tanks were as bad as mine.

So I bought a gallon and poured it in the tank and left it to do its thing but in a 5 gal-

lon tank this took ages “ah well” 2 more gallons bought, and the tank sat in doors in

the hallway over Christmas and New Year with a bit of tinsel on it keeping the solu-

tion warm. After pouring the solution back in the containers for further use and the

tank now been washed through with soapy water there is no rust at all. You used to be

able to get a liquid called Petseal but the modern additives in petrol break this down.

I have now fitted fuel filters with paper elements inside to combat any more foreign

objects getting to the carbs. Hopefully to stop this happening again I intend to keep

more fuel in the tank over the winter months to try and stop the condensation build-

ing up.

Ritch

We have recently lost through tragic circumstances, a member of the Plymouth

Motorcycle Club Paul Henderson.

Paul was involved in all aspects of the club, in charity ride-outs and fund raising.

He will be greatly missed and our condolences go out to Jackie his wife and all

the family

John Varndell

I Have been asked to pass on my thanks to the club members that helped mar-

shal the funeral of longstanding member Keith Crofts son Michael who lost his

life recently on his bike in Plympton our condolences go out to Keith and his

family

Ritch

“Well i don't know were you left your bike Pete” “ So many Triumph’s to choose from eeny meeny miny mo

Club members on a recce run to the Hanger Des Celtes rally site recently. The

Rally will be on the 18th, 19th and 20th of May in Kervignac Brittany, Ferry places

are running out fast…………………………..

Ride of Respect @RoyalWootton Bassett

Clear blue skies with a definite scattering of frost saw 7 of our club members on an almost empty Sains-

bury car park at 06.45 on Sunday 18th March ready to embark on what will be the last ride of respect

through Wootton Bassett. Leaving exactly on 7 o’ clock we headed up the A38 onto the M5

and our first stop to meet the guys from Paignton BMAD and 3 more of our club members at Exeter ser-

vices. A real assortment of bikes, riders covered in badges and logo’s, helmet cams, flags, quite a sight

to see and everyone cheerful if not a little chilled around the fingers. So after a cup of chocolate from

the garage machine and the usual banter about tractors and real bikes we all set off in an orderly snake

for our next stop at Brent Knoll services on the Somerset levels. Here it was decided by the BMad guys

that the next stop would be Leigh Delamere on the M4 just before the turn off to the meeting point at the

airfield at Hallvington. The PMCC members who travel up the M5 on a fairly regular basis wanted to

follow their normal routine of cheap petrol and great breakfast at Morrisons near Cribbs Causeway. This

was put amicably to the Bmad guys who gave us their blessing and we arranged to meet them at Leigh

Delamere at 11am. So off the 10 of us went at shall we say a much faster pace than we had been travel-

ling much to the relief of us all. Refuelling for both the bikes and us at a sensible price and off to Leigh

Delamere where we met up with the Bmad guys to recounted our tales of the great breakfast feast we

had devoured and still arrived at the same time as them. There were mutterings that we must have been

exceeding the speed limits by quite a bit to have achieved this. We of course denied this with fingers

crossed behind our backs. Onward this great snake wriggled to the airfield to be checked for the correct

wrist and bike bands then a short ride down the long runway to our waiting point. Not too long to wait

just long enough to say Hi to bikers from other parts of the country and some photo’s then off through

the lanes with flag waving and cheering folks along the way. At Wootton Bassett we were greeted with

crowds lining the streets giving us high 5’s as we slapped the outstretched hands and beeped horns

whilst riding through the narrow passage between those happy, smiling faces, so pleased that we the

bikers who travelled from near and far wanted to make the trip to show our respect to our fallen hero’s.

All too soon we were through that Royal Borough passing bikers parked up in groups but still waving to

us as we went on our way back to our meeting point at Leigh Delamere. A feeling of elation mixed with

sadness as to why we were there was felt by us all but soon put to one side when Mr motor cycle plod

waived his finger at us for hogging the middle lane on the M4 and I thought we were being pulled over

for our slightly over the speed limit blast. Anyway that put aside we all met up at Leigh Delamere where

we thanked the Bmad and decided to go our own way, the PMCC guys back to Morrisons then home. All in all an excellent trip with good weather, great company and a worthwhile cause. What more could a biker

wish for.

Steve Ford

BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION CHARITY RUN 2012.

Sun, Sun, Sun, Bikes, Bikes, Bikes was the word of the day for our yearly British Heart Founda-

tion Run. 165 bikes arrived at Lee Mill Industrial Estate from 10:00am with a few late arrivals

at 12:10pm. By 12:30 the bikers were off on their jaunt through Cadover Bridge to Tavistock

through Gunnislake and over the Saltash Bridge to the Rabi Pub on Normandy Way. The locals

waited expectantly for the bikes to arrive. At 1:30 we could hear the deep sound of the ex-

hausts as the bikes rumbled the bridge. Not long now! 20mins later they arrived waving as they

parked up eager for the good old the burger and pint. With the Cheese burgers and hot dogs

only being £2:00 a time they soon went. The traditional raffle took place with the vocal assis-

tance from Les (BHF organiser) Sandy and Silvia making sure everyone knew which raffle num-

bers were being called. The Cuddly toy, Easter eggs, Gift vouchers, Tools and alcohol (which the

kids seemed to be winning much to the delight of the parents who had to come and collect it. We

did manage to do a swap with a Dad an Easter egg for a bottle of wine. Nice one Dad) went down

well. By 4:00pm most people were leaving. The weather was getting colder and the sun no longer

shone. Time to pack up and count the money. We managed to raise £744:00.

NOT BAD. NOT BAD AT ALL.

Thanks to everyone who helped, you know who you are and that without your help these types of

events couldn’t happen. We’d like to thank Paul and staff for their support and use of their pub

as a venue as well as their donation of wine towards our raffle which always goes down well.

Here’s to next year. Have a good year and ride safe.

Sue Bounds

Les Rainford collecting money Riders checking out what’s on offer

at Lee Mill ind est from the club stall

PLYMOUTH MOTORCYCLE CLUB

PRESENTS

THE 4TH ANNUAL SUMMER PARTY TO BE HELD AT CITY BUS SOCIAL CLUB

ON SATURDAY THE 28TH JULY 6PM-11.45PM

TICKETS £6.50 MEMBER £7 NON MEMBER

TO INCLUDE BARN DANCE AND BARBIQUE

MEGARIDE T/SHIRTS ATHLETIC VESTS ON SALE FROM SUE ON MOST

CLUB/BIKE NIGHTS OR TEL 07900127188

A FEW DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

May

3RD Plymouth bike night 6pm……… 4TH 5TH 6TH Paignton bike festival ………….

.18th 19th 20th Hanger Des Celtes rally France

June

6th First Paignton bike night ….7th Plymouth bike night…….13th 20th 27th Paignton bike

night

July

4th 11th 18th 26th Paignton bike night………….5thPlymouth bike night……

14th rose and crown bike show Sanford Crediton…

19th 20th 21st is the 31st Faro bike rally Portugal……..

28th is the PMCC Summer party……………………………………………..

This picture was taken recently at a Megaride photo shoot to promote

this years event, Pictured with club members are Jodie Tookie from

Radio Plymouth, The Calendar girls and representatives from this years

charities.

Every club night there will be a list for would be volunteers to add

there names to.

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Next Newsletter

For those of you going to France soon have a good time and when you return please

write a story for the next newsletter about what you got up to (clean stories

please)

Is there anyone else who has a story to share with other members about places

you have been, bikes you own anything will be considered.

Please contact any committee member.