JUNE 2020

Classic Clatter

The Journal of the Classic & Enthusiasts Motor Cycle Club of NSW Inc.

A Blast from the Past (thanks to Google search) - Debenham Rally June 2006. We’ll all meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when …

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Pandemic Edition No. 2

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Further to the AMCN article in the last Classic Clatter where it mentioned that Eric Debenham’s leathers had been donated to the Bathurst Motor Racing Museum, Illawarra Branch member, Lester Hamilton, emailed with the following: “Eric Debenham and his great mate Norm Aldridge were the Illawarra Branch patrons in 2001 when Mark Mansell organised a “This is Your Life” interview at our club meeting. Eric had stopped racing a couple of years prior to this and following the meeting he donated his leathers to the club, Bob Vine with help from Denis Tobler mounted the leathers on a life-sized mannequin, another skilful member, Bob Wilson designed and built the display case with materials supplied by the branch. On 25th November 2001 the leathers were officially handed over to the Illawarra Motoring Museum as a permanent loan from the branch, however a couple of years later we were asked to store them awaiting the opening of a new museum at Kembla Grange. Eric asked if the leathers could be displayed at the Bathurst Motor Racing Museum in future, so there they remain on permanent loan from our club alongside his Alan Puckett portrait, won as a racing trophy.” Thanks, Lester, for the clarification regarding this matter.

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CLASSIC & ENTHUSIASTS MOTOR CYCLE CLUB OF NSW Inc. OFFICE BEARERS for 2020

OFFICE BEARERS ILLAWARRA BRANCH President David deLapp 9600 9894 Patron Norm Aldridge Vice President David Lewis 9630 6304 President Brian Martin 0408 835 139 Secretary Alan Harper 9627 3290 Vice President Tim Seiber Treasurer Barbara Poole Treasurer Joanne Dickie Committee Members Ian Wood 0414 556 677 Secretary Bruce McDonald 0402 566 945 Peter Wolfenden 4758 7177 haslermcdonald@optusnet.com.au Konrad Dover 0414 605 766 Regalia Officer Barry Newell 0415 166 845 Librarian Allan Graham 4632 7202 Peter Boros 9920 6658 Sunday Rides Mick Johnson 0419 297 171 Editors Bruce McDonald 0402 566 945 Ron Foye 1st Wed Peter Van Linden Debra Hasler 0408 213 797 Tortoise Ride

Brian Martin, Wayne Martin, Jim Cummins

clattereditor1@optusnet.com.au Dam Ride Regalia Ray Gosling 9665 5213 Off-Road Ride Events Committee Alan Harper 9627 3290 Coffee Ride Events Calendar 2-Stroke Tues Ride Co-ordinator Greg Cheney gregcheney@dodo.com.au Rally Committee Adrian Wallace 0415 422 167 Rally Secretary Vacant Debenham Rally Merle Graham, Wayne & Brian Martin Rally Director Vacant Show Day Organiser Jim Cummins Librarian Kim Fleming 9652 2223 Catering Officers Wayne Martin 0404 353 537 Permits Officer Peter Wolfenden 4758 7177 John Hughes 4297 5545 Web Administrator Ian Richardson ian@cemcc.org.au Welfare Officer Lester Hamilton 4229 4003 Membership Officer Alan Harper 9627 3290 Program Officer Vacant Email: harper6t@aol.com Historian Steve Ansell 0412 992 627 Welfare Officer David Lewis 9630 6304 Technical Officer Allan Graham 4632 7202 M NSW Liaison Officer Debra Hasler 0408 213 797 Property Officer Adrian Wallace 0415 422 167 Program Officer David Lewis 9630 6304 Machine Eligibilty Peter Boros 9920 6658 Illawarra Committee Members: Wayne Martin, Brian Martin, Jim Committee Peter Wolfenden 4758 7177 Cummins, Bruce McDonald & Joanne Dickie Club Meetings: Dundas Sports & Recreation Club, 9 Elder Road, Branch Meetings: Keiraville Public School, Gipps Road, Dundas. Fourth Wednesday of the month 8:00pm Keiraville. Second Monday of the month 7:30pm Postal Address: PO Box 3033 Telopea NSW 2117 Postal Address: PO Box 5340 Wollongong NSW 2500 MACHINE EXAMINERS Albion Park Bob Vine 4256 6940 CENTRAL WEST BRANCH Baan Baa Warren Chapman 0428 422 708 Patron Rick Kent 6361 7915 Baulkham Hills Alan Smith 9639 7017 President Rick Kent 6361 7915 Bonnet Bay Rick Pont 0419 421 837 Vice President Mark Turnbull 6362 7953 Coledale Mark Clarke 0421 597 579 Secretary David Scott 0438 612 874 Coniston Michael Johnson 0419 297 171 Treasurer Michael Hall 6365 1233 Douglas Park Allan Graham 4632 7202 Librarian Don Wilson 6362 3584 Engadine Bob Moss 9520 4721 Publicity Officer Ron Mills 6360 0115 Kirrawee Richard Stock 0437 267 683 Permits Officer Rick Kent 6361 7915 Kurnell/Cronulla Greg Cheney 0416 661 518 Events Committee Rick Kent 6361 7915 Maroubra Richard Ementon 9349 4160 Mark Turnbull 6362 7953 Merrylands Ross McDermott 0412 826 436 David Scott 0438 612 874 Molong John Packham 6366 8622 David Thorn 0422 325 123 Orange Rick Kent 6362 9602 Brian Corey 6361 4396 Orange Brian Corey 6361 4396 Michael Hall 6365 1233 Orange Gordon Crisp 0413 437 387 Kevin Daniel 0408 871 604 Revesby Ray Lutherborrow 9771 5672 Robertson Robert Tobler 4885 1881 Branch Meetings: Gladstone Hotel Function Room, Corner of Hill Sanctuary Point Mark Mansell 0406 043 953 and Bing Streets. First Monday of the month 7:30pm Seven Hills Peter Scott 9624 1262 Postal Address: PO Box 431 Orange NSW 2800 Woodford Peter Wolfenden 4758 7177

LIFE MEMBERS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Ted Conran (dec), Allan Graham, Merle Graham, John Harman (dec), Alan Harper, Ken Harslett (dec), Barry Jarvis (dec), Jack

Martin (dec), Roger McGregor, Wayne Penny, Alan Pride (dec), Elsie Romey, Keith Sandell, Sue Simmonds and Allan Smith.

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Noises from the Big End. Bearing in mind the lockdown restrictions, it’s good to see an easing of the rules allowing short motorcycle rides, for reasons of exercise. Please remember that social distancing rules are still in place, so no gatherings or meetings are allowed. For all the philatelist amongst us, I found an interesting series of 2018 stamps depicting historic Australian motorcycles. $1 1904 Kelecom James Hill & Sons of 63 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, assembled cycles using Kelecom engines from 1902 to 1904, most of which were sold with the Kelecom name on the tank. $1 1912 The Precision Precision engines were manufactured in Birmingham, United Kingdom and exported all over the world. Several Australian firms used Precision engines in their motorcycles, including AG Healing of 354 Little Bourke Street in Melbourne and Adelaide companies Lewis & Bullock and James Hill & Sons. $1 1919 Whiting V4 The Whiting V4 motorcycle was conceived in Melbourne in 1912 when engineer Saville Whiting designed and built an innovative spring-frame cycle with semi-elliptic leaf sprinting on both the front and rear wheels. In 1914 Whiting took his design to England, where he became a partner in a London engineering firm, intending to market his design. In London, Whiting designed an air-cooled V4 engine for the motorcycle. The prototype was built and installed in the original frame and bought back to Australia in 1920. $1 1923 Invincible J.A.P. The Invincible J.A.P. is perhaps the best known of pre-World War II Australian-constructed motorcycles. Constructed mainly of British parts, the Invincible J.A.P was built in Melbourne for Turner Bros of Swanston Street by Firth Bros., Richmond. More history on all these models is available from Australia Post. https://australiapostcollectables.com.au/stamp-issues/vintage-motorcycles Better days are coming soon……….David.

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CLASSIC CLATTER – JUNE 2020

The editor’s bit At the date of writing this, NSW has seen some restrictions easing. No doubt the coming weeks will see more if people continue to enjoy the freedoms but maintain the importance of social distancing and good hygiene. We certainly don’t want a second wave of Covid-19, but we do want the chance to get back out there. Thanks again to Wayne Hawes for his isolation update. If anyone else has a story to tell, or photos to share, please don’t hesitate to send them in (and avoid more “campfire tales” from the Editor-at-large). Hopefully the Classic Clatter will soon return to normal with ride and rally reports, ride calendars, coming events and branch meeting minutes … here’s hoping.

Bruce’s Bit “Due to the lack of ride reports we need to fill some space” said the editor. “I could go through the scanned Agfachromes and Kodachromes to see what’s there from rallies past”, was my reply. The result for this edition is some shots of the 1976 Bidgee Rally which was held on a property somewhere near Hargraves, north of Hill End. Can’t remember which month or exactly where, but it was bloody cold (why were the good rallies always in winter?). See page 16 for photos. The standout from this rally was the announcement at some ridiculous hour on Sunday morning that there was to be a see-saw competition. “A what!?” I thought through the fog of the previous evening’s frivolity. I looked out from the sleeping bag to the fire which at least still showed a wisp of smoke from the surrounding frost. “What on earth are they talking about?” I asked out loud to nobody in particular. Oh well, got to get up and bring the fire back to life anyway, so may as well emerge from the bag and see what it’s all about. All was soon revealed as a motley crowd gathered. Indeed, a see-saw was produced from somewhere (not sure where from, as there were very few - if any - vehicles with more than three wheels at the rally) and a fully registered Honda Monkey bike (the original) rode up the ramp, stopped in the middle then rode down the other side when the see-saw sawed, or tipped, or whatever the description is. “That’s bullshit!” came a voice from the crowd. Soon after came the sight of a Honda GL1000 Goldwing emerging from the (parting) crowd. Approaching the ramp, the expected slowdown didn’t eventuate, rather, there was a rapid acceleration toward the ramp and none of this riding down the other side caper – it was a full power jump, much to the delight of the assembled and increasingly vocal crowd. Keeping in mind that this was, at the time, a brand new bike considered to be an oversized and overweight tourer the resounding thump on landing brought the crowd to a massive cheer, enough for the rider to turn around and do it all again. Quite a skilful bit of riding really. The thought of launching my one year old R90/6 into space never entered my head – even back then at an indestructible phase of life I knew it was unlikely to end well... Others did, however, follow in an attempt to replicate the spectacle - such as the Honda four, but none could match the sight of that Goldwing flying off the top of the see-saw. The Goldwing was declared the winner, though I don’t recall any prize being awarded. Back then that didn’t seem to matter – public liability insurance ruling out such antics didn’t matter either, that all came later. Back to the camp and the now revitalised fire for more coffee, put the sleeping bag in the sun to dry and start packing the bike for the ride home. That was always the bittersweet part of a rally or trip - the all too quick finish of a great few days mixed with the thought that another ride to a rally, or somewhere else, was never too far off. I guess while many things and times certainly do change, some things do not. Roll on the lifting of restrictions – time to get out there again. The closing date for submissions for the next edition is Friday 13 June 2020. Don’t forget, for contributions:

• Microsoft Word format wherever possible

• For photos, include location, event or ride and full names of members if you want them included in the description.

Email address for contributions: clattereditor1@optusnet.com.au Whether old, classic or modern: Ride often (well, for essential purposes anyway) but always ride safe – Debbi and Bruce

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Velocette Owners Club of Aust. 99206658 Veteran & Historic MCC 88830390

Newcastle Classic MCC 49467835 Shoalhaven HVC Club 44212140

Shoalhaven Classic MCC 44218810 Classic Riders Club of Goulburn 48221818

The BSA Club of NSW 0408286434 Central Coast Classic MCC 43964647

Parkes Antique Motor Club 68622105 Illawarra Classic MCC 42318492

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A.J.S./Matchless – Australia 0423096659 Orange Classic & Cafe Racer (OC&CR) 0438 640 197

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THE VICE REPORT As I have mentioned in this column before, one of my favourite things to do is scour YouTube for the music of my younger days. What is available is literally endless. One of the groups whose music I love is the Shangri-Las, probably the best of the “girl groups” of the time. I have one of their records which I do play regularly. Many of their songs are of teenage crushes (and crashes), teenage angst, parental disapproval, and so forth. Of course, their best known song is The Leader of the Pack. I saw a film clip the other day featuring the Shangri-Las miming TLOTP on an American TV show. Remember, this is in the mid-1960s. During the song, singer Robert Gourlet comes onto the stage on a small capacity two-stroke Japanese motorcycle (engine not running), dressed up to look like “Jimmy”, the Leader of the Pack himself. He certainly hams it up. Mind you, he looks more like one of the characters from the Blue Oyster Bar (from the Police Academy movie) than Marlon Brando. And of course, you have to ask yourself what any self-respecting Leader of the Pack was doing hanging around the candy store. I must admit to having a certain penchant for “death” songs from this era. There is of course Terry, (“please wait at the gates of Heaven for me, Terry”) by an English singer called Twinkle (real name Lynn Ripley), who apparently wrote the song as a 14 year old when her father's chauffeur-driven Rolls was overtaken by a bunch of rockers. The song was banned by the BBC and ITV's Ready, Steady, Go! on account of its poor taste, but it did become a big hit. I would like to think that “Terry” was Panther-mounted (“he rode into the night, accelerated his motor bike”), but as Kevin Hodges (writing years ago in the Clatter under the nom-de-plume of Split Pin) said, when penning a tongue-in-cheek Panther (“Panter”) road test “a Panther couldn't accelerate out of sight on a dark night!” Other “death” songs that tickle my fancy include Teen Angel and Tell Laura I Love Her. My favourite though is particularly sick, and is called I Want My Baby Back, by Jimmy Cross (1965), complete with a reference to TLOTP. “When I came to, my baby was over there....and my baby was over there....and my baby was over there...” You get my drift. Look it up and have a laugh. They certainly don't write songs like that anymore, which may or may not be a good thing. So, who are you rebelling against?! I had a brief conversation with “name withheld” of Northmead (refer April Vice Report), who tells me his injured leg is making good progress, the main concern being his strained Achilles Tendon. I am (oops, I mean He is) back on his bicycle and behaving like a semi delinquent teenager again. Must be doing OK then. Yours in Vice, David Lewis.

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Dave’s Diary No.21 – Burman CP ratios and yearly modifications.

Dear diary, today I find myself in the workshop with a mixture of 5 x CP gearboxes from different years and most likely, from different bikes. These gearboxes were fitted to a range of British bikes, like Ariel, James, OK Supreme, Villiers, Matchless, AJS and a variety of others. The question I ask myself is why do some go together real easy while others bind and lock up on assembly? Close examination of the individual parts highlight there are subtle differences between each year and to make it more difficult, most of the parts books list similar part numbers for each component and detail changes are not explained (other than the addition of a suffix to the part number). Most important is the fact that these boxes can be assembled using a variety of factory gears to give 4 different ratio combinations (see table). Options are limited to the selection of 3rd and 4th gear ratios, depending on what gears are available. The most common set of alternative ratios are the 4th Gear 32T/18T ratio, which can usually be found new on eBay as these were also used by the military. The 3rd gear 29T/21T ratios are more difficult to find as these were used for dedicated Trials models and for those wanting a closer ratio between 3rd and 4th gear. I struggle to decide which combination will best suit my latest 1940 AJS model 26T project? No wonder all those swap meet parts don’t fit! Further examination reveals 2 different lengths of main shaft splines are available, the shorter being for the earlier grease boxes. Early boxes also use a plain layshaft with no inboard bronze bushes. These shafts must be fitted with matching gears having hard metal to metal contact (no bushes on 1st or 2nd layshaft gears). Later year models use bronze bushes pressed onto the layshaft for 1st and 2nd gears. Similarly, early mainshafts use no bronze bush on 3rd gear and the later mainshafts use a modified sliding gear with a recess to accommodate the 3rd gear bush. NB: Early mainshaft sliding gears cannot be used in later model boxes but later model sliding gears may be used in earlier boxes. Phew……just when you thought you had it all sorted out, then why does the outer cover not fit? Early models use a ¼” wide kickstart return spring and later models have the inside cover machined to accept the heavier 3/8” wide spring and it is important not to create a mix up between these outer cover and kickstart spring combinations. Later model outer covers are machined to take a seal on the end of the kickstart shaft and therefore have a shorter bush than the earlier grease filled models. The later model gear change (inner and outer) shaft assemblies are shorter than the earlier models and if you get this wrong you will not be able to fit the external neutral indicator pointer. One final trick, to ensure you get the selector timing correct, be careful to assemble the gear change quadrant with the ‘O’ mark aligned with the end of the gear selector shaft, with a matching ‘O’ mark (See Photo). See also Diary entry No. 6 for alternative oil seals.

Std. 4th 3rd 2nd 1st

Main 30 27 23 18

Lay 20 23 27 32

Ratio 1:1 1.27 1.76 2.67

C.R. Main 30 29 23 18

Lay 20 21 27 32

Ratio 1:1 1.086 1.76 2.67

Trials Main 32 29 23 18

Lay 18 21 27 32

Ratio 1:1 1.28 2.08 3.17

Compy Main 32 27 23 18

Lay 18 23 27 32

Ratio 1:1 1.51 2.08 3.17

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Occasional Comments I just got the latest edition of Old Bike Australia and the article on the Orange Rally reminded me of how lucky we were to get this rally in before the lockdowns. This must have been one of the last rallies to be run before the Coronavirus really started to bite. It was a great rally as usual and one that shouldn't be missed, here's hoping that we can go to it again next year. In the shed are a number of bikes going nowhere and I have started to go around and charge the batteries on each of them in turn and occasionally start and run them for a while to make sure the fuel doesn't have a chance to turn to sludge and grunge and block the carby jets. I recently bought a small ultrasonic cleaner unit to see if it is any good in cleaning small parts and carbies, so far it seems to do a reasonable job, but I am trying different solutions to see if I can get a better result. No rides of late and I couldn't be bothered to get out any of the bikes to do my "essential" travel to the shops. Just hoping that we will soon be able to go on a ride for non-essential purposes as the governments are pleased with the very low rates of infection and talking about relaxing some of the restrictions gradually, fingers crossed for travel restriction relaxation. With the Coronavirus dominating the whole news feed, it seems like an age since the bushfire crisis of late last year and early this year, I was reminded of this when watching a taped edition of Barry Cassidy's One plus One. Let us hope we can get past this current pandemic and remember what we were all thinking about the bushfires and how they can be prevented in the future and help the devastated areas. There are still many places still suffering the effects of the bushfires only to be hit by the economic devastation of the virus. When lockdown ends, let’s all get out there and support our regional areas. Today following the Anzac Day weekend brought some good news about the lifting of some restrictions in WA and QLD, let's hope NSW will follow soon. But the lifting of restrictions is likely to be gradual and may still impinge on club activities for some time, e.g. a gathering may be limited to 10 so this would preclude club meetings, rallies and normal runs. We need to now start thinking about how we will cope with restrictions that will remain for some time, even as far away as the AGM and how the club will come through after the pandemic. At last some restrictions are starting to be lifted, but we could be some way off from running rides and meetings, so it might be difficult to function as a club for some time even as far out as the AGM, time to start thinking of possible scenarios. Alan Harper

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PLEASE NOTE – ALL FREE “FOR SALE” ADS WILL RUN FOR THREE EDITIONS AND “WANTED” ADS SIX EDITIONS FROM INSERTION AND REMOVED AFTER THAT TIME (UNLESS PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED). Eds.

MOTORCYCLES

NEW THIS MONTH 1971 DT2 Yamaha 250. Excellent condition. Comes with many spares and accessories. Is a club registered bike. $2900. Ph: Emma 0422 602 315.

1958 A10 Golden Flash 1958 A10 Spitfire Scrambler 1963 A10 RCS Frame No GA10-1056 1984 928s Porsche Contact Gordon Crisp on 0413 437 387 04/2020

175 Bantam D10. On club plates. 4 speed box model. Blinker fitted. New tyres. All good. $4500 ono. Garry Wilson 0478 917 333. 03/2020

BMW K1600GT 2011 34,000kms, GPS, large top box. One owner. Full service history, immaculate. Rego CRIKY. $17,900. Contact Chris 0407 273 355. 02/2020

BMW F800R 2013 17,000kms, BMW top box, Akrapovic pipe. Full service history, immaculate condition, $7,900. Contact Chris 0407 273 355. 02/2020

1985 Honda XL250R & 1988 Yamaha DT200R. Contact Greg 0409 308 275. 02/2020

55 Matchless $6300. Contact 0414 758 377. 02/2020

1914 Triumph 500cc. Set up for racing with direct drive but originally 3 speed with clutch which are available. Contact Dave 0424 669 366. 02/2020

Velocette 1937 GTP. Ex Ron Pattman machine now fully restored, but with a few minor items needing fitting off and finishing. All there and beautifully presented, with some spares, Velo literature and all receipts. Elderly VOCA owner has had the bike for 64 years (since he was 19), yet now, sadly unable to finish the resto. Located in Sydney area. $9000. Contact Ian Russell on 0452 114 293. 03/2020

Yamaha Virago XV1100, 80117kms, 6 months rego, 2 new tyres, Vance & Hines exhaust, saddle bags and rear bag and front fork bag. $4,500 neg. Steve Gardner 0459 543 358. 04/2020

Yamaha DT175 Super Trail 2005 model, last of the series, only 3500km, good knobby tyres, owner’s manual. Extra sprocket, good condition, runs well. No rego. $2200. Located near Orange. Peter 0427107789. 05/2020

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NEW THIS MONTH "Old Bike" collection comprising bound volumes Nos. 1- 84 (contains a number of now unavailable editions). Contact Neville (02) 4261 2269 (Illawarra region). Asking $250.

Amal carby type 89B1AKwith float bowl. Suits early 1950's AJS / Matchless 500cc singles. No top where cables enter. Short type. $100. Call Graham for details 0466 330 827. 03/2020

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BMW R75 R80 R90 R100 Parts for sale. Make a list and give me a call. Contact Peter 0490 173 118. 02/2020

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1973 Norton Commando 850. 50,000miles on clock. Good condition but would benefit from a little TLC. Good tyres, pleasant to ride. Best offer over $11,000. Keith on 02 9873 1491, 0414 702 404. 03/2020

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Wico Impulse Magneto. Model X Good spark may suit veteran or race bike $120.00 o.n.o Rod 0474808941. 02/2020

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BSA A65 side stand 1970 Lightning L/R engine pipes (useable) Head light rim / glass and reflector BSA fuel tank (unmolested, useable) Seat to suit the same (the bike is original and wish to retain the patina) L/R side covers 1970 lightning (non badge type) Warren 0428 422 708. 05/2020

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Looking for BSA B50 engine anything considered. Call Phil 0414973502 or email phil650triumph@bigpond.com 02/2020

Copy or photocopy of Green Horror – Victorian Motorcycle news 1974 Sept – Oct. Surfers Paradise bike race meeting

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Front 19 inch rim for BSA C10 – Ron Mills, 6360 0115 01/20

5/8 bore Honda front brake master cylinder 1970’s. Phil Hall 0413 626 660. 05/2020

Honda Z50 motor or parts. Bob Vine 0407 920 212. 10/19

Mirrors for a Honda CB 350/4, must be genuine with Honda emblem. Brent 0403448433. brentwilkinson@hotmail.com 04/2020 1949/50 James Cadet frame and wheels and/or any parts for same. Phone Kevin on 0408 871 604. 08/2019

Douglas MKIV/V Misc Parts. Front fork assembly. Pivot Pins. Final drive parts. Rear brake pedal, plus any lose parts. Call Jim Gleeson after 7pm on 02 4883 4384. 07/2019 Krauser pannier left side, mid to late 70’s. To suit BMW R/series airhead. Phone Tim 0401 276 988. 11/2019

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Timing cover to suit Norton Dominator- Atlas, 1958 onward. Must have Tacho drive boss. Contact Mark on 0429 658 229 09/2019

1971 T120R Triumph mudguards, handle bar, switches etc. Daryl Jolliffe 0409 318 321. 03/2020

Set of exhaust pipes to suit a Suzuki T250, would prefer reasonable to good condition, also maybe interested in other parts for a light restoration of the bike. Brent 0403448433 brentwilkinson@hotmail.com 04/2020

Suzuki TS500 parts. Contact Peter 0474 973 874. 10/2019

Speedway bike for a beginner. Greg 0402 812 654. 09/2019

Fuel tank for 1972 Suzuki T500 Titan. Contact Peter 0474 973 874. 02/2020

Original Mirrors for a Suzuki TS, must have the Suzuki S on them. Brent 0403448433. brentwilkinson@hotmail.com 04/2020

VF750 Regulator/rectifier Andrew Brookfield 0418 280 614. 03/2020

Yamaha 1979 Yamaha DT 250 F Left hand plastic side cover (unique to ’79!). Contact Doug Newall 0428 321 645. 02/2020

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FROM WAYNE’S SHED – An update on the 1995 VFR750 RC36 to RC30 (continued from May edition). I didn't think that I had done a lot to the VFR RC36, that I am attempting to makeover as a replicate of the HRC RC30, as I have been doing a few wood working projects around home while in isolation, (built a weight bench for my son and a gym set for my grandson from scrap timber that I had laying around). Until I made a mental list of what I had managed to do in between those wood work jobs and my normal full time job at Coregas. There was a good story on WIN TV recently, shot on site at our plant at Port Kembla, highlighting the importance of our continued operation as we supply the medical oxygen to all the hospitals in N.S.W and some in Victoria and Queensland. Then realised I had made quite some progress again. Here's an update on what I’ve been up to on the bike. The rear end remodelling and the now one piece tail section (formally 3 pieces) is finally completed and pretty much ready for paint eventually. The rear blinkers and lights for the number plate are also now operational. So, the bike was turned around so work could begin on the front end, something the “ABBA” bike stand purchased last year for working on my 1990 VFR750, (for eventually doing longer club runs) allows me to do very easily in the limited space of my workshop garage. I needed to work on the gauges as I wanted to change the ‘white face’ Gen 4 taco to a ‘black face’ one I had as a spare from my Gen 3 VFR, which took some doing as the white face one is round and the black face from the early one is square. I also wanted to paint the needles white to look similar to the RC30 gauge set (approximately $1800 AUD on eBay!), by the way, if anyone has any spare cash laying around and feel they need another bike in their shed, there is currently a original RC30 on the Australian eBay site, for sale with an asking price of $60000!!! When I removed the gauges that came with the bike, I found that the plastic body of the gauge cluster had also been damaged in the incident with the tree. Fortunately, I had purchased a complete gauge set a couple of months before as a spare in case I needed any bits and pieces. And in the end, basically used the spare set just swapping out the original speedo so as to maintain the correct odometer reading when done. An overhaul of the front brake callipers was completed, (a job I always hate but is essential on any older machine, car or motor bike), fitting new piston seals and new pads (a new Nissin brake master cylinder will eventually also be fitted). The rear brake will get the same treatment when new parts arrive in the post. And so, the challenge of fitting the RC30 fairing has begun. After the first test fit, I now know all the standard RC36 mounting brackets will need to be redone to accommodate the RC30 fairing but that was expected to be the case. That is where the project sits at the moment and it may take some time to fabricate the brackets needed to mount the fairing securely. But again, I am in no hurry to get it done. Be safe in isolation, Wayne Hawes.

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BIDGEE RALLY

1976

The Goldwing did indeed jump – and thump

The initial monkey bike “jump”

Camping doesn’t get better than this ... well, maybe in time it does.

The Honda four rider gave it a go ...