OCTOBER 2019

Classic Clatter

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

CEMCC Show Day 15 September 2019. Photo shows Michael Mellin’s winning bike for the Veteran, Vintage & Post-Vintage to 1947 category, a Velocette 1930 model 250 two stroke.

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CEMCC ANNUAL SHOW DAY AWARDS 2019

AWARD NAME BIKE CLUB

VETERAN VINTAGE POST VINTAGE TO 1947 Michael Mellin Velocette 1930 CEMCC

CLASSIC 1948-1966 Barry Jarvis Award Syd Moore Norton Ranger 1966 CEMCC

POST CLASSIC 1967-1989 Janet Chirgin Triumph TR6P 1970 CEMCC

MODERN Andrew Dunne Ducati 888 Classic Italian

COMPETITION Mark Mansell AJS racer CEMCC

TED CONRAN BEST AMC John Davidson Matchless 500 1949 Illawarra Classic

Photo shows the winning bike of Syd Moore, in the Classic 1948-1966

Barry Jarvis Award category.

Janet Chirgin's winning Triumph TR6P 1970, in the

Post Classic 1967-1989 category.

All Show Day photos submitted by Jim Cummins.

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CLASSIC & ENTHUSIASTS MOTOR CYCLE CLUB OF NSW Inc. OFFICE BEARERS for 2019

OFFICE BEARERS ILLAWARRA BRANCH President David deLapp 9600 9894 Patron Norm Aldridge Vice President David Lewis 9630 6304 President Jim Cummins 4261 5614 Secretary Alan Harper 9627 3290 Vice President Tim Seiber Treasurer Damien Olbourne 0448 388 883 Treasurer Joanne Dickie Committee Members Ian Wood 0414 556 677 Secretary Ken Kermode 0425 322 432 Peter Wolfenden 4758 7177 kermode@outlook.com.au Konrad Dover Regalia Officer Bill & Marie Furney 4225 9281 Barry Newell Librarian Allan Graham 4632 7202 Peter Boros Sunday Rides Mick Johnson 0419 297 171 Editor Bruce McDonald 0402 566 945 First Wednesday Peter Van Linden 0490 173 118 clattereditor1@optusnet.com.au Tortoise Ride Wayne, Brian & Jim Regalia Ray Gosling 9665 5213 Dam Rides Wayne & Brian Martin Events Committee John Key 0408 650 815 Off-Road Rides Wayne & Brian Martin Alan Harper 9627 3290 Program Officer Lester Hamilton 4229 4003 Online Ride Rally Committee Adrian Wallace 0415 422 167 Calendar Editor Greg Cheney gregcheney@dodo.com.au Debenham Rally Merle Graham, Wayne & Brian Martin Rally Secretary Vacant August Rally Tim Seiber, Adrian Wallace Rally Director Vacant Show Day Organiser John Morris & Jim 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 Lester Hamilton 4229 4003 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 Damien Olbourne 0448 388 883 Property Officer Adrian Wallace 0415 422 167 Program Officer David Lewis 9630 6304 Illawarra Committee Members: Wayne Martin, Brian Martin, John Morris & Ken Kermode Club Meetings: Dundas Sports & Recreation Club, 9 Elder Road, Dundas. Fourth Wednesday of the month 8:00pm Branch Meetings: Keiraville Public School, Gipps Road, Postal Address: PO Box 3033 Telopea NSW 2117 Keiraville. Second Monday of the month 7:30pm Postal Address: PO Box 5340 Wollongong NSW 2500 CENTRAL WEST BRANCH Patron Rick Kent 6361 7915 MACHINE EXAMINERS President Rick Kent 6361 7915 Albion Park Bob Vine 4256 6940 Vice President Mark Turnbull 6362 7953 Baan Baa Warren Chapman 0428 422 708 Secretary David Scott 0438 612 874 Baulkham Hills Alan Smith 9639 7017 Treasurer Michael Hall 6365 1233 Coledale Mark Clarke 0421 597 579 Librarian Don Wilson 6362 3584 Coniston Michael Johnson 0419 297 171 Publicity Officer Ron Mills 6360 0115 Douglas Park Allan Graham 4632 7202 Permits Officer Rick Kent 6361 7915 Engadine Bob Moss 9520 4721 Events Committee Rick Kent 6361 7915 Kirrawee Richard Stock 0437 267 683 Mark Turnbull 6362 7953 Lavington Tony Ryan 6040 6249 David Scott 0438 612 874 Maroubra Richard Ementon 9349 4160 D Thorn Miranda Mark Mansell 0406 043 953 Brian Corey 6361 4396 Merrylands Ross McDermott 9632 8406 Michael Hall 6365 1233 Molong John Packham 6366 8622 Charles Stammers 6365 1351 Orange Bernie Schell 6360 0563 Orange Rick Kent 6362 9602 Branch Meetings: Gladstone Hotel Function Room, Corner of Hill Revesby Ray Lutherborrow 9771 5672 and Bing Streets. First Monday of the month 8:00pm Robertson Robert Tobler 4885 1881 Postal Address: PO Box 431 Orange NSW 2800 Seven Hills Peter Scott 9624 1262 Woodford Peter Wolfenden 4758 7177

LIFE MEMBERS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Allan Graham, Merle Graham, John Harman, Alan Harper, Ken Harslett (dec), Roger McGregor, Wayne Penny,

Elsie Romey, Keith Sandell, Sue Simmonds and Allan Smith.

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NOISES FROM THE BIG END By popular request we are looking at becoming members of the Motorcycle Council of NSW. This will allow us to align the CEMCC with the RMS requirements for the Classic Vehicle Scheme (CVS) registration. This will not affect our existing Historic Vehicle Scheme (HVS) registration, but will allow our club to cater for modified vehicles. Before final adoption of the CVS, more discussion will be needed to determine a list of acceptable vehicle types and modifications. It was good to hear our guest speaker Brian Powyer from National Trust give a talk on the intrepid sailors who found our great southern land , (before and after Capt. Cook), titled ‘Almost French’. It’s interesting to learn how stories are told in such a way that the truth gets distorted. Finding out that Capt. Cook was not the first to discover Australia, we can conclude that all truisms are not always true. For example: Vincents may not the best bike, even though owners say they are (True or False?) but they have proven to be the most expensive, as the Jack Ehret Vincent was sold recently for a record $1.35 million. Purchased by a local Tasmanian businessman and stabled alongside his collection of other exotic machines (Brough Superior / Matchless Silver Hawk & Chiko roll poster ). The stuff that dreams are made of (Not Honda Dreams). The Bulli Show attracted a wide range of Veteran Vintage and Classic machines including the Jack Ehret Vincent and was a great place to catch up with old friends and characters for a chat and a perusal of the swap meet offerings. The younger Gen X-Y, tend to take a lot of selfies and always include food. At Bulli it was good to see the older generation embracing modern trends and taking selfies, not with food, but with other people’s bikes. It just goes to show you are never too old to learn new tricks. The restoration saga of my AJS continues with the fabrication of new front mudguard stays to suit its 21” front wheel. Club member Greg Chaney was a great help and fabricated a bending tool to suit the alloy guard and I made a welding jig to hold the locating tabs in place. If anyone needs tubular stays for their 19” or 21” wheels, I am happy to loan out the bending tool and welding jig. The tool is designed to bend 3/8” tubular 304 Stainless Steel as well as Mild Steel. The Oberon rally entries are flying in and I received an enquiry from our Orange branch about the eligibility of bikes for judging and am happy to confirm there are 5 equal categories for both Classic and AMC (AJS-Matchless) bikes. Ranging from Best 20’s and earlier / Best 30’s / Best 40’s / Best 50’s / Best 60’s and later. Entrants will judge the best AMC and the best Classic in each category (10 trophies). With an additional 3 AMC perpetual awards. In the mean time I am looking for Volunteers to assist with rally organisation. Please contact me on (02) 96009894 or email me on ddl@cemcc.org.au if you can help as a corner marshal, a BBQ Chef or with a back up trailer. Remember Oberon rally entries close next month on 4th October. Yours in Motorcycling……………David

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THE VICE REPORT Geoff Mack was a wonderfully talented and clever musician and entertainer. He was born here in Sydney in 1922, and died just two years ago, aged 95. He had been awarded a number of Hall of Fame awards, and song writers awards, both here and in the US, and was awarded the OAM in 2005 for services to country music and to the community. His most endearing testimonial is that in 1959 he penned the mega hit song “I've Been Everywhere.” If you ever get to hear “I've Had Everything”, you'll wet yourself laughing! But our interest in Geoff has to do with, you guessed it, Panthers. In 1954, he and his comedienne wife Tabbi Francis, rode a 1954 Panther outfit from London to Sydney. After serving in the RAAF during WW2 as a mechanic, Geoff was performing in the UK and Germany, as well as the Middle East. He had met and married UK dancer and comedienne Tabbi Francis, and by 1954 had decided it was time to return to Australia. He had been riding an old side-valve Sunbeam, and bought a new 1954 swing-arm Panther for the epic trip, on the basis of its simplicity and relative lack of moving parts. The Panther had a Canterbury child-adult sidecar attached, to carry all the precious supplies. They left London in September 1954, travelling to Belgium, then down through Europe, via Croatia to Turkey, where the Panther's swing-arm broke, needing repair. (Many years ago, I met a father and son who had both worked at Phelon and Moore, in Cleckheaton, in the early 1950s, the son as an apprentice welder. I remember the father telling me that the son had welded brackets onto the swing-arms upside down. Maybe this was one of his jobs?) By Persia, the sidecar body had more or less fallen apart and was thrown away, but the canopy kept and turned upside down, to carry their supplies. They travelled through Pakistan and into India via the Khyber Pass. A boat from Bombay to Ceylon, then another boat to Fremantle. Then they rode across this vast nation of ours, ending in Sydney in December 1954. Thirteen weeks and 13,000 miles. The Panther was used for a number of years, until work dictated the purchase of a van, and the bike was laid up under their home in Mt Kuring-Gai for a number of years. The bike has resided in the Country Music Museum in Tamworth for a quite some time now, where Geoff still has legendary status. A few years ago, Old Bike Australasia did a story on Geoff and the Panther. A photo of the bike in Tamworth showed the original oil filler cap on the sump missing, a nondescript plumbing fitting in its place. Back in August 2014, I had the enormous pleasure and privilege to meet Geoff and Tabbi at their home, introduced by a mutual friend. I took my 1948 Panther outfit there, which Geoff and Tabbi were genuinely overjoyed to see. I asked Geoff what the story was regarding the oil filler cap. He told me that it had come out one night up in the Maitland area back in the 50s. A year or two later, we visited Tamworth with a genuine filler cap (ex-Pink Panther). Geoff's musical career would take a book to tell. The accompanying photo shows Geoff and Tabbi with my Panther in their driveway back in 2014. Geoff was wearing a PANTHER-embroidered jumper he had had for many years, a complete coincidence. Yours in Vice (Presidency), David Lewis.

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CLASSIC CLATTER – SEPTEMBER The AMCA Australia Inc National Meet at Bulli last month was most enjoyable, and continues to get better each year. A range of machines from the mildly(?) crazy supercharged 5 litre V twin derived from a Rolls Royce Mosquito aircraft engine to the legendary Jack Ehret record breaking (for speed and price paid at auction) Vincent Black Lightning. What I found most engaging was the stories around the people associated with the bikes. Lucky Keizer, the owner and builder of the 5 litre V twin described how it was really a life’s work, and will never be really “finished”. The fact that it is quite impractical is of no consequence – why did you feel the need to supercharge a 5 litre V twin? Because I can, and why not? The stories around the Jack Ehret Vincent were a window back in time. A woman who worked with Jack Ehret back in his motorcycle shop, and of course I can’t recall her name, told of her experiences riding the shop Indian sidecar on goods pick ups and broken motorcycle rescues. This lady has only stopped riding motorcycles recently, I think at 89 years of age or so. Then Jack Ehrets’ son took the Vincent for a spin round the trotting track – there goes 1.3 million dollars worth of motorcycle on a dusty and sandy track. Great to see (and hear), and a credit to the owner for not locking it up in a glass display cabinet but to have it out there being ridden by someone with such connection to its story. Recalling the stories from member Keith Lawson of his motorcycling experiences from the thirties as told at the August Illawarra meeting, the recollections of rides and experiences in discussions with members on runs, articles like David Lewis’ story in this edition about Geoff Mack and Tabbi Francis, got me to remembering that whilst the bikes are great, and riding them even better, it’s the stories and experiences of the people associated with them that’s the icing on the cake of this strange obsession we have with motorcycling. No doubt members noticed a bit of a glitch with the printed September edition – the pages were collated and stapled out of order. We have added page numbers to help the printer control the risk of a recurrence. Keep the contributions and letters to the editor coming in, the Clatter is your newsletter. Thanks to all contributors and the closing date for submissions to the next edition is Friday 18 October. 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, ride safe – Bruce and Debbi

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THE FOLLOWING LISTED CLUBS HAVE INVITED C&EMCC MEMBERS TO ATTEND THEIR RUNS IN 2019

Vintage Motor Cycle Club 96241262 Macquarie Towns 47738027

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

Hunter Valley Norton Owners Club 0419307219 VV&CMCC of ACT 0413023875

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

CLUB REGALIA

Available at bargain prices. We now have available T-shirts in black, sizes L, XL and XXL $15 each. Iron on Cloth Badges $5 Machine Badges $15 Lapel Badges $4 T-Shirts $20 (existing stock still $15) Sloppy Joes $30 (existing stock still $25) Caps $8 Polo Shirts $25 High Visibility vests $20 Number plate name bars $10 Plus delivery. Order all above from Ray Gosling phone 02 9665 5213 or email gosling78@bigpond.com

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Dear Editor As a result of motion passed unanimously at the most recent meeting of the Orange Branch of the CEMCC, I have been requested to register our concern by the decision of the Committee to run the CEMCC rally at Oberon under the auspices of the AJS Club. There is no mention of the CEMCC in the entry form; when you ring the caravan park at Oberon you are asked if you are a member of the AJS club – again, no mention of the CEMCC. Orange Club members have supported the Oberon Rally for many years and are very disappointed by the manner in which this change has been implemented, apparently without consultation with the wider membership. Members have also expressed concern as to whether funding for the rally is coming from the AJS Club, or from the CEMCC. If support in organising the rally is an issue, then a discussion and approach to both Illawarra and Orange Branches may have resulted in the Rally running. We are one, unique club with three branches. Our future strength as a club lies in unity and consultation! David Scott, Secretary, Orange Branch of the CEMCC.

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Occasional Comments - Alan Harper

The Nepean 60th anniversary meeting at Castlereagh was well attended in superb weather. There was a full card of races it was action all the way. Saturday was practice in the morning and 2 x 25 lap races in the afternoon. Sunday was a packed program with races being just 3 laps and finals only 5 laps in order to get them all in within the restrictive times allowed. Sunday was the main day and there was a good display of vintage dirt machinery to be viewed near the pits as well as the packed program of racing. Club Run to Colo, again poorly attended in cold conditions we set off to Colo, at Colo café there were several police cars and bikes in the parking lot, so there must be a bit of a blitz on the Putty road at the moment. We headed up to Colo Heights and found several members and ex members having a coffee at the petrol station. We stayed there and chatted for a while, giving the police time to disperse before heading back down at a steady pace for brunch at the café. AMCA swap meet and show was blessed with great weather and had good crowds attending. There was plenty of early American motorcycles on display and parts for them in the swap meet. The parking lots always are worth a look with plenty of fantastic bikes to look over. Not too much caught my eye in the swap meet other than there was a complete set of Triumph "generator" engines, a TR5, a generator set and a GP on display. The auction on Saturday afternoon attracted plenty of lookers, but not too many buyers and not many of the bikes sold on the day. Share a name share an interest ? I have come into contact with a number of other Alan Harpers over the years, one was a Classic Racer, I met when I started classic racing and was allocated his racing number when I applied for a licence. He contacted me and I changed my number, no use causing confusion and blackening his record. Another I haven't met is in England in the Velocette club and mentioned in a Velocette book I read, while another my son pointed out to me was selling a motorcycle on facebook, it so happens we also have the exact same model Aprilia RS125 in our garage and Alex was concerned it was me trying to sell his bike. Passing of a life member - We received a letter from Val Harslett advising of the passing of her husband Ken Harslett (5 July 2019, aged 94), a life member of the club. Ken was a foundation member of the club and instrumental in the

setting up of the Classic & Enthusiasts Motor Cycle

Club as a breakaway from the Vintage

Motorcycle club to cater for post 1947 motorcycles. He served in a number of roles in the early days of the club and was honoured with a life membership. He

retired to Tasmania quite some years back.

It is with sadness I also notify members that Brian Robertson, a good clubman passed away in August. A bit of a loner but one who attended rides, rallies and most meetings where he was able, but in recent years a battle with cancer and a road accident resulted in a loss of licence until he could prove fitness slowed him down, but he frequently attended the Sydney meetings until the last months where he was unable to attend.

Ken Harslett taken at his 70th birthday.

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Petrol to Alcohol Conversion. Contributed by Mark Mansell 274.

So what is the big deal about using alcohol as a fuel instead of petrol, more correctly named Iso-octane? Hopefully further illumination on this topic, long considered a black art by the un-informed, will be revealed as I try and compress 45 years of knowledge and experience on this subject into a readable and informative reference document for the more technically minded club members. Classic and Vintage racers are obviously included. The latent heat of vaporisation of alcohol is clearly noticed when you spill a bit of Methylated Spirits on your hand or arm. The immediate cooling effect is the most noticeable result. This is because as the Methylated Spirit (methyl alcohol), evaporates it removes heat from your body, in this case the skin immediately in contact with the liquid. Good old Metho is exactly the same as pure alcohol with the only exception being that it is de-natured by the addition of a terribly bad tasting substance which makes it unpalatable to humans, so that certain people won’t use it to increase the alcoholic content of their lemonade or orange juice. It is more recently being sold as de-natured ethanol. Ethanol and Methanol are fatal to humans, and most other animals known to inhabit this planet. The difference between ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and methanol (methyl alcohol) is that a molecule of ethanol contains only one hydrogen atom less than methanol. To all intents and purposes, they are basically the same substance. So be careful when using E-10 fuel in a lawn mower or weed eater with PVC fuel lines. The alcohol content will react with the fuel lines, and any other plastic components within the carburettor for that matter, in a very short time, making them so brittle that the slightest vibration will render them useless, or simply dissolve them altogether. On the other hand, if the device is designed for Ethanol modified fuels then no drama, go ahead and use it. The same cooling effect is felt on the skin with petrol as well, but it is not as intense and it won’t always totally evaporate. It needs a breeze or forced air draught to encourage the vaporisation process, such as that encountered when air is drawn into an engine cylinder by a descending piston, through the venturi of a carburettor for example. Plus petrol contains many additives that stabilise its volatility, aid starting on cold days, prevents or retards evaporation on hot days and other dubious substances like traces of dieseline, waxes, colouring and anti-oxidants and water dispersants that all still burn sort of, and therefore add to the heat input of the engine, but are not really to the purists way of thinking the best way to go. All these additives could be regarded as impurities, they are after all, the result of a multitude of compromises that make good old petrol as user friendly to as wide a base of prospective buyers as possible. For example, the automotive industry with its countless variations of SUV’s, FWD’s, MUV’s, RWD’s, XUV’s and everything in between that has the possibility of burning petrol in any of its usually available forms such as 98, 95, E-10, 94 or 91. If it has the slightest chance of burning in your engine they will sell it to you in one form or another. Avgas, in a similar way, has been developed for the huge usage in the aircraft industry. Diesel fuels have also suffered from this same “watering down” with the additions of sulphur and other chemical de-odorizers it to make them more greenie friendly, just like the petrol and 10% ethanol products have been a compromise bending towards a growing market of people who are being made to feel guilty for burning the stuff in the first place. I digress however. So what is wrong with adding stuff to a fuel anyway, the Mercedes Benz team of racing cars were using a blend of alcohol, benzol, ether and a trace of upper cylinder lubricant, in their hugely successful assault on the Grand Prix circuits between the wars. The obvious difference is that they were in control of what was added to the base fuel. No compromise was or had to be met or made. So let us take it for granted then that petrol in any of its forms contains things that we may not want to be in the mixture. Methanol on the other hand is simply that. 100% methanol. So we can add anything we like for example a trace of ether to aid starting on a cold day or a bit of upper cylinder lubricant. But we are now in charge. Not the petrol company. We may even wish to add nothing at all. So what are the benefits of using methanol anyway? Firstly let’s look at a property known as latent heat. If you burn a given volume of methanol you will get a certain amount of heat out of it. Just like adding logs onto the fire. Logs however don’t lend themselves to being easily squeezed into fuel tanks or passing through jets and fuel taps but it is really the same thing. More logs getting burnt produce more fire. The funny thing is however, that if you burn the same amount of methanol and the same amount of ANY petrol, the petrol will produce more heat. Methanol doesn’t make as much heat per given volume burnt as petrol does. So why use it then?

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The real benefits of using methanol as a fuel are its cooling effect, its high anti-knock properties and completeness of combustion. A much higher compression ratio can, and should, be used with methanol. I often have a quite chuckle when I hear people bragging about the extra power they are getting from methanol, but haven’t increased their compression ratio. These people are the ones that our dear old friend Eric Debenham referred to as Doll Fondlers. So a higher compression ratio is a must to take advantage of this higher anti-knock rating but it also increases the engines volumetric efficiency. Even if nothing else is changed the volumetric efficiency will be improved by this single expedient. But to take advantage of this fuel’s burning properties we must burn about twice as much of it as we would with petrol. Yes methanol loves to combine with oxygen as it liberates heat during its act of burning inside the cylinder. It’s really not a bad thing that we have to burn twice as much of it as what we would using petrol. That will help to off-set the extra heat produced by the higher compression ratio. In fact, the engine may be over cooled. Midget Speedcars running old grey Holden engines on speedways, when converted to methanol, had to halve the speed of the water pump to prevent the engine from running too cold. I remember seeing midget speedcars coming into the pits after a 20 lap race in the middle of summer with icicles on the inlet trumpets. Drag bikes and speedway bikes use somewhat scanty finning when compared to their petrol drinking opponents. Because these events are usually of short duration, the size of the fuel tank can be kept to a very small size. A road racing motorcycle on the other hand may require a much larger fuel tank than it would if using petrol, to avoid a pit stop for re-fuelling. Another thing that seems to have been forgotten is that when using methanol, only an aromatic engine oil should be used in the lubrication system. Aromatic oils are derived from plants, as is methanol, the two therefore being compatible. Typical examples of aromatic oil are castor oil or vegetable oil. Remember that wonderfully arousing aroma at the speedway? It was the fumes from burning castor oil and methanol. Thankfully this combination has never had to be de-natured to prevent addicts from sniffing the stuff. If a mineral oil is used, then hydraulic locking becomes a distinct possibility as traces of the alcohol inevitably leak into the crank case, get beaten up with the mineral oil, which it is totally unable to blend with, and has the propensity to bend connecting rods, shear gudgeon pins, break crank pins and bend crank main shafts. The greater the number of cylinders the greater this risk becomes. Mineral oil modifiers are available but to be chemically correct and to add safety to the engine a true aromatic oil should be used. Some people don’t do this. See the above notes referring to Doll Fondlers. Another benefit from using methanol as a fuel is that it burns very cleanly. As it burns it combines with oxygen and forms water vapour and carbon dioxide which are both vital ingredients for growing plants. Traces of carbon monoxide are also produced but nowhere near the proportions from burning iso-octane, (petrol). In fact the only carbon build up on the piston crown or valves, if it could even be called a carbon build up at all, is just a shiny light brown film, somewhat resembling a light wood stain or varnish. Ignition timing usually has to be advanced somewhat because of this fuel’s slow burning properties. But the increase in compression ratio will make this not as much as one might expect. For example a 500cc single running at 14:1 compression ratio and an ignition advance of 36 degrees using methanol, would be running an ignition advance of 34 degrees at 10:1 on petrol with greatly reduced power output. Slightly colder heat range spark plugs can and should be used also as the correct mixture with methanol is slightly always tending to the rich side. If using say an NGK 8 BVES on petrol (iso-ictane), then a BVES 10 or 9 would be better for methanol. There are two reasons why. Firstly the clean burning nature of methanol keeps the plug centre and earth electrodes clean without having to burn impurities off. Secondly, why keep a plug at its higher upper limit of endurance for no reason? Another fact about methanol is that it burns invisibly to the naked eye. There is no smoke, no flame colour such as when iso-octane burns. I remember watching an old Castrol movie showing an Indianapolis speedway driver jumping out of his stationary car in the pit lane during a fuel stop. He was doing a funny dance. It took a while for the crew to realise the poor bugger was actually on fire. After this accident an additive to the methanol to make it burn visibly was implemented. Not all suppliers of methanol include this. So to summarise, the use of methanol as a fuel can be very advantageous if done properly and under the correct conditions. For example if entering a 24 hour endurance race methanol would be a poor choice as more time in the pits refuelling would hardly offset any benefits on the track. Unless of course it was a stipulated regulation fuel. Shorter distance races and sprints are where this fuel really becomes a tangible asset. Never forget that it is always wise to err on the richer side of correct mixture than the leaner side. Any leanness of a methanol fuel will end in tears. It will make all your efforts look like a piece of scrap metal in literally no time at all. Use only polyurethane fuel lines. Make sure the

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O-rings in your fuel taps and carburettors are alcohol resistant. Chemraz, Kalrez, Hydrogenated Nitrile, Natural rubber, Virgin Teflon, Neoprene and Teflon are fine. Wash out all traces of methanol fuel after every meeting as soon as you can because it will corrode aluminium. Some manufacturers of pump type carburettors sell alcohol resistant diaphragm kits. Always be careful handling the stuff because it is toxic to humans. For the benefit of those wishing to modify their fuel systems for the use of methanol, the chart below could be very useful. Obviously the increases in area shown in the chart necessitate the free flowing of all the other parts of the fuel line right from the tank to the float needles and jets.

Drill Chart for Conversion of Standard Amal Jets for use with Alcohol Based Fuels.

JET No. ORIFICE AREA.(sq.ins) ORIFICE DIA.(ins) Nearest Drill DIA.(in)

400 0.00356 0.0673 51 0.067 450 0.00401 0.0714 49 or 50 0.070 or 0.073 500 0.00445 0.0753 48 0.0760 550 0.00490 0.0790 47 0.0785 600 0.00534 0.0825 45 0.0820 650 0.00579 0.0858 44 0.0860 700 0.00623 0.0891 43 0.0890 750 0.00668 0.0925 42 0.0935 800 0.00712 0.0951 41 0.0960 850 0.00757 0.0982 40 0.0980 900 0.00801 0.1009 38 0.1015 950 0.00846 0.1035 37 0.1040 1000 0.00890 0.1065 36 0.1065 1050 0.00935 0.1090 7/64 0.1095 1100 0.00980 0.1116 34 0.1110 1150 0.01025 0.1141 33 0.1130 1200 0.01069 0.1165 32 0.1160 1250 0.01114 0.1190 - - 1300 0.01158 0.1212 31 0.120 1350 0.01203 0.1238 - - 1400 0.01248 0.1260 1/8 0.125 1450 0.01293 0.1282 30 0.1285 1500 0.01335 0.1832 29 0.1360

NEEDLE JET SIZES.

No. Size (ins) Nearest Drill

107 0.107 36

109 0.109 7/64

113 0.113 33

120 0.120 31

125 0.125 1/8

Fuel Flow Increases.

Shell Fuel C.R. (500 single) Increase over normal

TT up to 8.5:1 Nil.

X up to 9.5:1 35%

Y up to 10.5:1 80%

M up to 12.5:1 60%

A over 12.5:1 130% – 140%

811 over 12.5:1 100%

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Dave’s Diary No: 15 - Understand Your 4 stroke Engine's Cam Shaft

Tip #65 from the pages of The Total Motorcycling Manual

In almost every bike spec chart, you’ll see something describing camshaft layout, and sometimes it looks like gibberish.

SOHC, DOHC—what’s it all mean?

First, the basics: virtually every four-stroke internal-combustion engine has a camshaft. Its job is to open and close the

engine’s intake and exhaust valves—like a person inhaling and exhaling. The cam can be in two locations: inboard or

over-head.

Inboard cams (seen in Harley-Davidsons and old Triumph Twins) need to reach up to the valves with a system of

pushrods and rocker arms, all of which reciprocate back and forth. That’s a lot of metal thrashing around, and it means

such engines can’t rev as high, and consequently produce less power.

Overhead camshafts eliminate most of these extra parts by putting the cam(s) directly over the valves in the cylinder

head. The vast majority of modern motorcycle engines and more and more automotive engines use this design.

SOHC stands for single over-head cam, and it means one shaft (via rockers) opens both the intake and exhaust valves.

DOHC is double over-head cam, and means one shaft operates the intake valves while a second controls the exhausts.

DOHC designs allow the highest engine revs, and are typically seen in sportbikes. But they also often complicate valve-

adjustment procedures.

SOHC designs allow high-speed engine operation, although not as high as DOHC. (The number of valves per cylinder

and their individual weights influence this as well.) But an SOHC layout is often easier to service when it comes time for

a valve adjustment.

Do you really need to know all of this just to ride? Maybe not. But it’ll sure help you seem like less of a doofus when

you’re talking to those salesman, or to the guy sitting next to you at a biker bar.

Matchless use conventional

push rod design with Hairpin

or coil valve springs

Ducati use a unique DOHC

with Desmodronic valve

control.

Honda 450 uses a

unique DOHC with

torsion bar valve

springs.

Honda 350 uses

conventional

SOHC design with

coil valve springs

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MOTORCYCLES

NEW THIS MONTH YAMAHA DX 100 1980, on club plates in good original condition, $2000.00. Phone Alex 0439 569 959.

Two 1973 Suzuki TC 100 trail bikes both going. One can be registered. Sell or swap. Phone Rod 02 9601

7720.

Honda VFR 1994 complete, runs well, unreg in June 18 Good condition, red. 1995 Honda VFR runs, 100k, good for parts or rebuild, front fairing, damaged speedo and light, rest is good $2950 for both Call COL 02 46571272 09/2018

1984 Honda XR250R & 1976 Yamaha DT250 partially restored Phone Denis on 0408 621 361 11/2018

Kawasaki ZZR 250 2001 model, good condition, good tyres, needs battery & tune up $450. Ph. Simon 0411 100 473. 09/2019

Suzuki 1980 100. Red. Top condition. 11 months rego. New tyres, battery and cables. $2500. Contact Roy Riley 02 6362 1235. 09/2019

Triumph 1949 TR5 Trophy 500cc. Excellent condition. Factory lightweight frame & shortened wheelbase. Very rare model in Australia. $24,500.00. Barry 0422717778 04/2019

Yamaha TY 175 restored and on club plates. Excellent condition. $2200. Phone Emma 0422 602 315. 04/2019

Yamaha XS1100R 1981. Damaged. Excellent restoration project or conversion into vintage race bike or parts donor. Can send pictures to fair dinkum interested people. Best offer gets it. Mark Mansell 0406 043 953. 06/2019

MOTORCYCLE SPARES & OTHER ITEMS

NEW THIS MONTH Kawasaki Z1 900:1) petrol tank; 2) side covers x2; 3) front guard; 4) kick starters x3; 5) gear leavers x2; 6) seat (original). Ph: Tony 0419 618 146. Lucas Generator / dynamo 6V. Professionally reconditioned unit (complete less sprocket and nut). Has rewound armature, new commutator, bearings and brushes, plated casing. Made in 1954.Suits 1950s AJS / Matchless. $340. Call Graham for details 0466 330 827. Avon tyre, brand new SP style 190 X 18. Contact Steve

Ansell 0412 992 627.

Amal carby type 89B1AK with 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. 09/2019

British Seagull outboard motors. 1965 Century 4hp, unrestored, but an easy starter, needing some minor fuel line maintenance (i.e. it leaks!). The other is a long-shaft clutch type, unknown age, seized, but mostly complete, and I would imagine eminently restorable. Plus a Clymer manual and a few spares. Asking $500 for the lot, but call me. David Lewis 02 9630 6304.

06/2019

Free Ads – For Sale

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BSA B series half width 8 inch front hub. Minor damage to alloy brake plate. Currently laced up to 16 inch rim. $100. David Lewis, 02 9630 6304. 06/2019

BSA Cylinder head and barrel (Std bore) to suit M33 and B33. $750.00. Rossi Motorcycle boots... Size 10. In good condition, hardly worn, solid leather, Australian made. $50.00 Gordon Ph. 0403 777 555 11/2018

Camper trailer 4 berth & annex matting, fly screens and sides for annex, water tank, spare tyre, 2 jerry cans with rack & more. $1750 Call COL 02 4657 1272 09/2018

Kawasaki 1984 GPZ 900R frame, swing arm, front end, fuel tank, rims and some other parts. Phone Michael 0408 421 710 08/2019

HAYNES BMW Workshop Manual Twins 1970 - 1988 Owners Number 249 $40 + postage. Phone Shane 4271 5346 09/2018

Honda 750 (EARLY) parts for sale incl. front & rear wheels, instruments, forks, heads, frame & other miscellaneous parts. Greg 0457 174 969 8/2019

Honda CX500 fork leg, As new, complete.. For non-disc side of early single disc models. Call Graham for details 0466 330 827.$80.00 09/2019

Honda Fork Gaiters. New genuine HONDA parts to suit Honda CB750 Four K series. Still in packaging, with receipt. Cost $86 sell for $50. Contact Mark 0405 247 050 or email markleftly@yahoo.com.au 08/2018

Honda new & old stock speedo-tacho CB Honda $120 Rick Ponte 0419 421 837 04/2019

Lucas tail light model 467/2MC. As new unused chrome cover (two windows and number plate) with new securing screw. Comes with used 467 car type base and clear glass that could be modified for bike use. Suits early 1950's AJS / Matchless. $60. Call Graham for details 0466 330 827. 09/2019

Norton Atlas Oil Tank with cap Good Condition $130.00 Simon 0411 100 473 09/2019

Norton Es2 engine parts, crankcases, OHV 2 side valve heads, Rocker gear, cams Fly wheels, Barrels etc. Prefer to sell as a job lot. Ph. 0421 390 275 04/2019

SIP gasless mig welder. Near new $250……. Ryobi band saw and fret saw both new $20each.. Transarc 200 amp stick welder near new $200 Many other tools mostly new sanders, jigsaws, etc. from deceased estate …… Phone Allan 4632 7202 04/2019

Suzuki GSXR 1986 unfinished project 2 complete bikes. Phone Michael 0408 421 710 08/2019

Suzuki RG Gama engine parts 500 cc and 400cc – cheap – 0410 608 783 10/2018

Triumph 500 veteran motor. Unrestored. Bare extra barrel and piston. Eng No. 22617. $650 Contact 6360 0563. 09/2019

NEW THIS MONTH BSA D1 125cc engine. Phone Glenn 0419 438 480. Suzuki TS500 parts . Contact Peter 0474 973 874.

Honda Z50 motor or parts. Bob Vine 0407 920 212.

1949/50 James Cadet frame and wheels and/or any

parts for same. Phone Kevin on 0408 871 604.

08/2019

Copies of/ or Photocopies of The Motor Cycle - the "Blue Un" - and / or Motorcycling - the "Green Un" - TT edition 1959 Junior TT and 1959 350cc Formula 1 TT report and results. Shane 4271 5346 Illawarra 09/2018

BMW K100 frame – early model 83-86 Guy Francis 0421 818 544 04/2019

BSA 19 inch front wheel for 1946 C10 with girder forks. Call Ron Mills on 6360 0115 09/2018

BSA A10 or early A65 front wheel Tim 0401 276 988

Free Ads – Wanted

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QUALITY MAGNETO SERVICES Wanted Second Hand Lucas

or BTH Magneto parts Bosh, BTH, MI and Lucas Magnetos

Lucas, Miller Dynamos ALL UNITS

Restored “as new” 3 years Warranty on Labour

Large stock of spares 40 years experience

Peter Scott Motor Cycles Sydney Phone: 02 9624 1262

qualmag@optusnet.com.au COD Australia Wide International Service

Motociclo 95-97 Princes Highway

St Peters NSW 2044

Telephone 9557 7234

European and Classic Motor Cycles

Authentic Merchandise &

Memorabilia

Service-Repairs-Sales

Davida Helmets Halcion & Nanni

Goggles

Bike T-Shirts Norton apparel

Engineer & Rossi Boots

Ace Café Merchandise Wax Cotton

Jackets and Jeans

UK Lewis Leathers

Sydney’s Royal Enfield Agent

All tyre brands and fitting

Blue Slips/Pink Slips//QBE Green

Slips

Also classic leather gauntlets, white

silk scarves, books, posters, b/w

photos, DVDs, badges, patches

and a lot more

Email: info@motociclo.com.au

www.motociclo.com.au

KEY BATTERY SERVICE PTY LTD. WOLLONGONG MUFFLER SERVICE

Ross Eshman CEMCC Member

See me for all your battery needs. Large range of motorcycle batteries

and chargers.

39-41 Mt Keira Rd West Wollongong

Phone: (02) 4226 1170

or (02) 4226 1046

email: keybatteryservice@bigpond.com

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

Parts or information on 1973 RD350. Call Garry 0418 917 333. 09/2019

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

T500 1970’s Phone Peter 0474987873 (2 stroke Tuesday will never be the same!) 04/2019

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

Yamaha FJ 1100 fairing/front end parts. Charlie 0412 074 818 04/2019

Ads can be supplied to Club Secretaries or the Editor. If your ad is successful, or no longer required, please notify Club Secretaries or Editor.

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OCTOBER 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 Illawarra Ron Foye Ride

3

4 5

6 7 Central West Monthly Meeting

8 Illawarra Two stroke Tuesday

9 South Ride Meet @ H’cote Central West Rally meeting

10 11 12

13 Central West Outing Sydney North Run

14 Illawarra Monthly Meeting

15 16 Illawarra Dam Ride

17 18 19 Illawarra Tortoise Ride

20

21 Illawarra Coffee Ride

22 Central West Mid-week Ride

23 Sydney meeting 8pm South Ride Meet @ H’cote

24 South Ride Meet @ Deepwater Club

25 26 Central West Sat afternoon ride

27 South Ride 9am start Illawarra Breakfast Ride

28 Illawarra Offroad Ride

29

30 31

OCTOBER RIDES/EVENTS Wednesday 2 Illawarra Ron Foye 1st Wed ride is to Tallong for a coffee and a chat. If the weather is bad we will bring it to Robertson. 10am Mt Keira Rd. Pick up at Albion Park Hotel. Peter Van Linden 0490 173 118. Monday 7 Central West Monthly Meeting, Gladstone Hotel Function Room, 8.00pm. Tuesday 8 Illawarra Two Stroke Tuesday. Meeting Wollongong Lighthouse top level carpark at 10am. Details Jim 0414 379 419. Wednesday 9 Central West Rally Meeting 8.00pm – Rick’s. Wednesday 9 South Ride. Meet at Heathcote. Suggested Route: Heathcote> Old Highway> Bulli Tops > Bald Hill > Bundeena > Home through The National Park or Old Highway. Start 10am Heathcote Caltex Woolworths. Sunday 13 Sydney North run, meet at McDonalds Rouse Hill at 8:30 am for run to Kurrajong, contact Alan Harper 0413 031 075. Sunday 13 Central West outing departs Gladstone Hotel Carpark at 10am - Millthorpe (morning tea), Blayney, Newbridge (lunch), return via Blayney and Millthorpe. Monday 14 Illawarra Branch meeting, 7pm for 7:30pm start, Keiraville Public School. Member Doug Newall's 1950 Sunbeam S8 deluxe is our featured bike tonight Wednesday 16 Illawarra Dam Ride. Leaves Key Batteries at 10am finishing with a supplied BBQ lunch. Details Brian Martin 0408 835 139. Saturday 19 Illawarra Tortoise Ride will leave Key Batteries at 1pm for a local ride suiting smaller/older machines. Details Jim 0414 379 419.

Monday 21 Illawarra Coffee Ride to Kiama Harbour. Meet at 10am. Details Jim 0414 379 419. Tuesday 22 Central West Mid-Week Ride – Meet at McDonald’s North Orange at 10 am – Blayney via Huntley Rd, and Millthorpe, return via Pretty Plains Rd and Mitchell Highway. Wednesday 23 South Ride. Meet at Heathcote. Suggested Route: Heathcote> Old Highway> Bulli Tops > Bald Hill > Bundeena > Home through The National Park or Old Highway. Start 10am Heathcote Caltex Woolworths. Wednesday 23 Sydney Monthly Meeting Dundas Sports & Recreation Club, 9 Elder Road Dundas 8:00pm. Thursday 24 South Ride. Meet at Deepwater Motorboat Club at 9.30 for a 10am start. Loop Road via Heathcote Rd and New Illawarra Rd to Woronora Park. Saturday 26 Central West Saturday afternoon ride. Meet at the Cooke Park, Sampson St, at 1.30pm for a short ride to Molong via Amaroo Rd and return. Sunday 27 South Ride. Suggested Route: Oran Park Drive > Dan Cleary Drive > Cobbity Rd > Right into Werombi Rd > Left into Bobs Range Rd > Siverdale Rd >The Oaks > Picton > Picton Rd > Wilton Rd > Broughton Pass > to Appin > Bulli- Appin Rd > Cataract Dam. Meet for 9am start. Sunday 27 Illawarra Breakfast ride. Details TBA at October meeting. Contact Mick Johnson 0419-297-171. Monday 28 Illawarra Offroad Ride day. Meet Pheasants Nest Service Centre 9:30am.Details Brian 0408-835-139.

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NOVEMBER RIDES/EVENTS Monday 4 Central West Monthly Meeting, Gladstone Hotel Function Room and AGM. 8.00pm. Wednesday 6 Illawarra “The Ron Foye Wednesday Ride” Leaves Key Batteries Mt Keira Road at 10am. Details Peter 0490 173 118. Wednesday 6 Central West Rally Meeting 8.00pm – Rick’s. Sunday 10 Central West outing departs Gladstone Hotel Carpark at 10 am - Molong (morning tea), Cumnock, Dripstone, Mumbil (lunch), Stuart Town , Orange. Monday 11 Illawarra Monthly Meeting. 7pm for 7:30pm start, Keiraville Public School. Tuesday 12 Illawarra Two Stroke Tuesday. Meeting Wollongong Lighthouse top level carpark at 10am. Details Jim 0414 379 419. Wednesday 13 South Ride. Meet at Heathcote. Suggested Route: Heathcote> Old Highway> Bulli Tops > Bald Hill > Bundeena > Home through The National Park or Old Highway. Start 10am Heathcote Caltex Woolworths. Saturday 16 Illawarra Tortoise Ride will leave Key Batteries at 1pm for a local ride suiting smaller/older machines. Details Jim 0414 379 419. Monday 18 Illawarra Coffee Ride to Stanwell Park Beach Kiosk. Meet at 10am. Details Jim 0414 379 419. Tuesday 19 Central West Mid-Week Ride – Meet at McDonald’s North Orange at 10 am – Molong via Nashdale and Peabody Rd, return via Amaroo. Wednesday 20 Illawarra Dam Ride. Leaves Key Batteries at 10am finishing with a supplied BBQ lunch. Details Brian Martin 0408 835 139. Sunday 24 South Ride. Leppington to Thirlmere via Old Razorback Rd. Suggested Route: Oran Park Drive > Dan Cleary Drive > Cobbity Rd > left into Werombi Rd > Sheathers Lane > Cawdor Rd > Old Razorback Rd > Old Highway (Stop) > through Picton to Thirlmere (Stop) > Through Lakesland to Barkers Lodge Rd > Picton. Depart Leppington at 9am. Monday 25 Illawarra Offroad Ride day. Meet Pheasants Nest Service Centre 9:30am.Details Brian 0408 835 139.

Wednesday 27 South Ride. Meet at Heathcote. Suggested Route: Heathcote> Old Highway> Bulli Tops > Bald Hill > Bundeena > Home through The National Park or Old Highway. Start 10am Heathcote Caltex Woolworths. Thursday 28 South Ride. Meet at Deepwater Motorboat Club at 9.30 for a 10am start. Loop road via Heathcote Rd and New Illawarra Rd to Woronora Park. Saturday 30 Central West Saturday afternoon ride. Meet at the Big Flagpole on Bathurst Road at 1.30pm for a short ride to Millthorpe via Lucknow and Phoenix Mine Rd, return via Forest Reefs.

Rallies & Events All rallies listed are club plate runs. Sunday 29 Sept Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride – enter online at www.gentlemansride.com (Orange Branch also refer Orange Café Racer Club). 19-20 October Girder Fork Rally (entry form in August edition). 1-3 November Jampot-CEMCC rally Oberon NSW .

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Please renew my membership of the Classic& Enthusiasts Motor Cycle Club

In Submitting This Membership Renewal I Hereby Accept & Agree to the CEMCC of NSW Inc.

Code of Conduct & Constitution *.

*Details are available at www.cemcc.org.au or by contacting The Club.

Name………………………………………………………………………………….Membership number…………………...

Address:…………………………………………………………………………Email …………………………………………..

Town/ Suburb…………………………………………….Post Code……………(Please Print)

Telephone No.( )……………………………Mobile ………………………………….Date of Birth……./……/………

Signed…………………………………………..…...Dated………/……./………

CROSS OUT ONE OF ABOVE

Membership Renewal fee $47.00

For Direct Credit the Bank Account Details are BSB 062 279 Acc. No. 10015486

Please ensure that you include your name in direct credit reference

and email or post your completed renewal form

Cheques should be made out to C&EMCC

Return to C&EMCC Membership officer ALAN HARPER 65 FERMOY RD. MARSDEN PARK

NSW2765

harper6t@aol.com

Please include this Membership form with your remittance

*we need to allocate your renewal to the correct member.

To ensure that your details are correct and new membership card is processed the membership

officer requests that every member fill in & supply one of these forms to renew his/her membership.

I would like the Classic Clatter emailed to me I want my Classic Clatter delivered to my postal address

CLASSIC & ENTHUSIASTS MOTOR CYCLE

CLUB OF NSW Inc.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR 2020

OFFICE USE ONLY

Date Received……../………./………...

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Classic and Enthusiasts Motor Cycle Club of NSW Incorporated

Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the

Classic and Enthusiasts Motor Cycle Club of NSW Incorporated will be held on Wednesday 27 November 2019 starting at 8.00pm

at Dundas Sports and Recreational Club, Elder Road, Dundas NSW

AGENDA 1. Open Meeting 2. Apologies 3. Acceptance of minutes from the AGM held on 28 November 2018 4. Business arising from the minutes of AGM held on 28 November 2018 5. President’s Report 6. Treasurer’s Report 8. Election of Office Bearers and Ordinary Members of the Committee of Management

( Note: All positions are open for election with nominations open until the vote is taken) 9. General Business 10. Close Meeting Proxies. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting may appoint a proxy, who must be a member of the club. No member may hold more than 5 proxies. A proxy form is attached to this notice. To be effective, proxy forms must be received by the secretary no later than 8.00 pm on 26 November 2019 (i.e. 24 hours before the time set for the meeting). Alan Harper Hon Secretary 4/9/2019

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APPENDIX 1 (Clause 42 (2)

FORM OF APPOINTMENT OF PROXY I ……………………………………………………………………………………...................................................................…… (full name) of…………………………………................................................……………………......................................………………… (address) Being a member of Classic and Enthusiasts Motor Cycle Club of NSW Incorporated Hereby appoint…………………………………………………............................….......................................………………….. (full name of proxy) of……………………………………………………………….......................................…............................................………… (address) Being a member of that incorporated association, as my proxy to vote for me on my behalf at the annual general meeting to be Held on the 27th day of November 2019 and at any adjournment of that meeting.

*My proxy is authorised to vote:

In favour of/against ( ) the ( ). *to be inserted if desired

…………………………….................................... Signature of member appointing proxy Date……………………….. NOTE: 1. A proxy vote may not be given to a person who is not a member of the club

2. This proxy must be in the hands of the Secretary no later than 8pm on 26th day of November 2019 (i.e. at least 24 hours prior to the meeting).

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Illawarra Branch Minutes 9th September 2019

Meeting Opened: 7:30pm (7:30 from now on) Jim Cummins in the chair

Attendance: 43 + 2 visitors = 45

Apologies: Ian Richardson, Ken Kermode, Richard Stock, Judy and Norm Aldridge, Ron Moon, Mick Hockley, Doug

Newall, Ian Stevens, Alan Bennett, Kevin Brown Lester Hamilton.

Visitors: Dick Pruen, Eric Wright.

New Members:

Correspondence In: “Tweelers” and Macquarie Towns M.R & P. C. magazines; Shannons Catalogue, Huntley Hillclimb flyer

21-22 Sept.

Previous Minutes: Moved (Lee Jones/ Peter Marsellos) “….that the minutes are a true and accurate record of the

meeting”. Passed.

Business Arising: Nil

Treasurer: Balance at August 31st $4478 + $8772 term deposit with IMB. Moved (Col Elliot/Steve Ansell) “ that

the Treasurer’s report be accepted”. Passed. Show Day fees and bond paid to Sutherland Council so

far in Sept.

Welfare Officer: Ian Richardson still undergoing cancer treatment. Ross Eshman’s father Keith passed away last week.

Keith was well known to members as a respected proprietor in the automotive business in the Illawarra

area for many years. The clubs condolences were extended to Ross and his family during the meeting.

History: No report on history. Steve still selling tickets in the HD clock/thermometer set to help raise funds for the

Xmas gathering.

Library/Technical: Due to the room change for this meeting, journals and books were not featured at this meeting.

However any specific articles were available for loan. A Suzuki manual was located from the Noel Shipp

collection for recently acquired V Twin. One of our members has three Nortons, all currently “failing to

proceed” due to various ailments. Alan was happy to report his Moto Guzzi 250 is operational.

Regalia Bill and Marie will be relinquishing this role for the branch after many years of

faithful service. Branch will be seeking advice as to whether to source regalia from Sydney.

Events: **For the latest correct/updated information on rides, look up the club site.**

Coming Rides/Events

Ted Conran Ride 20-22 September. Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 29th September, register online. Jampot-CEMCC rally Oberon NSW 1-3 November. Tomorrow 10th Two stroke Tuesday. Saturday 14th Tortoise Ride.

Ride Reports Wednesday 4th Sept. Ron Foye Ride.

Ride was to Greenwell Point via Jamberoo. 30 bikes, 15 Historic plated, another great turnout of

Illawarra and Sydney members.

Tuesday 10th Aug Two Stroke Ride .

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Twenty members and visitors rode from the Lighthouse at Wollongong to Headlands Hotel at Brickyard

Point Bulli for morning tea. Nine two strokes led the ride, the rest enjoyed the haze. Marques

represented were Suzuki, Yamaha, Bultaco and BSA. Fifteen bikes were on Historic registration.

Saturday 17th Aug Tortoise Ride.

Ride went to Regal Heights via the rural roads of Dapto, Yallah, Marshall Mount and Calderwood.

Destination was the Blue Jay Café. Feature bikes were a Triumph Daytona returning after a long lay off

with mechanical issues and a Honda MT125 being trailered down from Sydney for the ride! This ride is

set up as a proving ride for these type of bikes, pace is slow and distance short with plenty of help

around if problems are encountered.

Monday 19th Aug Offroad Ride.

Five members and two friends braved the cold and windy weather at the State Forest area. Dry

conditions were experienced with many of the trails now quite deep in sand in places. A few mishaps

occurred with broken exhausts and slow speed falls. See the Facebook images.

Wednesday 21st Dam Ride Mount Annan Gardens.

Thirty four members rode from Sydney and Illawarra areas to the Wattle Garden within the Mount Annan

Botanical Gardens. Total numbers approached forty after car numbers were counted. Thanks to all

those that came and enjoyed the camaraderie and especially those that brought the provisions and

those that cooked the BBQ and cleaned up at the end of the event.

AMCA Event Bulli. 24-25th Aug.

Many members attended the event across the weekend, either as organisers, volunteers or those that

manned a CEMCC display area. Ten machines of varied heritage were displayed to the public. Club

details were on hand for any of those interested in joining up. Around 3800 people attended the event

across the weekend, with marque displays, technical lectures, start and ride displays, feature machines

such as the Ehret Vincent and Merlin powered salt flats machine started, as well as the popular

motorcycle auction. A not to be missed event again for 2020.

Coming Events **For the latest correct/updated information on rides, look up the club site.**

General Business: 1. Call was made for Show Day volunteers.

2. Upcoming Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride was discussed. 2018 ride worldwide counted 130 000 riders raising money for Prostate Cancer and Men’s Health. Log into the website for details and registration advice. Peter Van Linden happy to assist those without web access.

3. Upcoming Illawarra AGM was discussed with the need to fulfil several club positions. 4. Panther Rally at the Dickie’s in October. Contact Dave and Joanne Dickie. 5. Jampot-CEMCC joint rally advertised again with details in the latest Clatter. 6. Request from the floor again as to the filing of Sydney General and Committee minutes. Email has been sent to Sydney secretary Alan Harper for follow up. 7. No feature bike this meeting due to member illness.

Raffle: Lee Jones, John Hughes, Robert Mitchell, Gavin Pollock, Barry Warden.

Programme Officer

Meeting Closed: 8:50 pm Next Meeting: October 14th .

President: Secretary:

(Jim Cummins) (Acting Mick Mellin)

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CEMCC of NSW Central West Branch MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING

Monday 2-9-2019 - Gladstone Hotel Function Room.

Meeting opened: 7.45 pm, chaired by Rick Kent

Attendance: 18 in attendance, as per attendance book.

Apologies: Don Wilson, J Packham, .

Visitors: Nil

Previous Meeting Minutes: Motion: That the minutes be accepted Moved: G Crisp 2nd: K Daniel

Business Arising:

Treasurer’s Report: Balance: $ 3572.32 Term Deposit: $ 7839.56 Interest: $107.36

Cheque A/c: $ 11471.88

.Motion: That the Treasurer’s report be accepted. Moved : K Daniel 2nd : K Boers

Correspondence in: Macquarie Towns Newsletter

Newcastle Newsletter

Shannon’s Catalogue

I

Correspondence out: Emails: Clatter Editor – Minutes, for Sale, plus coming events.

Letter to the Editor, Clatter re emailing of The Clatter as opposed to hard copy.

.

.Registration Report:. Bernie Schell – Inspected and passed Kawasaki of Chris McMahon, Oberon

Past Events

August:

Sunday 18th Central West outing to- Cudal (morning Tea), Forbes Motor Museum. (lunch), return via Canowindra to Orange.

Four riders rode to Forbes - high winds but a good ride!

Sat 17th Stockton Rally – 9 riders attended from Orange . Great weekend. 5 riders rode up from Orange.

Tuesday 20th Central West Mid-Week Ride – Meet at McDonald’s North Orange at 10 am – To Lake Canobolas, Pinnacle and

return.

Sat 31st Central West Saturday afternoon rider - a short ride to Molong via Amaroo Rd and return. Good ride attended by

10 riders, of which 4 were welcomed from the Orange Café Race Club.

Bulli Bike show and swap meet attended by Gordon Crisp.

Coming Events

September

Mon 2nd Central West Monthly Meeting, Gladstone Hotel Function Room, 7.30 PM

Sunday 8th Central West outing departs Gladstone Hotel Carpark at 10 am - Forest Reefs, Cadia, Errowanbang, Carcoar

(Morning tea), Belubula Way to Canowindra (lunch) Orange. Transferred to Sunday 15th due to inclement

weather on 8th.

Sunday 15th CEMCC Show Day, Engadine.

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Tuesday 17th Central West Mid-Week Ride – Meet at McDonald’s North Orange at 10 am – Manildra via Bowen Park Rd and

Cudal, return on Escort Way. -

Sat 21-22 Pelican Rally , Somersby; BMW Club Far Cairn Rally overnight at Tottenham.

Sat 28th Central West Saturday afternoon ride. Meet at the Big Flagpole on Bathurst Road at 1.30 PM for a ride to

Blayney, via Beasley Rd, Spring Hill, Milthorpe, return Milthorpe and Forest Rd.

Sunday 29th Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride – Orange Café Racer Club – enter online at DGR.

October

Mon 7th Central West Monthly Meeting, Gladstone Hotel Function Room, 8.00 PM

Wed 9th Rally Meeting 8.00 PM –Rick’s

Sunday 13th Central West outing departs Gladstone Hotel Carpark at 10 am - Millthorpe (morning tea), Blayney, Newbridge

(lunch), return via Blayney and Millthorpe.

Sat Sun 19-20 Girder Fork Rally, Cooma

Tuesday 22nd Central West Mid-Week Ride – Meet at McDonald’s North Orange at 10 am – Blayney via Huntley Rd, and

Millthorpe, return via Pretty Plains Rd and Mitchell Highway.

Sat 26th Central West Saturday afternoon ride. Meet at the Cooke Park, Sampson St, at 1.30 PM for a short ride to

Molong via Amaroo Rd and return.

General Business. –

New Club Stamp: Rick Kent reported he has organized a new club stamp to clarify club name – there have been

issues with getting bikes registered with the RMS due to some lack of clarity in the old stamp.

Rally Planning – Morning Tea: Cudal $7.00 Lunch at Goolagong. $16 – David Scott and Kevin Daniels to follow

up.

AJS Rally at Oberon: Mark Turnbull raised concerns that this has no recognition anywhere that this is the

CEMCC rally or a joint rally with the AJS club. There has been little if any consultation over this change,

particularly where Orange has regularly supported this rally with quite a few members every year.

Motion: That the secretary write a letter expressing our concern to the Editor of the Clatter.

Moved: Mark Turnbull, 2nd Rick Kent

Meeting closed : 8.20pm Next Meeting: Monday 7th October, 8.00 Gladstone Meeting Room

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Gordon Crisp, CEMCC Dry Lake Racer. Contributed by David Scott. Australia’s Utah is the dry salt lake, Lake Gairdner, located not far from Port Augusta, where once a year those with a passion for speed, either in cars and all sorts of bikes, get a chance to see how fast they can run over a 4 mile track. Gordon Crisp, a member of the Orange CEMCC, is one of our members who has a passion both for BSAs and speed! Other than recently restoring a Gold Star 500, his latest project was building a methanol fuelled, 1954 BSA 350 dry lake racer. In March this year, Gordon, who says this kind of racing is addictive, whilst slipping the clutch for 50 metres and hitting around 8000 rpm, managed to clock an admirable 97.68 mph on his BSA! Gordon’s 350 BSA runs methanol, with a compression of 14.5 to 1, and an Amal 10 TT, 1300 main jet and high lift cam, running standard crank and bearings. Gordon intends to run again next year, and as you can guess, plans to pass the elusive 100mph mark!

Gordon with his bike, and on the salt pan.

Our stand at the AMCA Australia Inc National Meet at Bulli.

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Classic & Enthusiasts Motor Cycle Club of NSW Show Day 2019