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Clubroom => Competition => Topic started by: Drakie on October 28, 2008, 10:26:49 am
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Hi guys,
Drakie here, as you've heard I'm helping organise the Honda Broadford (Old) Bike Bonanza for MA. OK, I've sold my soul for 'rock and roll' but this thing is just going to be a hoot. I'm on the MA Museum and Heritage committee with Lindsay Urquart, Jim Scaysbrook, Mick Pettifer and Ian Hopkins as I wanted some dirt experience on it (although Jim is a legend in the dirt). We are trying to build a museum of important Australian racing motorcycles (MA owns 12 already),programs, photos and magazines but the Board was keen to explore other ways of funding it. So, this idea came up.
HBBB will be held at Easter 2009 (April 11-12) at the MV State Motorcycle Complex, Broadford. To say that this event will be ‘bigger than Ben Hur’ lets you know the old mindset we are in and how BIG this event will be. We know that quite often, enthusiasts of old motorcycles don’t just limit themselves to one discipline and often dabble in other areas. With this in mind, the Museum and Heritage Committee of Motorcycling Australia has planned a ‘Woodstock’ event (there we go again, more geriatric references) to draw out enthusiasts with old and rare motorcycles that haven’t been seen at race events. We realise there are many riders and owners of old machines for whom racing doesn’t appeal at all, and we are trying to draw out these enthusiasts to this event so we can all share their passion. As the Easter weekend will be non-competitive ride days, you will be able to ride whatever pre 1985 machine you bring; whether it is an old road bike, a road racer, speedway iron, dirt track weapon, enduro hack, a scramble bike – thumper or screamer, or a virtuoso trials mount. All tracks will be open at differing times on the weekend, so, if you can convince someone to lend you a bike to ride in a branch of the sport you might be interested in but have never tried, now’s your chance. Yes that’s right. For a mere $60 plus your MA licence or a $22 event rec licence, you can ride any style motorcycle on the track that’s suitable for it. MV have recently bought 44 acres of adjoining bush and a vintage enduro event will be run on the Saturday. A featured display and ride of Metisse scramble machines on the Sunday will take place on the old ‘Channel O’ track. As Honda has stepped up to the plate for our event we will be featuring some Honda exotica on track as well as static displays of Honda road, race, mini and dirt bikes. Special ‘Star Sessions’ are scheduled throughout the weekend when invited celebrities will be doing demo laps on exotic machinery.
‘You will meet the nicest people’ at the HONDA Broadford Bike Bonanza.
Give it a go guys,
Drakie.
www.ma.org.au/hbbb
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How much did you sell your soal for Drakie? ;) ;)
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The Kevlar Kompound will be in attendance in a slightly smaller but equally enthusiastic guise. As well as the Metisses we're bringing the road race tackle (Manx Norton and ESO/Manx) and Jonsys speedway stuff. In addition Tim is going to join us with his sidecars. Firkos debuting his new Cheney and he reckons B&S Suzuki and DT1 Metisse but we've got doubts on the Metisse seeing that he doesn't even have it yet! Jonesys bringing the CCM out of a 15 year hibernation and Phippsy's going to bring his ex Eddie Lawson OW 750 Yamaha flat tracker and new 750 Triumph Metisse. The lure of the big dinner on Saturday nite means that the Kevlettes will be coming this time so the Sauvignon Blanc output will add to the usual Margarita/Kozel consumption. They've been instructed to keep their pants on .
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‘You will meet the nicest people’ at the HONDA Broadford Bike Bonanza.
Even if some of them seem a little 'soul less' ;). (Sorry Drakie, but you were 'leading with a glass jaw' ;D).
'The power be with you' Drakie 8). I reckon its a great idea. I hope everyone here and throughout the Motorcycling Fraternity get behind the idea.
My only concern for you and the idea is that you are coming off ground zero, or maybe even a little below ground zero (with resentment and resistance). But hey, welcome to the wonderful world of motorcycling, all those hardnosed opinionated independent minded people that become motorcyclists and motorcycle racers. They wouldn’t be motorcyclists or racers if they weren’t hardnosed opinionated independent minded ::).
I think the success will be rated when you pull in spectators and particpants other than the ‘usual suspects’ – Mr & Mrs Joe Blow from the Shopping Malls, the young guys on their pocket rockets and all the week end warriors on their DRz’s and Chinese Pit Bikes.
No promises, I not sure where my finances will be next week let alone next Easter :P, but I’ll try to be there, complete with 'Lazarus' the mighty restored VB360 ;D.
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Sounds good Drakie i will be there with as many bikes and riders i can muster up .
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Firkos debuting his new Cheney and he reckons B&S Suzuki and DT1 Metisse
I'd like the DT1 Metisse to be done fo the Metisse show at Broadford but the older I get, the slower I am at building these bikes. The Cheney is gonna be there and if Jens is reasonably quick with the Suzuki 400 engine rebuild the Boyd and Stellings be there as well.
We've managed to achieve the impossible and have found a house in Broadford for the weekend which'll keep female Kevlars happy.
I know there's still a lot of anti MA vibe out there and that's swaying some peoples willingness to attend the Bonanza. I've been critical of MA and their attitude to the dirt and vintage dirt side of our sport for years and, like many of you have wondered aloud "what have they done for us". Well, here is a perfect example that maybe they are now prepared to actually do something for the "little guy" bike enthusiast. Because this is exactly the kind of event that appeals to me, I'll be there with bells on. This doesn't in the slightest indicate that I'm showing any disloyalty to our beloved Classic Dirt either. That event will always be my and the Kevlars true first choice. I'm (and the Kevlars) just supporting another event that's geard towards our idea of having fun on dirt bikes. It'll purely give us an opportunity to have fun on our dirt track, speedway and road race bikes as well as our motocross machines. This'll be fun.
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Hey Rossco you will need your Vinduro bike also or you will miss the first round.
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I will have something Rossco ,how bout a XR250 ??? you will be able to show how to pull a decent mono on one while standing on the seat ???.
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the sisters lol
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Oh yeah we are gonna need a trials bike coz i havent got one .
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Firko. We'll meet finally! ;) ;D[/color]
Uh Oh!!!
(http://i323.photobucket.com/albums/nn458/mx250syd/dog1.jpg) ;D
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Thats Monza Park near the start gate is it ?
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I've been known to hug grown men on first meeting Mark
Ross, I'm a huggable big puppy. There's a Czech beer with your name on it in the Kompound
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English Breakfast, Darjeeling or that old favourite with the Spanish bike true believers, Lan Choo? The Cocoa Fluffies may make a longed for appearance as well. There's also a good chance of a Monty making an appearance in the Kompound if he can fit it in the trailer.
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Hey tea totters, Which airport in Melbourne is the closest,coming from Perth WA /Cheers thanks.
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Closest airport to Broadford will be Tullamarine.
Broadford is about 1 hour north from the airport.
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I've been known to hug grown men on first meeting Mark. That's all you have to worry about! ;)
No worries Hilly. It's been a few years though so I hope you dont have a good rear guard on it!
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee74/All_things_414/MonoingXR200.jpg)
Nice Pic there Rossco, i too used to dabble with that stunt man stuff like you.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=PYiwhM23ycw
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how much CRC you got Ross?
i need a lot as i am bloody rusty at that sort of stuff now. can still pull a long mono sitting down and anywhere in the bush on the KTM300 but the seat standing stuff is long gone. it a case of "don't use it and you lose it"
yes i am lucky that that old clip and many more from the super 8 era survived, i transfered them to VHS many years ago and 4 years ago put them on DVD. i have a heap of it but it is only of interestf you are in it.
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Gees me old sidecar is going to be among some real silk purse treasure, balance as it will be representing the sows ear side of things. Cheers Tim (an special invite to Klub Kevlar actually makes me feel pretty good :)
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Hey Tim , we are sidecar mates aren't we :-*
real friends and all :D
you know buddies :-*
look after each other kind of thing ;)
Alison
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Yes Alison you can take it out for a spin. Remember the gear change and rear brake pedal may be on different sides to the Norton ,it is super heavy ,braking is bloody bad for first two stops then gets badder, the susspension is well suss and the handling doesn't........... ;) Sorta normal stuff .
Of course a might have my 754 pre75 Speedway outfit there too and that does not have any brakes at all. rigid rear end 2 inches of front travel the sidecar wheel is uncovered, only turns right and can tip over on its side if you leave it alone....... ;)
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Tim 754
WOW sounds a wee bit different to the Norton. :o I reckon it would go in one end of the KK tent out the other, with me in control. :o
Good youtube footage though ;D
Alison WA
Shes a beautiful outfit. :-* thanks for the photos. Love the paint work on the tank.
Hope to see it in person one day.
cheers Steven WA
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Tim 754's
SHOW AND TELL
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Hi all,
The response to Easter at Broadford is exactly what I was hoping. I usually lead with my jaw and got the usual hits out of the way, but most importantly it seems to have got you guys fired up. ("We are gonna have fun, fun, fun 'till her daddy takes the T-Bird away...") Fun is where this thing is at and getting the old iron out of the shed and exercised. Fun is monoing your old trail hack out of sight, getting your mate to 'swing' for you in his outfit, setting deadlines to finish projects, making rash predictions about future ones, loaning mates a ride, firming up social promises and just getting into the spirit of the thing.
Hell, this has been on the cards since before time! Well, actually David White was late in the office one night in 1993 when when a fax came through from Geoff Eldridge for an FIM licence to ride the Accerbis Nevada Rally in the USA. As their relationship had been a bit strained he faxed the info through to GE straight away to show he was on the ball and did put in the hours. DW followed it up and rang him. A surprised GE and DW had a good talk about common issues and one thing that David was trying to get up; a non-competitive fun event to get non racers of all disciplines out of the woodwork. GE was enthusiastic and said they would talk more once back from the US. The rest we know about.
David then talked to Ray Ryan and as they thought alike, Classic Dirt got off the ground. DW was hoping to include all facets of motorcycling but Ray was primarily interested in the dirt side so the all inclusive event got put on hold until now.
There you have it. Sorry I don't post as often as I should, but the day job (not this MA stuff) gets longer as does the daylight.
As for selling my soul (...sole? Walter, hope you didn't mean as...!), I have been a pain to MA but can recognise a good idea when I see it. VMX's Classic Dirt will never die, the two events enhance each other.
It will be good to relax and catch up with you all at HBBB at Easter,
Cheers,
Drakie.
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so who's going ??? ???
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We have a shit load of money since I started work(been a mum for a while)
(TIOC= two incomes one child) ,
so if we get inane we could possibly fly on over from WA. ;D
Never know what tomorrow brings 8)
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Yeah i will be there with my crew and as many bikes that i have going.
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No doubt we'll see you at CD6 as well Hilly? ;)
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I was talking to a singer the other day and he was trying to get me there also . Im deep in negotiations at present . Cant confirm just yet.
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Nah looks like the first turn at the top of the hill at Broadey
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Hey ross if we camp can i wear my millar shirt and cowboy boot's :-* :-*
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My everlasting memory of Broadford.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-1/1293707/bahnsy.JPG)
At this point it was about the 3rd set of riding gear and dont remember how many goggles and tear-offs i had been through and it was not even lunch. That haze in the background, thats not a poor focus, it's bloody rain.
And on a good day, it is the best track in Australia by far.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-1/1293707/cd4_1.JPG)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-1/1293707/cd4_2.JPG)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-1/1293707/cd4_3.JPG)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-1/1293707/cd4_4.JPG)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-1/1293707/cd4_5.JPG)
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Now that looks impressive. :o
Alison
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And dont forget Allison there are six other tracks , Road race, speedway both senior and junior ,dirt track , enduro layout ,SX , trials layouts etc. and even respectable toilets!!!!
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me and the 480 will be there ;D
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And dont forget Allison there are six other tracks , Road race, speedway both senior and junior ,dirt track , enduro layout ,SX , trials layouts etc. and even respectable toilets!!!!
Who looks after this lot :o club/caretaker/committee ???
Alison
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Our fees to MAVic and track practice day fees and any other thing that you can be stung for... but a least it is something totally for motorcycle sport. The MX track was used for some rounds of the world 500 MX GPs but as usual Australia got shafted and they removed us from their rounds...... ,yes there is live on site caretakers. PS GMC lives only about three Kms and a fart away too. :D