December 2012 - Triumph Owners Motor Cycle Club (TOMCC) of

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1993
The national newsletter of the Triumph Owners’ Motor Cycle Club of New Zealand Inc.
Published Quarterly
December 2012
www.tomcc.co.nz
19th National Rally celebrating
20 years of TOMCC NZ Inc
Open to all
motorcyclists
15, 16 & 17
February 2013
at Blue Skies Camp,
Kaiapoi, Canterbury
$50
per person
(includes cloth badge,
pre-paid only)
Fully cooked evening meals and breakfast available
Band on Saturday evening • Bike Show • Group Ride on Saturday
Bar facilities • T shirts (pre-paid)
Rallyapplication
application
forms
available
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or
Rally
form
on page
15 or from
available
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website:
www.tomcc.co.nz
or Wayne
Woodward,
ph 027 285 3083
Ken
027 285 3083 and
off our
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TOMCC is a member
club of WATOC
TOMCC
19th National Rally
The Canterbury chapter, our hosts
for our next National Rally, are
forging ahead at full throttle to make
this rally one of the best, especially
so as 2013 is our 20th Anniversary
year and a special occasion for all
TOMCC members.
But, as we all know, the success
of our rallies does depend on you,
our members, actually attending the
rally. It’s a great opportunity to make
new friends and re-establish old
friendships.
Over the years I have been to
many motorcycle rallies but I can
honestly say that our own TOMCC
National Rallies are the best, not the
biggest but certainly the friendliest.
As always family (including children),
friends and riders of other makes
of motorcycle are genuinely made
welcome.
Please note that rally T-shirts
and cooked meals must be prepaid and also that bunk room
accommodation is reserved for
North Island members.
Given the amount of work that
goes into organising a rally it is
important that you send in your
rally registration and fee early.
If a lot of entry registrations are
received by the organisers at the last
minute it creates a huge amount of
unnecessary work. So for those of
you who have not done so:
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR
RALLY REGISTRATION NOW
TOMCC Book Launch
If you will be at the rally and you want a copy of the
book it would be very helpful if you could bring with you
your membership number or better still your current
membership card.
Once all paid up members have received a copy of the
book, a limited number of copies will be available for
sale at $20 each plus postage.
So if you want a free copy of the history of TOMCC NZ
Inc check that your membership is paid up by the time
our rally comes round in February.
As many of you are already aware John Milligan and I
have been putting together an account of our club since
it was established by Darryl Payne in 1993, and the rally
celebrating our 20th Anniversary seems the appropriate
occasion on which to publish it.
A copy of the book, attractively printed in colour and
black and white, will be given free to each fully paid up
member at the rally. Also, a copy will be posted out to
each fully paid up member who is unable to attend the
rally.
Ken Spall, TOMCC Otago & Southland
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Dog, Mel & Baz do the Southern Escapade
After doing this event last year we
just had to do it again this year and
those who have never done one, it’s
a great way to discover the south
island and the history that built it.
Compiling of a questionnaire of 33
questions this year and it was our
mission to find the answers
Was Certainly an eventful trip . . .
Starting with how the hell could
one stuff up Bangers ‘n’ mash and
the mash actually ruined the peas
– mind up the Buller Gorge just on
dusk made up for it though.
After a night in Greymouth it was
through Arthur’s Pass and down
to Cromwell. The thief in Arthur’s
Pass had us in fits of laughter as he
flogged Mel’s lollie cake off the plate
right in front of her – bloody Keas!
Breakfast at Cardrona Hotel
Kea – notorious thief
Quick stop outside Bealey Hotel entrance
The Blackball Hilton
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A decent dinner in Cromwell at a
Speights bar brought the day to a
end, but nothing whatsoever had me
ready for what happened the next
morning – as I went to out to ask the
motel manger to get our bikes out
of his garage he came into the office
stark naked!
Once on the road we detoured to
Arrowtown then on to the Cardrona
Hotel for breaky – good feed even
though we were asked if we were
the cycling group coming in for
breakast. One would have thought
that the fact we were leather clad
sort of stated the obvious and that
we weren’t.
Must remember to fill up before
Fox Glacier from now on as once
I stopped the bike I couldn’t turn
the alarm of. As it happens, some
fancy new tower just installed in the
town plays havoc with some alarm
systems. The lady at the servo then
told me that I would have to push
the bike a couple of hundred metres
down the road – a fully loaded
Trophy – it felt like 1200 meters
But we had a great trip up the
coast back too Greymouth. Sunday
we went up to Blackball and then
onto the Pike 29 Memorial, a fitting
tribute, we were impressed.
Pleased to say the ferry crossing
was perfect both ways. Thanks for
another great adventure we will be
back.
Cheers Baz
Globetrotter, Timaru BRONZ Club
Four of us (Al, Chris, Wayne
and myself) attended this year’s
Globetrotter which ended up at the
Waimate Scout Camp after a glorious
ride through some outstanding South
Canterbury back roads. Lucky buggers
those Timaru boys – such great rides
practically on their doorstep.
A great time had by all and the
usual fantastic southern hospitality.
Big thank you to Maurice and all the
BRONZ team.
Chris Reid did the Canterbury
TOMCC proud by winning the event
with best overall performance and the
least penalties. I don’t think the grin
has worn off yet. I had great difficulty
in compensating for all the glare from
the bling when I took that photo!
I, on the other hand, managed to
find the ‘shingle section’ of the course
which it appears only I knew about as
it wasn’t part of the bleedin’ route. I
must brush up on my map reading
skills. Apologies to the other two riders
who displayed such confidence in my
navigational abilities by following
me! I was a bit miffed not to receive
a prize for ‘most adventurous rider’
at least! My two team mates were
heard muttering something about the
weakest link. Last year I managed to
gain 5 minutes so I may have been
just a trifle fast over some sections?
The three lasses, “Charlies Angels”,
were great sports and really entered
into the spirit of the event including
the slow race and helmet throwing
– bloody good show! Top marks
to the lad from Manchester who
did the course on a scooter, a true
enthusiast.
And the winner is . . . Chris Reid enjoying his moment of “Triumph”.
Gavin Bowden
TOMCC Canterbury
Triumph Sprint
The “Three Amigos”
Charlies Angels
Bum warming at the BRONZ Globetrotter
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Waikato/BoP Remembrance Ride, 4th Novemer 2012
could rescue the 650. Pete setting the pace again through the
hills as it started to drizzle, not enough to put the weather
gear on though! (well for some anyway).
Over the hills into Coromandel town and the sun was
shining the sky was blue, yep just as we planned it. Another
rest stop at the local Hotel and whilst inside down it came,
heavy rain, black clouds everywhere, just amazing and where
did it all come from. Sometime latter Frank made the 5 minute
call to gear up as he saw some blue that was in our direction
of travel.
Kopu was the next stop and once again Pete set the pace
heading down the Thames coast, this bit of road is always
a good ride. More toasted sandwiches at Kopu and the last
group catch up as each took their own direction home.
We had a good charge home heading back out past Tahuna
and Orini but maybe I should purchase a new speedo cable
as when out setting the pace we passed two separate highway
patrol cars. I now know 5000rpm is 130km/h but the group
survived as the patrolmen ignored us in our journey home.
Thanks Dave for taking some photos, much appreciated
and Pete for being the pace setter through the hill. Special
thanks to all who turned out, I appreciate the effort you all
made, it was really good to have such a large group for this
Remembrance Ride.
We will run the same weekend in 2013, that’s the 2nd Nov. I
will put it on the runs list.
Cheers,
Ray Hayward
TOMCC Waikato.
Hi all, It was great to see a good line-up of bikes turn out
for this year’s remembrance ride. The change of date from
December seemed to have made a difference so I think we
will keep this run for the first weekend of November each
year.
14 bikes turned up at 10am at the Waikino Hotel. Dave
on his Speedmaster, Chaz on his T00, Rob & Selina on the
Rocket, Andrew D on his Rocket, Tony from Tauranga on his
Rocket, Grant and Rose on their T100, Bryan and Sue on the
Sprint, Trev on the Harley, Frank on the Thunderbird, Peter
on his 51 Thunderbird, Shadz on his 72(?) Bonnie, Jocelyn on
the Thunderbird, Tracy on her T100 and Ray and Maxine on
the Ducati.
After a round of introductions we left Waikino and rode to
Waihi, gassed up and headed for the Coroglen Hotel as our
first stop. Peter on the Pre Unit Thunderbird and local real
estate advisor lead the way with Shadz on the 650 following
close behind. Unfortunately heading through Whangamata
the 650 Bonnie started to miss pretty badly so the bike was
left at a service station and he jumped on the Thunderbird
with Jocelyn.
When we arrived at Coroglen we decided to have lunch
there and watch the multiple classic cars, hot rods and very
nicely maintained vehicles drive past.
With rain looming we were off to Coromandel. Shadz,
Jocelyn and Tracy returned via Whangamata to see if they
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The Cheek Comes Free
2012 Triumph Pre Unit Rally, Punakaiki, West Coast, South Island
A week out from the 2012 Pre Unit rally
and emails confirms that this year’s
preparations are no different to previous
years.
Ray’s T Bird decides to return
to his old game of putt, putt, putt
KAABOOOOOM.
Pete from Waihi: “All
All I need is a
WOF...Yeh Right”.
Dave from Fielding: “All I need is to
find the little Nacelle nuts that fell
on the shed floor…Yeh Right”. Must
have found the nuts as he was last seen
on the side of the inroad to Fielding
race track: “Will only be the fuse…
Yeh Right”.
Like all well laid plans they never do
quite follow the script, Ray was held up
at work so our brave travelers didn’t get
away from Putaruru until after 5.00pm,
bugger was now going to be a long
day followed by an early start in the
morning.
Uneventful trip south with a clear sky
and almost full moon showing the snow
covered central plateau mountains of
Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu in
their finest.
Turn off SH1 just south of the Marton
turnoff, skirt around Halcombe and pull
into Dave’s driveway. Very quick tour
of his shed and the latest toy a Vincent
Rapide project, load Goldilocks in the
van and time to hit the hay.
Day 2. Early start – two hours later
and we are in the Picton ferry car park
and unloaded with barely 30 minutes
before the boarding call.
Great ferry trip, no wind, no clouds,
no swell, flat calm with the only bad
marks being for the horrible breakfast
they serve on the ferry and charge an
arm and a leg for. Soon enough the
ferry docks and we ride off with the
loadmaster directing Trev to the left
and Ray & Dave to the right.
Trev arrives on Terra firma, pulls up
and no ones following, SHIT, they were
both on the bikes with engines going
waiting for the all clear; one must have
stalled and be having trouble re-starting.
Phone calls all round and about 30
minutes after docking what should have
been less than five minutes we are all
finally on the road pointing south.
Up the road for a quick coffee and
catch up with past Waikato TOMCC
member Al who works for Toll in
Spring Creek. With coffee downed we
once again point the bikes southward to
Blenheim.
With Ted being an underpowered
5T he is to takes the lead and sets the
pace, cheeky buggers, who can resist
a challenge like that. Into the hills Ted
proves that in tight stuff he is far from
underpowered.
Five kms south of Kaikoura and we
leave the coast and head inland via the
Kaikoura inland route. First time on this
road for all four pre units, outstanding
bit of road only spoilt by the copious
amounts of grit laid down to counter the
previous week’s icy conditions.
Soon enough we get to the end and
there like a beacon is the Waiau Hotel.
Great hotel and a great drop of local
brew called Buck where if you were
really keen you could buy 4 jugs and
get a free Bucking hat (bucking good
hats the poster said). In hindsight this
should have been our stop for the night
but with a booking already made for
the first night at the Culverden hotel
we soon have to take the short 22k ride
and a welcome stop for the night at
Culverden.
Day 3. Friday morning and we
awake to a thick fog over the Waiau
valley, eventually raise the landlord who
opens up the alarmed shed so we can
roll the bikes out do a bit of preventive
maintenance and fuel up.
Still over an hour to wait for Les, Lee
and Dukie from Christchurch on their
5
Speed Twins Ray receives a message
from Lee, “bike stopped, Les has tank
off,
“carry on, we will catch up at
Reefton”….Yeh Right!
With the need to keep to our schedule
and meet Ken from Wellington in
Reefton at 2.00pm we head West on SH7
and the Lewis Pass.
A brilliant day on a great piece of New
Zealand highway following the Hope
River past Maruia Springs over the top
and then down the other side with the
road following the Inangahua River
made all the more enjoyable with little
to no traffic . At midday we pull into a
large wayside for a thermos of coffee.
Half an hour later the Christchurch trio
riding past spot us and pull in. Greetings
all round and well hearted ribbing about
their earlier breakdown.
At Reefton with Ken still nowhere in
sight we decide to give him 15 more
minutes then head continue west. 10k
down the road at Ikamatua, we gassed
up and stopped for a pint just as Ken
pulls up, swearing and cursing about
the ferry being late and us not waiting
for him. A pint soon has him in a civil
mood and asking if we want to go and
look at what he described as a ‘hole in
the ground’.
We should have known by now that
nothing with Ken is quite that simple.
The hole in the ground was an old
long abandoned gold mine at Waiuta
reached via a 9k narrow winding metal
road, a great stop with many of the old
buildings still standing and a very good
display including photos of the town
Pre-Unit Triumph Fan Club at Picton
and gold mine taken around the time of
the first great war.
With the group now back to full
strength and led by Ken we cross the
Grey river and head for our nights
accommodation at the Blackball Hilton
Hotel.
The noise of 8 bikes pulling up bought
a welcoming party out, a group of fellow
Blackball Hilton guest celebrating an
80th birthday party with one of them
quickly introducing himself as John,
Burt Munroe’s son. With his interest in
motorcycles soon becoming apparent
he showed a keen interest in the lineup
of old Triumph’s.
It turned out that Ken Bain had raced
against old Burt himself back in the 70’s
at Teretonga, which begs the question
of just how old is Ken Bain?
With the bikes all packed in the shed
for the night thanks to the Hotel owner
we were all soon in the bar socializing
with the two earlier pre unit arrivals,
Wellingtonians Wayne & Wendy.
Great place to stay with the walls
a virtual museum recording the
early history of the Blackball region
long considered the center of early
radicalism in New Zealand and birth
place of the Labour movement following
a Miners Union strike in 1908. Part of
the dinning room had been turned into
a very moving memorial recording the
recent Pike River mine disaster when
29 miners’ tragically lost their lives on
November 19th 2010.
lady who would not be out of place as a
drill sergeant.
Orders were taken in military
fashion with our Toast & Jam starters
accompanied by good natured cheek.
Huge plate of Snarlers, eggs, bacon
and hash browns were in front of us
when 3 late arrivals from Wellington
walked in. Thank god as they took the
attention of the drill sergeant off us,
they must have wondered what they
had walked into.
Woe betide anyone, as Dave did who
asked for something out of turn.
The drill sergeant asked if anyone
wanted more coffee, Dave asked for
another cup of tea - “I asked if anyone
wanted coffee, not bloody tea”. Poor
old Ken copped another earful when
he asked for more coffee in response to
“anyone for more toast?”
This kept us amused for almost an
hour then capped it off as we were
leaving with,
“Thanks boys, the breakfast was $15,
the cheek comes free.”
After breakfast we mounted up and
headed 200 yards to the Monteiths
Brewery for a tasting. The 5oz sample
of Apricot flavored lager was just about
as much as you really needed but Trev
who I am sure was fed the black ale at
birth would not have any talk of leaving
until we had a beer. That was really
good straight after breakfast but as
often quoted by Trev I suppose it is 4:00
o’clock somewhere in the world.
With our coaster Dukie out in front
wearing the brightest pair of Hi viz
leggings we had ever seen we head
north into the rain to visit his birth place
at Runanga.
Peddling along nicely when Trev
spots something fly off one of the front
runners.
Day 4. After the continental breakfast
and copious amounts of coffee the bikes
are lined up with military precision in
front of the pub for photos. Small day
today with less than 70km to the rally
site at Punakaiki so apart from brunch
in Greymouth the plan was no plan and
to just see what develops.
Being a born & Bred Coaster, Dukie
decided he knew the best breakfast spot
in Greymouth - the Union Hotel.
We were a little late for the breakfast
but the owner seeing 9 hungry
motorcyclists roll in was keen to open
up. The host was a tall and solid Maori
Waving everyone on he pulls up and
retrieves a gear shift lever, “hmmm” he
thinks “wonder who is going to panic at
the next hill or intersection when they
go to change down and find nothing but
fresh air where their gear stick should
be”.
With the errant shift pedal safely
tucked into his man bag it is not long
before the turnoff to Runanga finds
Ray and Peter stopped with Ray about
to fix Pete’s vice grips onto the gearbox
change shaft.
“What’s the problem Ray?” asks Trev.
“Lost my bloody gear stick Trev.”
“Let me check my bag of spares
Ray”.
With the offending lever now back
on we rejoin the Runanga tour group
and with the rain getting heavier we
continue north.
It seems that on the coast there is a
pub almost every 5k so it is not long
before we haul into the Rapahoe Tavern.
Nice open fire going so while most of us
take the opportunity to dry wet gloves
in front of the fire Ray, Dave & Pete
head back to Greymouth to buying a
couple of cheap plastic tarpaulins from
The Warehouse to cover the bikes from
the rain at tonight’s rally headquarters
in Punakaiki.
At Punakaiki the arrival of a group of
noisy wet bikers brings the welcoming
committee out, no time to shake hands
etc before the single guys are packed
of to a motel 200 meters up the road as
the Punakaiki Tavern only has enough
room for the married couples.
Bikes are parked up their new rain
proof covers, wet gear laid out in front
of heaters and it’s all up to the tavern for
a beer and catch up with the rest of the
27 rally entrants.
John Munroe on T-Bird at the Blackball Hilton
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The cost was $95 for the rally entry
includeding dinner, bed & breakfast,
combine this with great company and
an awesome ride on ya old Triumph…..
just outstanding!!!
Day 5. Everyone assembled for
breakfast and the all important best
bike vote.
The format is to vote for the bike that
you would most like to see in your shed.
The trophy was deservedly won by Lee
from Christchurch on her very nice 5TA
that she has ridden to many rallies over
the years. Following this we had to sit
through a good 10 minutes of the AGM
before the bills get paid up, attendance
badge handed out and the goodbyes
commence and each of the groups head
in their own direction.
Yep, the Pre Unit AGM is very light
hearted, the occasion is simply to get to
and home from the Rally.
Its still raining and a strong wind is
blowing when we pull out onto SH6 and
head north towards Westport. About
15k from the Westport turn off Pete’s
T/Bird ground to a halt. It’s discovered
there was no spark due to the the point’s
plate coming unscrewed and dropping
off the mount, an easy fix. Seems like
only a couple of km’s further and Dave’s
Goldilocks coughs and stops. The
checks showed he has spark, fuel and
compression so the lower carb was
removed to reveal a blocked main jet.
Another simple fix and we’re back into
our journey.
Once at Westport we fuelled up and
stopped for brunch. As it was still raining
we agreed that we had no chance of
seeing Denniston so we postponed that
until better weather and decided to
continue on our way to Saint Arnaud.
This route took us through the Buller
Gorge which is always a pretty cool ride
but it was a real shame the rain meant
we couldn’t take in the view as much as
we would have liked to.
At St Arnaud we make a quick decision
to stop for the night. We booked into
a motel and the nice lady allowed us
to park our bikes on the veranda and
offered a few old newspapers to collect
the drips (I hear you readers, Triumph’s
don’t LEAK oil). She also offered to
book us into dinner at the Lodge up the
road
It was a pleasant walk down the stone
path by the river and up through the
bush to the lodge, the whole area was
very nicely laid out.
Dinner was just great; ask about
the lamb shank deal!! However the
disappointing bit was the viewing on
the sport channel as the Warriors once
again snatched defeat from the jaws
of victory. That just about drove us to
drink!
Day 6. Still bloody raining, at least
the wind had now dropped and once
again overnight we had managed to dry
most of our wet gear out.
With Trev leading and good ole Tail
end Charlie Dave and his headlight
glowing orange we head north towards
our planed stop at Renwick.
Boring ride up the length of the Waiau
valley, flat & long straight’s with mile
after bloody mile of Vineyards, jeeze
Kiwis must drink a lot of wine.
Renwick is soon reached and we
pull into Als driveway to take a look at
a T140D he had for sale. Typical Al
project in 101 parts but the bones of a
Pete, Dave, Ray, Trev and bikes at Picton
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very nice matching numbers T140D
Special. As you read this the deal has
been done and said project is heading
to Rays shed. Inspection done we lock
up Al’s garage and head to Picton.
Four very wet bikers pull up outside
a café, strip the wet gear off and are
tucking into a big all day breakie and
coffee.
Much to our amusement we watch
a steady parade of ladies all wearing
purple with red hats. We are told they
are members of the ‘Society of Ladies’
attending their annual conference.
Membership is of course made up of
only ladies and they all wear a red hat.
One poked her head in the café and
asked, “Are you the men that were on
TV this morning”? Quick as a ferret
Trev responded, “Shit, I hope not as my
wife doesn’t know where I am”.
After breakfast we had a quick tour
of Picton and then headed for the ferry
check in.
The signage indicating the size of the
sea was interpreted by one of us that
there was a 4 meter swell. Oh bloody
hell we thought we best tie the bikes
down well. However our concern came
to nothing as the sea was flat calm all
the way across.
Ray & Trev pack Ole Smoky and Mr.
Ted into the back of the van whilst Dave
& Pete continue to brave the wet weather
and ride back to Dave’s at Fielding being
our night’s accommodation.
That’s the pre unit report for 2012,
back to the South Island for 2013
apparently around the Nelson area
somewhere. Join us if you dare.
Trev & Ray
TOMCC Waikato
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President’s Report
Hi all, hope everyone is good and
well. With the winter months over
we are all looking forward to a good
riding summer. I’m pleased to say that
membership increase has been steady
over the winter time, which has being
unheard of some years.
During the year we have had a few
successes in bike shows and some
bloody good rides, although I haven’t
being able to attend most of them due
to geographical distances or family
commitments I still enjoy reading about
them or hearing about them.
Social media has come a long way
since the club started. Please take a look
at our re-vamped web site (thanks Geoff
Morgan for setting up and maintaining
this) and thanks to Darrel Payne we
have a face book page now too. The
more each of us use these tools the
better they will become.
It’s going to be a big year for the club
next year celebrating 20 years as an
established NZ club. In the beginning
we had to create our own logo as the
original shield wasn’t allowed by the
english TOMCC. I guess because they
didn’t want their good name to come
into disrepute! But 20 years down the
track and we are still going strong
and I think we have a more relevant
and recognizable logo and now we are
recognized by TOMCC England.
But anyhow we all should be proud
of how the club has formed over the
years with lots of new friends made and
a lot of charities supported. Also we will
not forget those who have passed on
– in remembrance their membership
numbers will never be reused.
To kick off the 20th year we are
looking at re-vamping the club t-shirt
and other regalia with adding in “Est
1993” and putting in the WATOC logo.
Are there any other suggestions for
regalia, anything you would like added?
Let me know, but in the mean time
please buy up the last of the old stock,
as it might be worth more in years to
come?
To start off the year, we are going to
have a presence at the NZCMRR event
at Hampton Downs , the club will be
sponsoring a race and we will have a
club stand. We are just working out
details for this at the moment but if
you would like your bike displayed let
me know. I think there will be a limited
number of bikes that can be put on
display so don’t be offended if your bike
doesn’t get picked. Still come along and
have a look.
The following week after this is our
national rally. The chance for you to
come and join in something special like
the club ride, entertainment and the
AGM. Not that its everyone’s cup of
tea but it is the only national meeting
we have during the year, so come on
get your entries in so the good folk in
Christchurch have plenty of warning of
numbers.
Anyhow thats about it from me, I
would like to take this last opportunity
to thank all the regional committees
and co-ordinators for their hard work
and commitment throughout the year.
Also my thanks to their families for
putting up with or helping out with the
club, and of course thankyou to you, the
members for your help and support of
the club.
Looking forward to a fantastic 20th
anniversary year. From myself and my
family Merry Xmas everyone and a
happy riding New Year.
Cheers,
Glenn Mills
President, TOMCC NZ Inc
Nominations for 2013
TOMCC NZ Inc
Committee Members
President: Glenn Mills
Vice President: John Witherington
Membership Secretary:
Sharon Rowan
Treasurer: John Milligan
Regalia Officer: John Milligan
Newsletter Editor: Ken Spall
AREA CO-ORDINATORS and
AREA CONTACTS
As we have not received any confirmation
for these positions it is possible that these
details may change.
Auckland: Glenn Mills
Franklin: Mike May
Central Plateau: Richard Young
Waikato/BoP: Ray Hayward
Taranaki: Geoff Thomson
Wanganui: Barry Shipp
Gisborne: Arthur Bond
Wellington: Kevin McLoughlin
Canterbury: Peter Free
Otago/Southland:
John Witherington
Please complete the voting forms on
page 9 and post to the address shown
This year the NZ Classic Motorcycle Racing Festival will be held at Hampton
Downs instead of the usual venue of Pukekohe, but of course the big news is that it
is to be sponsored by Triumph NZ.
Naturally TOMCC NZ Inc will be in attendance with our own stand and a display
of bikes. Also we hope to have various promotional materials such as posters,
membership forms etc.
As the event is only a week before our own national rally in the South Island the
display stand will be manned by mainly North Island members but of course the more
volunteers we have available the less burden there is on only a few individuals.
So if you think you’ll have a bit of time to spare over that weekend and would like
to do something to promote the club you belong to, please contact the following:
Ray Hayward, ph 027 369 0018
email rhayward@waikato.ac.nz
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Glenn Mills, ph 09 576 4455,
email wokkey1@me.com
Wanganui Labour Day Market Bike Display
This was two-fold; an opportunity to
put our club name and image out there
in the local community, and also to
promote our up-coming charity ride on
November 11th (a Sunday) to raise for
money for the local Hospice. `
A total of 15 bikes turned out to a
great reception by the traders and
market customers alike. The fact we had
enthusiastic people soliciting the people
at the market for a donation towards
our fundraising effort to purchase a
syringe driver for the benefit of Hospice
patients, bode well in the final outcome
of approximately $650 raised.
The syringe driver is a device which
can be worn under clothing to have a
pre-determined regime of pain relief
dispensed to the person whilst they
go about their daily routine or outing
(delivered intravenously) and no-one
is aware they are in the patient mode, if
you like. Very gratifying for the patient
concerned. These devices cost in the
vicinity of $3000 each.
We had very satisfying interest in
the range of bikes on display, which
included a trike, pit bike, Nortons , Buell,
Triumphs, Honda, Hyosung, Kawasaki,
and these were being photographed
continuously by passersby.
All in all a very rewarding Saturday
morning for those taking part. Certainly
makes our goal of purchasing a syringe
driver a very realistic target. My thanks
to all those involved.
Beano
TOMCC Wanganui
Discount Promo Code: TOMCCFEB13
Discount Promo name: Triumph Owners Club
Feb Event
Valid Dates of travel: February 9th – March 3rd 2013
Discount:
Adults at $38 each way
Motorcycles at $35 each way
Bookings can be made by contacting our bookings
team on 0800-844-844 (8am to 8pm, 7 days), and
quoting the discount code above.
Terms & Conditions:
• Discount is available to competitors and their
supporters attending the event.
• Full payment required at the time of booking.
• Booking cancellations are 50% refundable up until
24 hours before travel. Any booking cancellations
within 24 hours of travel are non-refundable.
• Transferring to a sailing outside of the discounted
offer period will require an additional payment to
match the available fares at the time of transfer.
• Other Bluebridge terms & conditions can be viewed
at: http://www.bluebridge.co.nz/bookings-andfares/terms-and-conditions/
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“What’s In It For Me?”
“What’s in it for me?” is a question I
have often been asked when I enquire
as to whether a Triumph owner wishes
to join the Triumph Owner’s Motor
Cycle Club.
In late 1993 I read in a local newspaper
that a Triumph Owners Club had been
started in Christchurch. I rang and asked
if the members would be interested in
viewing motorcycle posters I had for
sale.
The gentleman I spoke to said his
name was Darryl and there was a
meeting that Wednesday. I was made
very welcome and was so impressed
with what I saw that I enquired about
membership, and although I did not
own a Triumph I had been interested in
them for several years and planned to
buy one in the future.
My membership was approved and
I looked forward to the monthly club
nights (later extended to weekly informal
get-togethers) with people who treated
me like a life time friend. At the next
AGM I became a committee member so
saving for “the best motorcycle in the
world” began in earnest.
The Meriden timing cover badge
shape had been chosen as the basis for
the club logo and this has given the club
instant recognition; being printed on t
shirts, lapel badges, monograms and a
very large banner. A support vehicle is
used on all major runs and carries the
food, liquid refreshments, bbq, camping
equipment, wet weather gear etc.
An added bonus is that in the unlikely
event of a breakdown there is a way to
transport the stricken bike home. My
first run with the club was when I drove
the support vehicle to the All British
Rally at Woodend in October 1994.
Our banner was hung high in a tree
which resulted in a large number of car
enthusiasts coming to have a look at the
bikes.
An All British open invitation run
for motorcycles to the Hurunui Hotel
for a barbecue was my next run. An
impressive display of 60 motorcycles
were parked behind the hotel. As well as
TOMCC bikes there were BSA, Norton,
AJS and Matchless motorcycles with no
two being the same.
Excellent publicity for the club has
been possible with Twin Eagle magazine
and both major Christchurch papers
printing articles featuring photos on club
activities. There have been two parts
nights for members which have been a
good opportunity to get together with
the last night being a huge success.
There is a wealth of knowledge in
the club and after talking to members
I decided to buy a 650 Trophy. My
free advertisement went into the club
newsletter but there was only one
reply and the seat on the Saint was
too high. Several helpful suggestions
were forth coming including mini bikes
and stretching me using a rack (from
Darryl).
Members often advised me of bikes
that were for sale and although several
were looked at for one reason or other
none were suitable. I am sure Darryl
thought I would never purchase a
Triumph. September 1995 and off to
Lyttelton – Bonnie bottom end, Trophy
top end and 1973 front forks. A bit of a
hybrid but it looked ok, started ok and
the price was right. However sound
mechanical advice was needed.
Luckily Don Bryan was home on this
fine Monday morning and had time to
come and check the bike out. It needed
only a few minor faults corrected and
after negotiations I was the proud owner
of a Triumph motorcycle.
Don offered to give the bike a
thorough service and a couple of days
later rang to say my bike was ready.
Nothing major had been wrong, it
didn’t leak any oil and a road test had
confirmed it was a good buy.
I would like to give special thanks to
all local members, especially Darryl
Payne, who offered advice and answered
my many questions.
P.S. With many Triumphs, often
owned by non club members, and outnumbering other makes at shows the
Triumph Owners Club has attended,
there is obviously the potential to
increase membership.
Although discounts are available to
members there are many things that
money can’t buy and some of these are
mentioned in the above article.
Everyone is different but all members
have something to contribute – ideas,
organisation, hands on participation at
club events – the list is endless. Let’s
make sure all Triumph motorcycle
owners know about THEIR CLUB,
and that they are aware that no matter
where they live in New Zealand they
will be just as important a member as
those in the major cities.
The above article appeared in the
National Newsletter Oct 1995 but is still
very relevant today
John Milligan
TOMCC Canterbury
INTERISLANDER FERRY GROUP RATES FOR TOMCC NZ Inc
Group Booking Reference: FA5366
The below rates are based on return travel, prices to date, inclusive of GST
and subject to availability.
Super Peak Fares: Each Way
Peak Dates:
Adult
Child
Motor Cycle
16-21 December 12
13-31 January 13
08-10 February 13
28 March – 02 April 13
$62.00
$39.00
$56.00
Car/Van/Ute/Trailer/
4x4 up to 5.5 metres $146.00 each
Each half metre over 5.5 metres $30.00
Super Peak Dates:
22 December 12 – 12 January 13
Peak Fares:
Each Way
Adult
Child
Motor Cycle
$49.00
$25.00
$49.00
Car/Van/Ute/Trailer/
4x4 up to 5.5 metres $144.00 each
Each half metre over 5.5 metres $22.00
Off Peak Fares:
Each Way
Adult
$42.00
Child
$25.00
Motor Cycle
$39.00
Car/Van/Ute/Trailer/
4x4 up to 5.5 metres $126.00 each
Each half metre over 5.5 metres $19.00
Off Peak Dates:
01-07 February 13
11 February – 27 March 13
03 April – 15 December 13
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Group Booking conditions and
instructions for members are:
• Each reservation must be made direct
with Interislander.
• Online at http://www.interislander.co.nz/
Booking/Group-Bookings.aspx
Enter discount code or phone
0800 878-898
Group Desk Hours:
Monday-Friday 0830-1700
• To access these rates members must
quote group reference “F5366”
• Every reservation will be given an
expiry/payment date, required to be
paid in full by that date
• Space is subject to availability at the
time of the booking request
• Riders to bring their own tie downs
• Membership card to be shown at check
in or retail fares charged.
• Fares valid from 16 December 12
through to 15 December 13.
19th National Rally
Celebrating 20 years of TOMCC NZ Inc
15, 16 & 17 February 2013
OPEN TO ALL MOTORCYCLISTS
Date
15, 16 & 17 February 2013
The rally site will be open from 12 noon on Friday, 15 February 2013.
Bed Linen
Can be hired from the venue for use in the bunk rooms only at a cost of
$15 per bed. TOWELS not included.
Venue
Blue Skies Centre, 12 Williams St, Kaiapoi. 15 minutes north of
Christchurch. Site access is from Stone Street. This will be well sign
posted.
Have a look at the venue www.blueskies.org.nz
No fires
Due to local fire regulations, no open fires will be permitted.
Entertainment
Friday night there will be a DJ and Saturday night a live band.
Saturday a rally run, bike show and trophies, games, regalia and
merchandising stands.
Registration fee
$50 prepaid (includes badge). Must be registered and paid by
20 January 2013.
A raffle will be drawn from the first 100 entries received and the winner
will receive a refund of one registration, any prepaid meals and a free
rally T shirt.
No refunds for no show.
Not pre-registered? It will cost you $50 at the gate and sorry no badge.
Annual General Meeting
The AGM for the National Club will begin at 9am Saturday morning
before the ride.
Bar Facilities
Cash only bar available on site. Free tea and coffee
To meet the requirements of the special liquor licence, attendees to the
rally are not to bring their own alcohol. No glass.
Rally shirt
Rally shirt available at a cost of $32 BUT ONLY with the prepaid registration.
Several styles are available. See the website for the shirt design.
Limited number of shirts will be available for sale at the rally but no
guarantee of sizes.
Courier goods
If you want to courier your gear: send it to Wayne Woodward c/SPOTLESS, 16 Magdala Place, Middleton, Christchurch 8024. Please
ensure your goods are clearly labelled with the senders name, and email
or text Wayne at wayneandjude@paradise.net.nz or 027 285 3083 once
you have sent your parcel so he can look out for it.
It will be your responsibility to package, label and pay for the return of
goods.
Meals
Meals will be available with prepaid entries only. Pies and other food will
be available.
Meal menu
See the website for the menu that is offered.
Who to contact
If you have any queries please contact: Wayne Woodward 027 285 3083
or email cdevos@attglobal.net
Accommodation
Bunk accommodation available with preference for North Island visitors.
Bunk rooms will be allocated on a first come basis. Plenty of tent sites.
REMIT FOR CREATION OF
THE POSITION OF WEBSITE
ADMINISTRATOR
Hi there Triumph Owners Club of NZ
Two Wheel Touring NZ is a New Zealand motorcycle tours business
based just north of Auckland in Mangawhai, and have been operating
motorcycle tours around New Zealand for the past four years. Some
of these tours listed below may interest you folk, or your motorcycle
club members.
We have a selection of motorcycle tours covering both the North and
South Islands, as well as shorter tours covering specific locations
- such as a three day Cape Reinga Run. Accommodation is of a
motel standard with breakfast and evening meals provided. Tours
are structured enough to provide some form of certainty, but are free
enough to allow you to do your own thing. Every tour has a motorcycle
riding leader and a riding tail-end-charlie and the average riding
distance is around 350km per day. All tour itineraries can be viewed
from our website www.twowheeltouring.co.nz
Grand Panoramic New Zealand Tour - March 2013
Great New Zealand Pub Tour - March 2013
British Lions Rugby Tour - North & Central Queensland
June 2013
Two Wheel Touring NZ Summer 2013 Motorcycle Tour Schedule:
Jan 5 -12
Round North Island Lighthouse Tour
Jan 15 - 24 Round South Island Tour
Feb 2 -3
Forgotten World Highway Run
Feb 7 -14
Farewell Spit to Bluff Tour
Feb 21 - 24 Cape Reinga Run
Mar 2 - 15
Grand Panoramic New Zealand Tour
Mar 23 -30 The Great New Zealand Pub Tour
Apr 3 - 7
The Great Northland Pub Tour
Apr 13 - 22 Five Passes South Island Tour
June 7 - 23 The British Lions Rugby Motorcycle Tour Far North Queensland
Any questions don’t hesitate to ask.
Cheers Robert Scott
www.twowheeltouring.co.nz
0274 591 592
With the internet and other electronic means of communication playing
a big part in our lives, and in view of the fact that we have for some
years had our own website, I feel that it is now time for TOMCC NZ Inc
to formally acknowledge the importance of this medium and create
the position of Website Administrator.
Creation of this position will mean amendments to Rules 12 and 13.
Rule 12 and 16B would require the addition of “Website Administrator”
to the list of Officers of the Society.
Rule 13 would require the addition of:
Website Administrator
The Website Administrator shall be responsible for the creation and
day to day administrative needs of the club’s website.
The Website Administrator shall have full control of the website, its
format, its content and will decide what will be included in the website,
but may work jointly with members or club officers if necessary.
The Website Administrator will where possible, ensure that the contents
of the Website are related to the Society and its objectives.
The Website Administrator will not be held responsible for any
information that is not included in the Website.
As well, the position ought to have the same voting and administrative
rights as the other officers of TOMCC NZ Inc.
Therefore would all paid up TOMCC NZ Inc members and Area Coordinators please deal with this remit as described under Rule 16 of
the Rules of TOMCC NZ Inc. That is, discuss the remit at a meeting,
take a vote on the remit, which will then be accumulated and then the
vote submitted at the AGM.
Ken Spall, TOMCC Otago and Southland
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