Committee

President Sin B

Vice President Peter H

Secretary E-J

Treasurer Joanne P

Editor Ivan Z 042 777 1728

Tour Mistress Sin B 041 327 0004

OPEN ROAD MOTORCYCLE

TOURING CLUB

August 2013

Club Objectives

1) To promote, encourage and co-operate with kindred bodies in fostering and

maintaining motorcycling as a sport.

2) To organize and conduct social outings, competitions and to encourage good

fellowship amongst members.

3) To maintain and keep up the prestige of the club and sport.

ORMTC Postal Address: PO Box 714, Victoria Park W.A. 6979 Club Internet Home Page:

Club e-mail address:

http://ormtc.homestead.com ormtcwa@iinet.net.au

Contact Details

Cut off date for magazine articles is ONE (1) week prior to the meeting; if in doubt call the Editor!

Disclaimer Comments and technical articles printed in this magazine are the results of member contributions and, as such, the views and opinions expressed DO NOT necessarily reflect those of ORMTC Inc. but are for general interest only. The ORMTC accepts no responsibility for accuracy of any comment, opinion

or information contained in or omitted from this magazine.

Sin’S Suzuki I found this article written by Chris Dennis about Suzuki returning to GP in 2015 and I thought it made interesting reading. I know how much we love the sport of moto GP and with Mal just back from the Isle of Man with all his photos and stories, I thought this was topical. Suzuki is set for a return to MotoGP in 2015. The announcement came after the Japanese manufacturer participated in a scheduled MotoGP test on Monday at the Circuit de Catalunya, a day after the Spanish Grand Prix was held. Suzuki made their intentions clear when they announced that they would not be entering the 2012/13 season, insisting that they would return to the MotoGP paddock in 2014. However, it is now clear that a 2014 return is not on the cards for Suzuki, despite the recent tests and rumours surrounding Great Britain’s Cal Crutchlow’s discussions with the manufacturer for a 2014 ride. Crutchlow is the only rider on the paddock whose contract is up for renewal this year. The last time Suzuki participated in the championship was in 2011, when they ran a one-man effort, headed by Spain’s Alvaro Bautista. Back then, Suzuki blamed the economy and the recent natural disasters in Japan for their departure from the paddock. Suzuki’s last GP win came when former Australian MotoGP rider Chris Vermeulen guided the Rizla Suzuki to victory in wet conditions at the French Grand Prix in 2007. Suzuki won five world championships in their time in the premier class, with Barry Sheene claiming titles in 1976 and 1977. In more recent times, however, Kenny Roberts was their last world champion when he took the 2000 championship ahead of rookie 500cc rider that year, Valentino Rossi. Now, speculation will no doubt ensue as to whom Suzuki will sign for the 2015 season, with most riders out of their contractual obligations by the end of the 2014 season. In any case, this is good news for MotoGP fans, as it adds another factory supported team to the mix. Suzuki have also said that they plan to run a two-man effort for their return to MotoGP. I hope you enjoyed it. Also the trailer has had a face lift. Thank you to all the members who came out to Mals and helped rub back, scrape, sand and paint. It now looks pretty good. Cheers Sin

July social ride

Pics by Peter

ORMTC Points

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Carolyn G

Craig D 40 10 30

Dennis N 60 5

E-J W 90 5 5 10

Fred M 60 10 5 10 15

Geoff J 70 30 5 10 5

Hans H 25 5

Helen T

Ivan Z 50 15 5 5

Joanne P 15 5

John C

Kim C 35 10 5 5

Laurie P 10 5

Malcolm F 20 5

Mike C

Nic W 75 30 5

Nick K 40 10 30

Peter H 110 30 5 5 10 5

Robin B 25 10 15

Russell D 5

Sin B 95 30

Steve P 15 5 5 5

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Bring your sander, bring your grinder, bring your blowtorch. This was one of those occasions that the men’s “other” toys come out to play. The victim of this abuse is the Club trailer which has been soaking up the rays and dancing in the rain for a little too long; in short, she deserved it. Mal donated his shed and electricity for the day as well as he and his brother’s skills and efforts on the trailer after everybody had gone. By that evening the first coat of paint had been applied by Mal & Steve. Thanks to everybody who turned up to help out.

The Club stickers were the meanest customers to remove. The least effective option was the gentle touch of Ivan’s belt sander, before it burnt out. Paint strippers did no more than clean it. Angle grinding worked but was slow. What did eventually work was heat, but the heat gun was nowhere to be found, so the application of fire took the final victory.

Club by-laws as at August 2008

1. All motions need to have 2 months notice before they are voted on unless the 2 months notice is deemed unnecessary by the membership present at the meeting.

2. People on committees do not have to pay for an event that

they are organizing except for their own accommodation. 3. Only financial members of the club can vote. 4. No person is to spend any monies unless prior approval has

been granted by 2 or more committee members.

5. Any money spent and claimable from the club must have a receipt.

6. Members wishing to attend a club event must pay for that

event before it occurs.

7. If a member is unable to attend a Club event, refunds are to be decided by the committee organizing the event. 8. If the club organises any event which requires financial commitment, members who have committed to attending will be financially liable for their share of the costs unless they can find someone to replace them.

Birthdays

Malcolm F 11 August

Craig D 29 August

Merchandise

Stickers $3.00

Stubby Holders New Stock ! $6.00 2006 Benger $3.00

Badges (Black and Gold) $9.00 Key Rings White $3.50

Iron-on Transfers full sheet $10.00 half sheet $5.00 Tee-Shirts—Short Sleeves Small $23.00 Medium $23.00 Large $23.00 Extra Large $23.00 2xExtra Large $23.00 Tee-Shirts—Long Sleeves Small $27.00 Medium $27.00 Large $27.00 Extra Large $27.00 2xExtra Large $27.00 Special!—2006 Benger Badge and Stubby Holder $4.00

Number plate surround $15.00

Each club ride starts as two members step up as Ride Leader and Tail End Charlie. Unless you’ve already organised a ride you will know that there’s not much to it, but for those concerned about trying it, the following should help you understand

the finer details of

Organising a Ride. Plan the route. The first step for most ride organisers will be maps and a destination idea. You most likely have an idea of the full distance your ride will travel and will have decided already if you intend the ride to be an overnighter. Using your maps you can draft track notes or a ride route that you will follow on the pre-ride. You can add up the kilometres of each leg of the trip and start to identify potential toilet stops, fuel and food stops. A good guide distance for a leg stretch of any description is about 100km but you can vary this to fit in with your ride. Go on a pre-ride. This is to check the route you’ve chosen actually works. It is an opportunity to improve your track notes with distances and times between stops, discover points of interest, photo opportunities or good break spots and to become familiar with the road junctions you will be using. Judge travel times based on what the TEC will be able to do on the day and fuel stops to account for the smallest range, e.g. 180km. The pre-ride can be an ideal time to stop and take photos to include with a few more taken on the club ride day. On your pre-ride remember to check if the café you visit will be open on a Sunday and get a phone number to call through a booking (e.g. for 10) on the day of the ride if you think it might get busy. Inform the Tour Master. Rewrite your track notes and forward it to the Tour Master who uses this information to ensure consecutive rides aren’t coincidentally travelling the same route. The Tour Master may need to arrange a fill-in Leader or TEC for the ride at short notice if for any reason one cannot make it. Inform the Editor. Create a flier for your ride and forward it to the magazine editor by the submissions cut-off date, Wednesday one week prior to the club meeting. An A4 page is best, including all the information members will need to attend your ride. You may keep the route secret if you wish or you can specify as much information as you like. Importantly, you must include the start location, start time and date, total distance to be covered and identify Ride Leader and TEC. At the meeting. Receive the running sheet from the Secretary. Receive the TEC bag from the previous rides TEC. During the Tour Master report tell the members about your ride and encourage them to join you, fill them in on any last minute information they might need to know and anything different to what you see printed in the magazine. You might wish to get an indication of the number of people going on your ride or you might need to get firm numbers to make a booking for accommodation if that is your ride.

On the day. Be on time for your ride, if you’ve stated “arrive 8am for 8.30 departure” then one of the organisers should be there by 8am sharp. Ensure Tail End Charlie has brought the TEC bag just in case mechanical or first aid situations arise during the ride. Invite visitors to include their email address on the running sheet so that we can follow up and invite them to come along on future rides. Emergency contact numbers for everybody should be recorded. For this reason the running sheet would best ride with the TEC. The Club Riot Act must be read aloud at the start of the ride, it is printed on the back of the running sheet. If you need to make a booking, call before you leave to confirm numbers. Delays. The Tail End Charlie is most likely to catch up to an incident before the Ride Leader is made aware. The TEC has the bag containing mechanical and first aid equipment although the TEC themselves may not know how to use it. For anything but the shortest delays it is usually best to despatch a rider to inform those waiting ahead, including the ride leader. Depending on the situation, the ride may need to separate to make sure no rider is left stranded alone. Following the ride. As soon as possible after the ride the running sheet should be posted in the envelope provided so that the Secretary can update the points table for the magazine. Any photos you’ve taken should be forwarded to the Editor so that they may be included in the photo gallery on the club web site. If you choose to write a report you can insert your pictures into your article or forward them separately for the Editor to choose. General ride information. Monthly Club Run. This can be hundreds of kilometres in a day, a midnight ride, camping or overnight motel, or perhaps a few nights away on the border run. Anything that you would class as touring the open road on a motorcycle. The ride can be to a particular destination or event or just for the enjoyment of the road. If you are planning an overnighter investigate contact details for camping grounds, motels or other accommodation and suggest restaurants or café meal options. If your trip involves camping only, make sure everybody knows where your last opportunity for supplies will be, e.g. bottle-shop. Social Ride. Intended to be shorter and to provide more social interaction than the monthly Club Run. Preferably the social ride will be arranged to attend some social event or activity. Families can be invited to meet at the destination of the social event so it’s not only for the riders. The ride part should be kept quite short, 100-150km return will usually suffice. Previous examples of Social Rides include a barbeque at the beach, a visit to the aviation museum at Jandakot and Xmas in July at Serpentine.

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O.R.M.T.C. RIOT ACT

This is to be read out at the start of each run

1. All riders are to be introduced to the Leader and Tail End

Charlie before the start of the run. 2. Do not overtake on the left – EVER!!

3. For rider safety a staggered formation is strongly

recommended.

4. Do not pass the leader unless they say it is okay.

5. When turning you MUST wait on the corner where you can be seen until the person behind catches up.

6. When you see someone on a corner you will become the

corner marker unless they wave you through.

7. Ride within your own personal limits and be mindful of the road rules.

8. The tail end Charlie will always be behind the last bike, no

matter what.

Please complete the sign in sheet with rider/pillion details including an emergency contact name and number.

This riot act must be read out before the start of each run. If you

are attending the run and the organisers fail to read it out, please remind them to do so.

Club Run Sunday the 11th August 2013

Back to basics for this one.

Being a winter ride, north-east is the direction we’re heading; visiting classic

destinations including York and Toodyay. This time of year looks fantastic out

that way since all the fields are bright green and the canola is just starting to

splash some colour around.

There’s no promise of new roads this time, just some great sweepers you may

not have been on for a while:

When was the last time you rode the Northam to Toodyay Road?

Lunch is at cu@PARK in Gin Gin and is somewhat

gourmet, which means bring $10 more than usual.

We would have covered just over 200 kilometres by that time so the ride will

continue west to Two Rocks then back towards Perth

via Marmion Avenue from Yanchep.

Finishing 30 kilometres north of Perth

at Caltex Clarkson (Mindarie).

Start: McDonald’s Midland

Time: 8.30 for 9am departure

Distance: 300 kilometres

Leader: Ivan 042 777 1728

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