Newsletter July 2016

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1 ULYSSES CLUB WAIKATO BRANCH Newsletter July 2016 Ulysses Club Waikato Branch meets 7.30pm at the Waikato Commerce Club 197 Collingwood Street, Hamilton on the first Monday of the month except January. Visitors Welcome. Evening Meals available from 6.30 pm except Public Holidays. Waikato Ulysses website: This Newsletter plus other information is available on this website. BRANCH COMMITTEE WELCOME BREAKFAST Join the new Branch Committee for $10.00 Cooked Breakfast at The Cook Pub on Cook Street, Hamilton from 9am on Sunday 26 th June. Spouses & partners welcome. Advise David before 25 June if coming, so we can advise Cook of approx. numbers ( txt to or dcoy41@gmail.com ) Ulysses Club, Waikato Branch Committee, Phone (1) Phone (2) Coordinator Des Chiles jim_des@xtra.co.nz n/a Deputy Coordinator Paul Coursey pcelvis2@gmail.com n/a Secretary David Coy dcoy41@gmail.com Treasurer Lawrence (Goose) Gosnell g.cd@xtra.co.nz Committee Norm Foster normanjfoster@gmail.com Rosalie Romero dragstar@xtra.co.nz John (Turk) Turkington peglers@orcon.net.nz n/a Gerhard (Curly) van Vuuren gertvv1900@gmail.com Sheriff Jim Galt jim@franklaw.co.nz Newsletter David Coy dcoy41@gmail.com Norm: Runs Coordinator Rosalie: Branch Gear & Raffles Turk: Frankton Thunder & Toy Run Curly: Special projects 1

2 COORDINATOR Around 5 years ago my wife Jimina and I arrived in Hamilton. We came to assist our daughter and her family. This has worked very well for all of us. A keen motorcycle rider for all of my life, in 1994 I joined up with the Ulysses Club of N Z. This was in Gisborne. At my first meeting with the Gizzi crew I found myself on Committee!! This was followed as Branch Coordinator for the next 12 years. At the Gisborne hosted National A G M I was elected on to N A T C O M. The next year I made it to National Vice President! Two further years and I decided a rest was called for. I Nominated Mike Dew for Natcom and he has now the reigns of Nat President. I have a passion for our Ulysses Club and am keen to see it grow. We need to encourage younger people to join our ranks. We are seen as silly old buggers by these younger people and why would we want to be seen riding with them? seems the reason that these younger people don't want to join Ulysses The old generation gap!!! I don't know the answer but I am keen to lead the Hamilton branch in our endeavours to promote Ulysses Club to our future members. I am a happy rally goer and believe this is the happy environment in which to encourage our new members. Having fun and building lasting friendships with like-minded people will lead to the younger set being keen to continue the values of being a ulyssian. As the club is expanding thru out the world our voices will be heard by the rule makers and make our bonds of Ulysses membership stronger. 20 years ago we talked of governments making motorcycling so expensive in licencing and insurance costs that our breed would die away, motorcycling would die out. The proposal from A C C that our levies could go to round $1100 per year just for their portion of licencing for a year would certainly go toward achieving that. We as motorcyclists need to encourage better understanding of the problems encountered on the roads by the powers that be!! We need to increase our power of voice. Larger membership will assist in us being heard. I am happy to be the Hamilton Branch coordinator and thank you all for your support. We need to work happily together so our enjoyment of motorcycling can grow and survive. Onwards and upwards is the requirement, let s all enjoy our hobby. I have loads of people to meet and hope with your help to lead a happy growing branch. Regards, Des Chiles No

3 Date Destination Leave From Leave Time In-Charge Thu-23-Jun - Te Poi Pub Lance / Norm Sun-26-Jun Welcome New Committee Breakfast Cook Pub 9am on David Thu-30-Jun Lance / Norm Sun-3-Jul 12 Point Challenge - King Country Caltex, Te A Norm Mon-4-Jul Branch Meeting Commerce Club 7.30pm Committee Thu-7-Jul Thu-14-Jul Thu-21-Jul Lance / Norm David David Sun-24-Jul 12 Point Challenge - North Waikato Rototuna BP Norm Thu-28-Jul Waikato Branch Events David Mon-1-Aug Branch Meeting Commerce Club 7.30pm Committee Thu-11-Aug Tom's 90th birthday lunch Classic Museum 11.30am David Sat-13-Aug NI Remembrance Cambridge BP 9.30am TBA Sun-14-Aug Tom's 90km Birthday Ride Classic Museum 10.30am David Sat-3-Sep 12 Point Challenge Social Ruakura Club 6.30pm Topher Sun-25-Sep 500 Miler Rototuna BP 7am Jim 11 to 13 Nov Pureora Back to Basics Rally Pureora Neville CONTACTS: David Topher Norm Lance Jim Goose NOTE: Check Branch website for latest updates - PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOS 12 POINT CHALLENGE Topher has organised an interesting 12 Point Challenge. Visit Honda Hamilton plus any 11 others before end of August: Waitomo Aero Club, Te Kuiti Railway Station, Mangaokewa Rail viaduct, Pukemiro Bush Tramway, Mercer Airport, Putaruru Timber Museum, Tokoroa Kart Track, Matamata Airport, Ngongataha Railway, Classic Flyers Museum Tauranga, Karangahake Rail Bridge, Pureora Crawler, Fletcher Bay Coromandel, Tangiwai Disaster Memorial, Mangaweka DC3. Full details on Branch website. Social at Ruakura Campus Club on 3 September. 3

4 TOM S 90 TH All members are invited for lunch on Thursday 11 th August at the Classic Car Museum Diner, Railside Place to celebrate Tom Jones s 90 th birthday. Still fit, healthy and active, and riding his bike. Tom s career in the electricity industry is featured in the documentary series The Making of New Zealand well worth a look if you can get hold of a copy used to be on YouTube, but no longer. Tom, Ulysses #81, is one of the early members of the Club and for around 20 years was the Branch Secretary, Newsletter writer & mailer, Pureora organiser and in many ways the glue holding the branch together. Throughout, he has been the Branch Jester concluding monthly meetings. In 1993, he suffered terrible injuries when an on-coming car lost control and he spent two months in Waikato Hospital recovering. Classic Car Diner are providing three options for lunch, all $ Fish, chips & side salad (Blue) 2. Beef burger & chips (Red) 3. Warm vege & pasta bowl (Yellow). We need numbers by Monday 8 August let David know which Option you want, pay cash at the door on the day and you will be given a coloured wrist ribbon to make it quicker & easier for the cooks & waitresses. Arrive to 12, lunch served at David dcoy41@gmail.com or TXT WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS Russell Bayley, Gene Gill, Michael Griffin, Christian Nielsen, Megan Piper & Ron Shiels have joined recently. David & Christine Braine moved from Auckland Branch. Come along to our Monthly Monday Meeting so we can introduce you to members. COMMERCE CLUB FEE DUE We pay $10.00 per head pa for use of the Commerce Club each year. Please pay this in cash to Treasurer Goose at next Meeting OR make a bank transfer direct to Branch Account with Westpac: Account No: state Name, Uly number & BF so Goose can easily trace who it s from & what for. Thanks. 4

Doc s 80 th Long time member David Doc Holliday #223 celebrated his 80 th birthday at our June Meeting. Birthday cake was cut, distributed and enjoyed all round.

! CHILD CANCER PRESENTATION At the May Branch Meeting Coordinator Goose presented a cheque for $10,000 to Kris Anderson, President of Waikato Child Cancer Foundation.

5 Doc s 80 th Long time member David Doc Holliday #223 celebrated his 80 th birthday at our June Meeting. Birthday cake was cut, distributed and enjoyed all round. To add to the chocolate icing on the cake, wife Shirley won the Raffle!! CHILD CANCER PRESENTATION At the May Branch Meeting Coordinator Goose presented a cheque for $10,000 to Kris Anderson, President of Waikato Child Cancer Foundation. In accepting the donation Kris emphasised the importance of Ulysses support for Child Cancer activities and that the proceeds from the Annual Toy Run are a mainstay of their budget. Apart from the financial support the opportunity to have a ride on a bike is a big thrill for the children, many of whom will not survive until the next Toy Run. 5

Frankton Thunder and the 2016 Toy Run Normality has resumed in Frankton after

together along with entertainment from the Burlesque Show, Miss Frankton

Saturday started off well with the resident markets and visitors mingling

A number of great bands and singers got the entertainment underway with the

Second Stage was rocking at the end of Commerce St outside the Frankton Hotel.

a number of Drag Car and Bike Demonstrations were carried out along with the

6 Frankton Thunder and the 2016 Toy Run Normality has resumed in Frankton after the Frankton Thunder Event held in March which brought Cars, Bikes and Bands together along with entertainment from the Burlesque Show, Miss Frankton Thunder and the Frankton Ink Tattoo competition. Saturday started off well with the resident markets and visitors mingling amongst the cars and bikes in Frankton. A number of great bands and singers got the entertainment underway with the stage erected outside Appco on the corner of Lake Rd and Commerce St and the Second Stage was rocking at the end of Commerce St outside the Frankton Hotel. The roar of cars and bikes in High St attracted a large number of spectators as a number of Drag Car and Bike Demonstrations were carried out along with the Turbine Bike carrying out a number of very noticeable engine runs. Sunday Morning Frankton erupted to the roar of bikes entering Commerce St arriving as part of the Toy Run. 6

7 The roar of the bikes entering Frankton was like a magnet to all the spectators who had already assembled in Frankton. With marshalls directing bikes into parking areas the town of Frankton was soon packed with bikes and their riders and passengers. Once again the sound of bikes and cars along with bands and their music filled the air. If you want to check out a video of the Frankton Thunder event check this out on your internet browser Frankton Thunder was an event not to be missed. If you did, better mark next year s Frankton Thunder on your calendar. Alan Thoresen #6326 AIDS WARNING! To all of you past 50, this message is especially for you... SENIOR CITIZENS ARE THE NATION'S LEADING CARRIERS OF AIDS! HEARING AIDS, BAND AIDS, ROLL AIDS, WALKING AIDS, MEDICAL AIDS, GOVERNMENT AIDS, MOST OF ALL, MONETARY AID TO THEIR KIDS! Not forgetting HIV (Hair is Vanishing) From Trevor Trotter 7

8 Who s got a New Bike? David Coy & 2001 Honda Deauville 15 yrs old & only 16,000 miles on clock, bike not rider!! Chris Hatton with new Can-Am Spyder Items for August Newsletter to David by 20 July please (Reports, Ads, Pics, Funnies etc) David Coy, Branch Secretary, 21 June

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