ULYSSES CLUB GROW OLD DISGRACEFULLY

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1 ULYSSES CLUB GROW OLD DISGRACEFULLY Ride to Mangrove Creek Dam Story Inside Coffee Ride to Jerry s Story Inside Parsos Ride for Cancer Story Inside Mystery Ride to Hunter Valley Story Inside Back Page For SALE lots of Bikes and a Trailer Riders on the Walcha ride (below) Mystery Ride to the Hunter Valley LOTS MORE PHOTOS GO TO THE CLUB WEBSITE - woywoypeninsula.ulyssesclub.org/ The Open Road on a Sunny Day Whoo Hoo!!!!!!!!! INSIDE THIS ISSUE Woy Woy Branch Details.. 2 Presidents Report... 3 Secretary's Report... 4 Treasurer s Report... 4 Mangrove Creek Dam... 5 Parsos Ride for Cancer... 6 Coffee Ride to Jerrys... 7 Mystery Ride to Hunter... 8 Ken Douglas in New York. 9 Coming Events Ride Calendar 11 For Sale st October 2016 Volume 6, issue 10

2 Woy Woy Peninsula Branch Commi ee Page 2 President: Mark Quinlan qaqservices@gmail.com Secretary: Garry Fuchs garrythecolonel@gmail.com Treasurer: Peter Kla Commi ee: Gavin Lill gavinslill@gmail.com Commi ee: Chris ne Parkinson chrisjopa61@hotmail Commi ee: Maryann Kennedy ma-kennedy@hotmail.com Website : Webmaster : h p://woywoypeninsula.ulyssesclub.org/ Gavin Lill Mailing Address : The Secretary: Woy Woy Peninsula Branch 92 A Kincumber Cres, Davistown NSW 2251 Woy Woy Peninsula Branch meet on the 3rd Friday of each month at the Woy Woy Rugby Leagues Club 82 Blackwall Rd Woy Woy. You re welcome to join members for dinner from 6 pm and the social mee ng starts at 7.30 pm. Ride days are on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month and all rides depart McDonalds Woy Woy at 9 am...unless special departure mes apply. NOTE:- NEW Midweek Coffee / Ride Day every Wednesday 10AM at the Waterfall Café Mt Penang Gardens Kariong Newsle er Editor : Peter Kla We always need more stories and pictures, this is your club newsle er, please contribute.

3 President s Report Page 3 Hi all members & guests, Another great month of rides. A big well done by Parso, his blue September ride was a great success, with a great ride and a fun night with Parso raising $ Last weekends ride lead by Gavin was through the beau ful upper Hunter on roads that we haven t ridden before finishing for lunch at Lochinvar Hotel. I a ended a presidents gathering organized by the Hills branch, which was very successful and informa ve with a few new great ideas for our branch. Thanks to Narelle & Jeff for organizing the entertainment books, which raised $216 and has also saved myself twice the price of the book already and I s ll have another 7 months le in which to use it. I would like to wish Phil (& Archie) all the best on his move to Port Macquarie to start a new chapter in his life. You will be missed by myself and the other members of the Woy Woy Peninsular Branch. My thoughts and deepest sympathy for Geoff & Family with the sudden loss of his parents. Exploring Australia on Two Wheels, Q #61963 A really big thanks to Mike and the team at Peninsular Office Supplies for printing our Branch Newsletter. FREE LOANER CAR 10 % DISCOUNT FOR ULYSSES MEMBERS

4 Secretary s Report July 2016 All, As the Secretary is off on holidays I thought I would steal some space, newsle er editor s privilege. This is not intended as a eulogy, as Phil is only just moving up the coast (Half his luck) it is just a way of acknowledging Phil's efforts in assis ng the original commi ee in ge ng this wonderful branch club started and the reless efforts since then. I was looking through our old reports and such to find some photos of Phil showing his involvement in everything going. But of course I soon found out that Phil was usually the guy behind the camera and some mes resorted to using Photoshop to get himself into the group photos. Here are some random photos from years past. Peter Kla #63085 Page 4 Call Lois Jones Shop 9 Umina Mall Ocean Beach Rd Umina Beach

5 Ride Report Mangrove Creek Dam BBQ September 18th Page 5 14 bikes 4 pillions a 1 car set out on a cloudy day that threatened rain, wonder how many people would have come if it was a sunny day? As we got closer to 9 AM departure me it started to sprinkle and a few riders broke out the Rain Gear. Others were heard saying If I have to wear the rain gear I m not coming. We all headed off along Brisbane Water Road towards West Gosford, then along Mans road and on to Ourimbah. More sprinkles but so far so good. Then past the roundabouts back on to the Pacific Highway northwards. We were just enjoying the curves and lush growth as we headed up the hill when the turnoff to Tonkiss rd loomed up too quickly but a punch on the brakes, a wiggle and a le turn saw us s ll on track to bypass the Wes ield Shopping Centre traffic chaos. On to Old Maitland Rd where it started to drizzle more heavily, then a right turn on Yarramalong Road towards Wyong and there was the Wyong Milk Factory and a welcome cuppa. Our club took over a series of tables that had reserved signs on them (living up to the grow old disgracefully mo o?) no, all good, we had about ¾ hr before we had to vacate them. Everyone got fed and watered in me but the rain started to increase and looking at the radar just showed more heavy rain to come. A er some toing and froing the group decided to abandon the BBQ and the ride to Mangrove Creek dam and go home to change and reconvene at our new home (The Woy Woy Roosters Club) for lunch. Personally I had a really hairy ride, I had forgo en I got new tyres on the Friday, I only remembered when I saw the paint s ll fresh on the tyres once I parked at the milk factory. Not a good thing even in dry weather let alone a wet slick day. Everyone got home safely and most went to lunch at the club. A short ride but mostly enjoyable. Peter Kla #63085

6 Page 6 Parso's Denman Ride for Cancer 2016 September 25, 2016 Under sunny skies 11 bikes and 2 cars le Maccas at our designated me of 10 am, up Woy Woy Rd and jumping on the M1 at Kariong with Dom joining the group as we went under the road. Straight on the M1 where we were joined at Ourimbah by Warwick and Sharon and Grahame Weeks. Max was meant to join us at the Wyong on ramp but snuck into the group in his champagne carrying vehicle as we rode past Freeman's. Other Members were to join us later at our Des na on as they had an earlier charity ride for a good friend that had succumbed to a serious illness. Our lunch stop at Pokolbin came up before we knew it and everyone mingled and cha ed over coffees and milkshakes. We le here at 1pm and con nued up the Hunter past Broke and con nued up Wallaby Scrub Rd where we eventually joined the Golden Hwy up through Jerry's Plains and past some of the World s finest Horse Studs. We arrived at Denman earlier than expected and once again our hosts had a couple of cold complimentary cold beers wai ng in each room. The rest of the a ernoon was spent relaxing and cha ng amongst friends, raffle ckets for "Big Bluey" the Bear were selling like hot cakes but the prospect of a 1 in 50 chance to win a car was too hard to resist. A small group also convinced Krinksy to drive and pick up as well to the two rivers winery where they spent more money. Gav and Andra, Shane and Rhonda and Brad and Kate finally arrived as well as Mark McNamara with a couple of mates in tow. The inevitable happened and we all ended up at the pub for the remainder of the night. Music outside by a great Guitarist entertained and later that evening a terrific band. All enjoyed their meals and had a great me. once again Mark the publican of the Royal Hotel stood up to the plate and bought $500 of raffle ckets for "Big Bluey" taking our tally for the night to $1000. The raffle was drawn later in the evening and was won by Mark the Publican and was kindly donated back which was a great gesture from him. The only formality le was to Auc on Max's Harley wallet and once again John was not going to be beaten, thanks Mate. Well that's it thank you to everyone who par cipated in my weekend again and I hope you all enjoyed the ride. In closing I would like to make an announcement regarding "Big Bluey". Remember this is the official entry into winning the Blue September Nissan Micra. As a thank you to you all for suppor ng my ride I have discussed with Mark Quinlan to draw a raffle at the next mee ng. Everyone who went to Denman will have 1 entry in the raffle and the winner will win "Big Bluey" and have their chance to win the car, so good luck and thank you all for your support. Parso

7 More Photos From Denman Page 7 Coffee Ride to Jerrys October 02, 2016 Long Weekend A good turn-out, considering the long week-end and our big ride to Denman the previous weekend: Garry & Sue, Mal & Kate, Jim & Monica, Kev & Brenda, Alan, Gil, Lois, Phil, Wayne and yours truly. A smooth run to Jerry's, with the ride leader's speedo needle glued to the speed limit. It was as if the bloke only has one and a half months le on his P plate, and couldn't bear the thought of his licence being suspended on this double demerits weekend. We had a pleasant hour or so cha ng at Jerry's over coffee and nibbles, before the group dispersed to catch up with family or sports. Gav Lill #65483

8 Page 8 Mystery Ride to the Hunter Valley October 16, 2016 Twenty-seven members and friends arranged on twenty-three bikes departed Woy Woy under blue sky and warm sunshine. We cruised up the freeway with the promise of a great day out. Morning tea at Freeman s for half an hour, then a smooth and scenic run north through Mulbring and Richmond Vale with a brief stop for a head count before entering East Maitland. Thanks to Jimmy for corner marking at Mulbring and Lois at Richmond Vale. Con nuing through Pitnacree and Bolwarra, we joined Maitland Vale Road and rolled along the north bank of the Hunter River through beau ful green countryside. We turned south through Luskintyre to arrive at our lunch venue in Lochinvar at noon. The Works Burger, if not actually the best in the world, comes very close. This ride is new to our programme. I was delighted to hear so many posi ve responses. This ride also gave this new ride leader some serious food for thought. How to coordinate a large group when you can t see the tail end charlie? Riding as a compact group (not straggling), corner marking and keeping sight of the rider behind all help. The quick change traffic light at East Maitland is a lesson I will take into my next ride! Gav Lill #65483

9 Ken's Tour of Upstate New York October 11, 2016 I found a website outlining the 6 best motorcycle tours in Upstate New York. h p:// motorcycle_roads_rides_trips_best_upstate_ny.html Since that area is an hour away from my home I decided to try the one out of Buffalo, down to the Chautauqua Lake and back. It should have been an overnight ride if I added a few stops of interest, but I was enjoying it so much I decided to lengthen it by staying on highway 62 and con nuing south instead of turning back towards Lake Erie at Gowanda. Most of the way was small villages and flat farm land. Stopping in a li le village called North Collins. I had lunch at R.J.'s Cafe. As I walked in there were three people already ea ng. "The Sloppy Joe Special is pre y good today." said one man who looked up from his meal and saw me reading the menu. Thanking him I turned to the proprietress, who had just walked in from the kitchen. "Waddayawant?" she asked with that wonderful Western New York accent. I ordered the Sloppy Joe and sat down. It wasn't memorable, but it was edible and it filled the gap. While I ate, the locals cha ed away with me about where I was from and what I was doing there. All very friendly and Mayberry-ish. Barney Fife could easily have walked in at any minute. On finishing, I got up to leave and the owner shouted, "Whar d'you think yor goin'?" I wasn't sure what was happening and visions of Deliverance began to circulate in my brain. The other diners laughed and one said not to pay any a en on to her, that she does that to everyone. I looked up and she had a broad grin on her face. I thought about giving her a hug but decided not to push my luck. Star ng off again the countryside was a mix of small towns and farm land. The ride was beau ful and relaxing. Then I crossed into Pennsylvania and the scenery began to change to less rural and more wilderness as the road climbed into the Allegheny Na onal Forest. From Warren un l Tionesta you follow the Allegheny River along the western border of the Na onal Forest. There are mountains on one Page 9 side and the river flowing below on the other. It was a beau ful run with gentle curves, beau ful vistas and very li le traffic. This sec on took longer than the 73 kms suggests because there was no reason to hurry and slower speeds allowed a be er view. The sun was shining, the air was filled with forest smells and I was conscious of the big smile on my face. I stopped into the Tionesta Tourist Bureau and found a brochure outlining a number of loops through the mountains for motorcyclists. So I grabbed a room, a burger and sat down to plan the next day's ride. Then that morning I went to the Kiwi Cafe for breakie. The owner is a New Zealand woman who married a local when, as she claimed, she got on the wrong plane. I picked two routes for the next day. The first one was a loop south and east along secondary roads through the mountains. The scenery was amazing with streams, hills, cabins and, of all things, small petro pumps every where. Eventually you turn on to highway 666 (The Devil's Highway) that is a narrow road winding through the forest. It is a great road for motorcycles with lots of curves and no cars. But they cau on you to stay below 60 kms due to wildlife. A good thing too because almost immediately a large deer came bounding up from the creek and crossed the road metres away from me. Further along a hawk took up point in front of me for about 50 metres and then I came around a corner and there was a doe and two fawns on the road. I stopped and we stared at each other for about a minute un l I reached for my camera. Just as I turned it on they disappeared into the bush. Returning to Tionesta was much the same, just a perfect morning. But a large storm with a tornado, had gone through Chicago the night before and was heading my way so that spelled the end of the ride and I rode straight home instead of the extra days planned doing other loops in the brochure. Next year I hope to go back. Ken Douglas Photos Next Month KINCUMBER MITRE 1O Cnr Empire Bay Drive & Kerta Rd Kincumber NSW 2251 Phone:

10 13th November COMING EVENTS Par cipa on at the Brisbane Waters Oyster Fes val E along Page AM start if you want to be there Please assist as this is a major fundraiser for the club. 3rd December Deepwater Plaza to deliver Santa 8 AM to AM 2012 Suzuki Bandit 1250S ABS (GSF1250SA) $8,400* This bike comes with necessary accessories. Gear Indicator, 45 Ltr Givi Top Box, Givi Screen pluss original, crash bars with Oggy Knobs, Stainless Radiator Guard, full lambswool seat cover. Rego is 12 months, Aug 22nd 2017.The bike has had all logbook services and 6 mth interval CCMC. All log books and spare keys are available. The bike has only been ridden by one mature age rider with plenty of experience it has never been dropped, its in almost mint condi on. Its a reluctant sale due to ill health. I purchased the bike as a demonstrator with 100Klm on the clock, and I have only ridden it on Club ou ngs (Ulysses). The bike has always been garaged, and covered. It is a dream to ride, and has never let me down. I have a heap of riding gear to throw in if wanted l. Zeus Helmet with Radio communica on gear, & Spare zeus helmet, also 2x Jackets 1x Dri Rider, all weather Jacket, 1x Revit Sirico all Weather Jacket. If you are looking for a reasonably new Bandit, this bike won't disappoint. Graham Waddups

11 Page 11 WOY WOY PENINSULA BRANCH RIDE CALENDAR 2016 All rides depart McDonalds Woy Woy at 9.00 am. Special departure times may apply to certain rides Check the ride calendar and with the ride leader. Please ensure you have a full tank of fuel before we depart on any ride. 10 AM Every Wednesday Coffee / Ride. At the Waterfall Café Mt Penang Gardens, Kariong. Come for a coffee or a ride or both Date Ride or Event Round Trip Friday 21st October WWPB mee ng at 7.30pm Woy Woy Rugby Leagues Club. Saturday 29th October Sunday 6th November Sunday 13th November Dinner from 6pm Twilight Ride, Maryann s Mystery Ride into the sunset Ride leader Maryann NOTE RIDE DEPARTS WOY WOY Maccas at 3PM Ride through Pu y Rd and Grey Gums Cafe Ride Leader Q RIDE DEPARTS WOY WOY MACCAS at 8AM Refuelling points will be advised Brisbane Water Oyster Fes val (E along) Not a ride but a fund raiser 180 Km 400 Km Long Ride Friday 18th November WWPB mee ng at 7.30pm Woy Woy Rugby Leagues Club. Dinner from 6pm Sunday 20th November Trivia Ride, Prizes Ride Leader The Colonel Km Sunday 4th December Ride to the Blue Mountains Ride Leader Gavin Km 9, 10 and 11th December Christmas Camp-over Nora Head Caravan Park Friday 16th December WWPB mee ng at 7.30pm Woy Woy Rugby Leagues Club. Dinner from 6pm 17th December Christmas Lunch at Kev and Brendas 18th December Ride to Harry s Café De-Wheels Ride Leader Maryann 220 Km 15th January 2017 Maximum Ferries Ride, Ride Leader Gavin Km

12 FOR SALE Custom Made Bike Trailer $1000 see Judy (Mousie) Palmer Page REG H To 4/11/2016 BIKE NOT Included REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE NOW $700 FOR SALE HONDA GOLDWING REGO RSP 58 Classic Touring Machine Seeks New Home This 1989 model features a powerful 1500cc 6 cylinder motor and luxury touring accessories. It has only travelled 33,473km Price $6,000 o.n.o. OUR THANKS TO WOY WOY LEAGUES CLUB FOR THE USE OF THEIR FACILITIES FOR OUR MEETINGS. 82 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy NSW 2256 Phone: (02) woywoyinfo@eastsgroup.com.au