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1 August 2016 Proudly Sponsored by 125 William Street, Rockhampton Phone All correspondence to: Rockhampton HOG c/- Rocky Harley-Davidson 125 William Street, Rockhampton, Qld,

2 For up and coming activities and updates, please check Notice Board at the Rumble Inn News Letter Web Page On Face Book Rockhampton HOG Chapter 9116 Or see RHD and have your phone number added to receive text messages

3 2016 Rockhampton HOG Chapter Committee Director: Assistant Director: Secretary: Treasurer: Activities: Ladies of Harley (LOH): Safety Officer/s: Historian: Photographer: Membership Officer: Webmaster: Editor: Road Captains: Sheriffs: Merchandise Officer: Sponsoring Dealership: Graeme Wall John Milios Leeann Adams Geoff Trewin Tony Tanzer Rebecca (Bec) Dwyer Brett Chirio Robert Dwyer Noel Guley (Mofti) Robert Dwyer Allison Chirio John Passaris (George) Allison Chirio Noel Guley Head Road Captain Graeme Wall Debbie Foster Nev Wilkings Rob Roser Cedric Fry Geoffrey Richardson Penelope O'Donnell Geoff Trewin Rocky Harley Davidson

4 A Word from the Director Director Graeme Wall Hello to all members and readers of our Newsletter, Welcome to all our new members, I hope to see you on our monthly rides and hope that you enjoy your new Harley s. This month we have the annual cancer ride and while the intention was to have it earlier in the year I am sure the ladies that have put time into this event will make it a success. There are a few things coming up in the coming months so please keep and eye on the notice boards for information. Ride and have Fun Graeme wall Director Ride Hard Ride Often Graeme Wall (BULKHEAD) gwall58@outlook.com

5 Reports Well Fellow Hoggies, the Chapter Meeting Minutes will no longer be available in the Newsletters, but will be available on the Bar at the Rumble Inn along with the Rumble Inn Minutes. Assistant Director No Report Dealership No Report Membership Big Welcome to Our New Members: George Blayden, Derek Treichel, Rob Hutchinson, Gary Forscutt, Heuvel Van Den and Michael Verran There are currently 169 members on the H.O.G International membership list. Of those on the International List: 142 are Active Members, which is a decrease on last month of 7 28 are Inactive, which has increased by 10 There are currently 171 Chapter Members. Of those on the Chapter List: 120 are Active Members, which has decreased by 1 28 are Inactive, which has increased by 6 21 are not Chapter members 2 have paid chapter membership but not their International Membership. Please remember folks that you need to be an International member to be a chapter member.

6 Reports SAFETY OFFICER/s Brett Chirio Ride in formation. The staggered riding formation allows a proper space cushion between motorcycles so that each rider has enough time and space to manoeuvre and to react to hazards. The leader rides in the left third of the lane, while the next rider stays at least one second behind in the right third of the lane; the rest of the group follows the same pattern. A single-file formation with a minimum 2-second following distance is preferred on a curvy road, under conditions of poor visibility or poor road surfaces, entering/leaving highways, or other situations where an increased space cushion or manoeuvring room is needed. Avoid side-by-side formations, as they reduce the space cushion. If you suddenly needed to swerve to avoid a hazard, you would not have room to do so. You don t want handlebars to get entangled. Periodically check the riders following using your rear view mirrors. If you see a rider falling behind, slow down so they may catch up. If all the riders in the group use this procedure, the group should be able to maintain a fairly steady speed without pressure to ride too fast to catch up. If you re separated from the group, don t panic. Your group should have a pre-planned procedure in place to regroup. Don t break the law or ride beyond your skills to catch up. For mechanical or medical problems, use a cell phone to call for assistance as the situation warrants. If a rider leaves during the ride, the rest of the group should re-form the staggered formation by crisscrossing into the next vacant position. Although it would seem more efficient for the column directly behind the missing rider to move up, we do not recommend it because passing another rider within a lane can be risky Robert Dwyer Hello and good evening everyone. I would like to talk about tyre pressures and why it's important. Looking at a typical motorcycle tyre, the obvious point of difference is that the motorcycle tyres have a curved profile as opposed to a typical automotive tyre. The significance of this is that the patch of tyre that actually contacts the road surface is fairly small, several square centimetres. Of course this varies with tyre and bike and this several square centimetres of contact area also varies with lean angle and weight distribution. Are you accelerating, breaking or just in normal riding situations? How much of this section of tyre depends on design, weight and tyre pressure. Now the boffin s at XYZ Tyre Company stress a lot when designing and specifying tyres and setting tyre pressures they are not chosen randomly, Which is why it's important. Too low a pressure and the contact patch will not maintain surface contact. In fact distortions in tyre profile causes very poor tyre to road contact performance usually resulting in a not so good a day for rider and bike. Under inflated tyres give a sluggish unresponsive feel to the road and generally causes more wear and tear on the tyre walls due to excessive flexing. Also increases the chance that the tyre bead may unseat from the rim. Not a good look. Over inflated tyres, cause less of the contact patch area to actually contact the road surface bringing with it poor traction higher wear rates. Over inflated tyres also provide a stiffer ride which in turn increases the effects of bumps and divots leading to loss of control. Okay so how the tyres should be correctly inflated? Good question I hear you ask. Typical servo tyre inflator s are generally not the most accurate and at times begrudgingly provided at best. Besides that tyre pressure quoted is cold no not winter but certainly not after a 20K ride to the servo. So best advise get a compressor, filter water separator and a decent tyre gauge, Guys that's a good reason to get a compressor, right? Alright practically you'll be fine if the servo is only a couple k's away and you go straight there. But do get a decent tyre gauge to check your actual pressures.

7 Reports HISTORIAN No Report Ride safe and ride often Noel (Mufti) ACTIVITIES Well it s been a busy year for many of us with rides, work and life in general keeping us occupied. Mostly we ve been able to get out and ride with only a couple of Sunday s where rain put and chance of a ride off. As the year is quickly progressing keep in mind some rides/activities for your calendar. 3rd and 4th September Director s overnighter to Eidsvold. 17th September - Viet Nam Vets Ride 18th September Many Peaks (Janelle and I will have to miss this one due to being on holidays). 20th and 21st September Link up Australia - HDTV 1st, 2nd and 3rd October Townsville Chapter Challenge 1st, 2nd and 3rd October SEQ 2 Night Tour (Anyone who is still interested let me know, you will have to organise your own rooms though). 16th October Ride for Lost Mates. That covers things for the next couple of months. Stay upright and watch out for those damn cars. Cheers, Tony OFFICIAL CLUB RIDES -> 3RD SUNDAY EACH MONTH CLUB MEETINGS -> 3RD SATURDAY EACH MONTH

8 Reports Events Sub Committee 20 th August is the Ride for Cancer and I hope to see as many people supporting such a good cause as possible. As yet we have not sold a seat so please help to get the word out. 3rd December Christmas Party Liz Bull received no responses from the last meeting in relation to the theme for the party. After discussions with various members the theme will be MASH. The theme provides numerous options for costumes. The sub committee are looking at holding activities and racing on the night. Merchandise Officer Patches, Rockers and Badges are available for purchase, just come and she me anytime, also if you don t have a chapter shirt just let me know and we will organise a time for you to try one on. LADIES OF HARLEY Don t forget ladies that Chicks Chillin in Bilo is on the 10 th of September. It will be a great week end of fun and laughter, so I hope to see as many of you as possible.

9 Notice board Pohutukawa Motorcycle Tours We have been leading tours since 2011 and offer Fully Guided or Self-Guided motorcycle tours in Western USA, Western Canada and New Zealand. These are either pre-planned Package Tours or Custom Tours designed around our client s requirements. In addition, we also offer Ladies-Only Tours for all the same tours. Check us out on our web site &/or Facebook page at; or or view some of our tour video s on YouTube under the subject heading Pohutukawa Motorcycle Tours We have a Fully Guided tour through New Zealand scheduled for November of this year that still has some open spots. Thanks in advance for your support Harley-Davidson Australia is proud to partner with Phill and the Link Up Australia ride to raise funds for Prostate Cancer. We have supplied him with a 2016 Fat Bob for his epic ride around Australia and will service and support the bike throughout the journey. We have reached out to our H.O.G. chapters and our Dealer network to ensure his arrival into cities and towns around Australia is met with enthusiasm and people willing to support this most worthwhile of causes. The Link Up Australia ride begins in Darwin in early September and makes its way through Queensland and New South Wales and into Wollongong for our big open event Harley Days, 28th -30th October Then the ride heads south to Melbourne, Adelaide and across the Nullarbor to Perth. We look forward to seeing you on the road and at Harley Days, and contributing to the cause.

10 Notice board Date Departure City Arrival City KM's between Info / Events Planned Route B options September Sep-16 Darwin NT Darwin preparing for ride 2-Sep-16 Darwin NT Darwin preparing for ride Big Aussie Barbeque at Hidden 3-Sep-16 Darwin NT Valley Harley-Davidson Darwin 4-Sep-16 Darwin NT Darwin preparing for ride 5-Sep-16 Darwin NT Media commitments 6-Sep-16 Darwin NT Three Ways NT 964km Overnight Three Ways BBQ & local event arranged by 7-Sep-16 Three Ways NT Mt Isa QLD 637km Mount Isa chapter 8-Sep-16 Mt Isa, QLD Townsville, QLD 768km 9-Sep-16 Townsville, QLD Cairns, QLD 347km 10-Sep Sep Sep-16 Cairns, QLD Townsville, QLD 347km 13-Sep Sep-16 Townsville, QLD Bowen - Airlie Beach 201km / 273km 15-Sep Sep Sep-16 Airlie Beach Mackay 150km 18-Sep Sep-16 Mackay, QLD Rockhampton, QLD 336km 20-Sep Sep-16 Rockhampton, QLD Gladstone, QLD 109km 22-Sep-16 Gladstone, QLD Bundaberg, QLD 185km Maryborough / Gympie - arrive 111km / 194km 23-Sep-16 Bundaberg, QLD Nambour / 263km 24-Sep Sep Sep Sep-16 Noosa, QLD Brisbane, QLD 141km 28-Sep Sep-16 Brisbane, QLD Gold Coast, QLD 80.6km Big Aussie Barbeque at Harley Magic Cairns Rest day BBQ & local event arranged by Townsville chapter Airlie Beach Airlie Beach BBQ & local event arranged by Mackay chapter BBQ & local event arranged by Rockhampton chapter Big Aussie Barbeque at Bundaberg Harley-Davidson Big Aussie Barbeque at Sunshine Coast Harley-Davidson Daughters birthday, rest at Noosa Rest day Big Aussie Barbeque at Gasoline Alley Harley-Davidson 30-Sep-16

11 Notice board Date Departure City Arrival City KM's between Info / Events Planned Route B options October Oct-16 Big Aussie Barbeque at Gold Coast Harley-Davidson 2-Oct-16 Gold Coast, QLD Bryon Bay, NSW 91.1km 3-Oct-16 4-Oct-16 5-Oct-16 Bryon Bay, NSW Bryon Bay, NSW Bryon Bay, NSW (includes Ballina and Lismore) 6-Oct-16 Bryon Bay, NSW Coffs Harbour, NSW 239km 7-Oct-16 8-Oct-16 9-Oct Oct-16 Coffs Harbour, NSW Big Aussie Barbeque at North Coast V Twins Coffs Harbour, NSW Coffs Harbour, NSW 11-Oct-16 Coffs Harbour, NSW Port Macquarie, NSW 159km 12-Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct-16 Port Macquarie, NSW Port Macquarie, NSW Port Macquarie, NSW Big Aussie Barbeque at North Coast V Twins Rest day Phill's birthday Oct-16 Port Macquarie, NSW Taree, NSW 84.2km 18-Oct-16 Taree, NSW Newcastle, NSW 170km Staying in Newcastle for 6 days 19-Oct Oct-16 Newcastle, NSW Staying in Newcastle for 6 days. Will ride to Muswellbrook and back to Newcastle - 22nd Big Aussie Barbeque at Frasers Wollonong 21-Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct-16 Newcastle, NSW Sydney, NSW 160km 26-Oct Oct-16 Sydney, NSW 28-Oct-16 Sydney, NSW Wollongong, NSW 85.4km 29-Oct Oct Oct-16 Wollongong, NSW Wollongong, NSW Wollongong, NSW Batemans Bay, NSW 196km Slow ride.

12 Notice board Date Departure City Arrival City KM's between Info / Events Planned Route B options November Nov-16 Batemans Bay, NSW Braidwood, NSW 60km 2-Nov-16 Braidwood, NSW Canberra, ACT 87.9km 3-Nov-16 Canberra, ACT Albury, NSW 338km 4-Nov-16 5-Nov-16 6-Nov-16 Albury, NSW Albury, NSW - BBQ at Phill's Garage Rest Day - Albury, NSW 7-Nov-16 Albury, NSW Shepparton, VIC 185km Route B direct to Melbourne via Benalla and Seymour 8-Nov-16 Shepparton, VIC Bendigo, VIC 121km 9-Nov-16 Bendigo, VIC Ballarat, VIC 117km 10-Nov-16 Ballarat, VIC Melbourne, VIC 114km 11-Nov Nov-16 Melbourne, VIC Melbourne, VIC 13-Nov-16 Melbourne, VIC Geelong, VIC 75km 14-Nov-16 Geelong, VIC Warrnambool, VIC 186km Via Coastal Road Route B - inland via Camperdown 15-Nov-16 Warrnambool, VIC - 2 day ride 16-Nov-16 Warrnambool, VIC Mt Gambier, SA 182km 17-Nov-16 Mt Gambier, SA Meningie, SA 300km 18-Nov-16 Meningie, SA Adelaide, SA 149km 19-Nov Nov-16 Adelaide, SA Adelaide, SA 21-Nov-16 Adelaide, SA Port Pirie, SA 228km 22-Nov-16 Port Pirie, SA Port Augusta, SA 92.3km 23-Nov-16 Port Augusta, SA Port Lincoln, SA 341km 24-Nov-16 Port Lincoln, SA Ceduna, SA 403km 25-Nov-16 Ceduna, SA - 2 day ride 26-Nov-16 Ceduna, SA Norseman, WA 27-Nov Nov-16 Norseman, WA - 3 day ride Norseman, WA - 3 day ride 29-Nov-16 Norsman, WA Kalgoorlie, WA 189km 30-Nov-16 Kalgoorlie, WA Merredin, WA 333km

13 Notice board Date Departure City Arrival City KM's between Info / Events Planned Route B options December Dec-16 Merredin, WA Perth, WA 262km 2-Dec-16 3-Dec-16 4-Dec-16 Perth, WA Perth, WA Perth, WA 5-Dec-16 Perth, WA Geraldton, WA 419km 6-Dec-16 Geraldton, WA Carnarvon, WA 476km 7-Dec-16 Carnarvon, WA - Camp at Overlander Roadhouse 8-Dec-16 Carnarvon, WA Karratha, WA 639km 9-Dec-16 Karratha, WA - Camp at Nanutara Roadhouse 10-Dec-16 Karratha, WA Port Headland, WA 242km 11-Dec-16 Port Headland, WA Broome, WA 612km 12-Dec Dec-16 Broome, WA Broome, WA 14-Dec-16 Broome, WA Fitzroy Crossing, WA 396km 15-Dec-16 Fitzroy Crossing, WA Halls Creek, Turkey Creek - Kununurra, WA 684km / 1,043km 16-Dec Dec-16 Halls Creek, Turkey Creek - Kununurra, WA - 2 day ride Kunuurra, WA - rest day 18-Dec-16 Kununurra, WA Victoria River, NT + Katherine, NT 556km / 514km 19-Dec-16 Katherine, NT Darwin, NT 316km Finish 20-Dec Dec Dec-16 Fly back to Switzerland Fly back to Switzerland

14 Coming Up

15 Coming Up September 3 rd 4 th Sep Directors Ride to Eidsvold 17 th Sep - Monthly Meeting 18 th Sep - Ride to Blackdown Tabledowns October 8 th - 10 th Oct - SEQ touring 2 nighter 8 th - 10 th Oct - Townsville Chapter Challenge 15 th Oct- Monthly Meeting 16 th Oct - Ride for Lost Mates 28 th - 30 th Oct - National HOG Rally November 19 th Nov - Monthly Meeting 20 th Nov - Ride to Brandy Bottle 26 th Nov - Toy Run December 3 rd Dec - Rocky HOG Christmas Party

16 Safe Riding

17 Safe Riding GUIDELINES FOR SAFE RIDING ON HOG RIDES There will be a briefing before all rides so arrive at the designated start point half an hour before departure time. Pay attention to the ride briefing given by the Road Captain. If in doubt - Ask. If you are experiencing any difficulty that might affect others, let the Road Captain know before departure. Always fuel up before the start of the ride. Make sure your bike is in roadworthy condition. Check this before you leave home, not 5 minutes before the ride time. Check all lights, battery, tyres, etc. As a general rule, the group will depart and arrive as a group. Unless arranged prior to departure, do not pass the Road Captain. Use only one lane of a multilane highway. Follow the lead of the Road Captain as to which lane to use. Ride in a staggered formation except on narrow roads where you should follow in Indian or single file. When a rider leaves the group (e.g. turning off to go home), or changes position in the formation, the remaining group will switch lanes using indicators to signal intention, and restore the staggered formation. When overtaking, maintain your overtaking speed until those overtaking with you have enough room to pull in behind without having to break suddenly. If you intend to travel at a slower pace than expected on the ride, position yourself towards the rear of the group and not in the front or the middle. New riders should take up position in front of "Tail End Charlie" for the first few rides. This is at the rear of the Pack. Keep an eye on the rider behind you. If they stop unexpectedly, you stop and determine the problem before proceeding. The rider behind you is your responsibility. An exception to this rule is "Tail End Charlie" - there should be no one behind him/her. Most importantly - "RIDE SAFE AND HAVE FUN"

18 What s Happening

19 What s Happening Enjoy riding fabulous Tuscan back roads, complimented by extraordinary Hear The Road - Motorcycle Tours Italy Via Paolo Emilio 10 Roma, RM Italy info@heartheroad.com

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23 Red CentreNATS is the Ultimate Festival of Wheels in the heart of Australia Participant-based event featuring modified cars, classic muscle, hot rods, exotics and supercars Staged in Alice Springs on Fathers Day weekend 2-4th Sept 2016 Inaugural event in 2015 was attended by 460 cars and 13,000 people Red CentreNATS became Australia s 3rd biggest show of its kind in its first year 1. Summernats 1950 cars 2. Powercruise 600 cars 3. Red CentreNATS 460 cars

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26 RHD Merchandise Department Call into the Shop and check out the new children s range of shirts Visit our Dealership Check out our Helmets Try them for size Get a custom consult Ride out ready to Rumble Rocky Harley-Davidson Opening Hours Monday to Friday -> 8am til 5pm Saturday -> 9am til Midday