The national newsletter of the Triumph Owners’ Motor Cycle Club of New Zealand Inc. Published Quarterly DECEMBER 2013 www.tomcc.co.nz

TOMCC NZ Inc 20th National Rally The Waikato/Bay of Plenty chapter, our hosts for our next National Rally, are adopting the Triumph Twenty One as the theme for our 20th Rally. This also ties in nicely with 2014 being the 21st birthday of our club. As we all know, the success of our rallies does depend on you, our members, actually attending the rally. So please, support your club and get your registration in as soon as possible. With the amount of work that goes into organising a rally it really does help the organi0sers to know beforehand how many will be coming to the rally Over the years I have been to many motorcycle rallies and 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 pre-paid.

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Christmas greetings to all our members, friends and families. Take care during the summer and keep the wheels rolling. Hope to see lots of you at our National Rally in February. 1

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NOMINATIONS FOR COMMITTEE POSITIONS Glenn Mills - President John Witherington - Vice President Sharon Rowan - Membership Secretary Melissa Todd - Membership Secretary John Milligan - Treasurer Ken Spall - Newsletter Editor CO-ORDINATORS Glenn Mills - Auckland Bill Spice - Northland John Witherington - Otago/Southland Peter Free - Canterbury Barry Shipp - Wanganui Please use the voting forms on page 15. No nominations for Regalia Officer or Website Administator have been received.

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Outside BP Wylies Whangarei, getting ready to head to the Northland White Ribbon Ride.

Book Review by Ken Spall

The Triumph Bonneville Bible (59-88) By Peter Henshaw To Triumph owners, Bonneville is a holy word and even now, with the widest range of Triumphs that have ever been produced, the Bonnie, particularly the Meriden version, is still the quintessential Triumph. This reverance regarding a much-loved motorcycle is equally well conveyed in a new book by Peter Henshaw – The Triumph Bonneville Bible. With meticulous detail and many beautifully produced photos and period adverts, the author has created an intimate account of the development, the idiosyncracies and the ups and downs of life with a pre-Hinckley Bonnnie. If you love your Bonnie, you’ll love this book. Features • Triumph’s background • How the Bonneville came about • Year-by-year details of all production changes • Detailed technical specifications • In parallel, how Triumph conquered America,struggled to survive, and died • Buying a secondhand Bonnie – pitfalls and points to look for • How Triumph rose again, and a new Bonneville was born • Useful contacts – clubs, parts suppliers, restorers

Published by Veloce UK www.veloce.co.uk ISBN: 978-1-845843-98-4 £ 35.00 UK plus p&p 3

Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club NZ Inc. AGM Minutes 2013 More National Events. Glenn suggested more events. All members reminded that they are welcome to attend other area / chapter events. Introduction of a 20 and 25 Year Membership Badge. Rule Number 3. Life Membership. Any member of the TOMCC who has been a fully paid up member for 20 Consecutive year shall be eligible for nomination as Life Member. Election as a Life Member shall be voted on by the current National committee and area coordinators and must have a 75% yes vote to pass. Glenn explained that it is a privilage to be awarded this. Therefore will only be awarded to those who have helped in events etc. Those who have not qualiflied for Life Membership and have 20 consecutive years membership will still receive a 20 year Membership badge. New Membership card explained. A picture of a TOMCC members bike will be on the front and that each year it will change with the President’s choice of bike being taken from the bike show at National Rally. Members also reminded that they need to have their membership cards at TOMCC events etc. All financal members will receive a copy of the club history book. The First Twenty Years 1993 - 2013. Remit Vote New position for Website Administor passed. Thanks to Chris Smith and Mike May for their service to the club as they have stepped down from their positions. John Milligan is now the Regalia officer and John Pollock is the new Area coordinator for Franklin. A new Est 1993 Badge has been added to the Regalia and will be available from the Regalia officer. Still a good stock of National Regalia available, see website. 2014. National Rally theme is Triumph 21 and there will be a bed for everyone who wishes not to bring a tent. Auckland Chapter will be hosting 2015 National Rally at Lake Taupo. Otago / Southland may host 2016 National Rally. Will advise at next AGM. WATOC has asked if TOMCC NZ Inc is interested in hosting the 2019 WATOC Rally of the Year. Interest and ideas for hosting this event will need to be discussed and presented at the next AGM and be discussed again. Newsletter Report by Ken Another good year. High quality files needed if possible for sending photos. Need stories, articles etc from you the members. Also the same for our Website. Darryl has started a TOMCC Face book page and all are welcome to use it. Darryl Payne given award for starting up the TOMCC NZ Inc club.

Membership Report by Shaz Membership up and a lot signed up over the winter months also. Treasurer’s Report by John All good. Sufficient money to cover events etc as an Incorporated Society. A copy may be obtained from John Milligan. Long Service Badges awarded 10 Year Badges awarded to: Bruce MacLean, Sue Weeks, Jeff Donalea, Brain Mitchell, Jim Black, Bill Spice 15 Year Badges awarded to: Wayne Watson, John Meenhorst, Keith Randle, Roger Moselen Honorary Life Membership awarded to: John Milligan, Glenn Mills. Bulldozer thanked for donating a recorder to the club for recording meetings. WATOC Report by Ken Anyone interested in the Watoc Challenge get in contact with Ken Spall. John Witherington awarded 5th place WATOC Rally Challenge. General Business Get more TOMCC Triangle stickers made in two sizes. To be made and added to Regalia for sale. Breakdown list. It was explained that all area co-ordinators have put out requests for members to put their name down if they are able to offer services or help to club members when travelling around the country. Out of 450 members only a handful replied. It was decided to try again with a list of names being provided by members attending the Rally and Area Co-ordinators will ask once more for names and details etc. All names etc will be forwarded to John Witherington to collect and make up a list. National Questionnaire on what people would like of TOMCC to be sent out with Newsletter. Bill Spice reminded people that they get a 10% discount on producing their membership card at NZ Safety Ltd. This and other discounts will be passed on to both the Website and Newsletter editors again. Kerry Swain will be doing an article with Darryl Payne on the club history for Bike Rider Magazine. Darryl said more advertising of the club needs to be done and we need to market the club more. Darryl suggested a figure / amount should be set and be used for this. The $10 rebate to areas was raised. Decided not to be done as funds in National account are down. Thanks was given to Canterbury Chapter of TOMCC NZ Inc for hosting this event.

Bruce Maclean and Sue Weeks, two of the original founding members of the Wanganui Chapter of TOMCC NZ are awarded their 10 Year badges by Area Co-ordinator Barry Shipp, in the back garden of their home in Waverley. 4

Some great photos from the 2013 Pre-Unit Tour to Collingwood. Full report to follow in the March 2014 issue of Triumph Times.

X75 Hurricane tribute stand at the recent British Bike Show organised by the Canterbury Chapter of TOMCC NZ. 5

On 24 November the Otago Museum organised a one day rally for all motorcyclists at the museum reserve to kick-start REVolution: 100 Years of Motorcycles. The event turned out to be a huge success with all of Dunedin’s motorcycle clubs taking part as well as attracting a large turnout of bikers from the region. Given that it was also the same weekend as the Magpie Rally the response was excellent. Naturally TOMCC Otago and Southland were present with good support from local members. If you’re coming south I strongly recommend that you make time to visit the exhibition, it really is of a world class standard. Entry to the exhibition is free and is open until 16 February 2014 Driving the exhibition is a timeline of motorcycles from 1902 to 2013 which explores advancements in motorcycle design and technology. Thanks to the generosity of motorcyclists across the country, REVolution: 100 Years of Motorcycles is packed full of 105 carefully selected motorcycles representing manufacturers from all over the world. Accompanying this timeline of motorcycles, touch screens provide instant access to key information about all the motorcycles featured in the show, from tech specs and special stories shared by the motorcycle’s owner to high quality images, with easy search options to help you quickly find what you’re looking for or discover something new! A series of interactive exhibits give you the chance to delve into the science behind motorcycles – from tyre treads to the phases of a four-stroke engine. Zoom around the Isle of Man TT racecourse with Kiwi racer Bruce Anstey, care of a helmet-cam view of the nail-biting leans and close calls, or turn a dream into reality as you hop on one of five motorcycles – including a Harley-Davidson, a BMW Superbike, a vintage Triumph, a KTM motocross bike and a Suzuki child’s motocross bike for budding young riders. Information supplied courtesy of Otago Museum, Dunedin.

TOMCC NZ, Otago and Southland at the recent REVolution Bike Rally in November Some of the unique motorcycles on display at REVolution 1902 Motosacoche motorcycle – an intriguing example of early motorcycle design, it is basically an ordinary bicycle with a motor attached 1913 Indian Hedstrom 1000cc TT two speed motorcycle – described by its owner as “more like a glorified push bike with a 1000cc engine in it”, this motorcycle features Indian’s innovative ‘Cradle Spring Frame’ suspension system 1920 NUT board track racing motorcycle – epitomising the dangers of the speedway style of racing, this motorcycle has no gear box…or brakes! 1960 Vespa scooter – when Vespa founder Enrico Piaggio saw the first prototype for the new motor scooter, he exclaimed “Semba una vespa!” (“It looks like a wasp!”) 1966 Triumph Bonneville T120 motorcycle – first released in 1959, this hugely popular motorcycle was the last production model designed for Triumph by legendary British motorcycle designer Edward Turner 1972 Honda C50 motorcycle – still in production today, the C50 is often described as ‘the world’s most popular motorcycle’ 1975 Suzuki RE5 motorcycle – despite rotary engines being lauded as ‘the next big thing’ at the time, the RE5 was the only mass-produced motorcycle to ever use a rotary engine 1980 Harley-Davidson XR750 motorcycle – made famous by stunt rider Evel Knievel in the early 1970s, this model is seen as ‘the’ dirt track racing bike in the United States 2010 Metallic-ah Pro Street – from its alluring curves to strikingly detailed paint work, this custom-built beast is the creation of a Dunedin panel beater 6

2014 Coromandel Remembrance ride On Saturday the 9th November we gathered at Paeroa, the ride start point for the annual Remembrance ride. A number this year handed in their apologies as well as two club members we recovering from minor surgery, both being from Tauranga. We had 19 bikes turn out for the ride with a couple of members who hadn’t been for a club ride before turning up and enjoying the experience. Also a group from Auckland attended, being Glenn Mills, Owen, Peter, Glen Walden and Mike G. Waikato guys were represented by Ray & Maxine, Rob & Selina, Peter, Robin B, Chris S, Malcolm M and his son Jacob, Warren and Bryan & Sue who arrived a bit later in the day after work. From the BoP were Chas, Darrell, Tracy, Judi and Jocelyn The day was fine and the forecast brilliant for the trip up around the Coromandel loop. Following our departure from Paeroa and with Judi leading we picked up the Auckland crew and headed for the Coromandel Township. This was a challenging ride as there must have been a special on camper vans and they all decided to head up the Thames coast – very frustrating. A snack, a pint and a chat at the Coromandel Hotel then we were off up over the hill down through Whitianga to the Coroglen Hotel. On this leg I followed the young fella (Jason, 17 I think he was) who was riding a ZZR250 Kawasaki. Jason had just got his learners licence (Friday last) and this was his first trip on the bike. I was very impressed by how well he pedalled that little Kawasaki around the hills of the Coromandel and his riding skills in a group were excellent. Jacob will be a very competent rider in no time at all. We sat at the Coroglen a little longer as this was the anticipated meeting spot for Bryan & Sue plus Pete from Waihi (okay I agree that is a poor excuse to have another pint). After

a while we agreed on the route where they may come up to meet us, and headed off down through Tairua and onto Whangamata where we gassed up. I got a message from Bryan & Sue to say they thought they had missed us and headed directly toward Tauranga. From Whanga it was over to Waihi and then the group splits, farewells said then some of us were heading over to Papamoa to see Shadz, and the rest who had not already taken a short cut home, headed off. Jocelyn set the pace and headed for Papamoa and we rode toward this big dark cloud that hung over the sunny BOP. Shadz in anticipation (well, a Text from her indoors on the ride) had cooked up a few sausages and true to form we ate all his sausages, drank his beer and left (great mates we are). Some folk were starting to feel the base of the seat now and the moans had begun so we headed for the last leg to Hamilton. Halfway up the Kaimai’s the showers stopped, the road dried out and we had an uneventful ride home into the setting sun with myself as pace setter with no sun glasses (yeh ha).

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531kms for me for the day, it was a great ride with great company. Thanks to all who attended, it was a good celebration for our colleagues who have passed. Next year the corresponding weekend is Saturday 8th November. Put that weekend onto your calendar now as that will be the Remembrance Ride date. Ray Hayward TOMCC Waikato/BoP

Moose Safari, 2nd attempt – October 2013

John goes bush in search of Moose.

It wasn’t until after the photos of our last Moose Safari had been printed (see Triumph Times December 2011) that we realised we had in fact been shadowed throughout our journey by Margaret. So of course this time we were even more determined to track her down. In fact, we were so confident that we enlisted Colin on his Rocket 3, the only one in our Chapter with a bike of sufficient grunt to haul Margaret out of the bush. We were confident that we’d be famous for having finally proved that Margaret the Milford Moose really does exist! But like all such quests, there were plenty of unparalleled perils to be overcome. First of all there is the wet weather gear to climb into – two minutes after getting it all on, your body temperature decides to head skywards and soon its as damp inside as it is outside. As you’re riding the visor mists up so you crack it open only to be water blasted by high speed raindrops. Then either side of the Homer Tunnel it’s snowing and this time the snow is sticking to your visor and your hand is spending more time wiping it off than it is resting on the handlebar. There’s no time to really enjoy the ride as we’re too busy dodging all the avalanches and to cap it all off – we know that Margaret is watching us! But as luck would have it, just as John decided to go bush in a desperate attempt to locate Margaret – suddenly, there she is gazing at us from behind a tree. Then quick as a Speed Triple on Avgas, she is gone, and we think, heading in the direction of Gunn’s Camp. So, in hot pursuit, we head down a long rough track. With our quarry in mind we push aside any feelings of concern as our bikes slip and slide around in the mud and the gravel. John’s little Trophy 500 was in its element. Arriving at Gunn’s Camp there was still no sign of Margaret the Milford Moose, only a light drizzle and swarms of sandflies as big as buses, flying ones, that is. But over to one side of the road there appeared to be an answer to our dilemma – a redundant H bomb left over after construction workers had finished blasting the Homer Tunnel. It would clear the bush quite nicely and in doing so flush out Margaret. But how to propel it to the target – we would need a powerful delivery vehicle. And then it struck us (the thought, not the vehicle) Colin’s appropriately named Rocket 3. Without further ado we carefully placed the bomb on the pillion seat behind Colin and then gave him precise instructions regarding its delivery. With a manic gleam in his eye and a great cry of “for the honour of TOMCC Otago and Southland” Colin dropped his clutch and accelerated hard back down the gravel track. Reaching terminal velocity in a very short distance he then very firmly applied his front brakes. The Rocket 3 stopped dead, flipped the back end up in the “stoppie” of all time and launched the bomb into the area of bush where we felt sure Margaret was hiding. 8

Ken In hot pursuit and it’s not so sunny at this creek!

Gunn’s Camp – “ground zero” in our Moose hunt.

If this doesn’t flush Margaret out, nothing will. Colin is about to set the fuse on the “final solution” in our quest.

With a blinding flash and a roar like a thousand open-pipe Bonnies the Fiordland National Park was well and truly prunned to ground level. Well, it might upset the greenies but never mind its all in a good cause and would eventually regrow again anyway. And did Margaret finally surrender to us? Not to on your Nellie she didn’t – and as our photo shows she was still shadowing us – and it appears that she had anticipated the event by retiring to her nuclear bomb shelter. A bit dispirited, exhausted, very wet and tingling with an excess of radiation we finally made our way back to the motor camp in Te Anau for a freshen up and a well-deserved beer – but when all’s said and done it was a bloody good ride. We wish you had been with us. So, Margaret the Milford Moose eluded us once more. Will we try again? I’m sure of it. Ken Spall TOMCC Otago and Southland

After the nuclear event. The road cones handled the blast quite well, as did John’s Trophy 500, well, we all know that Triumph’s are bomb-proof and maybe moose are too!

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Wanganui Motorcycle Festival, September 2013 On the 28th of September 2013 TOMCC Wanganui was involved in the Wanganui Motorcycle Festival. This wee event started out as a proposed motorcycle display focusing on motorcycle safety – well that was my plan. In reailty it became a much bigger event filling the Wanganui Mermorial hall, involving 6 Wanganui clubs TOMCC, Anglo-American, BMW Register, Patriots, Wanganui Classic Club, Ulysses, 2 social media groups, Wanganui riders and Manawatu riders displaying a combined total of 66 bikes. TOMCC Wanganui were proud to display 12 bikes with a lounge theme setup. Rod Coleman also paid a visit and was well impressed with the show The Event was aimed at Motorcycle Awareness within the community and attracted a large number of non motorcyclist, using the slogan “share the road”, which was well received by all. The St Johns held a helmet removal display for purpose of resuscitation, and the admission fee of a donated coin all of which went to St Johns, was a welcome relief on family wallets being the start of school holidays. A display of damaged riding gear and photos of the rider’s bike also had a bigger impact than expected, just by getting people talking about the riding gear they currently use. Overall it was a better than expected with a total of $1268.50 being collected and all was donated to St Johns, we had just over 800 people visit the event in 4 hours. The event brought together people from all across the motorcycle spectrum regardless of what they rode. We all ride for the same reason – the freedom and happiness motorcycles bring us. Baz TOMCC Wanganui

TOMCC Wanganui Lounge theme with Melissa Todd, Sharon Rowan and Mike Ward,

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Rod Coleman’s racing Velocette.

Autospectacular, Dunedin, October 2013

Otago and Southland members lent enthusiastic support to our first attempt at having a display stand at the annual Dunedin Autospectacular. With nine bikes

on show, and more available if we’d had the room, our stand created a lot of interest among people visiting the one-day show.

Triumph Times Editor: Ken Spall Phone 03 489 -1740 Email: [email protected] 7 Glasgow Street, Mosgiel Otago, 9024, New Zealand The deadline for the next issue of Triumph Times is 22 February 2014 11

DISCLAIMER

Opinions expressed in this publication are purely individual and not to be attributed to the Triumph Owners Motor Cycle Club (NZ) Inc. as a whole. Nor does publication imply any endorsement, either by Triumph Owners Motor Cycle Club (NZ) Inc. or by its committee.

Whitebait Run to Westport, November 2013

Deep South meet up with Canterbury at Rapahoe Intellectual pursuits at Rapahoe

Lunch at the Last Resort, Karamea

Ken’s hat went walkabout

This is why we ride the West Coast

Heading off for the Saturday ride

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That wayward hat again, it eventually found its way home

When you are looking at a milestone birthday you have to do something BIG.So I had invited the Bro from Scotland to come out and we would have a go at getting to the Cold Kiwi in Waiouru. I at least thought he would find it semi tropical at the time of year. Me to go on my 1977 T140V and him on my 2007 A1 Bonneville.Bearing in mind he has a Suzuki Intruder 125cc for commuting in the Perthshire region it should be a white knuckle adventure for him. He duly arrived after a lot of planning preparation and not least giving the T140V a good fettle of seals and O rings to tighten her up.Everything going to plan except some greedy people decided that the 3000 plus motorcyclists who make the hardy pilgrimage to the Cold Kiwi each year should pay more. To their credit the Ruapehu Motorcycle Club does not give in to pecuniary terrorism and pulled the plug. What to do? Well first things first and lets get the Bro used to the 865cc Black Beastie. So a one day learning curve and we will have a crack at going to The TOP – Cape Reinga!! The test drive got us to Tangiteroria on SH10 for lunch. A notable refusal to go over 80kph has been detected. Lunch is a can of coke and chips for the bro and I of sturdier demeanour have an amber flow and chips. What?? It’s my birthday!! So the bro goes to the loo and on return does not connect bum cheek with stool in a precision movement and a cross between a paratroop roll and a bungy jump ensues.The flailing legs connect with table and the chips go one way up and the empty can of coke makes an embarrassing clang on the floor where upon the locals turn to have a look at this strange apparition. One of the wayward chips becomes embedded in the ceiling and if you are ever in the Tangiteroria pub and you hear someone scream

“who put this smelly old chip in my beer glass you will know that the wayward chip has finnally succumbed to gravity! We made a hasty exit with the the sound of the locals making comment ringing in my ears “that guy can’t hold his drink” After a trip up to Mangonui and abandoning the Cape Reinga ‘cos of weather and a governor on the Black Beastie which glues it at 80kph we head home via Ahipara and start to get ready for the next big adventure. Some years ago it had been mooted that we should have a summer equivalentof the Cold Kiwi at my place as we have 6 and a half acres and we are rural and out of the way. So a suggestion had been made by pals in the Auckland TOMCC that we should have a go at a do at my place to celebrate birthdays and the bros’ arrival. So counting out the number of the usual Cold Kiwites and a few threaded connections to other well behaved motorcyclists, and the members of the Northland TOMCC, we looked as if we might have 52 all up. Aah, we own the local cafe we are well versed in feeding people. We did the lawns, organised firewood for braziers, cleared the shed out and got the pool table organised. We had a Bonfire out the back which has been drying for a couple of years. The bro and the bro in law play mean guitars and away we went with THE HOT KIWI. People arrived set up tents on the Saturday and we went over to Ruawai en masse to have a quick pint and a collect of funds for a

Note the guy with the back to front C U Jimmy hat is the bro. What a showing up!

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Group Lotto ticket. Note the picture shows Hotel Ruawai and not Ruawai Hotel! Thats because we are sophisticated around here. We had a bit of drama on the way to Ruawai with a flattie – called out Virgil from International Rescue and the prob was transported to my place and all riders made it to Hotel Ruawai in the end. Lottos bought and back home having been advised that the 9 riders from Turangi Vice squad where stuck in Opononi ‘cos one of them had lost his wallet on the other side of the Rawene Ferry. He’d gone back and found it minus the cash but everything else was there. LUCKEEEE. They finally got to the Hot Kiwi and the party got going. Everybody had a feed, bonfires duly lit, braziers roaring, guitars, not ten playing and some scottish pool sharks taking on all comers. We had a good time.Including the scottish guys and the flattie owner who were the last trumpys standing at 3 am. Up in the morning and some folk left early to get to their respective Father Day activities on the go. We managed a group photo and loaded the flattie on the international rescue Mitsi L300 and the hired dunny on the trailer. If I knew who it was that asked – did anyone use the Hired Dunny? As if a self respecting Scotsman would stick his head down to have a look! Duh, His C U Jimmy hat might take a tumble! I would name them. For the purists we had people from Turangi, Russell, Auckland, Whitianga, Hamilton, Whangarei, Dargaville and Bonnie Scotland So we had agreat time and cleaned up just in the nick of time to take the Bro to Rarotonga on the Wednesday which was a reasonable surprise for him as well!! The Filthy Scotsman Northland TOMCC

Tough Nuts Rally, Conway River, September 2013

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Volunteer wanted for WATOC position

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Customs & Border Protection shows a recently recovered a 1953 Triumph motorcycle which was stolen more than 46 years ago from its owner’s backyard in Omaha, Nebraska in 1967. On October 30, 2013, CBP seized the vehicle, then turned it over to California Highway Patrol who will return the bike to its original owner, who is in his 70s now and still lives in Omaha. Montreal Gazzette Nov 4th 2013

As many of you know our club is also a member of the World Association of Triumph Owners Clubs (WATOC). Each member country has a representative which they call an International Liaison Officer. I have been the ILO for our club here in New Zealand for a number of years and I would now like to pass the task on to another TOMCC member. I am also the newsletter editor, a task which I will continue with for a while longer, but I do need more time to pursue other personal interests, hence my call for one of you to take over the WATOC postion. There is not a lot of work involved, you will need access to a computer and I will of course help with the changeover. We have about 450 members so I am sure that one of you ought to be able to take on the task. My contact details are on the front cover of this newsletter. Ken Spall TOMCC Otago and Southland

Otago/Southland Chapter 2014 Twisted Thistle and Beyond Tour After-Rally-Ride, 9th Feb onwards Point & Go, 10 days plus Ride it all or part of it All Welcome As with last year’s Hell’s Gates and Beyond Tour there are no fixed times so accommodation as we go. Best bring a tent. Further info Email John: [email protected] 16