On behalf of the Committee, I wish to extend our best wishes to you and your family for Xmas and the New Year.
After a massive year of change, we look forward to a more normal 2021. During the past year we had several trips, along with our monthly rides, cancelled or postponed. We look forward to resuming these in 2021.
The recent Yackandandah rally was well attended and great fun. If you would like to come & join your fellow club members on an upcoming ride, there are several planned for next year.
In particular, we have the following rides:  
January 30th 2021 – Midnight Express, where we tear around the outskirts of Melbourne probably to Yarra Glen and Kinglake on a warm summer’s evening.
This is followed by Noels famous Sitting Bull Rally at Inverloch – where you get to explore the hinterland of Gippsland and some of the wonderful riding to be had in this part of the world. This is over the weekend of 12 to 14th February.As it’s Valentine’s day, bring your partner and book a room for the weekend.
In 2020, it was the club’s 10th Anniversary. We were due to hold a 10 day ride to South Australia, travelling near the main highway over 4 days, have a 2 day look around Adelaide, including the National Motor Museum, then ride back along the coast, through the Coorong, down the Limestone Coast to Mt Gambier & its blue lake, then back towards Nelson, Portland and the wonders of Port Fairy & Warrnambool, before returning to our lives in Melbourne.
That didn’t happen!
So, we’ve decided to in place of it hold another rally instead replacing it with a Autumn Rally to Warrnambool March 12-14
The club website calendar shows all these activities, so don’t be shy in looking them up & coming along. If you’d like to join one of the rides, contact Phil Pilgrim 0400922022, we would love to see more members having fun & enjoying the countryside.
Remember that motorcycles were designed to be ridden, they just rust in garages and nobody gets to hear your stories.
So have yourselves the best Xmas and we look forward to seeing you all on a ride in the New Year.
Cheers
Alistair Piercy President Iron Indian Riders Australia

The Crazy Horse Rally 2020 was most memorable at Yackandandah last weekend plenty of people, good meals, excellent accomodation and a fantastic ride on the Saturday although 39C it was good to escape the recent lockdown. Gary Hogg led the ride and nobody broke down or got lost which was remarkable, new member Jon Shea (pictured in the sidecar) had a great time and as a ex-superbike and MX rider was very happy with his recently acquired 1946 Chief and is itching for the next rally in Inverloch come early February, he’s pictured with Club Captain Owen Jones as a passenger in a outfit, so impressed he’s looking for a sidecar chassis to cart his dog around. The only problem with our events is they are not long enough and we eat to much, beside that roll on the Sitting Bull in Feb, our new Clubman of the year was announced Sandy Ayres the first time a woman has won it, congrats Sandy.

Another excellent article from Guido

http://allmoto.com/IndianChief1947ourBikes.htm

As from today your committee has organised a Association run next month to Mansfield on the 15th, also hopefully a meeting at the Pascoe Vale Hotel on 24th and the Crazy Horse Rally Yackandah 27/29 November and finally the Christmas Party at Llannely 13th December, so after all of the lockdowns and your Indian now in perfect condition its time to give the old girl a good kicking and also start your Indian. Keep your eyes peeled on the calendar and get your accomodation organised with Pete Kime.