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Guy Allan is still in love with the big Kings Mountain Chief read his story by clicking on the link below
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Been a few years since we have had a Gypsy Tour but now Covid-19 is behind us we have organised another in March 2024 dates are listed on the calendar there will be a back-up vehicle provided to carry some luggage a small sports (sausage) bag per person the rest will be carried on your own machine. The ride will be around 15 days ands open to all Indian’s of any era as well as B.E.A (British,European,American) up to 1975 no other entries outside this parameter! We will not be organising your ferry booking or motel bookings and there will be a fee to provide fuel for the back-up vehicle, a list of suggested motels will be announced soon but the major issue is booking the Spirit of Tasmania do it now if you are considering going. More to be announced soon or ring Phil Pilgrim 0400922022
You know the worst thing about Autumn is you think its only going to get worse weather wise so the time to prepare your machine for the dismal months ahead are now! Firstly if you intending to lay your machine up pour fuel stabiliser in the petrol tank to prevent serious steel tank rusting and make sure thew battery is on a tender with your tyres inflated as they will slowly go flat.
A number people have asked about the new changes going from 4 rallies a year to 2 also the change to quarterly monthly meetings and the quarterly Sunday rides rather than the monthly versions we have had up till now. Well seeing the next meeting is on 27th June also the AGM and the next PSM (Pleasant Sunday Morning) get together 2nd July followed up by the Crazy Horse Rally at Corroyong Oct 13-15 things have changed mainly on advice from you the members. The last meeting held saw a major amount of members attending so it appears less things happening is a popular way to go. Whats a PSM, members complained about a 200 klm Sunday ride every month and wanted a more social event so the first one was held at the Calder Park BP servo with about 150 other people that meet there on old cars and bikes for coffee & cakes and tyre kicking, bench racing as the Yanks say members can then decide on a ride after or just go home as it only lasts a couple of hours, the next one we have will probably be at the St Andrews pub which gets heaps of classic motorcyclists turn up around 9-30 other venues will be considered in the future. You can bring you bike/car to these PSM’s and also your family so its up to you, the IIRA are moving with what people have requested the next change is our meeting venue the Pascoe Vale Hotel is now redundant the same as our recent venue the Cross Keys in Essendon, The Grandview Hotel in Fairfield has rooms at no charge to us and a nice menu so we are looking into this at this point. Rallies have been cut down to only 2 a year now so we hope to get a larger amount of members attending other changes are no Associate members everyone is a full member now and that means every financial member can be on the committee instead of struggling to get members to stand for positions we now potentially have a extra 25% of members available. Lastly the introduction of B.E.A pre 1975 (British, European, American) new members has been suggested ,this is on the table and will be voted on at the next AGM, so lots of changes for the future.
With only one Rally this year we hope this will be well supported, the Mountain View Motel 02 60761766 is waiting for your booking from 13-15 October please mention the Iron Indian Riders otherwise all rooms you will be told are full! Entry Forms will appear in the next Smoke Signals and on this website soon
Quite amazing that these all came from the great grandson Michael Arnott, Arnott’s motors in Benalla were the agents for Indian appointed by Rhodes motors the importer in the twenties and paid for bitumen at Winton Raceway they even named one of the corners after them, interestingly Mr B Arnott crashed his converted Bicycle-Motorcycle in 1907 as the local paper reported in the era. Michael told me there were at that time about 2,000 bicycle shops converting bicycles to motorcycles at that time, such was the demand.
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