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Chris Knoop has made the big time at last, yesterday in the largest selling Victorian newspaper Herald-Sun & today in the Herald & Weekly Times. I would like to thank these major Mastheads for their interest in our Association member & encourage you to go out & buy the papers or even subscribe.
Weekly Times article click on highlight to read about Chris’s adventure
Saturday’s Little River Run turned up an interesting mix of machinery – even by our standards – plus one of two challenges for young Chris Horner.The bikes included two Gilroy Chiefs, a Kings Mountain bike, a rigid frame Army Scout, a plunger rear Sport Scout (albeit using Holden power rather than its own) a BSA Hornet, two Bonnevilles, a Virago, plus a Springfield Chief.Horner’s lovely Sport Scout is still at the being-sorted stage and ended up throwing in the towel. Which meant Peter Kime dashed off to the rescue with his trusty HR Holden. That wasn’t before Horner had the unusual thrill of pushing a motorcycle over the Westgate Bridge.So does he have any advice for anyone thinking of undertaking this unusual form of exercise?”Don’t,” is the emphatic response.”And if you do, don’t look back!” Apparently the sight of six solid lanes of angry traffic heading straight at you is a somewhat daunting one.It all ended well. The Little River pub was flat out and serves a pretty decent meal. Also, Ian Rhook did his usual great job of finding some weird and wonderful back roads.
Meanwhile, work on the next Smoke Signals magazine is well under way and it should be out soon. This will be the last edition on your ‘old’ membership – so don’t forget to renew.
Pete Kime 2012 Clubman
The IIRA has only one award in the year & as such it is a honour for the recipient to receive it, last year our Ride co-ordinator Ian Rhook won it for his attitude to get on with the job with no “mucking about” and set a lot of our excellent monthly rides without anyone getting lost & encouraged many new members. This year it was given to Peter Kime for his enthusiastic support for all things in the Association but most importantly for the trouble he personally went to last year in helping a fellow member stranded on the road with a bad insect bite. Pete arranged the rider to be taken to hospital then organised to get the Indian Blackhawk home so his day was ended looking after a fellow member. The whole idea which some members don’t quite understand is the meaning of this award or what it’s for, not the fact that you attended all the meetings or rode a Indian to all the runs/rallies etc these are great things to do to support your Association but & it’s a big but, the main thing is the tolerance & the human element thats shown to your fellow members or even other motorcyclists whatever brand or year motorcycle they ride. Congratulations Pete
As you know we are supporting Association member Chris Knoop and his Australian Invincible J.A.P that he is taking to the Cannonball Run in the USA, he is pictured behind the near completed machine with our ex-chairman Lindsey Urquart. The next two pictures were sent by John Smith (Prez) they are of his 2003 Indian Chief his “Caddy” & the limited edition Les Gibson guitar only 100 were made & I believe 15 only in this colour
Thank’s to W.Aust Indian Club & President Murray Morell for some more copies of Indian News Magazine. I have 5 issues in the Section News Area just scroll down to W.Australia they are great a great read on a winters evening I will be putting them on once a month. That man the Vice-Prez Mark has bought the Indian Four above 1941 I believe, a year ago Mark never had a Indian & was a staunch Harley-Ferguson owner he has a number of Springfield models & two King’s Mountain models, for sale is there no stopping him? Hmm probably the wrong choice of words at least on the Springfield models. The other photo’s are of the “Electric Clog” so named by Phillip White as the Tony Leenes Dutch electric start conversion for 1941/50 Chief’s, the first picture is of the “cog” belt generator pulley kit you get with the kit presumably to step-up the charging rate on a Auto-Lite generator I can only assume this wouldn’t be needed with a Cyclecraft generator, there is also the infamous sprag to the right which is driven off the flywheel(ring gear) by the chain.The great thing about this starter is it retains the standard k/starter, the sprag is mounted solidly & the starter is a Bendix drive like most cars unlike the Timmerman version, although it looks bulky it all fits in after removing the battery carrier Phillip White wrote a great article on fitting it last year this is now off the public area & in our Members Area( read here, encourage joining our Association)
Our current President John Smith has announced his engagement to Tesha Lidden congrats to the happy couple pictured above. One marriage our Vice-President Mark to Sandy( a month ago), and a engagement Stevie Higginbotham to Chrissy Henshaw means three commitments this year, we are a romantic group are’nt we?
Every year I suggest that you re-new your Motorcycle Australia cover, just to update you on what they do beside providing the IIRA of Aust with insurance so we can run rallies & events
2 Callouts a year, 50 klms of free transport anywhere in Australia: metro or country, Jump start if you need it (on any of your motorcycles) & fuel if needed. On any of your motorcycles in any state of Australia 7 days a week 52 weeks a year all for $29.00 a year if you are in our Association (normally $39.00) and @ .56 cents a week how can this not be the best deal you ever had on your Indian or any motorcycle (click on logo above for information)
In the past I have put out upcoming Rally entries above under the Town Crier I have put the Harold Parsons Winter Rally Form (next month) & the Crazy Horse Rally now on the Melbourne Cup Week-end November 3-6 this was mainly due to people wanting a 3 day event & in summer so now you have it. These are also on the Upcoming Events area, so no excuses for not knowing. This year at the Crazy Horse there will be a cut-off for the catering but you can enter up to the week before although this is not advisable as you will miss out on a Rally pack, remember the accommodation can be tight for the Mountain View Motel I have already booked! Somebody sent me this picture of a Indian Prince Chris Knoop has a couple of these I reckon this may inspire him to fix his
Last years Crazy Horse Rally 2011 was a successful event so don’t miss out (click on Highlight)
I have been waiting 2 years to say we have achieved a record number of views of the IIRA website over 120,000 hits, the nearest to it on Indian’s (in Australia) is 119,792 & that took over 10 years to achieve, thank you for your support. I have provided another “treat” from the master P.E.Irving, below this time Phil is writing about side-valves we all know about those don’t we . Mark (Vice-Prez) contacted me about a 741 he may have for sale the bike is a solo as the Watsonian sidecar is already sold I believe
Meetings: Grandview Hotel
03 9489 8061
429 Heidleberg Rd Fairfield 3078
When: Last Tuesday of the month (except December), 7.30pm
Postal: Secretary – Phil Pilgrim
P/o Box 1064
Ivanhoe Vic 3079