Last modified: 3rd January, 2001
Leisurely = Not too many kilometres, not too many corners (in theory).
No Dirt = It is not planned to travel on poor quality roads.
Club Hall = Theatrette at rear of Camberwell Town Hall off Inglesby Rd, Melways Reference 59 J 2
KBCP = Kings Bridge Car Park, corner of Flinders and Spencer Streets, Melbourne.
Whittlesea = Mobil Service Station, Plenty Road, Whittlesea, Melways 246F9
Yarra Glen = Corner of Bell and King Streets, Yarra Glen, Melways 274K2
Laverton = Shell Service Station, Geelong Road, Laverton. Melways 53B11
Hallam = Liberty Service Station, Princes Hwy, Melways 96G1
Sunday 2nd January
Y2K Mystery Ride - Pyalong
10.30 am Whittlesea
7 bikes, 7 people, 190 km, no incidents, weather excellent
Sunday 9th January
Wilsons Promontory
Geoff Barton leading
9.00 am KBCP, 9.45 Hallam
(Ride may not suit inexperienced riders)
17 bikes, 17 people, 520 km, no incidents
Sunday 16th January
Thompson�s Dam, Walhalla MKII
Ian Payne leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.15 am Hallam
8 bikes, 8 people, cold and wet, ride shortened marginally
Thurs. 20th January
Social Sip, Hotel Canada (last time)
596 Swanston St, Carlton
4 people
Sat. 22nd January to Wed. 26th January
Walwa (formerly Tallangatta)
Walwa is further 88 km down highway, closer to sensational riding country
including Snowy Mountains, Corryong
good tyres essential (expect at least 2000 km of excitement!)
Contact Ben asap for a booking
Note: some people are taking their bikes on a trailer
10.30 am Whittlesea
or 11.15 am Yea
9 people, 8 bikes, 1 car, 1 trailer, 2850 km,
Incidents: 1 headlight globe, 16 tyres destroyed, sticking throttle - fixed
Highlights: good accommodation, excellent food, good weather 4 of
5 days, sensational roads, climbed Mt Kosciuszko
Wed. 26th January (Australia Day)
Reefton Spur
Dave Ward leading
10 am Yarra Glen
22 bikes, 22 people, 9 members, 13 non-members, weather overcast,
rain after 4 pm
2 new riders crashed, 1 on Reefton, 1 on Black
Spur. Minimal cosmetic damage on both occassions.
Sunday 30th January
Trentham Falls
Geoff Jones leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.30 Whittlesea
15 bikes, 17 people, weather overcast, warm
Police camped in Flowerdale 80 km/h zone caused signifant grief ...
non-member lost bag, held up ride while looking for it, eventually
found
General Meeting, 8.15 pm Club Hall
Guest Speaker: Mick Hone
25 people
Sunday 6th February
Cockatoo (short ride)
Theo Kalkandis leading
10.15 am Hallam
20 bikes, 155 km, 2 non-members got lost
Sunday 13th February
Lake Mountain (short ride)
Tim Walker leading
10.30 am Yarra Glen
14 bikes, 14 people, 160 km, perfect weather
Friday 18th February
Night Ride, Dandenongs
Theo Kalkandis leading
7.30 pm Hallam
11 pm Caffe Sienna"
402 Chapel St South Yarra
13 bikes, 19 people, extremely hot 38 deg,
street life 2 and 3 deep, Chapel St bumper to bumper kaos
Sunday 20th February
Kevington Pub (south of Jamieson)
Rob Matricciani leading
(bring bathers and towel if warm)
9 am KBCP
10 am Yarra Glen
8 bikes, 9 people, 550 km, very hot and humid, 31 deg.
Sunday 27th February
Cape Pattersoan
Jack Youdan leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.15 am Hallam
22 bikes, 23 people, Hallam to Lang Lang 250 km, 1 booking
Thursday 2nd March
General Meeting 8.15 pm Club Hall
Guest Speaker: Edwin Gatt
Special Subject: Licence Restoration Program; alcohol and more
interestingly the effect of illicit and non illicit drugs in your
bloodstream, how long they take to dissipate, etc
Sunday 5th March
Romsey (short ride)
Ian Payne leading
10.30 am Whittlesea
12 bikes, 12 people, 230 km, perfect weather
CANCELLED
Weekend Saturday 11th to Monday 13th
Apostles View Motel, Port Campbell, $100 per room per night
(3 km up dirt road directly opposite 12 Apostles car park)
Ian Payne leading - get deposit to him asap as numbers limited
10 am West Gate Bridge Shell Service Station, Saturday
Attractions: heated indoor pool, large games room, private restaurant,
close to scenic attractions such as Twelve Apostles, Bay of Islands,
Bay of Martyrs, London Bridge, Loch Ard Gorge
REPLACEMENT RIDE
Sunday 12th March
Kongwak (Gippsland) - the quest for the perfect sweeper
Ben Warden leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.15 am Hallam
12 bikes, 12 people, 460 km, 33 deg C, windy
Thursday 16th March
Social Sip, 7 pm Blackburn Hotel
111 Whitehorse Road Blackburn
16 people
Saturday 18th March
World Open Motorcross, Broadford
9.30 am Whittlesea
2 bikes, 4 people, hot, dusty, 130 km
Sunday 19th March
Warragul via Noojee (short ride)
Dianne Welsford leading
10.30 am Yarra Glen
25 bikes, 26 people, 220 km, overcast at times, warm
Saturday 25th March
Frankston Moto-X
Dave Ward organising
11 am
2 bikes, 1 crash - rider broken ankle, 6 weeks plaster
Sunday 26th March
Eildon via Torbreck River
Tim Walker leading
9.30 am KBCP, 10.30 am Yarra Glen
18 bikes, 20 people, 350 km, fine weather, 1 crash - cosmetic, ridable.
Rider ok.
Sunday 2nd April
Gippsland
Ben warden leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.15 am Hallam
May not suit inexperienced riders.
16 bikes, 17 people, excellent weather, 450 km
Thursday 6th April
General Meeting, 8.15 pm Club Hall
22 people
Saturday 8th April
Cafe Cruise
Dave Ward leading
11 am Cafe Racer
16 Marine Parade St Kilda
8 people
Sunday 9th April
Lavers Hill via Great Ocean Road
Geoff Jones leading
9.30 am West Gate Bridge Shell Service Station
May not suit inexperienced riders.
24 bikes, 27 people, 470 km, 1 chain break, fine and warm weather
Sunday 16th April
Licola
Geoff Jones leading
9 am KBCP, 10.45 am Hallam
May not suit inexperienced riders.
called off due to inclement weather and general lack of interest
3 bikes, 3 people, abandoned, cold, wet
Thursday 20th April
Social Sip, 7 pm Blackburn Hotel
111 Whitehorse Road Blackburn
13 people
Sunday 23rd April
Phillip Island World Superbikes
Make your own way
Meet AMCN Expo each day, 1 pm
9 members spotted
Monday 24th April, Easter Monday
Kinglake Hills (short ride)
Geoff Jones leading
10.30 am Yarra Glen
13 bikes, 15 people, 205 km, member scraped along side of car in
passing manoeuvre, remained upright, weather fine
Sunday 30th April
Mt Macedon (short ride)
Ben Warden leading
10.30 am Whittlesea
2 bikes, 2 people, ride abandoned due to lack of interest
and continuous rain
Thursday 4th May
Annual General Meeting, 8.15 pm Club Hall
Election of Office bearers
19 people, new Captain, new Social Secretary
Sunday 7th May
Loch (Gippsland area)
Ben Warden leading
9.30 am KBCP, 10.15 am Hallam
Best roads in Victoria close to Melb.
Bring good tyres and a big smile.
9 bikes, 9 people, wet/mainly dry roads; wet weathers not required
1 single vehicle crash, minor cosmetic, rideable, banged foot (3
broken bones including compound fracture), new (30 mins) member
Sunday 14th May
Heathcote
Paul Tallents leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.30 am Whittlesea
May not suit inexperienced riders
9 bikes, 10 people, 403 km, cold, occasional showers
Thursday 18th May
Social Sip, 7 pm Blackburn Hotel
111 Whitehorse Road Blackburn
12 people
Sunday 21st May
Dandenongs (short ride)
Ron Johnston leading
10.30 am Yarra Glen
19 bikes, 22 people, dry, cold, 160 km
One crash: learner, first ride, minor cosmetic, rideable, continued
One breakdown: rider and passenger pillioned, bike retrieved on trailer
Sunday 28th May
Flowerdale Counter lunch
Ian Payne leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.30 am Whittlesea
4 bikes, 4 people, 165 km, 98% wet roads, some rain, 10 deg. C
max!, 3 or 4 at Lancefield
Thursday 1st June
General Meeting, 8.15 pm Club Hall
Sunday 4th June
Lancefield (short ride)
Wayne Grant leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.30 am Whittlesea
Leisurely
3 bikes, 3 people, cold, wet
Saturday 10th June
Sandown Ride Day
Rain, rain and more rain. 15 members, 13 others, Club made a
loss.
Thursday 15th June
Social Sip, 7 pm Blackburn Hotel
111 Whitehorse Road Blackburn
13 people
Sunday 18th June
Reefton and Black Spurs (short ride)
Ray Walker leading
10.30 am Whittlesea
Ride may not suit inexperienced riders
20 bikes, 20 people, no incidents, 250 km
Sunday 25th June
Team Navigation Trial, Brisbane Ranges
Les Leahy leading
10 am West Gate Shell Service Station
14 bikes, 14 people, 350 km
Sunday 2nd July
Eildon, Old Dam Wall
Paul Tallents leading
Coller Bay Homestead
9.30 am KBCP
10.30 am Yarra Glen
16 bikes, 17 people, 270 km, cool but sunny
Thursday 6th July
General Meeting, 8.15 pm Club Hall
19 people
Sunday 9th July
Pig & Whistle Pub Counter Meal
Trentham South
Ian Payne leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.30 am Whittlesea
15 bikes, 1 car, 22 people. Cold, overcast, wet roads, 190 km
Saturday 15th July
Eildon Dirt Ride
Lyn Duncan leading
Meet 1 Eildon Rd, Eildon, 11 am
Mainly 4WD tracks and some around the lake
10 bikes, 10 people, misty, foggy, wet weather, 100 km
Sunday 16th July
Around the Bay (short ride)
Ian Payne and Rhys Williams leading
10.15 am Hallam
Leisurely
19 bikes, 23 people, great weather, 150 km
Thursday 20th July
Social Sip, 7 pm Blackburn Hotel
111 Whitehorse Road Blackburn
Sunday 23rd July
Diamond Valley Miniature Railway
Dave Ward leading
10.30 am Yarra Glen
1 pm Eltham Lower Park, Main Road
Melways Reference 21H10
8 bikes, 9 people on ride, 5 people met us there; 150 km
Sunday 30th July
Ballan Hill Climb
Geoff Jones leading
9.30 am West Gate Shell Servo
15 bikes, 16 people, Dave won Hill climb on his 748
220 km, weather fine 14 deg.
Thursday 3rd August
General Meeting, 8.15 pm Club Hall
17 people
Sunday 6th August
Noojee Tool Shed Counter Lunch
Tim Walker leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.30 am Yarra Glen
22 bikes, 23 people, 20 deg C!, 210 km.
Wayne left as bike running on three cyclinders only
Visitor left after his 650 Triumph chopper could only manage 50
km/h up hills
Route: Black Spur, Reefton Spur (fine gravel over new bitumen section),
Warburtin (morning tea), Launching Place, Powelltown, Noojee Tool
Shed. Hayabusa Club also in attendance.
Saturday 12th August
Dirt Ride Marysville
Paul Tallents leading
10.30 am Marginal Road, Melba Highway
(just past Gordon's Bridge)
See Magazine for details
Buxton Pub lunch, 1 pm
Route may be altered due to many fallen trees
5 bikes, 5 people, plenty of crashes, 150 km, slimy conditions
Sunday 13th August
Fort Nepean (short ride)
Geoff Barton leading
10.30 am Hallam
Leisurely
12 bikes, 12 people, 150 km
Thursday 17th August
Social Sip, 7 pm Blackburn Hotel
111 Whitehorse Road Blackburn
Sunday 20th August
Economy Ride Castlemaine
Stuart Forster leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.30 am Whittlesea
Fill up, ride a bit, fill up again. Smallest fill wins.
11 bikes, 12 people, 430 km, ride lost leader and rear rider - found again
Sunday 27th August
Dumbalk (Gippsland)
Ben Warden leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.30 am Yarra Glen
Route: City, Christmeas Hills, Yarra Glen (morning tea - 60 km), Healesville, Powelltown, Noojee, Jindavick,
Drouin (lunch, 125 km), Lardener, Korumburra, Arawata, Dumbalk, Limonite,
Boolara, Mirboo North (lunch - 120km), Leongatha, Hallyston, Mirboo North,
Thorpdale, Trafalgar, Drouin (regroup - 120 km), roads parallel to
Highway to Packenham (breakup - 55 km). All manner of roads
from tight and twisty, to medium fast, to ballsitic. Between 450 and
650 km depending on which side of town you live.
Ride may not suit inexperienced riders
22 bikes, 22 people, 2 flat tyres, one holed radiator, all TLs! 500
plus km. Epic!
Sunday 3rd September
Mornington Peninsula (short ride)
Jack Youdan leading
10.15 am Hallam
4 bikes, 4 people (Father's Day), 220 km
Thursday 7th September
General Meeting, Auction Night , 8.15 pm Club Hall
16 peolpe
Sunday 10th September
Cockatoo (short ride)
Ron Johnston leading
10.30 am Yarra Glen
9 bikes, 11 people, 200 km, new rider put foot in hole
and toppled over - minor cosmetic damage only
Thursday 14th September
Social Sip, 7 pm Blackburn Hotel
111 Whitehorse Road Blackburn
Sunday 17th September
Loch MK II
Geoff Barton leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.15 am Hallam
12 bikes, 12 people, 475 km Melb. to Melb.
Leader toppled over at standstill - no damage.
Thursday 21st September
Social Sip, 7 pm Blackburn Hotel
111 Whitehorse Road Blackburn
Sunday 24th September
Reefton Spur
Danny Kosinski leading
9.30 am KBCP
10.30 am Yarra Glen
Ride may not suit inexperienced riders
23 bikes, 24 people, 250 km from KBCP to Healesville including Mt Donna
Buang, Reefton and Black Spurs. No incidents, 21 deg C.
Sunday 1st October
Snake Valley (Ballarat Area)
Geoff Jones leading
9.30 am KBCP, 10.30 am Whittlesea
Ride may not suit inexperienced riders.
4 bikes, 4 people, 450 km, rain, hail, wind, freezing cold, great ride
Thursday 5th October
General Meeting, 8.15 pm Club Hall
12 people, lowest attendance for many years, changes pending
current trend unsustainable
Sunday 8th October
Maldon Steam Train, 1 pm
Ian Payne leading
9.30 am KBCP, 10.30 am Whittlesea
10 bikes, 11 people, fine cool weather; Craig fuel probs. left ride; 420 km
Sunday 15th October
Trawool Pub Counter Lunch via Puckapunyal Army Base
Wayne Grant leading
(short ride)
10.30 am Whittlesea
21 people, 16 bikes, 4 pillions, 1 car, 300 km
rear rider ran out of petrol, leader ignition problems
Multicultural ride: 4 Kiwis, 2 Germans, 1 American, 1 English, 1
Italian
Bikes: YZF1000, 750, ZX900, ZX9, ZX7, ZXR750, TL1000S, TLR1000,
Varadero, BMWR1100RT, Guzzi 1100S, VFR800, XTZ660, GSXR750F x2,
Blackbird.
Thursday 19th October
Social Sip, 7 pm Elgin Inn Hotel (New Location)
75 Burwood Rd Hawthorn, Melways 45B10 (near Hawthorn station)
11 people
Sunday 22nd October
Marysville Bakery (short ride)
Danny Kosinski leading
10.30 am Yarra Glen
27 bikes to start with, 29 people, 230 km, 23 degrees
Incidents: Leader's bike electrical problems - no go; Ben lead;
President suffered puncture within 3 km of starting - retired hurt.
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October
Phillip Island 500cc GP
Make your own way
Meet AMCN Expo 1 pm each day
About 10 members spotted over the weekend
Sunday 29th October (short ride)
Buxton Pub 1 pm to watch the races
10.30 am Yarra Glen
3 bikes, 3 people, 120 km
Thursday 2nd November
General Meeting, 8.15 pm Club Hall
19 people
Saturday 4th to Tuesday 7th
Melbourne Cup Four Day Weekend
Ben Warden leading
Day 1: Back roads to Moe, Maffra, Strattford, Dargo, Bairnesdale,
Nowa Nowa, and Orbost. 560 km. Accommodation: Commercial Hotel, $27.50
bed and breakfast. Incident: R1 (Ken W.) totalled on 35 km/h corner on
Dargo Rd. Rider airlifted to Alfred. Three broken vertebrae and
broken leg; out after 5 days - rehab for weeks.
Day 2: Cann River, Bombala, Cathcart, Candelo, Brown Mountain,
Cooma, Maffra (different one), Jindabyne,
Thredbo, Alpine Way, Corryong, Tintaldra, Walwa. 640 fantastic km.
Walwa Hotel (2 nights), bed and breakfast $22.
Incidents: TLR1000 (Peter D.) rear tyre lasted 1800 km - sourced a
new one in Canberra, rejoined ride next day.
Day 3: Khancoban, Cabramurra, Kiandra, Snowy Mountains Highway,
Tumut, Adelong, Rosewood, Tumbarumba, Tintaldra, Walwa, Granya Gap,
Tallangatta, Eskdale (Mitta Mitta), Tamgambalanga, Tallangatta,
Cudgewa (Corryong), Tintaldra, Walwa. 700 sensational km
Incidents: FJ1200 out of tyres - off to Albury; holed radiator -
fixed with bottle of Wynn's
Day 4:Murray Valley Highway, Granya Pass, Tallangatta, Gundowring,
Dederang Gap, Ovens, Oxley, Whitfield, Mansfield, Bonnie Doon,
Yarck. 530 km
Incidents: BM (Geoff) running on one cylinder traced to lost throttle plate
mechanism nut. Thread stripped. Temporary repair, rideable. Rear
shock failed on Ben's ZXR - rock cut nitrogen cannister tube - lost
oil.
10 am Hallam Saturday
Ride may not suit inexperienced riders.
Sensational roads and scenery. 8 bikes, 8 people, 2430 km, 1 crash
Sunday 5th November
Reefton and Black Spurs
Tim Walker leading
9.30 am KBCP, 10.30 am Yarra Glen
Ride may not suit inexperienced riders.
21 people, 20 bikes, 300 km, 1 crash - minor cosmetic, 1st time rider
Sunday 12th November (short ride)
Melbourne Tank Museum
Ron Johnston leading
10.30 am Hallam
4 bikes, 4 people, 150 km
Thursday 16th November
Social Sip, 7 pm Elgin Inn Hotel
75 Burwood Rd Hawthorn, Melways 45B10 (near Hawthorn station)
11 people
Sunday 19th November
Lavers Hill via Great Ocean Road
Ray Walker leading
9.30 am West Gate Bridge Shell Service Station
Ride may not suit inexperienced riders.
15 bikes, 15 people, 530 km, ZZR250 punched big end bearing
through sump at 13,500 rpm - retired hurt; leader ran out fuel; new
rider lost ride twice; president lost wallet; 75 bikes at start point
Sunday 26th November
Bass (South Gippsland)
Geoff Barton leading
10.15 am Hallam
Ride may not suit inexperienced riders.
11 bikes, 12 people, 400 km, 1 crash (member): ZX9 major cosmetic,
unrideable; rider broken arm - plated and screwed.
Sunday 3rd December
Dams Ride
Ian Payne leading
9.30 am KBCP, 10.30 am Whittlesea
11 bikes, 12 people, 260 km, fine hot weather
Dams: Tourrourrong, sugarloaf, Marrondah, Upper Yarra via Reefton
Thursday 7th, Xmas Meeting, 8.15 pm Club Hall
Bring a plate of food.
Sunday 10th December
MRA Toy Run (short ride)
10 am KBCP
20,000 bikes according to some TV news reports; about 10 members
Saturday 16th December
Free Club Xmas BBQ
12 noon to 4 pm, BYO Drink
Fairfield Park, Melways Reference 30 J12
35 people, fine, warm weather
Sunday 17th December
Mirboo North
Ben Warden leading
9.30 am Yarra Glen
Ride may not suit inexperienced riders.
14 bikes, 14 people, 590 km, 35 deg. extremely hot
Incidents: new rider crashed CB750 - minor cosmetic, rideable, all
ok
Ben's ZXR developed 12 cm crack through main frame spar - noticed
at finish of ride!
Sunday 24th December (short ride)
Reefton Spur
Ian Payne leading
10.15 am Hallam
Tuesday 26th December to Monday 1st January
Club Xmas Camp, Porepunkah
Mt Buffalo Caravan Park
Ring Kelly on 03-5756-2235 to book cabin or powered site
Otherwise contact Ian Payne to reserve camping spot at
$9/person/night
24 people (members, families, friends) attended; weather excellent