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Established 1998

My birthday and the tight lot let me pay for the coffee! (Alan)

The Oily Rag July 2015

http://www.exeterclassicmotorcycleclub.btck.co.uk

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Treen Motors

Supporters of our Dartmoor Run

Charlotte Street, Crediton, EX17 3BG

On the corner facing you, coming from Exeter.

Telephone: 01363 772283

Motorcycle servicing and M.O.T’s

Used motorcycles, accessories,

Phone for latest news of bikes for sale.

Mention E.C.M.C and you could get a discount.

Real Classic Magazine.

01507 529529

COSMIC BIKE CO LTD

PO box 66, Bude, EX23 9ZX

CMS

Venny Bridges

Mention the club.

Rumour has it they offer ECMC members a discount

Bike Worx LTD

Repairs, mot’s, wheel building, clothing etc.

For modern and Classic bikes

(Discount on MOT’s for ECMC members)

Tel: 01392 272722 Jamie & Chris

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Dates 2015

Club nights on the first Monday of the month.

AGE (UK) Fete July 4th.

Ride your bike night July club night.

Powderham July 11th/12th

Dartmoor run July 26th

Exmouth Classic Gathering. Aug 16th

Moretonhampstead Museum 10am start. Cowick Barton.

Sept 5th.

Bedford Square Dec 12th

Exmouth Dec 26th

Powderham.

We are hoping to sort out arrangements for a barbecue on the

Saturday evening. Details to follow.

AGE (UK) July 4th.

Cowick St pleasure ground. 11am til mid afternoon. A good couple

of hours to show off your bike and chat to prospective members. See

Dave Denham.

Exmouth gathering Aug 16th.

Imperial ground, 10 am to 4.30 pm. Just turn up and leave as you

wish. No entry fee or need to book in advance. Maybe we meet up

and ride down together as we did last year.

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Club night June 1st.

Apologies from, Steve Adcock, who I think is in Belgium. Mervyn

Green who has had a knee operation, Mike Norton, who has a knee

injury. Trish Bainborough, and John and Carole Butcher. Trish,

John and Carole were wending their way through France.

The raffle raised £28 for our funds, thanks again to our seller and

caller.

It was good to see Bryn back amongst us after his recuperation. He

hopes to be riding soon. Steve Hannaford also came along. It is

always good to see members who have not been able to attend for a

while.

The families of Ron and Maurice passed on their thanks to those

who accompanied the corteges. Riding gear belonging to Maurice

was given to the club to be sold for our funds.

Ray left his glasses on the seat of his bike when we left the funeral

directors and of course they fell off as he “accelerated away”.

Doubtless to say persons unknown drove over them!

Prior to the club meeting, whilst I was in town, I met Dave

Goldsworthy who told me that he had the misfortune to drop his

bike at one of the funerals. Pity really as he had just sold it and it

was to be his last ride.

Machine Badges.

Pete White has managed to get machine badges made for us. They

will have our logo as that on the front of the magazine and will be in

colour.

These are made of stainless steel and are pre drilled for a bracket.

The cost is yet to be decided I am assured that it will be reasonable,

with the club not seeking to make a profit.

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Dartmoor Run

Arrangements are going on a pace with entries coming in at a trickle.

Please get your forms from Dave Denham and sign up as soon as you

can. I have contacted Real Classic for inclusion in their coming events

but note in the last issue that the page could be discontinued. Sad to say

the page did not appear in my latest copy. Many club members have

taken a copy of our run flyer and distributed them to motorcycle sellers

and local restaurants. As mentioned previously club members on the

run could be asked to marshal. This is a great way of seeing all of the

bikes on the run. On the last occasion we were congratulated by many

riders on the efficiency of our organisation so let’s see if we can do it

again. Ray has now managed to secure the Okehampton coffee stop.

Magazine.

I am always looking out for articles for the magazine, just one side of

A4 at 18 point font size would be much appreciated. I can usually scan

articles straight on to the page if it is that size this does save a lot of

time and effort.

Come on you lot, how about a potted history of you and your bike or

bikes. You must be getting weary of tales about my Bullet, the

Whooshey, and Ray’s Bantam. Talking of the Bullet, it was last used

at the December collection for Hospiscare. Just before the last club

meeting I dragged it out of the garage , primed it up and it started first

kick. Miracles do happen you see, keep the faith and remember to

drain the sump before starting up after a lay up. Oh yes! The

Whooshey still starts on a seven year old Chinese battery! OK, now I

will shut up.

A strange thing happened last month.

When I had finished the magazine for June I took it to the printers, as

you would, for printing in to booklet form. The usual request was

made. Twenty seven copies, black and white, booklet form. The shop

was busy so I left it to pick up later in the day. So far so good, I picked

up the printing, paid by credit card and left the shop. When at home I

decided to sort out the club finances and started to enter income and

spend. On checking the credit card statement from the printers I found

that the amount charged was over £80 although the actual bill was just

over £7. Hot foot back to the printers where it was noticed that the

amount charged was actually my PIN. Things were soon sorted!!!

Check the amount before handing the hand set back!!

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Rambling Ray

Infamy-Infamy-Infamy

The curse of Ethel-Nole

When Mike N and I started on the Suzuki A100 tank we checked its

condition internally. (as you would). It was clean, sound, and slightly

shiny. Some evidence of “Petseal” perhaps.

So we invested in primer, undercoats, topcoats, and clear lacquers to

bring about a pretty good finish to said tank. A further investment of

£55 was made for transfers to pretty it up. And so the tank was painted

and refitted.

As previously told, the little bike fired up and ran very well indeed. So

after much celebration it was confined to the darker side of the garage

to await Spring/early Summer for MOT.

Last week I unwrapped the bike to fire it up and make checks ready

for the said MOT. But no, it would not start, and on investigation I

found a sticky mess resembling stirred up jelly in the tank. Apparently

some female scientist by the name of Ethel-Nole had invented a lead

replacement which destroyed conventional Pet Seal, encouraged

moisture in to the petrol and generally fouled up petrol tanks as we

know them.

After cleaning the tiny carburettor and fitting a dummy tank the bike

crackled in to life.

We are now faced with (a) cleaning the mess out of the tank, and (b)

resealing with flowliner similar all without spoiling the paintwork in

the process.

Would anybody with a similar experience please talk to me about how

you got on.

Ooh! I do love this renovation lark!!

Happy riding.

Ray

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The Wednesday ride out, organised and reported on by

John Davey. June 17th. 2015.

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Who’s who in the ECMC

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Chairman: Ray Martin 01392 274365

mrnmrsmartin@btinternet.com

Vice Chairman: Nic Drew 078901-119939

Treasurer: Alan Cotterill 01392-874356

enfield2@tiscali.co.uk

Secretary/Public Relations: Adrian Evans

56, Rowan Way, Exeter. Tel: 07712-063057

adrianevans650@btinternet.com

Membership Secretary: Chris Ellis

1 The Paddocks, Kennford. EX6 7XY

01392-833354

Regalia: Pete White Tel: 01392-211474.

Newsletter Editor:

Alan Cotterill

Welfare Officer: Trish Bainborough.Tel: 01392-851717

Annual Run Organisers: Committee

Annual Run Chief Marshal: Nic Drew / Adrian Evans

Dartmoor Run Secretary

David Denham

daviddenham@talktalk.net.

Valued Committee Members

Gerry Merchant, Mervyn Green, Steve Adcock, John Davey.