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Melbourne Motorcycle Tourers is an active club that holds regular club meetings, club rides (ranging from short rides around the suburbs to ten day interstate tours), and other social events.
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We meet on the second Tuesday of each month for dinner and a drink.
It is at these informal meetings that all the business of the club is done. You are welcome to
turn up to these meetings if you wish to find out more about the club.
MEETING VENUE: We hold meetings at the Royal Mail Hotel,
519 Spencer St (corner of Stanley St) West Melbourne. Although the meeting officially kicks off from
8:15pm, we encourage everyone to come early and enjoy a meal and a drink before the meeting.
The Royal Mail has quite a good menu and very reasonable prices (a very important budgetary
consideration for those of us battling with the costs of servicing a mortgage or, worse still,
an Italian motorcycle!) For the gastronomes out there, note that the Royal Mail was 3AW's "Pub
of the Week" on 2nd March 2007, and click here
for some further restaurant reviews.
Upcoming meeting dates are:
14 May, 11 June, 9 July
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So each ride operates without confusion, there are a few points that all
participants should note:
- Rides are held regardless of the weather
- Your bike must be roadworthy
- You must have a full tank of petrol at the start
- You participate in all club events at your own risk. Do not try to ride
beyond your capability. Ultimately it is you who must assess the
road conditions and ride accordingly.
- There are opportunities to buy food and drink during the ride and
normally the lunch stop will be at a place that offers reasonably
priced meals or takeaways.
Lead and Rear rider system operates as follows:
- The lead rider plans and leads the ride
- The rear rider is selected at the main meeting point
- No-one falls behind the rear rider and no-one passes the lead
rider (unless previously arranged)
- Do not feel pressured to travel faster than you want to—the rear
rider understands this!
- When we reach an intersection where it is not obvious which
way to go, the lead rider points to the person directly behind
and that person remains on the corner indicating the way until
the rear rider catches up
- Where no-one is on the corner, assume you follow the MAIN
road straight ahead
This system usually ensures that no-one gets lost or if they are
in trouble, assistance can be given.
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(usual) departure point.....
We leave for almost all these rides (email us to make sure) from the cafes in Domain Rd, Sth Yarra just near the corner of Park St at 9:30am.
Depending on the route, we may have a second pickup point, often at Lilydale (outside the BWS) or Sunbury (Shell service station).
See map at right for the usual departure and pickup points.
further information... Contact us about the details of any of these rides to find out the departure points and meeting place...
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Upcoming Meetings:
14 May, 11 June, 9 July
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Club News: 16 Feb 2013: And we're off! Hosko leads the tourers to the Snowies...
Hosko led a group of 26 bikes through the Black Spur and on to Jamieson, Eildon, Mansfield and Whitfield at the start of our eight day Snowies tour. {details}
3 Feb 2013: Pride 2013: Rob and Rolf show a little extra pride
We think MMT members Rob and Rolf may be the first ever people in Australia to be fined for riding without a helmet in a gay pride parade travelling at walking pace on a closed road... {details}
20 Jan 2013: MMT heads to Paradise Valley, ends up in Wilson's Prom instead
We packed for a camping weekend in Paradise Valley near Heyfield, but then a bushfire caused a slight change of plans. A baptism of fire (haha) for new ride leader Craig... {details}
16 Dec 2012: MMT has a Very Foggy Christmas
To wrap up 2012, 28 Tourers and two small dogs made their way up to Marysville for our Christmas ride, Christmas party, and time-honoured, no-gift-too-cheap Kris Kringle... {details}
18 Nov 2012: Gary leads MMT to Maryborough
And despite our best efforts to lose Adz along the way, we all made it there! {details}
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