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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 Feb, 13 Mar, 10 Apr
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Sun 12 February 2012Jamison Club RideRide Leader: Michael V Details: Lunch at Jamieson via Eildon, then back to Melb via Mansfield & Yea. This will be a long day ride (approx 450km) perfect for this time of year. The road between Eildon & Jamison is now sealed and is quite spectacular. Departs: 08:30 am
from South Yarra (please note earlier-than-usual departure time!), second pickup at 09:30 am
from Lilydale. Sat 18 February 2012Amusu Theatre NightOrganiser: Ross K Details: Pizza and movies under the stars at Ross' little outdoor cinema. Time: 07:00 pm
at Ross' for pizza. Movie starts at 8:45pm. Sat 3 March 2012Mardi Gras Street Parade (Sydney)
Ride Leader: TBA Details: We're looking into organising to ride up and join our friends in the Sydney Roadrunners in the Mardi Gras parade in March. Details to be advised as we get closer to the date, so watch this space!
And just around the corner...
The following events are tentatively planned and more details
will be published closer to the date: 11 Mar 2012: ChillOut Street Parade (Labour Day long w/end)
25 Apr to 5 May 2012: MMT Tour to Flinders Ranges in SA
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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 Feb, 13 Mar, 10 Apr
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Upcoming Rides/Events:
12 Feb: Jamison Club Ride
18 Feb: Amusu Theatre Night
3 Mar: Mardi Gras Street Parade (Sydney)
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Member's forum:
Note: forum only available to club members
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Club News: 22 Jan 2012: John M's Musk Motorcycle Muster
Setting new standards in alliteration, John M took a group of around 15 motorcyclists through the Victorian goldfields on their way to a BBQ dinner and overnight stay in Musk. {details}
19 Nov 2011: Adam & Juz's Buller Blast #2
Justin lead the Tourers on a fantastic ride down Mt Buller on Sunday morning and onward through to Alexandra and Yea. Pity the ride up on Saturday was accompanied by drenching rain! {details}
23 Oct 2011: Michael's Road to Ruffy Ride
Michael's led a group of riders up to Ruffy in north-east Victoria. It was a fantastic ride through winding mountain countryside, but unfortunately for Hosko his R6 had other ideas on how he was going to spend his day. {details}
18 Sep 2011: H's South Gippsland Ride
H led a ride to South Gippsland that saw an exciting new approach to MMT ride days: the lead rider and tail rider get to the destination via totally different routes! {details}
14 Aug 2011: Max's Marong ride
After a few somewhat damp outings lately, we had a return to brilliant sunny weather this weekend as max led a group through Trentham to Marong near Bendigo. {details}
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