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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 Wednesday 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:
11 Aug, 8 Sep, 13 Oct
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Sun 15 August 2010David's "August Antics" rideRide Leader: David Details: As many will be aware, when DP gets to lead a ride, his planning method is usually to rip a page out of the country roads atlas, and draw zig-zag lines all over it. This has made for some very interesting locales in the past, but you are never disappointed. Watch this space for more details soon. Departs: 09:30 am
from South Yarra.
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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:
11 Aug, 8 Sep, 13 Oct
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Upcoming Rides/Events:
15 Aug: David's "August Antics" ride
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Member's forum:
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Club News: 25 Jul 2010: Mofflehoff's "Battle of Bendigo" ride
After a few cold and slippery Tourers outings (well, one of them WAS at an ice skating rink) Moff came through with the goods today with a fabulous sunny winter's day for our ride to Bendigo. {details}
2 Jul 2010: Justin's "MMT on Ice 2.0" skating night
With the icy chill of winter setting in, Juzzie and the Motorcycle Tourers decided to embrace the cold by parking the bikes and going ice skating! {details}
20 Jun 2010: Adz goes barking mad on his 'Welcome to Winter' ride
Around 20 tourers decided to (mis)place some trust the the BOM weather radar and head up the Black and Reefton spurs. Our riding took in a variety of road surfaces: bitumen, concrete, gravel, and bark! {details}
16 May 2010: Phil's 'Picnic at Red Rock' ride
Phil led a group of twelve riders (well at least there were twelve at the start!) on a trip to Red Rock Reserve in south west Victoria. {details}
25 Apr 2010: Byron Navigates Nyora (and other places)
Byron led a happy group of bikers and gunzels along the scenic roads to Korumburra where we took a scenic train ride to Nyora and back. {details}
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