The Jan-March 2015 Edition of New Pacemaker. The newsletter of the Lambretta Club of Australia

1. 1
Jan-March 2015
Oct-Dec 2014
Member
profile
from the
Apple Isle
Lambretta Club of Australia
All the news from around the states
National
Classic
Scooter
Mille
Pacemaker
LCoA Treasure
Hunt
New

3. 3
W E L C O M E
Welcome to the Jan-March edition of
the New Pacemaker. Before I go on I’d
like to thank each and every one of you
that submitted
articles and
photographs
f o r t h i s
edition. Three
months ago I
w a s
s c r a t c h i n g
a r o u n d
w o n d e r i n g
what I could
fi l l t h i s
n e w s l e t t e r
with but you
all came up
t r u m p s t o
help produce
what can only
be described as a bumper issue.
The last issue seemed to be received
well by the membership but there’s no
room for complacency and I’ll be
looking to improve the layout and
content in future issues so if you have
any suggestions on how the Pacemaker
can be improved or anything that you
would like to see in the future then
please let me know. Also keep those
fantastic articles coming in.
In this edition you’ll find articles on
various members adventures on Mille
held back in October, there’s also
Siobhan’s write up on her epic
adventure to get to the National and the
South Australian guys day out in pursuit
of the ultimate photograph to enter in the
Treasure Hunt.
Speaking of
which, there’s
a l s o a n
article on that
with photo’s
of some of
the entries.
O n a
p e r s o n a l
note, since
t h e l a s t
edition I have
stood down
f r o m t h e
position of
C l u b
President due
to other commitments and the work load
that the position entails. Max Box has
stepped up into the position and Ian Brill
has stepped up as Vice President. I’d
like to wish them all the best and every
success in what I learned is quite a
difficult job at times.
Finally I’d like to wish all members a
very Happy Christmas and New Year
and I hope that 2015 brings you all a
year filled with many safe and enjoyable
miles on your Lambrettas.
Phil

4. 4
F R O M T H E
P R E S I D E N T
Welcome to the December issue of The New
Pacemaker. This quarter has seen the
committee face some big challenges. Firstly in
early November, Nevil Cope resigned as
Secretary, closely followed by Phil Kellow
resigning as President both felt they couldn’t
commit themselves to the workload the roles
entailed. Subsequently I have agreed to take on
the role of President, Ian Brill has stated that he
will take on
the role of
V i c e
P r e s i d e n t ,
a n d t h e
committee will
be holding a
S p e c i a l
G e n e r a l
Meeting on
t h e 1 7t h
January 2015,
to elect a new
Secretary and
O r d i n a r y
Member. All
c u r r e n t
fi n a n c i a l
m e m b e r s
should have received nomination and proxy
forms by now, via email.
Secondly the committee went through a difficult
period investigating a members concern, in
regards to an expenditure that was incurred
during the 2013/14 financial year, this resulted
in Steve Bardsley and his wife Elizabeth
resigning from the club. Despite our differences,
it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge
Steve Bardsley’s, long standing service and
commitment to the Lambretta Club of Australia.
On to the good news, despite these issues,
membership continues to grow. Subs and forms
are coming in frequently, and membership is the
highest the club has ever seen.
Phil Kellow has agreed to continue as editor of
The New Pacemaker, which is fantastic as his
first issue with the new format was so well
received.
The Annual Mille, and National Classic Scooter
Rally, which were of course supported by the
LCoA have been held (see feature articles) and
were a raging success. The LCoA Treasure
Hunt, is into its 3
attraction with
some amazing,
b i z a r r e a n d
hilarious photos
b e i n g
submitted. The
winners of Oct.
a n d N o v .
received $45
R e p c o
vouchers, which
negates their
annual subs and
more. Now there
is an incentive to
participate! In
breaking news,
as hosts of the
2015 National
Classic Rally, the Melbourne Crusaders have
announced that LCoA members will receive a
discount on their ticket to the National.
The tool libraries have been expanded to
include paint swatches, and we are currently
awaiting the arrival of engine stands. Also plans
are underway to manufacture frame jigs to
complement the toolkits.
These new initiatives provide genuine member
benefits, which will hopefully continue to see the
club grow apace.
Ride safe, Max

5. 5
Welcome
From the Ed
3
From The President
Max Box
4
2014 Classic Scooter Mille
Nicky Hussey
6
Member Profile
Jan Blyton
1 0
Turning Japanese
Max Box in the land of the rising sun
1 3
2 0
Goodness Gracious Me
Steve Kelly’s experience importing an
Indian Resto.
1 7
Victor Harbor Or Bust
Siobhan Ellis’ epic adventure to this
years national.
2 3
History of Lambretta in
Australia
Siobhan Ellis
Thanks for contributions and photo’s by
Max Box, Nicky Hussey, Jan Blyton, Siobhan Ellis, Steve Kelly, Russ Edwards, Chris Johnson, Nick Townsend , Mark
Nangle and Phil Kellow
Please send all articles to
pacemaker@lambrettaclubofaustralia.com.au
2 8
Around the States
A wrap up of what’s been going on
around the country
2 4
LCoA Treasure Hunt
The hunt so far

6. 6
Pre-­‐Mille
Shake-­‐down,
break-­‐down,
snapped
shocks
and
fuel
tanks.Dodgy
electrics
and
punctured
tyres.
Supercheap
to
the
rescue!
Photo:
Team
GS
at
SS
Scooter
Day
One
Where
to
stay?
Oh,
I
know
–
somewhere
close
What
d’ya
mean,
busy
road?
Not
a
prob…
The
noisy
Tollgate
Motel
By Nicky Hussey
Photo:
Phillip
Julian,
Mark
le
Cornu
and
Terry
Minu;llo
at
the
Tollgate
Hotel

7. 7
Early
start,
uphill
to
Mount
LoCy
ScruEneering,
all
passed,
let’s
go
folks!
Il
Ginchi
waves
the
start
flag
Photo:
Forming
up
at
the
Mt
Lo@y
start
line,
Siobhan
Ellis
in
the
foreground
Adelaide
Hills,
which
way
next?
That
way?
Let’s
all
race
against
a
kangaroo
Coffee
at
Williamstown
More
wine
regions:
Barossa
and
Clare
Most
people
found
Greenock’s
Canb’ra
Then
head
east
t’wards
the
Murray
Rodeo
horse
busts,
carved
pelicans
Consult
the
Loxton
tree
of
knowledge
Cadell
ferry’s
ScoS
says
hi
Some
late
arrivals
at
Waikerie
Seized
piston?
Acid
and
a
penknife
Should
fix
that
up…well
sort
of
Photo:
Coffee
stop
at
Williamstown,
support
drivers
Steve
Ramsden
and
Terry
Smith
Photo:
Nick
Townsend
of
Scuderia
Cinque-­‐Velocita,
in
front
of
the
Canberra
electric
bomber,
Greenock
avia;on
museum
Photo:
Nico
Wright,
Damien
Harris,
ScoO
the
Cadell
ferry
man,
Morris
Brioschi,
Neville
Cope,
Anthony
Long

8. 8
Photo:
Beth
Massey’s
piston
–
a@er
Rolf
Graunke’s
feOling,
the
scooter
was
limped
all
the
way
from
Waikerie
to
Victor
Harbor
on
day
2.
Day
Two
Following
the
Murray
River
cliffs
More
ferry
rides
to
break
the
journey
What’s
that
noise?
Only
Declan!
Photo:
Bill
Guthrie
checking
out
the
produce
at
the
Can’t
go
the
quick
way
back
to
Victor
Loop
back
around
to
the
Hills
again
-­‐
Buy
apples
from
young
Margaret
A
toilet
block,
a
missing
yabby
Some
tasks
were
not
easy
to
complete
But
now
we’re
on
the
home
straight
All
finished
whilst
it
was
sEll
daylight
Photographic
evidence
reviewed
And
handicapped
results
calculated
Photo:
Anthony
Long
astride
Clayton
Bay’s
elusive
Big
Yabby
Photo:
Nicky
Hussey
crunching
the
numbers
Photo:
Declan
Magee,
John
Lill,
Adrian
Brown,
Peter
Daniels
-­‐
roadside
repairs

9. 9
The
Australian
Classic
Scooter
Mille
in
numbers:
1,000km
(well
977km)
over
2
days
=
1
AWESOME
Eme
41
riders
registered
30
riders
started
the
course
24
riders
arrived
at
the
finish
line
13
riders
completed
the
enEre
course
3
teams
had
all
members
complete
the
course
11:30
hours
=
average
Eme
to
complete
day
1
9:20
hours
=
average
Eme
to
complete
day
2
13
tasks
issued
to
ensure
entrants
didn’t
take
shortcuts!
35
years
old
=
average
age
of
scooter
entered
into
event
Results
Line
honours
Nico
Wright
1967
Vespa
125
Super
(177cc)
Winner
on
handicap
Janine
McGinness
1963
LambreSa
Li
125
(195cc)
Most
spectacular
breakdown
Declan
Magee
1994
Vespa
T5
Best
and
fairest
Brendan
vandeZand
Thanks
All
the
parJcipants
–
no
riders
=
no
Mille!
“Mille
Co-­‐ord
Chick”
Fleur
James
for
doing
the
bulk
of
the
hard
work
Support
vehicle
drivers
Su
and
MaMhew
James,
Peter
Daniels,
Steve
Ramsden,
Terry
Smith,
Nicky
Hussey
Nick
Townsend
for
assistance
with
route
planning,
despite
having
a
NaEonal
to
organise
Steven
Miller
for
trophy-­‐making,
in
parEcular
the
much-­‐coveted
“golden
crank”
Andy
Jackson
for
organising
the
Micro
Car
and
Scooter
Club
sponsorship
of
the
perpetual
Best
and
Fairest
trophy
Ian
Brill
for
selng
the
control
Emes
(even
if
we
did
have
to
deduct
13
hours
from
each
one!)
and
coming
up
with
ideas
generally
Nicky
Hussey
for
results
calculaEon
and
general
spreadsheeEng
skills

10. 10
M E M B E R P R O F I L E .
This month we travel to the
b e a u t i f u l a p p l e I s l e o f
Tasmania to meet the states
only LCoA member, Jan
Blyton. Earlier this year I had
the opportunity to catch up
with Jan when I spent three
weeks in Hobart for work.
Jan Blyton

11. 11
During my days off I was given a personal guided tour around the local area by Jan and that
other well-known Australian scootering stalwart, Sharon Heritage. Their hospitality was
second to none and I thoroughly enjoyed our days out as they proudly introduced me to the
beautiful Huon Valley. I would really recommend a trip to this part of the world to anyone
that hasn’t been before. A ride around this area on a Lambretta is now on my bucket list.
During our time together Jan regaled me with fascinating stories of his life with Lambrettas
since a young age so I thought I’d contact Jan again and find out a bit more for the pages of
Pacemaker.
Jan,
you’ve
been
involved
with
Mod
and
scooter
scene
for
many
years.
What
was
it
that
made
you
interested
in
the
first
place?
“I first became aware of 'Mods & Rockers' as a 10 yr old in 1964 and played themed games in the school
playground.
When I was about 14 I had
progressed to wearing a parka
and Levi's etc. A year later in
1969 I left school and joined the
workforce and a friend introduced
me to the local 'soul scene' at the
Stork Club in Hucknall (Notts).
This changed my whole outlook
on life and what I would pursue to
this very day.
Please
tell
us
how
you
came
about
geXng
your
first
lambreMa
First priority was to obtain a
scooter and it just had to be a
Lambretta, as I just loved the look
of them and I duly bought a three
month old 1969 SX 150 just after
my 16th birthday in February
1970. At last I could ride out with
the local lads and hang out in the
local market place where we
parked up to 60 at a time. All the local lasses' too gave priority for their favours to scooter owners. I had
made it!
So
you’ve
owned
lambre1as
ever
since?
Three years later in 1973 I bought my first car a Ford Anglia, I sold my scooter to buy it. Although now on
4 wheels I never lost the love of the Lambretta and the soul music scene lived on and I got to see many
Motown acts locally.
There was a brief hiatus before the 'Second coming' in 1979 and all things Mod and scooter were in
vogue again albeit to a different drum.
Two-Tone and Ska were king following the much earlier lead of Jamaican Ska & Reggae, many bands
emulated this style.
So what was it that made you to decide to buy another Lambretta?
In 1990 I moved to Tasmania and in 1996 I found a 1967 Lambretta and during the next year did her up
and have rode her ever since, anyone who knows me is familiar with my scoot.
You
aMend
a
lot
of
events
which
is
no
mean
feat
considering
the
geographical
challenges
of
living
in
Tasmania.
What
would
your
favourite
event
be?
I have attended quite a few National Rallies and last year (2013) went to the Isle of Wight International
Scooter Rally. A must do if at all possible.

12. What does the future hold for you and your Lambretta?
I still love riding my Lambretta around Tasmania whenever the weather is sunny, would you believe that 44
years from my first SX150 I am still totally loving it!!.
Many
thanks
Jan.
I
look
forward
to
joining
you
for
a
ride
around
Tasmania
one
day.

13. 13
Victor
Harbor Or
Bust
It's a big country. Really big.
Sure, many people now
know I ride long distances
and, maybe, it's becoming
just another "Oh, Siobhan is
off again", but this one was
definitely a challenge. The
intention was a total of just
under 5000km in 10 days,
with 2 of those days being
very little - the actual
National itself.
Words and photo’s
Siobhan Ellis

14. 14
I
started
on
Saturday
morning
leaving
Sydney
to
get
to
Albury,
on
the
border
of
NSW
with
Victoria.
About
560km.
I
leC
late,
and
stopped
on
the
way,
including
the
Dog
on
the
Tuckerbox,
just
outside
Gundagai.
I've
stopped
here
enough
now
that
they
know
me
by
name....
I
guess
not
so
many
LambreSas
show
up.
Next
day,
I
rode
the
final
350km
to
Melbourne,
catching
up
with
Chris
Johnson
and
Nicky
Hussey,
who
I
was
to
spend
the
next
few
days
with.
My
good
friend
Janine
McGinness,
who
had
just
bought
her
first
LambreSa,
put
us
up
for
the
night.
The
worlds
most
comfortable
couch
I
believe.
Janine
recommend
to
us
to
leave
early
the
next
day.
What
would
she
know?
She
was
only
from
our
first
overnight
stay
Warrnambool
(pronounced
War-­‐num-­‐bool).
So
we
obviously
ignored
her
as
we
obviously
knew
beSer
and
leC
when
we
felt
like
it.
It
was
only
just
over
300km
and
the
first
100km
was
incredibly
boring
freeway.
So,
why
were
we
doing
this
then?
The
Great
Ocean
Road!
Quite
possibly
one
of
the
most
beauEful
roads
on
the
planet.
It
winds
its
way
along
the
coast
from
Torquay
(No
Basil
Fawltey
though),
in
Victoria,
towards
Adelaide
in
South
Australia.
It
was
built
aCer
WW1
as
a
way
to
employ
returned
servicemen,
and
to
connect
the
seSlements
along
the
way.
Nicky
started
on
her
American
spec
Rally
200,
and
I
was
conEnued
on
my
1965
LI
150
that
I
had
rebuilt
aCer
the
North
to
South
Australia
ride
in
2013,
and
it
contained
the
prototype
Misano,
from
Tino
Sacchi
with
a
much
larger
29mm
VHB
carb
now
to
give
it
some
oomph!
Chris
followed
us
in
their
flat
bed
Ute
with
his
AF
GP
onboard,
and
another
rat
Vespa
(Which
I
was
told
I
was
going
to
have
to
ride
if
I
broke
down).
We
were
on
the
freeway
when
disaster
struck.
Nicky
kept
having
intermiSent
electrical
problems,
where
the
scoot
would
cut
out,
and
then
start
again.
Meanwhile,
oblivious
to
this,
I
ploughed
on.
I
got
to
the
first
roundabout,
and
noEced
that
Chris
and
Nicky
were
nowhere
to
be
seen.
I
called,
and
got
the
good...
I
mean
bad
news.
They
loaded
up
the
scoot
on
the
Ute
and
caught
up
with
me.
We
conEnued
on,
unEl
Chris
and
Nicky
suddenly
shot
in
front
of
me
to
tell
me
they
were
going
back....
they'd
leC
a
side
panel
and
the
milk
crate
(containing
fuel
and
bits
and
bobs)
on
the
side
of
the
road,
and
that
I
should
carry
on.
They'd
see
me
that
night
in
Warrnambool.
As
it
turned
out,
they
got
part
the
way
back,
called
Janine
and
asked
her
to
look
out
for
said
side
panel
and
milk
crate....
amazingly,
she
found
it,
and
all
was
good.
I
was
on
the
Great
Ocean
Road,
proper
now.
Such
a
joy
to
ride.
I've
driven
it
before,
but
never
ridden
it.
However,
I
was
slowed
down
by
the
grey
nomads
in
their
camper
vans/RV's/Caravans.
The
speed
limit
was
80kph,
but
i
was
lucky
if
I
reached
that.
SEll,
it
gave
me
Eme
to
look
at
the
view.
Coming
into
Apollo
Bay
was
a
nightmare.
It
was
lunch
Eme,
and
I
had
to
slip
the
clutch
in
1st
gear
to
move.
This
was
driving
me
nuts.
Fortunately,
on
the
outskirts,
there
was
a
small
straight
and
I
got
past
one
more
caravan
and
freedom!
Finally
enjoying
this
spectacle!
On
to
Wye
River
where
I
stopped
for
a
breather,
Fish
and
Chips
and
a
nice
refreshing
Ale!
(This
Eme
I
did
listen
to
Janine)
On
again,
as
I
realised
that
the
slow
traffic
was
seriously
slowing
me
down,
and
on
towards
my
next
stop
which
was
to
be
the
Twelve
Apostles.
This
actually
involved
going
inland
and
riding
through
some
stunning
temperate
rain
forest
and
climbing
considerably
up
and
up
and
up.

15. 15
The
road
would
have
been
fantasEc,
except
that
there
always
seemed
to
be
a
pot
hole
on
the
line,
or
at
least
so
oCen
that
you
couldn't
guarantee
the
line.
Then
down
to
the
coast
again.
How
did
I
know
that
I
had
reached
the
first
of
the
Twelve
Apostles?
Because
the
car
in
front
of
me,
without
warning,
suddenly
slammed
on
the
brakes!
Fortunately,
I
had
already
decided
he
was
an
idiot,
and
I
was
well
prepared
for
something
strange
to
happen,
and
safely
went
past
him
to
park
just
up
the
road.
The
Twelve
Apostles,
of
which
there
are
now
about
8,
are
where
the
lime
stone
cliffs
have
been
worn
away
by
erosion
and
have
leC
outcrops.
They
are,
simply,
quite
stunning!
I
walked
down
to
the
beach,
via
a
very
steep
walkway
that
clung
to
the
cliff,
and
got
some
pics.
Then
back
up
to
the
scoot,
and
off
again!
Time,
and
daylight,
was
wasEng!
I
pulled
into
Port
Campbell,
filled
up
with
fuel,
and
was
off
again.
Not
far
to
go
now
to
Warrnambool.
I
was
going
to
be
there
by
5pm,
and
a
friend
from
the
North
to
South,
had
decided
to
joint
us
for
the
evening.
Our
support
Drive
for
the
event,
Fred
Burden.
He
lived
relaEvely
close
to
where
we
were.
On
the
way,
I
went
through
a
liSle
seSlement
and,
suddenly,
a
dog
walked
out
across
the
road
in
front
of
me.
I
slammed
on
the
brakes,
and
it
just
stood
then
and
looked
at
me.
As
I
started
pulling
away
gain,
I
went
over
a
huge
bump
and,
suddenly
the
scoot
dropped
at
the
back,
and
then
the
rear
tyre
exploded.
I
was
lucky
really.
If
the
dog
hadn't
done
that,
I'd
have
been
going
much
faster
and
would
probably
have
not
been
upright.
I
pulled
up,
looked
down,
and
the
tyre
was
as
flat
as
a
pancake.
I
lent
the
scoot
over
on
its
side,
and
changed
the
rear
wheel
for
the
spare....
then
I
noEced
that
the
engine
was
winging
a
bit
freely.
Standing
her
up
again,
I
took
the
kickstart
side
panel
off
to
find
that
the
rear
shock
had
snapped.
My
worst
nightmare!
I
was
45km
from
Warrnambool.
I
was
going
to
have
to
phone
Nicky
to
collect
me,
and
they
were
going
to
make
me
ride
the
Vespa!
I
phoned,
and
told
them
where
I
was.
On
the
road
between
Port
Campbell
and
Warrnambool.
Simple.
An
hr
later.
No
rescue
ute.
I
called.
No
answer.
I
looked
at
the
scoot
and
started
thinking
about
how
we
could
get
it
on
the
ute
as
the
rear
wheel
touched
the
rear
mudguard.
I
had
most
of
the
boSom
of
the
shock,
and
the
spring.
So,
I
put
the
spring
over
the
boSom
of
the
shock,
and
shoved
the
spring
under
the
frame
mount
for
the
shock.
Well,
that
kept
it
away
from
the
mudguard.
Hmmm,
could
I
ride
that?
I
started
it.
Rode
it
a
few
meters....
yes
I
could!
I
called
both
Fred
and
Nicky
again,
and
told
them
I
was
going
to
ride
back.
It
was
gelng
dark.
So
off
I
went.
45km
at
50kph!
Sun
set!
The
insects
came
out.....
in
force.
My
visor
was
splaSered
in
the
remains
of
insects.
I
couldn't
see
a
damn
thing.
I
raised
the
visor
slightly
so
I
could
see
a
liSle
way
in
front
of
me.
This
meant
that
my
lower
face
got
conEnually
hit,
but
my
eyes
were
protected.
Suddenly....
bang!
Bloody
great
big
insect
into
my
leC
eye!
I
limped
like
that
into
Warrnambool
and
the
motel.
Nicky
showed
up
not
much
later.
Not
happy
with
me.
Apparently,
there
were
two
roads
to
Port
Campbell,
and
I
was
not
on
the
main
one.
When
we
talked
about
it
later,
just
to
make
it
worse,
was
that
I
was
about
3km
from
the
juncEon
and
she
almost
went
my
way!
My
woes
had
not
finished
though,
the
broken
shock
had
punctured
the
tank!

16. 16
The
next
day,
was
repair
day.
I
had
now
destroyed
2
tyres,
so
needed
a
new
one,
and
a
rear
shock.
We
are
in
a
large
town,
but
Scooters
are
not
popular
here.
I
was
fortunate
with
the
shock,
as
I
had
sold
one
to
Chris
a
few
days
before,
and
it
was
in
the
back
of
the
ute,
so
all
good.
Fred
then
took
me
off
to
get
a
spare
tyre.
3
shops
we
tried,
and
finally
got
one...
but
no
inner
tube.
I
only
got
the
tyre
because
it
had
been
ordered,
and
never
collected.
I
also
got
some
tank
repair
to
try
and
plug
the
small
hole,
but
it
really
need
many
hours
to
cure.
Hours
we
did
not
have.
About
midday,
Chris,
on
his
AF
GP
200,
and
I
leC
the
motel,
and
started
to
ride
to
Robe.
Yesterday
had
been
beauEful.
Today?
Well,
I'm
not
sure
which
I
enjoyed
more....
the
Wind?
the
Rain?
The
Wind
and
the
Rain,
or
the
Wind
and
the
Hail?
It
was,
basically
awful.
We
had
to
lean
over
to
go
in
a
straight
line
as
we
mostly
had
a
side
or
head
wind.
This
was
bad
enough,
but
when
we
came
to
a
sharp
corner,
it
definitely
made
life
interesEng.
It
took
5
hrs
to
get
to
Robe,
which
was
a
good
Eme,
but
extremely
unpleasant.
We
were
so
pleased
to
see
the
Caledonian
Hotel,
with
its
roaring
fires!
The
next
day,
it
was
check
over
the
scoot
and
try
to
plug
the
hole
in
the
tank
again,
and
look
over
Robe.
Fortunately
the
good
weather
had
returned.
It
was
a
lovely
day
for
a
ride,
as
we
headed
towards
Adelaide.
Unfortunately,
for
me,
ruined
by
constantly
wondering
if
I'd
make
the
next
fuel
staEon
or
not
as
fuel
poured
out
of
the
ever
widening
crack.
I
finally
resorted
to
gaffe
taping
around
the
crack
to
try
and
reduce
the
flow.
Finally
we
got
to
Adelaide,
and
I
went
straight
to
Carter's
Classic
Scooters
to
get
a
new
fuel
tank,
as
the
next
day
was
the
Mille.
Yep,
that's
right.I
had
just
ridden
nearly
2000km
to
do
another
1000km
in
2
days,
which
is
supposed
to
be
a
challenge
on
its
own.
That's
a
story
for
someone
else
to
tell.
I
never
did
the
whole
ride?
Why?
The
new
tank
had
a
leak!
I
did
do
the
Mille,
as
the
new
leak
was
not
as
bad
as
the
original.
However,
I
just
couldn't
get
the
range
I
needed
to
ride
home,
and
so
she
went
into
a
van
to
within
300km
of
Sydney,
where
I
could
guarantee
the
closeness
of
fuel
staEons.

17. Loreconda 29/09/14 17
TURNING
JAPANESE
With
our
departure
date
for
Japan
imminent,
and
the
idea
of
traipsing
round
a@er
my
wife
and
her
girlfriends
clothes
shopping
unappealing,
I
needed
to
find
something
to
do.
A
quick
interweb
search
revealed
two
shops
in
Tokyo
that
seemed
to
fit
the
bill
where
I
might
locate
some
LambreOas
and
enthusiasts,
and
with
some
LCoA
patches
and
a
couple
of
shirts
for
giveaways
I
was
good
to
go.
Words and Photo’s
Max Box

18. 18
It
appeared
that
most
Japanese
LambreSa
owners
kept
their
machines
preSy
much
original
w i t h
o n l y
a
f e w
accessories
or
tasty
embellishers,
and
there
was
plenty
of
paEna
to
go
around.
Tuned
e n g i n e s
a r e
n o t
parEcularly
popular
either,
but
with
the
average
Japanese
being
half
the
weight
of
your
average
Aussie,
and
Tokyo
traffic
being
what
it
is,
maybe
that
is
not
surprising.
I
commented
on
the
plague
of
Viet
restoraEons
in
Oz,
and
Shiro
and
Harry
confirmed
that
the
disease
had
infected
Japan
as
well,
big
thumbs
down
from
Harry
and
Shiro.
know
the
sort
that
comes
in
a
hot
can,
I
hear
that
unmistakable
sound
and
up
rides
Harry
Na
on
his
TV200
(yep
that’s
three
so
far).
Harry’s
English
is
quite
good
as
he
has
been
to
Euro
LambreSa
a
few
Emes
and
wriSen
an
arEcle
on
LambreSas
in
Japan
for
‘Jet
Set’.
Harry:
“Do
you
know
Nevil
Cope”
Me:
“choke
on
coffee
in
a
can”
Harry
explained
that
very
few
LambreSas
were
imported
into
Japan
direct
from
the
factory,
most
have
been
subsequently
imported
by
individual
enthusiasts.
I
asked
him
about
scooter
clubs
and
he
told
me
that
there
were
a
couple
but
they
were
very
much
Mod
clubs,
not
that
there’s
anything
wrong
with
that.
Waking
up
in
Tokyo,
and
armed
with
an
address,
I
went
to
see
the
hotel
recepEonist
and
told
her
“this
is
where
I
want
to
go”,
she
cocked
her
head
to
the
side
and
said
“but
this
is
in
the
middle
of
the
suburbs
wouldn’t
you
prefer
to
go
to
shopping
districts
like
Harajuku,
Shinjuku
or
Shibuya?”
“No
I
want
to
go
there”
I
replied.
ACer
giving
me
a
look
that
said
‘crazy
seiyou
jin’
she
carefully
explained
my
route,
and
two
trains
and
a
cab
later
there
I
was
in
the
middle
of
Tokyo’s
‘burbs
in
front
of
‘LambreSability’.
I
guessed
the
owner
was
the
bloke
in
the
fetching
LambreSa
overalls,
plus
he
was
the
only
one
in
the
shop,
so
I
introduced
myself
and
gave
him
some
goodies.
Shiro
was
his
name,
and
I
believe
his
first
words
were
“do
you
know
Nevil
Cope”
M e :
“Umm
yep
he’s
a
mate”
Shiro:
“He’s
very
famous”
Me
“roll
eyes“.
Shiro’s
shop
is
very
small
as
only
Japan
can
do,
but
was
packed
with
tasty
scoots
including
two
TV200s,
an
original
GP200
electronic,
a
J
range,
Luna
range
and
a
S1,
with
every
inch
of
wall
and
ceiling
space
covered
in
memorabilia
embellishers
and
accessories,
including
his
Eny
workshop.
Standing
outside
with
Shiro
having
a
ciggie
and
a
coffee-­‐
you

19. 19
“IshouldhavewornajacketIshouldhavewornajacketshouldhaveworna
jacket”
running
through
my
head,
off
we
went.
The
following
day
I
visited
‘Jungle
Scooters’
and
met
the
owner
Furuta
who
pleasantly
didn’t
ask
me
if
I
knew
Nevil
Cope.
We
exchanged
goodies,
I
bought
a
beauEfully
made
teensy
weensy
diecast
SX200
model
and
had
a
look
around
the
shop,
yep
you
guessed
it
another
TV200,
a
S1
TV
and
a
Luna
range
amongst
others.
Furuta
also
gave
Viet.
resto’s
the
big
thumbs
down.
It
was
raining
as
I
leC
and
aCer
gelng
20m
down
the
road
Furuta
ran
up
to
me
and
gave
me
his
umbrella,
noice.
So
that
was
it
for
me
and
LambreSas
in
Japan,
quite
apart
from
scooters
though
Japan
is
an
amazing
place
and
the
people
are
the
most
beauEful
and
kind
folk
you
are
ever
likely
to
meet.
Do
yourself
a
favour.
Anyway
it
was
Eme
to
leave
my
new
friends,
and
aCer
enquiring
where
I
could
get
a
cab,
Harry
told
me
he
would
give
me
a
liC
to
the
train
staEon
on
the
back
of
his
TV.
Hmmm
OK,
so
with
a
helmet
that
was
only
five
sizes
to
small,
and
bearing
in
mind
my
previous
comment
on
the
size
of
your
average
Aussie
and
Jap,
I
felt
like
an
elephant
riding
pillion
behind
Harry,
and
with
no
rear
right
runner
I
had
to
try
and
keep
my
toe
on
the
support
without
touching
the
kickstart,
and
with
thoughts
of

20. 20GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME

21. 21
After several months of deliberation and
asking around I initially contacted
Vespabretta in India looking for one scooter,
that eventually ended up being three
scooters all up for three of us.
As you would expect we all had different ideas
of what we wanted and expectations, in the end
the order went in for two GP200’s and a GP225
all with different paintwork etc. Initially the
contact between myself and the supplier was
very positive and his command of the English
language was pretty
g o o d s o n o
misunderstandings.
Once the fine detail
o n t h e s c o o t e r
specifications were
agreed it was down
t o m o n e y – a s
expected a fair chunk
of the purchase price
of one was required
for the build to start
on all three scooters,
this was wired to his
bank in New Delhi
September 2013
(after I checked out
the validity with my
bank).
At this point I had to apply for import
paperwork, nothing to onerous but a pain in the
butt all the same, I used a company called
Mainfreight International to do all the import
work and in all honesty it went like clockwork.
As time wore on we were kept updated within
reason of build progress with pictures and
commentary by Sunny the proprietor of
Vespabretta, he did have the ability to
disappear when things were getting tough and
reappear when all was fixed, so don’t worry he
does deliver eventually.
Given that the initial payment was Sept 13 the
final payment was wired on the Feb 2014, this
was wired after we were supplied pictures of all
three scooters finished, you could say the build
period highlighted on the website blew out a bit.
Also looking at
the shipping
schedule and
the time it took
I believe our
scooters were
part loaded in
a container to
m i n i m i z e
costs, what
should have
been approx
f o u r w e e k s
from memory
e n d e d u p
seven weeks
w i t h t h e
scooters going
missing for a two week period, this was a little
concerning as again I couldn’t get a hold of
Sunny.
When Steve Kelly from Perth told me that he was looking at importing a restored Lambretta from
India, I must admit I felt slightly worried for him. When he later told me that his order had increased
from one to three scooters I couldn't help think he was throwing (a lot) of money away. Owning an
Indian import myself, I knew that if you are lucky you can end up with a good one. Here is his
experience

22. 22
T h e y
eventually
turned up
i n a
warehouse
away from
the docks
and were
r e t u r n e d
much to my
relief.
Once the
final leg of
s h i p p i n g
was on us
it was down
meeting up
with the customs official at the import
warehouse supplying the paperwork and
inspecting the scooters, again in line with the
whole import scenario this went without a hitch.
A couple of things to keep in mind.
Price was in US dollars as opposed to AU
dollars – total cost to purchase three scooters
$9372.00AUD
Import Costs vary but we spilt them three ways
– Approx cost $600AUD
Paperwork this end – pretty easy but keep an
eye on the Indian end you will chase them for it
Timescale – Don’t set your watch to the
promises made and allow for the Indian way
Buildspec – Be particular and keep it as simple
as possible
Extra Funds – Keep some extra cash up your
sleeve once the scooters arrive to fix them.
Steve Kelly

23. 23
The
board
has
asked
me
to
put
together
a
history
of
LambreMa
in
Australia,
but
I
can't
do
this
on
my
own.
I
need
help
from
anyone.
Help
can
come
in
many
forms.
1)
Any
arEcles,
brochures,
newsleSers,
etc
that
you
may
have
and
are
willing
to
share,
please
just
email
me
2)
InformaEon
on
dealers,
when
&
where,
and
email
me
again
3)
Willingness
to
take
on
a
secEon
of
the
weebly
we
are
running,
such
as
a
parEcular
state,
or
topic
At
Emes
I'm
sure
we'll
publish
something
that
is
controversial,
or
you
may
think
is
wrong.
That's
fine,
just
let
us
know
why
you
think
it's
wrong,
and
what
you
believe
the
correct
informaEon
is.
We
expect
this
to
happen,
especially
as
more
and
more
informaEon
comes
to
light.
Please
don't
expect
everything
at
once,
but
please
keep
coming
back
as
we
compile
the
informaEon.
Just
remember,
we
have
the
longest
history
of
LambreSa
in
any
English
speaking
country
in
the
world,
and
some
of
that
history
is
very
unique,
from
the
only
two
Bitubos
leC,
to
World
records
and
models,
or
variants,
especially
for
Australia.
hSp://lambreSahistoryoz.weebly.com
Siobhan

24. 24
LCoA Treasure
Hunt
When
I
bought
my
first
scooter
years
ago
as
a
teenager
you
couldn’t
keep
me
off
it.
I
would
ride
hail,
rain,
snow
or
shine
and
look
for
any
excuse
to
take
it
out
be
it
a
quick
spin
to
the
shops
for
a
pint
of
milk
or
a
few
hundred
miles
to
a
scooter
rally
somewhere
in
Europe.

25. 25
These
days
though,
what
with
having
a
kids
now
I
suppose,
(and
older
and
wearier
bones)
my
usual
mode
of
transport
is
the
family
car.
In
fact
it
seems
that
taking
the
scooter
out
for
a
spin
is
a
rare
treat
and
those
longer
journeys
are
now
a
rarity.
With
the
average
age
of
club
membership
probably
being
somewhere
around
50
years
old,
I
suspect
that
my
experience
is
par
for
the
course
amongst
most
of
us.
When
the
current
commiSee
first
met
it
was
decided
that
something
should
be
done
to
try
and
rejuvenate
our
passion
for
riding
and
to
give
everyone
an
excuse
to
get
out
and
about.
Ian
“Brilly”
Brill
(ever
the
ideas
man)
and
“NiCy”
Nev
Cope
had
the
brainchild
together
of
a
naEonal
treasure
hunt.
The
idea
being
that
any
member
could
take
part
regardless
of
whether
they
lived
in
metropolitan
Sydney
or
the
middle
of
the
bush.
The
idea
behind
the
treasure
hunt
was
that
a
different
challenge
would
be
announced
each
month
and
a
photograph
was
to
be
submiSed
as
proof
of
the
compleEon
of
the
challenge.
The
best
photo
in
the
opinion
of
the
commiSee
would
win
the
monthly
prize.
Points
would
be
awarded
to
those
compleEng
the
challenge
and
there
would
be
a
prize
at
the
end
of
the
year
for
those
with
the
most
points.
The
first
challenge
thrown
down
was
to
take
a
photo
of
the
members
LambreSa
with
a
military
aircraC.
This
was
interpreted
in
various
ways
and
it
was
great
to
see
a
large
amount
of
members
register
to
take
part.
Even
beSer
was
seeing
the
photo’s
start
to
roll
in
and
the
efforts
to
which
everyone
had
gone.
At
the
end
of
the
day
there
can
be
only
one
winner
(Well
one
winner
and
one
runner
up)
and
for
this
challenge
the
winner
was
Fleur
with
her
amazing
photo.
The
runner
up
was
Bill
Guthrie’s
photo
taken
in
front
of
a
Lancaster
Bomber.
Some
might
argue
that
Fleur
had
an
advantage
due
to
her
job
as
an
officer
with
the
RAAF
but
the
thought,
effort
and
result
made
it
an
outstanding
winner
in
anyone’s
books.
The
following
month
was
a
double
challenge
with
the
theme
being
a
public
Eme
piece
and
a
sunset
or
sunrise.
Again
there
were
a
lot
of
interpretaEons
of
this
theme
with
most
people
choosing
to
combine
the
two.
The
winner
for
this
challenge
was
Robert
McClelland’s
beauEful
photo
of
his
LD
parked
in
front
of
the
Semaphore
clock
tower
at
sunset
in
Adelaide.
Runner
up
was
Trish
Daniels
Salvadore
Dali
inspired
“Persistence
of
LambreSa”
picture
of
Barney’s
TS1
GP
which
was
my
personal
favourite
as
I
thought
Trish
had
thought
out-­‐side
of
the
box.
With
Nev
resigning
as
club
secretary
the
Treasure
hunt
organisaEon
reigns
were
handed
over
to
Fleur
and
although
she
is
now
running
the
compeEEon,
the
commiSee
sEll
choose
the
winners
as
Fleur
sEll
wanted
to
be
able
to
take
part.
For
the
third
monthly
challenge
Fleur
has
chosen
the
theme
of
Christmas
or
to
be
more
precise,
the
ridiculousness
of
Christmas.
As
she
points
out
“Typified
by
snow
scenes
and
roast
dinners
on
40
degree
days,
the
Australian
Christmas
can
verge
on
the
ridiculous
and
contradictory
at
Emes.”
Fleur’s
challenge
is
to
“Photograph
your
Lammie
with
Christmas
things
that
just
don't
make
sense.
The
more
you
can
get
in
the
one
photo
the
beSer”
So
get
your
thinking
caps
on
and
get
snapping
and
send
your
submissions
to
LCOAtreasurehunt@outlook.com.au.
Good
luck.
Phil

26. 26

27. 27
November Treasure Hunt Winner
Robert McClelland
November Treasure Hunt Runner up
Trish Daniels
October Treasure Hunt Runner up
Bill Guthrie
October Treasure Hunt WinnerFleur

28. 28
The
ACT
members
thoroughly
enjoyed
the
October
madness
with
3
of
us
taking
part
in
the
Classic
Mille.
What
a
fantasEc
event
and
well
done
to
the
LCoA
for
conEnuing
to
support
it.
Also,
well
done
to
the
LCSA
for
pulng
on
another
great
“recovery”
event
–
The
NaEonal.
November
kicked
off
with
a
small
but
perfectly
formed
club
display
at
Marques
in
the
Park.
As
can
be
seen
it
was
a
stressful
day.
In
all
seriousness
the
LambreSas
aSracted
a
lot
of
aSenEon
and
we
handed
out
several
copies
of
the
last
P a c e m a k e r
a n d
a
f e w
applicaEon
forms.
It
was
also
good
to
support
the
Council
of
ACT
Motor
Clubs,
without
whom
we
could
not
offer
historic
rego
in
the
ACT.
The
last
Swarm
meeEng
of
the
month
saw
the
LCoA
members
dashing
off
at
sunset
to
grab
some
photos
for
the
treasure
hunt.
Discussions
at
the
same
meeEng
led
to
an
impromptu
LambreSa
maintenance
day
the
following
Saturday.
Three
LambreSas
got
stripped.
The
first
resulted
in
the
discovery
of
a
snapped
kickstart
shaC!
Well
done
Bill
Guthrie.
The
second
a
holed
piston.
Well
done
Bill
again!
Finally
we
completed
the
first
ever
rebuild
of
the
forks
on
John
Hunter’s
1964
Li150.
This
involved
a
butane
torch,
a
big
hammer,
a
bigger
G-­‐Clamp
and
a
socket.
John
was
blown
away
with
the
improved
handling.
Finally
we
started
December
with
the
long
planned
joint
run
with
The
Swarm
and
NSW
members
to
MiSagong.
Four
LambreSas
joined
the
massed
geared
and
automaEc
Vespas
for
a
wet
but
entertaining
night
sampling
the
beer,
tequila,
small
town
chinese
and
karaoke
on
offer
in
the
Southern
Highlands.
It
was
great
to
catch
up
with
the
Sydney
crowd;
a
superb
weekend
of
riding
and
drinking.
Surely
a
Southern
Highlands
run
needs
to
be
an
annual
event?
Chris
Johnson
A R O U N D T H E S T A T E S -
A U S T R A L I A N C A P I T A L
T E R R I T O RY.

29. 29
A R O U N D T H E S T A T E S -
S O U T H A U S T R A L I A
South
Australian
LCoA
members
aMended
the
Port
Adelaide
aviaJon
Museum
for
the
take
a
photo
of
my
LambreMa
in
front
of
Military
aircraa
challenge.
How
we
did
it.Knowing
full
well
gelng
close
to
Military
aircraC
in
South
Australia
could
be
difficult;
I
telephoned
the
port
Adelaide
aviaEon
museum.
I
began
fishing
in
true
Scooterist
style
it
went
something
like
this
…
“Hi
I’m
from
the
South
Australian
LambreSa
Club
of
Australia
group
,
we’d
like
to
come
down
as
part
of
a
club
challenge
and
get
photographs
of
our
LambreSa’s
in
front
of
Military
AircraC.”
Response-­‐
“oh
unfortunately
they
are
all
inside
the
Museum”
Me-­‐(knowing
full
well
all
of
the
aircraC
were
inside
the
Museum)
“Oh,
that’s
disappoinEng
do
you
any
suggesEons…?”
ACer
lisEng
off
a
few
locaEons
as
well
as
the
currently
operaEng
RAAF
Edinburgh
air
base
he
said
give
this
guy
a
call.
I
telephoned
another
old
reEred
gent
who
was
more
than
helpful
and
suggested
if
we
“made
a
small
donaEon”
he
would
open
the
back
of
the
hangar
and
let
us
wheel
the
scooters
in
side.
Result
!
I
thought
!
The
donaEon
turned
out
to
be
the
cost
of
entry
and
we
had
the
whole
Museum
to
ourselves
prior
to
it
opening
for
the
day.
We
wheeled
the
scoots
and
even
had
the
good
fortune
to
have
a
chat
with
an
old
boy
that
had
been
an
RAAF
spi|ire
pilot.
He
had
recovered
and
restored
the
Museums
WW2
spi|ire
from
the
Papua
New
Guinea
jungle.
We
had
a
great
day
at
the
Museum
and
rode
down
to
Semaphore
for
lunch.
Cheers,
Nick.

30. 30
A R O U N D T H E S T A T E S -
W E S T E R N A U S T R A L I A
In
the
absence
of
our
WA
based
commiSee
members
(Max
was
swanning
about
in
the
land
of
the
rising
sun,
and
Lucky
Phil
was
supposedly
‘working’
in
Adelaide),
it
was
leC
me
to
hold
the
fort
for
the
November
WA
run!
In
what
turned
out
to
be
a
hot
37
degree
day
(well,
hot
for
the
beginning
of
November
anyway!),
we
had
‘only’
18
scooters
in
aSendance
for
the
relaEvely
short
run
from
Freo
to
the
Como
hotel
(strangely
enough
in
Como).
The
previous
few
runs
have
aSendance
of
25+,
so
I’m
not
sure
if
the
reduced
numbers
were
due
to
Max
and/or
Phil
being
away,
or
the
hot
day.
Although
someone
did
suggest
that
it
might
have
been
because
I
was
‘in
charge’,
I
told
them
they
were
being
ridiculous
and
blamed
it
on
the
heat!
Despite
the
hot
weather,
it
was
a
very
pleasant
run,
especially
for
those
of
us
that
were
able
to
ride
along
the
coast
on
the
way
home
to
the
northern
suburbs!
Now,
as
you
can
imagine,
on
a
short
run
of
only
about
13km,
there
was
limited
opportunity
for
any
LambreSa
related
‘incidents’,
and
the
ride
itself
was
large
uneven|ul.
Given
that,
I
thought
I
would
make
special
menEon
of
the
magic
I
was
able
to
perform
on
my
first
official
run
as
the
WA
State
Rep.
Not
only
was
I
able
to
get
3
new
members
to
join
(Keith
Guest
(Sham),
Phil
Hopkins
(Oxo)
and
Ken
Banks),
I
was
actually
able
to
get
them
to
hand
over
the
cash
for
the
membership
fees!
While
this
is
not
a
parEcularly
spectacular
event
when
it
comes
to
Sham
(who’s
a
Londoner),
it
is
a
bit
surprising
when
it
comes
to
Ken
(who’s
a
Manc).
Given
that
Oxo
is
from
Yorkshire,
it
is
almost
unbelievable
that
I
was
able
to
get
him
to
part
with
his
cash!!
Many
others
have
tried
before
and
failed!!
Thankfully,
there
was
other
members
to
witness
this
momentous
occasion!
Anyway,
on
behalf
of
the
WA
conEngent,
I
would
like
to
wish
you
all
a
Merry
Xmas
and
a
Happy
New
Year.
Stay
safe!
All
the
best,
Russell

31. 31
A R O U N D T H E S T A T E S -
Q U E E N S L A N D
Having
recently
moved
back
to
Queensland
from
WA
I
was
looking
forward
to
catching
up
with
the
other
banana
bending
members.
Unfortunately
due
to
working
away
for
three
weeks
out
of
four
I
don’t
get
much
chance
to
get
out
and
about
on
the
scooter
so
I
when
Trish
announced
a
Brisbane
LambreSa
ride
to
an
event
called
the
“Ska-­‐B-­‐Q”
which
is
a
few
local
ska
bands
playing
at
a
suburban
sports
club.
I
became
quite
excited.
More
for
the
ride
than
anything
else.
So
meeEng
up
with
John
BarreS
we
set
off
to
meet
everyone
else
at
the
Brisbane
LambreSa
Club
home
headquarters
at
the
Stone’s
Corner
Hotel
for
the
ride
to
the
gig.
Brisbane
has
changed
A
LOT
since
I
leC
three
years
ago
and
it
is
now
possible
to
cross
from
one
side
of
the
city
to
the
other
via
a
series
of
tunnels.
So
John
lead
the
way
through
the
new
Airport
link
tunnel
and
then
the
Clem
7
tunnel
both
of
which
must
have
been
five
or
more
km’s
long.
There’s
something
saEsfying
about
riding
a
scooter
through
a
long,
straight,
windless,
near
empty
tunnel,
John
on
his
GP
RB20
and
me
on
my
GP
RT225.
The
two
scooters
purred
along
with
the
two
disEnctly
different
exhaust
notes
resonaEng
off
the
walls
around
us.
The
tunnels
had
us
at
our
desEnaEon
and
meeEng
point
in
half
the
Eme
that
it
used
to
take
and
I’m
sure
our
clutches
were
thankful
as
the
above
ground
route
is
a
twenty
km
long
strip
of
traffic
lights
and
congesEon.
It
struck
me
when
we
arrived
that
there
were
a
lack
of
scooters
waiEng.
In
fact
there
were
NO
scooters
waiEng!
It
turned
out
that
the
rest
of
the
guys
had
set
off
half
an
hour
earlier.
A
missed
Facebook
communicaEon
had
meant
that
we
were
all
operaEng
off
of
different
Emes.
Never
mind,
aCer
a
quick
coffee
we
set
off
to
catch
up
with
the
others.
The
gig
was
only
a
short
ride
away
and
we
soon
caught
up
with
Brilly
and
the
other
guys
at
the
gig.
The
day
was
a
typical
hot
and
humid
Qld
one
so
we
didn’t
hang
around
long
and
as
we
couldn’t
enjoy
a
few
cold
beers,
we
decided
to
head
home,
park
the
scooters
up
and
hit
the
pub
for
a
Sunday
aCernoon
sesh.
Brilly
suggested
that
we
stop
at
the
Town
Hall
clock
tower
to
get
some
photo’s
for
the
treasure
hunt
challenge.
So
we
all
rode
off
into
the
traffic
of
south
Brisbane.
Somewhere
near
the
Gabba
Brilly
darted
off
into
a
right
turn
lane
and
John
and
I
shot
past
him
thinking
that
he
had
changed
his
mind
and
was
heading
home.
So
we
gave
him
a
friendly
wave
and
carried
on
home
only
to
find
that
Brilly
knew
some
short
cut
into
the
city
and
the
clock
tower.
Oh
well,
at
least
Brilly
got
his
photo
of
the
clock
tower
with
his
VESPA
in
front
of
it!
So
apart
from
that
I
don’t
have
much
else
to
report
from
the
Sunshine
State
but
I
know
that
Trish
and
Barney
Daniels
are
organising
an
overnight
ride
across
the
border
into
NSW
aCer
Christmas
so
hopefully
they
will
have
something
more
exciEng
to
report
for
the
next
ediEon.
Safe
riding
everyone,
Phil