Sydney Chapter - Newcastle Ride 30 March 2008

On Sunday, 30th March 2008, The MMAA Inc – Sydney Chapter, held a meeting at the Turramurra Lodge. The idea was to hold this meeting and then have a ride to Newcastle. Unfortunately, there were only 4 members who attended, or should I say 3 members and another brother who actually joined this chapter on the morning.

After the meeting we were about to set off on the ride when another member from the Central Coast Chapter joined us. We proceeded along the way and stopped at Berowra for petrol, and then onto Cowan to a Motorcycle meeting place called “Pie In The Sky” Whilst there we had Coffees and other drinks, as well as a bite to eat. During this time, I received a call from a brother from Newcastle who informed me that he was on his way to meet up with us at “Pie In The Sky” and asked us to wait for him. He eventually turned up with his wife and then we set off again with Ross and Julie who led the way into Newcastle and directly to Harry’s Café De Wheels for lunch as arranged.

One of our riders had instructions on how to get there, but if we followed them, I am sure we would still be trying to find it. Some photos were taken, which can be seen in the website "Gallery". Those pictured are Allan Mason, Peter Kalkhoven (New Member), Roger “Lizard” Coates, Basil Freedman, Ross & Julie Slade – Newcastle, and Lynden Norgate.

After the photo was taken, we all said farewell to Ross and Julie, who then led the way to a service station so that the “Harley’s and Harley look alikes” could fill up their tanks. Once all that was completed, we left Newcastle at 2.00pm and headed back to Sydney. As we only traveled along the freeway, it took most of us a little over 2 hours to get home.

All in all, it was a wonderful day, with great weather; good company and all of us had a wonderful time. We hope to plan our next ride to take place in the near future and may go south this time.

P.S. Late on Sunday night, I received a call from Tony Cross from Tamworth. Tamworth have just set up their chapter, commencing with 9 members, four of which are new to the MMAA. This was achieved after the meeting and before their ride.

It is a fantastic result and as a result of this chapter being formed, I suggested to Tony that Sydney and Tamworth should have a meeting place established. We agreed that the best place would be Musselbrook or around there. We are organizing this at the moment, and I hope that we can get more riders to come with me to meet our new brothers from Tamworth.