Sapphire Coast Branch Ulysses Inc

Far South Coast of NSW

MEET A MEMBER

Having never been to a track before (yes I know, deprived),

It was a shock to see the first group take off.

They, being Group A, were the fast ones, and left me in no doubt, that this beginner was about to die!

Making friends at Wakefield was easy though, (camaraderie

through adversity or certain death probably!) and I spent some time

discussing the pros and cons of gravel-rash with a like minded soul

(there weren’t many pros) before it was my turn.

Being in Group D made for an easy intro, and the rest of the day was simply magic on my SV650.

Six sessions of 20min (quite enough!), a pit garage, lots of great

looking (and sounding!) machines and memories for a lifetime, all for $140.

The best 41st birthday present ever.

Not a mid-life crisis, but a mid-life opportunity!

Sunny from Tantawanglo

 

MEMBER PROFILES

 EDDIE DYKSTRA
 

NAME – Eddie Dykstra

PARTNER - Valerie

SEX – Male

YOUR FIRST BIKE – Honda sl 100

FAVOURITE LOCAL RIDE – Cann River

WHAT BIKE WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED FUNDS? – Every Harley ever made

YOUR MOST ESSENTIAL MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY? – Loud pipes, they save lives and sound good too

WHAT DO YOU HATE ? – not riding 

DUMBEST RIDING FEAT YOU WILL ADMIT TO – getting new tyres on a 250 in Canberra and coming off the same day.

YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD ? – curried prawns & rice

YOUR FAVOURITE MOTORCYCLE DVD – Stone

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN ULYSSES ? – 5 years

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN OUR LOCAL BRANCH ? – more members

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HAD ? –Everyman needs a shed

YOUR BEST ADVICE TO NEW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS – take it easy.

IF I WASN’T RIDING I’D BE ? – driving my Massy Ferguson.

THE WORST THING ABOUT RIDING IS ? – Rain

WHAT SONG DO YOU HUM OR SING WHEN RIDING ? -Dixie (Dwight Yoakam) 

FAVOURITE COFFEE OR PUB STOP AND WHY ? - Bemkoka - naturally

   NAME – Bill Coleman    PARTNER – Annie      SEX – YES     VINTAGE - 1961

YOUR FIRST BIKE – Deltek Rockhopper  FAVOURITE LOCAL RIDE – Imlay Road

WHAT BIKE WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED FUNDS? –Heritage Softail

YOUR MOST ESSENTIAL MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY? – Sunnies

WHAT DO YOU HATE ? – Bad weather on ride days

DUMBEST RIDING FEAT YOU WILL ADMIT TO – Not putting the stand down

YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD ? – Mixed grill      YOUR FAVOURITE MOTORCYCLE DVD – Stone

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN ULYSSES ? – 7 years

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN OUR LOCAL BRANCH ? – Annual Poker Run

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HAD ? – work hard and be honest

YOUR BEST ADVICE TO NEW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS – take it easy

IF I WASN’T RIDING I’D BE ? – Golfing    THE WORST THING ABOUT RIDING IS ? – bad weather

WHAT SONG DO YOU HUM OR SING WHEN RIDING ? – Born to be Wild

FAVOURITE COFFEE OR PUB STOP AND WHY ? -  Any – I like coffee and I like beer!!!!

 

MEMBER PROFILE                 NAME – Steve Canby               PARTNER – Dawn      SEX – Male

YOUR FIRST BIKE – Dexson Dasher 50cc  FAVOURITE LOCAL RIDE – Up the Brown Mountain to Bombala

WHAT BIKE WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED FUNDS? –Harley V Rod

YOUR MOST ESSENTIAL MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY? – Good boots

WHAT DO YOU HATE ? – Wet Reg Grundies

DUMBEST RIDING FEAT YOU WILL ADMIT TO – Riding off with the stand still down on a ride with ten mates

YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD ? – Any Seafood      YOUR FAVOURITE MOTORCYCLE DVD – Stone

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN ULYSSES ? – 2 years???

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN OUR LOCAL BRANCH ? – More rides

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HAD ? – Karma happens

YOUR BEST ADVICE TO NEW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS – Coming unstuck really really hurts, Go Steady

IF I WASN’T RIDING I’D BE ? – Going even more Nutz

THE WORST THING ABOUT RIDING IS ? – Getting really cold

WHAT SONG DO YOU HUM OR SING WHEN RIDING ? – Bat out of Hell/Six days on the road

FAVOURITE COFFEE OR PUB STOP AND WHY ? -  Bemboka Pie Shop/ Kangaroo Valley

 

NAME –  James Murray    

 PARTNER -  Pam Murray  

  SEX –  Whenever possible! 

YOUR FIRST BIKE –  1951 AJS 350  

 FAVOURITE LOCAL RIDE –  Down the coast to Lakes Entrance. 

WHAT BIKE WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED FUNDS? –  GS1200 BMW Adventurer with all the accessories 

YOUR MOST ESSENTIAL MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY? –   A good seat 

WHAT DO YOU HATE? – Not being retired! 

DUMBEST RIDING FEAT YOU WILL ADMIT TO –  Riding back to campsite from Sofala Pub at night by moonlight whilst very drunk! 

YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD ? –  Thai (HOT) Curry  

YOUR FAVOURITE MOTORCYCLE DVD –  On Any Sunday 

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN ULYSSES ? –  15 years, first joined as junior member at 40. 

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN OUR LOCAL BRANCH ? –  More members participating in events / rides 

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HAD ? –  Ride to your limits not other peoples limits. 

YOUR BEST ADVICE TO NEW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS –  as above 

IF I WASN’T RIDING I’D BE ? –  sailing 

THE WORST THING ABOUT RIDING IS ? –  Bugs! 

WHAT SONG DO YOU HUM OR SING WHEN RIDING ? -  "Bat out of Hell" - Meatloaf 

FAVOURITE COFFEE OR PUB STOP AND WHY ? -  Coffee Shop at Bell (really good coffee on a great road) and Pub at Wolumbi (Jungle Juice and the barmaid) 

 

NAME – Mike Crowe    

 PARTNER – looking  

SEX –male

YOUR FIRST BIKE – bsa650  

 FAVOURITE LOCAL RIDE – anywhere

WHAT BIKE WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED FUNDS? – Road king

YOUR MOST ESSENTIAL MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY? –wet weather gear 

WHAT DO YOU HATE ? – Wet weather

DUMBEST RIDING FEAT YOU WILL ADMIT TO – none I would admit to

YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD ? – donor kebabs

YOUR FAVOURITE MOTORCYCLE DVD – at the moment wild hogs

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN ULYSSES ? – 5yrs

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN OUR LOCAL BRANCH ? – More participation by members like me hopefully for me after Christmas

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HAD ? – Never bet more than you are prepared to lose

YOUR BEST ADVICE TO NEW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS – take it easy

IF I WASN’T RIDING I’D BE ? – playing music

THE WORST THING ABOUT RIDING IS ? –wet weather

WHAT SONG DO YOU HUM OR SING WHEN RIDING ? - heaps

FAVOURITE COFFEE OR PUB STOP AND WHY ? - pub stop was always the Bank Hotel, felt like home

 

 

GRAEME BANT

NAME – GRAEME BANT

PARTNER - LINDA

SEX – Male (yes)

YOUR FIRST BIKE – 125 Excelsior

FAVOURITE LOCAL RIDE – ANYWHERE

WHAT DO YOU HATE ? – LARGE TRUCKS

DUMBEST RIDING FEAT YOU WILL ADMIT TO – BACKWARD OFF A 250 TRAIL BIKE

YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD ? – "CHIPPIES"

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN ULYSSES ? – A LONG TIME

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HAD ? – DONT GO TOO FAST IN THE RAIN

YOUR BEST ADVICE TO NEW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS – DONT GO TOO FAST IN THE RAIN

IF I WASN’T RIDING I’D BE ? – SAILING

THE WORST THING ABOUT RIDING IS ? – IDIOT FEMALE DRIVERS TAILGATEING

WHAT SONG DO YOU HUM OR SING WHEN RIDING ? - THE WHISTLERS AND HIS DOG

FAVOURITE COFFEE OR PUB STOP AND WHY ? - BEMBOKA PIE SHOP 

 

 JOHN DEAN

                                                                                                   

PARTNER - Gail

SEX – four stroke 12 valve triple

YOUR FIRST BIKE – Norman Nippy

FAVOURITE LOCAL RIDE – Imlay Road

WHAT BIKE WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED FUNDS? – Ducati Desmosedici RR ($100,000)

YOUR MOST ESSENTIAL MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY? – sheepskin seat cover

WHAT DO YOU HATE ? – Vegemite

DUMBEST RIDING FEAT YOU WILL ADMIT TO – Riding into the back of a parked Hillman Minx on my Norman Nippy

YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD ? – Mashed potato

YOUR FAVOURITE MOTORCYCLE DVD – Easy Rider

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN ULYSSES ? – 5 years

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN OUR LOCAL BRANCH ? – More members

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HAD ? – Get a Norman Nippy

YOUR BEST ADVICE TO NEW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS – Do an advanced riding course

IF I WASN’T RIDING I’D BE ? – Surfing the web yet again trying to find a 1955 Norman Nippy

THE WORST THING ABOUT RIDING IS ? – Getting cold and wet when I’ve forgotten my waterproofs

WHAT SONG DO YOU HUM OR SING WHEN RIDING ? - At the moment On Ilkley Moor Baht’ bat

FAVOURITE COFFEE OR PUB STOP AND WHY ? - Bemboka Pieshop for a chat with other motorcyclists who are always passing through.

 

PAM                                                                                   

NAME –   Pam

PARTNER -  none anymore

SEX –       none of that either

YOUR FIRST BIKE –  Honda CB 250 I was 16

FAVOURITE LOCAL RIDE –  Cobargo through to Myrtle mountain, up the Darra  and back to Bemboka via Brown Mountian and home again.

WHAT BIKE WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED FUNDS? –  I am happy with my Fatty

YOUR MOST ESSENTIAL MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY? –  the ribbon flying off the rear of my bike,

WHAT DO YOU HATE ? –  people rejecting my reality and substituting their own

DUMBEST RIDING FEAT YOU WILL ADMIT TO –  falling off three times trying to get out of Bass Gas after refuelling in front of about 30 blokes

YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD ? –  a lime dacari

YOUR FAVOURITE MOTORCYCLE DVD –  on any Sunday

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN ULYSSES ? –  eight years

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN OUR LOCAL BRANCH ? –  male strippers

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HAD ? –  life is a bullock team, just work out which bullock you are and be the best one on the team

YOUR BEST ADVICE TO NEW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS –  keep one leg each side and your mind in the middle

IF I WASN’T RIDING I’D BE ? –  boring

THE WORST THING ABOUT RIDING IS ? –  the hard bitumen, and the uncertainty of whether you will hit a white post or a on coming car as you are sliding along the highway

WHAT SONG DO YOU HUM OR SING WHEN RIDING ? -  I wish I was a punk rocker, with flowers in my hair

FAVOURITE COFFEE OR PUB STOP AND WHY ? -  Stratford bakery in Vic, the coffee is great and the food is superb. Or the Bermagui Pub

 

BILL UHE

NAME –         Bill Uhe - Usual Suspect   (retired gentleman & layabout)

PARTNER -     Helen (non rider or pillion but good socialiser)

SEX –             yes please

YOUR FIRST BIKE –     BSA Bantam 175cc Major (the bigger powerful model)

FAVOURITE LOCAL RIDE –     Tathra to Bermi-gooie via Mimosa Rocks

WHAT BIKE WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED FUNDS? –  BMW 1200GS (I am just lucky)

YOUR MOST ESSENTIAL MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY? –     Good, protective, all weather clothing

WHAT DO YOU HATE ? –         cars on my roads

DUMBEST RIDING FEAT YOU WILL ADMIT TO –     I ride too fast on mountains, always.

YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD ? –     Hot indian curry

YOUR FAVOURITE MOTORCYCLE DVD –     Long Way Round

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN ULYSSES ? –     13 years

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN OUR LOCAL BRANCH ? –     more shorter social rides - more coffee/chat

BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HAD ? –     Get some expert training

YOUR BEST ADVICE TO NEW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS –     Do some advanced riders courses - immediately!!

IF I WASN’T RIDING I’D BE ? –     Playing with sports cars.

THE WORST THING ABOUT RIDING IS ? –    Nothing!

WHAT SONG DO YOU HUM OR SING WHEN RIDING ? -     Wagner's "Ride of the Valkeries"

FAVOURITE COFFEE OR PUB STOP AND WHY ? -             Eden wharf for fish & chips and coffee