September ride (DGR)

Just a reminder that Sunday 29th is the annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride.This is a fantastic global event which helps to raise money for Prostate Cancer research and men’s health.Please check the web site to find out details for the event in your area, and feel free to make a donation or purchase merchandise.www.gentlemansride.com The event is effectively a ride …

August Ride (Wgtn)

For those members who have received your Southern Star magazine you will have no doubt seen the add for the VCC Daffodil Day Rally for Cancer.For those not aware, this is an event run nationally on Sunday 25th August to help raise money for the Cancer Society.Our local event is held at Queen Elizabeth Park, Paekakariki. Open from …

Wgtn end of month ride -June 2019

Ride for this month, 30th June;I have arranged for us to visit Andy Wickens who has a private museum of collectables from World War I, WWII, Vietnam and Desert Storm.Called Das Bunker, it is located at 14 Allen Road Raumati Beach (google Das Bunker for more info).I cant recall if there is a fee or donation to view.Boundry Tap & …

The city with hundreds of BSA motorcycles in daily use

By Ashley Blair Imagine a thriving, bustling city of a quarter of a million people. In this city there are hundreds of BSA motorcycles in daily use.  Stoke-on-Trent in the 1940s? Auckland in the 1950s? Wolverhampton in the 1960s? No, this is in 2019! The city that has hundreds of BSAs in daily use today …