There is a Steak & Spud night for Spina Bifida – and for Evan’s needs directly, Saturday, October 21 at Rock’s Grill in Morden – tickets are $25 each for a steak dinner, silent auction as well, and available from Chas and Tommy,
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MMC Gold Medal Winner Sadie Grimm
Click on the picture for the complete story
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The 2017 “Fishing Trip” was again a great outing his year and thanks to Don Charleton we were invited to a tour of a Water Bomber stationed at Gimli airport. Photos by Lyle Ball
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Bonneville Utah, Another motorcycle speed record for Ted and Gary. Vintage APS VF 1650cc record holder , 124.75 MPH is killer fast on a 1942 UL 80″ Harley with a hard tail frame on a washboard track, well done !
Just got home! We got a record of 124.75 mph on the two way run. Our fastest one way time was 127.58 mph. The track was very rough, especially in the measured mile… lots of guys were baling out at about 100. We were very happy with our results, but feel that the bike was capable of 130+ mph on a smoother track… she pulled very strongly!
Gary
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Fun and Games at the 41st Annual AMCM Corn Roast
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Ted Hector and Gary Macdonald
will be attempt to set
records at Bonneville yet again
with a new racer.
Aug 29 – 31
Click on pic for a read.
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South Beach Casino Show and Shine
Neil Ball AMCM/CVMG- Best Japanese, ’72 Kawasaki H2 restoration
Kim Robinson AMCM- Best European, BMW with sidecar
Tim Klassen AMCM/CVMG- Best British, Norton
Steve Montgomery CVMG- Best Vintage, Harley
Thanks go to Lyle Ball for the photos
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Tom’s Rusted Restoration
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Here’s a sneak peak of the 2017 Bison Rally video…
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TECH TIPS– – – Posted in August 2017
As all BMW slash 7 R100 Airhead owners know, this model (and several other BMW models ) require a colossal 28 amp/hour 12V battery which is located under the seat and is VERY inaccessible. There are two bolts on either side of the battery box which only JUST clear the battery width and even after replacing these with carriage head bolts,, still require much tongue work to get the battery out! Not to mention that if these two bolts are removed completely the whole frame collapses because they hold together a hinge point!
I have replaced many batteries over the years, always with the cheapest conventional lead acid flooded type, and always take the battery out to my warm shop over winter & keep it charged, because my garage is not insulated. Despite this they only last one or two years: three at best.
Now it is time to replace the battery again and I decided to pay what I thought would be the extra and go for an AGM battery. (Absorbed Glass Mat) These are sealed, maintenance free, retain their charge longer, have more CCA (cranking amps) and are supposed to last three times longer than conventional flooded ones. An added huge bonus for us BMW owners is that it is HALF AN INCH SHORTER!
After an internet search I found one right here on the Canadian Prairies ! They ship it for free right to your address (no more going over the border to ND), and it comes fully charged! And for less than I have been paying for conventional batteries locally.
Details :—
Sask Battery Regina, SK. Email; Saskbattery@live.ca
Ph 306 781 9844 www.saskbattery.com
Update: MB Battery is a partner of Sask Battery located on Logan ave in Wpg
www. mb.battery.com
Type AGM30L-BS/YIX30L 30amp 12V 385CCA
Price CA$79.50 plus 11% GST = $88.25 delivered
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Joe is making progress on his trike…have a look.
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Conquering Perimeteritis Ride 2017
Just short of 80 people attended the 10th annual event hosted by Chas Peters and Tom Hesom with help from their families.
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AMCM Booth @ 2017 World of Wheels show
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Newsletter archive updated with the first year of newsletters starting with 1978 Volume 1 #1
Update… Added 1979 to 1985 issues
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- An article in Motorcycle Mojo Magazine about the MMC ___________Click the Pic…
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The Manitoba Motorcycle Club (MMC) or as they were known then, the “Winnipeg Motorcycle Club”(notice the WMC pennant on the 3rd bike from the left) in 1911 getting ready for a reliability run.
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