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Issue No 192 February 2014

11th February

Club Night The Famous WAM AGM

Eastham Ferry Hotel

Ferry Road

Eastham

CH62 0AU

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WIRRAL ADVANCED MOTORCYCLISTS Group Council 2013 ~ 2014 IAM Group 5115

Web Site http://www.w-a-m.co.uk

Chairman Rob Tutchings [email protected] Vice Chairman Tim Brown [email protected] Honorary Treasurer Lindsay Boston [email protected] Membership Luke Windsor [email protected] 0797 907 1701 Associate Coordinator Derek Jeffries [email protected] 07957341692 Honorary Secretary Rob Cooper [email protected] 0151 648 4503 Events Organiser Dave Spotswood [email protected] Newsletter Editor & Minute Secretary Peter Lovatt [email protected] Group Shop Martin Titley [email protected] 0151 632 3570 Chief Observer Mike Boston [email protected] Other Council members Ian Roberts Nina Jeffries Ken Smith Rob D’Cruze

CONTACT WAM

Rob Cooper Coopers Upholstery

The Old Bank Everton Valley

Liverpool L5 0RH

MAGAZINE TEAM: Editor: Peter Lovatt Duplication: Martin Titley Distribution: Magazine Dispatchers and the Post Office!

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Hi WAM members! As this is the first WAM magazine of 2014, I’ll wish you all

a belated Happy New Year!

Didn’t the WAM Christmas meal go down well at the December club night? With

over 50 people there it was a well attended event. I think everyone there enjoyed

the 3 course meal, and the best bit? No washing up to do at the end!! Thanks to

Dave S and Nina for organising, and keeping track of who ordered what.

OK, February is the BIG ONE for WAM; it’s our AGM. So put this into your

diaries and make an effort to turn up to put some input into your club. The date is

11th February 2014. Don’t forget that we are always looking for new faces to join

the group council. There are a few vacant positions this year, so if you think you

have a few hours a month to spare, your help would be most appreciated. After all

it is YOUR club!

Please note!! Inside this issue is the Membership renewal form. Please note the

change of Membership Secretary and therefore address!!

Thanks to all who have contributed articles to the WAM magazine. It makes my

life a bit easier, and the magazine a more interesting read. Thanks to Steve Lord

and Steve and Jackie Gibbs for their contributions!

And finally,

CONGRATULTIONS to

Tony Barber for passing

the IAM Test

Pete

Here are a couple of pix

from the December Christ-

mas meal.

I’ll have more pix from the

night. In next months issue, as

well as the presentations made

to members on the night.

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AGM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 34th Annual General Meeting of Wirral Advanced Motorcyclists will be held on: Tuesday 11th February 2014 at The Eastham Ferry Hotel Eastham, Wirral to present their:-

1. Annual report and accounts for the year ending 31st January, 2013 for approval by the group Members 2. Election of Council officers - Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer 3. Election of other council members 4. Group Constitution 5. Any other Business

Rob Cooper - Group Secretary Group No. 5115 All members, Associates and Friends of the group and their guests are invited to attend, BUT only FULLY paid up members of the Institute and of the group may vote

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AGENDA

Apologies for absence.

1. Minutes of previous AGM. Any matters arising and approval of.

(Resolution No.1)

2. Chairman’s annual report.

3. Accounts and Treasurer’s annual report. Details and approval of.

(Resolution No.2)

4. Group associate scheme and membership report

5. Election of group council members:

The following members retire in accordance with rule 6.(d) of the group constitu-

tion: Luke Windsor, Steve Walling, Colin Jones, Ian Roberts(?)

Members for re-election in accordance with rule 6.(d)

To be confirmed at the AGM

The following member(s) offer themselves for election onto the Group Council:

Cliff Evans, Carl Mason, Nicole Rigby (Resolution No.3)

Election of Officers and the Group Council:-

*CHAIRMAN Tim Brown

*VICE CHAIRMAN Ken Smith

*HON.SECRETARY Rob Cooper

*MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Nina Jeffries

*ASSOCIATE COORDINATOR Derek Jeffries

*CHIEF OBSERVER Mike Boston

*HON.TREASURER Lindsay Boston

Council Members with portfolio

* MINUTES SECRETARY Peter Lovatt

*GROUP SHOP Martin Titley

*EVENTS SECRETARY Dave Spotswood

*NEWSLETTER EDITOR Peter Lovatt

*MAGAZINE TEAM Peter Lovatt/Martin Titley

*new* *GIFT AID COORDINATOR Rob D’Cruze

*new* *RIDE OUT COORDINATOR Rob Tutchings

Other Council Members

RETIRING COUNCIL MEMBERS Luke Windsor

6. Any Other Business

Voting will take place on Resolutions 1 to 5 as detailed above.

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Motorcycle Live 2013

On Tuesday 26th November 2013, a full coach load of WAM members and guests

trekked down the M6 to Birmingham’s NEC to see this year’s Motorcycle Live.

Yamaha had a large area and focused

on the launch of their new MT-09

(exclusively reviewed in November’s

mag by Nina and Derek). Our roving

reporter Dave “Spotty” Spotswood

asks for more details from the Yama-

ha Sales Reps but it all turns sour

when he asks for a “test ride”!

The Honda stand drew large

crowds to see their new mod-

els plus the free coffee and

biscuits. We had to go back

twice to see the Honda range

again because we didn’t see it

all first time round! Also, Tim had to be peeled

off the Cross Tourer to let other punters have a

go!

A number of members shopped for bargains.

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Bob shows Tim and Dave what

he has picked up. Meanwhile

Rob is considering the “Life

Raft” option for the official Ride

Out’s!

Spotty tries out for size KTM’s

new monster bike, the Super Duke

R…180 bhp and 189kg (dry)! This

image was taken just before Dave

did a wheelie and ended up on the

Triumph stand!

It was there that we bumped

into Jan and Geraint from

Dragon Motor Tours. Jan

was very impressed with the

new 1050 Sport…

sorry Geraint!

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I’m considering the fur rug option

for my Tiger 800 as well. I did ask

about if there was a Tiger Skin op-

tion as well and that point, I was

asked to leave the stand!

All the other manufacturers had

good sized stands including BMW

who also had a section of bikes

representing their 90 year history

and there was much interest in the

new GS1200.

Chinese manufacturer WK also

had a large stand…one to watch in

the future perhaps?

I really enjoyed the day and it was

good opportunity to look at the

new bikes being launched this year

and pick up some accessory bar-

gains. Many organisations were

represented including Bike Safe

and Blood Bikes.

I was a bit disappointed not to see

IAM there and I was expecting the

show to be slightly bigger as well? Talking with other seasoned attendees, the

show is smaller than previous years…a sign of the times perhaps?

I’m pleased to report it was a trouble free journey both ways in a luxury coach

supplied from Cass of Wirral and

we sailed through the road works

on the M6 when we all feared the

worse. The biggest issue was find-

ing a place for the coach to park at

the NEC!

A big thank-you to Derek for

organising.

Steve Lord.

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Wirral Advanced Motorcyclists &

HMRC Gift Aid scheme

WAM has been accepted by HMRC as a charitable Company. So what

does this mean for WAM? In a nutshell, it allows WAM to reclaim, from

HMRC, 25 pence for every £1 that a UK taxpayer pays to WAM by way

of their membership subscription or certain other donations. Put simply,

on a membership subscription of £20, WAM can reclaim £5 from HMRC.

There is a simplified explanation of the effects upon, and responsibilities

to, the taxpayer once you read the Gift Aid declaration, on the website

links below:-

More information about the Gift Aid scheme can be found on the HMRC

website at www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/gift_aid/basics.htm

What does WAM ask of you?

Well it's simple - to support your club if you can, by agreeing to allow

WAM to reclaim Gift Aid from the tax that you have already paid to

HMRC; at no cost to you! There is a form on the WAM website

www.w-a-m.co.uk/giftaid.html

www.w-a-m.co.uk/resources/Gift Aid Declaration for Past Present

and Future.pdf

If you are able and willing to provide a signed Gift Aid declaration that

you do so by printing off, completing and either personally handing to

Rob D'Cruze or posting it to him at:

34 Myers Road East

Crosby

Liverpool

L23 0QZ

If anyone has any questions or concerns, please speak to Rob when you

see him or on 0151 928 6290.

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IMPORTANT WAM DATES

Observer Course Please email Mike our Chief Observer on [email protected] for more

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There is an Observer Course taking place on Saturday 8th March

The Observers day is at the Cheshire Lines Birkenhead, Address and the Car Park

entrance is from Shore Steet

Cheshire Lines building Canning Street Birkenhead

CH41 1ND

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Fixed Length Course 1 dates 2014

15th March Week 1 Introduction to the course, Objectives, Explain about

Roadcraft, Demonstration ride.

22nd March Week 2 The 4S' Safety, System, Smoothness, Speed

29th March Week 3 Positioning, Observation, Corners and Bends, Over

takes, Limit points

5th April Week 4 Town work, Motorways

12thApril Week 5 Corners, Bends, Revision period

19th April Week 6 Assessment rides for test and de-brief

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Possible future Events:- please contact [email protected] for more info or to confirm interest

Another ride out to RAF Cosford

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STEVE AND JACKIE’S TRIP TO CROATIA AND ITALY

We have never been active members of WAM, joining 2 years ago after moving to

Frodsham due to family commitments. We were both members of SLAM where

Steve participated in Observing IAM courses for 6 years. Steve had full intentions

of continuing his Observing duties but has found the travelling back to work and

other family necessities time consuming, leaving no time to commit to observing.

So we enjoy and support the social side of WAM, hangers-on really.

We had been on a few European tours with SLAM members in the past and thor-

oughly enjoyed them and felt that with the move to Frodsham, we wouldn’t ever

do another. But in November 2012 an e-mail arrived from Pino and Jane proffer-

ing a trip to Dubrovnik and Sorrento, - we quickly changed our minds! Both are

places we’d always wanted to go to, and this trip had the Dalmatian Coast Road

and Amalfi Coast thrown in!

So at the beginning of September, off we went with Pino and Jane and John and

Cath for a 20 day, 3200 mile trip. We took the ferry to Rotterdam, then 6 days to

get to Dubrovnik via Holland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and a tinsy bit

of Bosnia that, when you get a larger scale map, can be seen to divide Croatia in

two. Then we crossed by ferry to Bari in Italy, rode across to Sorrento, and then

worked our way up to Lake Garda and Bolzano. There we put the bikes on the

Autozug train for a nice kip on the way to Dusseldorf, and thence the ferry back to

Hull. Jackie’s GSXR 1000

(Gixxer) had a clogged air filter by

the time we got home, while Ste-

ve’s Triumph Tiger 1050 (The

Tiger), Pino’s FJR (two-up) and

John’s 1200GS Adventure (two-up)

were ready for another round.

Holland

On disembarking at Europort, all

the riders were breathalysed at

passport control (not the car driv-

ers!) I don’t know if they thought

we’d been drinking more than the

car drivers, AND we had our IAM

badges proudly displayed. How

dare they! A grey Holland seemed

like one large motorway inter-

change, and was swiftly dispatched,

pausing only for the best cherry pie

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ever at our first stop. On the way back, Holland seemed a lot nicer, as we made

our way by back roads as close to the Rhine as we could get, sometimes on the top

of the dyke.

Germany

We entered Germany in torrential rain. Luckily, two periods of a couple of hours

were all the rain we had on the trip. This batch kindly stopped just as we got to

Bonn and made our way down the Rhine, with our first wursten at Konigswinter.

After an overnight at Koblenz, we continued alongside the Rhine – incredibly

impressive, with its huge volume of water, busy shipping and fairy-tale castles

perched on sheer crags. The good road and light traffic allowed us to appreciate it.

As a bonus on the way back in the autozug, we opened our train compartment

curtains at first light to find we were back alongside this same stretch of stretch of

the Rhine, giving a different and more leisurely perspective, as we ate our break-

fast on the train unencumbered by protective clothing. Leaving the Rhine, we

entered the Odenwald. This was great, hilly, twisty biking country and, it being

Sunday, we were not alone! Then we followed the Neckar River (with our most

expensive lunch of the trip, Red Deer casserole at Burg Hornberg). Then on into

another hilly bit, the Frankischer Wald, before arriving at the interesting little

town of Nordlingen, where stork’s nests on the roof hinted that we were moving

southwards.

Austria

Next day we entered Austria, and suddenly there were ski-resorts and waitresses

in Bavarian costumes. After a couple of lower Alpine passes for practice, we went

over the mighty Grossglockner (or Gloss Nocker, as the Hairy Bikers recently had

it). For Pino and John, this was third time lucky: the Bikers Point at the top was

clear and we got great views even though some of the higher peaks were in cloud.

On the way home, some German bikers told us they failed to cross a few days

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after us, as it was closed by snow.

Slovenia

After our overnight at Dollach, we crossed a few more low passes and followed

the valleys of the Drau and Gail. It was a truly stunning morning, with fantastic

mountain scenery and good roads. By lunchtime the temperature was over 300C,

and pretty much stayed there for the next 10 days. We crossed the Wurzen Pass

into Slovenia, and then over the very nadgery, 50-hairpin Vrsic Pass into the val-

ley of the Soca river. There was a big gathering of Harleys in the area (Pino

thought this was an annual meet at Villach) and we were overtaken on the hairpins

by Harleys with both male and female riders! Some had Austrian number plates

and “Big Mountain Chapter” patches, so we can only blame their passing us on

them having lots of practice, as we all know Harleys can’t brake or handle! The

Soca Valley was a brilliant sweeping road with little traffic and fantastic mountain

views. A lot of the riders we met were on circular routes through here and then

back via Italy into Austria again. This day was for us the best biking of the trip. It

was topped off with a stay in the old town of Ljubljana and the best veal fillets of

the trip. Do we seem to be mentioning food a lot here? It certainly was a major

feature of the trip. Passing through so many countries, we felt obliged to sample

the local cuisine and wines as much as possible!

Croatia

Crossing to Croatia the next day, we hit the Dalmatian Coast Road at Rijeke. The

views, out to sea, down onto the beaches and inland to the towering limestone

peaks were stunning. The road, however, was pretty busy. Multiple roadworks

ensured that the traffic travelled in tight bunches, and there were many tourist

coaches and campervans. Why do old people feel obliged to buy these things and

drive them along the

world’s most beautiful

roads at 25mph? In

addition, someone had

gone mad with the

Euro traffic manual in

one hand and white

paint in the other (they

joined the EU only in

July). Any stretch of

road that was not dead

straight had a solid

white line, and any

junction, even for a dirt

track in a field, had a

reduced speed limit.

Dubrovnick old town from top cable car station

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We found ourselves starting to envy the sunbathers and the yachties! We took the

ferry across to Pag Island, where the traffic was much lighter, the views to the

mainland fantastic, and we got another nice boat trip on the way! That night’s

hotel was by the sea, so a first swim in the Adriatic, and the trip’s best fish dinner

(and, Jackie maintains, the best fish of her life!!)

Onwards to Dubrovnik, we passed through Bosnia uninsured and hence very care-

fully. You can’t get insurance for Bosnia in Britain, and there is much misinfor-

mation on the internet about this! The customs officials just waved us through. We

had a couple of days sightseeing in Dubrovnik. It has a brilliant old town and

coastal setting, with lots of adventure sports, as well as the culture. Folk around

our hotel seemed to be mostly Brits. We had a long wait for the night ferry to

Bari, and Jane and Cath spotted a supermarket from which they produced an im-

promptu picnic, as we watched the Italian navy lower the flag on their tall-ship

training vessel moored nearby.

The ferry to Bari was well described by John and Cath as “like a refugee ship” -

most of the passengers seemed to travel on deck, and were clustered wherever you

went, sleeping on any flat surface. We had (relatively) posh cabins.

Italy

We landed in Italy at 8am, and hit the road, heading south to Matera, within 20

miles of the sea at Italy’s “instep”. Then we headed into the mountains, with great

views of hills and reservoirs, and soon had our first encounter with road quality in

the mountains. Presumably due to the weather conditions, the road had formed

into waves, parallel with or diagonally across the road. In the most severe cases,

the road had cracked across the troughs of the waves. John decided that this im-

proved Jackie’s handling of the hairpins, as all her attention was on avoiding the

next divot!

The Amalfi Coast Road

We reached the other coast at Salerno early on Saturday afternoon, and it was in-

credibly busy and well over 30 degrees C. The local riders are not terribly patient

in traffic, and we were overtaken both by the Ducatisti and the local scooter riders.

They have a different System in the Amalfi area:

• Give information: everyone knows I’m coming through!

• Position: Any 6 inch gap.

• Speed: Full throttle

• Gear: No need to twist and go; just pin it open!

• Acceleration: Already flat out.

All the gear all the time? It didn’t look like it! But it was hard to blame them in

that heat!

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We parked up in the gar-

den of our hotel in Sor-

rento. Next day we dis-

covered that if you park

your bike touching so

much as a single leaf of a

tree, the ants will march

across the bridge and

attempt to nest under your

seat and tank!

We had two free days in

Sorrento. We took a boat

trip to Capri, and the next

day rode up Vesuvius,

followed by a second go of the coast road as it’s that good.

Central Italy

From Sorrento we made our way up the spine of Italy, spending two nights at

L’Aquila and three at Siena. The roads were fantastic, like central Spain with

walled hill towns and castles, lakes and

gorges. We were aware that L’Aquila had been struck by an earthquake in 2009,

but were shocked at how much of the devastation remained. Most businesses were

closed, with our hotel and the restaurant being a couple of the few newly built

buildings. Nearby was the highest mountain in the Appenines, the Gran Sasso

D’Italia. It stayed in cloud so we made the assent by cable car and found it was

blowing such a hoolie at the top we didn’t stay.

Siena

Siena is reputedly second only to Florence for its medieval buildings and art.

We’ve not been to Florence, but Siena certainly is a feast for the senses. Vehicles

are banned from the narrow streets, and finding the hotel and parking was interest-

ing, and a good test for the English of the local police. We chilled out there for a

couple of days, getting some culture and eating ice-creams in the Piazza.

We’re trying to avoid too many mentions of food, but the hotel had panforte as

part of the breakfast – a nougat-like cake, which is a must for breakfast! That

evening Steve had it as a dessert, with honey and ewe’s milk cheese.

Misano

Jackie and I split from the group in Siena to go and watch Cal win the MotoGP at

Misano. Well, that’s what we went for anyway. We rode across to the east coast, a

really enjoyable ride through the mountains, where, being Saturday again, all the

local bikers were out. As we pulled up for a coffee, two locals on Guzzis were so

impressed to find Jackie on the Gixxer that they bought us both a coffee, and en-

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thused about their favourite roads. If only we’d had the time! We stayed at Cattol-

ica, for a last dip in the Adriatic. It was a bit like Blackpool but was 5 minutes

from the GP track. We had the Brembo mechanics staying at our hotel, but failed

to pick up any gossip. A great day at the GP; arrival and parking were organised

chaos, with what it says on your ticket apparently of little relevance. Sadly the

Brits did not do too well, but we really enjoyed the atmosphere. We had to make

a swift departure to ride 180 miles up to Lake Garda to be reunited with the rest of

the group. The last 50 miles were the second batch of heavy rain of the trip, on the

motorway north.

Lake Garda

The rain was soon forgotten when

we saw the location of our hotel,

bang on the shore of the lake. We

woke next day to see the sunrise

over the mountains behind the lake

from our balcony, and we all met

for breakfast on the Lakeside. Bril-

liant!

So began the last real day of the

holiday, as we made our way up

the west side of Lake Garda, with

spectacular views of the lake and

mountains, sometimes through rock windows in the many short tunnels. After a

coffee, we headed up into the mountains for the last few twisties and amazing

views in the fringes of the Dolomites. We had lunch at Molveno, in a fantastic

setting by its lake set among the mountains. After Slovenia, this was our second

best biking day. Then it was on to Bolzano to load our bikes onto the train.

Names to Conjure With!

On our trip we took in parts of the Romantische Strasse, Idyllische Strasse,

Jadranska Magistrale, Via Appia and Amalfitana. On the return to Rotterdam, we

even did a bit of the Route Industriekultur. The twisties were greatly enhanced by

being so designated!

Reflections

It was the trip with everything: alpine roads, stunning mountain and coastal scen-

ery, culture, great food and drink, great company, mostly hot sunshine, swimming

in the Adriatic, riding up a volcano, going to the GP, great food, taking our bikes

on boats and trains! Did we mention the cream tea at Ampleforth College?

It made us glad we’re bikers, and we’re very grateful to Pino and Jane for that

invitation and for planning and organising another top holiday!!

Steve and Jackie Gibbs

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