o2w issue 30

Registered Charity No. 1111635

Affiliated to Group No: 7251

Chelmsford & District Advanced Motorcyclists

Registered Charity No. 1111635 • Affiliated to Group No: 7251

Bonnie RebornTriumph T120v Bonneville Rebuild

Chairman’s Lip

Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads!

Saxon Micolights

Lights, Camera ActionOn the road with Herts

Traffic Management Systems

The Harlow Classic Car & Bike Show

Information on a new event.

Glamour ModelsNews on the latest

stunning models

From the Forum Sample of current chat

Communication Breakdown?Getting Chatty with It

What’s On?

February/March 2013

ChairmanJonathan Harman [email protected]

Vice Chairman Craig Anson [email protected]

Treasurer Stephen Falls [email protected]

Group Secretary Travis Martinson [email protected]

Membership Secretary Dean Scrivener [email protected]

Chief Observers Ty Boughen & Dennis Kitterridge [email protected]

Recruitment Promotion [email protected]

Training Co-Ordinator Doug Prasser [email protected]

O2W Editor Mark Anstey [email protected]

Committee Member Phil Draper

Committee Member Steve Green

WebmasterCraig Anson [email protected]

The CADAM Committee

OUR AIMSChelmsford and District Advanced Motorcyclists (CADAM) is one of many groups across the country whose aim is to improve motorcycling road safety by helping people prepare for, and pass, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) Advanced Motorcycling Test.Our group is affiliated to, but not subservient to, the IAM. However, because we share the same aims, we often seem to speak with one voice.CADAM is run by volunteers and serves the districts of Essex in and around Chelmsford. As well as helping people to pass the Advanced Test, we run the group as a club, so that once you have passed, you will still want to stay on and take part in our other activities. We provide:Structured instruction to prepare for the IAMAdvanced Motorcycling Test. You can choose a course that runs on Saturdays or one that runs on Sundays. These courses are designed to take even relatively inexperienced riders and raise their riding to IAM test standards.

Machine control days to increase your machine handling skills. These sessions are held off the public road, so we can explore your capabilities and those of your machine in safety.Social runs over challenging routes (no motor-ways, thanks!) to interesting places. Weekends away to ride some new roads, normally out of Essex.Monthly group meetings, often with a talk from a speaker on an interesting topic to do with motorcycling.On 2 Wheels – This newsletter, keeping you up to date with what’s happening.Want to know more? Call our general enquiries number 07790 656 687 – or just turn up at a meeting and introduce yourself to a committee member!Future Events – listings and directions can be found on the back cover.

When on a club run, be it an evening or a weekend event, speed limits must be observed. We have no exemption and advanced riding does not need to involve higher speeds. When approaching hazards appropriate care must be taken. On clubs runs you are running as CADAM and under the IAM banner.

Do not bring this into disrepute. Also the Marker system will be used. Anyone not familiar with this system please speak to one of the run organisers who will run through this for you.

Thanks and safe riding.

Jonathan Harman, Chairman, CADAM

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Issue 30 • February/March 2013 • www.cadam.org

Fear not! Whilst another year

may have passed, the best

motorcycling moments of

your life are just a twist of the

wrist away - as we will soon

witness the birth of the new

motorcycling dawn of 2013.

So in the meantime, turn the

key and prod the button to the

latest edition of your O2W!!

In typical Cadam fashion, a

very warm welcome to our

newest members who have

taken up the challenge: Philip

Cross, James Keteleers and

Richard England - welcome to

the world of Cadam and I wish

you may happy miles with us.

By joining the ranks of Cadam

you have already identified that

it is enthusiasm for motorcycling

and not age, sex or choice of

machine; that ultimately unites

riders who develop their skills

to the level required to pass

the Advanced Motorcycle Test.

So please make best use of the

opportunities to ride with your

Observers - and good luck.

The past month has been a

testing time of our website and

nerve. We need to express

gratitude to Craig Anson, Phil

Draper and Dave McLean for

rescuing our website from the

cusp. Thank guys!

I have not really had my ear

to the wall of the motorcycle

manufacturers these last months.

However I note that the test

reports on the Triumph 675R

glow as brightly as its Brembo

Monoblock callipers on a track

day. Hinckley have also been

busy with the 1050 Tiger. A mid

life make over provides 10 extra

ponies, new bodywork, exhaust

and swing arm. Apparently it

does not drink so much either.

The Rocket 3 Roadster and

Touring have also had a hand

from the make up department.

The Augusta Brutale 800 may

not be that practical (buy a used

STX1300 and save a wad!) but

for chilling out on a summers

day... (er, I wonder, does anyone

remember those?)

Something that did catch

my gaze is Honda’s take

Chairman’s Lip…A quick mirror check and the grainy silhouette of another year spent becomes more shaded with every passing broken white centre line. The reflection in the clocks are not speed and revs, but thoughts tainted with regret as to all things on two wheels we may have failed to achieve or aspire to, in the year just gone.

www.sportrider.com

motorcycles.findthebest.com

Tiffany Coates visits on February’s Group Night

on a modern air cooled classic. Honda launched

their CB1100 on home turf 3 years ago, but has

taken this long to arrive on our shores (have heard

of a slow boat to China. Did they row the boat to

England??) It looks a beautiful recreation of their

iconic air cooled in line fours of the seventies and

eighties, but at £9,000 I would need a little more

convincing – and then some.

I did note that KTM have added a 390cc Duke

to their range of bikes. It should just about offer

a full motorcycle and proper biking experience

with big bike looks and equipment – for under

£5000. Did I mention that for considerably more

you could be astride the 690 Duke R? Well I have

now and it comes with Akrapovic and WP bling.

The 1290 Super Duke R has now been ridden

for the first time in prototype form – and it looks

quite promising.

This could be one for those that prefer ‘green’

and not ‘black’ beneath their rubber. Honda is to

offer an off road school along similar tracks to

that offered by BMW. Their chosen party piece

also being in Wales. CRF 250’s and 400’s are your

weapons of choice, so maybe more appealing than

the German artillery pieces? No prices yet.

On the subject of German artillery, the last week

of January in South Africa bore witness to the

launch of what is probably BMW’s most important

bike ever – the new GS. Tragically, said launch was

marred by the death of Kevin Ash. Kevin Ash 53,

was a world renowned motorcycling journalist and

had written regular features for many publications

from MCN to the Daily Telegraph and was riding

one of the new bikes at the time. The lid is still

tightly shut on what exactly happened, obviously

pending the findings of the investigation by both

the locals and BMW Motorrad. As such I feel it

appropriate to bow ones head – and not blow

the GS’s trumpet. (You can do that by browsing

the bike press between now and the UK launch).

The 19th day of this year saw the introduction

of the new driving licence regs and at the same

Category Minimum Test Vehicle Description Min age

AM (Moped)

A two-wheeled machine of 50 cubic centimetres (cc) capacity or less; and have a top design speed of no more than 28 mph (45km/h)

16 years

A1 (Small Motorcycle)

A two-wheeled machine and at least 120cc and no more than 125cc capacity; have an engine power output no more than 11 kilowatts (kW) - 14.6 brake horse power (bhp); and be capable of at least 55 mph (90 km/h)

17 years

A2 (Medium Motorcycle)

A two-wheeled machine of at least 395cc; have an engine power output of at least 25kW (33 bhp) and not exceeding 35kW (46.6 bhp); and have a power to weight ratio not exceeding 0.2kW per kilogram.* If the engine power output of the motorcycle has been restricted to fit sub- category A2, the power output of the machine before restriction cannot be more than double that obtained after restriction

19 years

A (Large Motorcycle)

A two-wheeled machine of at least 595cc; and have an engine power output of at least 40kW (53.6 bhp)

24 years (21 yrs via progressive access)

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time DVLA are also issuing

a revised style of driving

licence. These new regs

effect new motorcyclists,

particularly as a new driving

category – A2 has been

introduced. So there are now

4 categories of motorcycle

entitlement or groups to

get our heads around: AM,

A1, A2 and A. It is not the

easiest thing to understand,

so have copied the chart

below from the web, as

it’s the best learning aid

I could find.

On the subject of January

and on the home front,

our first Group night

of 2013 was a really

informative presentation from Saxon Microlights.

Thanks Joan. (Sorry I failed to appear, but

was being scanned by a box of MRI tricks).

On the back of their visit I hope to arrange a

Cadam trip to North Weald during the summer

months to witness the magnificent men and

women in their flying machines. Some thing not

to be missed!

Tiffany Coates will have the floor and our full

attention come February’s Group Night. For those

not in the know, Tiffany is the female (and much,

much, more attractive) equivalent of Austin Vince.

Tiffany is the worlds foremost female adventure

bike rider and has ridden nearly 200,000 miles

since her first adventure. Her first adventure

was supposed to be for nine months, but Tiffany

just kept riding – for two and a half years – and

four continents!

We have another lovely lady to grace our April

Group night. Inky Anne! Inky Anne or Anne Garnish

to use her real name, only started motorcycling

at the age of 33 and having got hooked on track

days decided to give being a passenger in a racing

sidecar outfit a go. And go she did! She has

competed in numerous F2 and F350 events and

has this year been invited to the TT and Oliver’s

Mount to name a few. If you wonder where the

name Inky Anne comes from – well I don’t think

you will get to find out! Hopefully Anne will not

mind if I let on that she has a tattoo on her back

which took over 35 hrs needle time (Ouch!!)

Mick Gowlett’s wife Jen has not seen much of him

these winter evenings, for Mick has been busy

amongst the cobwebs in his potting shed. Mick has

not been nursing his new seedlings – but planning

two fantastic Cadam trips! The first trip is in May

and is to the Eifel Region of Western Germany, in

the narrow valley of the Rur River at Monschau.

Having done this trip twice, I cannot rate it enough.

You will see why...

The second trip is at the end of August

Inky Anne, another lovely lady,

preparing to grace our Group Night,

in April

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we don’t need roads!”

and is a little closer to home.

In fact, Mick will be guiding you

to England’s largest and possibly

most rural county and next

years Tour de France will start

here... You don’t need to put

your answers on a post card, but

do keep your eyes peeled on

the Cadam website.

D–Day will probably go down

as the most successful invasion

in history. So over the second

Bank Holiday weekend in

May, I am planning a weekend

away to explore and see for

ourselves the turning point of

WWII. Least we forget what

we owe so many.

This time of year pot holes are

one of our biggest enemies.

Particularly on unlit sections

of tarmac during the hours of

darkness. Its reassuring to note

then that revenue spending

on highways was down 6%

between 2010-2011. It is

estimated that between 2011-

2012 it was down 13% and to

cheer us up it is on course to

fall another 11% between 2012-

2013. Apparently is nought to do

with materials or workmanship,

but all to do with the expansion

of water as our climate continually

dances between a couple of

degrees either side of zero this

time of year.

As a side (seems they have

not surveyed motorcycles

or riders yet) Porsche, Aston

Martin and Jaguar pilots are

amongst the most likely to get

caught speeding. Particularly

if your des res happens to be

in Bournemouth, Dorchester

and Liverpool. If you steer a

Fiat, Proton or Rover and like

Canterbury, Ilford and London

– then your doing just fine!

Hmmm – does this prove they

have wider, bigger, straighter

ribbons of tarmac in the south

west and that Ilford and London

are just too congested to get

carried away??

In line with tradition and with

a serious exhaust note, March

Group night is our AGM. Whilst

this may not be the most gripping

event on the map, it is one of the

most important – none more so

than this year. Not only has our

Treasurer had to move on, but

so does our Group Secretary.

I cannot say this any louder:

“Cadam needs your help”.

The engine that powers your

group is down to just 6 cylinders.

We need to run on 8 to

maintain the same standards of

equilibrium and need to engage

all 12 cylinders for improved

Group performance. To be fair,

you only get out of your Group

what you put in – put poor fuel

in your bike and you get poor

performance. So please give

some thought to removing your

helmet and gloves and stepping

forward. Thank you.

Finally, the grime reaper came

after me twice in one day last

week. He was wearing a huge

smile across his chest and

circling his sharpened scythe

above my head. A male in a grey

Peugeot 207 accelerated out of

the exit of McDonald’s car park

at the Boreham services straight

towards my brightly coloured

liquorice all sort. Then followed

the sound of biting tyres into

tarmac as he changed his mind

and stopped about 6 inches

from my left knee. Not long

afterwards riding along the A12

in lane 3, I met his accomplice.

Strangely enough in another

Peugeot. A very mature female,

overdosed on slap, suddenly

decided she wanted me and

tried to put me into the central

barrier. It was a good effort,

as I still don’t know how I got

away with it. All I know is that

our conversation that followed

was not of a loving nature.

Not helped by those immortal

words: “Sorry, I did not see you!”

This time of year we are all a bit

rusty – me obviously included.

So the motto here is to make

sure we are covered head to

foot in ‘day glow Derek paint’

(I was) and always remember to

present your bike (I didn’t) to

other traffic every time.

Kind Regards & Safe Riding

JH.

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Our main goal is to introduce people to the delights of flying microlight aircraft. Many people who fly with us plan to do so only once as an adventure sport activity among many others – just for the experience. We offer a variety of gift vouchers which you can give to a loved one (or yourself) as a present for a special occasion. We find that many who come once, come again; but they come back to learn how to fly. We do that too!

Learning to fly a microlight is a very satisfying challenge from the first time you handle the controls,

through gaining sufficient skills to land the aeroplane, eventually being sent away for your first solo flight

(with nobody else aboard), and finally the General Skills Test where you prove to a flight examiner that

you are ready to take full responsibility for your own flying and to take a passenger with you. Some

people choose to spend a summer putting in a lot of effort to gain their licence in one push; others

choose a more relaxed approach, flying once a month or so. This latter approach takes longer, but

every training flight is a flight, and our intention is to make every flight a pleasure.

we don’t need roads!”“Where we’re going,

January club night saw a fascinating presentation by Joan Walsh of Saxon Microlights,

on an alternative, to the norm, form of transport for Cadam! For those who were unable to attend

the evening, or would like to know more, here’s what Saxon Microlights do!

Joan performing a fly-past in ‘Hoppy’

Doc Brown. Back to the Future

We operate from an active airfield and on

summer weekends (and often during the week

too) we can often be found at our ‘dispersal hut’

sitting in the shade of the poplar trees and sipping

a cup of tea or a cool soft drink while discussing

the previous flight. When the weather is poor, we

can retire to the school office for ground school

to explain some of the theoretical subjects or to

practise some of the flight exercises in our full size

microlight simulator.

What we fly

Thruster T600N – the school’s workhorse

Our school microlight is a Thruster T600N 450

(Jab) nicknamed Grasshopper (or ‘Hoppy’ for

short). The Thruster is a well-established marque

for microlight training, and was made famous in

the popular book, Propellerhead. Our aircraft,

a modern version of the type, is near the mid-

point in terms of microlight performance, so our

student pilots are well placed to transfer either to

the faster (more expensive) modern machines or

to move onto older, lighter, and more affordable

classic microlights, such as the AX3 or our privately

operated Thruster TST.

Cyclone AX3 – an old favourite

Over the winter of 2007/8 we renovated an old

AX3 microlight. We used her as a way to teach

Saxon Microlights students about microlight

aircraft maintenance. The team who renovated her

will operate her as a syndicate machine, while we

will retain an interest so that she will also be the

school’s reserve training aircraft. In the spirit of the

club, she’s been given a name: Myhmi (pronounced

Mimi). This came from the view of her dancing

gently on her wheels in the wind, all dressed in

her faded pink and white finery. When she was

young it was red and white, but age and the sun

had faded the dyes – but now, fresh for 2012, we

have bought her some new clothes; her red and

white are shiny and bright and her windscreen is

fresh and clear.

We also use our FNPT for flight training. It is a

full size simulator modelled as an accurate replica

of the school’s Thruster and allows students to

practice flight exercises in a relaxed environment

and at lower cost than in the air. It can also be used

when the weather prevents flying or during the

long winter evenings.

Where we are

We are based at North Weald Airfield, a historic

airfield which is famous for its important role in

the defence of Britain during both world wars. It is

conveniently located near the Harlow/Chelmsford

exit on the M11 and close to the M25. This

location makes it easy to reach from London,

Essex, and surrounding counties (Hertfordshire,

Kent, Cambridge, and Bedfordshire).

Our club facilities

Our ground school facilities and simulator room

are based on site at North Weald airfield. We

made the move early in 2009. After a lot of work

cleaning up and providing our own facilities we

were ready to open for business by May. Then in

September 2011 we were given the opportunity

to move to a better location on the airfield. After

yet more cleaning and redecoration, we moved in

just before Christmas.


We are here Tuesdays to Saturdays by appointment

or if we have work that needs to be done there.

On Wednesdays and Saturdays we’ll be here,

whether or not we are flying, from about noon

to at least 5pm.

When we’re preparing the aircraft to fly, we’ll be at

the ‘dispersal hut’ under the poplars. This is where you

might find us if you are booked in for a trial lesson.

Who we are

We have been involved in microlight flying since

1993 and were both occasional glider pilots before

that. Before founding the Saxon Microlights flying

school, Joan Walsh had a successful career as a

Chartered Engineer practising firstly in the aircraft

industry, then in a wide variety of computer-based

engineering projects. She is now our full time flying

instructor and is responsible for the training arm

of the business.

In addition to instructing, as a Flight Examiner, she

is also authorised by the CAA to conduct the

written and practical tests leading to the issue of a

UK National Private Pilot’s Licence or to revalidate

a lapsed licence. Joan has also been active within

the BMAA, first quietly behind the scenes, then

between 2006 and 2012 as a member of the

governing council.

Ginge Sunley is involved in the business part time

and is responsible for the ground operations,

especially aircraft maintenance and safety. In his

spare time, Ginge is renovating a classic biplane

from the early days of microlight flying. Joan also

writes occasional magazine articles, mostly about

microlight flying.

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A little history

Having spent some time based as a private aircraft

at the farm, our aeroplane was temporarily

moved to Rayne Hall Farm near Braintree in 2004.

We flew her from here to Sheepcoates Farm near

Maldon whenever we needed to do flight training

while we assessed the suitability of the site as a

permanent base for the school. The aeroplane was

moved there in the early summer of 2005 and

we continued training using Sheepcoates Farm

as our base. We received no serious complaints

and applied for planning permission to base there

permanently, but this was refused at the start of

2006. We were given the opportunity to move

back to the farm, which has been the home to

light aircraft since the 1950’s and is operated by

Yak-11 display pilot, Angie Soper. This field, while

still definitely a farm strip, had better facilities and

we built a small office and briefing room within

one of the factory units there. It also became

the home of our flight procedures trainer.

In early 2007 we were given permission to

operate training flights at North Weald Airfield,

and later that year we moved our Thruster there

along with the hut which had been our home at

Sheepcoates Farm. In 2009 we were able to move

our ground training facilities to North Weald too.

We still retain a link with the farm because we

visit there for the club ‘summer camp’ and get our

pilots used to operating within the restrictions of

a farm strip.

Why ‘Saxon’ Microlights?

We’re often asked! For starters, Saxon is an

appropriate name for any organisation operating

in Essex; during the dark ages it was the county of

the East Saxons.

That’s not our real reason though. Before we

started flying microlights, Ginge was a working

fisherman licensed to operate out of Maldon, on

the River Blackwater. He owned a series of boats

through his fishing career, but the last one (and

his favourite) was a fast dory which he named

after the Saxon heritage of the town. Along with

the boat Ginge had a goodly collection of fish-

boxes, all marked with the boat’s registered name

“Saxon”. It seemed logical to us, to name the

business after the boat – especially as it meant we

wouldn’t have to change the name on the boxes.

It’s as simple as that.

Our logo takes the Seaxe heraldic symbol used in

many Essex coats of arms and, unconventionally,

crosses them. The addition of feathered wings

represents lightweight flight. In our club badge, we

represent the feathers in silver except for those

pilots who have been given their wings by our CFI

whose badges have golden feathers.

So there you have it.! The nearest towns to us

in London, Essex and Hertfordshire (Herts) are

Brentwood, Romford, Ongar, Epping, Harlow,

Chelmsford, Waltham Abbey, Basildon, Maldon,

Whitham, Braintree and Bishops Stortford..

For information please contact:www.saxonmicro.co.uk, [email protected] call Joan on 07885 039 502 or 01245 267 637

Issue 30 • February 2013 • www.cadam.org

Herts Traffic Management Ltd., is a specialist temporary traffic management company with depots in Braintree, Gatwick and Watford.

We are a specialist provider for

temporary road schemes and

controls (diversions, closures, temp

traffic lights, pedestrian crossings

etc) for various clients ranging

from utility companies to major

Hollywood production companies.

Since August 2011 Herts has

been utilising motorbikes to

Lights, Cameras, Action!

conduct scheduled and random

compliance, quality control

and audits of our installations,

operations and operatives.

In August 2011, I initially

proposed and trialled the

concept using my own personal

bike to conduct site inspection.

Although my bike wasn’t the ideal

model it did prove the concept.

This has now evolved and our

third bespoke BMW R1200RT is

being delivered this week.

They carry our corporate livery

including amber beacons plus

video capability.

In addition to our ‘bread and

butter’ site inspections, we use the

bikes more & more ‘on location’

for many major film productions.

Sporting events, concerts etc

are now requesting the bikes

attend as we can provide a fast

and efficient response to any

issues that may arise.

Historically I have only looked

to ex – Traffic Motorcycle Police

to pilot these machines as I can

be sure they have had the finest

training, can cope with the hours

in the saddle and still perform

the tasks required. Having said

that, I am very willing to talk

to others who may be

interested, but they must 11

Don’t know if this will be of interest,

but here goes: I bought my Bonnie

in 1976 for £600 from a friend who

couldn’t get on with it due to a back

injury. He had bought it brand new

from Pride and Clarke in Elephant and

Castle (he had paid £690) and it had

done around 300 miles.

Coming home from Devon in 1977, it holed a

piston (timing slipped). A top end rebuild and +40

(if memory serves) rebore and pistons sorted that.

I ran it for a few years before getting married

and confining it to the garage. A few years passed

before my Dad and I done a very quick touch up

and got it running again. We fitted Boyer Bransdon

electronic ignition to try and sort out the slow

speed running - it had never ‘ticked over’ from

new, always having to have the throttle blipped to

keep running at a standstill. The frame had to be

replaced due to an oil leak.

I had the engine professionally rebuilt in the early

90’s and ran it for a few more years until late 2001.

My son and I had been to Alexandra Palace for a

bike show, came to start the bike and it was only

running on 1 cylinder rode it home on 1 cylinder

and on further investigation found that it had

‘dropped’ a pushrod. I chained it to the cherry tree

in my front garden and covered it with a tarpaulin!

Fast forward 11 years and at my Son Andrew’s

suggestion we have started a rebuild. Having

moved to a house with a garage helped.

Looking at the bike with a more critical eye seems

Bonnie

already hold the highest levels

of motorcycle training.

We are also trying to arrange a

possible talk about what we do

on a forthcoming group night,

so I hope to meet some of you

sometime in the future.

For more information, please

visit our website:

www.hertstraffic.co.uk.

Chris Winfield. Director.

PS. I’m selling my BMW R1200C

cruiser, if you know anybody

who might be interested?

ReboRn


to suggest that it might be a

major job though.

A few photos (sorry about the

poor quality of some of them):

Mileage is currently 36,772

Tank appears to be reusable Tank off, removing carbs

Cylinder head has been removed

Lots of WD40 has been sprayed around the pistons to try and ease them off

Something has been living under the seat!13

Cylinder head is in surprisingly

good condition with no visible

damage. The head was reworked

by Len Paterson of The Cylinder

Head Shop when the UK went

over to unleaded. The left

hand pushrod was found to

be around 10mm shorter than

the other three! This was on the inlet side – possible cause of the poor running?

A quick Google suggests that it may be a T140v pushrod, wonder if it was wrongly used during the original factory build or the rebuild?

A little bit of damage is visible and the black par t is actually loose and falls off if turned upside down! good job that didn’t go down the pushrod tube.

All chrome will need replacing or re-plating, will have to think long and hard what to do there

and any advice welcome. It will be a long term rebuild, but I will post as and when work gets done. Any help and comments

appreciated. Paul ReeveFollow online at: http://www.therevcounter.co.uk/classic-motorbikes-forum/83989-triumph-t120v-bonneville-rebuild.html

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For further information or for a booking form (if you wish to display cars or bikes), please contact Tracey Harvey on 07951462645 (after 4:30pm please) or by email: [email protected]

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fun things for kids to do too,

including a bouncy castle, face

painting, and model racing cars.

There will also be things for the

adults too; Various food vehicles,

a bar (open till 20:30). At this

time, the organisers are also in

the process of arranging camping

facilities so that those who wish

to have a drink or two, need not

drive home afterwards!

In addition, there are plans for

Craft Stalls and hopefully some

Auto Jumble Stalls too. The event

will be open to the public from

11:00 – 17:00 and will hopefully

become an annual event!

to displayCars &

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General Admission: £6.00 Adults

£3.00 Children

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Minichamps has released a 1:12 diecast model of the 1961 Triumph TR6 in red and silver. It was some seven years ago

that we paid a visit to Kevin and

Cliff at Ace Classics in South

London to photograph their

immaculate and well-known

Triumph TR6. We sent all the

pictures and measurements to

Minichamps and then forgot

about it. Then, some six months

ago, we were contacted by the

German model-maker with

some questions. It soon became

clear that our photographs had

been lost and that the company

had found a less than original

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Additional product descriptionMinichamps has announced a 1:12 diecast model of the 1961 Triumph TR6 in red and silver. In its 2012 Part 2

Announcements, Minichamps revealed that they would be producing a 1:12 replica of a 1958 Triumph

Thunderbird. We were, we admit, just a little miffed as they normally talk to us about their classic bike subjects,

especially the British ones. But ours is not to question why. And then their model makers sent us an email with

pictures of a bike that they had found in Germany and photographed. They were a little bit confused and

concerned about some of the detail, as the bike wasn’t like some they’d seen in their reference books. Well, we

wouldn’t profess to be an authority on sixties Triumphs, but even we could tell that their pictures didn’t depict a

Thunderbird at all, but a TR6. But, in truth, it wasn’t even a very nice or original TR6, so we suggested that we

take the project on, which is what has happened. The first thing we did was to persuade them not to replicate a

Thunderbird at all. The Thunderbird had been a legendary machine, but by the early sixties it was a shadow of its

former self. And whilst that bathtub bodywork was distinctive, it was not the sexiest bike in the range. Instead,

what we have persuaded Minichamps to make is a 1961 TR6.

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bike in Germany as their subject. We sent the original images

over again, but by then much of the work on the model had been

completed. The result is a replica that, whilst very nice, is not quite

what we had expected and hoped for. Rather than a copy of a nut

and bolt perfect factory bike, the Minichamps model replicates the

kind of Triumph TR6 that one might find on the street or in a classic

dealership. All the basics are there, but this is a bike that, in the

intervening 50 years, has been amended and modified. Of course,

it’s still identifiably and unequivocally a TR6 and it might only be a real

aficionado who will spot the modifications, but our own preference

is always to help Minichamps to get the bikes as close as they can

be to the specification that applied when they came out of the

factory. Perhaps we’re being a little precious. It’s a nice model, we just

wish Minichamps had copied the Ace Classics machine, which was

actually the factory’s 1961 official press bike.


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There might well be, amongst our many

members, those who are not aware of the

Cadam Forum. For those of you that now

hold up your hands, let me now tell you that

it can be found on the Cadam web site! It is

the place for banter and discussions about

all things biking. The following is just a sample

from what’s being talked about at the moment.

Obviously we don’t have the space nor the

need to re print all the comments here, but if

you haven’t done so before, log in and join in.

You might learn something or be prompted to

join the debate.

Hi -Visibility, why bother?If it ever gets warm enough to ride again, we will pull on our hi–viz jackets, ‘Coz we are IAM’, and head out covered in more yellow than the Italian Army.

But is Hi - Viz really effective?

This is a link to an article in the Grunidan from one of their push-bike blogs: www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2013/jan/10/cycling-high-visibility-safe-fluorescent.

The end of that article in-turn links to a literature review/report from the TRL that suggests the jury is still out on whether hi–viz is consistently effective in all road conditions or environments. ie: what stands out like a beer mat on a billiard table under one set of conditions may not work as well, if at all, five miles down the road or under different lighting conditions later in the day.

For example: there is Pelican crossing near where I work in central London that I cross to get to where I have parked the bike. Waiting for the lights to change I have noticed that at

night, especially in wet conditions that it is very difficult to pick up cyclists and indeed the smaller PTW’s. This is because the stronger and higher headlights from buses and cars totally overwhelm the sight picture, so all I can see is a great bank of light coming in my direction. And remember this is in Central London, one to the better lit areas in the UK.

Sometimes I am able to detect a cyclist when they get caught as a silhouette against someone else’s lights, ie they become visible by the very absence light. But otherwise there is no reflection from hi–viz or anything else to pick up and if were in a car I would have been committed to a manoeuvre before they suddenly got close enough to see.

My simple mind says this is because the light is going the wrong way, so the hi–viz doesn’t work, but I suppose that Mr. Plant will tell me the proper Fizz-icks definition.

My opinion from all this?

Wearing a hi–viz top and a white (or yellow) helmet cannot do any harm, but do not rely upon it keep you safe and to part the traffic like Moses standing by the Red Sea in all times in all conditions. If the driver that hit you said he did not see you, he just may be telling the truth, from his view point you really did disappear into the background.

Therefore especially in urban conditions and at night, ride Roadcraft to the max, everyone is trying to kill you and no one can see you.

Perhaps the next stage following the research on adaptive camouflage, is the creation of adaptive visibility?

Russ

From the Forum...

Cellular Line Interphone F5s

Hopefully, this write up will give you all a honest view about the above Bluetooth head set.

What’s in the box?

Well there are a few versions: A single unit, twin

unit, trio unit and I believe a quad unit. The price

for a single unit retails around £165 whilst the twin

unit retails at around £325.

This is where ebay or a raffle is your friend. On

eBay, the price various tremendously, so there

it would be luck of the draw and final price

is dependent on how much the individual is

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prepared to pay. So, I can’t comment too much

on your own purse strings.

The kit I have comprised of two units. Each had

a boom microphone (suitable for an open face

helmet) and a microphone suitable for full face

helmets, various velcro pads and replacement

foam covers for the mouth piece, one USB lead

and a twin charger, (allowing you to charge both

units simultaneously), silicon for the connections,

two different mounting brackets for each unit, a

screw driver and finally, an instruction manual!

Installation

I own a Shoei XR1100 full face helmet and the

inside cheeks and head pad are very easy to

remove, so I could gain access without any issues.

One ear piece, the right hand one, fits nicely into

the ear recess. Here it’s best to run the wire over

the top of where your head would be, this wire

is also the antenna for the radio. Likewise, the left

hand ear piece fits into the LHS recess, but this

also contains wiring for the microphone and RHS

ear piece. It also has the larger wire that plugs into

the unit – which is mounted on the outside of the

helmet on the LHS.

Once I plumbed it all in, I replaced the helmets

padding, having to make a minor cut to the plastic

edging where it fits inside, to allow the larger wire

to fit how I liked it (I have OCD!).

Pairing of both units was already done and the

pairing of the Bluetooth to my Blackberry was

very simple. The Radio tuning was not so good

it has to be said! So far, I have failed to tune

in a couple of stations I like. Having said that,

when riding to work in London, I prefer to listen

to the traffic rather than the radio. So this isn’t

such an issue.

I haven’t installed the second unit yet, but during

installation I tested the communication/intercom

and this sounded fine.

Having used it when answering a phone call, the

sound wasn’t too bad, and the good thing is, that

when a call is received, all you do is say ‘Hello’ and

the call is answered!

I’m soon to have a birthday and my friends are

buying me a Garmin Zumo 660 which also

interfaces into the unit, so once this gets installed

I’ll have everything running of the one unit.

Overall impressions

Packaging and contents very good, but the manual

needs further work on – it was translated from

Italian and so has limitations, as do instructions on

special features such as the radio tuning. But, if like

me you hate instructions, you can play around and

logically work things out fairly quickly.

Value?

Well again, that’s subjective and depends on what

you are prepared to pay. Personally, I think £325 is

rather steep. I think they could quite easily drop

£100 off a twin boxed set and £50 to £75 off a

single unit.

Would I recommend one? As above really, if you

get it cheaper than the recommended price, then

I’d say yes!

Anyway I hope the above is helpful. If anyone

wants to see one in the flesh, you’ll see it flashing

blue on my helmet next club night!

Trevor Jordan

How to Find Us

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MayTues 14th Group Night – Essex Gliding EPSA. 19:30.

JuneTues 11th Group Night – Roadcraft EPSA. 19:30

JulyTues 9th Group Night – EPSA. 19:30.

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DecemberTues 10 th Group Night – EPSA. 19:30.

Club Nights

The Sports Pavilion, Chelmsford Police HQ, St. Margaret’s Road. 19:30 for 22:00 start unless otherwise stated. Please refer to CADAM events listing for dates.

Apologies, but we will need to collect £1.00 from each member present on club nights to cover the cost of hiring the room.

Guest speakers and the occasional raffle are being planned for some of the meetings. For more details or suggestions for future events, please contact a member of the committee.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Your Club Needs You!

If you have any suggestions that you feel may benefit the club and its members, then we would love to hear from you.

That might include suggestions (or niggles) about training, club nights, rideouts or this magazine.

We are a team of volunteers and it is important to us that the club operates to benefit all members.

If you have any suggestions please don’t hesitate to contact one of the committee at a club night, on a ride out or via the emails listed above. Better still, why not come along to a Committee Meeting and get involved. With your help we can make riding safer and fun.

CADAM What’s On? 2013Visit the Forum and Events Calendar at www.cadam.org for more detailsof all events listed. Check regularly as events are regularly added or amended.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

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