Friday afternoon safety meeting.

[trevor]

Quite amazing array of bikes-n-cars.

Impressive.

How does this happen...? You have some email/text group to announce when you are gonna be available...?

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I have a "Safety Meeting Group" text of 18 people...then there are about 10 by email...then a half a dozen by separate text, then a few by messenger on facebook. I let them know the morning of that it's on starting a 2pm until ??
The reason for the hiatus was I rode to Ontario for the first 3 Fridays then I had Covid on the 4th Friday...

[dpep]

Trevor, is it the case that in Victoria in order to register to vote you must prove ownership of a vintage motorcycle? It sure seems that way.

[bccap]

Trevor, is it the case that in Victoria in order to register to vote you must prove ownership of a vintage motorcycle? It sure seems that way.

No they're not that strict ..... A vintage car will do .....

[trevor]

Trevor, is it the case that in Victoria in order to register to vote you must prove ownership of a vintage motorcycle? It sure seems that way.

Lol....that made me laugh! You also have to have picture proof of wearing shorts and sandals in February

[trevor]

No they're not that strict ..... A vintage car will do .....

Lol...that would do it also!

[trevor]

Trevor, is it the case that in Victoria in order to register to vote you must prove ownership of a vintage motorcycle? It sure seems that way.

It really comes down to our awesome "Collector Plate" program we have in BC.
Our insurance here is run by the BC Gov...I know...how Commie of us...lol...
If you motorcycle is at least 25 years old you can apply for "collector plates"....you send in 6 pics of your bike...front, rear, both sides, seat and vin.
Your bike has to be in nice mostly original conditions...safety items like new suspension, brake line etc. are ok...and certain period correct mods....like the 4-1 exhausts my bike has. If your bike is approved it about a 75% discount. The only restrictions are you can't ride it to and from work or school...other than that you can ride it as much as you want....as you know from me...
If you have several bikes that have been approved for collector status you can get a "multi-plate"...one plate that cost about the same as having three individual collector plates....and then you can put as many collector plates on it at no extra charge.
This program extends to cars as well....so this might very well be part of the reason we have so many old bikes/cars on the road.
I love it! Keeps classics on the road and creates it's own cottage industry in the process.

[trevor]

Well another good Friday afternoon safety meeting.....great weather we are having.

My buddy Brian seems to buy a new motorcycle every week...lol...he picked up this beauty this week....Ohlins front and rear, Corbin seat, after market exhaust etc etc this makes number 27 0r 28 bikes he has now....he's certifiable
I have always loved these bikes..







My buddy Geoff...you have seen a couple of his cars....70 green Jaguar convertible and a 60s red Austin Healey



And then things got interesting...lol...a friend Steve who has a huge car and motorcycle collection came over....you may remember a thread I did "Friday safety meeting doing a tour"...where we saw his collection....he's Lotus guy.
1967 Cortina
He races this one...

[trevor]

Here are some more....











My wife bringing her Fiat in after the party.

[Rob S.]

Oh man: H2, CB750, Norton. All dream bikes when I was young and all in one place and currently riding! Great stuff Trevor.

H2? Where's that? I didn't see any Kaw triple.

[Eli69]

"Positive Earth" I've heard of that. I would probably forget and make a spark or two if I was working on that.

[trevor]

H2? Where's that? I didn't see any Kaw triple.

It was in last Friday's meeting..

[Grimly]

"Positive Earth" I've heard of that. I would probably forget and make a spark or two if I was working on that.

It was the daftest notion foisted on the world by the British car industry.
Any older cars I had back in the day I immediately converted to negative earth, just to keep them in line with the rest of the world (or Europe).
Anyone who's ever lunched a car radio by ass-uming anything about the earthing will know what I mean.
What I REALLY don't understand is the desire by some restorers to revert the cars to positive earth. Utterly stupid idea.

[trevor]

It was the daftest notion foisted on the world by the British car industry.
Any older cars I had back in the day I immediately converted to negative earth, just to keep them in line with the rest of the world (or Europe).
Anyone who's ever lunched a car radio by ass-uming anything about the earthing will know what I mean.
What I REALLY don't understand is the desire by some restorers to revert the cars to positive earth. Utterly stupid idea.

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[Rob S.]

It was in last Friday's meeting..

Wow! Looks very original. Runs perfect, I assume.

[trevor]

Wow! Looks very original. Runs perfect, I assume.

All original….he’s freshened up the top end himself and still doing some fine tuning.
Wish I knew how to post a video of it running.