who’s who in the ecmc the oily rag
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Who’s who in the ECMC .
Chairman: Ray Martin 01392 274365
Vice Chairman: Nic Drew 078901 119939
Treasurer: Alan Cotterill 01392-874356
Secretary/Public Relations: Adrian Evans
56, Rowan Way, Exeter. Tel: 07712-063057
Membership Secretary: Chris Ellis 01392 833354
1 The Paddocks, Kennford. EX6 7XY
Regalia: Pete White Tel: 01392-211474.
Newsletter Editor:
Alan Cotterill
Welfare Officer: Trish Bainborough.Tel: 01392-851717
Annual Run Organiser: Committee
Annual Run Secretary: Committee
Annual Run Chief Marshal: Nic Drew
Committee Members without Portfolio:
Gerry Merchant, Mervyn Green
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January 2014 http://www.exeterclassicmotorcycleclub.btck.co.uk
EST: 1988
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Treen Motors
Great supporters of our Dartmoor Run.
Charlotte Street, Crediton, EX17 3BG
On the corner facing you, coming from Exeter.
Telephone: 01363 772283
Motorcycle servicing and M.O.T’s
Used motorcycles, accessories,
Phone for latest news of bikes for sale.
Mention E.C.M.C and you could get a discount.
Real Classic Magazine.
Yearly Subscription £30:00. Free u.k delivery.
www.realclassic.co.uk
Or send cheque for £30:00 payable to COSMIC BIKE CO LTD to;
PO box 66, Bude, EX23 9ZX
CMS
Venny Bridges
Mention the club,
rumour has it they offer ECMC members a discount
CCR Motorcycles (motorcycle repairs)
Jez Tyrell, 1E New North Road, Exmouth
Tel:01395 267773/07919085276
(discounts available for club members)
Bike Worx LTD
Repairs, mot’s, wheel building, clothing etc.
For modern and Classic bikes
(Discount on MOT’s for ECMC members)
Tel: 01392 272722 Jamie & Chris
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After the war the two stroke bikes were selling well and some
were tuned and raced in the IOM TT 250cc Lightweight Class.
1924 was a milestone for the factory. Percy Goodman designed
the 350cc O.H.C model K and because of the larger capacity put
“Veloce” transfers on the tank. That was so unpopular that the
1925 machines reverted to Velocette and on every machine
thereafter. The O.H.C model was an instant success winning the
1926 Junior TT by 10 minutes!
In 1929 John Goodman died so Percy and Eugene carried on,
Percy with the O.H.C (1925-1950) and Eugene designing the
easier and cheaper to manufacture O.H.V models (1933-1971).
Eugene had a son and daughter, the son Peter became a proficient
road racer on the KTT model. In 1939 he joined the RAF for war
duties where he was the sole survivor of a air crash though badly
injured. In 1947 Peter was racing again and came 4th in the Jun-
ior TT. After Percy died in 1952 Peter became a director and was
in charge of the water cooled LE production.
John Adams was company secretary and married Eugene’s
daughter. So, the lady at Bedford Square was Peter’s niece.
A true family firm!
German skirmishes over the border possessions at that time).
1890 Johannes was making his own motorcycles and also
gines, he built the frame and cycle parts. The machine was called the
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A Family Affair by Gerry Merchant
At the recent ECMC Bedford Square charity motorcycle show Ray
Martin our chairman noticed a lady taking more than a passing
glance at my Velocette. Ray, being Ray, asked the lady why she had
such an interest in the bike. She said “my great grandfather founded
the Velocette factory”! So I also spoke to this interesting lady as I
wanted to know more of this coincidence. She said that her birth
surname had been Adams and that Peter Goodman (the last of the
managing directors of Veloce Ltd.) was her uncle.
Hoping this will be of interest to club members I have traced the
origins and history of Veloce Ltd. Motorcycles. In 1876 a 19 year
old Grerman came to England (probably to escape the Franco-
German skirmishes over the border possessions at that time).
Johannes Gutemann settled in Birmingham and had a job in bicycle
manufacture. In 1884 he married Elizabeth Ormonde the daughter of
a watch and clock maker. They had two sons, Percy and Eugene. By
1890 Johannes was making his own motorcycles and also
rickshaws for export to the Far East. Come the early 1900s motorcy-
cles were on the scene and Johannes imported Belgian Kelecom en-
gines, he built the frame and cycle parts. The machine was called the
Ormonde (Maybe connecting with his wifes maiden name?). By
1905 the first Veloce (Latin for speed) was marketed and interest-
ingly the sparks came from a trembler coil manufactured by EIC
(Exeter Ignition Company) of Sidwell Street.
In 1909 a 4hp inlet over exhaust engine was introduced and in 1913
a small two stroke which was called a Vellocette. Then came the
first World War and Johannes Gutemann decided to become British
and changed his name to John Goodman by deed poll.
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Regalia
New stock, see Peter White for latest styles and
prices. Enamel lapel badges £4:00
Round sticker £0:50
Car Sticker £1:00
Chrome licence holder £7:00
All available from Pete White. Please check prices,
and order on club night, arrange payment with
him .
Membership
£10 per year. August to August.
Cheques should be made payable to: ECMC
Boxing Day
Good to see so many of you in spite of the dodgy weather
and the sun in your eyes reflecting off the wet roads.
Nic Drew was approached by a person who had some
literature relating to Velocette motorcycles, His name is
Colin Batten. If you wish to know more have a word with
Nic who has the contact details.
Ray managed to convince one of the visitors that ours is the
club to join so look out for a stranger at the next club
meeting and make him welcome.
Next meeting TUESDAY January
7th!!!
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Tuesday club night Jan 7th
Christmas / New Year meal (Tuesday) Feb 4th
Bristol Classic Shepton Mallet Feb 8th/9th
Broadclyst fun day 2014 June 28th
Have I forgotten any dates?
Dates
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Did you have to bring your friend Frank?
Exmouth Boxing Day 2013.
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This bike even had the original 30 year old Yokohama tyres fit-
ted which made riding very interesting! Subsequent rides were
enjoyed although the six speed gearbox took a bit of getting
used to. On one ride I lost the left side panel and then found that
it is a rather rare part. The internet proved to be a saviour and in
the end I found one at a dealer in the Netherlands, problem was
that it needed painting and lining. Getting it painted and lined
proved to be a bit of a problem and after contacting many
advertisers in my Japanese club magazine I found a company
called Art Attack Designs. After emailing a picture of the right
hand panel to give them an idea of colour and lining they agreed
to do the job. In due course the panel was taken to them with the
bribe of chocolate biscuits (this usually works). The job they
did was fantastic, for a sample of their work take a look at.
www.artattackdesigns.co.uk
Martin of Art Attack said that he was able to match and finish
the panel and at a reasonable cost. My fear was that he would
not take on such a small task. It took a week for the job to be
done and as a bonus he even delivered it to me. It proved to be
an exact match to the original with regard to colour and lining.
This company is one I am happy to recommend. The panel is
now secured with new rubbers, grommets, and cable ties just for
good measure.
Over the past couple of years I have serviced the bike, fitted a
new battery, Motad exhaust, and Bridgestone tyres which
improved the handling no end!
I have now covered 2500 miles since purchase and it has proved
to be a reliable and economical bike to own..
Any more stories for the magazine? Two sides of A4 are just
about right.
Dave and his motorcycle mayhem (Part 3)
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Christmas Collection Bedford Square. 2013
Same hat as always Ray, maybe we should get him a new
one.
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December buffet and club night.
This was well attended by about 30 members, Tony Bennett
gave his apologies as did Gerry who was feeling unwell.
Two jokes this time, one from Ray and the other from John
Griffiths ( I think), maybe we ought to start a comedy club.
Some discussion related to the club’s support of charities
with members being of the opinion that it might well be an
idea to spread our giving over a greater number. This will be
discussed in the New Year and agreed by ballot.
Our £5.00 buffet proved to be a great success with catering by
the Cowick Barton. The club paid the balance of the cost.
Raffle prizes a plenty were up for the winning boosted by
extras bought by Ray and paid for out of funds. Nic did the
honours and went home rather hoarse. Raffle income almost
covered the cost of the purchased prizes, yippie!
Details of and menus for our February / New Year dinner
were circulated. Orders for food need to be made by or on our
January meeting. These have been emailed or posted out to
members.
The committee look forward to the continued support of all
members and wish you all a happy, prosperous, and healthy
new year,
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A job with the Police then followed where I worked on a variety
of vehicles including bikes such as Triumph 500 twins (which self
destructed), Nortons, Tridents, and the reliable Honda CB 250.
Marriage, children, mortgage, and work, meant a 30 year gap in
bike ownership until 2011.On retirement I was getting bored but
felt my skills could still be used so thoughts of bike ownership be-
came appealing. A small machine of about200/250cc seemed sensi-
ble so when I heard of a 200cc Benly being for sale I contacted the
owner and a deal was struck.. My 30 year old riding gear was re-
placed and off to Kingsteignton to exchange the readies for the
bike. The ride home was rather interesting after so many years out
of the saddle. Over a period of time I regained my confidence re-
membering to avoid drain covers, wet gravel, and motorists (who
should all ride a bike before driving a car). The Benly was fun to
ride and quite nippy if a tad bouncy. Quite a few folk said “I used
to have one of those”. Thoughts then rose of getting a bigger bike
up to 500cc or a 400 four but much of it was out of my budget.
Then one Sunday I went on the Benly to the BMAD Paignton Bike
Festival where I looked at the dealer stands, an event not to be
missed. www.bmad.co.uk/festival.html There I saw a 1981 Kawa-
saki KZ 440B2 twin which had all the attributes I was looking for
and at the right price. After researching the bike I phoned the dealer
to clinch the deal only to find that it had been sold. Later when
trawling the internet I found the self same bike on the dealers site.
It appears that the original sale had fallen through. Off to the dealer
then and after a bit of haggling I was the owner of a US spec Ruby
Red Kawasaki KZ440 imported into the UK in 1991 the recorded
mileage being 3901 which was supported by the documentation.
Dave Denhams Awakening (Part 2)