Chairman: David Livesey 01977 672595 - Secretary: Anthony Head 01423 712072

Section Meetings held on the last Sunday in the Month @ 2pm between
September and April at The Coronation Hall, Boroughbridge. (YO51 9BL)

2012 Calendar of Events
Sunday 13th May	Wetherby Run: Start at County Mowers	11am
Monday 14th May	Pudsey Meeting @ The Royal Hotel, Pudsey	8pm
Saturday 19th May	Section Diamond Jubilee run. From Jim Wood's, Alne	10.30 for 11am
Sunday 10th June	Bolton Abbey Run. Bolton Abbey Station	10 for 10.30am
Monday 11th June	Pudsey Meeting @ the Royal Hotel Pudsey	8pm
Monday 9th July	Pudsey Meeting @ The Royal Hotel, Pudsey	8pm
Monday 13th August	Pudsey Meeting @ The Royal Hotel , Pudsey	8pm
Sunday 19th August	Topcliffe run: Yorkshire Gliding club, Sutton Bank	10.30am
Sunday 27th August	Golden Era Run : Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, York	9 for 10.30am

Golden Era Run (Monday 27th August 2012)

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North East Section News

July 2012 The Motor Cyclist's Handbook 1911 has just been republished by Steve Brown as a high quality hardback book. Feedback so far has been amazing and already two VMCC have told him that they have solved long standing problems after consulting the book. Please click on this link to read more. Coming Soon Motorcycles, Sidecars and Cyclecars by Victor Page (New York) 1915 will be out as a hardback in August. 590 pages. Over 350 illustrations, including five fold-out plates. Indexed. Great on the earliest development of motorcycles and numerous American Manufacturers Indian, Henderson, Excelsior etc plus Rudge Whitworth, Royal Enfield, Triumph, Scott. More information at classicmotorcyclemanuals.com The section enjoyed a superb section Diamond Jubilee gathering at Jim Wood's on 19th May, just a shame the weather was cold and wet. Ethanol Free petrol is still available. Look for BS numbers and stay away from EN prefixes. Super unleaded in most areas from ESSO and Total are Ethanol free, BP claim their Ultimate super unleaded is Ethanol free too but there are no markings on the pumps to be found. 01423 504881 Northern Energy, Ripon Road, Harrogate. HG1 3HJ for 4 Star leaded petrol, again Ethanol free. For 2012 the rider with the best AJS performance @ the Topcliffe Run will be presented with the Colin Hunter Memorial Shield. The G F Foggitt Topcliffe Road Safety Run Entry Form - Word Document / PDF Noel Whittall has just published a book on his end to end adventures on his Model H. Copies are available from President Dennis or Noel. You will find Noel's contact details at the bottom of the Golden Era entry form. The book costs £10 of which £1 to be donated to section funds. The Book is called 'A Stupid Thing to Do!: A Meander Up and Down England and Scotland by an Old Bloke on an Even Older Bike' I wonder if my 16H would make it? Also available from Amazon - W H Smith Click the Amazon link for a mini review of Noel's book by one reader.

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