Ulysses Melbourne

The Warwick Adventure, Challenge – Rally April 2022

The first stated aim of the Ulysses Club is – “To provide ways in which older motorcyclists can get together for companionship and mutual support” and I can't ignore the adage that “Riding is all about the Journey”.  After two years of pestilence caused cancellations and the summer floods nothing could possibly go wrong with the first National Rally in three years at relatively high altitude in Warwick, could it?  

Edited 13 April 2022
Twenty people participated in the Alpine Run this year and I thoroughly enjoyed it again.
A dozen people joined me for the start on the freeway at Officer.  Ian Monk volunteered to do TEC duty and we rode off promptly at 8.00AM.

I enjoyed helping out with IronMan 70.3 Melbourne today.  Brian Lacey coordinated the volunteers and also liaised with “Gentle” Of Geelong.  I believe we had 18 Ulysseans from Geelong, Melbourne, Macedon Ranges, Southern Cross Tourers and the Westgate Wanderers all involved. 
It was a bit harsh that all us retirees had to arise at sparrow fart and we were actually assembling down by the bay in the dark!

GRAMPIANS MID-WEEK RIDE REPORT.
22-24 February 2022   
                                              
Ride Leader:   Mike Fittall (BMW S1000XR)
Tail End Charlie:   Brian Lacey (BMW GS1250)
Other Riders:   Steve Bailes (BMW RT1200), Jeff Pavlou (BMW GS1250), Colin Voss (BMW GS1250), Greg Gleason (BMW GS1250), Gary Clifton (BMW 1600), Stewart Tepe (Honda Valkyrie), Holly Fields (BMW GS750), Peter Armstrong – Macedon Ulysses (Honda Blackbird), Gary Armstrong – Ballarat Ulysses (Ducati S4R)