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Many of our members are either selling, or are seeking various items. Also some of our members are seeking advice on machines they are currently restoring. Please check our For Sale area to see if you can be of any help.

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Returning to the North West Section's next Social Evening is set to take place on Monday 30th April from 8pm at The Baron's, Mart Lane, Burscough. Gordon May will be returning to host our Social Evening with 'Overland to Egypt'. This is following on from his successful social evening last year 'Overland to India'. Be sure to get there early to get a good seat for what can be confirmed to be a brilliant evening.

Thankyou very much to all those involved in the last two Social Evenings, the Bring and Buy was a huge success and John Melling kept us very entertained with his talk on his BSA Bantam.
Please sign the following epetition to protest against the EU tampering with the proposed legislation for motorcycles.
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/5334
The last Club Night took place on Wednesday 11th April. Thankyou to all those who attended and input to the meeting.

The next Club Night is set to take place on Wednesday 9th May from 8pm at The Baron's, Mart Lane, Burscough.

Bio-fuel which contains up to 5% Ethanol in petrol is found to be having serious damaging effects on not just vintage machines, but machines of all types including household appliances that run off fuel. Here at the Vintage Club we want to do something before it is too late, unfortunately for some of our members the consequences of using the fuel has already caused irreversible damage.

VMCC Member Iain Houghton has been experimenting with different products to stop the effects of the ethanol on several machines please follow his results and for more details on the effects, and for a way to stop an increase of Ethanol in UK fuel please visit the following page: Stop Ethanol
Following our March Social Evening hosted by John Melling (unfortunately Stu could not make it) our VMCC North West Bike of the Month is awarded to them and their BSA Bantam. At the March Social Evening John talked us through the details of the BSA Trials Bantam. It was built in 2010 around a BSA D7 frame which has been modified (lowered) for trials. It has a BSA C15 swingarm to clear the larger trials tyre and has been lengthened by 1.5". It also has BSA replica forks with modified internal damping, homemade alloy yolks,and Falcon Alloy Shocks. The BSA Bantam has a lower primary drive ratio, modified lower 2nd gear, and Todd head at 10:1 comp ratio with 50% squish band. It also has a Standard D14 barrel bored to 185cc (Suzuki TS185 piston), electronic ignition and a stainless exhaust/silencer.

The BSA Bantam is a fantastic example of a well developed machine to be used to compete in many events. One of the main events the Melling's attend is Brian Moorcroft's Trials which take place at the Leisure Lakes near Southport during the last Sunday of the month.

Congratulations to John and Stu for becoming BIke of the Month. And thankyou from all of our members for hosting a brilliant Social Evening.
Check out the new additions to our For Sale Section. Some great buys have been added, act quick.
E-Petition - Re-introduce a 30 year rolling vehicle excise duty exemption scheme, for classic vehicles.
The North West Section of the of the VMCC's Wreck of the Month for April 2012 goes to Alan Johnson with his brilliant find. Alan may have originally been looking to buy a set of luggage for an upcoming trip, whether that was what he was searching for he gained this fantastic machine which came handily parcelled up in the suitcase. The 1946 Norman is bound to keep Alan nice and busy for the near future. We will update you with any progress Alan may have made in the future.

However if you would like to nominate yourself or anyone else in our new section of the website as 'Restoration Project of the Month', please contact us at vmccnorthwest@hotmail.co.uk.
For Sale
For too long now the tax exemption of classic cars has been frozen, to only apply to those manufactured before 1973. History did not simply stop in 1972. These are not cars which are driven everyday but rather on sunny weekends, to attend enthusiast shows etc. It is vitally important that we help to preserve this important part of British motoring history.

https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/183
It's not everyday you get to have drink with 'Batman' and a Dalek. The Bring and Buy Sale was a highly entertaining evening hosted by Alex and Gordon managing to raise a great deal of money for our Section.

Thankyou to all those who donated items, and those who bought them on the night.

A big thankyou goes to our section from Danielle Overend and co for the section's extremely generous donation as sponsorship for their 10k run on behalf of the Alder Hey Imagine Appeal.

A big thankyou goes to the North West Section of the VMCC for their generous donation to the Alder Hey Imagine Appeal as sponsorship towards VMCC Member Danielle Overend and colleagues for completing the St. Helens 10K Run. You generosity was overwhelming and much appreciated. A total of £145 was raised putting their total to just under £400.

Thankyou to John (and Stu) Melling for hosting the March Social Evening for our section. John informed members of their interesting tale of their BSA Bantam and the stages thhy have gone through to get it to such a successful machine. All of our members who attended thoroughly enjoyed the evening and were very interested in John's talk.

We wish them the best of luck in future events they are competing in.
Thankyou to Viv Harris for organising and hosting his club run on Sunday 14th April. Your efforts for the club are greatly appreciated. Although it was chilly and threatening showers it didn't stop our members.

If you have any pictures of feedback from this run please contact us at vmccnorthwest@hotmail.co.uk
E-Petition - Concern over Euro Custom Rules
There is growing concern about legislation being considered by the EU which could prevent prevent bike owners customising their machines. It is feared that the new "anti-tampering" rules may even result in a ban on machines over seven years old being used in urban areas. An e-petition opposing the draft legislation has been set up on the Governments website.

https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/22251
E-Petitions
Please show your support and click on the following links to sign the following petitions.
Unfortunately not many turned out to Gordon's Gallop due to the horrible weather. Thankyou to those hardcore troopers who did turn up to support Gordon, and to the man Gordon himself. We really do appreciate the effort that Gordon will have put into organising and preparing his run, and it is a shame that it was spoiled by the weather. We hope Gordon will rearrange this run to another night! We will keep you informed! Thanks Gordon!
The Riverside Show took place recently on the 21st and 22nd May. Thankyou to Alan and Jean for organising our section's participation in this event. We hope all those who attended enjoyed their experience. If you have any stories or photographs from the Riverside Show, please send them to us at vmccnorthwest@hotmail.co.uk.

The dates for the North West Vintage Rally have been confirmed this year to be taking place on Saturday and Sunday the 29th and 30th September. We are hoping to have a stand at the rally, this will soon be confirmed, however every machine wanting to display on the day needs to have a permit. If you would like to participate plesae email us for the entry form at vmccnorthwest@hotmail.co.uk.