The Cookardinia Vinduro
Vintage endures (or ‘Vinduros’) are becoming ever more popular; affordable fun for all. Jock Davidson files this report from the NSW Riverina. Now in its 4th year the Cookardinia Vinduro, held from September 21-23, looked stronger than ever in 2014 with 90 entrants who came from near and far. 29 Victorians made the journey up, 13 from the ACT and 48 from the home state NSW. The event was proudly hosted by the Holbrook Sports Motorcycle Club on a property near Cookardinia, nestled in the South West Slopes of NSW. The weather was magnificent with a slight cool breeze that had just enough puff to blow the dust off the track. All in all the camping and riding conditions couldn’t have been better. The Vinduro ride took place on Sunday the 21st of September. To enter, bikes had to be 25 years or older which meant this year the event was open to 1989 models, interestingly enough the bulk of the field were models from the ‘70s and early ‘80s. The array of machinery was vast and impressive, with a stack of Yamaha ITs or ‘Blue Oysters’ as Nils Proctor likes to call them. The sea of blue was accompanied by a good spread of Yamaha TTs, Honda XRs, Suzuki PEs and Kawasaki KDXs. We were ‘blessed’ with a handful of Euro exotica including a good show of Husqvarnas, a lonesome Spanish Bultaco, a swag of KTMs and a solo Triumph. Most completed a handful of laps with the true Vinduro diehards getting in 10+ for the day. That’s one of the best things about the Vinduro concept; you can go as easy or as hard as you like. It’s not a race, it’s just fun. A massive thanks must go to the property owner Murray Jones and his family for the use of the land and everyone that chipped in over the weekend, especially Holbrook Club President Derek Lewington, Don Belling, Murray Cook and John and Sandra Pyers for the lunch on Sunday. Thank you to Vikki Watson who volunteered to be our First Aid extraordinaire and the St Johns Ambulance Unit from Albury. Bring on ‘Cooka’ 2015! 1978 Suzuki PE175he 2014 event attracted a record 90 entrants. For more pics and a video of the event visit www.vinduro.com.au