Aussie Triples Rally
This year’s Rally was again based at the beautiful seaside town of Evans Head, Northern NSW. We had 52 entrants bring their Triumph Tridents and BSA Rocket 3s for three days of riding in perfect weather. Entrants came from as far as South Australia, Victoria, the ACT and Queensland. Many rode large distances to the Rally while others trailered their bikes. Friday’s short ride was south to Iluka Pub for a meal and a chat, as most riders only come together once a year at this Rally.
On Saturday the local soccer club, the ‘Woodburn Wolves’, provided a great breakfast for us before we headed off for a 220km ride with a fuel stop at Mullumbimby before the journey to Alstonville Public School for lunch and the bike judging. We had a variety of Triples including T150s T160s, Rocket 3s, Hurricanes, a Legend, a Son of Sam replica and a stunning Rob North Rocket 3. After lunch we headed back to Evans Head where some of our visitors crawled over the F1-11 at the Air Museum. The presentation Dinner was held at the Evans Bowlo and included our annual charity auction of anything Triple. The Trident and Rocket 3 Owners Club in England sent Club Merchandise out for the event. Jeff from Re-engineered Concentrics donated several bottles of Hunter Valley Port with our Logo etched into the bottle. We were also supported by the local Chamber of Commerce. All profits go to the local Cancer Care Unit. Sunday saw a few sore heads and excellent weather as we lined the Triples and the Marshalls’ bikes up in the Main St of Evans Head for a public display for 2 hours. This created a lot of interest with people travelling a long way to see them. Following this display we had a two hour ride returning to North Coast Holiday Park, Evans Head for a BBQ lunch, supplied by the park management, as a farewell to entrants and a thank you to the Marshalls from Northern Rivers Classic Motorcycle Club who once again did an amazing job of guiding us through our hinterland roads. The preparation and presentation of these bikes is commendable, with the only breakdown at the Rally being a punctured rear tyre.