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2017

• Director - Adam Nance (Pro), Assistant Director - Keith Hutcheson (Hutch), Secretary - Geoff Fitzsimmons, Treasurer - Lindsay Stratton.
• Highest female attendance on rides was Joanne Zammit with 23%. Highest male attendance was Ron Bohm with 59% attendance and travelling 13,610km. Highest female millage was Judy Kiddle at 8,200km. Eric Stano was the highest male rider with 10,975km. Dave Turner highest male attendances with 79% and Sharna Turner 64% of attendances.
• Road Captain and Member of the year was Dom Fedele.
• Big Ride numbers attended for the Photo Shoot on April 30, Memorial Day ride, Overnighters, Saddleback, ANZAC Day ride to Mittagong, Eagle Eye and the second Harley Days event in Wollongong in October – Harley made a great effort so it was a much better get together than the previous year, but not as well attended and as it’s turned out, it was also the last.
• Full Day rides went to Megalong Valley, Australia Day BBQ, 4 Ferries, Crookwell, Saddleback Mountain, St Albans, Eagle Eye Run, Mittagong was well attended again for our ANZAC Day Run and flyover (If you only do one run a year don’t miss this run), the Poker Run went to 5 lookouts and a lunch and presentation at Palm Beach, our first ‘Free Spirit Run’ – “See you when we meet at Stockton”. The year ended with runs to Nerriga and the Yarramalong Anniversary run. Saturday and Sunday attendances were consistent with past years.
• Half Day rides went to Stanwell Park Beach for our Memorial Ride, Gosford Car Museum, Back roads to Leura, Central Coast and Springwood. Half-day ride attendances were back up with averages from past years.
• Twilight rides went north and south to the Newport Arms and Windsor and New member rides every second month continued to go to Kurnell.
• There were 2 HART courses in April with 12 members attending.
• Mid week rides went to Rylstone and Tea Gardens, Midweeks are back to 2014 average although lower than 2015/2016
• Overnighters went to Gulgong, Jindabyne over the Easter weekend, Queens Birthday weekend away to Nundle, Christmas in July in Gloucester. LOH to Batemans Bay and an overnight Road Captains ride on the October long weekend to Dubbo.
• YOTS rides continued again every second month to the pick up at the same locations. It was heartening that YOTS participation continued with high attendances.
• Another highlight in 2017 was a week away to the NSW State Rally – ‘Rally on the Plains’ in Moree via Port Macquarie, Nambucca Heads, Brunswick Head and Warwick on the way to the rally in Moree. Some members rode home directly while others took the extra day and came back via Tamworth.
• There was a ride with Bill Davidson along the East Coast from Brisbane to Melbourne and a few members attended the ride day through Sydney – Brett and Hutch rode all the way to Melbourne with pillions for Cure Brain Cancer cause.
• The Chapter Christmas Party was held at the Pullman Hotel and there was a ride to the combined Chapter Christmas function at Central Coast Harley-Davidson to end another big year of riding.

2018

• Director - Adam Nance (Pro), Assistant Director - Keith Hutcheson (Hutch), Secretary - Geoff Fitzsimmons, Treasurer - Lindsay Stratton.
• Leaving on January 27 we had a great two-week ride to Tasmania via Tallangatta, then onto the Spirit of Tasmania Ferry on a very hot day. From there we visited Launceston, Bicheno x 2 nights, Orford x 4 (where we joined in the Tassie State H.O.G.  Rally), Strahan x 2, Cradle Mountain and back on the Ferry to Melbourne and on to Foster (Vic) and Eden on the way home. Another great Chapter holiday. We really do these holidays well!!
• 3 major accidents involving Chapter members in the first 3 months of 2018 made us all think SAFETY FIRST …and don’t trust any of the drivers out there. Mark Weiser got hit on his way to the Memorial Run briefing on January 21st. Tracey Jackson was hit by a car in Wyong while travelling with her husband Todd on March 11 and Ian (Tricky) Rickwood, returning from a ride with a few mates, was hit on his way home on March 31st. 3 major accidents in 3 months… this has to stop!! They’ve all spent many, many months (and years) rehabilitating to get back to riding.
• Full Day Rides included Wisemans Ferry, Brooklyn on Australia Day, Fisherman’s Paradise where CJ had 40+ Members for a BBQ lunch in his holiday house backyard, Burragorang Lookout, ANZAC Day to Mittagong, Lake Macquarie, Oberon/Tarana, Caves Beach, Small Arms Museum in Lithgow, Berrima, Nora Head, the Rylstone Loop (645k), Nerriga and the Yarramalong Anniversary run. Whew!
• Never to be taken for granted, we had our 6th annual ANZAC Day and air show in Mittagong… we achieved a great turnout to go with the excellent weather and Remembrance Services. 71 bikes with 79 total riders from Sydney and Northern Sydney Chapters, then we collected another 27 South West Sydney riders on the way at Campbelltown making a total of 101 bikes attending the ‘private air show’ with 5 airplanes, presented by Dom’s Qantas pilot mates at Mittagong Aerodrome. Sadly it was to become the last one as the ‘authorities’ deemed it ‘not permissible’ anymore.
• Half Day rides included the Chapter Memorial Run to Stanwell Park, Warragamba Dam, Appin (followed by a Road Captain meeting), Leura, 5 Ferries, Picton, ‘round the Grounds and Patonga.
• Weekends away included another traditional 4 day Easter run to Jindabyne with daily rides organised by the RC group and a June Long weekend in Nundle at Brett and Pips place.
• New Member rides continued every second month to Kurnell.
• The first YOTS run of the year went to Cordeaux Heights with 10 youth joining in, unfortunately the second run to Merrylands was cancelled by YOTS, so we made the most of it by heading off on a mystery ride to Kilcare instead. We also did rides with them in June and November.
• The first twilight/Full Moon Run for 2018 went to the Archibald Hotel in Kurrajong Heights, followed by runs to Bilpin and Bundeena later in the year.
• We finished the year with a Chapter Christmas Party and a combined Christmas Party at the Harley-Heaven Dealership in Blacktown.
• Join in as many rides as you can and help shape the history of this great Chapter in 2019.

2019

Director - Adam Nance, Assistant Director - Matteo Zanarini, Secretary - Geoff Fitzsimmons, Treasurer - Lindsay Stratton.

Member of the Year - Matteo Zanarini. Road Captain of the Year - Fred Madderom.

We retired three Awards in 2019. The Mad Max Award - Male rider with the second highest milage. Angel Award - Lady Rider with the highest attendance by percentage on rides. Long Way Round - Male rider with the most millage on rides. See the list at the top this page for all the winners in 2019 and every other year.

2019 was a slow year for the Chapter. There were only 9 Lady Riders (down from 20 in 2018 and the lowest number since 2011). Average bikes per ride was 20.4 (the lowest since 2011). Average Members per ride 22.3 (the lowest since 2012). Total attendance of individual riders 171 (the lowest since 2010). 100 Members did more than 2 rides (the lowest since 2012). 34 Members (the core group) did more than 12 rides (the lowest since 2014). Average number of Road Captains per ride was 6 (the lowest since 2015).

We had Full Day runs to Tea Gardens, Blackheath (Poker Run), Dam Busters BBQ, Australia Day, Hunter Valley, 5 Ferries, Surf & Turf, Fishermans Paradise at CJ’s for a BBQ, Eagle Eye and Grey gums Café.

Half Day Runs included the Chapter Photo shoot, Southern Beaches, Royal National Park, Leura, Patonga, Windsor (Tractor 828) and a Memorial Run to Stanwell Beach.

There were Mid Week Runs to Newcastle, Braidwood, Nelson Bay and Gerroa.

Full Moon Runs to Palm Beach, Bilpin and 3 New Members rides to Kurnell.

YOTS had a number of cancellations so we only did two this year.

A couple of Members from 1066 Chapter in the UK visited us early in the year.

There were twelve Chapter meetings held in the Harley-Heaven Dealership in Tempe - the number of Members attending meetings was down on all previous years.

We did a ‘Chapter assist’ at the Ironman Event at the Regatta Centre in Penrith, which was a great deal of fun (and responsibility).

There was no annual Christmas Party but we did have a hot roast lunch on a cold ‘Christmas in July’ day in Mt Victoria and a Combined Chapter Christmas Party in Newcastle on the hottest day of the year.

There was a 5 day ride event to Brighter Days in Victoria in March. The usual Easter weekend away to Jindabyne… and a 10 day trip to the NSW State Rally in Byron Bay. We travelled inland up to Rockhampton and then worked our way down the coast to the ‘Rally In Byron’ for 3 days and home from there.

The Freak Show/National Rally in Walcha was cancelled due to the devastating bushfires all over NSW. These bushfires also forced us to cancel a few rides toward the end of the year. 

2019 ended badly with the bushfires but was nothing on what was to come in 2020.

2020

Director - Matteo Zanarini, Assistant Director - Hana Grant, Secretary - Geoff Fitzsimmons, Treasurer - Des Mumby.

The year started with bushfires still devastating much of Eastern NSW and making “free travels” much more restrictive.  However, we were looking forward to a full schedule of 48 planned rides, including the highly anticipated Long Way Round, a 33-day 13,000KM (without side trips) circumnavigation of Australia in September.  This long-planned event was almost maxed out with 38 riders and pillions reserving their place for this epic Chapter Ride!  Unfortunately, this was not to be for 2020…read further.

With the recognition that COVID-19 was actually taking on pandemic proportions, and the National and State governments working feverishly to control the spread of the virus, the Chapter spent most of 2020 watching and hoping the COVID distancing and minimum group numbers would ease.

Chapter Meetings went virtual from March through November, with the December AGM held as a hybrid in-person / virtual event at the Harley Heaven Tempe Dealership with restricted numbers in attendance.

Our rides were spread between 7 Half-Day, 16 Full-Day, 5 Weekends Away (including the SWR), 4 Midweek, 5 New Member, and 1 Moonie ride, with our highest attendance being the May 31 Return to Riding day with 62 members showing up to move “back on our bikes”.

The year saw SYDHOG recognized by HOG AU as “probably THE MOST ACTIVE” Chapter during the pandemic and restrictions, holding a slightly-reduced schedule of 39 rides during the year, and being together for 52 days through the year.  We spent March 13 to May 31 prevented from group riding, and returned in force to a group schedule at the end of May, all while aligning with minimum numbers per group.  To achieve this we created our first multi-group ride format that ultimately served us well this year.  The May 31 ride was split into 3 groups of 20 (and 3 groups of Road Captains), and all rides after that requiring sign-ins and multiple departure times to control numbers and properly allocate riders and RC’s.

The great participation in this schedule is thanks to the focus, effort and willingness of our volunteer leadership and road captains to work within government guidelines to create interesting ride experiences while giving our members an “outlet” from their daily ‘lockdowns’!  The Chapter membership was very supportive of the opportunity to get out and ride, even with restrictions, and maintained distancing and hygienic measures throughout.

We wish to remember our membership who passed away during this year:
- Andrew Hooker from the Northern NSW Coast joined SYDHOG early in 2020 to participate in the LWR.  He passed away from a motorcycle accident in March 2020.
- Paul Williams left us on April 2, 2020 and due to COVID only 10 people could attend his funeral in person.  MO and Dave Turner rode Paul’s bikes to the funeral home, and many friends participated virtually to send Paul off.  He was a great friend and Chapter Leader and his story is told in the Sydney Harbour HOG (Vol. 12, Issue 1, April 2020).  Paul rode 210 Ride Days with the Chapter (19th most overall) and contributed through his tenure as a SYDHOG Road Captain from July 2011 – 2019, Membership Officer from 2011 - 12, and Head Road Captain in 2018.
- Phil Stenson departed April 24, 2020 and his story is presented in the Sydney Harbour HOG (Vol. 12, Issue 2, May 2020).  He rode 253 Ride Days (15th most overall), served as Webmaster from 2010 – 2016, Photographer from 2010 – 11 (then played photographer’s chauffeur as his wife Cherie took on Photographer duties from 2012 – 2016), Road Captain from August 2012 – April 2019, and won the “Terminator” Award for the Road Captain with the highest attendance in 2013.  Phil and Cherie had the most fun when they were whizzing up and down the pack shooting Members’ action photos. 

In June the Federal and State Governments further relaxed social distancing restrictions, which allowed us to increase our riding group size from 10 to 20 riders.  The outcome: Our Full Day Run South on June 28 saw 54 members (49 riders and five pillions) ride out in three staggered group departures and had a blast on a great day, with great roads and sometimes “fresh” riding weather.

The Chapter’s first Tin Butt 800, went off on August 30 in glorious weather.  19 bikes (two with pillions) went the whole route together, clocking 910Km round trip.

The Long Way Round was cancelled mid-August due to state border lockdowns, so like we do, we replaced it with the Short Way Round September 12 – 20.  While not the originally-intended 13,000 Km, this ride went 4,350Km in 9 days with 38 members attending.  Some firsts also occurred during the ride:  Sanjiv Vivekenandan and Suzanne Herft got engaged in Parkes, and Andre and Binky Newnes celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary.

Our Anniversary Ride to Yarramalong saw 47 members and pillions celebrate the first ever ride in November 2006.

A Remembrance Weekend Ride for Phil Stenson went north to Sandy Hollow on November 21 & 22.

The minimum numbers in a group went up to 30 as of November 1, and 50 as of Nov 21, so our schedule was able to continue without much limitation.

Our last ride of the year was held December 27 with 37 members attending, and shortly afterwards minimums were again turned back to 30-person restrictions.  We’ll see what 2021 brings.

The Chapter ended 2020 with 276 active members.

2021

The Chapter is now officially going into our 16th year!!  Our first ride was in November 2006.

The COVID Pandemic continued to weigh heavily on the Chapter’s ability to get together as freely as before it hit, and continual changes to governmental restrictions and requirements kept the Activities Officer and Road Captains busy trying to keep the Chapter on 2 wheels during all types of situations.

With the continual pressures placed on businesses, our Director from 2020, Matteo Zanarini, relinquished his leadership to Hana Grant who stepped in without much warning to take over as Director in January.  Fred Madderom agreed to take the Assistant Director role a few months after that so we had a full Primary Officers list for the year.

On top of the pandemic, Eastern Australia was heavily hit by rains and floods in March, literally washing out quite a few roads (Bells Line, Jenolan Caves, Oxley Highway, etc.) creating many detours in March.  But we were used to that from the fire experiences from 2020 and just pointed our front wheels “elsewhere”!

Full lockdown restrictions were in place preventing group riding for 3.5 months, from July through mid-October.  When we did resume again we doubled up on the number of groups on each ride to maintain maximum number limits, and the Road Captain team really stepped up to plan and accommodate these restrictions in our operations (hence our record number of Road Captains on each ride!!).  More than 20 people were not allowed to eat under the same booking, and the unvaccinated were not allowed to ride with us until December.

Chapter meetings went virtual from July through November, with the Chapter AGM finally being held in person at the dealership in early December, though again restricted numbers and spacial (not social!!) distancing were maintained!

Again this year, SYDNEY HOG was more active than last year with 46 rides providing 57 riding days through the year.  Our on-line booking app (Member Jungle) provided easy reference to know what numbers were planning to attend.

Director - Hana Grant, Assistant Director - Fred Madderom, Secretary - Geoff Fitzsimmons, Treasurer - Des Mumby.

• January through June saw a “normal schedule” for us, and at the beginning of the year the Chapter had planned 62 rides for the full year…then lockdowns hit again!
• Our 46 Ride schedule was composed of:
  • Half-day = 8 rides
  • Full-day = 17 rides
  • Weekends = 4 rides
  • Midweek = 8 rides
  • New Members = 4 rides
  • Youth off the Streets = 2 rides
  • Moonies = 1 ride
  • Rally Rides = 2 rides
  • Saturday Rides = 15
  • Sunday Rides = 17
  • Other Days Rides = 14
• The first ride back in October was a double New Members ride, when 30 were allowed in each group, and both rides were full.  Our plan to offer multiple groups on each ride helped us ensure that all who wanted to ride, could ride! 
• The biggest one-day mileage was on the Tin Butt 800 Ride covering 957 Km.
• Paul Williams Memorial ride went overnight on May 22 / 23 with 57 attendees spending the evening reminiscing of great times with Rainman!!
• Once again the Long Way Round was cancelled due to border restrictions and lockdowns, so it was intended to be replaced by another Short Way Round around NSW, which was also postponed until 2022.
• Our Big rides and attendance numbers this year were:
  • Photo shoot - 87
  • No Seat Vacant Run - 54
  • ANZAC Day – 52
  • “Undies for Cancer” Run – 48
  • First New Members ride back after lockdown – 46
  • Patonga – 44
  • Chapter Memorial Ride – 43
  • Roll On In Weekend – 40
  • Chapter Anniversary Run – 38
  • Walcha Motorcycle Rally – 29
• The Chapter completed 2021 with 260 members.
• Average Number of Bikes per ride: 28
• Average Number of Participants per ride: 31
• We averaged 394Km per ride – down 10% from last year.
• We travelled 18,117 Km on our rides during the year – up 6% from last year.
• As of December 31, 2021 the Chapter has completed 731 rides.
• As of December 31, 2021 the Chapter since inception has covered 293,625 Km.  This equates to 7.3 times around the world riding with Sydney Chapter!

2022

The Sydney H.O.G. Chapter is now 17, dating from the first ride in November 2006, and is ready for its riding licence. Next year, at 18, it will be allowed to go to pubs.

After two years of COVID lockdowns the Chapter had a year clear of health restrictions on riding.

If only the weather had kept its part of the deal. For a second year Australia was in the grip of the La Nina so riders got very familiar with their wet weather gear and some rides were cancelled due to dangerous weather forecasts. Heavy rain and poorly maintained roads bent rims and turned many rides into observation runs for pothole spotters. Sadly, the potholes, tar snakes and poor surface on the M2 left two Long Way Round participants down and out of the ride before the group got out of Sydney.

But, working around the conditions, the Chapter managed a hectic year of rides. There was a definite sense the members wanted to make up for lost time during the Pandemic with lots of rides scheduled and strong turnouts.

Chapter Primary Officer and Committee leadership was quite stable from 2021 into 2022 with almost all office bearers continuing in their roles. That continuity helped the club move forward positively despite the challenges. The Primary Officers were Director Hana Grant, Assistant Director Fred Madderom, Secretary Geoff Fitzsimmons and Treasurer Des Mumby.

The big rides for the year were the Short Way Round postponed from 2021 due to the last round of COVID lockdowns, the much postponed Long Way Round and a ride to the NSW H.O.G. Rally held in conjunction with the Tamworth Thunder Rally.

The Long Way Round, postponed in 2020 and 2021, was a triumph for Rally Officer Stephen “Spike” Pike. While the exact roster of members able to do the ride changed as the years passed, Spike kept the ride alive through sheer determination. Revising the list of participants and wrangling accommodation over and over would have broken a lesser man. Despite the disappointment of two members falling on the first day, the Long Way Round will rank with the most legendary Chapter rides such as the trip out to Uluru. And it also passed the $50,000 goal for Cure Brain Cancer fundraising.

Through the year the Chapter maintained a hectic calendar with many different riding opportunities. There were rides with Youth Off The Streets, with around six teenagers taking a morning Harley-Davidson ride with the chapter each time. And the New Members’ Rides that are so popular with all Chapter member, new and veteran, as it’s a pleasant morning out for coffee at Kurnell that ends back at the dealership for a bit of shopping, a chat and, on a few occasions, a dealership demo day or the impressive Vicla show.

The year in numbers

The Chapter ran two major rides in 2022, Short Way Round II and the much postponed Long Way Round. Leaving the two big rides out, the Chapter ran 62 rides with 73 riding days and covered 17,804km. But adding LWR and SWR II back in the Chapter ran 64 rides with 115 ride days. The total distance for the year jumps to 34,250km.

The Chapter has now cracked 300,000 km, reaching 327,875 km from 795 rides. More than eight times around the world.

Your Road Captains organised a wide range of rides in 2022: Half-Day 6, Full-Day 35, Weekend Away 4, Midweek 4, New Member 6, YOTS 4, Moonie 2, National Rally 2, LOH 1.

On average, the New Members’ Ride draws the most members with 31 while second place is shared between Half Day Rides and Moonie Rides with an average of 24.

Midweek rides have the lowest average attendance at seven.

Unlike 2021, where the lockdowns concentrated all the riding in a few months, the more normal spread of rides led to lower average numbers of attendees. In 2022 the Chapter averaged 21.5 members per ride on 20.3 bikes, down from 2021 which averaged 31 members on 28 bikes. Seven of our Ladies of Harley did at least one ride.

Through 2022, 184 members did at least one ride, 115 did more than two and 50 did more than 12. On average, 5.6 Road Captains accompanied each ride.

The year included evening rides, day rides, the long days of Tin Butts, midweek rides and a couple of overnight rides.

Despite many members being away on Long Way Round and the Tamworth weekend rally, the Chapter also managed to support the Ironman event at the Sydney International Regatta Centre by ferrying organising staff around the circuit.

A very popular addition this year, coming after the Chapter committee members attended H.O.G. Officer training in Dubbo, were multiple interchapter rides where we got to meet and ride with Chapters around the region.

We’ll also celebrate the appointment of 2021 and 2022 Sydney Chapter Director Hana Grant as NSW Regional Director as the long serving Ken McDonald steps down from the role at the end of the year.

Summary

As we close the year, so full of promise for great rides and friendship, we must also acknowledge our losses.

Two Chapter legends, John Holsinger in February and Diane Fagan in October, left us this year and members are still coming to terms with their untimely loss

 In a group as large and diverse as the Sydney Chapter we know that there’s the possibility every year of losing friends to accident or illness. And we also have members to support as they recover from illness, injury or the loss of family members. It’s a reminder to make the most of our time together - riding, having fun and looking after each other. And watching out for potholes.

2023

Last year the Sydney H.O.G. Chapter turned 17, dating from the first ride in November 2006, and could get its learners’ licence. This year, at 18, it can go to the pub but still can’t drink because it’s zero alcohol for P platers.

In case you’ve forgotten the pandemic, 2023 was the second year without lockdowns and the Chapter settled into a more normal riding schedule. The ride schedule was a bit frantic in 2022 as everyone was desperate to get out on the road again. For 2023 the calendar reflected a more sustainable rhythm of half day, full day and special interest rides - although the weather still had something to say with rides cancelled for rain and some rides impacted by heat. The interchapter Christmas Party at Blacktown was held on the hottest day in 2023, any members who attended will long remember the heat on the ride home that afternoon.

At the 2022 AGM the Chapter had a number of committee vacancies, some triggered by H.O.G. asking the Chapter’s 2022 Director Hana to step in as NSW Regional Director. The Chapter’s ninth Director, Dave Turner, was elected and the Chapter also had a new Assistant Director with Des, Treasurer with Noelene, Safety Officer with Wes, Quartermaster with Nic, Ladies of Harley with Lily, Awards with Chelvam and Head Road Captain with Matteo Zanarini. That’s eight roles changing with some relatively new members putting their hand up to help.

The big ride for the year was the Harley-Davidson 120th Anniversary National Rally in Tailem Bend, South Australia. The Sydney Chapter contingent was 27, quite a commitment for a ride needing nearly two weeks of holiday. As usual, the Road Captains organised an interesting route down and back but the highlight was the Thunder Run around the Tailem Bend race track with more than 1500 motorcycles taking part.

There were also two interchapter events in the year, one a weekend in Bathurst and the other that very hot Christmas Party held at Harley-Heaven Western Sydney and organised by Western Sydney H.O.G. You had to feel sorry for the Western Sydney Chapter and Dealership, who did everything they could to run a social event in extreme weather conditions. The Bathurst run was much more comfortable and drew nearly 40 members to join a big group ride from the north-west of Sydney across Bell’s Line of Road to Bathurst for an overnight. 

Rocks Brewing Co continues to improve their outdoor facilities with more roofing and weather protection. Rides through the year were scheduled to switch between half day and full day rides reflecting member feedback and also the number of Road Captains. Youth Off the Streets were only available for one ride but the usual list of traditional rides such as the Memorial Ride, Anniversary, Australia Day and Anzac Day were held along with Moonie rides and New Members’ rides. The Chapter also supported the Dealership by running the barbecue and escorting demo rides.

The year in numbers

Many thanks to Awards Officer Chelvam for compiling the statistics for 2023.

The Chapter ran one major ride in 2023, the ride to the 120th Anniversary Rally at Tailem Bend in South Australia, which was attended by a very impressive 27 members. Pretty good considering members needed nearly a fortnight to participate.

Counting the 12 day ride to South Australia, the Chapter organised 68 ride days in 2023. Or 56 without the rally. That was nearly 15,000km without the rally and 19,101km with the rally.

Since inception the Chapter has travelled reaching 346,976km from 863 rides. That’s eight and a half times around the world.

Your Road Captains organised a wide range of rides in 2023.
Half-Day - 11 (up from 6)
Full-Day - 22 (down from 35 if the rally is counted as one) 
Weekend Away - 4 (the same as 2022)
Midweek - 1 (down from 4)
New Member - 6 (the same as 2022)
YOTS - 2 (down from 4)
Moonie - 2 (the same as 2022)
National Rally - 1
LOH - 1
Tin Butt - 2

On average, the New Members’ Ride draws the most members with 35 (up four from 2022) with half day and Moonie rides in second place with around 25. The biggest rides in 2023 were the Memorial and Photoshoot rides, each at 44, with the LOH ride drawing 42. Midweek rides continue to have the lowest average attendance at seven. Member ride participation was up in 2023, with an average of 23.4 bikes per ride, up from 20.3 in 2022, and 24.2 members per ride, up from 21.5. In 2023 we had 20 Ladies of Harley complete at least one ride, up from seven, and 11 joined as pillions.
Through 2023, 165 members did at least one ride, 106 did more than two rides and 57 did more than 12 - up seven on 2022.
On average, 5.4 Road Captains accompanied each ride and the Chapter is grateful for the work they put into creating and running fun, safe rides.

Summary

In remembering 2023 we can be grateful that our rides were free of major incident. Members did suffer illness, injury and misfortune through the year but the Chapter remained true to its guiding principles - riding, having fun and looking after each other. Let’s make 2024 a safe, fun year!