When you go to get milk for the wife , you could end up anywhere.

My location is situated 30 Hours 2,880.5 K's from home.

The milk would have gone off by the time I get home, if I had gone to the shops for the wi wife. LOL

  This page is for all of our supporters. We are into making a difference for all sorts of motorcycle activities and events in the community, from improving your riding skills, to being able to help someone else, or yourself, in an emergency, while out and about on your bike.

You will also find, as you delve into this page, information about some of those trips we have done over the past few years.

 Trips across Australia Sydney to Perth,

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Glenda and I became involved with M.A.R.I at St Vincent's Hospital in 2012.

MARI is all about "Riders Caring for Riders" Beyond Medicine.

  Motorcycle

Accident

       Rehabilitation

Initiative

 For more info on M.A.R.I and the work that is done at St Vincent's for Motorcyclists go to www.drwings.org.au 

Left to right, Ken Lovegrove, Paul Evans, Glenda Lovegrove (the only female), Brian Sabidussi,

Mike Sabidussi, Peter Cusack (Pogo to his Mates), the late (Ian Horsburgh) who has now ridden on in 2014 and Warren Buffett

 outside St Vincent's Darlinghurst Sydney.  

If you would like to know more about M.A.R.I and how you can help or get involved just call Ken on 0449 186 761

Want to know more about the work that MARI does for all Motorcycle Riders and Passengers?, or

to maybe make a donation to the charity that gives a dam about you? .................

go to www.drwings.org.au

The Rally above is another good one to attend.

All those people who went had a very enjoyable weekend ride with mates.

A big congratulations to the BMW Touring Club of NSW for another great Rally 2013

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The above bike is a 125cc BSA Bantam, just like

my brother Graham taught me to ride on the back in the sixties.

Made from 1948 to 1971 as a 125cc. Then as a 175cc.

This bike was on display at the Australian Motorcycle Museum at Nabiac NSW.

(Museum now closed)

The above photo is of a friend Ray's Ural and his little mate watching over it.

They have traveled all over Australia through all the states and done 50,000 km during his trips.

One of his most recent was the Black Dog Ride to Port Stephens north of Newcastle in 2013.

So if you see Ray out and about, say hello.

Have not seen Ray or his mate for some years. (now 2021)

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Above World Champion Michael (Mick) Doohan in full flight back in the day.

One of Australia's Greatest ever - A real Gentlemen.

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Casey Stoner Repsol Honda

Casey Stoner during a practice session in Japan.

Australia's reigning World Moto GP champion at the time Casey Stoner says he's only back to 50 per cent fitness

ahead of his rushed return at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.

After injuring his right knee in a crash in qualifying at the Indianapolis Grand Prix in August,

the Honda rider is ready to take ''life-changing'' risks in his comeback to crown his final year in MotoGP racing.

Stoner has missed the last three events and intended to make his return to racing

at the Australian GP at Phillip Island on October 28, but instead opted for an early comeback at Honda's home track in Motegi.

Stoner's absence means it is now impossible for him to retain his crown,

with the championship currently led by Yamaha ace Jorge Lorenzo on 290 points,

with Honda's Dani Pedrosa in second place on 257.

Casey will be a hard act to follow now that he has retired from GP Racing.

Valentino Rossi to ride for the Yamaha MotoGP Team for 2013 and 2015

Not long now till Rossi is back on Yamaha. 2nd in Moto GP 2014 it is not over for Valentino yet.

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After a 26 year career

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• No 1 Career   for the Doctor Valentino Rossi

  1.1 Early career

  1.2 125cc World Championship

  1.2.1 Aprilia (1996–1997)

  1.2.1.1 1996

  1.2.1.2 1997

  1.3 250cc World Championship

  1.3.1 Aprilia (1998–1999)

  1.3.1.1 1998

  1.3.1.2 1999

  1.4 500cc World Championship

  1.4.1 Honda (2000–2001)

  1.4.1.1 2000

  1.4.1.2 2001

  1.5 MotoGP World Championship

  1.5.1 Honda (2002–2003)

  1.5.1.1 2002

  1.5.1.2 2003

  1.5.2 Yamaha (2004–2010)

  1.5.2.1 2004

  1.5.2.2 2005

  1.5.2.3 2006

  1.5.2.4 2007

  1.5.2.5 2008

  1.5.2.6 2009

  1.5.2.7 2010

  1.5.3 Ducati (2011–2012)

  1.5.3.1 2011

  1.5.3.2 2012

  1.5.4 Return to Yamaha (2013–2020)

  1.5.4.1 2013

  1.5.4.2 2014

  1.5.4.3 2015

  1.5.4.4 2016

  1.5.4.5 2017

  1.5.4.6 2018

  1.5.4.7 2019

  1.5.4.8 2020

  1.5.5 Petronas Yamaha SRT (2021)

  1.6 Retirement

• 2 Rivalries

  • 2.1 1990s and early 2000s: Capirossi, Biaggi and Gibernau
  • 2.2 Late 2000s and early 2010s: Stoner and Lorenzo
  • 2.3 Mid to late 2010s: Marc Márquez

Some of Valentino Rossi's helmet graphics.

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                        We have a pile of great photos listed below and if you would like to know more about our trip

                           throughout Australia to Aid All Motorcyclists check out www.drwings.org.au                                                                             

Below is our most recent achievement.

I am pleased to announce that the Safer Motorcycle Routes project has won the National Award for Local Government,

which was presented by Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Parliament House on Sunday 16th June, 2013.

 

The National Awards for Local Government recognize shires and councils across Australia,

that have demonstrated excellence and innovative work to improve their business practices.

Our winning submission was chosen from among 192 entries.

 

Particular acknowledgment goes to Ken & Glenda from the Sydney Motorcycle Club (& CC Riders Group-Ulysses Club,

& National M.A.R.I committee members ( Motorcycle Accident Rehabilitation Initiative),

Senior Constable Shane Dawes, Senior Constable Matt Street and the Highway Patrol Sectors of Port Stephens and Central Hunter LAC’s and

the Roads and Maritime Services for their support and guidance in the delivery of this project, and,

helping us to achieve a reduction in the incidence and severity of motorcycle crashes across the Hunter Region.

Above are the awards that we were presented to us for being members of the Safe Roads Committee in the Hunter Valley of NSW.

For our contribution to saving lives. As motor cyclists and fellow road users Glenda and I feel a sense of responsibility to contribute

and give something back to the community, by riding the bad sections of roads that are involved with fatalities,

that are causing accident clusters to form.

Working with council road engineers and members of the highway patrol together we are making a huge difference.

From having multiple accidents on sections of roads to none since the changes were made.

That is the difference we are making as a group.

We would like to thank the other members, and the clubs, Glenda and I are members of.

Thank you to the Motor Cycle Council of NSW for all the hard work they do every day as volunteers.

National and Local Government Awards Winners 2013

        

Some of our photo gallery from past trips since 2000 and some.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

DON'T BE A WATCHER,

BE A DOER

Give Blood

Vip Highway Patrol Officer on the Left

  and our mate, GREG BURKE, on the Right.

Left to Right - two members Easyriders Motor Cycle Club, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley, Highway Patrol-VIP Cyclist,

Ken & Glenda Lovegrove of Ulysses and Sydney Motor Cycle Clubs,

Possum from Australian Road Rider,

Warren Buffett Motor Cycle Council NSW.

Giving Blood at Ultimo TAFE for the start of the Blood Challenge.

Our Team along with Members of the NSW Police Service Dubbo, the Girls Australian Red Cross

Blood Service Dubbo, Local Media Radio and News paper Personalities, as well as Members of the Ulysses Club Dubbo Branch. 

The girls just could not do enough, they fed us, cool drinks, made us very welcome in the extreme heat.

I will guarantee that when you next or first visit them you will be in very caring hands.

Knocking back the miles bound for WA

Photo taken near Wilcannia NSW.

In front of the "Dog that sat on the tuckerbox five miles from Gundagai."

Watch out for animals on the Nullabor.

 

Nullabor Road House SA.

Cliff face of the Great Australian Bight, not far from Nullarbor Roadhouse SA.

 

Dead Horse Gap rest area on the way to Khancoban Snowy Mountains NSW. October 2011

Jayco, a worthy sponsor, at this time.

Ken and Glenda at border village

Ken is in South Australia & Glenda is in Western Australia

The Submarine was donated as a War Memorial by the Australian Navy to honor a great Australian hero.

We met with branch manager Sharon Koutsantonis and staff, grabbed a photo at

the Midlands Donor Red Cross Centre Western Australia.

During our trips, we donate blood ourselves, and ask the Public to do the same.

Check out The Pirate Cow at the Cape Leeuwin Light House

where the Southern Ocean and the Indian Oceans Meet.

Greg took a photo of Glenda and I under the Ninety mile sign.

This Photo tells you that the RFDS, Royal Flying Doctor uses this section of road as an emergency Air Strip.

We were stopped by Police for this very reason.

This place is so isolated that the birds fly backwards, so not too be early for a feed.

Greg pointing to an information sign near "the bight"..

Our Bikes and David's Trike outside Halfway across Australia, Kimba SA.

The Possum checking out the home of Larry Perkins Cowangie V8 Super Car Legend.

Glenda giving Blood

Ken , Glenda, and Greg in front of the Red Cross Blood Bank delivery Bus

Greg Burke and Warren Buffett M.A.R.I Australia Inc Committee members and regular Blood donors to the Red Cross.

Blood Donors Save Lives.

Don't Let this Be You

Eddie the instructor explaining the injuries to a Motorcycling First Aid class.

Everyone should know the basics to save a life.

Photo Shoot at Gosford waterfront last monday the 7th Dec 2009

Left to Right St Johns area Tony Forest, Head Motor Cycle First Aid instructor Eddie Furnell,

One of the riders, my wife, Glenda Lovegrove on the bike, St Johns Branch Coordinator Simone Honeyman,

 Mayor of Gosford (at the time) Councilor Chris Holstein all gathered to lend their support before our trip to the west coast.

Our race trailer donated by Rodney Dunn. (Posted Sunday 14th Feb 2010)

Our Team consists of Ken and Glenda Lovegrove, Greg Burke and wife Genevieve, David and Jody Dean,

Bernie and Jenny Lovegrove, John Smith, Chris Johnson, and,

supporting us Ray and Pat Baker and Brian and Jan Waterfield.

Ray & Pat’s Mazda Bus and  The Smurf Racing Trailer

Ray and Pat head out on the 17th Feb 2010 Drive safe catch you in Port Augusta.

Brian and Jan Waterfield's Nissan Patrol and Van our Second back up vehicle.

They have both ridden on by end of 2020

 

Our major sponsor for 2010 was.

JAYCO CARAVANS AUSTRALIA

                                                                                                                                          

To our Motorcyclist mate Louie: he was part of our team, now travels with us in spirit.

    You will not be forgotten. 

                                                                    

2003 Ride for Life

In 2003 we did a big ride for the Children's Ward Gosford Hospital.

In the photo below we tried to get all those who attended in the shot but was unsuccessful.

Members of the Central Coast Riders Club, Ulysses Club of the Central Coast, Members to now of Woy Woy Peninsula Branch,

Staff of Motor Cycle Gear Central Coast, Members of (HOG) Harley Owners Group,

Members of the American Motorcycle Club at Ourimbah and some members of the public and relatives and friends.

About 120 in total. This photo was taken at the twin Caltex Service Stations on the F3 near Wyong.

See if you can pick your self out in the crowd

There are a few mates in this photo who have ridden on. .

The Three photos were made up of riders that started at Berowra site of the old toll booths, and the other from a group that I myself brought down from Mcdonalds Car Park at Broad meadow in Newcastle.

The photo below was taken of part of the group as they rode down past Westfields Tuggerah towards Wyong Rd

the line of bikes stretched over several Kilometers, you will see this by the three photos below.

In this photo my daughter Belinda Lee and myself, we were leading the first group.

We are on the Blue GPZ Kawasaki bottom right of screen.

Next to us is our late mat,e Niven Barlow, on his beloved Honda ST1100.

Glenda speaking with the late Graeme Marshall and John ( The Wog) on the Phone.(Self named).

Above, my Brother Graham with his wife Marilyn were leading the second group.

The photo above is of the tail of the ride.

For those that know the Tuggerah area, the ride stretched from still on the F3 Expressway

to the Chittaway side of Lees Bridge on Wyong Road (over one Kilometres in length).

2002 Ride for Life

In 2002 we were part of the Big Wide Outback River Regatta.

over 1000K's in 10 days with a stop over on 3 rivers, in Outback NSW.

This trip we were the "Gundabooka Social Club".

Gundabooka is a Mountain near Bourke the Property of Gundabooka is owned by a mate Tony Forkenhagen a true Australian Gentleman.

Tony and his sisters run the property and are always helping others any way they can.

2002 was right in the middle of the drought and stock was dying from lack of water and feed every where you looked.

The Team under the shadow of the Big Silos at Bourke.

Photo below shows us helping hand feed the stock, with Tony our mate, driving the ute.

The boys on the back of Tony's ute throwing the feed off to the starving stock following them.

You can see how dry it is by the shot above, the calves on the left of the photo, are near skin and bone.

The cattle were that hungry they would run you down.

Glenda checking out the blown motor in Ken's Jetski at Wentworth on the

mouth of the Darling on the Murray River.

Middo checking out the inside of one of the damaged cylinders.

If you look hard you can see the damage in the side of it.

We had an engine failure mid afternoon on the Friday. While being towed by a rescue boat to the boat ramp,called Kawasaki in Sydney.

Spoke with Graeme Ramsey the boss of spare parts dept. He then selected the parts required to repair the engine, and got them of the airport

bound for Melbourne. The following morning he had the Victorian manager collect them and re-send to Mildura Airport.

On the Saturday afternoon we picked them up at about 1.00pm,and rushed back the Caravan Park at Wentworth.

This gave us 2 1/2 hours to rebuild the motor, then run it before going to a function at the Wentworth Service Club.

This Big effort was greatly appreciated by all.

Peanut, on the left of the photo, an all round man of the Louth area.You break it and he will come and fix it for you.

A few km from home he heard about our Broken Trailer draw bar predicament, jumped into his ute with a mobile welder and some steel and

out he came to help. While he was fixing the draw bar road trains were constantly thundering by, but peanut kept on welding.

What's a Road Train you say? one prime mover truck pulling three 40 foot semi trailers) That's 53.5 metres long, HUGE!

A true hero of the day. As for his little bearded mate Moses, he hails from Brewarrina North East of Bourke.

When Moses is at work and not partying he is a wool classer and one of the best they say.

Moses was a member of the Brewarrina Team.         

These are members of the Australian Extreme Jetski Team.

In 1999 we rode hundreds of kilometres in bad weather and raised $15,000.00 in just 3 days for Children in Hospital over Christmas.

The team from Left to Right in front row

Mike Macmillan, Andrew Foster, with white hair standing behind Andrew is Greg Douglas, his left Glenda Lovegrove,

Ken Lovegrove, Warren Hearn,Alan Svenson, My Daughter Belinda, Alan Vella

front row Loyd Flanagan and Bottom Right my Son in law Wade-my right hand man, and my youngest daughter Kylie behind the camera.

The remaining members are quiet achievers and are keeping a low profile about things.

Several of our team Members are no longer with us.

                      Below is Lloyd steadying the sling while I load the skis onto the truck for the trip.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Above is the Semi Trailer that carried the 15 Skis (PWC's) to Forster and we took the off at Graham Barclay Marine.

It was a very hard ride for all-twelve finished, three retired, one with a hole the size of a medicine ball in his wave runner,

one in sympathy, and, one with a blown motor.

A big thanks to all concerned.