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Click the Tributes link to revisit memories of some of our lost members.

We'll work on getting some of the yarns about the old days (when men were men, and women were glad) here for those who are having trouble sleeping. In the meantime, you can look at recent editions of Cafe News, our monthly news letter.

Cafe News - May 07	Cafe News - June 07
Cafe News - March 07	Cafe News - April 07
Cafe News - November 06	Cafe News - January 07
Cafe News - August 06	Cafe News - October 06
Cafe News - July 2006	Cafe News - May 2004
Cafe News - June 2006	Cafe News - April 2004
Cafe News - May 2006	Cafe News - March 2004
Cafe News - April 2006	Cafe News - February 2004
Cafe News - March 2006	Cafe News - January 2004
Cafe News - February 2006	Cafe News - December 2003
Cafe News - January 2006	Cafe News - November 2003
Cafe News - December 2005	Cafe News - October 2003
Cafe News - November 2005	Cafe News - September 2003
Cafe News - October 2005	Cafe News - August 2003
Cafe News - September 2005	Cafe News - July 2003
Cafe News - August 2005	Cafe News - June 2003
Cafe News - July 2005	Cafe News - May 2003
Cafe News - June 2005	Cafe News - April 2003
Cafe News - April / May 2005	Cafe News - March 2003
Cafe News - March 2005	Cafe News - February 2003
Cafe News - February 2005	Cafe News - January 2003
Cafe News - December 2004	Cafe News - December 2002
Cafe News - November 2004	Cafe News - November 2002
Cafe News - October 2004	Cafe News - October 2002
Cafe News - September 2004	Cafe News - September 2002
Cafe News - August 2004	Cafe News - August 2002
Cafe News - July 2004	Cafe News - July 2002
Cafe News - June 2004

	Legend has it that Buddha (compiler of the club archives in days gone by) had a crash on the way home from the pub one night. This saw the end of his somewhat thrashed, but much loved GPZ900, which proved to be his last bike. Club cartoonist Rick Girvin couldn't let an opportunity like that go by. Click on the thumbnail of Buddha on the left, and you will see how the event was recorded in Cafe News back in 1987.
	Gavin Thus and Steve Martin would both turn it on for the crowd during our lunch time wheelstand contests at Mallala. The picture at left is Gavin looking for the balance point on Mr Hattie's GSX-1100EF in 1996. Thanks to Damir at Focal Vision for this shot from Mr Hattie's archive.
	Steve Martin found us a picture from his own archive, albeit a very yellowed newspaper article from the Mt Gambier Border Watch on January 3rd 1989 where he took front page billing.
	Here's the accompanying article describing Steve's victory.

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