2007, 2006 & 2005 Past Events
Ottawa
Section
CVMG
This page lists past events and activities. Click here for upcoming events


AGM Meeting Tuesday 5th February 2008, at the workshop of Neil Hossack, 160 Elm Street, Ottawa, at 7.00 p.m.

April 25 -27                AMCA Oley

April 27th                   Lanark Spring Trial

May 25?                     Oxford Mills Show and Shine - DISPLAY
May 31-June. 1                Ottawa Valley Bike Show - Lansdowne Park - DISPLAY
June 7                         N.O.B.s rally Ladysmith
June 13– 15                 AMCA Rhinebeck (note conflict with Paris)
June 13-14                 CVMG National Rally Paris  
June 21                 Campbell’s Bay Vintage Motorcycle Day June 21- DISPLAY
July 1                         Ottawa CVMG Dominion Day Ride (Tuesday?)
July 5                         Ottawa CVMG Rally at St. Albert – DISPLAY


2007 Past Events involving Ottawa Section

Ottawa Section Christmas Dinner
Held November 29th great time had by all. Neville Miller awarded first Jim Hunter Master Builder Trophy

David Makin again hosted the Lanark Fall Trial,  Sunday 30th September.
Several of us took this opportunity to have a go at Trials riding. ... it was a lot of fun
Check out .Lanark Trial Photos

Old Bastards Delta Rally

Ottawa Classic Air Rally This was held on Sunday August 26th. Good weather, lots of old planes, cars and
bikes.

Frank Tetzlaff's Surprise Birthday party. Frank reached the 3 score milestone and his brother Ed arranged a
surprise party and invited his biker friends. A good time was had by all.

Jim Hunter BBQ 2007 This year it was held August 18th. We had a great turnout with Montreal section
members riding in, and Norton Owners club and Ottawa Section enjoying each others company

Shawville Ottawa Valley Antique Association August 11 & 12. The OVAA wants to have a motorcycle class
again this year on Saturday August 11th. It was a great day  - a nice scenic ride was a bonus.

Annual BBQ Saturday August 18th - Details to be emailed to members the week before the BBQ

AMCA Empire Chaper Road Run  Aug 06 - 09 Alexandria Bay, NY
Ormstown Montreal Section Rally 3rd - 5th August (same weekend as Mosport Vintage racing)

July 29th Ride to Delta BBQ for Marilyn Crawford's Organ Donation Cross Country Ride

July 7th St. Albert Rally 2007 - We had a great rally - raised $500 for charity, and the rain kept off most
of the day

July 1st we had our annual "Dominion Day Ride" that is especially aimed at a leisurely ride for our older
licensed motorcycles (and in some cases riders). Doug Smith led the ride this year, having planned an
excellent route with a stop in Merrickville.

June 23rd - Some of us rode to Gananoque on Saturday  to see the old bikes and enjoy the Ribfest. The
ride takes about 2.5 hours.

CVMG National Rally Paris Ontario (pictures and stories coming soon)

Northern Old Bastards (NOBs) Swap Meet at Ladysmith Quebec (pictures and stories coming soon)

Vintage Motorcycle Racing near Laconia NH (pictures and stories coming soon)

AMCA NE 6 Chapter Rally at Rhinebeck, NY. (pictures and stories coming soon)

Oxford Mills Show n' Shine - A few of us rode in the rain to Oxford Mills, and a couple of us came away with
awards - including special guest CVMG President Peter Salter who rode his very nice BSA Gold Star.

CVMG Ottawa Lanark Trial was held  Sunday April 29th, many thanks again to Dave Makin Hospitality. It was a
beautiful day, and about 10 riders had a lot of fun. It was friendly with everyone keeping there own score.  

2006 Past Events involving Ottawa Section

  1. Ottawa Section Christmas Party
  2. Dave Makin's Lanark Fall Trial
  3. Gatineau Vintage War plane Display
  4. Delta Rally
  5. August 19th and 20th AMCA Empire Chapter Rally in Brookfield New York, 5 bikes rode down - 4 rode
    back.
  6. August 13th Field of Chrome event at Kemptville.Some of us forgo breakfast at Local Heroes and rode to
    Kemptville to find that the promised breakfast had sold out. We stayed for a while and enjoyed looking at the
    shiny cars, both new and old.
  7. August 12th Ottawa Valley Antique Association Fair in Shawville, Quebec. Some members gave Jim's hot dogs
    a miss and rode to Shawville to support the vintage motorcycle display at the fair. There were nearly 40 bikes
    registered for this event, and a good time was had by all.
  8. August 12th Jim Hunter's annual BBQ. Many members attended and enjoyed Jim's hospitality and display of
    fine bikes, and they were joined by members from Montreal and the Norton owners club.
  9. August 5th and 6th Montreal section's Ormstown Rally. We had a great ride down with about 10 bikes and 2
    cars. Several of us camped over, and rode back on Sunday, calling in at Zeke Stewarts place south of
    Winchester.
  10. August 1st Section Meeting at Yves Doyon's maison Wakefield. A super ride on nice evening, about 12
    members attended, and we had a very good meeting, with wonderful food (dead hen) provided by Diane.
  11. July 28-30 Annual Quinte CVMG Rally and Show, Roblin Lake Park, Ameliastburg, Ontario.  
  12. St Albert Ottawa Section rally - July 8th 2006
  13. Dominion Day Ride - July 1st 2006
  14. June 16-18 CVMG National Rally, Paris, Ontario. We had a great showing this year! Photographs have
    started to be loaded, check them out.
  15. June 3 & 4, Ottawa Valley Bike Show - we displayed 18 fine machines (and handed out dozens of posters
    for the July 8 rally and membership application forms).  Doors opened for visitors at 9:00am Saturday and
    closing ceremonies were 6:00-6:30pm on Sunday. Riders were welcome to participate in  their  Organized
    Ride. The event was a real success!  Quite a few members showed up to do a shift, telling visitors about
    the bikes and CVMG.
  16. May 28, Oxford Mills Vintage Motorcycle and Car Show, Oxford Mills, Ontario (We always participate,
    usually leaving from an early breakfast at Local Heroes!)
  17. Sunday April 30 - Don, Brian, Steve, Patrick met ride organizer Doug Smith on the River Road for
    a ride to Iroquois, Prescott (for lunch) Brockville, Merrickville (for ice cream) etc.  
  18. May 7, Sunday, OBSERVED TRIAL  CVMG/BMA, near Watson's Corners (Lanark), at 1944 5th
    Concession C, Dalhousie Township.  For directions contact besa@igs.net or David Makin, 613
    592 7247.
  19. April 29th Motorcycle Information Day . This is held at Capital City Bikers Church, Shoppers City
    East. Cost is a non-perishable food item or $5. . For directions www.bikerschurch.com/directions.
    htm
  20. 2006 Past Events involving Ottawa Section
David Makin is again hosting the Lanark Fall Trial, this Sunday 30th September. If you leave Local Heroes at
9.30 you will get to Lanark in time. The Trial is for trials bikes only, no motocross or open pipes. If you need a
map please make an email request.

David has requested some help preparing the sections for the Trial on Saturday. This will involve clearing
branches etc. Overnight camping accommodation is available in David's rustic cabin.

Take this opportunity to have a go at Trials riding. ... it's a lot of fun.

2005 Past Events
  1. Christmas Dinner December 17, 2005, Macies/Best Western, 1274 Carling Avenue, (Across
    from Westgate Shopping Center). Bar opens at 6:00 P.M., Dinner at 7:00 (approx.)Sept. 25,
    CVMG/BMA observed trial, near Watson's Corners (Lanark area).  Event starts 11.30 am.  
    Modern machines welcome as well as vintage.  Set-up will be Saturday; volunteers welcome!   
    GPS users N45 02.155 W76 31.511 For further information, contact David Makin. See the map
  2. Sept 9 - 11, Rideau Lakes Riders Rally (aka the OBs' Picnic), Beverly Lake Park, Delta, Ontario.
    The main event was on Saturday and camping was available. Contact person was Ernie Olivo at
    eo778@yahoo.com .  For next year you can book a campsite by calling 613 928 2881 or fax 613
    928 2073. There is a maximum of 6 people or two tents per campsite. For details of the site go to
    www.beverleylakepark.com or email beverleylake@ripnet.com.  Breakfast was available on-site
    both Saturday and Sunday. There is  a snack bar and amenities. The Saturday night BBQ (full
    meal - New York steak) is $12 was tasty and plentiful! Saturday Vending  was $5 per stall, day
    visitors $5.00 T-shirts were available to purchase.
  3. Aug 19-20 Antique Motorcycle Club of America (AMCA), Empire Chapter annual rally at the
    Brookfield. See the Fairgrounds, Brookfield, NY.  Richard White for details.
  4. August 13th Shawville Antique Association Fair. About 10 vintage bikes were on display, 6 ridden
    from Ottawa, plus a couple from Vernon Fairhead who lives near Shawville. In addition to the
    bikes there was a traction engine, about 50 vintage tractors, old trucks and cars, plus some very
    interesting working model engines. The bikes were a great crowd pleaser, and we're sure to be
    asked back in greater numbers next year. Don Cutts from the Ottawa section won an award, Vern
    won two awards (NOT local favouritism, surely) . These and other details, and lots of pictures can
    be found by clicking the link above.
  5. August 7th After Breakfast ride to Winchester Antique Auto Fair. After breakfast at Local Heroes
    a total of six riders decided to have a ride to Winchester, meeting with Zeik Steward and his
    Harley along the way. A good ride, click the link for pictures and story.
  6. August 6th Jim Hunter's Annual BBQ for the Ottawa and Montreal CVMG Sections, and the Norton
    owners group. This was a great event, the sun shined, there was a great turnout, and everyone
    had a good time. For more details click the link above.
  7. July 29th - 31st CVMG Montreal Section Annual Rally, Ormstown, Quebec (south-west)Contact
    Andy Hall (514) 769-4187 halla@cae.com for more info. As usual, a well organized rally with
    plenty of interesting people and machinery. Quite a few from Ottawa enjoyed the good company
    and excellent weather. CVMGPictures to come!
  8. July 9th - 10th 2005 St. Albert rally. - Third annual rally at the St. Albert's Cheese Factory, this one
    headed by Pierre who did a fine job.
  9. July 1st. 2005. The Dominion Day Ride: Doug Smith did a great job of putting together a great
    route plan, that provided quite roads, good scenery, and the smell of fresh mown hay taking us to
    Constance Bay, Arnprior, Antrim Truck Stop, Pakenham, and Almonte. See link to Dominion Day
    Ride page above for photos and stories. members of the Ottawa Section attended the Paris rally.  
    See link to Paris Rally page above for photos and stories.
  10. June 17th - 19th 2005 .The CVMG National Rally, Paris, Ontario. The usual crowd rode or drove
    or towed to Paris!
  11. June 12th Ride to Shawville, Pontiac, Quebec to see Vernon's collection of classics and basket
    cases. Don Cutts will have a tale to tell about high speed front tire blow-outs on gravel roads. We
    won't mention the make of bike to protect the innocent.
  12. May 29th 2005 Oxford Mills "Show n Shine" ride. This is the "official" opening ride of the season,
    although many of us have been out on other rides before. At Oxford Mills the older bikes are on
    show with vintage cars and commercial vehicles, together with a few "hot rods" that are styled on
    1930's vehicles. About 10 members of our group rode to Oxford Mills, and Frank Tetzlaff went in
    his car. There may be a longer story about this ride that will come from the hand of our scribe Don
    Cutts.
  13. May 28th maison Costa Zarifi BBQ ride (Alexandria). 7 members of the Ottawa Section and 2
    members of the nation River section rode about 100 miles to the Montreal Section BBQ at the
    home of Costa at Alexandria. Due to a tardy departure, plus roadside repair to a '66 Triumph
    Trophy and some socializing on the way, 4 of the Ottawa section arrived just as the last hamburger
    was being consumed. We had a very enjoyable visit and ate the cheeseburgers minus the patie.
    on the way back, we had another roadside repair this time to a '68 Triumph Trophy. Despite these
    minor setbacks everyone had a good day and made it back to Ottawa before the evening chill
    was too uncomfortable.
  14. Dave Makin Lanark trial on Sunday, May 15 can be found at www.igs.net/~besa  There is a good
    chance the blackflies will be out, so come prepared. This is a good walk in the woods and a great
    opportunity to take some fun photos of your friends falling off trials bikes.