How it all began - by Lew Martin

Pre 1996

I had been saying for some time to Shorty Clement, Bruce Jury & Dave Ransome, all with (British) Royal Enfields, other than Murali Bhaskar with his Madras Enfield that, we should organize an RE rally. You know, there’s a BSA rally, Norton rally, Triumph rally etc. all happening. We should get off our butt and do something about it. 

So we did! 

1996

We knew of several RE owners scattered about NZ, namely, Jack Humphrey in Palmerston North, Jack Bier and Dave Moffatt both in Nelson, John Rapley in Paraparaumu, Paul Switzer in Wellington, Jim Mundin in Tokoroa, Brian Blakeley in Paekakariki, Peter Millar in Wellington, Fed Rix in Huntly and Mickey Rat in Waihi.

Along with the locals; Athalie Clement, Dave Ransom, Bruce Jury, Shorty Clement, Murali Bhaskar, David Greensill, and myself, we invited the out of town-ers to attend the first RE rally in New Plymouth. They duly turned up on their bikes, other than Jack, who drove his RE powered Berkeley sports car from Nelson.

Following an afternoon ride out a meeting was held, attended by the seven locals and ten visitors, the NZREOR was formed with seventeen founding members.

These were the Originals.

Lew Martin

History of past rally's

1st. 1996 Lew Martin, Athalie & Shorty Clement. New Plymouth

2nd. 1998 Jack Humphrey. Palmerston North

3rd. 1999 Jack Bier & Dave Moffatt. Nelson

4th. 2000 Graeme Henson. Masterton

5th. 2001 Bill Edwards & Susan. Papamoa

6th. 2002 Robert Parker. Waihi.

7th. 2003 Bruce Powell. Methven. Canterbury

8th. 2004 Roger Cooper. Gisborne.

9th. 2005 Tracy Prior. Orewa. Auckland

10th. 2006. Lew Martin, Athalie & Shorty Clement. New Plymouth

11th. 2007 Owen Haskell & Terry O'Hanlon. Cambridge.

12th. 2008 Mark Bardell. Whangamata.

13th. 2009 Jack Bier. Marahau. Tasman

14th. 2010 Mark Bardell & Grant Corlett. Opononi.

15th. 2011 Terry O'Connor. Wanganui.

Mid-term rallies introduced.

10/2011. Mid-term. Bill Edwards. Taupo.

16th Annual 3/2012. Graham Barnett. Christchurch.

10/2012. Mid-term. Ken Mckee. Thames.

17th Annual 3/2013. Fay Chatfield. Dannevirke.

11/2013 Mid-term. Phil Marsh & Lew Martin. Ohura 

18th 3/2014. Jack Bier & Mick Glew. Tapawera. Tasman

11/2014 Mid-term. Teresa Parry. Kawhai/Marokopa

19th Annual 2/15 Trevor Clark & Ken McKee. Clarks Beach  Auckland

11/2015 Mid-term. Owen Haskell & Phil Marsh. Opotiki

20th Annual 3/2016. Lew Martin, Athalie & Shorty Clement. New Plymouth

11/2016 Mid-term. Steve Sunde. Makotuku. Manawatu

21st Annual 2017 Warren & Russell Burt. Geraldine

11/2017 Mid-term. John & Kerry Rapley. Himatangi Beach

22nd Annual 3/2018. Steve Burgess. Orewa

11/2018 Mid-term. Terry & Karen O'Hanlon & Owen Haskell. Matamata

23rd Annual 3/2019. Jack Bier & Claire Newcombe. Reefton

9/2019 Mid-term. Owen Haskell. Raglan

24th Annual 3/2020. Steve Lawrence. Gisborne

11/2020 Mid-term. John Candy. Papamoa

25th Annual 3/2021 Mal & Corinna Ritchie. Carterton

11/2021 Mid-term. Whangateau (Postponed for 1 year. Covid 19)

26th. Annual 3/2022. Eilleen & Chris Parker. Kumara.

11/2022 Mid-term. Chris Blenkinsopp & Allan Cole. Whangateau

27th Annual. 3/2023. Terry & Karen O'Hanlon Coromandel

11/2023 Mid-term. Mark Bellringer. Whangamomona

28th Annual 3/2024. Ken McKee. Wanaka

South Island Mid-term rallies introduced.

9/2024 SI. Mid-term. Richard Poff. Westport

11/2024 NI. Mid-term. Kaz Gibson & Christian Edwards. Pukenui

29th Annual 3/2025. Alastair McIsaac. Awastone, Mangaweka

9/2025 SI. Mid-term. Richard Poff. Kumara

11/25/2025 NI Mid-term. Phill Gibbs. Otorohanga

30th Annual 3/2026 Stephen Goodenough, Christine Mahon. Motueka

30th Anniversay

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