The BSA Club of Perth, Australia, votes to suspend club activities due to the shortage of available fuel. The club will remain idle until 1946.
The inaugural meeting of Perth's BSA Club was held on Monday, March 15, 1937 at Mortlock Bros Ltd., 914 Hay Street (the address was the Mortlock Brothers BSA/Harley-Davidson shop).
35 BSA riders decided to form the club, draw up a constitution and elect officers. It was decided that membership was open only to owners and riders of BSA motorcycles.
The BSA Club was very active in organizing road races, rally's and various social events from the get-go. Then came 'The War'. At the clubs 100th meeting, (held on June 25, 1941), it was decided that they would put the kickstands down until fuel conditions improve, or for "the duration of the war" whichever comes first.
The first post-war meeting was held on the February 27, 1946, it was at this meeting when the constitution was, begrudgingly, altered to open membership to riders of other makes of motorcycles.
The club is still going strong, but today they're known as the BSA & Harley-Davidson Club.
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