About the Cotton Country Cruisers Moree Branch
The Cotton Country Cruisers is a branch of the Ulysses Club and was formed around 2000 to provide some locally based social activities for Ulysses members in Moree, Narrabri and surrounding areas.  It caters for mature age motorcyclists and all types and brands of motorcycles.

The group has a "get together" every second month (Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov, Jan) and there are organized rides and week ends away from time to time, all of which are published in our Newsletter.

Moree is a very community spirited town, with volunteer organizations covering just about every aspect of living in the area and the Cotton Country Cruisers support this activity through out the year, with the highlight fund raiser being the Moree Muster which attracts Ulyssians from all along the East Coast.

About the Ulysses Club   
The Ulysses Club is an Australian motorcycle club that caters for the 'more mature' rider. The club was established in December 1983 and is the largest motorcycle club in the southern hemisphere.

The original suggestion for a motorcycle club for over 50's, since reduced to over 40's, was put forward in a letter by Stephen Dearnley ( 'Ol No. 1) published in the August 1983 issue of Bike Australia magazine.

This drew two significant responses: one from Rob Hill, who suggested the present name and motto for the club, the other from Peter Thoeming, then the editor of "Bike Australia" , who sketched the logo and offered support from his magazine if Stephen could get the club off the ground.

This was done with an inaugural meeting in Sydney on 6th December 1983 when the 5 people present approved a basic constitution and the Ulysses Club was duly formed.

Why Ulysses?   
The name comes from a poem of the same title by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It tells how the great Greek hero Ulysses, now middle-aged and securely in charge of his kingdom of Ithaca, is getting bored with things around him and longs to go adventuring again with his shipmates of old.

It describes very well indeed the sort of person who still has enough spark to go on riding into middle and later years.

Who can join? 
Any lady or gentleman who is over the age of 40, and who holds a current motorcycle licence, or who is a regular partner of such a person, and is also over 40, is eligible to join.

 Until you reach the grand old age of 50, you will be a "junior" member, but with full membership rights and privileges. It’s just that you might have to help some of the "seniors" off their machines sometimes!

There is a joining fee of $30, and a mandatory 3 year membership, currently at $90 which makes a total joining fee of $120.  (as at 01 Sep 2010)

Click here for Membership Form or join Online