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www.auswingriders.com |
Australian Wing Riders Association (Qld) Inc Ashgrove
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Wing Notes |
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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION QLD INCORPORATED |
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EDITOR:.............Bevan Bradford Phone: 07 3822 3512 Mobile 0408 714 000 E-Mail: Wing Notes is produced with the
object of keeping members informed about matters of interest to AWRA
members. A electronic copy of each
issue is available to every financial member of the AWRA. Copies are also distributed to selected
motorcycle dealers in the greater |
Submissions for inclusion in Wing Notes should be with the Editor no later than the Friday following the monthly meeting, i.e.: Friday after the 1st Monday of the month. DISCLAIMER: Although Wing Notes will endeavour to reproduce submissions in their original form it reserves the right to edit submissions as it sees fit. Views expressed in contributed articles in Wing Notes are not necessarily those of the AWRA or the Editor. Wing Notes is produced with care, in good faith and from sources believed to be accurate at the time of writing. |
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Management Committee: |
Meetings: |
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President Clint Lovell (07) 3398 3437 E-mail: clinton@lovell.com.au |
Meetings are held on the 1st Monday
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Vice
President Rob (Bear) Harriss 0409 052 218 E-mail: RHMRS@bigpond.com.au |
Next meeting: |
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Secretary Val Thomas (07) 3848 0498 E-mail: ashgrovestationery@uqconnect.net |
Pineapple
Hotel |
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Treasurer E-mail: magic@auswingriders.com |
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Tickle
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Upcoming
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A woman desperately looking for work goes to the Tickle Me Elmo Factory. The Personnel Manager goes over her resume and explains to her that he regrets that he has no jobs worthy of her skills. The woman answers that she really needs work and will take almost anything. The Personnel Manager hems and haws and
finally says he does have a low skill job on the "Tickle Me Elmo"
assembly line. The woman happily accepts. He takes her down to the line and
explains her duties and that she should be in at The Personnel Manager starts laughing
hysterically and finally after several minutes of rolling laughter he pulls
himself together and walks over to the new employee and says: "I'm
sorry; I guess you misunderstood me yesterday. What I wanted you to do was
give Elmo two test tickles." |
26th November Xmas party at Noosaville 18th December Breakfast ride to Plainlands and points
west 21st January Pro Honda Ride Day and BBQ
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The President Speaks…. |
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The Secretary’s Desk…. |
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G’day Bit
late with the magazine this month.
I’ve been away, some people have had their contribution in early,
others I still haven’t got and the ride day is tomorrow. Oh well, that’s life I suppose. They
say things happen in threes. Well I’m
beginning to think they are right. In
the past month, my boys have been giving me lots of problems. 1. Greg’s car was written off when a car went through a
red light. 2. Matthew pranged the Virago on the way to work last
Thursday 3. Last night, Peter rang from up the coast to let us know
he had put his phone and wallet down and forgotten it for a minute and they
were stolen. Of
course, in the wallet was his spare house key and licence. So, instead of the ride tomorrow, I have to
wait for the locksmith to come round and change all the keyed locks. And there I was thinking once grown up, I
wouldn’t need to worry about what they were up to any more. Sorry
to miss the ride, see you next time. Happy
reading. Bevan |
Hi all, Isn’t
it nice to look back to “The Good Old Days”?
When I first joined AWRA, we held our meetings at the Coorparoo RSL,
which had a nice car park across the street, cheap meals and a nice quiet
area to hold the meeting, of only about 15-20 people. Then we had a problem one November with
staff wanting to set up the room for their Melbourne Cup do the next day
whilst we wanted to hold our meeting.
Upshot was we were turfed out.
The hunt was on. Charleen and I
did a fair bit of research (which mostly involved eating out) and after a
short stay at Easts League club then the Australian National Hotel; we ended
up now at the Pineapple Hotel. The
Pineapple is a great venue, with a roomy meeting place for no charge that we
have mostly to ourselves. The only
drawback is the price of the meals, with the Pineapple being a steakhouse
type restaurant. The steaks are very
nice, but have to be paid for. Other
type meals, Roast-of-the-Day etc are a bit cheaper but even with that a
couple will not get out of a meeting under around $50.00 if they want to eat,
have one drink and a cuppa. Now this
meeting place is not the be-all and end-all so we are still on the lookout
for the “perfect” meeting place. Here
are the criteria: Central to The
old Aussie Nash had all of this, but has been bought out and is currently
undergoing major refurbishment. We
will check it out when done, but are expecting it to be as upmarket as our
current digs. There
is also the possibility of paying for a room.
This would mean upping our annual fee, which might be a tad unfair to
our non-Brisbane members. We’d still
be paying for meals. So
if anyone knows of a venue that meets the criteria, or would like to do some
research (which will involve a lot of eating out), please let the committee
know. We will be grateful. Clint |
Hello everyone, Yippee
– at long last. After
a couple of hitches we have our ring of fire (on the bike that is!) It looks wonderful, Thommo and I have great
fun looking at the reflection (as you do), and seeing the extra lights gives
us such a buzz. We
rode around to our eldest son’s place to show them off straight away, and
then just couldn’t go home, so we ducked down to Regents Park to show them
off to our eldest daughter and family – luckily they are not early birds. Now
we have If
we don’t see you on the next ride, trust we will see you for the party. Ride
safely – love Valerie & Thommo |
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For the last couple
of months I've been parking my Red Bike next to a green Kawasaki Z1000, a couple
of BMWs and a Yamaha V Star. I have
met some of the riders but not the We were both by our bikes getting ready to make our
way home when the chap from the |
day with the
GoldWings. She is trying to convince
Dave to buy one - but he's content with the sports bikes for now. Dave told me that Peggy has her moments
when things aren't quite right, but she is well in the overall sense. For those of you who
don't know what I'm going on about - back in 2004, we granted Peggy's wish of
having a ride on the back of a GoldWing.
This wasn't an official charity ride, just a random act of
kindness. If you want to read the
story, please refer to Peggy's Ride in the February 2004 magazine. Many times, we have
thought about Peggy. Thankfully, now
we can think about her getting on with her life. Cheers Charleen |
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Secret Santa and Raffle If
you are coming to the Also, bring along a small
donation for the hamper raffle |
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Pre- As
well as your Secret Santa and Hamper donation, bring along some finger
food/nibblies for the socialising as we relax after the ride. Of
course, as riding is such thirsty work, so you may want to bring along some
drinks as well. |
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Sun 23 Oct 05 Well
the Victorians finally have got a ride in, the first for the summer, the
weather was looking threatening but besides a gale or a tornado there was nothing
that was going to stop this ride. I arrived at the Mobil on the ring road and
the ever reliable John and Marg turned up then Doug and Preeta and Steve and
his boy, after checking out the new additions to Steve’s bike and a strong
wind blowing a change in from the west we turned off the hwy and headed
towards Whittlesea with the wind gone we got stuck into the hills outside
Whittlesea towards Yea. |
Leaving Marysville |
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Good Coloured line up at YEA |
Steve and his Boy on the road |
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We
arrived in Yea for a break and cuppa to a great day and heaps of bikes
around. After a break we headed of to More pictures will appear in the “Victorian rides we
have done” section of the web site |
This guy wants to be a wing one day |
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For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting medical studies. FACTS 1 Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Aussies, British or Americans. 2 Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Aussies, British or Americans. 3 Africans drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Aussies, British or Americans. 4 Italians drink large amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Aussies, British or Americans. 5 Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Aussies, British or Americans. CONCLUSION Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you. |
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Following the discussions about Q-Ride at the last
couple of general meetings, John Petersen of Pro Motorcycles is going to make
an afternoon available to AWRA members. John has suggested we make it into a bit of a
competition with everyone who does the course losing points for mistakes and
the rider with the lowest score wining a prize donated by Pro Honda. The course will not only entail riding the CB600s on
the bitumen but also the CT110 Postie Bikes on their postie bike course,
which includes elements of off-bitumen, sharp rises and sloped stops. Should be fun.
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to try out the bitumen course on our own bikes if we
wish. Members are invited to try this out and although
points will be deducted - no one will lose their licence. This will be an opportunity to compare the Q-Ride
system with the old-fashioned way of getting a bike licence. It's also an opportunity to have some fun. The day is being planned for Clint |
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Hi everyone! When planning a holiday or visit, even a couple of hours away, during
the holiday season it’s a good idea to add checking and servicing both car
and bike to the pre-holiday list.
Before heading off on a trip, check, hoses, fan belts, brakes, lights,
wiper rubbers, radiator and tyres. Remember doing these things before leaving may prevent you having an
awful holiday. In the car remember to lock it up, even to pay for fuel, if no one
else is in it. Take the keys out even
if someone else is in there. 70% of
car thefts are with the owner’s own keys as they have left them in the
vehicle to go and pay for petrol, check the letter box or just duck in to get
some milk at the corner store. 10% of thefts are repeat thefts as owners keep making the same mistakes! Some tips to help prevent theft:- ·
close windows fully when unattended ·
lock doors when driving so no one else jumps in ·
always hold your handbag while unloading shopping,
do not place it on the roof or in the trolley. ·
away from home at night, try and park under or close
to lights ·
secure parking is always better if it is at all
possible ·
do not leave valuables on display - including
coin/notes/keys ·
do not leave valuables, drivers license, rego papers
etc in the glove box, they have your address on them Some of these pointers can be taken into account with the ‘Wings or
other bikes as well. ·
The keys being left in them for instance to pay for
fuel. ·
Locking the panniers and top boxes when unattended. ·
Bags/valuables on the seat/or top box (or trailer)
while you put your gear on. ·
If you’re on your own and going to be in a place for
a while, it is a good idea to cover your bike. It is lovely to leave them on display, but it may just not be worth
it. Anyway don’t fret over this stuff, just be aware and alert. Bear |
CRAZY CAR LAWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. ·
It’s illegal
for a car to run out of gas on the Autobahn. ·
Motorists must
honk before passing another car, bike, skater or skateboarder. ·
Sled riders not
allowed to hang on to passing vehicles ·
You must make a
loud noise before passing a car on the left ·
No one else is
allowed to watch over your parked car ·
Throwing a
missile at a car is illegal ·
No honking your
car horn at a sandwich stop after Last but not least ·
You may not tie
your pet dog to the roof of your car! Have fun!! Jayne |
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Signs ·
On a
plumber's truck: We repair what your
husband fixed. ·
On a
plumber's truck: ·
At a
radiator shop: Best place in town to
take a leak. |
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At a
tire shop Invite us to your next blowout. ·
At a
towing company: We don't charge an arm
and a leg. We want tows. ·
On an
electrician's truck: Let us remove your shorts. |
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After an invite from Doug and Preeta to go camping
with them to the GP it was too good an offer not to take up considering I
have always wanted to go to the GP and to go for four days was the perfect
opportunity. The Thur started early to catch Doug at Cranbourne for the ride
to the inland with hardly any traffic we got there early and got our tickets,
with a hole burning in my wallet we headed to the camping ground to set up.
We settled near Doug’s favourite tree and it was obvious that Doug had set up
there many times before as we had the camp set up in no time except for the
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tents that Preeta was
bringing with her in the car and some friends from Whist waiting Doug and I
got quite thirsty so with no work to be done and a couple of six packs of Jim
beam and coke in the cooler we thought we would have a couple and a couple
more, so you can imagine that when Preeta arrived we were in great shape
to put up more tents some how the tents got up and so did the wind, with the
wind howling across the inland we were in for a very winding night but the
weather experts had it going by morning of which it did and the Fri turned
into a sunny day. With practice under way the inland was starting to come
alive with more people turning up by the minute you could feel to excitement
starting. As more friends of Doug and Preeta arrived from Doug
found the need to share about three bottles of red with me and with hot chips
and a band playing what more could I ask, the long night finally ended and
fun was had by all. The next morning
the bikes were up early and with some of the Penguin Pluckers already up and
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With the racing over and
the doctor winning another race it was time to head home with thoughts of
having to wait hours to get off the inland to my surprise there was no stops
straight through to the freeway and home, the police run two lanes off the
inland so it gets the bikes off very quickly. This brought to an end a
fantastic four days and if you have not done it before its well worth doing. To Doug and Preeta and
extended family thanks for the offer to join you and the Penguin Pluckers for
the weekend it was great. John |
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Housework? One
evening, Jenny arrived home from work to find the children bathed, one load
of clothes in the washer and another in the dryer, dinner on the stove, and
the table set. She was astonished -- something's up. It turns
out that Ralph had read an article that said women who worked full-time and
had to do their own housework were too tired to have sex. The night
went well and the next day, she told her office friends all about it. "We
had a great dinner. Ralph even cleaned up.
He helped the kids do their homework, folded all the laundry and put
everything away. I really enjoyed the evening. "But
what about afterward?" asked her friends. "Oh, that was perfect too. Ralph was too tired..." |
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A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around looking for valuables, and when he picked up a VCR to place in his sack, a strange, disembodied voice echoed from the dark saying, "Jesus is watching you." He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight out and froze. When he heard nothing more after a bit, he shook his head, promised himself a long vacation after his next big score, then clicked the light back on and began searching for more valuables. |
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Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard, "Jesus is watching you." Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot...
"Did you say that?" he hissed at the parrot. "Yep," the parrot confessed, then squawked, "I'm just trying to warn you." The burglar relaxed. "Warn me, huh? Who the heck are you?" "Moses," replied the bird. "Moses?" the burglar laughed. "What kind of people would name a parrot Moses?" The bird promptly answered, "Probably the same kind of people that would name a 140 pound Rottweiler Jesus." |
