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EDITOR:.............Bevan Bradford Phone: 07 3822 3512 Mobile 0408 714 000 E-Mail: mail @ auswingriders.com 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
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Management Committee: |
Meetings: |
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President E-mail: |
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Vice
President Rob (Bear) Harriss 0409 052 218 E-mail: RHMRS @ bigpond.com.au |
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Secretary Val Thomas (07) 3848 0498 E-mail: secretary @ auswingriders.com |
Pineapple
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Treasurer Eric Madjeric (07) 3886 9845 E-mail: magic @ auswingriders.com |
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Membership Renewals All
members are reminded that memberships were due at the end of February. Renewal
forms are to be completed by ALL
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21st May Ride to Binna
Burra Lodge 27th May BBQ at Clint and Charleen’s 18th June Big ride to Kyogle and
Tenterfield 22nd – 24th Sept Biker’s Dream weekend |
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§
A 97-year-old
man goes into his doctor's office and says, “Doc, I want my sex drive
lowered." "Sir," replied the doctor, "you're 97, don’t
you think your sex drive is all in your head?" "You're damned right
it is!" replied the old man. "That's why I want it lowered!" §
An elderly
woman decided to prepare her will and told her preacher she had two final
requests. First, she wanted to be cremated, and second, she wanted her ashes
scattered over K Mart. "K Mart?" the preacher exclaimed. "Why K Mart?" "Then I'll be sure my daughters visit
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G’day everyone Here is the magazine for another month. We have stories from our AGM, the Ulysses
AGM, and a profile on our new Treasurer and our other favourites have
returned also. Well, the AGM is over for another year. I have to admit, I found it a little
disappointing for a couple of reasons.
One, we missed the Friday night which obviously was a lot of fun. As it turned out, we could have got there
after all as the reason for booking in only for the Saturday disappeared on Friday
afternoon. Another reason I was disappointed was the lack of
any organised action for the Saturday and Sunday and I heard similar feedback
coming from a number of members. Being
on the committee, I take a share of the blame for that. As our Association grows and the AGM gets
bigger, there will be more and more need for greater effort to be put into
the organisation of the event and the days around it. Next year the committee will need to
consider this and look to assembling a program that will provide rides or the
like for entertainment. Sure,
individuals will want to do their own thing so not everyone will participate,
but the feedback I got and my feelings of something missing suggest there is
a need. Your thoughts on whether this
should occur are always appreciated. On a lighter note, it was great to see our
Victorian members up here for the weekend.
It’s great to meet and put faces to names. I trust that the ride home for each of you
was safe and trouble free. ‘Till next month, Happy reading. Bevan |
Hi all, Thank
you all for a great weekend at Hastings Point. The venue was excellent, maybe a little on
the expensive side, but it did have all the amenities we needed. Thanks must also go to our sponsors. They delivered some nice prizes for some
happy winners. The
upshot of the prizes is that the contributor is entitled to a year’s
half-page advert in this magazine. So
if you see their ad, please consider availing yourself of their services, and
tell them you saw the ad. That way we
might get even better prizes next year. A
word of warning to owners of GoldWings with
H.I.S.S. ignition systems. Mine came
with only one key and as loss of that one would entail replacing the whole
multi-thousand dollar system; we decided to get a second one. New genuine Honda blank (no other will
work) - $57.00 – ouch! Getting it cut
by a good locksmith who won’t stuff up cutting the blank - $16.00 –
acceptable. Getting the new key ‘coded’ by the dealer so it will actually
start the bike - $180.00 – Aaaagh!! It
seems the flux capacitor pulse generator is buried deep and it takes 10
minutes to do the ‘coding’ but three hours to remove/replace the Tupperware. Cheers Clint |
Hello everyone, Well
troops the Annual General Meeting is happening. Everything is booked, restaurant has been
reserved it is just a matter of relaxing and having a good time. The committee has been busy finalising most
details to make the meeting smooth and short for us. New
faces/bikes are joining us which is really exciting
– seem to be seeing more wings around now too. Trust
you have finalised your memberships before our A.G.M. so you can make those
important votes? Apologies
for delaying our last monthly meeting, Thommo and I spent the long week-end
camping in a most delightful 4x4 in Yamba, and of course we encountered
plenty of traffic on the highway, road works and the usual bottle-neck at
Tugun. With the trailer we couldn’t do
the ‘sneaky’ threading through traffic trick! Looking
forward to seeing all your smiling faces at the A.G.M. and the Victorians
too! Safe
riding everyone. Valerie & Thommo |
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Reporter
interviewing a 104-year-old woman: "And what do you think is the best
thing about being 104?" the reporter asked. She simply replied, "No peer
pressure." §
Just before the
funeral service, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked,
"How old was your husband?" "98," she replied, "Two
years older than me." "So you're 96?" the undertaker
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Ten years
ago, we took just fifteen days to do a trip to Our trip took forty-four days this time and I will
just give you some of the highlights and very memorable parts. Tasmania is a wonderful holiday destination, with so
much to see and visit all so close together, e.g. on the first day off the
ferry we had a lovely breakfast at a bakery, visited caves down Mole Creek
Road, saw an echidna in the wild, had an ice cream at the Honey museum,
tasted smoked salmon at a salmon farm and climbed a fairly steep path to see
the Alum Cliffs---and this was all before lunch. After lunch by the river at
Deloraine, we checked out a folk museum and drove down the Our eco-tourism boat trip from Bruny
Island was one of the best days in Tas. Eco-tourism
is where there is little or no impact on the natural surroundings and you are
really just viewing the beautiful scenery. The cliffs and rock formations are
just fabulous and the owner-operator of the boat had so much to tell you, it
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of the actual journals of the former, not copies. Travelling across The little historical There were just so many more highlights of Tas, not a day went by when there wasn’t something of
beauty to see or just plain interesting. Forgot to mention Seahorse World at
Beauty Point. Fell in love with the leafy sea dragons there. Meeting up with friends from Ulysses and making new
ones was a very important part of our Tas. Trip,
but on to We arrived on St. Patrick’s Day and after setting up
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You don't
have to own a cat to appreciate this one..... A couple was dressed and ready to go out into the
city for the evening. They turned on a
night light, turned the answering machine on the phone line, covered their
pet parakeet and put the cat in the backyard. They phoned the local cab
company and requested a taxi. The taxi arrived and the couple opened the
front door to leave their house. The cat they had put out into the yard
scoots back into the house. They don't want the cat shut in the house because
she always tries to eat the bird. The wife goes out to the taxi while the
husband goes inside to get the cat. The cat runs upstairs, the man in hot
pursuit. Waiting in the cab, the wife doesn't want the driver
to know the house will be empty for the night. She explains to the taxi
driver that her husband will be out soon. "He's just going upstairs to
say good-bye to my Mother." A few minutes later, the husband gets into the cab.
"Sorry I took so long," he says, as they drive away. "Stupid
bitch was hiding under the bed. Had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her
to come out! She tried to take off so I grabbed her by the neck. Then I had
to wrap her in a blanket to keep her from scratching me, but it worked. I hauled
her fat ass downstairs and threw her out into the back yard!" The cab driver hit a parked car...... |
Big fight… Walking into the bar, Mike said to Charlie the
bartender, "Pour me a stiff one - just had another fight with the little
woman." Oh yeah?" said Charlie "And how did this
one end?" “When it was over," Mike replied, "she
came to me on her hands and knees. "Really," said Charles, "now that's a
switch! What did she say?" She said, "Come out from under the bed, you
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The Games had just started and also the Festival
associated with them. There was literally non-stop entertainment at 5 or 6
venues throughout the city. For those who remember and enjoyed Expo in |
overture and great music and singing. We had booked for “The
Lion King” and for the closing ceremony of the Games and these were both
great experiences. We left Melbourne to head home via the Strezlecki Track and the highlights before that were” being away from the madding crowds” and seeing Wilpena Pound from the air as well as driving around it. By this time Lionel had been diagnosed with shingles, so we came home as fast as we could after completing the Track, but had to take the extra |
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night to see The Dig Tree where Bourke and Wills just
missed their rescue party. That was on the banks of |
would not have a puncture, despite having a spare and 3
spare tubes. We had only gone 20klms the next morning before it did happen
and Lionel had to use the spare. From The Dig Tree it was all the way across The three sections of our trip were all so
different, it’s hard to say which part was the best, they were all part of a
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Always concentrate WIFE:
What would you do if I died? Would you get married again? HUSBAND:
Definitely not! WIFE:
Why not - don't you like being married? HUSBAND:
Of course I do. WIFE:
Then why wouldn't you remarry? HUSBAND: Okay, I'd get married again. WIFE:
You would? (with a hurtful look on her face). HUSBAND:
(makes audible groan). WIFE:
Would you live in our house? |
HUSBAND:
Sure, it's a great house. WIFE:
Would you sleep with her in our bed? HUSBAND:
Where else would we sleep? WIFE:
Would you let her drive my car? HUSBAND:
Probably, it is almost new WIFE:
Would you replace my pictures with hers? HUSBAND:
That would seem like the proper thing to do. WIFE:
Would she use my golf clubs? HUSBAND:
No, she's left-handed. WIFE:
- - silence - - HUSBAND:
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Jayne’s
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Hi everyone! Just
a short story about Tyre Pressures. We
had replaced tyres (to Dunlop Elite II), leaking rear shocks, measuring &
testing front shocks and found the Wing rode fairly good but still wasn’t 100%
front and rear. In actual fact it
seemed to be getting worse to ride. At
this point all sorts of silly things run through your mind like - have I lost
my riding ability? Is the Wing straight? Is it time to trade in? (heaven forbid!!) Well
we thought about it and decided to try one last thing and upped the tyre
pressures to 45lbs in the front and 46lbs in the rear. WELL! what a
difference it made to the handling and performance of the Wing. The Wing now goes ‘round corners like it’s on rails. The
Teale Wing still rides on with no TRADE IN in
mind (YAY!!)- dodging ‘roos, foxes and hares on our
late night trips home. Now,
this tyre pressure works for us, but it may not work for you. We
also use a little vigil Michelin tyre gauge which comes in a nice little
black box and fits neatly in the pannier.
Most bike shops would have one. Why
carry your own? Well, we find there
can be a lot of variation between servo gauges and at least you know it will
be the same constantly. Bear |
Some Australian Inventions DME - Distance Measuring Equipment - Navigational
equipment for planes 1950’s BLACK
BOX - flight recorder 1958 REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM - 1950’s CALL
GIRLS - Melbourne 1891 (order by phone) NOTEPADS
- 1902 ESKY
- 1950’s Some other Australian trivia §
When
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Because
I'm a man §
Because
I'm a man, I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what you were wearing
five minutes ago was fine, too. Either pair of shoes is fine. With the belt
or without it, looks fine. Your hair is fine. You look fine. Can we just go now? §
Because
I'm a man, when I catch a cold, I need someone to bring me soup and take care of me while I lie in
bed and moan. You're a woman. You never get as sick as I do, so for you this
isn't a problem. |
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Because
I'm a man, I do not want to visit your mother, or have your mother comes
visit us, or talk to her when she calls, or think about her any more than I
have to. Whatever you got her for Mother's Day is okay; I don't need to see
it. And don't forget to pick up something for my mother, too. §
Because
I'm a man, there is no need to ask me what I'm thinking about. The answer is always sex, cars, or football.
I have to make up something else when you ask, so don't ask. |
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The Resort and the
room are booked. Everybody who is
anybody is going. All in our own time. A few left early on
Friday to make the most of the weekend.
About 12 bikes assembled at BP Staplyton, including three from down
South, at Charleen and I
decided to take the two bikes; hopefully we won’t get many opportunities to
do that. It was a beautiful
evening. Not too hot or cold. Just right for riding. Down the highway we
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We were greeted by
Management of the resort, then much more loudly by several members who were
definitely making the most of the weekend.
All into our various abodes, then we met at the BBQ for friendly
drinks and chats. It went well into
the night, only stopping when the security man got upset. Next morning was
another wonderful day – clear skies and balmy weather. Those of us sober enough decided to go for
a ride down the coast to Ballina.
Geoff Sheather led the way down and we stopped for coffee at Lennox
Head. Then on past some of the
prettiest coastal scenery in the land to Ballina. Bill took over from
there to show us another nice place where he and Mary had recently
stayed. We got plenty of U-turn
practice until Bill found his bearings, then a few more cul-de-sac turns
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Back to Byron where
a few stopped off to look at the sights.
Charleen and I returned to camp with Preparations were
then made for the meeting which got underway around The night finished
off with a banquet dinner which was enjoyed by all. Next morning, back
to the restaurant for brekkie then a few pose photos and people went their
own ways from there. Charleen and I
headed for home, enjoying our time riding side by side on the two GoldWings. Gotta make the good times last. Thanks to the
following sponsors for the prizes: Pro
Honda; Jeffrey Honda; Silver Eagle; Harriss Mechanical; Old Caves Winery Clint |
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Born in After 5 years I created my own bus and coach company
and with 12 months was operating a fleet of 24 coaches from 12 seaters up to
61 seater double deck Setras. This being a hard
task for me but I did enjoy it, In May 1997 I was picking up a brand new
$400,000.00 coach and was the pride of my fleet and at the age of 23 to be
buying one was just a great feeling. In 2000 my son was born and I had made
my mind to sell the business and look after him, also in the years heading
towards 2000 I bought and was running 9 trucks. So in my short life have enjoyed most of it and look
forward to the rest, I began riding bikes when I was 9 and have family on the
land around Australia with plenty of room to ride and enjoy ourselves. In the
last few years have been riding small bike as no time to do anything as I am
doing now. In the start of 2005 I made up my mind to buy a GL1200 Aspencade (my pride and joy), after the Xmas ride with
the club I started looking at buying a new GL1800. So on the Monday 5th Jan
06 the new Blue Gl1800 (Blue Thunder) arrived just in time to ride to the
club meeting in I got married in Oct 1994 to my Japanese wife and in 2000 our son Kyle
arrived, since then I have backed off from too much hard work but do enjoy my
time with the club and hope to enjoy many good trips with my GL1800 (Blue
Thunder). Today I operate a mini coach on the Gold Coast and a
few school buses in Beenleigh and Any one ever needing a bus or coach please look at
my web site www.hireabus.com.au Geoff Mead (MEADY) |
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AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS
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21 May Ride |
Binna Burra Lodge |
NEW AMENDMENT –
YES ANOTHER ONE: Meet at BP Stapleton @ Lunch options: 1/ Full buffet
including soup, roast, bottomless tea/coffee COST $27.00 2/ Soup and cold
buffet, bottomless tea/coffee COST $20.00. 3/ Bring your own
lunch – outside tables available |
Bill & Mary
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27 May Social |
Lovell’s Home |
BYO everything
Bar-B-Q, or what ever you want to eat, and drink at Clint & Charleen
Lovell’s home. Bring nibbles and a communal dessert. See website for address.
Any time after |
Clint &
Charleen Lovell |
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18 June Ride |
Kyogle, Tenterfield |
LONG RIDE –
700klms + including Tenterfield Meet at BP
Stapleton @ Ride Coordinator’s Note: Long rides can be fun, but very tiring
for the uninitiated. Each rider must be mindful of, and not ride beyond their
capabilities. Get plenty of sleep before the ride, drink plenty of water, and
stop when tired. Watch this space for more info. |
Geoff & Julie
Sheather |
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24 June Social |
Capalaba |
10 Pin Bowls
challenge with Redlands Ulysses club. No experience necessary. Meet at
Capalaba Bowling Alley, at |
Ken Tacon |
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16 July Ride |
TBA |
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22 July Social |
TBA |
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22nd,23rd & 24th
September Social |
Biker’s Dream |
Weekend at
Biker’s Dream; Bunkhouse has been booked for the group. Members contact Bevan for bunkhouse |
Bevan and Therese |
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Coordinator - e-mail: carterbm @ bigpond.net.au Bill’s
a/h mobile 0428 248 160 RIDE DATES;
Unless otherwise arranged, rides will be on the 3rd Sunday of the month, and
Social rides, the following weekend, with other social events as announced
through the year. ** Ride Leaders:
Please check the details of your ride and let me know of any changes.
Ride leaders are also asked to organise 2 raffle prizes for their ride.
Suggested value approximately $10.00 each. Raffle tickets will be made
available from IMPORTANT: Even
if you have not finalised the details of your ride, just supply the start
time & location, the general direction of the ride, and the meal
arrangements. *** Ride Leaders:
Please provide a short pre-ride briefing that outlines the basic safety
precautions that we in the AWRA like to observe when riding in groups, and a
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PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
ON RIDES: ·
Each motorcyclist is responsible for at least
the following; ·
The roadworthiness of your vehicle (including
trailer) ·
That you are in a fit condition to control the
vehicle, (including trailer) ·
Make sure you have a full tank of fuel before
departing on a ride. ·
That you obey all the traffic rules and ride
in a safe manner. ·
That you ride in a considerate manner that
does not endanger, or unnecessarily inconvenience other road users. ·
To be correctly attired for safe motorcycling. ·
To have fun and enjoy the day, and the
company. Thanks for all those that have offered to organise rides
and socials, that is what makes this club so great. If you are yet to conduct a ride or
organise a social, please start to plan something so that when your turn
arrives you will be ready. You don’t have to wait to be asked, just let me
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AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS
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JUN,JUL,AUG rides are held on impromptu notice due to the weather Dinner’s
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17th September |
Mc |
Tarwin Lower. Pakenham(SP), south to Koo-wee-rup
and Phillip Island visit Churchill Island & morning tea, from Phillip Island, back to
Anderson's corner, then Wonthaggi, and Inverloch via Cape Paterson. East Tarwin Lower for a counter lunch
at the pub, then north to Meeniyan, Dunbalk,
Mirboo Nth, Thorpdale and final coffee at Trafalgar.(FP) Straight down the |
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Mc |
Malmsbury
Bike show (Not AWRA Event) Bike show for the inmates at the juvenile
detention centre with the God Squad Motor cycle club, well attended by Goldwings and other bikes. |
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6th October |
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Dinner
Location TBA |
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15th October |
Mc Sth side heading west |
Castlemaine
loop ride Melbourne(SP) Heathcote onto |
Denny |
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10th November |
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location TBA |
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18/19th November |
Shell Service station on the northern side of Lilydale |
Overnighter
to Corryong ( with side trip to Kiandra) Day 1
Melbourne (SP) to Mansfield, Whitfield Myrtleford, onto Bright left at Bright
on up to Tallangatta via Gundowring out to Corryong (overnight) side trip to
Kiandra for those that wish to go around 160 km rtn.
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Notes: ·
Note: Rides depart ·
Social Dinners are also held around ·
If interested in coming for a ride then turn up on
the day and ride as a guest of the AWRA if you like what you see then join
AWRA to enjoy future rides ·
Rides during the winter months will depend on the
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Ride Coordinator: e-mail: mywing @ optusnet.com.au |
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Each motorcyclist
to be responsible for the following: 1.
Your bike is to registered and roadworthy including
trailer 2.
You obey all traffic rules and ride in a safe manner 3.
You are in a fit condition to control the bike
according to state road laws 4.
You be correctly attired for safe motorcycling 5.
You ride in a considerate manner that does not
endanger other road users or other riders 6.
You have a full tank of fuel before departure on the
ride Remember to have fun and enjoy the ride
and the company |
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