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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE
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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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President E-mail: |
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 |
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Secretary Val Thomas (07) 3848 0498 E-mail: secretary @ auswingriders.com |
Pineapple
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Treasurer Geoff Mead (07)
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Check the web site for a possible July meeting
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18th June 24th June Social Ten Pin Bowling at
Capalaba 3rd July Next General Meeting –
watch the web site for venue details 22nd – 24th Sept Biker’s Dream weekend |
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yuo cna, yuo hvae a sgtrane
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G’day everyone Here
is the June magazine. There are plenty
of stories and even an activity to keep you amused on these cold winter
nights. I guess our Victorian members
might question what I call cold but there you go. Not
everything in the magazine this month is good news however. Unfortunately while out riding last
weekend, Thommo and Val took a fall and Val has a seriously injured
shoulder. It will require surgery to
fix the problem but the bright side of that is that Val will get a short but
painful holiday. I hope Thommo can
look after himself. It
was a sobering moment for all of us present.
One moment a ride full of the usual joking and laughter, the next a
rider down call. Just takes a moment
and everything changes. It
was terrific to see everyone swing into emergency mode and secure the site,
attend to the injured, manage the passing traffic and get the bike back up on
its wheels and checked over. Having
just got off the phone to Val, it was great to hear her sounding her usual
happy self in spite of the pain she must have been in. Hang
in there Val and get well as soon as you can ‘Till
next month, Happy reading. Bevan |
Hi all, Well,
what a meeting we had last Monday night.
The Pineapple Hotel is undergoing renovations so we were relegated to
the restaurant. Much too much noise to
hold a meeting so I tried to keep it as short as possible. Not something I like to do as everyone
should always get their chance to air their views on club workings. However I managed to keep this one at
around half an hour. Quite a few never
heard a word anyway. Next
month the renovations will be still on so we will most likely be meeting at
another place. Rob Steer has offered a
conference room at the Gabba. Only drawback will be that it has no
eatery. Sacrifices! Sacrifices! Keep
an eye on the website and your email for more information as it comes to hand. On a sad note, Thommo had a small “off” on
Sunday, but unfortunately Valerie was ejected from the bike and landed hard
on her right shoulder. The injury will
probably have her off the bikes for a while.
Get better soon Val. Cheers Clint |
Hello everyone, Bevan
is writing this message for me. As you
probably know, Thommo and I had a bit of a spill last weekend and as a result
the keyboard skills are a bit lacking at the moment. As The Secretary’s Desk notes were not ready before the ride, these are
being prepared without my input so I will not be held responsible for
anything Bevan says. I
might also add that for the same reason, this month’s general meeting minutes
will also not appear in the magazine. Once
prepared, Bevan will make them available on the website for all. Thanks
Bevan (until she reads what I‘ve written,
Editor) Safe
riding everyone. Valerie & Thommo |
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Things to remember…. §
Everyone seems
normal until you get to know them. §
Never pass up
an opportunity to go to the bathroom. §
If you woke up
breathing, congratulations! You get another chance; and finally §
Be really nice
to your family and friends; you never know when you might need them to empty
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BINNA BURRA RIDE REPORT MAY 2006 Well it almost didn’t
happen. We had a ride scheduled for the ride day. Yea!! Ride Coordinator
happy & relieved. Oops. The ride captain had to pull out a couple of
weeks short of the ride. Woe^%$# Ride Coordinator sad. No problemo.
In rides Larry on his white red stallion and offers to organise a ride. Yea!!
Ride Coordinator happy & relieved. Oops. Larry not well and has to pull
out. Woe^%$# Ride Coordinator sad, (for unwell Larry), and perplexed about
ride. No problemo. Ride Coordinator gets out map
and looks at ride possibilities. Ride Coordinator sees some potential but
only one week before ride is scheduled and with Mothers Day on Sunday will
have no time to scout ride and look for lunch venue. Woe^%$# Ride Coordinator
sad. Ride Coordinator has, (rare), idea (*)!!**%%@@## . Take children’s mother
for a country drive and picnic on Mothers Day. Yea!! Ride Coordinator wife
happy. Lo and behold we find great lunch venue at Binna
Burra Lodge. Sensational views, great meal, reasonable price and top drive
ride to get there. Yea!! Ride Coordinator happy. Only one thing left to do.
Change to start time from sparra fart to a more
respectable As we rode into the servo
we realised that word had got out what a great ride had been organised by the
Ride Coordinator because there were thousands of bikes there at the start
point ready to leave. I was surprised at how many non-wings were there and
thought that our club members must have wanted to share this great experience
and invited their friends. As I was going around all of these people
introducing myself as the leader of this wondrous trek, some clown that I had
never met called out for everyone to saddle up and most of them left without |
me. Ingrates. Not to worry, there were a dozen wings
left. I was secretly happy all of those other ingrates left anyway as I
hadn’t reserved enough seats at the restaurant. Anyway, the 12 or 13 bikes in
the group that were left were quality and that’s the main thing. After an inspiring ride
briefing we headed out as scheduled at 9.00am for I am not sure if there
were 12 or 13 bikes as every time I tried to count them in the rear view
mirror we would go around a bend and I’d lose count. Mary made me give up
when I was looking in the mirror, counting on my fingers, and missed a bend
in the road. I don’t know what she was complaining about, we didn’t go far
off the road, the tree wasn’t that big and I thought I did a good job of
tuning a Gold Wing into a scramble bike. I managed to get the front wheel
back down after we go back on the bitumen. The ride went smoothly
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I pretended that I didn’t
know where I was going and proceeded up a very nice road that led to a place
that I knew I could very capably carry out the U turn. It was a disused
airfield, and I knew I could get the Wing around in that space without laying
the bike in its side. I was particularly disappointed that there
were some show-offs among us that doubted my navigational ability and decided
to turn around in a place not of my choosing. One inconsiderate club member
even made his loving wife get off the bike and steady him so he didn’t drop
it in the gravel. No chivalry. With that out of the way we headed off to |
With me watching on drinking green tea and filling
up on a look around, the group ate enough cakes to fatten every player in the
World Cup before we headed off for Binna Burra
Lodge. We rode back through Beaudesert, and on to
Canungra where we did the Queen’s wave at the usual café group in Canungra. I
don’t think our group really appreciated how much of Mothers Day I spent
looking for the couple of kilometres of gravel that we would need on the ride
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Burra, but at least I know
they all enjoyed it because everyone was talking about it. Some were
positively ecstatic about it as I overheard them
using sexual terms and me in the same sentence when relating their
experiences with it. We arrived at the Lodge
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too good to eat inside and decided not to partake of
the buffet with the sweeping scenery through the 12-foot high picture
windows, and opted to eat soggy sandwiches on the grass. The selection and
variety of the food on the buffet were first class and everyone raved about
their meal, especially those that brought their own. We
drew the raffle with Therese winning first prize and she wasn’t even there.
Great move Therese. Bevan said later that she would be beside herself with
excitement when she got the gambling kit which was first prize. Valerie won
the second prize of a travel manicure set, and said she couldn’t wait to get
home to clean her nails. After lunch I got the great idea for a group bike photo shoot in front of the Lodge. After evicting a couple that were trying to book into the Lodge, it only took an hour and a half to get all the bikes |
lined up. They looked so spectacular in that setting it’s
a shame we couldn’t get all of them into the photo. Because of the
positioning, we had to take the photos while facing the sun. This gave them a
wonderfully flared look in the finished print. You can’t make out much detail
in the group shot because of the flare, but those of us that were there will
cherish the memories these photos will bring back. After
we untangled the bikes we headed off back down the mountain, and travelled
through the outskirts of Nerang, Mt Nathan, and Maudsland and arrived in the
back way to the BP Coomera for hugs and congratulations. We
had a great time and we hope everyone else did too. Mary can’t wait for next
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I saw you hug your purse closer
to you in the grocery store line. But
you didn't see me put an extra $10.00 in the collection plate last Sunday. I saw you pull your child
closer when we passed each other on the sidewalk. But you didn't see me playing Santa at the
local mall. I saw you change your mind
about going into the restaurant. But you didn't see me attending a meeting to
raise more money for the hurricane relief. I saw you roll up your window
and shake your head when I drove by. But
you didn't see me riding behind you when you flicked your cigarette butt out
the car window. I saw you frown at me when I
smiled at your children. But you didn't see me when I took time off from work
to run toys to the homeless. I saw you stare at my long
hair. But you didn't see me and my friends cut ten inches off for Locks of
Love. I saw you roll your eyes at our
leather coats and gloves. But you didn't see me and my brothers donate our
old coats and gloves to those that had none. I saw you look in fright at my
tattoos. But you didn't see me cry as my children were born and have their
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I saw you change lanes while
rushing off to go somewhere. But you didn't see me going home to be with my
family. I saw you complain about how
loud and noisy our bikes can be. But you didn't see me when you were changing
the CD and drifted into my lane. I saw you yelling at your kids
in the car. But you didn't see me pat my child's hands, knowing he was safe
behind me. I saw you reading the map as
you drove down the road. But you didn't see me squeeze my wife's leg when she
told me to take the next turn. I saw you race down the road in
the rain. But you didn't see me get soaked to the skin so my son could have
the car to go on his date. I saw you run the yellow light
just to save a few minutes of time. But you didn't see me trying to turn
right. I saw you cut me off because
you needed to be in the lane I was in. But you didn't see me leave the road. I saw you waiting impatiently
for my friends to pass. But you didn't see me… I wasn't there. I saw you go home to your
family. But, you didn't see me….. Because I died that day you cut me off. I was just a biker, a person with friends and a family. But, you didn't see me. |
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Ride from The AGM for the AWRA was held in
Hastings Point this year and myself and two of the club members rode up for
the meeting, The ride up to Hasting Point was a
short ride getting us there just after lunch with the temperature noticeably
hotter we peeled off some gear and found the caravan park where the AGM was
to be held. After settling in Steve had to go and see some friends in
Brisbane and |
decided to go up and meet to rest
of the club at the Shell servo on the Hwy out of Brisbane with Having seen my house and catching
up with some old friends I started to head back to Melbourne the first stop
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left Brisbane on a QLD 19 degrees
and arriving in Armidale to a -2 with expected -7 overnight I was freezing my
N%#^%#^# off. Next morning with a not so early
start I headed to Inverell to visit some other family of which I had not seen
for a while, staying over night. Wedesday saw me heading over to meet up with
Making good time after taking some
short cuts, we were going thru Dubbo when the 1500 died (ALTERNATOR). We arrived home safely at around With
another AGM over and a great ride and meeting up with old and new friends for
another year we look forward to 07. For more Goldwing stories go to www.jonkaz.net |
Jayne’s Trivia Quiz A little bit different this
month a Quiz! Answers on page 16. 1. Erwin
Cannonball Baker was a motorcycle racer whose achieved fame in the early
1900’s through participation in 143 which of the following (a)
hill climbing (b)
long distance endurance racing (c)
velodrome racing (d)
land speed records 2. The
famous ‘iron butt rally’ is one of the worlds toughest endurance tests of man
and motorcycle. How many miles are covered in how many days? (a)
5000 miles in 5 days (b)
7000 miles in 7 days (c)
10000 miles in 10 days (d)
11000 miles in 11 days 3. What
motorcycle company was founded by bicycle racers George Hendee
and Oscar Hedstrom in 1901? (a)
Indian (b)
Astor Orient (c)
Vincent (d)
Matchless 4. In
honour of the 50th anniversary of his death, James Deans’s
motorcycle was displayed at the Whatcom Museum of
History in (a)
CZ (b)
Triumph (c)
Norton (d)
Indian 5. Which
is the incorrect match between brand and country of manufacture? (a)
Bultaco and (b)
Greeves and (c)
DKW and (d)
Puch and 6. What
kind of motorcycle did Arny ride in Terminator 2? (a)
(b)
Honda Valkyrie (c)
Harley Davidson Fat Boy (d)
Ducati Monster 7. The
Dream, Cub, Benly and Supercub
are all early brand names for motorcycles manufactured by which company. (a)
Honda (b)
Triumph (c)
Suzuki (d)
Yamaha 8. Early
motorcycle tyres were generally which colour (a)
Black (b)
White (c)
Tan (d)
Charcoal 9. In
the early 1970’s the H1, H2, S1, S2
put which company on the map as serious manufacturers of performance
motorcycles (a)
Suzuki (b)
Yamaha (c)
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Hi everyone! Just a little note this month a bit of a change of
plans for the column. On the long weekend (at the Queen Mary, re named
Queen Valerie, Falls), it was brought home about how prepared or ready (or
not) are we to assist (if you can) in an accident, whether it be a bike, car
or pedestrian? We are particularly fortunate with the wings that we
can take along some minor first aid gear. Most of us carry more stuff than we
usually need for a days outing anyway - picnic blanket, bike covers (can
shade from the sun, rain or cold), extra winter/wet gear. All of these things can be of use to help
make an accident ’victim’ (harsh word) more comfortable ’till help arrives. Bear |
1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic.
Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto. The blockage
will be almost instantly removed. 2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing
vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away. 3. Avoid arguments with the little woman about lifting
the toilet seat by simply using the sink. 4. For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut
yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your
veins. Remember to use a timer. 5. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock,
will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the
snooze button. 6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives;
then you will be afraid to cough. 7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer
and you will forget about the toothache. 8. You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. (a) If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. (b) If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape. |
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Notes from the MRAQ MRAQ Website The website has been
rehosted and is now operational. The calendar
feature has been upgraded and it is now able to receive info from people and
clubs and input is encouraged to build it as a worthwhile calendar of all
things motorcycling in Qld. The website will
advertise our MRAQ group rides and provide a forum for discussions. The new
format is easy to use and will allow for easier and quicker updating of links
and other information. It will continue to evolve as our needs change. Pacific Motorway, Transit Group Proposal to widen
the Springwood to Beenleigh section of the Pacific Motorway to 4 lanes each
way. This is in the initial planning stage at the moment and will include a
fly through and will include the gateway feeder roads. Items that have been
considered with the proposed development are bicycle ways, more parking and
bus ways. Very little consideration has been given to motorcycle users,
although it will have a transit lane which motorcyclist will be allowed to
use and there will be motorcycle-allocated parking at the parking stations. The MRAQ will look
at the engineering drawings when they become available. The proposal is
currently at the planning stage, the plans are ready but the State and
Federal governments will be seeking funding approval before it can proceed. |
Positions Vacant. The following
volunteer positions vacant are all vacant. Anyone who is interested in
helping the MRAQ should speak to Adrian Toscano §
Ride
Coordinator §
Marketing and
Advertising Coordinator §
Media Releases §
Newsletter
Editor §
Committee
Secretary Badges It was decided to
discontinue the year handle bars for the Toy Run Badge and to simply have
different colours for each year. For people who prepaid for these handle bars
for previous years. It was decided to send them a refund of monies paid. Will be ordering approximately 500 badges
for the 2006 Toy Run. Intend to design
a new badge and anyone with suggested design ideas should give them to me for
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A blonde calls her
boyfriend and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer
jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get started." Her boyfriend asks,
"What is it supposed to be when it's finished?" The blonde says,
"According to the picture on the box, it's a rooster." Her boyfriend
decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in and shows him
where she has the puzzle spread all over the table. He studies the
pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says,
"First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to
assemble these pieces into anything resembling a rooster". He then takes her
hand and says "Secondly, I want you to relax. Let's have a nice cup of
tea, and then..... " he said with a deep sigh “
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were admiring his ‘teale wing’, but Thommo couldn’t resist the jibe ‘red
ones go faster!” Yes – we were having
a great day, thoroughly enjoying our bonus day out. Cruising
along the highway and it was just beginning to feel cooler, and there was a
bit of a breeze. Then we turned into
Toowoomba, and over the air-waves came a very subtle ‘we can stop to put jackets
on – now!’ It was blowing a gale, and
freezing – I kid you not. Could not
believe how quickly the climate had changed, and we see our first cop, a
police car pulled along side us at the James Street lights, put peeled off
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way with the decision to pull over in Withcott for our final good-byes, and
possibly fuel up for the final stretch home. We parted company at the Valerie & Thommo |
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Fire Safety One dark night outside a
small town, a fire started inside the local chemical plant. Before long it exploded into flames and a
call went out to fire brigades from miles around. After they had been fighting
the fire for over an hour, the chemical company president approached the Fire
Chiefs and said, "All of our secret formulas are in the vault in the
centre of the plant. They must be
saved. I will give $50,000 to the brigade that brings them out safely!" As soon as the chiefs
heard this, they ordered their firemen to strengthen their attack on the
blaze. After two more hours fighting
the fire, the president of the company offered $100,000 to the brigade that
could bring out the company's secret files. From the distance a long
siren was heard and another fire truck came into sight. It was the local volunteer fire company
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men over 65. To everyone's amazement
the little fire engine raced through the chemical plant gates and drove straight
into the middle of the inferno. In the distance the other firemen watched as
the old timers hopped off their rig and began to fight the fire with an
effort that they had never seen before. After an hour of intense fire
fighting the volunteer company had extinguished the fire and saved the secret
formulas. Joyous, the chemical
company president announced that he would double the reward to $200,000 and
walked over to personally thank each of the volunteers. After thanking each of the old men in turn,
the president asked the group what they intended to do with the reward money. The fire truck driver
looked him right in the eye and said, "The first thing we're going to do
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Not
a good day out
of the office 7:55am Sunday morning and I was enjoying a lie
in. The phone rang and it’s
Thommo. “Didn’t wake you did I? Want to go for a ride? Thought we might head up towards We rolled into Amberley right on Into the Caltex for a fuel
top-up and a warming cup of coffee and pulling in at the same time was a
local friend of mine, the former Honda dealer that sold me my first two
Goldwings many years ago. After
introductions and a chat with George, we warmed up then it was back on the
road to Cherrabah through the country via some back roads. At Turns out the place was full and lunches should be reserved in advance but
they were happy to organise something if we were happy to wait a while. |
Everyone enjoyed the scenic route through the
country while I gave a tour guides commentary as this was my old stomping
grounds. We passed A couple of blokes arrived to confirm the ambulance
has been called and was on its way.
Shortly after that the fire brigade arrived and illuminated the now
darkening scene with their With all the right services now on hand the process
of getting Val off the road, Thommo’s bike checked
and the statements completed for the police and fire brigade got
underway. With Val safely in the
ambulance and escorted by Jane, we all started to pack up for the ride home
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had gone to school with 35 Years ago.
And they recognized me! I didn’t recognise them until I had names. The policeman suggested we go back through Killarney
and take the back roads to Gladfield as that will be quicker than going
through Boonah. No problem. I knew those roads like the back of my
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it getting darker and colder. I was looking forward to striking it warmer
over the range but it didn’t seem to be.
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By the time we’d refuelled and let the boys know
where we were, it was Later in the evening Thommo called to give us the
prognosis on Val which is a quite serious badly broken shoulder. Shortly after Thommo’s
call, I received a call from my mum letting me know that one of my father’s
sisters had passed away in Killarney during the night before. Looks like
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AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION (QLD) INCORPORATED
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Destination |
Ride /
Social Event |
Ride
Leaders |
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18 June Ride |
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IMPORTANT NOTE!! RIDE CHANGE!! Much shorter than previously published. Meet at Shell Nudgee @ |
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 |
Mt Glorious & surrounds |
Meet Shell Nudgee at 8.30 for a |
Rob Steer |
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22 July Social |
The Fisher home |
Annette will
supply all food and a nominal charge to cover cost will be paid by attendees
on the night. Please notify Annette if you are coming so she knows how many
to cater for. BYO drinks. Address is on the AWRA website. |
Larry & Annette
Fisher |
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20 August Ride |
Mystery ride |
Meet BP Blacksoil
at 8.30 for a |
Rob & Jane
Harris |
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26 August Social |
TBA |
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Geoff Mead |
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17 September Ride |
TBA |
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Paul & Sherree Jones |
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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 to reserve bunkhouse. Powered and un-powered camp sites, meals
etc. Numbers to Bevan |
Bevan and Therese |
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15 October Ride |
TBA |
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21 October Social |
The Jacobson home |
Pot Luck meal.
Bring snacks, main meal, and dessert to be put on the table and shared. BYO
drinks and make up your own mind if you want to share them. Address is in the website. Start at |
Lionel & Mary
Jacobson |
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Ride
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
little about the ride and the rest stop locations. |
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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 know. |
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AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION (QLD) INCORPORATED
VICTORIAN RIDE and SOCIAL CALENDAR |
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Date |
Departure
Point |
Ride
Details |
Ride
Leaders |
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JUN,JUL,AUG rides are held on impromptu notice due to the weather Dinner’s
will be held over these months |
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8th September |
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Dinner
Location TBA |
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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 |
Denny |
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-- September |
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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Dinner
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.
Day 2 Corryong to Towong following
the |
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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
weather |
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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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Answers to Jayne’s Trivia Quiz 1.b, 2.d, 3.a, 4.c,
5.c, 6.c, 7.b, 8.c,
9.d Hope
you had fun!! Jayne |
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