Wing Notes
Newsletter of the
March 2007
Great rides, great views								What’s Inside?
								The Editor Writes The President Speaks The Secretary’s Desk We Love the Night Life Lucky Dip on the Deck Jayne’s trivia Jokes pages Qld Ride Calendar Meeting Minutes
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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION QLD INCORPORATED
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 Brisbane area							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.
Management Committee:									Meetings:
President Clint Lovell (07) 3398 3437 E-mail: clinton @ lovell.com.au					Secretary Val Thomas (07) 3848 0498 E-mail: secretary @ auswingriders.com				Meetings are held on the 1st Monday of every month
Vice President Rob (Bear) Harriss 0409 052 218 E-mail: RHMRS @ iinet.com.au					Treasurer Geoff Mead (07) 5529 5034 E-mail: meady @ auswingriders.com				Next meeting: 3^rd April 2007 7:30 pm Australian National Hotel, Cnr. Stanley & Wellington Streets, Woolloongabba
Bill considering parasailing									Upcoming activities:
									30 March Movies at Harbour Town 3 April General meeting at the Australian National Hotel 14 & 15 April Ride to Mitchell and enjoy the hot artesian spa 21 April Bowling at Capalaba Bowl
Member’s Notice Memberships were due at the end of February. Please complete the membership form at the back of February magazine or from the website and send it with your subscription to: The Secretary, Australian Wing Riders Association (Qld) Inc, PO Box 719, Ashgrove Qld 4060 Magazines and web site access will not be available to non-current members after 30^th April.

	The Editor Writes…..		The President Speaks….		The Secretary’s Desk….
Gidday all, Here we go another month and another magazine. Thanks go to Clint for his story and photos, certainly filled a few pages. Now’s the time for you to be thinking about writing something for the next magazine. We haven’t had a lot of club activity during March so some contribution on other rides you have been on would be appreciated. As I put this issue to bed, motorcyclists are in the news again with a young rider killed and a second young rider seriously injured and his father killed in an accident. While I am sorry for those involved and their families none of this helps the bad publicity that motor cyclists have received over the past few months. I continually read and hear of accidents occurring in other ride groups and look with pride on our performance. We have a very good record on our rides with them only involving minor slow speed incidents and rare personal injuries. With a few longer rides coming up over the next few months, let’s make sure we keep it that way. Keep the shiny side up, Bevan		Hi all, Well I’ve just had a great weekend with a couple of GoldWing Riders from USA. Jack and Deane, from Albuquerque, New Mexico are currently on tour in Australia and whilst in Brisbane they stayed with us. You might have read the email. I met them up near the Sunny coast and took them for a ride in the hinterland on the way home. Friday was a day showing them around Brisbane then a BBQ attended by half a dozen of our mob. Saturday we led them via Gold Coast, Murwillumbah, Cape Byron, Casino, Grafton to Armidale. On Sunday we rode back up the New England and over the Bruxner to Casino and Kyogle to meet up with our monthly ride at Uki for lunch then back home over the Lyons Road. Quite a weekend. It sure is nice to meet Wing Riders from all over the world. We have so far met them from New Zealand, England and now USA and they have all been people just like us. So the saying is true. “You meet the nicest people on a Gold Wing.” If you wish to follow Jack and Deane’s Australian Adventures go to http://deanemototrip.com and follow the links. Cheers Clint		Hello everyone, The year is rolling along and after a rather hurried change we had the Lucky Dip Dinner on the deck, and what a grand feast we had, and it is so enjoyable to catch-up with everyone. See my short story in the magazine for the finer details. My main objective is to oversee our Annual General Meeting. Firstly, please put your thinking caps on for committee member nominations. All positions will be vacated and open for fresh faces, and new ideas. Our club is fun and rides and socials – not hard work there! Our AGM to be held on the weekend 15th & 16th June 2007. Venue is the Jackie Howe Motel, Cnr Palmerin & Victoria Streets, Warwick. Ph: 0746 1211; Fax: 0746 3858;