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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
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Wing Notes is produced with care, in good faith and from
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President Bill Carter (07) 5564
8996 E-mail: carterbm @ bigpond.net.au |
Secretary Val Thomas (07)
3848 0498 E-mail: secretary @ auswingriders.com |
Meetings are held
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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 |
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Holidays: Charleen, Clint, Karen and John |
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14th October Vic ride to Mt Baw
Baw 21st October Boonah area ride 27th October BYO BBQ at Turbo & Wendy’s 29th October Japan trip |
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A woman who ran to the mall for a quick
errand lost her purse, but an honest teenage boy returned it to her. The woman looked inside her purse and
remarked, "That's strange. Earlier I had a $20 bill inside, but now it's
gone, and instead I see two fives and a ten." "That's right," the boy
explained, "the last time I found a lady's purse, she didn’t have change
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Gidday all, Here we go with a very late magazine. With next month’s due in a couple of weeks,
luckily this one is short on contributions or you wouldn’t have it finished
by the time the next one is published. It’s time I got serious with the requests for
profiles. No longer to rely on
suggestions at the meetings, I will
be asking someone to do one for the next magazine. I actually find it quite
hard to get motivated to produce a magazine when almost no-one
contributes. Unfortunately, this
month’s contributions are not very long as you will see when you read them. Enough whinging.
September has been a good month and I expect good contributions for
the October as we have had the Mechanical Day and the Annual weekend at
Goomburra. I’m not going to tell
anything about what went on at either as there will be reports next month. I can tell you Goomburra was a great weekend and
those not attending missed out and should book early for next year. The only disappointment was some news I
received the next day but more on that at the meeting. As for Bear’s Mechanical Day, the best advice I can
give is, if you believe, just say so and you won’t be disappointed. I Believe! Keep the black bits on the bitumen and the shiny
side up, Bevan |
Hi all, Well the rain was good for our gardens, and it was
great to see some of it made it to the dams, but we obviously need a lot
more. As motorcyclists, it is not the best of conditions to ride in but if
you ride a bike sooner or later you are going to get wet. If you can believe
what the weather bureau is telling us, we are in for a rainy period in the
next few months so make sure your tyres are suitably treaded and pumped, and
stay away from those cars. For those of us that ride every day, rain is part
and parcel of what we expect but we still need to take care and be prepared.
I have had my pilchers, (wet weather pants), for a long time now and it is
starting to tell. The stirrup straps have broken and the rain has shrunk them
considerably so I will be looking for new ones this week. As this is being written, we have four of our
members doing what we would all love to do – a motorcycle, (Goldwing of
course), tour of the western USA. Yes John and Karen Gilbert, and Clint and
Charleen Lovell are touring With the Christmas party venue finalized at the
same place as last year, (Bribie Waterways Motel), we need to think of the
venue for the next AGM. I thought that the Finally, if you want to know how to look after your
bike, or you want to help others with your
knowledge, be at Bear and Jane’s garage in Rosewood on the next ride day, and
bring something for the pot luck. Keep
it up. Bill Carter |
Hello everyone, Well – our new water tanks are full, and we (uh
Thommo) has to wash our wing yet, getting ready for our Goomburra
weekend. Hope to see you all there; it
is the beginning of the party season. As mentioned in our minutes, please make sure you
are booked in for our Christmas weekend at the Bribie Waterways Motel; it
would be brilliant if we fill the motel.
We will be booking into the R.S.L. for our evening meals, as the
Restaurant has closed at the motel.
Put on your thinking helmets (pinched that one from Bill!) for our
Secret Santa presents. Maximum value
$10.00. Paul Jones update – Paul has had his operation, and he
is the proud owner of a shiny plate and bolts in his right shoulder. He is still pretty uncomfortable, and in
pain so members cheer him up with phone calls and/or well wishes. Hope to see Paul and Sherrie at a monthly
meeting soon. Our new venue for our monthly meeting is very
pleasant, and the club organisers have been very helpful in making us
welcome, so look forward to seeing you at the New Farm Bowls Club next month. In the meantime, ride safely and we are looking
forward to the parties! Ride
Safely. Valerie
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Sunday As the August ride day approached I kept an ear out
for the weather reports. On Friday the forecasters were predicting rain for
the weekend. Saturday came and went without the hint of rain so I thought
that the EXPERTS had got it wrong again. Sunday morning arrived and all
looked good from Mt Nathan. Off we went and up the freeway to BP Stapleton.
Got there about At 7.15 there were still only the four of us, so
Gecko suggested doing the raffle. He surmised that his chances of winning
were pretty good. About 5 minutes later a NEW dark blue 1800 rolled in, and a
couple wearing |
The Ride That Wasn’t…(2) Just fancy, Phil not believing the weather experts! When did they ever get it wrong? I was late as usual and had to make quick
time to get to Staplyton before the group left. I was by myself as Therese does not have a
lot of interest in car races, or wet rides either. What the heck, rain or shine, a ride is a
ride, so it was disappointing that so few were at the BP. I guess it was a bit optimistic that more
would be at Aratula but on the off chance there was, we couldn’t not go. After deciding to call the ride off, with
Gecko, Kay, I love the run across from Aratula and with the
weather appearing to stay fine it should have been a good ride. So it was, so much so that I decided to
continue on across to Nerang and head home up the motorway. With it looking like being home close to
lunch time, a quick detour into Yatala Pies seemed to be the go. A quick call to Therese to see if she had
planned lunch. Nope, so pies it was. Back on the road and heading for home, small shower
as I passed through Springwood but home dry. It goes to show though, size
isn’t every thing, and a short ride can be just as enjoyable as a longer
one. Bevan |
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It’s time to mount our steeds and Bevan mentions the
imminent chance of rain, but I allay his fears by stating that it WON’T rain.
Around about Willowbank our screens were accumulating a lot of spots on them,
I thought at first that the car in front was washing his windscreen and the
spray was hitting mine, but soon dismissed this theory as there was NO car in
front. Oh well, EXPERTS-ONE, Phil-none. I don’t think Bevan will trust me
next time. The rain persisted till Aratula and as we pulled in
at the BP I was shocked to find that there were no more members there. A
quick discussion was had and a unanimous decision to abandon the ride was
made. A hot drink was taken by all, farewells were exchanged and off home we
went. Have a Magical Day Phil and Vicki |
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I was asked to run a marathon. I said, "Go away". They said "Come on, it's for disabled and blind
kids." Then I thought... "Jees,
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Once upon a time in the not so ancient land of AWRA
Qld Inc, there lived a tradition where new members would write somewhere near
a page of words about themselves. Of
course, some were more verbose and wrote more but that was tolerated by the
other members living in that great land.
Over the years, as the population of the land grew, the old traditions
started to lose their importance as the population took to more gratuitous
pursuits, like riding around on their trusty Goldwings enjoying themselves. This lack of communication and understanding of
their fellow riders was not considered good by their poor old Communications
Officer who spent more and more time trying to solicit articles for the
entertainment of those who could not participate in the rides due to one
reason or another. Often because they
were of a sub-tribe from far distant places or even other lands. To overcome this disastrous situation, the
Communications Officer decided to develop a list of those who had contributed
and to refer to that list through meetings and e-mail to encourage, coerce,
cajole, threaten and eventually probably resorting to pleading to the
non-contributors to get a profile written and submitted. |
Enough of the fairy story, it is not a difficult
proposition and a profile is entertaining for the other members and assists
them in getting to know you better and understanding what you do, where you
come from and what you enjoy. So, what do you need to do? Sit down at your ‘puter
or with a pen or pencil and paper and give us some information about yourself
and your partner. What sort of
information? I’d suggest you think
about things like: *
Where are you
and your partner from *
How did you get
to here *
How and when
did you get into motorcycling *
Why do you ride *
Why do you ride
a Goldwing *
Have you any
family you want to own up to *
What about the
pet goldfish, does it join you on rides I’m sure there’s a whole lot more that you may want
to tell us but that should get you started. Don’t wait for me to tap you on the shoulder, start
writing now and send them in. After
all, if you are related to Santa Claus, get in early and have your profile in
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Three blonde sisters went to a garage sale and
bought a Genie lamp and took it home. When they got home the Genie came out
and said: "I will grant three wishes, one for each of you." The first said, "I wish I were more
intelligent." So the Genie turned her into redhead. The second blonde said, "I wish I were smarter
than her." She became a brunette. The third blonde said, "I wish I were smarter
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The Other
(Social) Ride that
wasn’t.. The social ride for Saturday 25 August was a late
idea that came about after the Ride Coordinator appeared desperate for
someone to do something on that weekend.
Bear and Jayne were absent and at the meeting, I didn’t have a ride
calendar so I volunteered. Apparently,
Bear and Jayne were organising something but it had not been confirmed. After a quick discussion with Jayne, we
decided we would go ahead with mine as it had been discussed at the meeting,
and we would move theirs on the calendar.
Toowoomba for dinner it was. The day started out raining but the weather gurus
claimed it would be fine by evening. Unlike
Phil, I have complete faith in these experts.
After all, with all that equipment, how could they be wrong? Discussions during the day, as the rain continued
intermittently, between Therese and I went along the lines of, “I think we
should cancel it”; “How can we, we don’t know who is coming and anyway, they
said it will fine up” Besides, I knew that after the wet day last Sunday
stuffing up a good ride, everyone would be chaffing at the bit for a
ride. Especially to Toowoomba for a
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of threatening black clouds as we headed toward Onto the We rolled into the BP and Bear and Thommo’s bikes were already there. See, if Thommo and Val are here, there is
no chance of rain. Discussions over a
coffee as we waited for everyone else to arrive revealed that sure, Thommo
and Val were working on the same principle as me, until they came over the
last hill before the BP and straight into a heavy shower, the one that had
wet the road just before we came along. By the time coffee was done, Phil and Vicki had
arrived in their car, good to see the Goldwing Owners represented. (That’s probably a bit unfair, as Phil and
Vicki led us into the rain the weekend before.) Apparently it had been raining all day down
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ride. Discussions then centred around that same subject
that Therese and I had grappled with all day, in the words of Spike Milligan,
“Wadda we do now?”
Large black clouds to the west; probability of Rain on the Phone call to the restaurant to apologise and
cancel, failed attempts to contact those who may have gone direct to the
restaurant and a decision was made.
Bear and Jayne suggested a Chinese restaurant in Raceview. Apparently, that was where we would have
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had still been their ride. Well, that’s the way things turn out I
guess; Karma. On the bikes, or into the car, and off through the
back streets of Ipswich in a light shower to Raceview, find a
hole-in-the-wall as it’s cash only and we sit down for dinner. Now, a word of advice. The social for November is Bear and Jayne’s
to replace the one I ended up taking over, and guess where it is; here. Don’t have a feed before you get here. The food is great and there is plenty of
it. We may have had room for the deep
fried ice cream for dessert but only because there was still plenty of food
left on the plates. How much, well, as
we left, the doggie bag was placed behind my bike and the contents provided 4
of us with dinner the next night and Peter and I at least one work lunch each
on Monday. Definitely good value. After a very social evening of just the eight of us
it was off home in the cool and dry of the early night. Thanks to those who turned up, thanks Bear and Jayne
for the emergency venue and also to those weather experts who almost got it
right. See
you next time Bevan and Therese |
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A man who just died is delivered to a mortuary wearing an expensive, expertly tailored black suit. Bubba the mortician asks the deceased's wife how she would like the body dressed. He points out that the man does look very good in the black suit he is already wearing. The widow
however, says that she always thought her husband looked his best in blue,
and that she wants him in a blue suit. She gives Bubba a blank cheque and
says, "I don't care what it costs, but please have my husband in a blue
suit for the viewing." The woman
returns the next day for the viewing. To her delight she finds her husband
dressed in a gorgeous blue suit with a subtle chalk stripe; the suit fits him
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excellent job and I'm very grateful. How much did you spend? "To her astonishment, Bubba presents
her with the blank cheque. "Dere's no charge, ma'am" he says. "No, really,
I must pay you for the cost of that exquisite blue suit!" she says.
"Honestly, ma'am" Bubba says, "It didn't cost me a thing. You
see, a deceased gentleman of about your husband's size was brought in shortly
after you left yesterday, and he was wearing an attractive blue suit. I asked
his missus if she minded him going to his grave wearing a black suit instead,
and she said it made no difference as long as he looked nice. So,
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The sun was hot already - it was only The cocky took off in his Ute, to go and check his
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reminder about our “Workshop Day” on Sunday 16th September in Rosewood. We won’t actually be taking apart any Wings
at this stage because if we really need something we cannot get it of course
being Sunday. However, I do have some
other parts already off a Wing so we can look at it & some diagrams
etc. We have our Wynn’s
representative coming along to demonstrate machines and explain in more
detail of the products that were in raffle prizes at our AGM. So have plenty of questions
ready or any bits of info you wish to share with others. It’s all about as well, what other short
cuts or dramas others have had. Remember it’s a ‘pot luck’
lunch (food to share). Looking forward to seeing
you there. Bear |
The float valves in the water troughs, the windmills
on the dams. He stopped and turned a windmill on to fill a water
tank And saw a ewe down in the dam, a few yards from the
bank. "Typical bloody sheep," he thought,
"they've got no common sense, "They won't go through a gateway but they'll
jump a bloody fence. "The ewe was stuck down in the mud, he knew
without a doubt She'd stay there 'til she carked
it if he didn't get her out. But when he reached the water's edge, the startled
ewe broke free And in her haste to get away, began a swimming
spree. He reckoned once her fleece was wet, the weight
would drag her down If he didn't rescue her, the stupid sod would drown. Her style was unimpressive, her survival chances
slim He saw no other option; he would have to take a
swim. He peeled his shirt and singlet off, his trousers,
boots and socks And as he couldn't stand wet clothes, he also shed
his jocks. He jumped into the water and away that cocky swam He caught up with her, somewhere near the middle of
the dam The ewe was quite evasive, she kept giving him the
slip He tried to grab her sodden fleece but couldn't get
a grip. At last he got her to the bank and stopped to catch
his breath She showed him little gratitude for saving her from
death. She took off like a Bondi tram around the other side He swore next time he caught that ewe he'd hang her
bloody hide. Then round and round the dam they ran, although he
felt quite puffed He still thought he could run her down, she must be
nearly stuffed. The local stock rep came along, to pay a call that
day. He knew this bloke was on his own, his wife had gone
away He didn't really think he'd get fresh scones for
morning tea But nor was he prepared for what he was about to
see. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief at what came into
view For running down the catchment came this
frantic-looking ewe. And on her heels in hot pursuit and wearing not a
stitch The farmer yelling wildly "Come back here, you
lousy bitch!” The stock rep didn't hang around, he took off in his
car The cocky's reputation has
been damaged near and far So bear in mind the Work Safe rule when next you
check your flocks Spot
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21 October Ride |
Boonah area |
Meet at BP
Staplyton at |
Larry and
Annette |
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27 October Social |
Turbo’s BBQ |
For those not
going to |
Turbo and Wendy |
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29 October to 7 November |
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Organized tour of
Tokyo Motor Show and meet with Japan GoldWing Club |
Geoff and Makiko |
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17/18 November Ride |
Mitchell |
Last time was
good fun, so let’s do it again. Travel to Mitchell for the weekend. Bathe in
the Spa. Stay at your choice of great pubs. |
Geoff Mead |
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24 November Social |
Raceview |
Dinner at Chinese
Restaurant |
Bear and Jayne |
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16 December Ride |
TBA |
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30 Nov/ 1 Dec Social |
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Christmas Party
2007 – Bribie Waterways Motel 155 Welsby Pde. e.mail: reception@bribiewaterways.com.au
. Book a.s.a.p. Remember *Secret
Santa up to $10.00 value. PARTY!! |
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20 January Ride |
TBA |
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26 January Social |
Bevan & Therese’s |
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Bevan and Therese |
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Ride
Coordinator - Clint Lovell – Tel: (07) 3398 3437 e-mail: clinton @ lovell.com.au Clint’s a/h mobile 0418 192 040 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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5-7 October 07 Social |
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Melbourne Motor
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12-14 Oct 07 Ride |
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MotoGP, |
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14 October 07 Ride |
Reg Jeffrey Honda |
A ride to the top
of Mt Baw Baw and
returning to |
John G |
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17 & 18 November 07 Ride |
Shell Service station Westgate Bridge |
Overnighter to Mt
Gambier This overnight ride will take us to Mt Gambier and returning to |
Denny V |
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27 January 08 Ride |
Mobil service station on Nth ring
road |
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John G |
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17 February 08 Ride |
Reg Jeffrey Honda |
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Denny V |
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16 March 08 Ride |
Reg Jeffrey Honda |
Reg Jeffrey (SP),
up over the mountains to Pakenham on over to Mirboo Nth and back over the
mountains to Ferntree Gully. |
John G |
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06 April 08 Ride |
Reg Jeffrey Honda |
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John G |
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04 May 08 Ride |
Mobil service station on Nth ring road |
Melbourne,
Sunbury, Woodend, Malmsbury, Daylesford, Cheswick, Ballarat, Depending on time
maybe back to Melbourne via Meredith, Anakie, Bacchus Marsh then Melbourne. |
John G |
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Rides depart ·
All rides will
be approx 300+ kms |
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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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