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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 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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News
flash - Ride Calendar Come
on all, last month it was the magazine contributions, this month it’s time to
rescue the ride calendar. Don’t always
leave it up to the same few to organise a ride. It doesn’t take much. Where would you like to go, ‘cause we’d like to go there also. Bit of route planning, where to start, buy
the raffle prizes, and enjoy the fun of leading the ride. Come on, look at the calendar, it’s all TBA
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Marriage is a relationship in which one
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A woman came home, screeching her car
into the driveway, and ran into the house. She slammed the door and shouted
at the top of her lungs, Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!" The husband said, "Oh my God! What
should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?" "Doesn't matter," she said.
"Just get out." |
One day, a man came home and was
greeted by his wife dressed in a very sexy nightie. "Tie me up," she purred,
"and you can do anything you want." So he tied her up and went golfing. |
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Merry
Christmas all, Here it is, a bumper
Christmas issue of your favourite magazine.
First, thanks to all who have contributed. It is very much appreciated and shows what
we can do when we try. The bad news is, I’ve used some of January’s material as well. I will be away for a lot of January so the
chances of a magazine looked pretty slim anyway, so this one may have to do
both months. Hopefully, I will find
the time to do some updates to the website. December saw us celebrate Christmas at For January, Therese and I are off to See you all at the meeting on Monday 7th
or next time we meet on a ride. Keep the shiny side up and the black bits on the
bitumen. Ride safe and don’t become a statistic Bevan |
Hi all, This report finds us in the best and worst time of
the year. It is the best because it takes a fat guy in a silly costume to
remind us about the value of family, friends, giving and receiving presents,
love, sharing, tolerance and understanding. It is also the worst time as it amazes me that the
same person that will stop on the side of the road to help you, and open
their wallet and donate to charities, telethons, and other good causes, will
fight you for a half a metre of road space, or half and inch of space in the
supermarket line. That single moment of road rage, or single punch
thrown in anger, or even that alcohol-fuelled insult to someone we love can
cause irreparable damage to whole families. Never is there a time of year when more excitement
is felt, or more love is given, yet more people commit suicide, and more
people die of other causes at this time of year than any other. To all of you that are out spreading tangible and
intangible season’s spirits, you are to be congratulated. The world is a
better place for you being in it. Wouldn’t it be a wonderful thing if everyone did
something nice to make someone else happy every day? Mary and I wish to extend to all of you a very merry
Christmas, and a safe, prosperous, and exciting 2008. We can’t wait to see
you all at the AWRA events coming our way. Keep it up. Bill
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Hello everyone, Our
Christmas week-end on Our
Christmas Lights circuit arranged by Clint and Charleen was brilliant, it was
a balmy warm night and with our 17 wings it made a very impressive
parade. A couple of the wings were
decked out with extra’s, and during the ride our bikes received a lot of
attention from spectators, which was amusing to see as they were admiring the
house lights and taking photos of our wings!! Hopefully,
we can contribute plenty of articles for the magazine and make Bevan’s job
much easier, and keep members motivated to support it – so please everyone
jot something down and give us all something to read! Now
the holiday season is fast approaching, have a wonderful festive and feasting
time with family and friends. Safe
travelling if you are venturing away and look forward to seeing and reading
all the adventures in the new year. Merry
Christmas and a happy New Year Ride
Safely. Valerie
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November
Social Dinner - Wing Owners. Saturday morning 24 November dawned .... raining. Had been raining all night; well, since
about Whilst I was in Gatton I received a phone call from Ken and I told him we
would be taking the car, even if the rain did let up we wouldn’t be able |
Raceview, to our favourite Chinese Restaurant. We had plenty of
food, - it just keeps getting put on the table, - and plenty of laughter for
the evening. I think we will go there
again. There is always someone
different to take and the food is always good. Afterwards it was
back to Maccas at Yamanto
(it has a McCafe now) for final chat and coffee.
Even though it was an early start for dinner the night came to a close around
9-9.30 I think...very pleasant. Thank you to
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to get the ‘Wing
down the driveway. Ken was sitting
outside reading the paper - no rain!. By the time I got
home around 12noon the rain had all but died off. Just the odd light shower through the
afternoon. However, as we left the
gate (in the car) the sun finally decided to shine through. When we got to BP
Blacksoil, Kay, Gecko and the ‘Wing were there waiting. Only passed through a light shower. We had four ’Wing
owners (five really but they met us there) and three ’Wing riders. A nice little group for dinner. We headed off (not that it
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To my friends who enjoy a glass of
wine... and those who don't. To paraphrase Ben Franklin, "In wine there is
wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria." In a number of carefully controlled trials,
scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 litre of water each day, at
the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia
coli, (E. coli) – bacteria found in feces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop. However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine
& beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to
go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health. Therefore, it's better to drink wine
and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of shit. There is no need to thank me for this valuable information:
I'm doing it as a public service. CHEERS! |
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Victorian
Overnight Ride -
17 -18 Nov07 SATURDAY This year’s Victorian overnight ride was to Mt
Gambier SA, the day started as an overcast and cool morning as we met at the
Shell Service centre near the west gate bridge, the forecast was for a fine
day and about 25 degrees great day for riding with the Sunday warming to 34
Degrees for the trip home. With all the riders set to go, 7 Gold wings and 1
Triumph, we headed out of We cruised into Ballarat and had a break at the
shell coming into town, with us all refreshed we then headed towards the SA
border. The country side we |
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would not know we were in a drought the grass was green and lush and the dams
full of water with all of this it took on its own beauty of km after km of
green country side, and with the music turned up and 7 bikes on the road
together life could not be better. As we crossed over towards Dunkeld there was an ever
increasing number of bus loads of well dressed women and men and in some
buses some well intoxicated males I think the girls told me that there was a
group in there jocks on the side of the road, what ever was happening up
ahead it made you feel as if you needed to be there as there was lots of
traffic on the road. A break at As
we passed through Dunkeld it was a hive of activity and out the other side we
hit more traffic coming into town. As we got further away and closer to Mt
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SUNDAY The night was a bit rough with the wind picking up
however by morning it was quite and as every one started to get ready by 9.am
for the ride home it look very overcast and with a couple of calls made back
to Melbourne the news was of pouring rain. With the wet weather gear close at
hand we headed out towards the coast and the As we made our way up the coast you cannot help to
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against the cliffs, music up high (Johnny Cash Ring of Fire
playing what more could you ask for) it again was a great day to be on the
road. As we got closer to As a few of the riders had not been on the tree top
walk we decided to go in and do the walk with the ride cutting short and
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the walk over we headed out, with the time getting on we decided to stop in
Colac and head off from there as I needed to go and find a phone with our
good byes said it was the end to another great weekend of new friends, and
riding. The weather held out all the way home and as we
headed into Thanks for those that came and we look forward to
another ride in January. Hope you all
can make it. A special thanks to the Association for the funds
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A guy
walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all of the cash
from the cash drawer. After the
cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of Scotch that he
wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as
well, but the cashier refused and said, "because I don't believe you are
over 21." The robber said he was, but the clerk still
refused to give it to him because he didn't believe him. At this point, the
robber took his driver's licence out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over and agreed that the
man was in fact over 21 and he put the Scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his
loot. The cashier promptly called the
police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the
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Christmas Quiz Check out the accessory on the seat. (It’s a
hair straightening wand) We all know helmet hair is straight and flat so why
would you have this on a Goldwing? See answer on page 12 |
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Well, it looks like no-one else is going to send in
an article so I guess I’d better tell all you poor unfortunates who could not
attend, how the night / weekend went. It’s always difficult to get away on a Friday
afternoon but there are sometimes when work just has to take a back
step. I eventually escaped from the
office but not until many were already on their way to Bribie. Therese was less fortunate than me and even
with the trip from the city, I was still home before her. Packed and onto the bike, we were on our way only to
hit heavy traffic on the Gateway. Not
in the mood for stressful travel, it was elbows in follow the centre
line. It never ceases to amaze me how
often you get to the front of a traffic jam and there is nothing there and
the road is just clear ahead. Why don’t
people concentrate on their driving and make it easy for everyone else. Arriving at the Waterways Motel we weren’t the last
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After a bit of confusion over which tables we were
supposed to be using, we discovered that the RSL had treated us to the full
Christmas spirit of decorations, bon-bons etc for
the Friday night as well. As usual the
meals were great and after eating it was back to the motel for the real
socialising to begin. There is not a
lot of detail I can go into here but for anyone who has been to a AWRA social evening they will realise that it can get
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Saturday dawned a fine day and most went for a
morning constitutional walk along the street.
In most cases this was driven more by the need for breakfast than
through a desire for fitness. For
Larry though, it meant an early start to return to Saturday night saw us all line up for the ritual bus
ride to the RSL though some saw the wait as a waste of time and later walked
home after dinner. Dinner was again
the scene of frivolity and photo taking and you will soon see many of the
photos on the web site. Arriving back
after the Christmas dinner, the social process started again with Phil
determined to catch a fresh fish for breakfast. He was eventually successful, but it would
have had to be a very small breakfast. The Secret Santa sacks came out once everyone
arrived with much glee, presents were selected and opened some were even
threatened when theirs responded to every laugh with a high pitched
beeping. A combination of late or
later nights for individuals followed. Sunday was again a beautiful day and once packed,
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Every year there is a competition in Charleen and I reccied the
run the week before. There were over a
dozen houses and a couple of whole streets to look at. That was way too much to see in one night
as they don’t operate until dark and usually close around On the day, Charleen was feeling quite ill, so I
headed off to meet whoever was going to turn up at Shell Nudgee. Soon 14 bikes rocked up – a goodly
lot. I was a bit worried though as
this run was mostly on city streets with traffic lights so the separation
potential was high. However, we headed off, going straight to Stafford
City Fasta Pasta for tea as it was yet too light
for lights. We all lined up to order
while the partners went out and commandeered the balcony and lined up all the
tables. We were also joined here by
Turbo and Wendy on their mobile teddy bear carrier, making a total of 16
bikes on the run. I’m simply assuming
there actually was a bike somewhere under Turbo’s
teddy bears. Dinner over, raffle run and won, darkness had
settled so it was time to get under way.
First drive-by was a church in Maundrell Tce, Chermside which was rather well lit up and had been
judged as the best lit church for the competition. Then we went past another shopping centre
in Maundrell Tce that was
well lit up while we headed for Eatons Hill. The group was holding together rather well, mainly
due to my normal propensity for attracting red lights. This, although normally annoying was a plus
this time as we all stopped then moved off as one big group. We only had to wait occasionally for sets
of lights that had very short cycles. On
arrival in the street in Eatons Hill, we came
across the TRAFFIC. This street had
been well publicised as the best street display and as it was a Saturday
night, every man and his family had piled into the family car and turned up
for a look. There were even three
coaches!.
They had blocked off the actual street – a dead end – but I smiled
nicely at the traffic lady and she allowed us through. I think she was dazzled by our lights too. In we went, and what fun. The street was on a reasonable slope up to
the cul-de-sac and there were people and kids wandering everywhere. So it was a slow stop-start crawl up the
hill, much slower than first gear was designed for. Lots of fun there. However the locals and visitors all
marvelled at this procession of flashingly lit
motorcycles amongst their own flashingly lit
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Surprisingly, no one fell over, as we crawled up and
down the street, but the riders later complained that they didn’t see as much
as they wanted to, as the slow ride was taking up all their attention. Away from that traffic mayhem, we then went into a
nearby street that wasn’t a winner, but still had a pretty good display. There was hardly any traffic here so for us
was much better. After that it was time to look at one of the winning
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few back streets and there it was. The
house was set well back from the street with a terraced front yard, which was
absolutely full of Christmas characters and lights, along with the lit up
house. There were so many lights that
all the surrounding houses were in darkness.
I’m sure this house was sucking up all their electricity. Next viewing was over at Ashgrove, where we saw the
Second place getter for the west in We had many more houses on the list to see, but time
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each other and also close to a good place to finish the
tour (near a coffee shop). Twice again we did our slow runs through the many
lights of the houses and while we were saying Ooh and Aah
at their lights, they were doing the same about us. One girl with a camera literally chased
down Turbo on foot as he came back past so she could get some video. Then it was off to the McCafe
at Cannon Hill for a well-deserved cuppa before going our separate ways for
the evening. It was a good run.
All riders were very patient with the problems involved in steering
sixteen vehicles through the City streets and keeping them together. Well done everyone. Might look at doing it again next year,
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I awoke on Saturday to a bit of a nice day, looked
out towards the Going up the Logan Motorway it got worse if that was
possible, but when I got to Blacksoil it was clear sort of. Thommo calls Bear
I am not coming its raining (Bear said it is fine hear no problem at all get
your arse on the bike and get here, with much um um
OK we are on our way. So they show up and BEAR had to run and hide as
Thommo was out to KILL, any way we are all there (Bear and Jayne, Phil and
Vicki, Thommo and Val, Clint and ME. Well as per Thommo saying it was raining he was
right until we got to Toowoomba and it stopped and then we are all happy and
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what a rush, being only 2 1800's and 3 1500's we had to wait for the rest to
catch up (hahahahaha). Into the motel we check in and Mike and Marie are
there waiting for us then we all head over for a dip in the water (37.7 deg)
really nice but hot after a while, back to the Motel for a couple of drinks
before dinner (buffet style) it was so nice and we all came out full. Back for a few more drinks and lot of bull was
spoken (hey BEAR), then it was off to bed for a good rest. No real rush home so we took it easy (I think) had a
couple of BUTT stops to help remove the pain. All home safe and we all had a good weekend, many
thanks to all that came as we all had a good time and I look forward to it
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A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her
husband. Suddenly, her husband burst
into the kitchen. "Careful,"
he said, "CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my GOD! You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my GOD! WHERE are
we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're
going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I
said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to
salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt. USE THE
SALT! THE SALT!" The wife stared at him. "What in the world is
wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?" The husband calmly replied, "I just
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Things about Japan different from OZ * Hot moist towels given out at each restaurant. Even Macca’s gave you disposable ones and had wash basins between
counter and eating section. * Many toilets were very sophisticated. So many buttons and controls. * Racks to store umbrellas in restaurants and hotel
foyers. They could be locked in with
combination locks and had cute devices for getting a plastic sleeve for your
wet umbrella. * Recycling in Macca’s and
on the streets. Bins for plastic,
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* Vending machines of all kinds - cans of HOT coffee,
really cold ice-creams, Hot food, and all very cheap. * This one for the men - Drop side tip trucks and twin
steer trucks. * Taxi drivers in ties and vests, wearing white gloves
and were constantly cleaning their taxis. Seats often had lace covers. So
many people wearing uniforms, in shops, porters etc. and school children’s
uniforms were neat and well cut as were the clothes of most people. Men in suits wherever you looked. * Traffic police ushering buses around narrow lanes in
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* Everyone seemed very polite and friendly, especially
in shops and on tours. * Change given right down to last yen, no rounding
off. * No bicycle helmets and no ringing of bells to warn
you they were behind you. * LOVED THIS ONE- Use of mobile phones on trains was
banned. Actually heaps of Japanese
seemed to be able to sleep on trains. * Bamboo poles used everywhere e.g. supporting trees,
fences. * Servings were small and very few Japanese seem to be
overweight. * Chains on bridges, probably because of earthquakes. * All goods were beautifully packaged, perhaps overly
so. * Heart defibrillator in glass case on train station
platforms. * Announcements were made by ambulances as they moved
down through traffic. * Game parlours were numerous but no money used, ball
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CHRISTMAS
LIGHTS TOUR December 2007. We arrived at Shell Nudgee just in time, and there
were 15 gleaming wings waiting for us.
Now Thommo had to check the pressure in our tyres, and I checked in and
said Ho Ho to everyone and admired the super
decorations on Kevin and Morag’s wing.
What a terrific set up it was, and I made note to try and talk Thommo
in letting me do something like that – next year! Clint was doing his best to give us the ride details,
above all the chat and we were looking around for Bear and Jayne – where are
they? I strolled over to meet up with
Thommo and met up with Larry and Phil shaking their heads and letting me know
that Ray was alright now! Well –
apparently while checking the tyre pressure our wing had slipped off the side
stand and toppled over – luckily Larry and Phil had been close-by to help
pick up our wing. No damage just a
very cross flustered Thommo – but once we were settled on the wing, did the
circuit of the garage and joined the rest, we just had to respond to the
comments on the airways. “Giving the
wing a rest etc!” Still no sign of Bear and Jayne, where are
they? No response to phone calls, did they have the correct departure time? We will check again later. Our first destination was the Fasta Pasta for tea at The menu is interesting and I really had a difficult
time making a choice as I really love pasta, Thommo is not such a fan so
Chicken Ceasar salad is his choice, and then hurray
we had news from Bear & Jayne.
Their cows had escaped through a damaged fence, and the wing was doing
a round-up. Relief all round,
disappointment the Harriss couldn’t make the ride, but smiles imagining the
wing doing the ‘OK corral muster!’ Apart from the slow ordering system, the meals
arrived pretty smartly hot and really yum.
It was definitely dark when we set off for the tour, and with trusty
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heading towards Bridgeman Downs
along Maundrell Terrace where we saw the first
Church which was breathtaking. We were oooing and aahhing at some of the pretty homes along the way, and
then we came up to a traffic jam with cars, buses, coaches and pedestrians
for our We criss-crossed from Bridgeman
Downs which was a Third Prize for an individual home – it was magnificent,
and from there we headed across to Ashgrove, with a few individual homes
along the way. Then it was over to We were totally amazed at the lengths some of these
homes went to for their displays. Some
are really huge and complicated, and you could believe that their electricity
bills would be equally huge. It was a
very well organized tour by Clint & Charleen, and thoroughly enjoyable,
it was double rewarding being on the wing as it was a warm balmy night and a
great evening for a ride. I believe the tour was shortened but the content was
more than plenty, and we were keen to have our coffee stop before saying
good-night. McCafe
at Carina was the final pause, and variations of drinks and ice-creams and
friendly chatter was the finishing touch to a delightful evening. Thank you Clint and Charleen for a brilliant ride to
bring in the festive season, and our final social for 2007. We thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and we
look forward to 2008 for another calendar of rides and socials with our club. Thommo and Valerie December 2007.
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20 January Ride |
TBA |
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26 January Social |
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17 February Ride |
TBA |
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23 February Social |
TBA |
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16 March Ride |
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Ride
Coordinator - Clint Lovell – Tel: (07) 3398 3437 e-mail: 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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Packing up
to leave the Bribie Island Waterways Motel |
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AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION (QLD) INCORPORATED
VICTORIAN
RIDE and SOCIAL CALENDAR |
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Date |
Starts
from |
Ride /
Social Event |
Ride
Leaders |
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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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Note: ·
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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Mt Gambier
Christmas ride |
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