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May 2008 |
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F – Troop
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www.auswingriders.com |
Australian Wing Riders Association (Qld) Inc |
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Wing Notes |
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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION QLD INCORPORATED |
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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 sources believed to be accurate at the time of writing. |
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Management
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Meetings: |
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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 on the 1st Monday of every month |
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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 |
Next
meeting: New Farm Bowls Club, |
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F – Troop comes visiting |
Upcoming activities: |
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Our web-site is working again in gaining us friends
overseas. Len Weinberg, from Len rides a 2005 Silver 1800 and is a member of the
GWRRA F Troop, and yes, he tells me the theme music from the TV show is also
their theme music After meeting him for a beer and the presentation of
their pennant during the week, we managed to get some fine hours on Sunday
and with him as a pillion on a Goldwing for the first time,
Thommo, Val and I took him for a 200 odd kilometre tour involving Beaudesert,
Tamborine, Anyway, another new friend and if you are ever in Bevan |
2nd June Monthly meeting 6th June Submit article for Wing Notes 10th – 14th June Visit by the Japanese GoldWing Club 15th June Mystery Ride 21st June Chinese dinner at |
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HAPPINESS IS A JOURNEY NOT A DESTINATION. For
a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there
was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first,
some unfinished business, time still to be served, a
debt to be paid. At last it dawned on
me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me see
there is no way to happiness.
Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that you have and
remember that time waits for no-one! |
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The President Speaks…. |
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The Secretary’s Desk…. |
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Gidday all, Well, our AGM is over for another year. We ended up only having one change to the committee with Phil Merlo joining us as Ride Coordinator. Welcome Phil. I know I signed on again for another year and to celebrate, sort of, once again I have to produce a late magazine with very little content. That means that again we just have a short magazine this month. I have again been overwhelmed by the lack of contributions and when you add to that the fact that we didn’t have a meeting this month therefore no minutes and the Victorian’s Ride Calendar has run out, that doesn’t leave a lot of items for members to read. Are you too busy to share your riding enjoyment with others? Apparently you are not the only one and it appears no-one went to our AGM, or at least no-one enjoyed it enough to write a story. With a large percentage of members away at the Ulysses AGM over the May/June weekend, I can only hope we get some contributions for the June magazine. The run out of the last of the 2007 1800s has seen at least 2 members buy themselves one. Congratulations, I hope you don’t pack as much stuff as I seem to ‘cause it does fit like in a 1500. Hope you find
something in the magazine that you enjoy. Ride safe and don’t become a statistic. Bevan |
Hi all, I sit here at Let me apologise for my absence at the May meeting due to work commitments, and because of our trip, I will be absent for the June one as well. I am sure that Bear will do a great job in my absence. Mary & I are about to leave for a three week tour of northern and outback QLD. We have the bike and trailer packed and as soon as we have our cuppa (and I finish this report), we will be off. When we toured
Victoria and NSW a few years ago we only took what we could fit in the bike.
When we toured I would like to thank all of those people that put their hand up for Committee positions, and welcome Phil Merlo as the new Ride Coordinator. The election for the Vice President was a nail biter with great candidates, and I would like to congratulate Bear in winning that election. It was a tough call as all of those candidates are great for the club, and I hope they nominate for the Committee next year. Congratulations to all on the new Committee. With only two suggestions for the Christmas party and one of those considered too far away for this event, (would make a great weekend ride though), I have made a booking for the Bribie Island Waterways Motel, (same as last year), for the 6th December. Each person will have to confirm their own accommodation by 15th November and contact details will be on our website. Finally, with
the club growing and people joining that don’t live in the immediate vicinity
of Keep it up Bill
Carter |
Hello everyone, Welcome
everyone to another exciting year and I am pleased to confirm that I have accepted
to stay as your Secretary for the following year. Wow
– what a great Annual General Meeting we had, it is such fun to get together,
and it was especially more so to have our Victorian members with us. It was a thoroughly relaxed and good fun week-end,
no doubt we will get our stories in the magazine for everyone to enjoy. Our mutual love of riding our wings is very
special, and organising our monthly rides is the ultimate goal for us all. Simply, we will ride – short or long – and
we can have a picnic in a park/ or members backyard! At
the moment we are finalising our Christmas Party – what a thought. Meanwhile Thommo and I are still excited
about our newest member to our ever growing family. Our younger daughter and husband have given
us our 3rd grandson Fergus William McPherson (Thommo groaned at the extra
Christmas presents)! Looking
forward to our next club ride, so safe riding.
See
you soon, and safe riding. Valerie |
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You know you're Australian if
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Happy 69th To commemorate her 69th
birthday, actress/vocalist Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Maalox
and nose drops and needles for knitting, Walkers
and handrails and new dental fittings, Bundles
of magazines tied up in string, These
are a few of my favourite things. Cadillac's
and cataracts and hearing aids and-glasses Polident
and Fixodent and false teeth and glasses, Pacemakers
golf carts and porches with swings, These
are a few of my favourite things. When
the pipes leak, When the bones creak, When
the knees go bad, I
simply remember my favourite things, And
then I don't feel so bad. Hot
tea and crumpets and com pads for bunions, No
spicy hot food or food cooked with onions Bathrobes
and heating pads and hot meals they bring These
are a few of my favourite things. Back
pains, confused brains and no need for sinning, Thin
bones and fractures and hair that is thinning, And
we won't mention our short, shrunken frames, When
we remember our favourite things. When
the joints ache, When the hips break, When
the eyes grow dim, Then
I remember the great life I've had, And
then I don't feel so bad. She received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted
over four minutes and repeated encores. |
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Two little boys are in a hospital, lying on beds
next to each other, outside the operating room. The first kid leans over and
asks, "What are you in here for?" The second kid says, "I'm in here to get my
tonsils out and I'm a little nervous'" The first kid says, "You've got nothing to
worry about. I had that done when I was four. They put you to sleep, and when
you wake up they give you lots of Jell-O and ice-cream. It's a breeze." The second kid then asks, "What are you here
for?" The first kid says, "A circumcision." And the other kid says, "Whoa, Good luck, buddy, I had that done when I was born...Couldn't walk for a year.” |
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RUDD’S PUB RIDE Sunday
18th May 08 8.30am Meet at Blacksoil : Already there were Helen
& Neville, Bob & Kerry, Phil
& Vicky, Jenny & Durey (from the Gold
Coast) on their first ride with our group on their Black and Silver “89 1500. As we entered one entrance to B.P. Blacksoil Wayne
(minus Lizzy) and Bevan (minus Therese) entered via the other entry. Bevan’s
friend Trevor on a Honda VTX-1800 was along for the ride as far as Toowoomba
and we were glad to have him along for the run. Leaving shortly after nine on
a nice but quite windy morning we travelled via |
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on The Brisbane Valley Highway to Esk then turning
left via the beaut Esk to Hampton Rd., somewhat spoilt by the aftermath of
the previous evening’s storm & gale force winds littering the road with
leaves and twigs which required continual evasive action to avoid damage from
them and also the bike in front throwing them back at you. About 10km short of |
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Had progressed on time so with a bit of spare time up
our sleeves rode on to Crows Nest to Steven Salt’s Antique Extravaganza shops
and spent 20min. rummaging through all the ancient wares. From Crows Nest – rode through Hampton where they
were holding a food & arts festival, and there were just so many people
and cars there that it was very slow wading through it all, finally reaching
the Shell servo at Highfields and Bob and Kerry informed us that they had
been hit by a falling branch off a tree and it had scratched their front
mudguard and blinker, hopefully it will polish out. After fuelling up, on to Toowoomba with a cold
blustery side wind doing its best to chill us all, we ran the gauntlet of
Toowoomba’s traffic lights and down the The pub is a quaint old relic and a much loved
destination for cycle groups. The
service and food as usual were excellent and the fire, much appreciated by
many. No raffle tickets were available, but the publican
gave Morag a book and bought $5 worth himself.
Prizes were won by Jenny, our first time rider & Kerry. |
The uncanny part about the raffle was the publican
had the first draw and drew out one of Jenny’s tickets so as she had won the
first draw got to pick out the 2nd draw and drew her own number for the
second time. So in the spirit of
fairness she asked Kerry to draw instead and lo & behold Kerry drew out
her own name to take the 2nd draw.
Just as a fun draw Phil said “ I wonder if I can draw out my
own number?” and then proceeded to do just that! After a relaxing 1 hour lunch, Phil& Vicky, Durey & Jenny decided to return to the Coast via
Cunningham’s Gap, while the rest of us ventured on via We stopped at I believe all enjoyed the ride and Morag & I
were quite happy to plan and lead it. Kevin
& Morag |
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Personal Reminder Kit: Rubber Band: To remind you to stretch your ideas and your
mind to new limits so you will continue to grow and reach your potential. Tissue: To remind you to see the tears and the needs of everyone,
including those of yourself. Life Saver: To remind you to think of your friends as 'life savers'.
Care about each other through the stressful times that occur in life. Eraser: To remind you that nobody is perfect, that we all make
mistakes, and with an eraser they can be erased, just as our human mistakes
can be overcome. Toothpick: To remind you to "pick out" the good qualities in
others and yourself and to be tolerant and accepting of the differences of
others. Paper clip: To remind you how important it is to *keep it all
together". Compass: To remind you explore the resources and programs available
to you in the community. String: To remind you. Mirror: To remind you to take care of yourself as well as others |
Finally - Proof Light,
scientists tell us, is an electromagnetic wave. But it also has some properties of solid
particles. This is how we can produce
energy with a photoelectric cell. The
light particle as it hits the accumulator kicks off an electron which results
in the flow of electricity. Neat
huh? But what has this to do with GoldWings you ask.
Bear with me. Light
has different wavelengths which gives it different colours. The length of the wave depends on the
amount of energy in the light. Visible light ranges from red (low energy and
long wavelength) to blue (high energy and short wavelength). We
see our GoldWings’ beautiful paint colours when
white light falls on them and the properties of the pigment reflects all the
light particles it does not absorb, into our eyes. So a white GoldWing
reflects all light and takes on no energy.
A black bike would absorb all the light, low and high energy and act
neutral – except it heats up. Now
to the more interesting colours from red to blue. I’ll leave out all the in between colours;
yellow, green, beige, undercoat etc as these all absorb percentages one way
or the other depending where they fall in the spectrum between red and blue. So,
you might have worked out from the above, that what we see as a blue bike
means it has reflected all the blue light and absorbed the red. And vice versa, what we see as a red bike
has actually reflected all the red light and has absorbed the blue. Also, as mentioned above, the blue light
has a shorter wavelength as it has much higher energy. So
you can see it is a scientific fact that red GoldWings
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NANA’S IMPOSSIBLE PIE ½ CUP PLAIN FLOUR 125G SOFT
BUTTER 2 CUPS MILK 1CUP CASTER
SUGAR 2 GOOD
TEASPOONS OF VANILLA 1 CUP COCONUT
4 EGGS Put all ingredients into a bowl and beat well with
electric mixer until well mixed and pour into a flan dish, bake for 1hr at
175deg. The pie will cook with a base, a custard filling and a coconut
topping. |
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Riding Suzuka Recently, some of our
members returned to From what I have heard, a
good time was had by all.
Unfortunately, none of them took a camera or a writing instrument so
these photos come to you compliments of the TOYAMA High Way Star Club. On a similar subject,
don’t forget the High Way Star Club visit here between June 10th
and 14th. Keep some riding
days free to join Meady in showing them around. |
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23-25 May Social |
BP Staplyton |
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Staying at Bob
& Frans Motel in the heart of Coffs. Anyone wishing
to travel down Saturday may do so. |
Meady |
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26 May
1 June Ride |
Your place |
Townsville |
Ulysses AGM |
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15 June Ride |
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