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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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Management
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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 @
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Treasurer Geoff Mead (07) 5529 5034 E-mail: meady @ auswingriders.com |
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15-16th November Yarram
(Vic) 22nd November Qld Social Ride 12th – 14th Dec Qld Christmas Party 20th December Christmas lights ride 26th January 14/15th February Turtle Ride, Qld Wilson
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Anyone for lunch? A little old lady sits at the luncheonette counter
and orders a hamburger. The huge guy behind the counter bellows, "One
burger!" Whereupon the chef grabs a huge hunk of chopped
meat, stuffs it in his bare armpit, pumps his arm a few times to squeeze it
flat, and then tosses it on the grill. "That's the most disgusting thing I've ever
seen," the old lady says. "Yeah?" says the counterman. "You
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Gidday all, Here’s one for the record books I think. I’ve managed to get the magazine out early
in the month, the weekend after the meeting no less. How, you might ask? Well, Val got her Goomburra story in early
and I spent last weekend writing the rest of the stories. Seemed easier than waiting for someone else
to do them. It works OK if I go on the ride but it is something
we ask the ride leader to do so the ride is shared with those unable to
attend. Don’t forget the Turtle Ride in February. Unfortunately, hard accommodation is very
limited and all booked at the primary caravan park. If you want to stay with the main group,
you will need a tent. As I write this, it’s raining. What a beautiful sound. Unfortunately, we don’t hear it enough and
I don’t mind how much it rains as long as I’m not either going to or home
from work. It did both today! Next month we have the Christmas Party. I hope you have booked your accommodation, got
your after dinner drinks prepared and party mood
switched on. Should be a good weekend. Ride safe and don’t become a statistic. Bevan |
Hi everyone, Just last month I was having my say about supporting
club rides, and then we have two functions that were very well supported.
Great timing hey? First of all, Geoff & Julie need to be
congratulated for their wonderful effort in putting together their navigation
ride. A lot of effort is required to make that work and they did an excellent
job. Secondly, the ride to Seagulls Leagues Club for dinner organised by Ron
Mead was fantastic. Great meal, great ride, and to see 12 or 15 bikes in the
foyer was spectacular. Other guests appreciated it as well. It was great to read about Bear and Jane’s 7 year
boat project finally coming to a fruitful conclusion in the magazine. It is
not easy to keep a project alive for that time, and there have been many who
haven’t been able to keep a goal that long. Congratulations to them both. I particularly liked reading about Bevan and
Therese’s trip down south, and I am looking forward to part two. We buy these
bikes to ride, and there is nothing better than a long trip on a Wing. I
think an article or three about what we take and what we leave behind on
these trips would be great too. Hints on how to pack, how to improvise, and
where and what to buy small that won’t take up the room or have the weight of
similar items would be a great help for fellow tourers. Send your ideas into
Bevan and he will find room in the mag for them. If you have any other ideas for stories in the mag,
I am sure we would love to read them too. Finally, it is only a few weeks until our Christmas
party at Keep it up Bill
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Hello everyone, Well
again the secretary’s desk is very quiet, but socially it is getting pretty
hectic. 2008
festivities are cranking up, and Christmas shopping is high on the
agenda. Remember the Secret Santa
gifts – value up to $10.00 each only.
Also, contributions to the Christmas Hamper very welcome. Disappointing
to note that we had to hold our last monthly meeting outside on a narrow
footpath due to maintenance being carried out in the Club rooms. It has been suggested that we should look
for another venue – it is a difficult task.
We do need a central position which can possibly offer a separate area
for us to meet, and also serve reasonable meals. The question has been asked – again – so we
ask all of you to put on your ‘Sherlock helmets’ and see if we can find a
solution to our needs. Look
forward to seeing you at our next club meeting, meanwhile; Until
next time, ride safely. Valerie and Thommo |
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Two
weeks on
the road..Pt 2 Ballarat… Sunday starts with a couple of light sprinkles of
rain during the night but nothing to worry about; the heater keeps us dry for
packing. By the time we are ready to
pack the weather is closing in and it becomes a rush. You wouldn’t believe it but just as I drop
the lid of the trailer, the rain starts.
We climb into the wet weather gear and get on the road but not until
we pay a visit to the Beechworth Bakery in Ballarat to get the smoko
supplies. As usual, the rain does not
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The parking is in the open beside the motel but I at
least get to make the space selection and choose the one directly in sight of
the security camera. The afternoon was
spent wandering around the Queen Victoria markets. Monday
and the bike is still where it was left and is OK. The next two days are just to be a break
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Back to the motel and I finally get time to complete
the notes for the magazine and have internet access to publish it. Tuesday is more of the same and we finish our Wednesday and it’s time to load back up for the run
up the east coast. Once again, it’s
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the Victorian group. Once on the highway and heading east we start to
strike a continuous stream of bikes heading for the MotoGP. This continues right through until we stop
for the night at Lakes Entrance. By
this time my arm is getting tired from waving and many riders wave back. Mainly cruiser riders more so than sports
riders. Not too many wings amongst
them. Maybe wing riders aren’t big MotoGP fans. Nice
spot, bit cold again and the heater comes into its own as we go to bed but
proves more than a match for the weather.
We go to sleep to the sounds of bikes still passing along the highway. Thursday
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caravan park had an alarm set for Arriving
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the tent, have a beer and a look around then make a
coffee and plan tomorrow. Turn on the
GPS and it doesn’t work. Bugger. I’ve started to rely on it for planning as
much as knowing where to go. After
many attempts to get it working I give up and we start to settle in. I ring Frans and
plan tomorrow telling him that I will need to ring him when I get to Nowra as
the GPS has died. Plans made, a couple
of seconds later he phones back and asks “What sort of GPS? TomTom? Try
resetting.” Apparently he had a
similar problem with his. I try it and
it works, Frans address is punched in and we are
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Friday and an early start, wake Therese, prepare
breakfast, load the gear, drop and pack the tent and we are knocking on the
office door to collect the block for the esky at 7:20am. Bloody miracle! We arrive in Nowra at Frans’
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the rest of the afternoon. Any plans to visit the At
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last night, late, and it’s been a bad day, we grab a
motel room and go next door to the restaurant for dinner. Bob phones to make sure we have found
somewhere to stay. It’s great to have
caring friends, it’s what our AWRA group is all
about. We make arrangements to meet in
the morning and settle down for the night to a Saturday forecast of similar
weather Saturday’s practice has worked wonders and we are on
the road early again arriving in Back
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As we go through Ballina, and from there on up the
highway, there are motorcycles everywhere, all Harleys. Apparently there must be a HOG activity on
over the weekend. Now I don’t usually
care what sort of bike anyone rides, just the fact that someone is a fellow
rider is good enough for me. But what
is it about Harley riders? Are they
castigated by their peers if they dare wave to someone who isn’t riding a
Harley? It was just so noticeable from
the previous days how few riders actually waved back or even acknowledged
that we existed. Very poor spirited I
thought. Ah, what the hell, their
loss, not mine. The lunch stop means finishing off the last of the
Beechworth Bakery goodies and other bits and pieces from the esky and back on
the road until Therese gets distracted by the thought of macadamia nuts. A quick stop at the This was a great ride and a great
holiday. Thanks for the opportunity to
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decided that we would be pushing to make it to
Echuca so we headed out of town and cut across towards Nagambie coming out
just above the township, from there we headed into Seymour and down the back
roads to Melbourne via Yea and some wonderful green country side and bend
after bend back into Yarra Glen and then we parted ways to home. Riders
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we hit rain.
It was time to take a break for an early lunch and coffee to see what the
weather was going to do. After the
break there was blue sky for a short while with clouds brewing we decided to
head back home before we got wet again. As
we approached Another
good day of riding and good company. Riders on the day: John, Steve, Craig, Ken and
Christine, and we can count Lindsay as he did ride just not with us. John G |
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Navigation
Ride On 19th September a navigation ride
organised by Geoff and Julie challenged members to follow a set of cryptic
instructions and find their way around the Following a briefing where Geoff told everyone to
read the instructions very carefully, bikes and riders headed out to
hopefully meet up again at smoko. Within
minutes of leaving the servo, there were bikes heading in multiple directions
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It didn’t take long for Geoff’s words to start
ringing in our ears as the turning points failed to line up with our physical
locations. It was funny to see the
looks on other riders faces as we doubled back
having realised that we were wrong, but the other rider thinking they were on
the right path. You have no idea how
many interpretations can be put on what constitutes a traffic light, and intersection a painted traffic island and so it
went. One minute we would be behind someone and a few
minutes later, the same bikes would come up behind you from a different
direction. Following someone was
therefore no sure way of getting to the correct way points and therefore
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With about 12 bikes starting out, we arrived at
smoko about forth or fifth and there were a number of bikes that never
actually arrived. After smoko, where Geoff held us to ensure that
Julie would be ready at the lunch point, we headed out again to try and find
the elusive lunch stop. As it was to be an individual event, it was
different to be participating in a club ride but have no-one else around and
no CB chatter as Geoff was scanning to punish those wayward enough to seek
help other than from him. Eventually
arriving at Geoff and Julie’s place and handing in our results and the
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we settled down to wait for the remaining bikes. Geoff had been on to some to tell them where to find
us. Other had not been seen or heard
of so their eventual arrival was awaited eagerly. Eventually it was time for accounting and Geoff and
Julie had prepared some beautiful trophies for both winners and losers. Winners Phil and Vicki Most miles
covered Kevin and Morag Worst
performance Bill and Mary Thanks Geoff and Julie for a great and different
ride. Bevan and Therese |
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Seagulls
Social Ride Saturday 25th October and we met at the
BP Staplyton for a ride to Seagulls Club at Tweed Head. I had been watching a storm come toward us
and just as Therese and I were about to leave home, down it came. Absolute downpour with light hail as well. Glad we didn’t get caught in it. Apparently Geoff and Julie hit one similar
on their way. Plenty of bikes at the start including Lindsay Sacks
on Winston’s 1500. A chance for a last
minute shine as the idea of the ride is more than just dinner,
the bikes are to be presented in the front foyer of the club while we are at
dinner. Sounds like fun and an
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The run to Tweed Heads was uneventful if you don’t
count the usual idiots that have the need to pass half the group then cut
into it to access an off ramp at least 10 – 15 seconds earlier than would
have been possible if they had just followed. Arriving at Seagulls we pushed the bikes into the
foyer with Geoff’s custom paint taking pride of place. A touch up to get rid of the ride bugs etc
and then a bit of a light show and some time with the staff and customers it
was in for dinner. After
dinner it was back down stairs, push the bikes outside, mount up and head for
the Gold Coast and coffee. Or at least
we did after the apparently obligatory u-turn followed by some other wrong
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After negotiating approximately 100 speed bumps, if
that’s an exaggeration, then not by much, we arrived in a crowded Surfers
Paradise. Not a pleasant place as we
moved through drunken crowds at walking pace.
It left many people feeling quite vulnerable. With little chance of getting parking, we headed for
a nearby McDonalds for a coffee. Yea,
right, no soft drinks, nothing in the McCafe, not a
good place so it was onwards to the next McDonalds which had much more
friendly staff and suitable coffee and eats. After coffee and social chit chat, it was back on
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Late for
Work Tom had this problem of getting up late in the
morning and was always late for work. His boss was mad at him and threatened
to fire him if he didn't do something about it. So Tom went to his doctor who
gave him a pill and told him to take it before he went to bed. Tom slept well and in fact beat the alarm in the
morning. He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.
"Boss," he said, "The pill actually worked!" "That's all fine" said the boss. "But
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As always we look forward to our social week-end
with our wing friends, and it is so easy to prepare as all the arrangements
have been made by Bevan, and it is fully catered – no cooking – Bliss! Packing is a synch (I think that is how it is
spelt?) Just my favourite tops with
jeans, track-suit for the obligatory visit to the ladies in the middle of the
night and toilet pack. How easy is
that? I just have to remind Thommo to choose his shirts, and make sure his toilet
pack is complete. Now that is my packing done, Thommo
is responsible for the camper and his bar contents which usually occupy the
top box of the bike! Well – Thursday
night we have to have everything ready for the dash on Friday afternoon, and
as usual Thommo is frantically polishing everything
and we get to bed at It is Friday, and we get away at a reasonable time
to meet at Aratula in plenty of time to order a pot of tea and eat our
sandwiches (I was so organised).
Someone is missing – where is he?
No response on the mobile, shall we wait? With that the heavens opened and our wings
together with jackets were absolutely soaked in seconds and then to add to
the moment hail came down as well.
Thank goodness we hadn’t left when we originally planned – it was all
over in approximately 15 minutes. Then
it was mop up time, and we even had the cheek to use the Time to go, we cannot wait for the owner of the
Blue/Chrome bike any longer, we are now 40 minutes behind schedule. We set off carefully on the wet road only to find it
absolutely bone dry just a couple of kilometres down the highway – how
bizarre! Goomburra here we come, over
the Gap and glorious views and in no time at all we are winding our way
through the hills and as we turn into the camp grounds – Meady
is there!! Well he was greeted by us
all and hopefully appreciated our waiting time at Aratula had saved us from
getting very soggy anyway! I think I have to mention here, that ticket sales to
watch us set-up camp must surely be almost forgotten soon as we are really
improving greatly, not getting faster, but thanks to Bear who remembers where
our door-way faces and saves a true Thommo
tantrum! *Thanks Bear. Voila – time for a drink – where is the Scotch? You have forgotten my Scotch!! Not only had I forgotten Thommo’s Scotch, drinking glasses as well!! Nothing to drink, nothing to drink with –
how can you forget that!! This is
going to be a great week-end. I was so organised – NOT!! So relaxed, and I hadn’t packed casual
shoes either. What next? Would you believe, our lights – we have the
battery fixed on the camper and we can have lights to our hearts
content. Not this
week-end, not even a torch. Thanks to the Harriss’, Bradfords and the Tacons we
have “O.P.” lamps
to brighten our tent. Loan tumblers for our rather depleted bar supplies,
and Thommo takes solace with Bear’s Rum and
coke. Now it is time to party, as we
make our way over for dinner and jokes and chats around the camp-fire. Whoops, no camp-fire folks, management decision - as
there were too few members to warrant setting up the fire and the Karaoke
machine! Huh, well we finished our
meal and duly made our way round to the Tacon’s
caravan where we made our own unofficial camp-fire accompanied by genuine
country music via Ken’s portable CD player – *Thanks Ken and Doreen. A very pleasant and relaxing evening under the stars, and an amazing array of nibblies
appear as well, and the word “Cook-Up” sent all manner of strange goodies
being put onto the small hot plate for our impromptu grill!! Rather reluctantly we say goodnight, it has
been a long day and we actually have plans for tomorrow. Now this is a very different schedule for
us, because Thommo wasn’t reduced to sleeping under
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There were a few different destinations chosen but
we all left camp under the expert guidance of the Then it was time for us to get back to our camp and
fellow wingers at Goomburra. In time
for dinner and catch-up time with the late comers. With the fire stoked up we huddled around
for a while but we ignored the efforts to join the Karaoke (a couple of
reasons why - but that ‘stays in Goomburra”!)
Then we gradually moved out to our tent where again we relax and yarn
(this is hard to take!) Photos! What photos? Forgotten our camera!! Now the Long’s
tent pole saga has paled into insignificance compared to my packing prowess
this year! Thommo
again reminds me very loudly that he doesn’t have his Scotch either!! Starry night, a little chilly but we talked and
drank with Bevan stirring Bear and Thommo into
mischief, but it all came to a halt when Therese snapped at Bear’s
antics. Time to call it a night and
prepare for tomorrow’s activities. Thommo and I are really keen not to be last this year, can
we do it? We are making it up for breakfast when we meet the Madjerics – they are heading home to see their brand new
grand-daughter who has just arrived, now that is keen! We have our breakfast and then start the
packing up beginning with returning all the OP items we have used, and again
our ticket sales must be getting slower as we are almost on time albeit we
had a few less items this time! The
competition was reduced as well because Meady was
making a later departure (packing without an audience), and we passed the Bye- bye Goomburra - we start our way home, it is
lovely countryside and we are all pretty quiet just soaking up the views and
admiring the flowering trees and handsome horses in their paddocks. We will have a coffee break at Aratula, the
Harriss’s wave and head for home. The rest of us are not keen to end the
week-end yet, and are only too happy to tag along with the Interesting ride along a gravel track, our
obligatory U turn as we had passed the narrow turn-off, and we checked out a
Bed and Breakfast homestead on the banks of the Moogerah
Dam. Camping facilities were
available, but the amenities might be difficult with our larger group. It was a delightful set-up, but probably
more suitable for couples – honeymooners/lovers. Pleasant ride though and we debated about
checking another venue on the other side of the dam, but distance and time
proved too late. Now it really was
time to say Good-bye and thanks for a great week-end. We had a great time, always enjoy our social events
with our wing friends. Thanks again to
Bevan for organising Goomburra for us, and to all of you who joined us in the
fun. See you soon, and ride safely. Cheers Thommo and Valerie October 2008. |
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Be Your Salvation When Joe's wife ran away he got so depressed that
his doctor sent him to see a psychiatrist. Joe told the psychiatrist his
troubles and said, "Life isn't worth living." "Don't be stupid, Joe," said the psychiatrist.
"Let work be your salvation. I want you to totally submerge yourself in
your work. Now, what do you do for a living?" "I clean out septic tanks." Joe replied. |
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When the Jacaranda Blooms When
jacarandas bloom and it
starts raining, There's
a carpet on the lawn like
purple snow, When
thunder rolls across from
far-off ranges, And
lightning fills the sky with
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When Poinciana
shade fills
leafy gardens, With
scarlet blossoms floating
all around, The
evening brings a cricket's raucous
calling, And
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When
tiny mangoes form and
give the promise, In
months to come of luscious
fruit to eat, That's
when we welcome days of
brilliant sunshine, And
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It's
then, That
summer comes to call in
South And
magpies wake us up with morning light, And
cockatoos fly home in
early evening And
moonlight gives the
brightness of the night. Margaret Gibbons |
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Start Point |
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Ride /
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Ride
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25 October Social |
BP Stapleton 3.00 for |
Seagulls Club |
Smorgasbord Dinner
and Free Entertainment. Shine up your ride
as the bikes will be on display in the club foyer. Dinner is approx
$25.00 per head for all you can eat, seafood is in abundance. |
Ron Meade |
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15-16 November Ride |
BP Blacksoil 8.00 for |
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Ride via Crows Nest, Bunya Mtns and Kingaroy to Tin Can Bay. Stay overnight at a Pub
and Travel home on Sunday via Maleny. Contact Ride leaders direct if you
intend on going. |
Kevin and Morag |
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22 November Social |
BP Stapleton 4.30 for |
Geoff Meade’s Place |
Address on website Pot
Luck Dinner |
We all know the drill Geoff Meade |
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Social |
Your place |
Bribie Waterways
Motel Bribie Island |
AWA Inc Christmas Party Book your accommodation at the Bribie Island Waterways Motel No official ride at
this time |
Committee |
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20 December Ride |
Shell Nudgee Time TBA |
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Clint and
Charlene’s infamous Xmas Lights Ride. Tour the suburbs
viewing the best displays of Xmas lights |
Clint and Charlene |
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18 January Ride |
TBA |
TBA |
Ring Phil NOW to
get in for this much sought after ride. |
TBA |
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26 January Social |
TBA |
Bevan and Therese’ Address on website |
Don’t miss this
celebration of |
Bevan and Therese |
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13, 14, Extra Ride |
BP Nth – Caboolture |
Bundaberg Turtle Sands Caravan
Park, Mon Repos Beach |
Mon Repos Turtle Rookery. Learn about and see the turtles laying eggs
and the hatchlings heading for the ocean. |
Bevan and Therese |
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RIDE COORDINATOR: Phil Merlo –
Tel: (07) 5533 7260; RIDE DATES: Unless
otherwise arranged, rides will be on the 3rd Sunday of the month SOCIAL DATES: Social rides are 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 Val Thomas. 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. 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
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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 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. · Ride at your own skill level
and respect the road rules. Monthly and social rides are for the enjoyment of
members and guests. They are not race
or competition events. 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 CALENDAR |
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Date |
Start Point |
Destination |
Ride /
Social Event |
Ride
Leaders |
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15/16 November Overnight Ride |
Mobil Service Station at the corner of
Springvale road and (Mel ways page - 62 D5) |
Yarram |
Overnighter to |
JohnG |
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18 January Ride |
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Follow Ken ride |
Ken |
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14/15 February Overnight Ride |
Start point: Reg Jeffrey Honda |
Toora |
Overnight ride to Wilson Promontory Day 1 will be from Melb
to the Prom with an overnight stay at Toora and then Day 2 will be a rtn to Accommodation would be cabins at Toora
caravan park , dinner BBQ or at local hotel http://www.tooratouristpark.com.au |
JohnG |
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15 March
Ride |
Start point: Reg Jeffrey Honda |
Ferntree Gully |
Kalkallo to Ferntree Gully
via Yea Euroa Marysville http://www.motowhere.com/maps/route/KalKallo-to-Ferntree-Gully-the-scenic-route |
Craig |
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19 April Ride |
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AWRA AGM. Qld ride |
JohnG |
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RIDE COORDINATOR: John Gilbert – Tel: (03) 9803 0243; RIDE DATES: Unless otherwise arranged, rides will be
on the 3rd Sunday of the month SOCIAL DATES: Social events as announced
through the year. RIDE LEADERS: Please check the details
of your ride and let me know of any changes. IMPORTANT: Even if you have not finalised the details of your
ride, just supply the start location, the general direction of the ride, and
the meal arrangements. 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 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. ·
Ride at your own skill level and respect the
road rules. Monthly and social rides are for the enjoyment of members and
guests. They are not race or
competition events. 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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