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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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President Bill Carter (07) 5564 8996 E-mail: carterbm @
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Secretary Val Thomas (07) 3848 0498 E-mail: secretary @ auswingriders.com |
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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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18th January Qld Ride - Beerwah, Landsborough,
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Notice: Membership Renewals Membership is due at the 28th
February. All renewing members must submit
an application for renewal to enable the association to maintain correct
membership records. Renewals can be banked electronically
to the association account and the account details are on the web site
renewal form. If renewing by post,
there is a renewal form at the end of this month’s magazine. Complete the form and either post the form
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Gidday
all, January 2009, another new
year with all those things we love to do available to be done again. Then again, you could always do something
different like organise a ride day, contribute to the magazine or stand for
the committee. All good pastimes. Anyway, this month I am going
to punish you with a tale of the ride Therese and I have just come back from
as there are limited contributions so that should fill a few pages. And what a good ride it was. We visited Frans and Jeanie
in It just shows what a great
groups of friends we have in diverse places through the shared interest and
enjoyment of riding Goldwings. Catch you all on the next
ride. Ride safe and don’t become a statistic. Bevan |
Hi
everyone, Well here we are again at the start of the New Year. Do you remember all of the resolutions that you made a year ago and didn’t fulfill? The great news is that you now have another chance. I don’t know about you, but I am going to focus on the small things that I can achieve, and that will make my life and the lives of those that I care most about happy. Too often we focus on big things, (don’t get me wrong; big dreams are good), but when we don’t achieve them we get down hearted and give up. I want to ride more, spend more time with my family, I want to go fishing, I want to go to the beach more, I want to laugh more, and not to take my job so seriously that it affects my health, and that is just a few. What do you want 2009 to be like? There is one big resolution that I hope you all share with me and that is to be around to say “Happy New Year” in a year’s time. Every time you get on your bike you need to balance enjoyment with vigilance so that we are laughing with you on rides, not crying at your loss. We have just had our first meeting at the The Finally, it is time to think about putting your hand up to
take a place on the Management Committee. As good as the past Committees have
been, it is vital for the future of our club to have new faces and new ideas
on our Committee. Updated Nomination Forms will be posted on our website
shortly so keep your eye out for them. Keep it up Bill Carter |
Hello
everyone, Happy New Year everyone, and let us hope this year
will be especially kind for all of us.
We had a wonderful time at our Christmas Party, and we agree with Bill
that the We had a brilliant time in Meanwhile, our wing has one new tyre, a Dunlop K77
and new brake pads – we have to wait for the other front tyre. Then she will be ready for the big service
at Harriss Mechanical, and it looks as though we have to get a new ring of
fire, some lights have gone already – frustrating. Now I have to do the filing, and start getting
paperwork in order for our Annual General Meeting. Thinking helmets please – we need committee
members, it is not hard work, it is very social and enjoyable and you can
boss us around for a change!! I haven’t made any resolutions – just made very special
prayers in the temples in Here’s to a wonderful and safe 2009. Cheers Valerie and Thommo |
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Review
- Nolan N102 helmet with N-Com headset Our old HJC Symax lids were
getting long in the tooth so it was time for new ones. We are fans of the flip-front style of
helmet for Wing riding so made our selection from among the various brands,
taking into account cost, fitment, accessories and opening mechanism. On the face of it, the Nolan
N102 seemed to fit our requirements.
Cost for helmets plus sound system is about equal to a Shoei flipfront
without sound. So we opted for the
Nolan and decided to go with their own integrated sound system, the
N-Com. Sad fact though, is that trying
on helmets in a shop is much different from owning them for a long time and
the accessories can only be tried out after purchase and fitment, making both
items impossible to return if unsatisfied. The helmets themselves are
OK. Fitment is reasonable but, like
most flip fronts, they are noisy outside the confines of the GoldWing. The N-com is a different story. I have been asked by several people for my
opinion and it is “DO NOT BUY THIS SYSTEM FOR A GOLDWING.” The system comes in two
parts. A basic kit which must be
purchased and an add-on, which is either the intercom kit or Bluetooth
kit. The basic kit covers the speakers
and boom mike, which both fit quite nicely into the helmet – as they
should. But the sad part is they will
not work alone, even with the rest of the necessary workings being already
available on the bike. Power,
amplifier, volume control etc. There
is an adapter for the five-pin GoldWing socket, but it only allows three of
the five pins to work, left/right speakers and mic. Power and volume from the bike, although
available, are not considered. The cheapest and supposedly
more reliable of the two add-ons is the intercom kit. It adds power, cabling and a controller to
the basic kit. Power is from a
rechargeable battery slotted into the helmet.
The controller snaps into the N-com patch in the left side of the
helmet and cables run everywhere. The
alternative Bluetooth sets cost more and add connectivity drop-out and higher
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The result is a helmet that has
three – count ‘em – three cables hanging from it, all of which have to be
pulled aside along with the two straps to don the helmet. Yes, you have to hold on to five things to
get the lid on the head. Or
alternatively, only hold on to the straps, and then dig out the three cables
that are now sticking into your skull.
Then you have to switch on the helmet.
Yes, I know, I should have switched it on before putting it on, but I
forgot and be blowed if I am going to take of the helmet unnecessarily. So feel for the switches. Then realise you cannot feel them, take off
your gloves – don’t forget to stop the bike – and feel for the one with the
concave surface, press and hold for two very long seconds and you will hear a
loud beep and you are on line. The other two buttons on the
controller are for volume up/down and then there’s a very complicated list of
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only duplicate what is on the
controls of the bike. When you have finished
riding, make sure you switch off the helmet or next time you go to ride the
battery will be flat, and the helmet sound system useless. Switching off entails holding the button
for four seconds while listening for the correct sounding beep. Yes yes, there is power available from the
Wing. Don’t tell me – tell Nolan. No, instead there is one more
thing you have to do. Recharge the
battery between nearly every ride. I
have found the battery will last about 18 hours of continuous use between charges,
but it is best to recharge every time.
Naturally, we are also told to not leave the precious battery on the
charger for long periods, so you not only have to remember to put it on the
charger, but you also have to go out in the middle of the night to take it
off. Sheesh! Of course on a long trip you will need to
carry the chargers – one for each helmet.
Add them to your others – phone, camera, Ipod and computer. Don’t forget the multi-socket power
board. Oh, you’re camping? The only thing the N-Com system
has going for it is it will work without a GoldWing. A cable is supplied to connect the input of
one helmet to the output from the other and you can happily chat to your
pillion on any kind of bike. That’s
good as we have two other bikes and often ride together on one of them. It is also bad because the extra noise of
the flip-front helmet on a bike without a GoldWing sized screen makes
conversations impossible at speeds above 40kph, even with the system’s volume
turned up full. So my advice for Nolan 102
helmet buyers – stick with your J&M headsets. Even if they are finicky to fit. You’ll be much happier. Cheers Clint |
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Have
Clint and Charleen got another Goldwing? In the true spirit of
journalism, I must always protect my sources and I recently received high
priority news that Clint and Charleen had purchased a Goldwing in Clint claims the red one is
his, on the trailer after being collected by Jack and that the frosting is
not icing on the cake but snow. He
also hopes it is the only time that occurs, especially if he is riding
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A couple of weeks before
Christmas, Therese and I decided we would go to A bit more planning meant we
could drop in on friends in Sunday 28th January Today’s run is just a warm up
of 180klms to get to Monday We made an early start with
the intention of overnighting at Gosford.
Refuelled and smoko at Glen Innes then through to Tuesday After breakfast it’s on the
freeway and head for Check on the arrangements for
the afternoon and check out the location of the venues and book into the
accommodation. Once settled it’s off
to the wedding and enjoy some hospitality at the reception. Nothing like a few coldies and a couple of
wines after a long ride, and of course a wedding. Wednesday (New Years Eve) We spend the day looking
around the sights and checking out potential venues for the viewing of the
fireworks. Should be different to
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their eskys at the best
spots. I don’t have any desire to sit all
day in the sun just to watch a few minutes of fireworks. Later in the afternoon we
load up our stools, thermos, cups etc, grab a pizza and head for a vantage
point on the sidewalk at Rosebay. Yep,
plenty of room, park beside a Honda 600 who comes over and moves it to give
the wing a bit more room and we settle in with new friends from Penrith to
wait. This is a circus, complete with
great entertainment. Cars going every
which way, people playing Russian roulette crossing the road, drop-off
wherever a car can stop, even the police get in the act as two cars meet
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put on the lights and have a
chat. The crowd builds up to a point
where it is impossible to move on the footpath. Glad we got here reasonably early. Later in the evening, just as the early
fireworks start, one of the police cars returns, stops in the outside lane,
switches the red and blues on and sits there watching the fireworks. Good show and a great vantage point. After the early fireworks, we
head back to the accommodation to watch the late show from the back
yard. While we can’t hear the
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ride and thanks again Frans, it
was not the way I would have gone.
There’s usually no substitute for local knowledge as we will again
find out tomorrow. It’s not always
true though and we will learn that in a few days time. We arrived at Frans’ place
and he immediately drops a cold stubbie in our hands and fires up the
BBQ. Need a BBQ cook? Give Frans a
call. After lunch we were given a
car tour of the Should be OK, had an extra
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We had had a minor of problem
with the trailer on the last trip where the tyre rubbed on the suspension.I
had taken steps to avoid the problem reoccurring but when I start checking
the left hand wheel, Frans commented on having had the occasional smell of
burning rubber. Sure enough, the
mounting has loosened again and the tyre had been rubbing on the
suspension. Instead of one groove on the
tyre from the last trip, there are now two.
We add some preload to the suspension and tighten the mount and hope
that fixes the problem. It is only
wear on the tyre sidewall surface, no damage to the belts so it should be
OK. The wheels have to be aligned and
the tyres replaced before the big trip next year, so no replacement
today. Just to be sure, we do a
quick trip to Bunnings for a couple of cheap spanners so I have the tools to
tighten it if it loosens again. (A suspension overhaul in Friday We head out from Mt Keira up
the Macquarie Pass to Robertson and the old cheese factory then down past the
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Fitzroy
Reservoir and on to We are supposed to meet a friend in Cessnock on what
I thought was Sunday night and I get a call from Trevor saying he had trouble
getting accommodation on the way down and is almost in Cessnock and will be
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well. That extra day I had was next week
apparently. Well, if we get there, we
get there, otherwise Sunday. Saturday Reasonably early start so we can at least attempt to
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Last time we went there we arrived too late in the
afternoon. A decision was made not to
go to the caves but I was silly enough to ask again and as we skipped Katoomba
it was a case of why not. It means
that we won’t get to Cessnock but that can’t be helped. Going in was OK but coming out was going
to test the wing’s pulling power.
Arriving and driving through the entrance cavern with all the lights
on drew gasps and camera moments but the real fun came when we couldn’t get
into the car parks and then had to do a 40 point turn on an uphill corner in
the gravel with the trailer.
Interesting! Finally we get into a car park and wander back down to
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Sure enough,
the finish times to the tours was going to make us quite late even into
Lithgow, so, again, failing to do the tour, we lunched from the esky, ran the
camera gauntlet again, wound our way back up out of the valley and headed
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Through
Lithgow and the Sunday Decision is
we do a bus tour of the wineries today then we can do whatever tomorrow and
move on if we like. We book onto the Cheers
Bus and begin a good tour that takes us to 5 boutique wineries, a boutique
brewery, and olive plantation and then to a cheese and chocolate tasting to
end the day. The first place we went
past on the tour was the caravan park the “local” had told us was closed; so
much for his local knowledge. The bus
driver who it turns out rode an old Triumph Tiger gives me the good oil on
which winery to visit for a good port.
After the tour it’s back to the motel and plan tomorrow. Monday Packed
reasonably early, we load the bikes and trailer and head south to Wollombi
just for a look. Nice ride, bit rough
in places though. We pull into town
and the next thing a bloke in full BMW riding gear waves us down. He needs a hand to pick his bike up. A BMW GS1250 with full touring kit and he
parked it on a slope but it tipped off the side-stand downhill and needs to
be picked up back up hill. No problem
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We drop into Drayton’s
Family Wines and sample some really good port. I will be getting some of this shipped up
for the cask. We try all their varieties,
including their smooth 21 year old.
Very nice. From here we head
for the After lunch we head for
Maitland. I need a replacement bladder
for my hydra-pack and we have intentions of visiting a place north of the
city the following day. Maitland is
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a bladder. We then go looking for accommodation and
the two caravan parks leave a lot to be desired, a motel again becomes an
option but as we head back into town the heat and frustration at the traffic
layout becomes too much, Maitland just lost three tourists, tomorrow’s stop
is forgotten and we head east to Raymond Terrace and find a rough motel for
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Tuedsay We head north then turn east
to Hawks Nest to follow the coast line, another fun bike ride, up to Forster
and across the bridge into Tuncurry for a smoko break. Jut as we are putting our stuff on the rest
area table, an old chap rides up on his push bike and sits down. We join him and gradually get him into our
conversation. He’s 84, of Dutch
origin, and tells us of his time during the war and he used to ride motorcycles. Therese notices he has a camera with him so
we give him the opportunity to sit on both bikes while we take his
photo. He insists we also get in the
photos. I’m not sure he will remember
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From here we head for Nabiac
to visit the From here we continue up the
highway to Port Macquarie, found a caravan park and settled in. Trevor preferred the comfort of air
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entertained by the rabbits enjoying the grass of the caravan park. Dinner at the local sports club topped of a
good day. Wednesday Relaxation
day today. Little to do but use
Trevor’s internet access to check our emails then we all headed for the beach
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Thursday Never do
things the easy way when there is a better road to ride. With only a short hop to Coffs Harbour and
no need to be there until Friday, we headed west instead of north and played
tourist visiting Timbertown at Wauchope.
Good fun wandering around, riding the steam train and watching the
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It is with deep regret and with
great sadness in our hearts that we announce, on Friday the 19th of December,
at 9.15 am, after a short illness, the death of ‘YELO 1”. She gave us such enjoyment
and pleasure in her short life. We have taken many a journey together
throughout this great land and she shall be sadly missed. A private wake was held at
the “Glen Waverly R.S.L” on Saturday the 20th of December, with friends and
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was an opportunity to put the
wets on even though we sweltered for the first few kilometres. Pleasant ride with just a few light showers
to Ebor, then east into the mountains to Dorrigo and more showers. About 18 klms from Dorrigo what appeared to
be heavier rain appeared and the next minute we were in fog with about 20
metres of visibility. Not good but
eventually I caught up to a car which although slowing us, gave us some
frontal protection. Another vehicle
settled in behind giving Trevor some additional protection and so we
continued into Dorrigo. With the rain
and fog continuing there went another camping opportunity so we checked into
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Friday We awoke to the same rain although
the fog was much less than yesterday afternoon. Not good for being motorcycle tourists
though so a bit of a wander was in order.
Just like Wollombi, the attractions didn’t open until Trevor elected to continue on
to the Gold Coast and I borrowed some space in Bob’s store room so I could
empty the trailer and take it to the manufacturer for some work on the
suspension and the leaking lid seal.
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after a wet ride from Yamba. Once we were settled in, Therese
headed off for some shopping and Meady arrived later in the afternoon after
being held up by a serious truck accident to the south. Needless to say, Friday night was a fairly
social one and late in the evening Bob produced a bottle of that 21 year old
Draytons port I mentioned earlier. His
bottle was even better than the sample.
That may have had something to do with the fact that there was more of
it and we didn’t have to ride afterward. Saturday With Fran looking after the
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Jayne going shopping, Bob,
Bear, Meady and I head out for a ride.
After two weeks with a pillion and a loaded trailer I had forgotten
how a wing feels; took a few blocks to get it all under control. We head south to Macksville then to Taylors
Arm to the Pub with No Beer for lunch.
After lunch it was back up the highway and into Sawtell for a look
around and out across the beautiful Coffs coastal views. After a cold drink we continued up the
coast to Amazing really, the way we
travel big distances then go for a ride.
By the time we started in the morning, I had covered around 2900 kms
in the previous two weeks and then I go for a day ride. Just like our Victorian friends who take
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After
an enjoyable BBQ hosted by Fran and Bob, we headed to the Ex-Services Club
for some entertainment by a group, “Frogs on Toast”, who are friends of Bon
and Fran and were staying at the motel.
Now, what goes on at these weekends stays on these weekends but I tell
you, I don’t think we’ve ever laughed so much. Not at the entertainers, but at the antics
of some of the club patrons and of course the banter that was ongoing within
the group. It must really be a bugger
to be young and be picked on by your elders and have to continue to treat
them with the respect they probably don’t deserve. After
a few more social drinks which Bob was smart enough to avoid, something to do
with cooking breakfasts in the morning, we called it quits for the night,
(morning?). Sunday No
trailer to bring home so we load the bike, place anything else that we don’t
need into Bob’s storeroom until next weekend.
Before we leave, Bob lines us up for a photo he can use in his
advertising to show it is a bike friendly motel. We say our farewells and hit the road. Bear and Jayne and Meady have decided to
leave later and won’t be coming all the way anyway. Heavy
traffic most of the way but we roll in home almost exactly 2 weeks after
leaving. Two weeks towing the trailer
with the tent and we only used it for two nights. Another good trip safely completed. All that remains now is to go back to Coffs
to collect the trailer and clear out Bob’s storeroom. Get
out there and ride Bevan and Therese Some statistics Kilometres
Travelled 3456 Fuel
used
224.2 litres Fuel
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AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION (QLD) INCORPORATED
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18 January Ride |
BP Nth-Caboolture 8.30 for |
Beerwah, Landsborough, Melany |
Ride through the hinterland via Beerwah/Landsborough/Melany and back to Burpengary. Morning tea can be purchased at the break, a BBQ lunch will be supplied at Burpengary after the ride. |
Peter Mitchell |
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26 January Social |
TBA |
Bevan and Therese’ Address on website |
Australia Day
celebration BBQ breakfast 7.30 am at Bevan & Therese Breakfast cost will be about $8-10.00/head WEAR YOUR AUSSIE
GEAR 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. Make sure you have read the email from
Bevan and let him know if you are participating |
Bevan and Therese |
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21 Feb Social |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Eric and Deb |
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15 March Ride |
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Gecko and Kay |
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21 March Social |
TBA |
TBA |
Ten Pin Bowling (Well done Geoff, you beat all the others that were trying for this social) |
Geoff Mead |
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Your home |
North Star Resort |
Australian Wing
Riders Assoc Queensland Inc. Ring the resort ASAP to book your preferred accommodation. 1800 645 790 |
Committee |
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19 April Ride |
TBA |
TBA |
Great interest has been shown for this date, ring me before you miss the chance to organize and lead this ride. |
TBA |
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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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18 January Ride |
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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 is arranged and the contact details is Melinda Phone: 03 5682 2022 Tell her your part of the wing riders bike group. I have negotiated a deal for $90 a room and blocked out a number of rooms until the 1 Feb 09. After that you are on your own and that price will not apply and the rooms will be open for general booking. http://gippsland.com/web/ComfortInnFoster/ |
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15 March
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Kalkallo service station |
Ferntree Gully |
Kalkallo to Ferntree Gully via Yea Euroa Marysville http://www.motowhere.com/maps/route/KalKallo-to-Ferntree-Gully-the-scenic-route |
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BP service station on hume high way about
5km past turn off for northern hwy (new service station in old truck stop on
left) |
North Star Resort |
AWRA Ring the resort ASAP to book your
preferred accommodation. 1800 645 790 |
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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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Useless in the Parking Lot A
woman was at work when she received a phone call that her daughter was very
sick with a fever. She left her work and stopped by the pharmacy to get some
medication for her daughter. When
returning to her car she found that she had locked her keys in the car. She
was in a hurry to get home to her sick daughter. She
didn't know what to do, so she called her home and told the baby sitter what
had happened and that she did not know what to do. The baby sitter told her
that her daughter was getting worse. She
said, "You might find a coat hanger and use that to open the door." The
woman looked around and found an old rusty coat hanger that had been thrown
down on the ground, possibly by someone else who at some time or other had
locked their keys in their car. Then
she looked at the hanger and said, "I don't know how to use this." So
she bowed her head and asked God to send her some help. Within five minutes
an old rusty car pulled up, with a dirty, greasy, bearded man who was wearing
an old biker skull rag on his head. The
woman thought, "This is what you sent to help me?" But, she was
desperate, so she was also very thankful. The
man got out of his car and asked her if he could help. She said, "Yes,
my daughter is very sick. I stopped to get her some medication and I locked
my keys in my car. I must get home to her. Please, can you use this hanger to
unlock my car?" He
said, "Sure". He walked over to the car, and in less than one
minute the car was opened. She
hugged the man and through her tears she said, "Thank you so much! You
are a very nice man." The
man replied, "Lady, I am not a nice man. I just got out of prison today.
I was in prison for car theft and have only been out for about an hour." The
woman hugged the man again and with sobbing tears cried out loud, "Oh,
Thank you God! You
even sent me a Professional!" |