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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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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 |
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15th March Ride
Day 21st March Social bowling night (Qld) 4th April AGM, Hastings Point 24th April Friday night dinner at
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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 and cheque to the Secretary or bring the form and
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The President Speaks…. |
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Gidday all, What a month.
Computer reliability has left a lot to be desired. Last month, while loading the magazine
before I went to work I encountered some web server problems that meant only
half the update was done. No problem I
thought, “I’ll load the rest of the mag tonight, no-one will probably look
and notice all the pictures are missing.”
Unfortunately, that afternoon, my computer had a catastrophic failure
and associated data loss. Not
something you expect on a new computer.
I eventually recovered all the data and restored the web to my old
computer and just as I was in a position to load the missing files and guess
what, another computer failure. More
delays but everything is now restored and I have a computer on which to
produce and publish the magazine. Just
a few weeks late. They say things come in threes, and while I was
waiting for my third failure, it came in the form of my son’s computer
failing last night. At least I should be right now, if I can just get
this magazine done and onto the web site. Ride safe and don’t become a statistic. Bevan |
Hi everyone, It has been a bit hot during the day for long rides, but night riding has been great. I hope you have all been making the most of it. I have been pre-occupied for the last month or so teaching my son to ride. He has bought himself a new Honda CB250F, (250cc restrictions for learners apply in QLD), and we have been out with it nearly every day. Up until he saw my DVD of Ewan Macgregor and Charlie Boorman in Long Way Down, he had shown no interest in motor cycles, and has only been on the back with me a couple of times. Now he is a committed bike rider. It certainly was not my first choice to teach him, but there was no chance of his bike staying in the garage until a Qride course could be arranged. He had ridden over 1,000 kilometres by the time he successfully completed his Qride test, and with his new license endorsement, he has turned out to be a pretty good rider. We have ridden the worst traffic, the highway, the back roads, and plenty of twisty mountains, night riding, and even torrential rain which all add to his skill set. He now has to learn those road craft skills that teach us to avoid cars and other hazards, and to make sure we arrive home safely after each ride. Anyway, as those of us with kids know, this just adds to the worry that we all have for our children when they take on risky pastimes. As I have said before, I will not be nominating for any Committee position at this AGM, as it is time for new blood on the Committee. Every time someone new comes onto the Committee it adds a new energy with new ideas and enthusiasm. Your club needs your input so get your nominations in quickly. Don’t forget; you give up your right to complain if you aren’t prepared to roll your sleeves up and help. We’ll see you on the next ride. Keep it up Bill
Carter |
Hello everyone, The
year is off to a flying start, we have made it to a couple of very enjoyable
rides. Peter’s pleasant ride through
the hills of Landsborough, morning tea at Our
next treat was our Australian Day BBQ at the I
am still trying to get our Japan Trip story together for the magazine,
hopefully this week. In the meantime,
reminders for you all to make your reservations at North Star Resort,
Hastings Point – 1800 645 790 or 02 6676 1234 or email. info@
northstar.com.au for our A.G.M. Thinking
helmets on for those nominations for our committee – very important! Now
we are looking forward to our trip to Bundaberg to watch some baby turtles
(hopefully) – so everyone – enjoy – stay safe, and see you soon. Cheers Valerie
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Sunday 18th
Social ride Jan’09 This ride actually started on the 17/12/08 with what
I thought was putting my name down to help with a ride on the 18th January
’09 , unbeknown to me I was actually Volunteering
to plan and lead a ride (DUPED was
more like it) . Anyway , after a few attempts at trying to decide
where to ride I finally gave up and decided I would concentrate on getting
Xmas over with first . Xmas and Boxing day came and went so I decided to
try again, Bingo, finally came up with a route that didn’t seem to be too
bad. (I was pretty sure most people had been on these roads before so it
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Well, Sunday came and we all gathered at our starting
point, greetings were made and copious amounts of coffee and food were
consumed while we waited for everybody to arrive. Before we knew it starting time had crept up, after
a few introductions to a couple of Social riders along for the day and a little
story about the ride, off we headed (15 mins late). After about 1 km, someone came over the CB saying
that we needed to pull over, apparently he thought we had left somebody
behind? 5 minutes and countless Ooh’s and Aah’s from all the cars going past
we finally managed to get on the highway and ride , 15 (count them) Wings and
a Yamaha cruiser . After we had negotiated our way through the traffic
outside Caboolture Markets (and made a few heads turn) we headed up
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“Old Gympie road” via Barrs road through to
Landsborough and on to Whilst chatting with various people and selling
raffle tickets (of which I do owe an Apology to someone, you know who you are)
and enjoying our Tea/Coffee and Scones (Fruit toast for some), I had a
conversation with one of the Social Wingriders that turned up on the day. To my surprise he was a neighbour I hadn’t seen for
quite a few years when I lived at Alderley, so we exchanged mobile numbers so
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After a long leisurely break, we decided to leave
the relaxed surrounds and resume our ride back down the range, going through some
light rain and Fog we then headed off through Woodford and into Wamuran where
we took the back roads of Caboolture and Burpengary (someone was even heard
over the radio saying “where the hell are we, I’m lost”). A few people decided to leave us prior to arriving
at our lunch destination, something about chores needing to be done! While most people were enjoying the soft drinks and
nuts while waiting for the meat to cook , I heard this commotion in the
back-yard , dropping the BBQ tongs and almost spilling my beer , I rushed out
in time to see my Dog was getting a little friendly with one of our members’
legs (sorry Jonesy he IS still young and really doesn’t know what he is doing
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Well the meat was finally ready and everyone lined
up to have their fill (it must have been okay as some went back for seconds)
, ice-cream cones were then offered but there were only a couple of takers
(something about being too FULL). Two raffle draws were then made (Congratulations to
the winners) , the first draw went to Liz (a box of chocolates) and the
second draw for 2 bottles of wine , was won by the Merlos’ (fitting , as one
of the bottles of wine was a Cab/Merlo) All in all a good social day was had and I hope
everybody else enjoyed the day (I know my Dog did). Keep Upright Kaos |
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Three young boys were boasting about
their grandpas. The first boy said: "My grandpa is a great swimmer. He
can swim for hours before getting out of the water!" The second boy said, "That's nothing.
My grandpa always goes swimming at The third boy says, "Your
grandpas are both bad at swimming! My grandpa started swimming in this pond
20 years ago, and he hasn't come out since!!!" |
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On 26th January we gathered at our place
as usual for the Australia Day breakfast.
The gathering is the easy part, it’s the preparation before that takes
the time. This year was nearly a
disaster as we almost left getting the meat too late and cleaned the butcher
out of the last lamb chops. Not to mentioned
that we couldn’t get them in bulk but had to buy the pre-packaged ones on the
shelf which meant a lot more space required to pack them, the bacon, the
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Not to worry, that just meant I had to setup some additional
shelter in case it was still raining in the morning. Sunday afternoon and night saw the usual preparation
activities underway but this year I cheated with some of the cooking done
early. Next year, I think I’ll do the same,
it makes the day a bit more relaxed. Monday morning, up early, not raining but up went
the tarp anyway for some additional sun protection as it looked like a hot
day. Bill and May arrived early and
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hungry hordes.
A hot morning meant that the orange juice and the bubbly were in great
demand along with the cold water. Good
thinking that, I must remember it next year and also remember that 13 litres
of orange juice is only just enough.
Good thing we always have bulk juice on hand and the extra two litres
and bottle of bubbly that Bob and Kerry, along for the first time, brought
along were certainly used. The event had a bit of an international flavour this
year with Paul Edwards, our visitor from Magnificent cooking skills were shown by Bill and me
as we grilled our way through something like 40 lamb chops, 3 kg of bacon,
about 50 sausages and 4 dozen eggs not to mention about 3 dozen
pancakes. Of course, the cooking
skills had nothing on the eating skills shown by everyone as they consumed
the feast as fast as we could get it out to serve. About this time, there was some excitement in the
crowd as Therese took the opportunity to make an announcement. No one was quite sure what to expect when
she started but it turned out she was announcing that congratulations were in
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romantic and proposed. Congratulations guys. After the hot breakfast, the meal was finished with
a few slices of fresh damper with golden syrup. A great finish to another Australia Day
breakfast. Somewhere along the line almost
a full bottle of port seemed to evaporate, well, it was a hot and humid
morning. After washing everything down
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unwell and we thought it better to put him in a car
to get him back to his car. Hope you
are feeling better Paul. After ice-creams we said farewell to those heading
home and the rest adjourned back to our place for a coffee before calling it
a day. Thanks everyone for making it another successful
breakfast and I look forward to next year.
Special thanks to Bill and Mary for their assistance and to all those
who took part in the cleanup and washing up afterward. See you next year, Bevan and Therese |
2009 AGM Don’t forget, the AGM weekend is on at the North Star Resort, Hastings Point on the
3, 4 & 5 April. The annual general
meeting will be at Your membership must be current to attend the meeting. In the words of President Bill, “Don’t
forget; you give up your right to complain if you aren’t prepared to roll
your sleeves up and help” A committee Nomination Form is available from the web site or at the March
meeting. Nominations close |
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AGM Limited menu 2 courses $26-50 Mains (Choose one of the following) Char-grilled 250gm rump steak served with creamy mashed
potato, steamed green beans and topped with a garlic mushroom jus. Oven Baked chicken breast stuffed with sage and onion, served
with sweet potato mash, garden salad and a cranberry glaze. Grilled fish of the day (see our lovely staff for
today’s choice) served with lemon burre blanc, chips and a garden salad. Desserts (Choose one
of the following) Deep fried white chocolate and raspberry ravioli,
drizzled with white chocolate ganache and served with vanilla ice cream. Steamed individual pineapple puddings with an orange
glaze served with chantilly cream. Individual apple and rhubarb crumble served with
vanilla ice cream. If you wish to
start the meal with an entrée, that will be an additional cost to the
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Once upon a time, there was a cat that died. When
she got to heaven, God asked her how she liked being on earth. She told the Lord that it was awful -- she had to
sleep in cold black alleys, where there was no food and life was hard. God told her that he was sorry it had had turned out
that way -- but here, in heaven, she would be happy and He would give her the
most comfortable, warm pillow to sleep on. The cat lay down upon the pillow
and was happy. A few days later, about a dozen mice came to heaven
together and God asked them how they had liked earth. The earth was no better
for them than it was the cat. They explained to God that it was tough and
exhausting and their feet were worn out from always running from cats and
dogs and people. God felt bad for the mice and decided to give them
roller-skates. One day God sees the cat again and asked her how she
liked heaven. She explained that it was absolutely wonderful. The
pillow he gave her was the most comfortable place that she had ever slept on,
but even better than the pillow was the meals on wheels. -oo00oo- “How did school go today? a mother asked her little boy. “Fine”, the little fellow replied. “We had a new
teacher and she wanted to know if I had any brothers and I told her I was an
only child”. What did she say?” his mother asked. “The teacher said, “Thank goodness” |
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15 March Ride |
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Gecko and Kay |
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21 March Social |
TBA |
Mount Warren Bowl |
Ten Pin Bowling |
Geoff Mead |
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Your home |
North Star Resort Hastings Point NSW |
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 |
TBA |
TBA |
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24 April Social |
TBA |
Planelands Hotel |
Enjoy dinner at the Planelands Hotel. NOTE: This social is on Friday 24th, instead of Saturday 25th (Anzac Day) |
Bear and Jayne |
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9 May Extra Ride |
BP Blacksoil Tentative 8:00am Start |
Laidley |
World record attempt. 5000+ bikes needed. Further info on web ride calendar |
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17 May Ride |
TBA |
TBA |
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23 May Social |
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21 June Ride |
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27 June Social |
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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 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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15 March Ride |
Reg Jeffrey Honda |
Vic country |
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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North Star
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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
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The
photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of an
enormous forest fire. Smoke at the scene was too thick to get any good shots,
so he frantically called his home office to hire a plane. "It
will be waiting for you at the airport!" he was assured by his editor. As
soon as he got to the small, rural airport, sure enough, a plane was warming
up near the runway. He jumped in with his equipment and yelled, "Let's
go! Let's go!" The pilot swung the plane into the wind and soon they
were in the air. "Fly
over the north side of the fire," said the photographer, "and make
three or four low level passes." "Why?"
asked the pilot. "Because
I'm going to take pictures! I'm a photographer, and photographers take
pictures!" said the photographer with great exasperation and impatience.
After
a long pause the pilot said, "You mean you're not the instructor?" |
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