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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE
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EDITOR:.............Bevan Bradford Phone: 07 3822 3512 Mobile 0408 714 000 E-Mail: 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 Committee: |
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President E-mail: clinton@lovell.com.au |
Meetings are held on the 1st Monday
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Vice
President Rob (Bear) Harriss 0409 052 218 E-mail: RHMRS@bigpond.com.au |
Next meeting: |
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Secretary Val Thomas (07) 3848 0498 E-mail:
ashgrovestationery@uqconnect.net |
Pineapple
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Treasurer Eric Madjeric (07) 3886 9845 E-mail: magic@auswingriders.com |
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Seeing the
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Returning
home from work, a blonde was shocked to find her house ransacked and
burglarized. She telephoned the police at once and reported the crime. The
police dispatcher broadcast the call on the radio and a K9 unit patrolling nearby
was the first to respond. As
the K9 officer approached the house with his dog on a leash, the blonde ran
out on the porch, shuddered at the sight of the cop and his dog, then sat down
on the steps. Putting
her face in her hands, she moaned, "I come home to find all my possessions
stolen. I call the police for help, and what do they do? They send me a BLIND policeman." |
15th January Qld - Ride to 21st January Pro Honda Ride Day and BBQ 22nd January Vic-
2nd Annual Ride to Remember 6th February February General Meeting |
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G’day everyone Happy
New Year all, seeing I haven’t seen anyone since the new year commenced. Here
it is the December/January magazine.
Better late, or is it early, than not at all. While it seems quite full, it does contain
two months contributions but no Qld rides for November or December. As
I said in my monthly report, the magazine requires contributions from you,
the members. This month we have been
saved by our Victorian members but I will be expecting a better response from
Qld members for the February magazine. My
new year resolution is to publish the magazine on the weekend following the
monthly general meeting, regardless of contributions so the level of content
may vary from time to time. I
noted in the minutes that the request has again been made for members to
provide a profile on themselves. Lots
of current members haven’t provided one and these would be very useful. If you are unsure of what to write, just
put a page together similar to the profiles on the web site and that’s all
there is to it. I’ll include it in the
magazine and add it to the web site so everyone gets to know who you are and
what your background is. Beware,
next meeting and by email I will be asking for both profiles and ride
reports. Happy
reading. Bevan |
Hi all, With
the end of another year, we find ourselves looking back at what we have done
over recent times. Looking
back over GoldWing ownership, our Lucille has clocked up just over four years
parked in our garage. Arriving with
the odometer reading a lowly 73,000km, she now sports a much more respectable
181,000km. She
is one of a number of 1500s in the AWRA fast approaching the 200 thousand
mark. (Meantime, Jason’s 1200 has left
that mark far behind). I am sure
Lucille would be there already except for the purchase of the CBR1000F to do
all my running around this year. It
has certainly added well over 20,000 to its already ancient dial, while
Lucille has added only 10,000km. Charleen
and I have kept records of fuel and distance from the start. We carry a little book and enter the
figures in each fuel stop, then later transfer them to trusty computer. Here’s a few stats. ·
Total distance
since purchase: 109,000km ·
Total fuel
cost: $6948.93 ·
Average
consumption: 7.2 l/100km (14km/l or 38mpg) This
comes out to just over 6 cents per kilometre but adding tyres ( around $3400)
brings it up to about 10c. Cost of
original purchase ($25,000 for bike and riding gear) adds another 23c so far. So
for around 33c per kilometre, we certainly are not complaining about the cost
of our pastime. Happy
riding Clint |
Hello everyone, Happy
New Year to you all, let us hope it is a prosperous one, with good health and
safe riding. We
have just completed de-camping, that is the camper has been tidied up and
cleaned and covered up safely.
Unpacked, washing completed, ironing basket full and waiting for
Thommo to print ‘some’ of the photos. We
visited the “Pub With No Beer” just outside Kempsey – what a find, we will
definitely organise a visit for the club it has been renovated
brilliantly. If we can organise 30
plus the accommodation is FREE, and a live band for entertainment Saturday
evening – well worth a visit. Probably
in 2007 (scary thought) but our calendar looks pretty healthy for long
week-ends in 2006. More details next
month. Flying
down to We
will fit in our club rides of course, so we will see you then – no
resolutions made to be broken either! Ride
safely – love ValerieandThommo |
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Victorian
Overnight night ride Sat 19 Nov
05 The weather in the week leading up to the ride was
excellent, with a look at the long range weather forecast it looked like
clearing showers on the Friday with scattered showers clearing in to a sunny
day on the Sat. Saturday morning came about with the skies overcast but no
rain, I got changed and came out to pack the bike and it was pouring rain so
much for showers, with some reluctance I put on my wet weather gear and
headed off (there is nothing worse then starting off in the pouring rain) as
I headed to the start point and getting wetter and wetter I came across
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overpass
bridge on the Monash I was not stopping as he was only changing and it was
starting to get dangerous on the freeway with all the spray etc. When getting
closer to the city the weather started to fine up and once through the
tunnels the sun was shinning (typical Victorian weather) on arriving at the
start point and changing and drying out my gear I waited for the rest to turn
up, there was a BMW club waiting to leave and some of the riders came over to
view the better half of the touring world (1500 that is). The
rest of the team arrived and with, 2x1500, 3x1800, 1xValk, 1xBMW we headed
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first
stop being Whichelsea for a cuppa and the best sponge cake in Victoria (one
like grandma used to make lots of cream and hundreds and thousands) once we
loaded ourselves on the bikes we headed towards the tree top walk with the
weather now fine and sunny it was turning into a great day for riding
arriving at the tree top walk and once purchasing the tickets we headed
towards the walk, the walk took about two hours and the track was steep and
along walk up for those that did not con the buggy driver to take them back
to the top. As
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down
as Denny took a wrong turn so we did the obligatory turn around… With
the walk over we headed towards our night stop of Skenes Creek Motel near
Apollo bay. We went to the motel first before we bought all the goodies for
the evening there was talk from some quarters that with the $100 from the
association and all us guys going in to buy that there could be $80 alcohol
and $20 food, however with seven guys buying and a household budget of $100 I
think the ladies were worried with what we would come back with, however the
bill for the food came to $99.50 all planned of course if only we were
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day
basis (enough said before I get myself into trouble).. As
the evening set in a few went for a walk along the beach and the rest of us
sat and watched and drink and told lots of tall stories with the night being
a great success and with Doug’s drug
smoking music on, it was quite a relaxed night. Special
mention here for the motel owners Andrew and Doris who allowed us the use of the dinning room
and all the utensils for the evening and the hospitality we could not have
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With a view over the water as you awoke you
had to ask yourself why do I have to leave again Andrew and Doris excelled with a hearty breakfast and we
started to get ready to tackle the Great Ocean Road GOR. Sun 20 Nov 05
After
a breaky we got away and headed towards Melbourne for the day it does not
matter how many times you tackle the GOR each time it is a different
experience and this time was no exception with wild koala bears in the trees
as you go thru them what more could you ask for except more bends and good
music The road lead us to Lorne and a trip out to Erskine falls what a
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early years as there are
pictures of people there at the bottom of the falls in full dress from 1900.
With the walk down to the falls some went all the way to the bottom and for
the fitter of us we just went to the first level as we could see it was a
long way to the bottom. After leaving the falls we headed into Lorne for a
coffee at the bike coffee shop right in the middle of Lorne and as usual the
wings caused a bit of interest to the pedestrians. After coffee we headed
towards the Queenscliff and around the foreshore towards Geelong with Steve
and Sharon leaving us the visit family the rest of us headed back towards
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The end to another great weekend away Thanks go to Denny and
Jenny for organising the weekend and the effort of getting us to where we had
to be safely. Riders on the day were John and Margaret Brak Denny and Jenny Steve and Sharon O’Neil Brian and Edith Fisher Doug and Preeta Harper |
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The issue of motorcycles and scooters
filtering to the front of the line at traffic lights was raised recently in
the RACQ publication "The Road Ahead" The article suggested that the practice was
going to be outlawed in new legislation by the state government. The MRAQ was consulted about the practice, and
issued the following press release. We all know that motorcyclists filter, but
there are some positive safety benefits to this practice: -When
riders filter to the front of traffic lights, they benefit from a larger
survival space as they can accelerate away from other vehicles. -In
stationary or slow moving traffic, filtering prevents riders from being
‘sandwiched’ between two vehicles. -Filtering
reduces the likelihood of a rider being involved in a rear end collision.
Rear end collisions represented 23% of all -The
HURT study concluded that filtering reduced the crash frequency of riders
when compared to sitting in stop/go traffic -Filtering
also reduces congestion, dramatically shortens the length of traffic jams,
and increases the road carrying capacity without the need for high capital
investments to expand roadway capacities. Every motorist can benefit from
filtering riders The MRAQ does not support the dangerous
practice of lane splitting, which involves riders going between vehicles that
are moving at speeds in excess of 15km/h. The MRAQ supports safe motorcycle riding
practices and calls on the State Government to supply figures showing the degree
to which filtering is unsafe. Many other countries around the world support
filtering and, with close consultation with the At the time of going to press, the MRAQ has
not received a reply on the issue. Article Suppled with the permission of the MRAQ To be used in full without editing Other articles my be viewed on |
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Adventure from Monday 26th Sept woke me at The sun tried to come out but only managed to
lighten up the road a bit. Just out of Melb., thru the ranges, I just happen to look up at a large road
sign-6.31am; 8 degree! I didn’t need to see that! I instantly felt a whole
lot colder! Mother Ice slowly crept up my fingers, arms, shoulders and neck
and were solidly locked into position. With John’s wonderful biking skills,
we were able to miss all the showers. Surely this will clear when we’re over
the ranges! Nope! Maybe by central Vic? Nope! Surely by Tocumwal the sun will
shine! Nope! Then definitely at W. Wylong! Nuh!!!!! Big black clouds were brewing
further up north. We watched lightening and heard thunder, as the road lead
us around the downpours. Good luck can’t last forever. Just south of Forbes
we put our wet weather gear on and immediately copped a shower. John
commented that it wasn’t too bad and I said that I’d like a decent storm!
Then it happened; 10 k’s south of Dubbo, the road took us full on into a
thunder storm. The whole works, rain, hail, wind, lightening and thunder.
Cars were stopped along the road- but not us, we were well protected-no
worries! I felt a little “cool” drop on my chest but then it went away- just
an isolated drop got thru. How’s John? He kept ducking out to the side to let
the wind flush the rain off his visor. His windshield was quite difficult to
see thru. It was exciting, until something took the smile off my face. I felt
a cold wet “you know what”. It wasn’t warm so I knew I wasn’t incontinent.
That rain had found gaps in the stitching, I’m sure. John’s gloves and boots
also got a good drenching. We got to the Dubbo motel at I woke thru the night with extremely stiff neck and
shoulders- probably from hanging my shoulders off my ears all day yesterday
in the cold. I thought of a wonderful invention while John slept……a stripe of
rubber to go over the windshield to divert the rain water to the side instead
of flying off onto the visor. I was excited –c’mon John, wake up! Instead, HE
woke ME at What should we wear today? Hmmmmm. Same as
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there’s nothing for the wild life to eat! They’re
already dead! Along this stretch of road are many prickly-pear trees. I was
amazed at the sheer size and number of them. The air was warm and we dried up
before we arrived at Toowoomba, for a 2 night stay with John’s dad. More overnight rain, the washing done, well rested
and re-packed, we left for The sky was clear and once we got going, the wind
cooled us down. Thru Childers and Gin Gin, it became very warm with the temp
reaching 32 degrees. It was very dry thru here and hardly any road kill- poor
little critters have deserted this part of the world—nothing to eat! We saw
the occasional green paddock or trees. The roads were great and not a lot of
traffic—most of it going south! Several speed cameras were along the way, but
we were adequately warned about them. Again, we enjoyed the ride, the weather
and the leisure, just can’t get used to this pensioner/retirement stuff!! We
must be in heaven! Got to Stayed in Departed Left Grong Grong at a very chilly Not
long, about ‘Cause
I haven’t cleaned up yet!!!!! Little did they know that we were only an hour
away!!! We got home at We had a wonderful trip. From Goondiwindi to
Melbourne it was very green, and was wonderful to see full dams, even our
Eildon reservoir had water in it; also saw fat cattle and sheep. Bright
yellow canola fields made patchworks against the green. Petrol prices varied
from $1.24 in Vic., $1.38 in NSW and $1.21 in Qld. Rode thru extremes of
weather 8 to 32 degrees; hail storm and hot winds. Our yellow Goldwing 1800
attracted much attention, especially from fellow older travellers at petrol
pumps, toilets and cafes. We travelled 5,500 k’s, were away for 11 days, rode
for 8 days and had 3 rest days. Would we do it again???? YOU BETCHA!!!!!! John was
ready to go again the next day! Loved every minute of it. Marg and John Brak |
Australian Wing Riders Association
(Qld.) Inc.
Annual General Meeting
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Venue: North Star Coast Road Toll
Free No: 1800 645
790 Phone: 02 6676 1234 Fax: 02 6676 2217 e.mail info@northstar.com.au AAAT
Five Stars – Member Big 4 Holiday Parks. Resort Location. 20 minutes
drive South of Tweed Heads. Short
stroll to a surf beach and tidal estuary. Resort Features:
Accommodation:
Tentative
booking has been made with the Resort, will confirm with members as soon as
this date has been confirmed, together with costs and deposit amounts needed. Please
mark you calendar for this week-end.
Bookings to be made directly by members, please confirm your booking
for the AGM with the Secretary as well. Also,
please start thinking about nominations for the committee members. Special
thanks to Bill, Mary, Clint, Charleen, Phil and Vicki for the research for
our 2006 AGM Venue. |
AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION (QLD) INCORPORATED
QUEENSLAND RIDE AND SOCIAL CALENDAR |
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15th January Ride |
Kenilworth,
hinterland and Sunshine Coast |
Start Shell Nudgee at |
LionelandMary |
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21st January Social |
1/ Pro Honda 2/
ClintandCharleen’s |
TWO STAGE DAY: 1. 2. Bar B Q. Social at ClintandCharleen’s.
BYO drinks and food. Start approx. |
ClintandCharleen |
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19 February Ride |
Stanthorpe Weekend |
Meet BP Stapleton at 8.30am for 9.00 am start. BYO smoko,
buy lunch at Lismore. Motel stay at Stanthorpe. |
ClintandCharleen |
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25 February Social |
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Night ride Meet at
BP Stanmore at |
BillandMary |
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11and12 March Ride |
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Extra ride for those not attending the Ulysses AGM Contact RobandJane Harris for details |
BearandJane |
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19 March Ride |
TBA |
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25 March Social |
TBA |
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RayandVal
Thomas |
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8and9 April Unofficial Ride |
Aratula Pub |
Charity pub ride thru record attempt |
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16 April Ride |
Toowoomba |
Meet BP Blacksoil at |
Jason King |
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22 April Social |
TBA |
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20 May Ride |
St George |
St George Weekend |
Des and Joan |
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27 May Social |
TBA |
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GeoffandJulie
Sheather |
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22/23 September Social |
Biker’s Dream |
Weekend at
Biker’s Dream; Bunkhouse has been
booked for the group. Members contact
Bevan for bunkhouse |
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Ride
Coordinator - e-mail:
bill_mary@hotkey.net.au Bill’s a/h mobile 0428 248 160 RIDE DATES;
Unless otherwise arranged, rides will be on the 3rd Sunday of the month, and
Social rides, the following weekend, with other social events as announced
through the year. ** Ride Leaders:
Please check the details of your ride and let me know of any changes.
Ride leaders are also asked to organise 2 raffle prizes for their ride.
Suggested value approximately $10.00 each. Raffle tickets will be made
available from IMPORTANT: Even
if you have not finalised the details of your ride, just supply the start
timeandlocation, the general direction of the ride, and the meal
arrangements. *** Ride Leaders:
Please provide a short pre-ride briefing that outlines the basic safety
precautions that we in the AWRA like to observe when riding in groups, and a
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PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY ON RIDES: ·
Each motorcyclist is responsible for at least
the following; ·
The roadworthiness of your vehicle (including
trailer) ·
That you are in a fit condition to control the
vehicle, (including trailer) ·
Make sure you have a full tank of fuel before
departing on a ride. ·
That you obey all the traffic rules and ride
in a safe manner. ·
That you ride in a considerate manner that
does not endanger, or unnecessarily inconvenience other road users. ·
To be correctly attired for safe motorcycling. ·
To have fun and enjoy the day, and the
company. Thanks for all those that have offered to organise rides
and socials, that is what makes this club so great. If you are yet to conduct a ride or
organise a social, please start to plan something so that when your turn
arrives you will be ready. You don’t have to wait to be asked, just let me
know. |
AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION (QLD) INCORPORATED
VICTORIAN RIDE
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Ride to Remember . Monash Uni to Upper Yarra Dam The 2nd
annual Ride to Remember which is open to all types of motorcycle riders and
enthusiasts. Ride distance 99km. Will depart We
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10th February |
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Dinner
location (Fish and chips on the bay)?? |
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19th February |
Shell Service station on the northern side of Lilydale |
Over the
little top ride, This year we will do the little over the top tour
the other way from Melbourne (SP) to Yarragon, Trafalgar to |
John G |
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10th March |
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Dinner
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19th March |
Mc |
Gippsland
Gallop. (Because this was such
a good ride last year thought we would do it again only in better weather)
Pakenham (SP) to Yarram (lunch at the Paul the Pie man
Commercial rd Yarram) then up Turra Bulga National Park break at the Turra Bulga National park
office and onto Traralgon(FP) and
then home. |
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?? April |
Reg Jeffery Ferntree Gully |
Reg Jeffery
Ride TBC support Reg and the boys as they support us |
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7th April |
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Notes: ·
Note: Rides depart ·
Social Dinners are also
held around ·
If interested in coming
for a ride then turn up on the day and ride as a guest of the AWRA if you
like what you see then join AWRA to enjoy future rides ·
Rides during the winter
months will depend on the weather |
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Ride Coordinator: e-mail: jon_kaz@optusnet.com.au |
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Each motorcyclist
to be responsible for the following: 1.
Your bike is to registered and roadworthy including
trailer 2.
You obey all traffic rules and ride in a safe manner 3.
You are in a fit condition to control the bike
according to state road laws 4.
You be correctly attired for safe motorcycling 5.
You ride in a considerate manner that does not
endanger other road users or other riders 6.
You have a full tank of fuel before departure on the
ride Remember to have fun and enjoy the ride
and the company |
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