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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
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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 Clint Lovell (07) 3398 3437 E-mail: |
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 E-mail: meady @ auswingriders.com |
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17th December Redcliffe Breakfast ride 21st January Mystery Breakfast Ride 26th January 14th January Fern Tree Gully ride for Victorian
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G’day everyone Well, it’s the Saturday before the ride and I’m
still trying to put the magazine together.
Finding articles, pictures, cartoons and jokes to fill the pages to keep
you all entertained. I should have the
final articles in hand by the time we get home from the breakfast in the
morning. With no meeting next month, I ask you all to get your contributions
in for a January magazine. Of course there are distractions in this process as
well. It’s And it’s raining.
What a beautiful sound.
Although it has not been a good day for some in south-east Queensland
with wind again being destructive, even with the small amount of rain we are
getting, I can only hope that the residents of the endangered towns in
Victoria and Tasmania are also getting rain as it is desperately needed rain
to dampen the fires in the surrounding bush to reduce the hazardous situation
before any more fire fighters and killed. From Therese and myself, I wish a Merry ‘till next
month, Happy reading. Bevan |
Hi all, I
think I mentioned somewhere recently that some of those crazy Americans have
been trying out car tyres on their GoldWings.
Sounds weird I know, but those who have done it swear by them. There are also a lot of nay-sayers as you
might guess, but none I’ve read who have actually tried it. Certainly makes some interesting reading. Someone even went to the trouble of
slinging a camera under their bike to film the car tyre as it lifts off one
side whilst cornering. Made
interesting viewing, but where was the other side of the argument? So
yesterday I decided to try it out for myself.
I attached my Canon to a bar and slung it under the centre stand, bungeed
to the seat. Sort of worked but it was
hard to get the camera to keep going for any time and if it switched off
during a ride, it didn’t complete the processing and no result. Several runs around the block and we had
only one that worked but was aimed wrongly.
Another small try and we got it aimed but I then noticed that the road
had taken a chunk out of the camera.
Time to give it away before I need to buy yet another camera. Result
was a 37 second film where I start off, do about 20 metres, a U-turn then
back to the start. Not much but it
does show the contact patch of a “proper” motorcycle tyre so people can
compare. People
must be interested because in the single day since I posted it on YouTube and
advised a couple of GoldWing forums, it has had 420 visits. The
debate over car tyres still rages on the internet but at least I have done my
bit. Lots
of ways to enjoy motorcycling in this day and age. Merry
Cheers Clint |
Hello everyone, Ho!
Ho! Ho! Our I have just filed our December 2006 minutes and
correspondence away, and labelled the 2007 file already - I wonder what the
new year has in store for us? Thommo and I will not be on the December breakfast
ride, but we will be keen for our wing ride in January that is for sure. My article on our Thommo and I wish you all a very 'Merry' Safe
riding everyone. ValerieandThommo |
We are only going
away for two nights, but the bike is bulging under the strain of our
bags. The top box is dedicated to the
‘bar requirements’, and even though I had kept the Secret Santa presents
reasonably small, and the Raffle Prizes small – my evening sandals had to
stay behind! Finally we were on our way at It didn’t take us anytime at all to unpack, change
into casual clothes and Phil’s veranda was the meeting place. The bar was open, and again ‘magically’
delicious nibblies appeared and the festivities began. The RSL courtesy bus was very convenient, and we were
duly chauffeured to our evening meal – Thommo did try and get us singing “the
wheels of the bus go round and round” but without Deb to coach us along with
the words we failed miserably. Thommo had a T-bone steak and all you could hear was
mmmm! I chose the fish – and that was
excellent. Great value together with
the FREE bottle of Red which is the special deal for Tuesday and Friday
nights only-bonus. We didn’t waste
time though, (someone – we won’t mention Thommo’s name) was very keen to get
back to base and socialise at the bar!
Once back at Phil’s verandah we were treated to a demonstration of
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said
goodnight. Now this is where Thommo and I faded, we departed at
the Cinderella hour of We had time to wake-up and Thommo was starving so
our mission was to find the local shops – again we were encouraged to ‘walk’
by Mary J. No moonlight or alcohol
this time, but a walk along the waterfront was a pleasant thought. Discovered that the ‘Emerald Kids’ (MikeandMaree) had disappeared, so we fanatic four set off down the road. It was a very enjoyable stroll I must
admit, and almost on cue Mary J mentioned that we hold our hats with the
strong breeze when my hat took off and landed in the water! To the rescue – Thommo! He precariously climbed down the rocky wall
and retrieved my hat – what a hero! Back at the motel, and I was trying to muster
everyone into one common place, and we were chatting in the Fishers kitchen,
then in the Zanatta’s kitchen, then outside the Westerhout’s unit and then
finally we sat on our little balcony with the Jacobson’s eating our banana
sandwiches – Yumm – I have so missed bananas. No sooner was lunch over, Thommo opened the bar and
our wing members starting arriving at a fairly regular rate and last but by
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with plenty of instructions from Phil M, and
Doug. After Phil had lost 3 prawns together
with the hooks Mary J. suggested we should go for a moonlight walk along the
waterfront. Was it the moonlight or
the alcohol? But most of us were duly
convinced that it would be a nice change, so off we trekked across to the
park walkway. Was it the moonlight or
the alcohol? But in no time at all
MaryandLionel were on the rocking horses, GwendaandGeorgie were on
the swings and Hans and We arrived safely back at Phil’s verandah only to be
invaded by a couple of local lads who had followed the Carter’s, I seriously
think they thought they could join our party!
But after a few howdy-doos, and what is your name they thought better
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It must be noted that we (Friday night revellers)
witnessed the members riding past the motel entrance, having to do the
obligatory u-turn and riding back to the entrance on the second attempt. Question – did anyone make the entrance at
first attempt?! Saturday
night was almost a repeat of Friday night, with 3 shuttles in the RSL
courtesy bus and we made ourselves quite at home on our 4 tables. Again, the food was tasty – Annette’s steak
should have been glorious after the extra long wait for it! Took
this opportunity to run the Raffle, and took the tickets around. Sue Boyles (our Badge supplier’s wife) was the
official Raffle Drawer and First Prize was won by Back
to our party – and it really is a great way to relax and due to our expanded
numbers we were invited to set-up on the Harpers lawn, where we made a huge
pow-wow circle. We did try to
encourage musical chairs, but it was left to us few social ‘animals’ to
circulate – and we certainly did that!
The Secret Santa’s were ThommoandJayne for the boys, and CharleenandTherese for the girls. It is a
great way to spend our week-end, we did chat and giggle right into the small
hours of the morning. Hopefully we
wished everyone a very merry But
we had to call it a night/morning – and we (Jayne and I) again had a
difficult task of getting Bear and Thommo and Bevan to say goodnight. Also, they were being encouraged by our
‘bad girl’ Michelle – luckily Therese was there to encourage Bevan the night was
over! Our
week-end is nearly over, we are packing the wings and it has just
showered! But it was soon over, and
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We are off to breakfast, and it was an excellent
meal, and as usual we are rather reluctant to make it end. However, it is time and those of us left
are on the highway and heading back to reality. An uneventful ride home, just a very
pleasant ride after another brilliant week-end with our dear friends – thank
you for such a memorable time. Sorry for those who couldn’t be with us – we did
mention you during the week-end so we did think of you! HAVE A
VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS – SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS – AND SEE YOU ALL IN THE NEW
YEAR. Valerie |
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“Affluenza-when too much is never enough” by Clive
Hamilton and Richard Denniss I had this book recommended to me and when I read it
I was totally wrapped in the message it conveyed. I have bought my own copy and
hope to circulate it to anyone wishing to read it. Its basic message is that western countries, in
particular, This is all probably over simplified, but I think it
is a great read and ever since I read it I have seen articles that agree with
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RIVER WALK There's
this blonde out for a walk. She comes to a river and sees another blonde on
the opposite bank. "Yoo-hoo!" she shouts, "How can I get to
the other side?" The second blonde looks up the river then down the
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Over night ride to Corryong -
19/20 NOV 06 Sat 19 th With the day dawning to a chilly After the break and a good catch up for the girls we
headed towards Whitfield for another great bit of road, the road in between
was like a rest before the next set of orchestra on wheels. Over the top and
with the first glimpse of the Victorian and NSW Alps we head down the other
side and through the wine and mustard country for another break for lunch at
Milawa. On leaving Milawa we head towards Albury passing
through Myrtleford and turned towards the mountains with a slight detour (I
must trust my GPS in future) after getting back on track we found our way to
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With
the guys tasked to get the refreshments we head towards town to visit the
local watering hole to get some takeaways after sampling the local brew we
headed back to get together for a few yarns and tales before heading off to
dinner at the local pub. With our stomachs full we headed back to the motel,
some headed straight to bed for a good night’s sleep and others stayed up for
a few more tales. Sun 20th Sunday
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heading further out towards the mountains and then turning north towards the Riders on the
weekend Denny
and Jenny; Steve
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the pictures of the weekend if you wish to see more go to www.jonkaz.net for a revised web site |
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Nothing to do with Wings (or
Utes) On Sunday ‘22 May 06’ we did a club ride from BP
Stapleton, an excellent ride and a great day with a great bunch, thanks to
Bill and Mary, but that’s not my reason for getting onto the ‘puter and
writing this. Those on the ride may or
may not have noticed a gaggle of utes assembled at the rear of the BP, like
us, refueling, coffeeing etc and assembling prior to their ‘day out’. My beautiful daughter Kim and her betrothed
Steve (one day he might marry her) were amongst this group of young utility
owners self named ‘PRO-UTES.COM.AU’.
(Yes they have a web site, committee etc and an organization as we
do) Steve is one of the founders of their
club so was there from the inception and continues to promote an interest in
the vehicles they enjoy, but more importantly, a social environment conducive
with their interest. Whilst riding up the mountain, that day I couldn’t
help thinking about the similarities between pro-utes and the AWRA. Yes, we’re all oldies with our kids out of
the way (you lucky bastards) and aiming towards retirement, whereas pro-utes
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towards having families, mortgages etc and yet are out
there enjoying the social side of a similar interest, as we do. They are primarily in their 20’s and 30’s
and although most of their vehicles are Holdens and Falcons the club is open
to any street ute (i.e. no BandS cow chasing cowboy utes) so I guess my
‘ol untidy black VS’ ain’t welcome. Pro-Utes have a strict code of conduct as to their
behaviour both on the road and at social gatherings which is something I’m
proud to have recently experienced. Trace and I recently attended a fund raiser organized by Pro-Utes (Shave for a Cure) it was attended by about 30 of their club members at Steve and Kim’s house, a couple of utes drove up from Canberra and Sydney from memory (ring any bells??), the evening consisted of pre-dinner munchies, dinner, alcohol and the shaving/waxing etc of various parts of the boys bodies. It was a great evening with many, |
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many
laughs as these big boys experienced the agony of hot wax on their chests and
the end results of green, pink or no hair on their shiny heads. I mentioned alcohol above and am proud to
point out that I’m surprised at how responsibly these kids drink and in a lot
of cases don’t drink at all as most would rather take their cherished ute to
a function than do the ‘taxi/blinder thing’. I’m not assuming our members have not experienced
behaviour from their kids that makes them proud, I’m just saying that when
you’re overtaken by a ute with gorgeous metallic paint, chrome wheels and a
Pro-Utes.com.au sticker on the back window give them a wave and give a thought
to this article coz they aren’t necessarily hoons out to break laws and run
amuck, hell some have bikes and might be Ulyssians or Wing riders one
day. (Note: Steve and Kim also has a
VT750 with a custom paint job to die for, which they show). I guess my point is that no matter whether our
interest is a Wing, an old Dodge, or a ute it can be the social side of any
club that makes owning your vehicle so much more enjoyable, and like us,
these kids do it right. Anyway, these were some of my ponderings on that
Sunday whilst trying to keep Ruby and Trace upright and reflecting on good
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Keep the shiny bits upright and enjoy life. Phil W Ed: My apologies to Phil, this article
should have been published back in August but it got “lost” |
After
marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face
each other, but still they stay together. Hemant
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marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little
candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go
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Quick Thinking A college teacher reminds her class of tomorrow's final exam. "Now class, I won' t tolerate any excuses for you not being here tomorrow. I might consider a nuclear attack or a serious personal injury, illness, or a death in your immediate family, but that's it, no other excuses whatsoever! A smart-ass guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, "What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?" The entire class is reduced to laughter and snickering. When silence is restored, the teacher smiles knowingly at the student, shakes her head and sweetly says, "Well, I guess you'd have to write the exam with your other hand" |
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Questions for the Twelve days of 1. Which
Australian city had a miserable (a)
(b) Sydney, Bushfires (c)
(d)
2. In
which Century did December 25 become the traditional (a) 8th (b) 4th (c) 14th (d) 1st 3. What
did my true love bring on the 11th day of (a) 11 lords-a-leaping (b) 11 pipers piping (c) 11 drummers drumming (d) 11 swans-a-swimming 4. What
is the appropriately named national park in the (a)
(b) Santa Atoll (c)
(d) Yule Reef 5. Which country is St Nicolas the patron saint of? (a)
(b)
(c)
The (d)
The 6. What
happened on Ross’s Farm at (a) a plague of locusts (b) a fire (c) a hailstorm (d) a flood 7. Which Australian flower is the Blandfordia grandiflora? (a)
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weather condition gets its name because it starts just after (a) Aurora Australis (b)
(c) El Nino (d) Aurora Borealis 9. When is Advent Sunday? (a) 2nd Sunday before (b) 3rd Sunday before (c) The Sunday before (d) 4th Sunday before 10. Who
sang White (a) Bob Hope (b) Bing Crosby (c) Frank Sinatra (d) Lois Armstrong 11. On
(a) horse meat and fried crow (b) camel’s foot and emu eggs (c) suet pudding and stewed cockatoos (d) crocodile eggs and kangaroo 12. On (a) Wombat (b) Emu (c) Rock wallaby (d) Horse. Bear and I hope you all have a lovely Take care, ride safe. Jayne Oh Yeah! I’m sure Bevan has put the answers somewhere? Thankx Jayne Answers page 12 |
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AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION (QLD) INCORPORATED
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Date |
Destination |
Ride /
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17 December Ride |
Redcliffe |
Breakfast ride to
the Ebony and Ivory Restaurant, 79 Redcliffe Parade, Redcliffe Meet Shell Nudgee
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EricandDeb Majeric |
21 January Ride |
A great restaurant |
Breakfast
ride. Meet BP Blacksoil at |
BearandJane Harris |
26 January Social |
BevanandTherese’ home |
Australia Day celebration breakfast 7.30 am at BevanandTherese’s Southsiders meet at Mc Northsiders meet at Shell Nudgee at Get the address
from the member’s only section of the website. WEAR YOUR AUSSIE GEAR AND WAVE AN AUSSIE
FLAG |
BevanandTherese Bradford |
18 February Ride |
TBA |
Night ride |
ClintandCharleen Lovell |
25 February Social |
TBA |
Night ride |
RayandVal Thomas |
10 March Social |
Sandgate |
Theatre night, |
Doug and Preeta |
18 March Ride |
TBA |
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TBA |
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15 April Ride |
TBA |
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21 April Social |
TBA |
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20 May Ride |
TBA |
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26 May Social |
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Coordinator - Bill Carter – Tel: (07) 5564 8996 e-mail: carterbm @ bigpond.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 Eric Madjeric. 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
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AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION (QLD) INCORPORATED
VICTORIAN RIDE and SOCIAL CALENDAR |
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Reg Jeffrey Honda |
Ride: Fern tree Gully to Orlinda, Monbulk,
Emerald, Healsville, Marysville , Warburton, Nerrim South, Pakenham (FP) 341 klms |
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SP/FP West gate bridge Shell |
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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
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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
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A
doctor examined a woman, took the husband aside, and said, "I don't like
the looks of your wife at all. "Me
neither doc," said the husband. "But she's a great cook
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Summary of Life Great truths that little children have
learned: 1) No matter how
hard you try, you can't baptise cats. 2) When your Mum
is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair. 3) If your
sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person. 4) Never ask
your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato. 5) You can't
trust dogs to watch your food. 6) 7) Never hold a
Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time. 8) You can't
hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. 9) 10) The best
place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap. Great truths that adults have learned: 1) Raising
teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree. 2) Wrinkles
don't hurt. 3) Families are
like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts. 4) Today's
mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. 5) Laughing is
good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside. 6) Middle age is
when you choose your cereal for the fibre, not the toy. Great truths about growing old 1) Growing old
is mandatory; growing up is optional. 2) Forget the
health food. I need all the preservatives I can get. 3) When you fall
down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there. 4) You're
getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you
once got from a roller coaster. 5) It's
frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the
questions. 6) Time may be a
great healer, but it's a lousy beautician. 7) Wisdom comes
with age, but sometimes age comes alone. |