|
Wing Notes |
|
|||||||||||||
|
Newsletter
of the |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
July 2007 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
At the 2007 AGM |
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
June General Minutes |
3 3 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 |
|
||||||||||
|
www.auswingriders.com |
Australian Wing Riders Association (Qld) Inc |
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Wing Notes |
|
||||||||||||
|
OFFICIAL MAGAZINE
OF THE AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION QLD INCORPORATED |
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
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. |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Management
Committee: |
Meetings: |
|||||||||||||
|
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 |
||||||||||||
|
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 |
Next
meeting: Australian National Hotel, Cnr. |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
The new
committee |
Upcoming activities: |
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
15th July Goombungee Ride 21st July Bowling night, Caloundra 19th August Leyburn Sprints 16th September Victorian ride 21 – 23rd September Goomburra
Weekend |
||||||||||||
|
A biker, who worked on a horse farm, got pulled over by a state
trooper for speeding. Since it was a rural road with no traffic, the biker
tried to get the trooper to let him off with a warning. Instead, the trooper
lectured the biker about speeding, and generally gave the biker a hard time. Finally, the trooper got around to writing the ticket, and as he
was doing that he kept swatting at some flies that were buzzing around his
head. The biker said, "Having some problems with Circle Flies?"
The trooper stopped writing the ticket and said--"Well yeah, if that's
what they are--I never heard of Circle Flies." |
So the biker says--"Well, Circle Flies are common on farms.
See, they're called Circle Flies because they're always found circling around
the back end of a horse." The trooper says, "Oh," and goes
back to writing the ticket. After a minute he stops and says, "Hey - Are you trying to
call me a horse's ass?" The biker says, "No officer. I have too
much respect for cops to even think about calling you a horse's ass."
The trooper says, "Well, that's a good thing," and goes back to
writing the ticket. As the trooper hands him the ticket, the biker says, "Hard to
fool them flies though." |
|||||||||||||
|
|
The Editor Writes….. |
|
The President Speaks…. |
|
The Secretary’s Desk…. |
|
Gidday all, Well, the magazine’s a bit late but last week was a
bit busy for me. Missed Monday’s
meeting after being late home and not feeling too well. Late nights all week as I was under orders
to be at home Friday for the preparations. Saturday unavailable to produce magazine as there
was a wedding to attend. Now it’s all
done, both the magazine and No. 1 son is married and they are away on their
honeymoon. Just between you and me, the magazine didn’t get
done on Sunday either and that was either the food or a couple of red wines
that I should not have had. As the
meal was great, I guess it was the red. Bill’s comments are very appropriate and we all need
to heed them. Having put them into the
mag last night, I thought of them this morning as I had to pass a motorcycle lying
on the road under the front of a ute bullbar. Whose fault? Who knows? Looked like someone went through the red
light but the bike could have just as easily been hit from behind. I just saw the aftermath, the fire engine,
the police and the wreckage, and had to ride on. I could only hope the rider was OK. Could not find anything on the news
tonight, maybe tomorrow. Take care, look out for yourself. Keep the black bits on the bitumen and the shiny
side up, Bevan |
Hi all, Well the AGM has come and gone,
and a very successful event it was. The venue was very good with
accommodation for all on site, a great venue for the meeting, and a nice
place to eat. Congratulations must go to Val
and the team that put the meeting together. As those of you who were at the
meeting this month know, we are about to review our constitution. This is the first review since
the club’s incorporation so it is a milestone event, and all financial
members are invited to contribute by way of submission to the club Secretary. The Committee will be reviewing
the constitution at an extraordinary committee meeting on 13 July, and from
that we will make a submission to the members for their consideration. All
members will be provided with a copy of the amended (if deemed necessary)
constitution, and then it will be put to the club for endorsement at a
general meeting. The final constitution will then be lodged with the Dept of
Fair Trading. There are just two issues that
I would like to address in this issue and they are safety, and comradeship. The first issue is safety. It
disturbs me that I don’t think there has been a week go
by that the Gold Coast Bulletin has not reported at least one motorcyclist
has been killed. The effect on theses riders’ families and friends is
devastating, but the ripple effect washes over all motorcyclists. It is this type of statistic
that some people seize on to take away more of the freedoms that we enjoy as
motorcyclists. I believe that as a motorcycling organization we should be
actively involved in promoting motorcycle safety. Only this way will we
prevent the headline seekers from usurping that role and initiating laws and
practices that do nothing to increase safety, and only make it more difficult
to enjoy our chosen freedom. If you have ideas on how we can promote
motorcycle safety please let me know. The second issue is our new
members. I am looking forward to a year where we continue the comradeship,
and engage our new members in a way that makes them want to stay. Lets make 2007/08 another safe
and enjoyable motorcycling year for everyone. Keep it up. Bill Carter |
Hello everyone, Our
AGM has come and gone, and what a great week-end we had. Our main consideration for 2007-8 is to
encourage new faces on our committee.
In the meantime I have to say that our club has enjoyed a great year
of friendship, socials and monthly rides.
This past year I have to extend my very special thanks to Charleen who
so readily took over as Secretary for me while I was recovering from my
accident - thank you so very much Charleen. I
have mentioned that I am the only female on our committee, but this is not
entirely true, the committee members’ wives have been very supportive and
active contributors to our very social committee meetings. Girls, I thank you for your valuable and
helpful assistance, and also for the very tasty suppers we enjoy! Thank
you to the guys who make my job as secretary very easy, and for all the work,
and support you do - especially Bevan who really does a lot of the
correspondence through his role as Communications Officer. Our
committee works very hard to make this club the fun and active social club we
like - we appreciate all and any support from you our members as well. Looking
forward to another eventful year for our club, and growing membership. Lastly
but by no means least, thank you Thommo for your support and the important
reminders - again! So,
we are continuing our teamwork - next important issue is our Christmas party
venue. Ride
Safely. ValerieandThommo |
|||
|
Social Ride I am not sure how we came to get this ride – just in
the right place at the wrong time. Anyway, as no one else was putting their
hand up to organise a social ride for June, I seemed to be the last one
standing. It wasn’t that hard actually. My family and I had
been to Fiasco’s Restaurant in the Parkwood Tavern
on 2 or 3 other occasions, and had particularly enjoyed their new Italian
menu. The food had always been good, there was plenty of it, and the prices
were reasonable. All I had to do was to make the booking and decide where to
start. I made the reservation for 20 with an option to add
or subtract on the night, and promised I would call about 30 minutes before
our arrival with the final numbers. I decided to start at BP Stapleton as it is easy for
everyone to get to, and a reasonable coffee can be bought at the Wild Bean
Café. Thanks to Bevan a notice was sent out to call in
with numbers, and we had about 10 reply. Saturday morning greeted us with
rain, and I was having some doubts about the number of places I had reserved
at Fiasco’s. We understand that not everyone likes to get their
tyres wet, especially at night. Jane rang for a weather report, and |
did a great job of not only showing people the way, but
some were extra complimentary about my radio commentary. One term that was
used was that I sounded like a banshee. I am not sure what that is but I was
very flattered to have the compliment. People tried a variety of dishes and no one was
complaining about quality, quantity, or price, (except Clint until we sorted
it out). They wanted us to have one bill for the table, (strange custom), and
as I was the only one called “Bill” we thought everything was OK – until it
came time to pay. That was when we discovered that they meant only one
invoice for the table. We also discovered that the reason they needed one
invoice was because the wait staff could not add or subtract without a
calculator. Even then they got so tied up that they demanded that Clint pay
an extra $34.00. I soon realised that Mary’s and my tab came to $34.00 and
when I was able to produce the receipt they realised they hadn’t taken my
money off the total and had to refund Clint the extra charge. With that settled we took the covers off the bikes
and headed out to Mc Café at Coomera for a coffee. The staff there did a
great job providing us with coffees, teas, and hot chocolates and the
joviality continued for another hour before we all headed off for home. We had a great night and we hope that everyone else
did too. We’ll see you at the next meeting. BillandMary Carter |
|
|
Later that
afternoon my confidence grew as some sun came out. We got so excited that we
took off all of our clothes and raced outside to top up the tan. Well the cat
and the dog did anyway. I would have but I am still affected by the last time
I took my clothes off at the beach. I stripped down to my bathers and three
greenies started pouring buckets of water over me and tried to roll me into
the water. I even shower in the dark now. When we arrived at the BP at The
ride down was rather uneventful as we went straight there and the ride
leader, in all modesty, |
|
|
|
John’s Hi all, I made it back safe and well to Melb!!!! First of all I must apologise for not saying good by’s,
I had intended to depart at 8.00 when every body was at breakfast, BUT when I
was ready at 7.00 my trusty stead was whinnying to get going. When I stuck my
head out the door there was only two souls to be seen, I asked that they say
by’s for me. My trip started at Between there and Benalla I felt a twinge of warmth
and checked the temp and it was 4
what a heat wave. The temp never topped 13 all the way to Dubbo arriving at Second day to Warwick, well what a day, left at
7.30, temp a bit more respectable, and was making good time until I hit
Tamworth at 12.00 for some PETROL, I pulled into the Shell servo and stopped
at the bowser |
that
was yellow and had Unleaded on it, got off the stead and walked around to the
other side and grabbed the nozzle and put in 11 litres and when I put the
handle back I saw a sign that said “Warning Diesel” just above the handle
slot, well after a couple of descriptive words as to what I had done, I saw
the attendant and asked how to drain the tank, she stated no way, EPA, call
the NRMA to have it done, and not here. Well, after a couple of calls, the tray truck
arrived 1 ½ Hrs later, the driver looked at the bike and commented that it
was a big bike and “I don’t think I should pick this up, I might damage it”,
so calling the local Honda dealer that I had organized to clean it, they came
out with the trailer and the tie downs and back to the garage by 2.00, I
should have asked them in the first place, off with the seat and out goes the
fuel pump, we cleaned it all up and I was on my way by 3pm. What really got
to me was the waiting for things to get going and having to pay for the
diesel in the tank. I have learned my lesson to check the pump twice, which I
did all the way from then on. All went well, arriving at |
|
|
|
Saturday was good, went up the street to get a scarf
to stop the wind going down back of my neck and some tucker, had a nanny nap
at 12.00, every body arrived at 3.00, had the Pic’s
taken and a chat, and to the meeting. Sunday I left at |
|
|
and be cold and miserable, then be wet, cold and
miserable with all the Monday traffic to contend with. Arriving home at To sum it all up I had a great time, seeing you
guys, the greetings and friendship extended to me. Would I do it again “YES”
but not in the middle of winter!!!!!! John B |
|
||
|
|
A
man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother and
started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to this biker
kneeling at a grave nearby. The biker seemed to be praying with profound
intensity and kept repeating, "Why
did you have to die? Why did you have
to die?" The
first man approached him and said, "Sir, I don't wish to interfere with
your private grief, but this demonstration of pain is more than I've ever
seen before. For
whom do you mourn so deeply? A
child? A parent?" The
biker took a moment to collect himself, and then
replied, "My wife's first husband." |
||
|
|
|
||
|
Had to work on Friday so it was going to be a “miss
Friday night and ride up with the Saturday crew” kind of weekend. Oh well, not missing anything to do with the weather
anyway. Saturday dawns a beautiful
crisp day and Therese and I decide to forgo the ride with the group and do
the honourable thing and do social calls on the way. First to the PA hospital to visit Therese’s
brother after a liver transplant then on to We refuel, do the visiting thing, arrive at the
motel, and are last to check-in, head to the pub for some refreshments and
line up for the photos. |
|
|
|
Photos done, a few social drinks and a chat, and off
to the AGM. With only one nomination for each position the AGM
does not take long, the raffle drawing takes a while though. Thanks again to all our sponsors, especially
Reg Jeffery for the Lucky Door prize jacket that Therese won. It’s too big for her and gives me an
incentive to lose a few kilos so I can claim it. The AGM was followed by a beautiful meal then a few social
drinks. It’s great to see the gradual
conversion occurring within the group as I don’t think I’ve seen such a big |
|
|
variety of port at any of our previous get togethers. Maybe it was the anticipation of the cold
weather. Whatever the reason, it was a
good night and I don’t think there was a lot left by the time we finished. Up and about on Sunday morning and John Brak has
already left. We all hope he only uses
unleaded on the way home. |
||
|
|
Once again, the meal is fantastic and enjoyed by all
then it’s onto the bikes for a lap of the main street, I remember Saturday
mornings doing this many times in a previous life. |
|
|
Gidday Everyone! Some small quick tests. 1. Air Pressure in Tyres 2. Rear Shockie air pressure - because last time you rode your ‘Wing you may have had a pillion or a trailer on. 3. Check Engine Oil 4. Check Coolant dip stick 5. Flick through your lights especially if you take off in the daylight and you maybe returning in the dark. Five to ten minute checks can save you thousands. Other
Monthly Checks. There is nothing wrong with washing or cleaning your ‘Wing yourself because you can be the best tool you have. You can check things as you go like loose bolts, screws etc etc....(if you think you can get up), lay down and a have a look at the brake pads thickness - spin back wheel by hand (in neutral of course) and listen for noises or vibrations. Look up at the shockies for any oil leaks. Look at the condition of the rear tyre for splits, cracks, tread depths. Make sure there are no oil drips on the side wall of the tyre or anywhere else. O.K. move along to the centre of the ‘Wing - look for oil weeps out of ‘tell-tail’ holes from the clutch slave cylinder etc. A small torch is a good idea to keep in your ‘Wing or tool chest. Righto! Look under the front of the engine/water pump area. Look at the ’tell-tail’ hole and make sure there is no green or white stain run from the hole. Move to the front wheel, lean ’Wing back on centre stand and spin front wheel and listen for noise or vibration in front wheel bearing. You may need a hand leaning ’Wing back with this one. Next check with your torch through the disc cover and check the thickness of front brake pads. The pads should be replaced when the wear indicator reaches the edge of the brake disc. O.K. next quick check steering head bearings - climb aboard, take grip of the handle bars and lift up and down - hopefully there is no movement. Next, turn handle bars side to side and make sure it doesn’t feel ’notchy’. This test should be done while your ‘Wing is on the centre stand also. Next, make sure clutch and brake levers have good resistance as well as the foot brake. If any of these items have failed (or you’re not quite sure) these simple tests see your mechanic or Honda dealer service section. Have a good ride. Bear |
The decision is made to head home via Leyburn, A final lap of town and we head west for a visit to
Leslie Dam which like most other dams is quite low and not releasing any water. Back on the bikes and head further west to Karara
then head north toward Leyburn where we do a quick lap of the town and go
past the local which is owned by Shane Webkie. Leyburn is known for the local Sprint races held in
August. This involves all sorts of
vehicles, old and new, doing times sprints through the town streets. Discussion follows and we decide to attend
the event. See the ride calendar for 19th
August. Onward to As we go through Gatton, we decide that the Plainlands Hotel would be a good place to stop for lunch
totally ignoring the advertised stopping point of Gatton. We arrive at the Plainlands
Hotel and as we dismount, a blue 1800 rolls in and it turns out it’s our new
members from Toowoomba, David and Amanda Hunt, who could not make the AGM but
decided to meet us in Gatton. Unfortunately
we didn’t stop, so they had to chase us. Glad they did, always good to meet new
members. After lunch, it was farewells all round and the
group headed for home. It you weren’t there, you missed a good weekend. Try to make it next year, you don’t have to
worry about getting a committee job, nominations are always organised before
the meeting. See ya on the road Bevan and Therese |
|
AUSTRALIAN WING RIDERS ASSOCIATION (QLD) INCORPORATED
|
|||
|
Date |
Destination |
Ride / Social
Event |
Ride
Leaders |
|
15 July Ride |
Goombungee |
Depart 8.30 am
B.P. Blacksoil , Morning Tea at "Spring
Bluff" please bring Morning Tea , to Rimfire
winery at McClachan, lunch at Goombungee
"Settlers Arms" Hotel. Northerners can
return via Kilcoy, Southerners via Somerset Dam, Brisbanites via |
KevinandMorag |
|
21 July Social |
Bowling meal deal |
Meet at Shell
Nudgee |
|
|
19 August Ride |
Leyburn Sprints |
Meet |
Phil and Vicki |
|
25 August Social |
TBA |
|
|
|
16 September Ride |
Mechanical Day |
Meet at Rob
Harriss Mechanical Repairs, John St Rosewood at Bring pot luck
for lunch |
Bear and Jayne |
|
21, 22and23 September Social |
|
Annual weekend at
Goomburra Valley Camp Grounds.
Bunkhouse has been booked for the group. Members to contact Bevan to
reserve accommodation and organise meals etc. - Friday group
leaving Friday from McDonalds Yamanto at - Saturday group
leaving from Mobil, Amberley, |
Bevan and Therese |
|
21 October Ride |
Boonah area |
Meet at BP
Staplyton at |
Larry and
Annette |
|
27 October Social |
Turbo’s BBQ |
For those not
going to |
Turbo and Wendy |
|
29 October to 7 November |
|
Organized tour of
Tokyo Motor Show and meet with Japan GoldWing Club |
Geoff and Makiko |
|
18 November Ride |
TBA |
|
|
|
Ride
Coordinator - Clint Lovell – Tel: (07) 3398 3437 e-mail: clinton @ lovell.com.au Clint’s a/h mobile 0418 192 040 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 little about the ride and
the rest stop locations. |
|||
|
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 and SOCIAL CALENDAR |
||||
|
Date |
Starts
from |
Ride /
Social Event |
Ride
Leaders |
|
|
JUL, AUG |
|
Rides are held on
impromptu notice due to the weather |
|
|
|
16 September 07 Ride |
Mobil service station on Nth ring
road |
|
John B |
|
|
?? September 07 Ride |
|
MotoGP, |
|
|
|
?? October 07 Social |
|
Melbourne Motor
cycle expo |
|
|
|
14 October 07 Ride |
Reg Jeffrey Honda |
A ride to the top
of Mt Baw Baw and
returning to |
John G |
|
|
17and18 November 07 Ride |
Shell Service station Westgate Bridge |
Overnighter to Mt
Gambier This overnight ride will take us to Mt Gambier and returning to |
Denny V |
|
|
27 January 08 Ride |
Mobil service station on Nth ring
road |
|
John G |
|
|
17 February 08 Ride |
Reg Jeffrey Honda |
|
Denny V |
|
|
16 March 08 Ride |
Reg Jeffrey Honda |
Reg Jeffrey (SP),
up over the mountains to Pakenham on over to Mirboo Nth and back over the
mountains to Ferntree Gully. |
John G |
|
|
06 April 08 Ride |
Reg Jeffrey Honda |
|
John G |
|
|
04 May 08 Ride |
Mobil service station on Nth ring road |
Melbourne,
Sunbury, Woodend, Malmsbury, Daylesford, Cheswick, Ballarat, Depending on
time maybe back to Melbourne via Meredith, Anakie, Bacchus Marsh then Melbourne. |
John G |
|
|
Note: ·
Rides depart ·
All rides will
be approx 300+ kms |
||||
|
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. |
||||
|
A crusty old Sergeant Major found himself at a gala event,
hosted by a local liberal arts college. There was no shortage of extremely
young, idealistic ladies in attendance, one of whom approached the Sergeant
Major for conversation. She said, "Excuse me, Sergeant Major, but you seem to
be a very serious man. Is something bothering you?" "Negative, ma'am," the Sergeant Major said,
"Just serious by nature." "The young lady looked at his awards and decorations
and said, "It looks like you have seen a lot of action." The Sergeant Major's short reply was, "Yes, ma'am, a
lot of action." The young lady, tiring of trying to start up a
conversation, said, "You know, you should lighten up a little. Relax and
enjoy |
yourself." The Sergeant Major just stared at her in his serious
manner. Finally the young lady said, "You know, I hope you
don't take this the wrong way, but when is the last time you had sex?" The Sergeant Major looked at her and replied,
"1955." She said, "Well, there you are. You really need to
chill out and quit taking everything so seriously! I mean,
no sex since 1955! She took his hand and led him to a private room, where she
proceeded to "relax" him several times. Afterwards, and panting for breath, she leaned against his
bare chest and said, "Wow, you sure didn't forget much since 1955!" The Sergeant Major, glancing at his watch, said in his
matter-of-fact voice, "I hope not, it's only 2130 now." YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT MILITARY TIME !!!! |
|||