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REGIONAL FORUMS => AUS/NZ => Topic started by: B6mick on January 08, 2006, 10:20:24 PM
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Australia day long weekend. Canberra
Who is going?
When are you going and from where?
Shall we at least make the effort to meet up?
We as in, Donna and I are heading up thursday ( well at this stage ) shyte can and does happen, so it may all change at a moments notice.
But the plan is leave Melb thursday morning and ride up via the fun way to Canberra. Motel it Thursday, Friday and saturday nights, head home via the Dome Hwy Sunday.
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Hi Mick, happy new year to you and Donna. I'm not going up but MRA has a large group going up on Thursday leaving from the city. More details on their website. While you're at your keyboard next perhaps a letter to your local member re the relevant issues[ lane splitting, $50 levy, front plates,etc.]. If we say nothing they'll assume we don't mind and do what they like. Keep happy :motorsmile:
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Hi Mick, happy new year to you and Donna. I'm not going up but MRA has a large group going up on Thursday leaving from the city. More details on their website. While you're at your keyboard next perhaps a letter to your local member re the relevant issues[ lane splitting, $50 levy, front plates,etc.]. If we say nothing they'll assume we don't mind and do what they like. Keep happy :motorsmile:
Gday Rick LOng time no see.
Happy new year to you and yours.
Letter already penned and sent.
Was going to do the group ride thing but 600 odd k's gets a bit boring on the dome hwy. I'm heading thru the alphine way. just for something different. ha ha . ref to christmas ride. :beers:
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Sorry guys, the treasurer and I will be going to Jingelic for the annual "Jingelic Gathering", I believe it used to be a 'proper' full on rally, but the organisors couldn't get liability insurance and stopped 'organising' it. Now anything from 50 to 100 people 'gather' at Jingelic for the weekend. A few of the Redbacks are going for the full weekend, but we'll only be doing it as a day ride - zero babysitters.
However even Jingelic maybe out of the question depending on how my my back is. No it's not shaggers back. I decided to wash the B12 and M750 on Monday, the first wash either has had in a few months. Anyway, I'd just finished cleaning the rear wheel etc on the B12, stood up, turned and then I heard a small snap and couldn't move my back. The Treasurer, being the real biker she is, said "well aren't you going to finish washing the bikes, remember what happened last time you didn't take them for a ride after washing them". To which I very politely and calmly replied "No, I think maybe you should take me to the Hospital". So after I took the bikes for a quick, and painful ride around the block, I went to the Hospital at 3:00pm, at 7:00pm I saw a Doc, then at 9:00pm he sent me home with some really good drugs and the words "It's only muscular but, Don't go to work, don't ride your bike, don't stand for too long, don't sit for too long, basically don't do anything. So for the last 2 days I've been sitting/laying on the lounge yelling a my kids and sleeping. It's not feeling to bad today and hopefully it'll be right for a quick ride on the weekend, and more importantly I hope it's right for the long weekend.
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Bad news there Mick hope ya is feeling betta soon.
As for ya back mate, don't bother to much what the quack says about riding, my back quack, now reckons it s the best thing, (riding your bike)
gently of course. The worst thing you can do is not move, so we all know that riding a motorbicycle involves just about every muscle in ya bod.
Having had a 10 year histroy, of a bad back, and the secret is keep it smooth and gentle, if fact ride like are riding in the worst slippery type weather. The last time my back did a bunk, they taped me up and said I'd be of work for at least a month, 4days I was fine, no drugs, well a bourbon or 2 as a muscle relaxant, and a 400 k ride up in the hills in Victorias worst rainy cold weather did the trick. On the 3rd day I walked into the quacks office under my own steam, he nearly shyte, and said what ever you have been doing keep doing it, and having known me for some time, then said don't tell me you went riding in this weather.
He also being a motorbicyclist does see the theraputic value, for a good smooth gentle ride. So bloke its all good, go for a ride, just smooth and gentle, keep the back moving or you will be in big trouble. :grin:
get well soon, and hopefully with a grin on ya chin. :bigok:
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Thanks Bloke, I'll take your advice and, providing we don't have another 38C plus day I might just take the bike out Friday. Oh, the really shitty thing, that I didn't mention, is that I'm on fuggin holidays.
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Murphy strikes again.
wouldn't happen at work would it. :duh:
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No, and it's not first time I've taken holidays and ended up either crook or injured - maybe God is trying to tell me something :?: :?:
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Yes Mick, God is saying if you don't have a job it's not holidays it's "free time" and what do we do whith our free time? WE RIDE MOTORBIKES!!! So quit, it's justifiable! :motorsmile:
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The only floor in your logic Wizud, is that without the job I won't have the money to enjoy my free time.....catch 22
However, the back is feeling much better, it's still sore, but at least I can now walk, drive the car and more importantly ride the bike. The downside to all this is, yes Murphy strikes again, we had a fuggin great storm today so riding was out of the question :crybaby:
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Do I get to rub it in :stickpoke:
The weather was just fine down here. :banana:
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Goodonya,
it's also the only rain we've had on over a month
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Well if thats the case ya need some more, feel free to pinch ours for a month or 2. :wink:
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It can rain as much as it likes until Friday, that'll give the roads a chance to dry out for the weekend.......except of course....rain means the grass will grow which means I'll have to mow the lawn....and don't even think about suggesting that the 16yr old do it.....by the time I've finished argueing with him about it I may as well have done it myself....
Then again, he does have the Learners Permit for the car, and he needs someone to teach how to drive......
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Dont remind me of the fuggen lawns, sick to death of mowing twice a week. As for the fuggen kids, learning to drive, hmmmmm how do I say this nicely. F*#* it why be nice. F*#* off learn in a driving school car, ya not fuggen ours. The eldest step daughter is coming of age, and will soon be gracing our roads, god help us all. Hopefully she will remain poor and not bother, having moved out, and paying her own way, (yea ha) love her, but gee, its nice not to be at logger heads every night. :beers:
Oh I'm told she might be come on the redback rally too, F*#* and I thought when they moved out, meant they dont want nothing to do with us oldies. :duh: I'm getting confused. :duh:
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We bought the '85 Colt for him to learn in, the only problem now is that he may grow out of it before he finishes.......Going through a driving school costs too much...having said that he will go for 'professional' driving lessons a month or two before he goes for his Provisional Licence....
But....before that....I'm paying for him to do the Motorcycle Courses and buying him a bike...that way I, or his mum, no longer have to run him around. And because I'm buying the bike I get a really big say in what he gets, unfortunately he doesn't fit on an RS125 or a NSR150, infact there's not many 250's he'll fit on to.
He too wants to go to the Once Bitten, but I laid down the law and told him that he can't go to anymore until he can ride there himself...he's already been to 2 of the Once Bittens...and was introduced to Packy, who promptly offered him a 'smoke' :duh: . He's also been to the SR500, so he's not a total Rally Virgen....
As for them leaving home...well my old man said that us kids cost him more AFTER we moved out then we did when we lived at home....
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Paki, hmmm.
I'd love him to try that with K.B.
She is so anti drug.....
We may well find him in the ash tray again.
She really is that anti drug.
Might have to leash her up for the week end.
Mind you she will get alone with the girls, if ya know what I mean. :wink:
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The good thing with Paki, is he'll offer once and if you give a polite, I wouldn't be anything but polite with Paki, but firm NO THANKS, he won't offer again....
Oh I see, she likes 'pink' bikes too.....
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KB and the word polite, can not be used in the same sentence.
No I'm sure she would be with strangers, and then one look, at paki, after an hour or 2 of partying, I think she would be shyte scared of him.
But anyway thats not a problem now she is now packing her bags again, :duh: and is now off to S.A. So any croweaters out there beware the redheaded K.B. is heading your way :banana: . Pink bike, ohh , more like any bike. Kids, ya gotta love them, but shyte me not, they sure do confuse the F*#* outta me. Its little wonder I love my shed and the bikes with in it, my little spot of heaven. :beers:
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Mate, you've got two problems there, not only is KB a kid, which are hard enough to understand, but (stating the obvious) she's a she, therefore you have no hope of understanding what's going on..... :duh: :duh:
Thank the good Lord I was blessed with 2 boys... :banana: :banana:
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Bikes are packed, hmm what a weekend getting both bikes ship shape for the ride. For some stupid reason when I took the rear wheel off the Bandit, to replace the tyre. I looked at the half assed job I did 12 months back polishing the whole rear wheel. Yep spent another 12 hrs + doing it all again. :duh: Still not perfect but I must say a whole lot better :lol: So along with the new disc, disc pads, and a completely stripped down cleaned up and kitted caliper. Oil and filter changed, and seviced, cleaned and polished. Thats just the B6. New chain, and sprockets, oil and filter change, serviced, and again loose and missing bolts, cleaned and polished,for the Rex all done in the shed at home, no big deal hey, wrong it was 40c+ down here, and in the tin shed, I would hate to think what it was in there even with all the doors and windows open. But its all done, and we roll out appox 4:30pm tomorrow, slight change of plan. With the high temps expected on thursday heading north to the border, we are now heading to Bainsdale for the night before heading to Cann river and then north to the capital. Hopefully should make it there around midday, so we can make use of that salt water pool at the motel :grin: and the bar of course :beers: Send some pic's this way when we get back Monday. :motorsmile:
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I trust you got back alright.........
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Well, we made it back with not a hitch for the 4 ½ days. Both bikes ran perfectly.
The change of plan to head east along the coast and run inland from Cann River was the right choose indeed. Unbeknown to us the HOG had its annual run at Jinderbyne, so indeed bypassing one of our favorite roads, and the mobile road blocks, was a blessing.
How many? Thousands of them! Wednesday evening we left as planned around 4:30 and comfortably rolled into Bairnsdale around 7:30. Next morning with the temp already hot, and heading to an expected top of 40c, we hit the road, gassed up and rolling at 7:20am. We tried the new Hwy thru Bruthen, great road, bypasses Lakes Entrance, bummer bout the last 10 k’s of loose large unpacked gravel. Back on to the main Hwy and, bugger all traffic, but one traffic cop, and we did kinda get his attention, hmm. Ooophs. Gassed up and rolling out of Cann River, and the heat was on, Muscle top and flow through Rjays jacket and jeans, was getting uncomfortable. But as we headed north and climbed in to the hills the temp, seemed a bit more bearable. Again we made good time and in under 2 hrs, was gassed up and heading north out of Cooma. Now we all know about the Hwy between Cooma and Canberra. Yep we was very good little peoples on this stretch, mind you with all the HOGS heading the other way, the cops had plenty to do with out even looking at us lowly Jap bike riders. We rolled into Canberra right on midday, missed the 21 gun salute for Australia day but caught the end of the RAAF doing their thing. Yep the salt water pool was great. So was the Bar. Next to the pool too. The awareness rally on Saturday was great but the weather was hot and mighty humid, yuck, horrible, but what we do, to remind them pollies, that in fact we are many and we vote. The trip home was the same way but in one day, with a start around 7:30, just as hot, and even more fun between Cooma and Cann River, oppphs, 38 litres of fuel between the 2 of us, hmmmm, but it was fun, we kind made a rule for this section, no brakes and no gear changes, so in fact it was fast and smooth. And we still chewed 38 litres of fuel, 180 k’s, yep still trying to wipe the illegal grin from our chins. With an hour or so break back in Bairnsdale and a Mac attack. I think we rolled up the drive way around 3pm ish.
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Well, I was thinking of you on the weekend.....riding bikes in 38+ temperatures.....while I was sitting in my air conditioned lounge room watching the Long Way Round and pay tv, then Stone, then Biker Boyz, Ghost Rider and Reasonable Doubt.
I was supposed to go to Jingellic, but to be honest it was to hot for me to be on the bike....I've done one ride from Melbourne to Wagga in that sort of heat and I've never been so sick after a ride in my life, so I made a deal with my body not to do it again and it won't punish me for two days after.....
Ya, I know I'm a whimp.... :duh:
Sounds like you had fun though, but it got bugger all coverage on the Tele here, typical though.
We'll be doing similar roads on the 12th of Feb - Wagga - Tumut - Admaninaby - Kiandra - Cabrummura - Tumbarumba - Wagga.
Glad you made it back licence still intact.....
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Sounds like you had fun though, but it got bugger all coverage on the Tele here, typical though.
Yep, Win tv was there, but I think they canned the coverage, cause it didn't even make the news on Canberra tv news, Like they didn't know it was on :duh:
But with a little luck the pollies, will go a have a little talk to the anti bike numpty who wrote, the total crap about lane splitting and filtering, and tell him/her, to at least research the facts before recomending law changes. The less I say the better I think, cause bullshyte laws from bullshyte numpty heads, who really have no idea about any kind of road safety, unless it has volvo badges on it. It would be so easy to scream ontop of my soapbox, because these asswipes really gets up my nose, but I figure you'll all know what I mean.
And yes license's intact, well as far as we know, those nasty little hidden camera's, can give you a bit of a bitter taste, 3 to 4 weeks after the fact. Fingers crossed. :roll:
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The Awareness Ride got a small amount of coverage on the Brisbane news - probably only because of sound bite from Brendon Nelson....
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But with a little luck the pollies, will go a have a little talk to the anti bike numpty who wrote, the total crap about lane splitting and filtering, and tell him/her, to at least research the facts before recomending law changes. The less I say the better I think, cause bullshyte laws from bullshyte numpty heads, who really have no idea about any kind of road safety, unless it has volvo badges on it. It would be so easy to scream ontop of my soapbox, because these asswipes really gets up my nose, but I figure you'll all know what I mean.
Well, if the voice of public opinion doesn't get the pollies thinking then we're all F$%ked. I don't know if you read AMCN or Two Wheels, but they both be covering the anti lane splitting issue. As usual, it would appear, as you say, that some numpty has gotten rather peeved at and jealous of a motorcyclist for getting to the next set of lights before him and has decided that it's time for the 'fun police' to take action against a, if done with due consideration and thought, perectly safe and reasonable thing to do.
Apparently it's all got to do with equity among road users - so my theory is that if we motorcyclists have to prove that we can perform an emergancy stop, swerve and avoid hazards before we're allowed on the road, then so should car drivers. Also, if they want equity way is it that a Heavy Vehicle Driver has to maintain a log book of distance/time travelled and rest/sleep periods, why shouldn't car drivers.
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Apparently it's all got to do with equity among road users - so my theory is that if we motorcyclists have to prove that we can perform an emergancy stop, swerve and avoid hazards before we're allowed on the road, then so should car drivers. Also, if they want equity way is it that a Heavy Vehicle Driver has to maintain a log book of distance/time travelled and rest/sleep periods, why shouldn't car drivers.
Yes, you have a valid point. I was a country Cabbie, and there is no, laws or requirement for a cabbie, who I would think carries a more priceless cargo than a truck, to have rest periods. The company I worked for, or should I say one asshole director, at the end of a 12 hour shift, told me, not asked me to continue working another 12 hour shift. I rang the governing body in Vic for the taxis, the VTD, and they told me he was within his rights. Hows that for OH&S, and I know for a fact that most weekend drivers do hungry shifts(industry talk for 24 hrs and 48 hrs straight) and it happens with the VTD knowing all about it. Needless to say I didn't stay in that game for long after Little Hitler rose to power in that little company. What about adhock courier drivers 12, 14hrs a day is not uncommon, without breaks. No laws governing them either.
I could go on, but won't. :bigok:
But if efen car drivers want equality of the road, only sell covertables with no tops, see how they like equality, in the first thunder storm. Make them wear helmets, over their $200 hairdoes.
Just another bunch of narrow minded dickbrains, with nothing better to bitch about.
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But if efen car drivers want equality of the road, only sell covertables with no tops, see how they like equality, in the first thunder storm. Make them wear helmets, over their $200 hairdoes.
Just another bunch of narrow minded dickbrains, with nothing better to bitch about.
Not all car drivers a complete knobs - just the ones that make stupid policies that make no sense and simply impose another type of Tax on otherwise law abiding people....
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Not all car drivers a complete knobs - just the ones that make stupid policies that make no sense and simply impose another type of Tax on otherwise law abiding people....
Yes your right Mick, I stand corrected, hows does 99% sound of which 1% can and do pull strings, to get bullshyte laws. Just because 1 little, big man had to sit in his cage, and miss 2 sets of lights and a motorbike went straight to the head of the que.( and probably scared the poor fella too) I bet he was the sort of shyte who would leave key scratches down the side of Hotrods and such. With the shyte head thoughts of, If I can not have one just like it neither should they. Grrrrrr.
How do these people get jobs that they can change laws just because they think its wrong, where is the research, which we have been demanding. Truth is there is none. Its 1 little wessel, with an attitude problem, problem is the pollies think he has done his job.
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I can't see the Lane Splitting law (if it gets enacted) changing the way I ride in traffic. After all it is technically illegal (in Queensland anyway) already.
And now we have the speed cameras keeping us safe - there are less police on the road to enforce things like this.
Ever notice how the incidence of driving while talking on a mobile has not really decreased since it was made illegal...
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where is the research, which we have been demanding.
I'm sure I saw something in one of the Mags that showed that the Anti Lane Splitting law actually goes against research already done...I'll track it down and let you know.
I agree with what you're saying. I'm lucky lane splitting is something you really don't have to do in sunny downtown Wagga Wagga, but yeah the times I've ridden in Melbourne it certainly keeps you away from the dicks in their cages.
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I can't see the Lane Splitting law (if it gets enacted) changing the way I ride in traffic. After all it is technically illegal (in Queensland anyway) already.
And now we have the speed cameras keeping us safe - there are less police on the road to enforce things like this.
Ever notice how the incidence of driving while talking on a mobile has not really decreased since it was made illegal...
Sorry mate but just about everything is illegal in the sunshine state ain't it?. Just the other day I was talking to the scooter adds people, who just happen to say how, they were having problems with add campains up there in Brisbane, with some silly old law, left over from the time of Joh, anymore than 3 motorbikes riding together is an illegal congregation. :duh: Gee and us southerns thought Joh was dead :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Phones oh NO. Just the other week I was sitting beside a cop in an 80 k zone, there he was having a loverly chat on the phone, I got the feeling he did not like my stubby remus can right beside his open window, I think it had made it hard for him to hear the other person :banana: :banana: Just becuase I was going the legal 80, in second gear :stickpoke: :bigok:
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Ok, here we go, from Two Wheels 02/06
[quote]"...........Motorcycle Riders Association of Australia President, Dale Maggs, said the plan to ban lane-splitting whether traffic was moving or stationary was "totally at odds with all published research on the subject".
An MRAA statement said the benefits of motorcycles and scooters filtering through stationary and slow-moving traffic have been widely researched. Mr Maggs cited Dr Marcus Wigan's study on "Powered Two Wheelers in Victoria" and the "Hurt Report" from the US - both of which found this practice offered increased safety for riders, if properly carried out.
Dr Wigan's report not only encouraged the practice, but recommened that it be facilitated by the introduction of advanced stop lines for motorcyclists - in a similar manner to those in use for bicycles.
"The recently published proposals appear to have been writted by someone with no knowledge of the subject and without any real research on the subject" Mr Maggs said......."[/quote]
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Matho's editorial in AMCN, was a good one to, as was suprise suprise Warne Gardeners editorial. And some good editorial in Rapid mag too.
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The one in AMCN took me by surprise when the mentioned that the National Farmers Federation is backing the MRAA...
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The one in AMCN took me by surprise when the mentioned that the National Farmers Federation is backing the MRAA...
Yep could have knocked me over with a feather with that one.
I'm just wondering what the trade off is? :duh:
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maybe donating some HD's to the NFF, just is case the John Deere breaks down...
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Sorry mate but just about everything is illegal in the sunshine state ain't it?.
Gotta do something to keep all you mexicans from moving up here.... :lol: :lol:
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Gotta do something to keep all you mexicans from moving up here....
We (New Southwelshman) don't need to move to the sunny north, at the moment it's "Hot one day, and totally unbearable the next" down here....
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Yep - I have heard the weather is pretty oppressive down south.
I certainly can't complain at all - it is a perfect 30 C day here on the Sunshine Coast.
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30C was what the temp was in my house this morning at 6:30am. No we don't have A/C :duh: :duh: