Auckland bikers suck

[blade1000]

there was a ride from various acc branches today , in total 22 bikes what a disgrace, the only thing that i guess ,that is auckland bikers are willing to pay the high acc fairs, or you all would have made an effort today, so to those of you who made it good on ya and to those who never showed shame on you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SARGE]

there was a ride from various acc branches today , in total 22 bikes what a disgrace, the only thing that i guess ,that is auckland bikers are willing to pay the high acc fairs, or you all would have made an effort today, so to those of you who made it good on ya and to those who never showed shame on you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry man .. some of us have to work


and no .. im not paying the acc fee either ..

[Maha]

It all helps, I was on one almost two weeks ago (a thursday) and there were only 12 bikes. Times dont suit everyone, the impact aint the same sure but it all helps.

Theres always this.....http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=111425
60 registered so far, we expect more but who knows, We will be happy with any number to be honest.

[scissorhands]

I didnt know it was today, I would have been there if notified.

Maybe the internet will let us down

[marty]

Maybe they were all at work?

[vtec]

Yeah I was there. If I had a job I wouldn't have been though.

[blade1000]

fair enough if you were at work so was i i left at 4 and made it on time, we as a biker comunity dont do nearly enough to fight this so i guess what happens , happens

[MadDuck]

in total 22 bikes what a disgrace

auckland bikers are willing to pay the high acc fairs

or you all would have made an effort today

those who never showed shame on you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today is Tuesday right? Its is a work day? Some of us need more than 24 hours notice?

Telling Auckland they bikers suck wont help the cause one little bit.

[blade1000]

its been on this site for more than a week thats how i found out about it , and im not saying they suck in person just implying that we dont do enough as a comunity

[h_tron]

when we were there, there was closer to 50.....ish:gob:

[blade1000]

counted them , only 22 was there too, pointless babbering on about it i guess its a waiting game now

[Little Miss Trouble]

I work til 7pm and considering I've just been given 3 days leave for the big one next week and doing the Saturday morning one as well, I still suck for not turning up to one that severely fucks up my working day? Thanks.

[Virago]

Was this the mystery protest...?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=110980

The problem was that the protest ride was posted up by a site newbie, who then buggered off and didn't come back. Despite numerous requests for updates and confirmation, no further information was forthcoming.

Piss-poor organisation lead to piss-poor support. Shame but...

[blade1000]

ok so there were reasons for not been there ,so i opologise to those who could not make it and good on you all for doing the big one to parliment , if i had a bike id do it but borrowed one for today
like i said was not taking a stab at people in person but to us bikes as a whole .

[Tink]

there was a ride from various acc branches today , in total 22 bikes what a disgrace, the only thing that i guess ,that is auckland bikers are willing to pay the high acc fairs, or you all would have made an effort today, so to those of you who made it good on ya and to those who never showed shame on you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Curious WHY ON A TUESDAY in working hours... ? If I was unemployed I would have made a attempt! But if I was unemployed I would be looking for a job too... hmmm hard call.

[Kiwi Graham]

Íts all about raising the profile of the motorcyclists plight. Well done for getting there, I wasn't able to on this occasion but I was on the last and will be again this weekend.

To my knowledge this is at least the second visit his office has had in as many weeks. They are very aware that we are not happy, keep up the pressure guys. The more they hear of our peaceful disapproval the better.

[blade1000]

it left town at 5pm and was to slow peak hour traffic down even more than what the tins do on their own. but must say that the few bikes that where there did a fairly good job , traveled from tiatatu on ramp to kemue at a pace of 50 km an hour , was great so once again sorry if you getting me wrong

[blade1000]

it was at 5 pm and the object was to slow the peak hour traffic down more than what the tins do by them selves. but must say that the few bikes that were there did a good job , about ten of us got onto the motorway at tiatitu and we only traveled at about 50 km an hour all the way to kumue and it was great. but once again to you all sorry if you getting this wrong, was not saying that any particular person sucks just the whole senrio

[blade1000]

ill say it again sorry if ive offended some of you but was dissapointed to see so few bikes . we do need to keep it up or we will be walked over . so please all keep riding and keep up the good work

[Icemaestro]

Hadn't heard anything sorry!anyway - sold the bike today so it woulda been me in a van haha...mind you maybe it reflects that lots of bikers in aucks are students and they're in the middle of exams!

[Donor]

Don't apologise - just shut ya fucking yap before you go sticking your boot in it.

[blade1000]

yip i agree . have a good one

[Devil]

I didn't hear about it till 3:30 today. Way too late for me.

[MadDuck]

traveled from tiatatu on ramp to kemue at a pace of 50 km an hour

Ah. Maybe thats where the confusion was. Where are these places?

[Thani-B]

Yeah I had work too. Ive showed up to every protest/rally that has been on in Auckland so far. And I will make it to most the others. Weekdays are a bit of a loss for most of us though.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Who da heck organises a protest on a weekday, what a fucking laugh!

[st00ji]

im not convinced holding up motorists is the best way to gain support anyway

not to mention that only 8 or 10 cars would even know bikes were doing it, everyone else would just be thinking 'man this traffic is even more fucked than usual'

[xgnr]

wear the new T Shirt as well, I am sure ya all bought one right? If not bring some cash for the goodies that will be available...

PS don't forget the Teddy

[Virago]

im not convinced holding up motorists is the best way to gain support anyway...

Agreed.

"Yay - we've got something to complain about. An excuse to indulge in mayhem and thuggery...!"

Antisocial activity for the sole purpose of pissing off the general public will do nothing to advance our cause.

[justsomeguy]

Agreed.

"Yay - we've got something to complain about. An excuse to indulge in mayhem and thuggery...!"

Antisocial activity for the sole purpose of pissing off the general public will do nothing to advance our cause.

+1

A protest should be bikes simply parked in a public area with a couple of boards displaying why you are there.

I don't have a bike at the moment, but am happy to transport the boards to you guys in my cage.

Blocking traffic isn't a protest, that's just "disturbing the peace" in legalese.

[Mystic13]

there was a ride from various acc branches today , in total 22 bikes what a disgrace, the only thing that i guess ,that is auckland bikers are willing to pay the high acc fairs, or you all would have made an effort today, so to those of you who made it good on ya and to those who never showed shame on you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know the heading really should be changed. Is the air different up there on your pedestal. Personally I don't think Auckland Bikers Suck. And I'm one of them.

Are you just judgemental about us or is this something you do to many people in your life.

Thanks for taking the time to let me know how you feel about us but really I don't value your opinion so...

[SARGE]

fair enough if you were at work so was i i left at 4 and made it on time, we as a biker comunity dont do nearly enough to fight this so i guess what happens , happens

bloody nice gig that will let you off at 4 ..you hiring ?

and as ive already stated .. im not paying ACC fees and i have been practicing runners ..


(seriously .. i get a mate of mine to chase me up SH16 at a decent speed and blow his horn alot ...)

[scracha]

there was a ride from various acc branches today , in total 22 bikes what a disgrace, the only thing that i guess ,that

Slowing down traffic will obviously get ACC to notice us and gain lots of public support.

[PhantasmNZ]

Add a +1 one to your numbers for at least part of the ride...

I was busy riding round town dropping flyers for Saturday's ride, and headed off home - hadn't heard much noise bout the protest today - so didn't really think it was much of a go-er.

Anyways... as I'm a westie - headed off home and saw everyone in the distance - lane split as hard as I could and I joined on the tail (behind a 2-up busa (i think)) - So I was there :) - peeled of @ te atatu - but did my little bit.

On thing though - only saw one rider with a protest shirt - I'm not sure the car drivers had a clue what was going on... We need to try make more impact on Saturday!

[Pixie]

It was not in the KB calendar when I looked

I posted a thread asking if it was still on - replies = 0

I emailed my contacts to tell them it appeared it was cancelled.

oh dear never mind

[PrincessBandit]

How I'd love to be able to drop what I'm doing every time a protest ride is mentioned. Unfortunately that's not really possible.

Sustained responses are what's needed, and not everyone who is protesting is doing it in highly visible ways all the time. Please note the Scary Bikers Sewing Circle who have been incredibly hard at work behind the scenes and many others who have taken care of organising accomodation for the bikeoi for starters!

Get off your high horse and just do your bit ok?

[k2w3]

I agree with Pixie. I was looking out for it as well, but it never seemed to gain any real traction, and was never a "sticky" thread.

[avgas]

Did the people at the ACC office really give a rats fuck what you thought?
Did they take out pen and paper noting down who you were and why you were there? No?
Well I hope it was a good ride.

[Waxxa]

I work til 7pm and considering I've just been given 3 days leave for the big one next week and doing the Saturday morning one as well, I still suck for not turning up to one that severely fucks up my working day? Thanks.

+1 Miss.L. I too am taking 3 days off to go down to Wellington and who are you to say AKL riders suck? :bash:

A protest ride in slow peak hour traffic, to go to offices that are closed and 'protest' was never gonna get traction. your heart is in the right place and if you can get bikers who can go, great. But we all cant go!

Auckland riders are and will be doing their part in the protest againest Levy hikes, make no mistake! :angry2:

[StoneY]

While I get what your saying Blade, the weekend turnouts have been phenomenal, and beyond expectation, especially Jaffaland

I imagine with geographical issues that Jaffa's face its only expected that mid week protest rides would be very poor turnouts

Fact that so MANY Jaffa's (affectionately used here) have taken Annual Leave, sickies, and outright leave without pay to be here with me on the 17th suggests to me that they do care.

Its a bloody expensive time of year to be taking leave and I for one appreciate every single rider on every single action, even if only 3 or 4.....

No, they dont suck bro, they have mortgages, wives and kids, (as I am sure you do or will have one day)

Pity yesterday fizzled in your viewpoint, but man ANYONE willing to go protest in Jaffa Rush Hour CHAOS deserves a fucking medal

Represent Auckland, you did on the 31st with the BIGGEST Rally of all the Ulysses gigs, mid week matters fuck all IMHO