BRONZ Toy Run THIS SAT 5 December

[klingon]

Saturday, 5th December 2009 - BRONZ 27th Annual Toy Run

BMW Pacific Rise Mt Wellington to The Warehouse 26 Warehouse Way Northcote. 9am meetup for 10am departure.

Main attractions – to be part of one of the greatest/biggest rides in Auckland and the great feeling that you have helped children have a brighter Christmas.

No Charge but please bring a toy and also do not forget there are also older children when selecting your toy. Toys collected by the Salvation Army who will distribute them to children in need. Any motorcyclist/scooterist/triker welcome to ride with us, no charge, bookings not needed, badges $10.

Coffee cart and sausage sizzle will be at the starting point, so arrive early for breakfast.

The primary purpose of this ride is to help the Salvation Army to help the children. Please keep this in mind. However, if you would like to demonstrate your opposition to the proposed ACC levy hikes, you are welcome to tie black and yellow ribbons to your bike and wear your protest vests, T-shirts and flags. Please avoid using strong language on your protest materials for this ride only - think of the children!

For more info call
Lars: 09 442 5679 or 021 361 312
Finn: 027 484 6326 or 09 625 5533

[Lucyloo]

Maybe a good chance to show our feelings for the propsed increase in ACC levies by wearing our ACC protest t-shirts, vests etc and at the same time showing the public that we are supporting a good cause!



Event location: Auckland - Auckland City

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BMW Pacific Rise Mt Wellington to The Warehouse 26 Warehouse Way Northcote.
Main attractions – to be part of one of the greatest/biggest rides in Auckland and the great feeling that you have helped children have a brighter Christmas.
No Charge but please bring a toy and also do not forget there are also older children when selecting your toy. Toys collected by the Salvation Army who will distribute them to children in need.
Any motorcyclist/scooterist/triker welcome to ride with us, no charge, bookings not essential, badges $10

10am

[PrincessBandit]

Will try to have more armbands and flags made up from Scary Bikers circle tonight. Have made more at home, and will be sewing like a little bee this evening!

[Squiggles]

BRONZ 27th Annual Toy Run


Date: 5 December 2009 (This Saturday)
Time: 9am Meetup, 10am Departure
Meeting Place: BMW Group NZ, 7 Pacific Rise, Mt Wellington (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=BMW+pacific+rise,+Mt+Wellington&hl=en&cd=1&ei=0jkWS6nSE5uwsAPt-NSRDQ&ie=UTF8&view=map&cid=14978007627562118416&ved=0CBIQpQY&hq=BMW+pacific+rise,+Mt+Wellington&hnear=&ll=-36.91847,174.839087&spn=0.008217,0.013626&z=16)
Destination: The Warehouse 26 Warehouse Way Northcote
Bring a Toy for the children, badges will be available


Be part of one of the biggest annual rides in Auckland and the great feeling that you have helped children have a brighter Christmas. Please bring a toy and also do not forget there are also older children when selecting your toy. Toys are collected by the Salvation Army who will distribute them to children in need.

Any motorcyclist/scooterist/triker welcome. Coffee cart and sausage sizzle will be at the starting point, so arrive early for breakfast. Food will also be available at the finish. Commemorative badges (a BRONZ fund-raiser) will also be sold at the start and end of the ride for $10 each. Bikeoi Protest Ride Badges will also be available

Note: The primary purpose of this ride is to help the Salvation Army to help the children. Please keep this in mind. However, if you would like to demonstrate your opposition to the proposed ACC levy hikes, you are welcome to tie black and yellow ribbons to your bike and wear your protest vests, T-shirts and flags. Please avoid using strong language on your protest materials for this ride only - think of the children!

Contact:
Lars on 09 442 5679 or 021 361 312 or
Finn on 027 484 6326 or 09 625 5533

A Flyer for the event is here. (http://bronz.org.nz/downloads/2009-11ToyRunFlyer.pdf)

NOTE THE DEPARTURE TIME IS 10AM!!!!!!

[Squiggles]

CORRECTION TO THE TIME POSTED:

The Ride DEPARTS at 10am, meeting is from 9am
The Flyer for the event is here: http://bronz.org.nz/downloads/2009-11ToyRunFlyer.pdf

[Squiggles]

I expect to see GIJoe there in some funky costume :D

[MadDuck]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=1129548140#post1129548140

[Squiggles]

Bumping this up =)

[Rhino]

Evening all,

The Auckland Branch of Ulysses will be there to offer our support as always.:yes: We will be coming from our Auckland Rally to support this great cause.

See you folks at Pacific Rise on Saturday.:done:

[Kiwi Graham]

Saturday, 5th December 2009 - BRONZ 27th Annual Toy Run

BMW Pacific Rise Mt Wellington to The Warehouse 26 Warehouse Way Northcote. 9am meetup for 10am departure.

Main attractions – to be part of one of the greatest/biggest rides in Auckland and the great feeling that you have helped children have a brighter Christmas.

No Charge but please bring a toy and also do not forget there are also older children when selecting your toy. Toys collected by the Salvation Army who will distribute them to children in need. Any motorcyclist/scooterist/triker welcome to ride with us, no charge, bookings not needed, badges $10.

Coffee cart and sausage sizzle will be at the starting point, so arrive early for breakfast.

The primary purpose of this ride is to help the Salvation Army to help the children. Please keep this in mind. However, if you would like to demonstrate your opposition to the proposed ACC levy hikes, you are welcome to tie black and yellow ribbons to your bike and wear your protest vests, T-shirts and flags. Please avoid using strong language on your protest materials for this ride only - think of the children!

For more info call
Lars: 09 442 5679 or 021 361 312
Finn: 027 484 6326 or 09 625 5533

Sorry, going to be miles away :no:
Forecast looks good have a good day :niceone:

[Lucyloo]

Don't forget the Toy Ride tomorrow!
:niceone:

[klingon]

I just checked the weather forecast and apparently the rain will be 'clearing' during the morning. Yay! :D

If you're bringing soft toys it would be best to put them in a plastic bag to keep them nice and clean and dry. I like seeing all the cute teddies riding pillion, but this time they might need to wear their rain suits!

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Was a bit of a sad of a turn out today Would of thought every one would of been there with there t shirts on and showing the good stuff us bikers can do.

Never mind maybe next year.

[caseye]

Yep, I've been on these runs before and I'd have to say that the numbers were abysmal!
Come on you KB'ers a bit of bloody rain and you stay away in your thousands.
Make a damnd effort for a change, it's for the Sallies, probably the only other organisation left besides BRONZ who actually represent their people at every level and never turn folk away.
To the organisers and those who did attend, the ride was great the Police helped us and did it well, thanks everyone the Kids have got a lot of happiness and joy coming their way.
Good to see the ACC Protest gear out and about, but there should have been more, where are you, gone home to MUMMY???????

[gijoe1313]

All good, I arrived bang on 9am and was wondering where all the bikers were! :scratch: good to see the usual faces and the usual drool fest of bikes to perve at.

Have a nice bacon n'egg sandwich and a sausage sarnie as well for brekkie, Busa Pete and Wendy turned up with their spiffing KB flag was a treat. Picked up the usual bike badges on offer and saw good ol'Ixion doing his marshalling duties ... this man is unstoppable!

And yes, I did get asked by several people about why I wasn't wearing my usual costumes! :O ... didn't have a new outfit ready this time around (I like to be different :msn-wink:)

Next time, next time!

[PrincessBandit]

Had been looking forward to this one even though not on my own bike this time round. Alas other issues today meant that I'll have to wait for the next event like this...
p.s. I think I still have a pic of gijoe1313 from last year's on my phone, posing in his costume

[Mrs Busa Pete]

All good, I arrived bang on 9am and was wondering where all the bikers were! :scratch: good to see the usual faces and the usual drool fest of bikes to perve at.

Have a nice bacon n'egg sandwich and a sausage sarnie as well for brekkie, Busa Pete and Wendy turned up with their spiffing KB flag was a treat. Picked up the usual bike badges on offer and saw good ol'Ixion doing his marshalling duties ... this man is unstoppable!

And yes, I did get asked by several people about why I wasn't wearing my usual costumes! :O ... didn't have a new outfit ready this time around (I like to be different :msn-wink:)
Next time, next time!

Was wondering what was going on there.

[gaynor]

Hi , Chris Moller (Ulysses run coordinator) suggested I got into the Kiwibiker website to contact Richard Tweedy but couldn't find his email address so have now registered with Kiwi bikers in hope that you will be able to help me.

At the beginning of December (Sat 5th to be exact) we were heading north to home in Whangarei from Rotorua and as we approached the northern tunnel, on the opposite side heading south came at least 3 to 4 hundred bikes, possibly more. The sight was absolutely awesome. On the bridge above (the one that twists a bit) was someone taking photos, with what seemed like a high powered camera, and he's the man I would like to contact as I would love to check out some of his photo's, especially if he possibly got our 1970 XW Falcon in them.

Sooo, would you by any chance know who that guy was or what the run was for. I have contacted many bike clubs & different newspapers and noone seems to know what it was about. It would be fabulous if you could put me on the right track.

Thanks for your time. Look forward to hearing from you.

Gaynor Lambeth

[klingon]

Hi , Chris Moller (Ulysses run coordinator) suggested I got into the Kiwibiker website to contact Richard Tweedy but couldn't find his email address so have now registered with Kiwi bikers in hope that you will be able to help me.

At the beginning of December (Sat 5th to be exact) we were heading north to home in Whangarei from Rotorua and as we approached the northern tunnel, on the opposite side heading south came at least 3 to 4 hundred bikes, possibly more. The sight was absolutely awesome. On the bridge above (the one that twists a bit) was someone taking photos, with what seemed like a high powered camera, and he's the man I would like to contact as I would love to check out some of his photo's, especially if he possibly got our 1970 XW Falcon in them.

Sooo, would you by any chance know who that guy was or what the run was for. I have contacted many bike clubs & different newspapers and noone seems to know what it was about. It would be fabulous if you could put me on the right track.

Thanks for your time. Look forward to hearing from you.

Gaynor Lambeth

Yep, that would have been the BRONZ toy run alright. A bit surprising nobody seems to have heard of it though... it's only about the 27th year it's been held!

I don't know who the photographer was though. There were a few of them out & about on the overbridges.