Hanne

...and you could be too if you come to the SEVENTH SMC BLOOD RUN!

Originally Posted by Hanne

Yes, the time has rolled round once again.


What: Mass blood donation
When: Tuesday 27th July, 5-7pm
Where: Blood Centre, Great South Road (Behind Dilworth School)
Why: For the chocolate bikkies. For the bragging rights.
For the glow you will get inside for helping dying babies.
(AND because Vampires are SEXY)


Enthrall the twilight

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The 19th of June meant buckets and posing, a combination that resulted in so much fun that it really ought to be outlawed! Between the rx125, fxr150 and bucket sidecar I managed to discover several muscles I had hitherto not been well acquainted with, meet a whole bunch of awesome people and do some quick posing on the side….

We arrived out at the kart track at the reasonable hour of 11am and the lads were delighted to see two other bucket sidecars down in the pit area. Success, both ...

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Night-time Ninjas

10.20pm at the SMC flat. ‘Apocalypse Now’ is in full swing, the lounge filled with the clack of approaching choppers. Suddenly, the room is plunged into darkness. The helicopters disappear back to their DVD world and a feeling of great panic swells as one by one the occupants of the lounge realize hat this means. Power cut. How will they get their KB fix now?

Luckily, Squiggles leaps to the rescue. ‘Let’s go for a walk!’ Well, of course. What else ...

There is an old saying that dog owners often grow to look like their pets. A quick search on google reveals hundreds of ‘look-alike’ images to this effect. So my question is this: Do motorcycle riders come to resemble their machines?

Of course people generally choose to ride bikes that match their purpose, and this purpose is linked to their individual tastes and needs. Hence taking a raggedy slip of a student on a GN250 and plonking them on Harley Fatboy is unlikely to inspire them ...

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Originally Posted by Hanne

Yes folks, the time in once again nigh upon us...
Record fill time is set a 4 minutes 3 seconds, who will step up to the plate to challenge it and win bragging rights for the next 3 months?
Who will faint?
Who will fall head over heels in love with the cruiser-riding nurse?

We are attending in conjunction with the BRONZ blood run, so badges will be available for $10

When: April 20th 5-8pm
Where: Blood Centre, Great South Road (Behind Dilworth)

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So it seems my bike is dead set on convincing me that the age-old adage ‘older and wiser’ really does hold some water. Or petrol, in any case. My wee AX is actually only two years my senior, but boy does she contain some quick pistons. Let me explain.

Incident One.
Let’s make something clear. I was not sure I wanted this bike. At first I approached our relationship with rather a lot of trepidation, and a good dollop of mistrust. Losing 150cc from my last bike and 550cc from ...

Birthdays and Burns: The Joys of Youth

I have really been enjoying being young lately. That may sound like a very odd thing to say, because I think mostly you don’t really think about that sort of thing. Hence the maxim ‘youth is wasted on the young’. But recent events have got me thinking, and quite appreciating what I have at the moment.

One such event is the imminence of my 21st birthday. 21 is supposed to be such a milestone, a turning point, a time when everything ...

So, I have a new helmet! First one in three years, in fact. Picked it up from Colemans Suzuki this morning, and boy does it feel good! There really is nothing like that new helmet feel, and the intense clarity of a brand new scratch-free visor. I remember the first time I experienced one of those. 17 years old, setting off on a three week South Island trip as a pillion. The day before Christmas I realised the visor of the helmet I had been wearing was really not conducive to taking it he panorama ...

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