Nat. Party Conference Protest Ride 18-10-09

[surfchick]

Next time we need more signs and banners....
I was one of the few who brought one...
Anyhow here,s a couple of pics

O for awesome!
totally cool protest and piccies.

...better not anyone ever turn up to protest with an unrego or unWOF bike... lots of little quite piggies taking down no plates!

[howdamnhard]

Well done guys for making our presence known to the powers that be.

[Thani-B]

good on you boys, im proud of you all.

and girls..

some of my pics (see my album for the rest)

[Little Miss Trouble]

Was a good turn out
will upload my photos tomorrow

[Pixie]

BTW: I went back for the afternoon protest shift. There was me and Paturoa. No cops, no security. So me and Paturoa sat outside the main doors for an hour, intent on telling Jonny what we thought, and discovered he'd left ages ago.

Oh well. At least we were there to make a stand.

One slight giggle was watching the Nats emerge. They could all see us as they approached the exit doors from within, and all averted their eyes as they came out.

I was there around 2:00,but didn't see anyone.So I thought the turn out must have fizzled.

P.S. I'm a little uneasy about shifting the blame onto the non registered bike groups.We need to unite all,even non bike motorists,if at all possible and oppose ACC on the basis it's run by wankers and is a load of crap.

[terbang]

Wow, I hope they felt the love... Watching from the other side of the planet (Warsaw) I can't help but feel a little helpless, but I'm really impressed and wish that I could have been there. Back in a month or so, so see ya there.

[shrub]

I'm a little uneasy about shifting the blame onto the non registered bike groups.We need to unite all,even non bike motorists,if at all possible and oppose ACC on the basis it's run by wankers and is a load of crap.

We need to unify and work together, and PRISM (Promoting Responsibility in Safe Motorcycling), a group of well known and well regarded motorcyclists has formed a lobby group. If you visit http://www.bikersagainstacc.org.nz there is heaps of info, and within the next 24 hours or so (the web designer has a full time job as well) there will be tools to make it easy to submissions, sample emails you can send to your MP, posters and flyersyou can print out etc.

They are in the process of securing support from some very well known (household name) Kiwis who are passionate motorcyclists and the national spokesman will be someone we all know of. The team includes professional web designers, professional marketing and public relations people and academics. They have access to a wealth of information and data, including stuff that isn't normally available to the general public and relationships with the media. They also have an in to both the politicial circles and ACC, so part of their strategy is also to work from within.

They have been talking to, and have the support of the various importers and industry groups, and are working with non-motorcycle groups who will be keen to align with and support us.

They are meeting daily to develop a well researched and professional strategy for bikers to participate in influencing change, including making it easy to make submissions, lobby your MP and organise a series of national protest rides and media events. They are very keen to focus the energy and passion this event has triggered to stop the levies, but also to use the momentum to put in place a national and credible motorcycle interest lobby group.

[Skyryder]

We need to unify and work together, and PRISM (Promoting Responsibility in Safe Motorcycling), a group of well known and well regarded motorcyclists has formed a lobby group. If you visit http://www.bikersagainstacc.org.nz there is heaps of info, and within the next 24 hours or so (the web designer has a full time job as well) there will be tools to make it easy to submissions, sample emails you can send to your MP, posters and flyersyou can print out etc.

They are in the process of securing support from some very well known (household name) Kiwis who are passionate motorcyclists and the national spokesman will be someone we all know of. The team includes professional web designers, professional marketing and public relations people and academics. They have access to a wealth of information and data, including stuff that isn't normally available to the general public and relationships with the media. They also have an in to both the politicial circles and ACC, so part of their strategy is also to work from within.

They have been talking to, and have the support of the various importers and industry groups, and are working with non-motorcycle groups who will be keen to align with and support us.

They are meeting daily to develop a well researched and professional strategy for bikers to participate in influencing change, including making it easy to make submissions, lobby your MP and organise a series of national protest rides and media events. They are very keen to focus the energy and passion this event has triggered to stop the levies, but also to use the momentum to put in place a national and credible motorcycle interest lobby group.

This is just the sort of thing that is needed. Some group that has knowhow, knowledge of the system and can bring together a diverse range of groups and indaviduals to present a united opposition.

Skyryder

[Cr1MiNaL]

Good stuff guys, well done. Wish I could have been there.

[Little Miss Trouble]

Here goes, the face of our friendly policeman friend is blurred so he doesn't have to shout morning tea at the office!

[klingon]

Here goes, the face of our friendly policeman friend is blurred so he doesn't have to shout morning tea at the office!

Nice Pics, Miss.L!

I'm still not exactly clear what happened at the gate. Rumour has it that the hotel staffer grabbed hold of someone's bike to stop them riding in, but I was on the other side of the car park at the time and didn't see it happen.

The woman in the pics who is in 'discussions' with the staff is Carolynn. She is not a KBer but is an experienced negotiator who excells at defusing heated situations. I would have loved to have been close enough to hear the conversation.

[paturoa]

I'm still not exactly clear what happened at the gate. Rumour has it that the hotel staffer grabbed hold of someone's bike to stop them riding in, but I was on the other side of the car park at the time and didn't see it happen.

Yeah, the staffer half stepped in front of the moving biker and half held up his hand in a sort of stop type gesture, as the rider was already half past him, the rider kept going. The staffer then ran after the biker and grabbed the still moving biker's clutch arm at elbow, several wobbles later coming to a stop and I thought there was a punch up about to ensue.

[klingon]

Yeah, the staffer half stepped in front of the moving biker and half held up his hand in a sort of stop type gesture, as the rider was already half past him, the rider kept going. The staffer then ran after the biker and grabbed the still moving biker's clutch arm at elbow, several wobbles later coming to a stop and I thought there was a punch up about to ensue.

Wow! One punchup would have ruined my whole day!

Just goes to show how volatile these situations are - if he had actually dragged the guy off his bike there would have been all kinds of chaos... and the hotel staffer wouldn't be in good shape at the end of it.

[Ixion]

A hotel dude tried to punch out my mirror. I'm not sure if it may have been an accident but, he was a tad upset and waving his arms aorund (some sort of Continental, I guess).

Fortunately the BMW mirrors follow the general Panzerwagen design, and he just hurt his arm. I ignored it

[Brian d marge]

Yeah, the staffer half stepped in front of the moving biker and half held up his hand in a sort of stop type gesture, as the rider was already half past him, the rider kept going. The staffer then ran after the biker and grabbed the still moving biker's clutch arm at elbow, several wobbles later coming to a stop and I thought there was a punch up about to ensue.

Ive
returned to that picture a few times , the guy leaning forward , arrogant prick , his body language ,

Hes the type that got bullied at school

Stephen

I always wonder , say the image was different ,,,say a scuzzy Hells angel on a rat bike

would brave boy be so brave


anyway good job on protest