BIKEOI Wellington

[chanceyy]

did anyone see the item on breakfast this morn just aft 7am with Ulysses president asking for all motorcycle clubs, presidents and organisations to get in touch with him to co ordinate a huge protest ride ??

[klingon]

On the regional vs national stuff, we learned some very interesting things in Auckland on Sunday.

The National Party was holding a conference at a venue near the airport, so we (pretty much spontaneously) decided to turn up and hold a demo outside. Somewhere between 50 and 70 bikes showed up (probably 50 at any one time, 70 in total who came and went over a couple of hours).

It achieved quite a lot:

1. We learned some things that worked and some that didn't work - all excellent learnings for the BIG BIKOI
2. We got to meet each other in person and build a bit of trust
3. We learned what communication methods worked best for getting people there at short notice
4. We had a huge amount of fun, caused a bit of harmless trouble, and had a laugh
5. We met some sympathetic police officers
6. WE GOT NOTICED by the people inside the conference

So overall the event increased our energy levels, rather than decreasing them.

We didn't brand it as a BIKEOI simply because we didn't have any materials yet to brand it with. But I would have been very happy (in hindsight) to have called it a BIKEOI event, and start to get tongues wagging - creating a bit of a buzz... that becomes a hum... that becomes a ROAR on the day of the BIG BIKOI.

[Ixion]

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The internet has given us the power to discuss, and plan, without needing meetings, or a proper organisation.

I say "hey how about a ride to parly to tell we are pissed off"

In the old days, only the folk in the room heard.

Now everyone on KB, BRONZ, ULYSSES, etc etc etc all know.

Tell the police, there is no organisation, its just 50,000 bikers with email.

That's what I told the cops on Sunday. They blinked. But's it's true.

[StoneY]

did anyone see the item on breakfast this morn just aft 7am with Ulysses president asking for all motorcycle clubs, presidents and organisations to get in touch with him to co ordinate a huge protest ride ??

Yep saw it, intend to e-mail him tomorrow if I can find the e-mail address

[chanceyy]

Yep saw it, intend to e-mail him tomorrow if I can find the e-mail address

wouldn't a google search locate that? .. sorry I am in the middle of something else or would search myself

[Cloggy]

President
Peter McIntosh
P O Box 5658
Lambton Quay
Wellington 6145
Phone: 04.383.5875
Cellphone: 029.200.6912
Email: president[at]ulysses.org.nz

[Cloggy]

did anyone see the item on breakfast this morn just aft 7am with Ulysses president asking for all motorcycle clubs, presidents and organisations to get in touch with him to co ordinate a huge protest ride ??

That's the way it should be done.
Give it a little bit of time and things will fall into place.
Get the big wigs together, big wigs talk to little big wigs who talk to littler wigs who talk to the masses.
Before you know we'll have 5000+ bikes. It won't take long.

[StoneY]

wouldn't a google search locate that? .. sorry I am in the middle of something else or would search myself

Hehe yep but Cloggy delivered

I been busy with other chases, all good
cheers team

[StoneY]

E-Mail sent to Peter

Invited all Ulyses members to join the BIKOI and posted link to National and Welly thread (only coz I am Welly coord)

[BMWST?]

Hehe yep but Cloggy delivered

I been busy with other chases, all good
cheers team

that cloggy can find stuff!

[bike4life]

A Welly bikers meeting on thursday night sounds good. Cant say i know where the parrot place is tho.

[StoneY]

A Welly bikers meeting on thursday night sounds good. Cant say i know where the parrot place is tho.

Right here bro

[Pedrostt500]

A Welly bikers meeting on thursday night sounds good. Cant say i know where the parrot place is tho.

The Parrot & Jigger is one of 3 bars in the old Lower Hutt railway Station complex, Hutt Rd, Lower Hutt.
Maybe some one will do a Google map link for you.

[Pedrostt500]

Once we have more details after the Wednesday night Bronz meeting and the Thursday night Welly parrot and Jigger meeting, is it worth posting the Bikeoi on Silver Bullet as an event, just thinking about how to get in touch with more biker people.
My second thought was is it possible to make a couple of flyers down loadable from this site so any one can print a few or many off, Iwas thinking one version that can be stuck up in Businesses and other institutions, varsities Polytechs etc, and the second version could be neatly folded to be put under seat straps on bikes, with care.
The concept behind these flyers being down loadable is so that they can be used nation wide.

[klingon]

Once we have more details after the Wednesday night Bronz meeting and the Thursday night Welly parrot and Jigger meeting, is it worth posting the Bikeoi on Silver Bullet as an event, just thinking about how to get in touch with more biker people.
My second thought was is it possible to make a couple of flyers down loadable from this site so any one can print a few or many off, Iwas thinking one version that can be stuck up in Businesses and other institutions, varsities Polytechs etc, and the second version could be neatly folded to be put under seat straps on bikes, with care.
The concept behind these flyers being down loadable is so that they can be used nation wide.

All excellent ideas! YES!