BIKEOI Tauranga – 7 November 2009

**Matt_TG** · 7th November 2009, 10:56

Some more pics:

**Matt_TG** · 7th November 2009, 10:58

... and some more

**Naki Rat** · 7th November 2009, 10:58

Be very afraid Nicksta Smith, the rumble is growing louder

Roll on the 17th

**triumphnz** · 8th November 2009, 08:06

some video we shot of the back of the bike of the tauranga protest ride will upload morehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYDhVOVCtv0&NR=1

**cambridgedan** · 8th November 2009, 08:23

mean vid because i was in it haha

**Naki Rat** · 8th November 2009, 09:34

Much betterer

**Genestho** · 8th November 2009, 10:24

What a turnout!

Where I stand, due to circumstances - As one family of three dead Motorcyclists affected by a repeat drunk motorist who should not have been on the roads in 07.

Taxing Motorcyclists seems unfair in a no fault scheme. And it is a good scheme or those who deservedly need it.

If there is to be fault - tax levies across all motorists based on driver/rider history. Someone suggested link levies to demerit points?

If there is to be fault introduced, then automatically those who injure/maim/kill with dangerous and unlawful convicted acts should not be entitled to most compensation options. Culpability? (As it stands courts and letters and faffing around - more waste of taxpayer dollars)

Good work Tauranga

**Taserdar** · 8th November 2009, 12:14

Awsome job Tauranga

**munster** · 8th November 2009, 15:24

Originally Posted by cambridgedan

Here are some of the pics

OMG My Dad is world famous on the internet. Silver haired gentleman bottom right in profile with the cool sunnies on.

Hi Dad.

**spookytooth** · 8th November 2009, 17:05

Yup i was expecting maybe 50 to 100 bikes max,i just couldn't stop smiling as i rode down the tunnel of bikes parked all the way down the road past baypark.Bring on the 16th/17th

**triumphnz** · 8th November 2009, 19:05

my thoughts exactly

**MotoGirl** · 8th November 2009, 19:15

Originally Posted by cambridgedan

mean vid because i was in it haha

Normally the biggest numbers we see in Tauranga is for the Easter Egg Run. I was pleased to see that the protest number blew those numbers out of the water.

You may not have heard just how long the line of bikes was, but according to the cops (I was a marshall at an intersection and they had radios), the line went from Barkes Corner all the way back to the Maungatapu bridge. That's a fair distance!