Next Defensive Driving course and new Driving/Riding Road Safety shop in Orewa

**KiWiP** · 30th October 2010, 09:46

Apologies to all on 'Norf Shore' the downpour that just happened was my fault. In preparation for travelling to the sausage sizzle decided to make the Kat pretty by washing her. Just shammied and down comes the rain. Had to be my fault! didn't follow the washing golden rule. Never wash when there's a cloud in the sky

**p.dath** · 30th October 2010, 11:03

I was hoping to come to the sausage sizzle this morning, and lend support to the latest motorcycle business. Alas family commitments prevented me from attending.

I hope it went well, and wish your new business outlet the best.

**Edbear** · 30th October 2010, 11:43

Congratulations, Trish! The morning was great, the sausage sizzle was tasty and not even the shower of rain could spoil it! We wish you well, and you certainly deserve to succeed, a business like this has been needed and should now be supported by everyone!

With 50,000 businesses ceasing to trade over the last year, it's a tough climate, but you have something unique that is needed today and if you can get Govt. support for the DDC's and referrals for training you should do well. Mrs. Bear and I will certainly be recommending you to everyone! In fact Mrs. Bear got hold of her boss right away and she will be calling in to see you sometime soon.

Was great to catch up with a few KB'rs and meet a couple of members for the first time! Nice to be able to put faces to the names!

**MadDuck** · 30th October 2010, 16:55

Well done on your opening Trish and thanks for letting us shelter from the rain and watching a very informative motorcycle safety video. Best of luck for the future and I will most definately be recommending you to as many as I can.

Was also great to see Edbear standing up for a change!

**Mom** · 30th October 2010, 17:20

Absolutely fantastic to have a facility like this. Thanks Tricia for your hospitality today, much appreciated and of course all the best luck in the world. I actually enjoyed my sausages

Yes sausages plural

I am looking forward to reviewing that DVD as well. It was amazing just how much discussion was generated amongst all of us that watched it.

**KiWiP** · 30th October 2010, 17:26

Great to see you installed and with customers coming through the door already. Very impressive here's hoping you get all the success you deserve :-)

**Edbear** · 30th October 2010, 17:34

Originally Posted by MadDuck

Well done on your opening Trish and thanks for letting us shelter from the rain and watching a very informative motorcycle safety video. Best of luck for the future and I will most definately be recommending you to as many as I can.

Was also great to see Edbear standing up for a change!

Now everyone will wonder in what position you usually see me...

**Maha** · 30th October 2010, 17:40

Fantastic stuff Trish and all the best with the new digs.
Free bangers? goes without saying.....

**Mom** · 30th October 2010, 18:42

Originally Posted by Maha

Free bangers? goes without saying.....

Just for you I asked what make they were

**Fatt Max** · 31st October 2010, 08:50

Thanks Trish for looking after us. All the very best with this, I am sure it will be a rip roaring success.

Great to see Ed and his lovely wife and grandson (my Mummy / Daddy button has now recovered, that boy will be a champion boxer one day). Even better to see lots and lots of sausages....oooohhhh, sausages and people dressed in leather.....oohhhh..

I will prmote this to as many people as I can and we as MAG will do the same on your behalf.

Thanks again Trish

Oooohh...sorry, just had the sausages and leather thought again........ooh....

**Katman** · 31st October 2010, 11:56

Originally Posted by Tricia1000

From this venue, I will be offering the Defensive Driving Course, and will soon be offering motorcycle and car related Unit Standards, giving credits to those who are trying to gather credits for Uni entrance.

I suppose it beats getting credits for Uni entrance by picking up rubbish.

**Tricia1000** · 31st October 2010, 19:14

Call in and say hi at some stage.

Tricia

Originally Posted by p.dath

I was hoping to come to the sausage sizzle this morning, and lend support to the latest motorcycle business. Alas family commitments prevented me from attending.

I hope it went well, and wish your new business outlet the best.

**Tricia1000** · 31st October 2010, 20:01

Further to something that I briefly spoke to Anne James about on Saturday.
I think we should join forces with as many people/organisations as possible to encourage ACC to reduce the levy for ACC being paid with our registration for our motorbikes for those riders who are assessed at being lower risk than others.
During the week, I received my rego renewal for my sports car and also for my FZ1. The cost???? $287.87 for the sports job and $528.75 for the FZ1!!!
This is outrageous. In 5 years, I have never needed to claim from ACC for any motorcycle or car mishaps.
When I lived in Ireland, I used to carry out Insurance assessments for AON insurance. Usually the student underwent about 3 hours training, and then had the assessment. Usually they would, following assessment be rewarded with a 33% or 66% reduction in their insurance which can be quite a sum of money. That reduction was good for either 3 or 5 years (I can't remember which).
To make this worthwhile for Kiwis, and as insurance is not compulsory, then the reward will need to be the registration costs for motorcycles.

I still have the paperwork used for those assessments, so we could present a package to ACC. Katrina Van Der Wende is the motorcycle injury prevention consultant at ACC. she visited my new shop on Friday to drop off free stuff for the bikers.

It would be great to get some debate going about this, so that we might be able to move it forward. It would certainly benefit each and everyone of us.
I tried to get a similar deal going with protecta insurance for the same reason, they don't seem to have time to work on the project.
For all those that don't have licences for the bikes that they currently ride, then that is the first step, so that we (bikers as a group) can be seen to be responsible for our actions. For those who don't want their peers to know that they don't have the "appropriate" licence for the bike they ride, then we can get your through your licence discreetly!!!!!!!

I suppose that I would like to see some healthy debate about this topic, as it is close to my heart. Anything that involves educating people about road safety is close to my heart. Also some good and bad feedback, and to properly tease this out.

What do you think??? Is it doable??

**Toaster** · 3rd November 2010, 12:38

Originally Posted by Edbear

I do hope it's nothing too serious, Cam! You're priority is of course with her right now, just know we're thinking of you all and hoping things are well.

Got her home after a week in hospital, but now Mitch is sick.... crikey!