Chance of a lifetime: YOU can decide on the message that will unite all bikers

[jafar]

I still believe “Riders Are Voters” is a great message.

Voters have the power to change governments and influence decisions. Ok, that’s very simplistic but the basic theory is right there. If we want change then we use our vote to force such a change.

Lobby the parties, find the one that has the best deal on offer and run with it. However, the current economic situation and other external influences on our lives means that for some, the best deal for their motorcycling persona is outweighed by the best deal that keeps them in work and earning in order to feed the family.

On another angle, safer roads and safer riding keeps us sunny side up and not in a hospital bed (or worse) which also means we can stay earning and feeding the family.

The crux of it though in my humble opinion is that Riders Are Votes is a unifying message, as long as we can get it across to the right people and we have wide, all embracing support.

This has the small problem of numbers, the riding population is getting older & diminishing .

The hunting lobby had a similar message & were actively promoting it, the only one that took them up on it was Peter Dunn. Same with the ban 1080 campain.

[MSTRS:Me]

Riding bikes is a personal thing, not all riders take their bikes out for a fang through the twisties even now, some ride just because they can & enjoy a leisurly cruise.. each to their own.

Yep. Riding as a leisure activity is what I meant.

[jafar]

Yep. Heralding in a new, golden era of biking.

A flood of GN125's on the market??

[DMNTD:Me]

A flood of GN125's on the market??

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssss!!!!!!

[GrayWolf]

Think long and hard about this. The future of motorcycling?
The future was always fucked for motorcycles - whether you were a youngin on an RD350 in the 70's, GPZ rider in the 80's, GSXR rider in the 90's or now. Motorcyclists will never be considered the saviors of mankind, or be put in the same prestige as truck drivers or ambulance drivers..................

Motorbikes are like hot air balloons. Not required for transport (anymore), and you can prove all your life they are safe only to have one accident destroy that reputation over night.

To my mind there is one 'angle' that we have voiced but never really exploited... Transport. You are right that a bike is no longer percieved as 'transport'. Yet we know at current consumption in 30yrs or so the oil is going to be in seriously short supply rescource wise. Apart from the growth in cars worldwide. I beleive there will come a 'tipping point' for all vehicles as was seen back in the 1970's oil crisis. Currently we have a constant supply of ever more powerful vehicles, which really is only because of 'public demand' not for any real road usage. most high performance japanese cars require turbo's and as we all know catch a WRX/EVO etc off the turbo, and they are gutless, so that is hardly what you'd call 'overtaking friendly' compared to a lower HP, higher midranged torque/BHP engine. lets be honest 300kph is all about testosterone and bragging rights in the pub. Technology and the oil scarecity is going to require higher MPG from engines in the very near future (10-15yrs?) We already own a form of transport that does not require so much road, enables traffic to flow faster, and can be very economical.
maybe we need a worldwide effort to start pushing the motorcycle as the transport of the 'future'.
Anyone got a BSA A10 and double adult watsonian???

[Brian d marge]

To much Government

Liberty Equality fraternity?

February , Russian for "bye Mr key"

“Our revenge will be the laughter of our children” ( bobby sands ~)


Lets meet on the tennis court

les enfants terrible de la Republique


Stephen

[Maha]

Beehive Bureaucrats...
Heres my message to you..
If I can suck my cock...
Then you can too!

no animals were treated badly during the photo session.

I am taking T-Shirt orders as of Feb 2nd.

[avgas]

Fuck me, this is like teaching a special needs class.
If motorcycles were one day banned from our roads you'd to be hard pressed continuing to ride one - even inconspicuously.

You sound like you would be hard pressed to ride in the rain.

To be honest if it got that bad I would move out of NZ. Who is John Galt?

[skippa1]

Beehive Bureaucrats...
Heres my message to you..
If I can suck my cock...
Then you can too!

I am taking T-Shirt orders as of Feb 2nd.

You might want to consult a medical professional about your cock I'm no expert but it looks like you have been pressing it between two books

[Maha]

You might want to consult a medical professional about your cock I'm no expert but it looks like you have been pressing it between two books

....does the word girth mean nothing to you?

[skippa1]

....does the word girth mean nothing to you?

only when I try to button up my jeans

[Maha]

This has the small problem of numbers, the riding population is getting older & diminishing .

The hunting lobby had a similar message & were actively promoting it, the only one that took them up on it was Peter Dunn. Same with the ban 1080 campain.

The other small problem with that Riders are Voters thing Marty is that...
It was going to be a defining moment for a certain group who were about to take it to Wellington about this time last year, but then...
It was shelved a few weeks out because ...not even 24 people with the same goal, could agree on how it should unfold.

[jafar]

The other small problem with that Riders are Voters thing Marty is that...
It was going to be a defining moment for a certain group who were about to take it to Wellington about this time last year, but then...
It was shelved a few weeks out because ...not even 24 people with the same goal, could agree on how it should unfold.

Sad but true

[Krayy]

I kind of like the Riders are Voters idea.

One thing that cam to my mind was something along the lines of :

'Our choice, our freedom', 'Our choice for freedom' or 'Our choice, our conseqeunces'

Although I have a sneaking suspicion that something like that has been used before. Probably for a feminine hygeine product.

[Timmeh:P]

I kind of like the Riders are Voters idea.

One thing that cam to my mind was something along the lines of :

'Our choice, our freedom', 'Our choice for freedom' or 'Our choice, our conseqeunces'

Although I have a sneaking suspicion that something like that has been used before. Probably for a feminine hygeine product.

It has been used before: http://www.ridersarevoters.org/what-we-want/

Having found that... this may be of some interest: http://www.mcia.co.uk/Campaigns/Case...orcycling.aspx

I expect some have probably seen it before.