AA AND THE RADIO NETWORK ARE ANTI-BIKE

[Mr Skid]

MAG (Motorcycle Action Group (?)) seem to be achieving quite a bit in the UK. Anyone considered making contact with them and opening a NZMAG?

Have you considered getting in contact with them and opening a NZMAG? Just a thought.

[NordieBoy]

So cars are 80 times safer and pushies are 10 times safer than large bikes.
Of course pushies are safer, people don't ride them!

So much to say, so much to rant about...

I think I'll just watch the latest Josh and Ben Show again

[Ixion]

I've had patchy results from them BUT they assure me that as a part of their breakdown service the will come out to me on the bike because it is the member that is covered, not their car. (different from State)

BUT - They are a funny organisation. I'm a member but frankly, I'm not quite sure why anymore?

Cheers

Edit - oh thats right - Vicki went through aperiod of locking her keys in the car and it was cheaper than replacing the side window...

I was a member for a while, years ago, but gave it up, because the times I actually needed them they were totally useless. (car and bike). So now I'm not.

But Mrs Ixion is a member and thinks they are wonderful.

In fairness, they are (as someone said) the AUTOMOBILE Assn not the AUTOCYCLE Assn. And I guess their breakdown service is now (a) a very small part of what they do and one they are not very interested in ; and (b) mainly useful to old ladies and other non mechanically adept people. By and large if I can't fix a roadside breakdown, the AA man is unlikely to be able to. Mrs Ixion, who does not do technology , is another story.

I still think they're a bunch of plonkers though. Meh, I hate old people.

[thehollowmen]

I'm an AA member.

I'll flick them a letter for their next mag to see what their real thoughts are on it.
I know a fair number of us have memberships... lets see how they deal with it because their letter page goes up before the brass.

[SARGE]

i am in contact with a producer from Campbell live..i am trying to get some airtime on the subject. thanks to Ixion for some stats on another thread..

[Lou Girardin]

Just a small point in the diatribes against negative bike comments.
Any non-biker reading the posts in this forum about bins would be horrified. This is a publicly available forum, do you not think that some ACC or LTNZ wonk could not get reams of anti-bike material out of here? We won't even go into the fatalities that have occurred.
I, for one, don't think crashing is anything to be proud of.

[InDeSkyz]

I know I haven't been a 'biker' for very long, but I completely support the use of motorcycles for numerous reasons and do hope that, as the tight knit and vocal community this appears to be, that some attention is paid towards the good points.
Good luck to getting this in the paper or on live tv.
I sometimes wish I were a coherent speaker , so I can help stand up for what I believe/agree in.

[Big Dave]

I sometimes wish I were a coherent speaker

Sometimes I wish I were just coherent.

[Big Dave]

Cavalry summoned - have sent the facts and quotes to the Importers Association via KR. If our facts are right MacKay feels they will seek a retraction and rattle the legal sabre.

Letter to the editor if you like too;
editor@kiwirider.co.nz
he's already got some, but it's too late for the next issue so it's a bit of a bad time frame for KR.

[hondacmx450]

Hmmm, wonder why AA is advising against people buying bikes? Oh yeah, the AA generates it's income from road users other than bikes. What do you expect? Good friend of mine is an AA mech, currently rides a ducati 916 - doesn't own a car, so please don't generalise about the AA.

when was the last time he rode hope he is making the best of the days off and the weather

[kerryg]

I
I sometimes wish I were a coherent speaker , so I can help stand up for what I believe/agree in.

Sometimes I wish I was richer ....oh..and handsome-er ...oh, yes, and also cleverer. ..and then there's hairier ......oh oh oh ...and that I could get my knee down.....oh oh oh oh ..not to mention...do a 3rd gear (or even 1st gear) mono and keep it up on the balance point as I surged past Valentino Rossi....ah well...such is life.... :spudwhat:

[Damon]

Just a bit of an update, had a friend call me to day to say i'd mede it into the paper, sure enough, page A12 of the Herald, Lou Girardin and i have had our letters to the editor pubished,

A little disapointing to see they edited our letters but i guess you get that when you dont own the paper but good to see our point of view getting out there, even if it's at the back of the paper

[simo]

Another point that seems to have been overlooked.
If the AA think bikes are so dangerous, Why is their bike insurance one of the cheapest on the market??

Ever tried to get settlement after a bike accident from the AA? Not that I have, has anyone? Was there any grief

[Lou Girardin]

Just a bit of an update, had a friend call me to day to say i'd mede it into the paper, sure enough, page A12 of the Herald, Lou Girardin and i have had our letters to the editor pubished,

A little disapointing to see they edited our letters but i guess you get that when you dont own the paper but good to see our point of view getting out there, even if it's at the back of the paper

Good letter.

[Jantar]

Ever tried to get settlement after a bike accident from the AA? Not that I have, has anyone? Was there any grief

I changed from AA insurance 30 years ago after trying to obtain satisfaction on a motorcycle claim. As soon as I claimed on an accident on a 3 month old GT750, they increased my excess and made it retrospective to the day before the accident. Yes, they did repair the bike, but the new excess (25% of the bike's value) and loss of no claims bonus plus one years premium magically equalled the cost of repairs.