Cheesecutter campaign

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Cheers for the link WelshWizard...

I think that something destructive needs to be done...A more serious protest...Maybe get the headhunters, or mungrel mob involved....

how about bikers slowing down traffic where wire ropes are? I know the main route from Akl to Hamilton they are all along there, and whats worse at a T intersection they are on both sides of the lane heading north! (cant remember which intersection) its not even a sharp corner, nor cliff drop.

Maybe block off queen st with bikes sitting at the lights not moving protesting...it needs to be more out there, or park on the foot paths and just let bikes idle...show people graphical images of accidents which happen with the barriers..

Have bikes at every intersection - down queen st holding up signs...

Or maybe get someone who knows someone to make a doco on cheese cutters and the dangers...

No matter what we do seems like nothing is working...Maybe we should look at holding town meetings and educate people that way, go into schools, and educate...

That’s the spirit. I would go to Auckland and do this with a group, rather than do what we did in Wellington at the last ride. Don’t get me wrong here Cola you did a great job in Wellington but it is time to crank it up a bit and what is said here holds some attraction.

But if most here don’t want to participate in civil disobedient action then so be it.

What is BRONZ doing?????????? FFS…..They told us to back off, They would do it Via the system. Well ????????

Try getting in to the Schools. They are run by the system. The same system that puts them WRB up.

[Kittyhawk]

That’s the spirit. I would go to Auckland and do this with a group, rather than do what we did in Wellington at the last ride. Don’t get me wrong here Cola you did a great job in Wellington but it is time to crank it up a bit and what is said here holds some attraction.

But if most here don’t want to participate in civil disobedient action then so be it.

What is BRONZ doing?????????? FFS…..They told us to back off, They would do it Via the system. Well ????????

Try getting in to the Schools. They are run by the system. The same system that puts them WRB up.

The protest here was good and we got the point across thanks to Quasi and co, but it wasnt enough.

Im thinking not so destructive, but more like dominance in society. People are scared of bikers, walking into a shopping mall and eyes are fixated on you...

If we did a couple of burnouts outside parliment that'd get media there, and cops etc...if ya going to protest do it right....maybe boobs on bikes could be a goer again lol!

Must be catching the media and public...educate, well adverts on radios tv stations, as for Bronze, I havent seen anything bout them helping here, so take it into our own hands to get it done right.

Maybe stop all cagers on on and off ramps on motorways, get them to sign petitions - DO NOT PASS till signed

[henry]

At the risk of being battered senseless for entering this thread, I agree with Ixion that you don't want to get the public offside. It would do more harm for Motorcycling than good.

We're not talking about blowing shit up or even breaking the law. Its about awareness which is sorely lacking. And seeing as Joe Public is more interested in what's happening on survivor than in their own back yard the only way to be noticed is to get in their face.

[McDuck]

I am in.......

[sunhuntin]

i cant guarantee id be able to attend auckland, but would do my best with enough notice given.

[yungatart]

Jam up the southern motorway at the begiining of the next holiday weekend. You would only need 100 bikes doing 50 kph across all lanes to gridlock it for hours. it would definitely get someone's attention.
I'm with G4E, we need to make a statement and we nned to be seen doing it!
No more "Mr Nice Guy" or we will continue to be shafted by Transit.

[Genestho]

Thanks WW for your headsup..

Most people work sat's nowdays too, last year on the BADD run we got 450 along, it was a sunday and we had fantastic weather. (After 11 weekends of shit) We decided Sunday because of the simple fact that everyone works saturdays round here.

Just my two cents as usual...its all simple stuff but...

Should you take your petition?

Do you have banners and/or signs. Information/stats/facts in easy to read/understand format?

For you to teach so people understand you need to remember that people learn in three different ways..
Visuals, listening, hands on.

To make an impact (for want of a better word) you need the numbers, Speech, Main Highways, publicity and info. Info is the key to show people what your aim is, you need to gather and arm yourselves with stats/info/photos.

Your petition is most important to your cause.
Do you have contacts within the Motorcycle Mags that can support you?

Once you have (is it 350.0000 signatures?) perhaps you could design your run around heading to Parliment with your signatures once you get to the needed figure?

Someone has suggested the emergency services imput, great idea.

Time, you need time to create the run with the impact and results your seeking.

You have a big team with big hearts. Wish you every success.

[sunhuntin]

thank you, guzzi. you are right about the 3 types of learning. is it possible to dummy up a section of cheese cutter? like use barbed wire [with the barbs removed to avoid complaints] and posts on a trailer with a few fake body parts and fake blood everywhere? that would help with the hands on side of things.

[Genestho]

thank you, guzzi. you are right about the 3 types of learning. is it possible to dummy up a section of cheese cutter? like use barbed wire [with the barbs removed to avoid complaints] and posts on a trailer with a few fake body parts and fake blood everywhere? that would help with the hands on side of things.

Errr lol why not? If thats what you want people to see.. just depends what you want to get across? Its hard to be practical and non emotive with these things, but people are frightened of dealing with emotion. And I know this for a fact.
Think about what you want to achieve..

Just remembered the practical side of things...we called the local traffic managers and gave them the heads up, (not that we had the escorts in the end) and we had a lot of volunteers, it was only a small run tho and this year we will be getting organised well earlier (May)..for a bigger run.

I left the run side of things to the lads at Bayride and volunteers, and I took care of marketing, publicity, paperwork and organisation of the non run sides of things.

It takes a shitload of co-ordination and you really do need to be speaking the same language in your crew. Alot of communication right down to the last minute. The bigger the ride, the longer it takes, the more people you need in each section of the country to co-ordinate their route.

nuff said

[WelshWizard]

Not to up on Parl opening hours, pity we could not all converge on the Beehive and swamp it out with bikers, cars and lorries so the MP's could not get in with out have to pass through the protest


On another note
I seem to remeber that a bunch of medics were behind the calls for barriers in the first place and they wanted Concrete and were concerned about the dangers of the WRB's and Armco, any one know their name? as it might be worth trying to get them behind the protest.

[WelshWizard]

It would seem that the majority of the original Auckland orginisers are tied up with other things so it would seem we need to establish a new team, or aditional members to get these rides orginised.

So maybe those interested in helping out with the hard work of the orginising should put their names forward.

If any of the original team want to be involved please put your name up as well.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

It would seem that the majority of the original Auckland orginisers are tied up with other things so it would seem we need to establish a new team, or aditional members to get these rides orginised.

So maybe those interested in helping out with the hard work of the orginising should put their names forward.

If any of the original team want to be involved please put your name up as well.

I am sure MSTRS,TART Wasp27 and I can do the Hawkes Bay part of the ride. I am sure Tart can deliver a speech. She did a fantastic one for the Wellington and Taupo rides. Is that ok with you guys? Janet?

But we can’t do anything for the City end of the ride cos we don’t live there.

Hell we can even organise meeting places for other groups to meet up on the way to such an event.

Why don’t the people that organised the partition get it gathered up and we can deliver it to Parliament and do a slow ride to the beehive and make a stand?

[yungatart]

I am sure MSTRS,TART Wasp27 and I can do the Hawkes Bay part of the ride. I am sure Tart can deliver a speech. She did a fantastic one for the Wellington and Taupo rides. Is that ok with you guys? Janet?

But we can’t do anything for the City end of the ride cos we don’t live there.

Hell we can even organise meeting places for other groups to meet up on the way to such an event.

Why don’t the people that organised the partition get it gathered up and we can deliver it to Parliament and do a slow ride to the beehive and make a stand?

Gee thanks Steve.
Count us in. We will do whatever we can at this end, but need a "big city" person to organise that end.
I would hate to see this campaign die, but have to say that it is very frustrating to see such small numbers of KBers committed to the cause.
Jeez, people we don't even have those nasty cheescutter things in the Bay. We're going to make dammed sure we don't get them either!

[sunhuntin]

considering they are going up in the naki, im surprised no members from there have stepped up.

come on, wellywoodians... anyone gonna help get things organised for your end???

[MSTRS:Me]

Apathy rules.
The only thing that will get the masses off their collective lazy arses is...for someone else to get sliced'n'diced.
Any volunteers for that?