BIKEOI - Hawkes Bay

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Sorry you don't like it.

Sorry I didn’t reply earlier. Just got in from work. Everything is good. The info is out there and people know what is on. Lets keep going forward.
Thanks for the reply John. Cheers

We hope to be on the ride on the 14th.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Thanks Chanceyy - whack it on here.

Yep what he said. Thanks Chanceyy

[Taserdar]

Anyone attend the Ulissies meeting at Anderson park .. I was going to but took bike for a run up napier/taupo to get some Kms in.

What was covered etc / Who recieved em aswell.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Anyone attend the Ulissies meeting at Anderson park .. I was going to but took bike for a run up napier/taupo to get some Kms in.

What was covered etc / Who recieved em aswell.

I would be keen to know as well....... What does the mad face mean? Did you get a ticket today?

[Taserdar]

Naw... BUt I recon if anyone did front the gathing they woulda seen plenty of them

I went on road to get some hill work in made a few alterations to my bike for the wellington trip as I usally just ride round town on it with a few trips to Ypawa/Ypuk and I kinda forgot about the meeting till I was about to head out

I am so ready for a bigger bike :/

[wickle]

Anyone attend the Ulissies meeting at Anderson park .. I was going to but took bike for a run up napier/taupo to get some Kms in.

What was covered etc / Who recieved em aswell.

work down the road seemed a fair number of bikes around this morning althou traffic washeavy owing to expressway closed owing to accident on bridge

[Conquiztador]

Anyone attend the Ulissies meeting at Anderson park .. I was going to but took bike for a run up napier/taupo to get some Kms in.

What was covered etc / Who recieved em aswell.

Yep. I did with my son. Knew nothing of this before reading HB Today at 10am on Saturday...

Was to run from 11.30 to 1pm. We rocked up at 11.30 on our bikes. Approx 50 bikes and nothing happening. After approx 20 min we started contemplated the pub. Then a chap took the mic and told us he was Ulysses something. He had a 5 min speech where he got of track starting to talk re how ACC levies for everyone will go up. Fair enuf, but we were there for the higher ACC costs for bikers... He told us about the 14 and 17 Nov rides, but made it sound as Ulysses was organising them... Then he asked if anyone else wanted to talk. Nobody did. There was a photo taken by a reporter and that was it.

We were gone by just after 12.00. Not much of a protest. No politicians there. No bike shops. No ride. Only thing that they had was that poor "Who's next" A4 b/w poster. We made no waves, Joe Blow had no idea we were there.

[MSTRS:Me]

...Only thing that they had was that poor "Who's next" A4 b/w poster. ...

Which they got from KB, anyway.
I guess it was Ian, the guy you mention? He told me some time ago, that Ulysses would not be protesting 'as an organisation'...I guess they still aren't, as such.
However, as individuals, we need them, because we are all motorcyclists, and we are all liable to a shafting. I think you will find a number of them attending the 14th and the 17th.
If necessary, I will make sure that he knows that these days are on behalf of all riders, and no-one in particular.

[Conquiztador]

Which they got from KB, anyway.
I guess it was Ian, the guy you mention? He told me some time ago, that Ulysses would not be protesting 'as an organisation'...I guess they still aren't, as such.
However, as individuals, we need them, because we are all motorcyclists, and we are all liable to a shafting. I think you will find a number of them attending the 14th and the 17th.
If necessary, I will make sure that he knows that these days are on behalf of all riders, and no-one in particular.

Don't get me wrong: At least they were doing something, and he told us that all HB politicians had been asked to front up, but none did. Just felt that if you do something then it could have a little more umph. I am sure all of us there would happily have had a ride through Taradale and Napier, stopped in the towns and told everyone around what it was about.

[Taserdar]

Well the old fashioned way of Word and mouth works Let other know about the KB site and the planed rides .

Has the Local HB ride been posted on un-comming events on the Main KB boards ? also let people know about the National Run on the 17th 6.00am at Petigrew Green Arena leaving 6.30am to join in at Palmerston Iircc.

[Conquiztador]

A small article with a photo in todays HB Today from this. There is also info re the coming rides.

[yungatart]

The local event is in the calendar. I am working my way round putting up posters, even have a couple plastered on the car.
Lets all get out there and make this really successful!

[MSTRS:Me]

We have a kickoff place, we have a ride plan (subject to change), we have tentative destination.
If the weather is fine, what we have planned will work. And well.
BUT
If it's wet, we need a large-ish indoor venue to head to.
Come on...someone must know of a suitable place, as a back up.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

If it's wet, we need a large-ish indoor venue to head to.
Come on...someone must know of a suitable place, as a back up.

There is actually. Down in Meeanee by the speedway. There is a very big covered in arena. I think it is used for horse training or riding for the disabled or something. I was the bouncer there a few years ago for an event. It is big and cheap to hire from what I was told. Anyone know anything about it?

[MSTRS:Me]

I know the place. Would really prefer to have something in Hastings. Or Havelock North even. It's Foss that we are meeting, and ideally it should be in his area. Besides, we want to ride through Napier, Clive and Hastings for impact.