5,000 bikes in Wellington

[Bend-it]

Yeah... but I guess stage 1 in to play nice... and if it doesn't work, then we play errr... not nice...

[Trudes]

Very impresive numbers from SH1 as well, numbers were excellent. The only thing that bugged me was that it was a lovely rally BUT IT WAS MEANT TO BE A PROTEST we were to fukin nice, we should have all bypassed the stadium and gone directly to Parliament. I did.

And that would be one of the reasons that some disabled riders had to park at the Stadium and walk, there were no parks left at Parliament for them.

Yeah... but I guess stage 1 in to play nice... and if it doesn't work, then we play errr... not nice...

Exactly.

[Mom]

Very impresive numbers from SH1 as well, numbers were excellent. The only thing that bugged me was that it was a lovely rally BUT IT WAS MEANT TO BE A PROTEST we were to fukin nice, we should have all bypassed the stadium and gone directly to Parliament. I did.

Bide your time young fella, this protest has only just begun

[Bend-it]

To be honest, an extra $100 a year to register my bike wouldn't bother me overly. A $500 increase is ridiculous, a $100 is not really. JMHO.

Don't get bought out trudes... 1 cent more than a toyota prius owner is 1 cent too much... Remember we're not arguing about amount here, we're arguing about the "no faults" principle and equity...

[Trudes]

Don't get bought out trudes... 1 cent more than a toyota prius owner is 1 cent too much... Remember we're not arguing about amount here, we're arguing about the "no faults" principle and equity...

I'm not, it could be called inflation.... I already pay almost $100 more for my bike rego than my car rego, where were the protests over that?

[C_A]

I'd be pissed at a flate rate. keep 40yr + discounts please.

[Mom]

Don't get bought out trudes... 1 cent more than a toyota prius owner is 1 cent too much... Remember we're not arguing about amount here, we're arguing about the "no faults" principle and equity...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=112770

Like I said, we have only just begun.

[Bend-it]

I suddenly feel like breaking out in song...

we've only just begun to live
white lace and promises
a kiss for luck and we're on our way
we've only begun...

hmmm... perhaps that dates me...

[Mikkel]

To be honest, an extra $100 a year to register my bike wouldn't bother me overly. A $500 increase is ridiculous, a $100 is not really. JMHO.

It is still a 40% increase. A 40% increase - no matter whether it be targeted at a minority - is still way too much. Anything more than 10% increase for an annual expense is outrageous.

I'm not, it could be called inflation.... I already pay almost $100 more for my bike rego than my car rego, where were the protests over that?

Indeed, that protest should have been made ages ago.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Indeed, that protest should have been made ages ago.

We should have never taken the compromise in 1993

[Jizah]

By our count, from the first police vehicle to leave the Avalon duck pond until the tailing police vehicle, there were 709 bikes.

And i was number 407

[bykee]

And that would be one of the reasons that some disabled riders had to park at the Stadium and walk, there were no parks left at Parliament for them.

Exactly.

There were heaps of parks for everyone, thats the point here, IT WAS A PROTEST NOT A RALLY........................Oh my, we are even being nice to the those that didn't want us near Parliament. They locked us out, we all had to climb the wall to get into our place, Doh

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Don't fall for any compromise ...

[Nasty]

What an awesome day ... the power of the people as I walked down the steps from the beehive ... hearing BULL SHIT ... and WHOS NEXT ... I think that message was definately there!

[Pedrostt500]

I think we may have had 6 to 7 thousand bikes at the Stadium, we used most of the available space on the concourse, and through the gates up to the cake tin its self, there was also a lot of bikes parked just about any where you could get one on street level, my numbers are only a geuss, I am uncertain as to how many bikes were parked around town, possibly another thousand.