BIKEOI! Well done EVERYBODY you done us all proud

[Insanity_rules]

And didn't we do well? That was huge and well mannered. Seeing all kinds of bikers from big hairy chopper ones to you beaut scooterists. Even got to see GI Joes costume, was on duty guarding cones on the street so didn't get the chance to say hi.

Makes ya proud don't it?

[StoneY]

And in related news, a bike rider in yesterdays bikoi is recovering from a severe arse whupping. This has not been reported as a motorbike related injury...... p/t

Really?
Pix or it didnt happen man you KNOW the farkin rules!!!!
(was this the Mana Parade wheelie king?)

[Ronin]

Really?
Pix or it didnt happen man you KNOW the farkin rules!!!!
(was this the Mana Parade wheelie king?)

I was poking tongue and making fun. Just amused me that a cop would say that he was taken care of by his fellow bikers.

[StoneY]

Makes ya proud don't it?

Yes it does man, godamn proud to be a Kiwi these last 3 days

Lots of work ahead thos so we are bringing BRONZ back to Wellington
There will be a local chapter, close to Parliament to lend power to lobbying

I hope many people who were there today will join up, and get the movement going in a political movement widely recognizable and regarded in fair Aoteroa

Frome the Cape to the Bluff, we came, we owned the motorway, and we said.....

BULLSHIT
Bren your a legend man nice timing

[StoneY]

I was poking tongue and making fun. Just amused me that a cop would say that he was taken care of by his fellow bikers.

[gwigs]

7000 bikes (?) 1200 kms, 3 days on the bike, 1 great Bikeoi . AWESOME !! Managed to thread our way home today Via the forgotten highway & stay dry all day. First time through this 156 Kms Mecca of a road - F##KN Brilliant !!
So glad to have have been a part of this amazingly run event - do it again in a heartbeat. Well done guys !!!!

Knew I should have gone a different way,sh1 really bucketed down at times and blew like a bastard......But I loved it ..thought I wouldnt enjoy the rain..but it was fun...

[Taz]

I had an awesome ride down and back (in the pouring rain). Parked early at parliment, grabbed a coffee, went for a walk along the waterfront, had a beer or 2 and then back in time for the speeches. Got my mug on TV1 news and yelled BULLSHIT with the masses! What a great day. And all this in spite of Stoney telling me online to "don't bother coming ya dickhead we don't need you or your kind". Well stoney I think the rally showed we need all kinds don't you think?

Thanks JMJ and Mrs JMJ for putting us up for the 2 nights.

Andy.

[rustic101]

Is there any word on how much was collected for the ambulance service yesterday? Did we still do that?

Call my contacts at WFA tomorrow and post

[allycatz]

Well I know of several old ladies +85 years that watched the bikes go thru Kapiti from the rest home beside SH1 and told me that the noise was simply wonderful and brought back memories

[Trudes]

Call my contacts at WFA tomorrow and post

Brill!!!

[StoneY]

I had an awesome ride down and back (in the pouring rain). Parked early at parliment, grabbed a coffee, went for a walk along the waterfront, had a beer or 2 and then back in time for the speeches. Got my mug on TV1 news and yelled BULLSHIT with the masses! What a great day. And all this in spite of Stoney telling me online to "don't bother coming ya dickhead we don't need you or your kind". Well stoney I think the rally showed we need all kinds don't you think?

Thanks JMJ and Mrs JMJ for putting us up for the 2 nights.

Andy.

Hey Andy

We were all a bit hot before the ride, I guess it cooled a lot of people off huh?
Look mate, we all said a lot of shit before we got there, but on the day every one of us represented including you man.
Fuck 3 days ago, and fuck tomorrow, we can rip each other all we want

But yesterday me n you were brothers man. And we spoke with ONE voice, OURS

we said.....

BULLSHIT

And we won the first round together, my brother

(ok now ya can all puke)

[reemit]

I've been on the big MAG protests in UK in the late 80 early 90s when 10 thousand bikers turned out and rode around the city streets a bit protesting Euro restrictions from Brussels. It was effective, but nowhere near like what we did on Tuesday. This was way more effective, right up to the bloke responsible and let him have it, face to face. We did it right - no question. Big ups to all the organisers and the cops too for their (subtle) support.

[Mom]

I suggest if the increase goes ahead a TOTAL non-registration of all bikes is the way to go - but it has to be EVERYBODY.

But well done - I had a lump in my throat watching and listening to you all - wish I was there!

I have a very public face and name to this protest campaign. My BB has never displayed a current rego, there is no holder to put it. It is in my pants pocket. So easy for me to walk away from a compliance infrigement. I have never come to attention of plod while I have owned BB. I currently have rego.

I am a big WOF girl, always will be. The rego that I have in my pocket could be so easily overlooked when it comes time to renew

[rustic101]

Never thought when I started that first thread that it would end up with 7000 bikes taking over the capital (they counted 4600 at the Police College with bikes still arrivig, they just didn't stop coming) + 2000 odd at the Duck pond + at LEAST 1000 around Molesworth St and the surrounding area. plus pedestrians and pillions.

TOTAL support from the public, never seen anything like it.

Parliament security are flabbergasted, they were sure it was going to be a riot, they said "we just can't believe how smoothly it all went".

According to them, the biggest protest at Parliament since Dame Whina's hikoi, maybe bigger (hard to compare shitloads with heaps and heaps).

No incidents no stupid stuff.

And a personal memory - heading from the Police College into Wellington, following a couple of bikie cops, speedo on 120kph, bikes solid across the motorway, a foot max between bikes, a bike length or less between them, and EVERYBODY riding brilliantly. And half of them Harleys, and half those patched. Absolutely text book formation riding.

And at least one of those bikie cops must have hit 200kph at least accelerating onto the motorway to catch the convoy. I bet he was grinning from ear to ear.

And now for more serious messages.

We are at war!

Althogh Mr Smith listened politely and attentively to our messages , he did NOT give us the assurance we are looking for.

He (and the National party and ACC) will now be hoping that, having vented, we will go home and forget it.

So it is MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER to get the pressure on locally. Regional coordinators, target National electorate office, national party meetings, ACC offices.




The campaign begins today.

Everything so far was just the warm up. Now we need to come out fighting.

Fact

There were no tickets issued (despited a couple of clowns) one in front of a bike cop....., the other on the roof top of the stadium and another speeding (see below)
There were no accidents (reported) that are known of
There were no compaints from the public or other road users
There was no disorder
There was no rain (or wind

Putting this into perspective 0.06% of the 5000 bikes attending were muppets and overall 0.03% of 12000 people attending misbehave, and contry to expectation it was not who you would think it was middle aged men on harleys and the 1 dick head lone rider clocked at 190ks just south of levin. The description given was 'a red motorbike'.

What you and the team achieved was a remarkable feat and something to be very proud of. Well done and thank you. I for one look forward to the next event.

K

[James Deuce]

We did it right - no question. Big ups to all the organisers and the cops too for their (subtle) support.

It is invaluable and mustn't be taken for granted.

I spoke to a few cops yesterday, in uniform and out, and the one thing that had them most bemused was the arbitrary cc rating brackets for the proposed levies.

As one of them said, "We don't record the cc rating of bikes involved in accidents so how was the decision made to set levies based on cc?"