The levies. It's all about the levies. Time to take stock

**Okey Dokey** · 7th December 2009, 12:11

Originally Posted by allycatz

How about trying to get a line of bikes stretching from one end of NZ to the other...Bikoi brought out the 'wow' factor and something like this could do the same...mite even make a guiness record or something. Could maybe be used to pass completed petitions up and down the country back to Parliament

WOW! Wouldn't that be impressive!

**MSTRS:Me** · 7th December 2009, 12:12

Originally Posted by allycatz

How about trying to get a line of bikes stretching from one end of NZ to the other...Bikoi brought out the 'wow' factor and something like this could do the same...mite even make a guiness record or something. Could maybe be used to pass completed petitions up and down the country back to Parliament

Great idea. A group of bikes takes the forms from here to there...some bikers go home at that point, and some continue on. They join the crew at the next town, and so on. By the time they get to Welly, the group could be plenty big.
Also means that those who can't take the time etc to do Welly (again) still get to do their bit.
Edit: - just read your post again. Doh!! You mean like a water bucket gang?

**allycatz** · 7th December 2009, 12:17

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Great idea. A group of bikes takes the forms from here to there...some bikers go home at that point, and some continue on. They join the crew at the next town, and so on. By the time they get to Welly, the group could be plenty big.
Also means that those who can't take the time etc to do Welly (again) still get to do their bit.
Edit: - just read your post again. Doh!! You mean like a water bucket gang?

Well yeah but your idea could work well too...just be linking smaller lines instead of one big line of bikes....even scooters could do this one to make up numbers

**Okey Dokey** · 7th December 2009, 12:19

I was picturing a line of bikes stretching down the road (allycatz), but an olympic torch-type thing (mstrs) is good, too.

**Ixion** · 7th December 2009, 12:21

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

Crash the Santa Parade. Yes I am serious

Well, in Dorkland, it would need a Tardis. Santa Parade was weeks ago

**Ixion** · 7th December 2009, 12:23

Originally Posted by allycatz

How about trying to get a line of bikes stretching from one end of NZ to the other...Bikoi brought out the 'wow' factor and something like this could do the same...mite even make a guiness record or something. Could maybe be used to pass completed petitions up and down the country back to Parliament

Um.

Say, 5 metres per bike. NZ is about 1600 km long.

That'd need about 320000 bikes. Even allowing for a bit of tolerance, at least quarter of a million

**Okey Dokey** · 7th December 2009, 12:25

Bugger! That was quick number crunching, Ixion.

**allycatz** · 7th December 2009, 12:26

Originally Posted by Ixion

Um.

Say, 5 metres per bike. NZ is about 1600 km long.

That'd need about 320000 bikes. Even allowing for a bit of tolerance, at least quarter of a million

Okays I dropped outta maths in the 4th form, thanks for clarifying that lol!....so we go with the relay, linking town to town version.

**Okey Dokey** · 7th December 2009, 12:28

Maybe we could just do 90 mile beach or something?!?

**allycatz** · 7th December 2009, 12:29

Originally Posted by Okey Dokey

Maybe we could just do 90 mile beach or something?!?

Hey Ixion, do your calculations stretch to one island only then...say Auckland to Welly... or Christchurch to Welly

**MSTRS:Me** · 7th December 2009, 12:30

How many petitions are out there?
Rick Barker's one closes 15/2/10.

**Ixion** · 7th December 2009, 12:31

Relay might be good. Gets us publicity in the smaller towns.

I'd suggest two batons or petitions or something, working north and south, meeting up in Wellington at parliament.

We'd want someone starting from the far souff (Invvercargill, Bluff). And ditto from the far north. And they ride a couple of hundred kilometres, then pass over to the next group.

That way it's not too big an ask on anyone at a busy time of year.

Maybe the Parliamentary bikers could do the last leg (say, Palmy to Wellington ?).

That could attract the public and Press.

Maybe collect donations along the way for a Worth Cause.

Not much time to organise something so complex though.