Originally Posted by
fossil
So what happened,did anyone turn up?
Yep I did and was either the only new face there or one of two?? Big Daves earlier estimate of 15 was over the top as there where about 13 or 14 there, total, including Les! Just shows how many actually give a shit! And before you bleaters get stuck in saying there's no faith in them, which is why you didn't go, it would have only taken 10 of you to get off your arses and turn up to change all the votes to your agenda, come up with new motions, vote whoever you wanted on the committee and even become chairman??
Quite frankly IMHO the job you guys are expecting this very small group to do on behalf of you guys and motorcycling is simply to much to ask in time by itself, let alone they only have funds from 240 members to play with. If you take some of the committee out that have enough to do just being secretary, treasurer, web site development or running the training school program etc, there's stuff all people left for the volume of work that's needed to really make the organisation grow and even implement the pretty good ideas that where presented by the committee themselves. They have jobs and lives to!
There where some good ideas but as I didn't put my hand up to go on the committee ( the only one in the room that didn't) and because of a whole lot of being newly single adjustments goin on in my world at the moment, its not my place to comment on what was discussed.
So all in all, you guys can bleat on Kiwibiker as much as you want but until you start your own chapters, go to the meetings, actually get involved and put your ideas and time in, stuff all is going to change as fast as you want it to. Actually it would take bugger all effort if there where a few of you to make more things happen. And from what I could see of the first meeting I've ever been to, they would welcome the input and involvement. Bronze have enough to do trying formulate submissions to fend off stupid bureaucratic laws like any windscreen over x area needs a windsrceen wiper?? Which meant your new GSXR would have to have a bloody windscreen wiper.
So I learned a few things:
1/- They actually do a lot more behind the scenes than I ever thought.
2/- There's very few bikers that actually give a shit ( about 12 in the whole of Auckland!) Most would rather bend over and take it up the arse than come out on a cold rainy Wednesday night.
3/- The people at that meeting would dearly like to be a proactive orgainisation, not a reactive one. But think about it, the liaison required just to interface and knit together the factions of motorcycling alone ie, Ulysses, HOG etc etc is a full time job on its own. Let alone Marketing, rallies, safety training, Safety campaigns, membership drives, promoting membership at race meetings, bike shows, shops and other events. Then dealing with ACC and/or govt and all the other stuff being called for in previous posts.
Look I know I've written a book above and probably left myself wide open to be quoted out of context and some of you aren't going to like what I have said!
But fuck it! I'm not on the committee and don't have to defend or justify my 2c above!
Rightly or wrongly I'm just telling it like I saw it and I'm not very good at this stuff!!!
IMHO Bikers only have themselves to blame (including me) for not being more in control of our own world.
Edit: I've just reread what I posted and it comes across a bit angry! Just let me say I'm not, the written word is sometimes harsh without the body language. And the meeting was as Dave said positive and pleasant!But I get the impression some are simply expecting to much from people giving a lot already.
On a Motorcycle you're penetrating distance, right along with the machine!! In a car you're just a spectator, the windshields like a TV!!
'Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out! Shouting, ' Holy sh!t... What a Ride!! '
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