Westpac: Piss poor attempt

[Ixion]

$8K with 500 bikes?... Avg $16 per head...ok whos not giving?
Makes ya wonder if the $10k last year with 1500 bikes was bullshit.
Working on the same Avg, last year should hae been around $24K. Something dont add up, anyway, good effort to those who turned out for it.

Some badges and shirts were presold, money even if riders didn't turn out.

And the people who came last year but were put off this year would have been the least committed, and therefore the least likely to donate. The ones who came this year in spite of difficulties would be the hard core, most likely to give. Makes sense.

[Laava]

Jo [cargo] and I left Whangarei in the rain at 6.10 this morning and it rained all the way there and then when we arrived the sun came out!
Was a good day, just got home. Oldguy did you win anything?
The band played a good selection but there was no bar that I saw!

[The Pastor]

I wanted to go

[WarlockNZ]

I wanted to go

coulda, woulda, shouda ... get hard ... LOL

[Maha]

Jo [cargo] and I left Whangarei in the rain at 6.10 this morning and it rained all the way there and then when we arrived the sun came out!
Was a good day, just got home. Oldguy did you win anything?
The band played a good selection but there was no bar that I saw!

I didnt get up till 9.30am....was sleeping just along from you house Al.
Quite like the roads around your Whare, Kara rd etc, went and had a look at the Water fall yesterday (the one just off twin bridges rd)

[Scorpygirl]

$8K with 500 bikes?... Avg $16 per head...ok whos not giving? Makes ya wonder if the $10k last year with 1500 bikes was bullshit. Working on the same Avg, last year should hae been around $24K. Something dont add up, anyway, good effort to those who turned out for it.

Maha - yes you are right in the fact that some people do just come along for the ride or just give a gold coin donation rather than buy the badge or t-shirt. Others are very generous, as an example they buy a badge, give us $20 and say keep the change as a donation.

Re 2007 - The Ulysses Club actually gave $14,000.00 to the Auckland Rescue Helicopter last year. Because there are still some bills/finance stuff to sort we give an estimated "big cheque" on the day.

P.S. Rhino won one of the major prizes. A $250 voucher from Motomail. He is going to get a new jacket!!! Good on ya Rhino.

[Laava]

I didnt get up till 9.30am....was sleeping just along from you house Al.
Quite like the roads around your Whare, Kara rd etc, went and had a look at the Water fall yesterday (the one just off twin bridges rd)

Wairua Falls. Looks good in flood doesn't it? Used to swim there a lot until one day I surfaced from a dive beside a sheep carcass

[Gubb]

i was there on one wheel

Yeah, popping wheelies and weaving through the entire pack certainly made you look cooler.

[Morcs]

Yeah, popping wheelies and weaving through the entire pack certainly made you look cooler.

I noticed this too.

Im usually pretty loose and upto no good, But on a ride like this, you behave.

Otherwise wouldve given the learn both doing wheelies and weaving dangerously

[johnnyflash]

Yep poor turn out all round, even with our lot only half of those who listed to come actually came. Looks like only the hardarse bikers made the effort :-) but as said by others, well done to those that turned up, great effort raising those dollars too,

[thehovel]

My estermate was a tad over optermistic $6500 will be closer to the mark Regards Richard

[Rocky]

Even though not as good a turn out as last year it was still an enjoyable ride for a good cause will be there again next year sun, rain or what ever,

[DUCATI*HARD]

I noticed this too.

Im usually pretty loose and upto no good, But on a ride like this, you behave.

Otherwise wouldve given the learn both doing wheelies and weaving dangerously

blah blah blah

[Donor]

Up at 0600.

Arrived BP Autobahn 0730.

Joined the throng at bloodstock place 0800.

Bought me shirt and a badge.

Got wet, cold and had a few pucker moments in the slippery bits of Queen St.

And I will sure as hell be back again next year to do it all again, rain or shine.

As someone has pointed out, the chopper doesn't fly based on time of day, and they don't mind a little rain... so HTFU and support this next year people, because the next trip may have you in the boot.

[Toaster]

Looks like only the hardarse bikers made the effort :-)

YEP. Although I wouldn't say my arse was hard.... more like toned.

Great event, great cause and sad to see so few make it this year. For those that whimped out, I fart in your general direction!

Now, would someone please clean my bike... it looks like its been offroading. The Mrs won't get into her bikini to wash it for me dammit.