Please be aware that Sunday Rides will now commence at 9:00am due to the colder weather.
Our next scheduled ride is 11th May (Mothers Day) - Destination Wivenhoe Dam.
Thursty
May 2008 Branch Meeting - Monday 12th May
Please be aware that our next Branch Meeting will be held on Monday, 12th May, commencing at 7:00pm.
Meeting has been postponed due to Monday 5th being a public holiday
See you all on the 12th.
Thursty
Planning For The Ride CD available
I have received 30 copies of the "Planning For The Ride" rider training CD distributed by the Survive The Ride organization which may be of interest to some members.
The CD takes a while to work through, but the time is well spent as it takes riders through the important things to remember when riding: Motorcycle Control, Observation and Rider Self Defense.
The CD is a good refresher course for riders who've been riding for a few years and developed some bad habits. Call it a pre-Townsville mental tune-up if you will.
I will have the DVDs at the branch meeting on 12th May for those that are interested.
Thursty
Aratula Bikes and Bands Poker Run - Saturday 19th April
The Aratula Bikes and Bands Poker Run is this Saturday.
A group will be leaving the Walloon Saloon at 7:30am SHARP, heading to Ma Ma Creeek for the commencement of the Poker Run.
If you would like to join in with this group, please ensure you are at the Walloon Saloon by 7:20am to ensure they leave on time.
Registrations for the Poker Run open at 8:30am at Ma Ma Creek, with the run commencing at 9:30am.
POLICE on both sides of the border have been heartened by a successful operation aimed at lowering the motorbike road toll in southeast Queensland and northern NSW.
As part of Operation High Side -- an ongoing cross-border patrol effort shared between Gold Coast and Tweed-Byron police -- officers yesterday set up camp on the border at Nerang-Murwillumbah Road, at Numinbah.
WORLD champion motorcycle racer Casey Stoner has called for laws to require riders to wear more protective equipment than just a helmet.
The and Young Australian of the Year who started the season with a win this month said he had seen "first hand" the benefits of comprehensive safety clothing.
Drought has forced a fun park owner to switch from water to oil.
Allen Smith, of Haigslea, 50km west of Brisbane, now runs the only motorcycle museum in Queensland and one of only two dedicated solely to bikes in Australia.
WHAT comfortable two-seater roadster will whip to 100km/h in less than three seconds?
No, it's not a Porsche, Mercedes, Lotus or BMW. It's a Triumph.
In 2004, Triumph released its three-cylinder Rocket III which, at 2294cc, is still the biggest capacity production bike in the world with pistons bigger than in most family cars.
HERE'S one motorcycle that doesn't give way to cars; it crushes them instead.
It's aptly called Monster Motorbike and it has been wowing crowds in Perth with its car-crushing stunts.
The vehicle, which weighs as much as a school bus and is powered by a truck engine is heading east for the Melbourne Motor Show from February 29 and could be turning north to Queensland.
TAPE measure in hand, a Brisbane father-and-son team will measure a rider's backside, arms and inside leg, then tailor a motorcycle to fit.
Last year, Cy Stringfellow, 54, and son Casey, 29, moved from making hot rods to outfitting mature-aged riders about the same time the John Travolta movie Wild Hogs hit the box office.
SOUTH Australian Democrats MP Sandra Kanck has plunged herself into another controversy by inviting bikies to a seminar at Parliament House.
Members of the Gypsy Jokers, Finks and Hells Angels were among guests at a briefing yesterday on new laws being introduced by the State Government to combat outlaw motorcycle clubs.
