#9959
Monthly
Newsletter May 2007
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Sponsoring Dealer:
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PINELANDS NT 0829
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Oliver Dunkel NT Motorcycle Centre PINELANDS
NT 0829 Ph: 08 8939 0390 Fax: 08 8939 0300 |
PO Box 39831 WINNELLIE NT 0821 Website: http://darwinhog.110mb.com
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PUBLIC OFFICER Peter Cursaro Ph: 08 8939 0390 email: @ntmotorcyclecentre.com.au |
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MEMBERSHIP
OFFICER Jo Donnolley Ph: 08 8932 6900 (H) Mob: 0417
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ROAD CAPTAIN Phill Alexander (Krasha) Ph: N/A Mob: 0417
313 095 email: krasha1@bigpond.com |
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DIRECTOR Dave Hartree (Hoot’n) Ph: 08 8939 0390 (W) Mob: 0412
581 401 email: hootn@bigpond.net.au |
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SAFETY OFFICER Geoff Theodore Ph: 08 8932 6900 (H) Mob: 0407 654.006 email: neatrim.nt@bigpond.com |
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/ MOTORCYCLE SAFETY LIAISON Mick Luke (Swoop) Ph: 08 8984 3844 (W) Mob: 0407 395 173 email: swoop69@gmail.com |
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PHOTOGRAPHER Brian Sweeting Ph: N/A Mob: 0439 884 085 email: xena39@austarnet.com.au |
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SECRETARY Sharon Pfeifer Ph: 08 8932 4464 Mob: email: sharonpfeifer@bigpond.com |
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LADIES OF HARLEY Michelle Redding (Shell) Ph: 08 8988 9467 (H) Mob: 0417 875 779 email: belgravehomes@bigpond.com |
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TREASURER Geoff Theodore Ph: 08 8932 6900 (H) Mob: 0407 654.006 email: neatrim.nt@bigpond.com |
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HISTORIAN Mark Dobie Ph: N/A Mob: 0404977572 email: N/A |
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EDITORESS Suellen Drinkwater Ph: 08 8984 2430 (W) Mob: 0418 828 982 email: hogdarwin@gmail.com |
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PROPERTY OFFICER/V.I. Shane Doody (Doods) Ph: 08 8988 9467 (H) Mob: 0413 128 660 email: belgravehomes@bigpond.com |
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ACTIVITIES OFFICER Paul Marchant Ph: 08 89844955 (W) Mob: 0423426384 email: paulimarchant@yahoo.com.au |
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WEBMASTER Richard Tokarczyk (Rat) Ph: 08 8927 6636 (H) Mob: 0424 774 449 email: ozzient@internode.on.net |
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DirectoR’S Report
With Dave “Hoot’n” Hartree
Welcome members to
another edition. It would appear that the Dry Season has arrived and it’s time
to give your bike a good wash and polish and get out showing it off on the
road.
I have been able to get
out for a couple of club rides that we held over the past month, Easter Monday
was a top ride going to Buley’s rockhole for the day and then the ride to Hayes
Creek and home via the scenic route (which had a couple of pillions questioning
the joys of motorcycling) to Adelaide River. I thoroughly enjoyed the rides and
the company so thank you to all that managed to attend.
We are about to be
inundated with motorcyclists as the participants of the RFDS Long Ride arrive
at their destination, and we welcome one and all to our fine city and hope we
have a good turnout for the ride into Litchfield National Park.
May Day long weekend
looks as if it will be a top weekend, riding the triangle, so if you want to
come along give Paul our Activities Officer a ring and register your interest.
On a more solemn note I
offer the Chapter’s condolences to the family and friends of Keerin O’Shea on
the news of his passing. A staunch member of the Mount Isa Chapter, Keerin was
a shining example of the HOG spirit of fellowship and brotherhood, and will be
sadly missed by all that had the pleasure of knowing him.
Our next chapter meeting
is at Top End Upholsterers, 18
Dates
to remember for May:
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5th, 6th, 7th: Triangle Ride – Cooinda, Pine
Creek, Darwin. Advise Paul (Activities Officer) if attending.
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13th: Mother’s Day – (Possible outing for meal at
SeaDogs Cullen Bay Italian Open air Restaurant) – TBC
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19th: Harley-Davidson and Buell Demonstrator
fleet at NT Motorcycle Centre, require Hog members for Road Captain/Tail End
Charlie duties and BBQ. Come and ride a model that is different from your own
bike.
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20th: National Motoring Heritage Day
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Up the hill, led by Krasha (Window on the Wetlands Ride) Photo: Kim Rudolph
HOGs on the Rocks (Buley Rockhole) Photo: Sue Drinkwater |
Take
care and get out on the road and enjoy your motorcycle,
Hootn
WEBMASTER’S Report
With Richard “Rat” Tokarcyk
The
photos for Buley Rockhole and Hayes Creek brunch are now on the website.
There
is also a guest book you can sign and comment on the web site
Correct
address for the Chapter web site is:
Regards
Rat
Ms. Editor
With Sue Drinkwater
Hello all!
Only two people got back to me re
the deliberate “April Fool” silliness in last month’s newsletter:
Graeme
“Angry” Tilbury - very quick off the mark: found it almost as soon as I had sent out
the newsletter and John “Madcow”
Chibnall, who was almost as quick.
Sorry, chaps – no prizes! Just the fame and glory of having your name recorded
for posterity in this illustrious publication. . . J
(Phill “Krasha” Alexander found it too, a couple of days afterwards,
but that’s to be expected, as it was in his article, heh heh. All his email
said was “Smart arse”, so I guess he knew the answer.)
Make sure you read Charlie’s “Tech
Talk” section in this issue. (I recently had a cam tensioner scare with my
bike, which in the end turned out to be the very rare Harley Davidson disease
“Nipplus Falloffus”, where the nipples [in truth, they look more like willies
than nipples] that squirt oil under the pistons to cool them broke/vibrated off
and fell into the motor and got chomped up. Ouch. Definitely not fixable on the
road, that one.)
Kim Rudolph has sent me some excellent
photos of both the Windows on the Wetlands ride and last Sunday’s ride to
Keep
smiling!
Sue
Membership Officer’s
Report
With Jo Donnolley
JUST FOR
FUn
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JOKES Compliments of Jesse ·
What do Alexander the Great and Kermit the Frog have in
common? Their middle name. [Heh heh – I like that one. Ed] ·
Allison: "It seems that everything I say to you goes
in one ear and out the other." Jesse: "Well, I guess that's why I've got two
ears." ·
This baby seal walks into a bar and the bartender says,
"What'll ya have?" The seal says,
"Anything but a Canadian club." ·
"It's not an optical illusion, it just looks like
one." ·
Be optimistic: all the people you hate are going to
eventually die.. And remember: Amateurs... . . .built
the Professionals...built
the Titanic Boom boom. |
“Angle
Parking” demo by Madcow Photo: Madcow |
QUIZ
This
is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I didn't.
These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight
answers.
1. Name the one sport in
which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader
until the contest ends.
2. What famous North
American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3. Of all vegetables, only
two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other
vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial
vegetables?
4. What fruit has its seeds
on the outside?
5. In many liquor stores,
you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole
and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the
pear get inside the bottle?
6. Only three words in
standard English begin with the letters "dw" and they are all common
words. Name two of them.
7. There are 14 punctuation
marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
8. Name the only vegetable
or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other
form except fresh.
9. Name 6 or more things
that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S."
(Answers Next Issue)
By Kim Rudolph
We were waiting up by
After about ten minutes of camera clicking, more Harleys showed up,
eventually becoming a kind-of neat row of about thirty of them. More chatting,
more camera waving, and then some good words from Hoot’n about riding
etiquette… When the timing was right we made a move.
60+ bikes turned up for the run and Hoot’n actually took it easy for a
change! (He did tell the old man, he wanted to make it leisurely and
keep the group together (Rudy thinks maybe the hard night before slowed him
down, as a few others were suffering as well))
Along the way we saw this mad bugger driving a car on the wrong side of
the road, with another mad bugger sticking his head out of the window taking
photos of us as they went past. It was none other than Bryan and his brother!
They drove alongside of us, double white lines dividing us, around the bend,
oblivious to anything on their side of the road… Hope you got lots of good
pics!
Good to see no-one got thrown off over the railway line to Litchfield…
few sore bums though! My kidneys haven’t stopped complaining. Don’t recommend
taking photos on the back of bikes over that one!
Further on, we were all merrily riding away, all
staggered and neat, when a red flash zooms past, flicking up rocks and dust in
his wake. I thought for a minute that he was going to overtake Hoot’n and keep
going. Perhaps that was just wishful thinking. I also thought I was the only
one who thought this lad was a dickhead without respect for anyone or thing.
The little Aussie flag pinging away in the breeze should’ve given it away, or
the loud music thumping back at us, or maybe it could’ve been so much bike (a
fully-dressed Honda Goldwing (Rudy reckons it was a big red, two wheeled
Winnebago) and so little man… hmmm.
At
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Hunty & Friend Photo: Kim Rudolph |
He was the only exception though. Everyone else was full of good manners
and had many good things to say about Darwin and our Chapter. So many thanks go
to Sue and Paul Whitmore, and their trusty sidekick, Ann, for supplying the
spread at lunch. What a feast! It was impressive as hell and we’ll no doubt
expect something similar on our next ride! Maybe we should all take it in turns
to supply the food? My old man says a couple of kilos of Kabanas should do
nicely!!
At Wangi a few of us made an executive decision…we were off to the pub
at Batchelor while Hoot’n led the charge for Buley Rock Hole to cool off. Some
went for a swim (the visitors) while some (the locals) just watched (water was
too cold apparently, except for Rats little finger, or so he says). As we
headed off to Batchelor, with the thirst building to new heights, we looked
back and to our surprise, our group
of six bikes grew to about twenty; I guess we weren’t the only ones to
opt for getting wet inside rather than out.
A few empty bottles, burps and stories were had at Batchelor before the
swim team arrived and our time to depart came.
It was a
great day, but as usual on a ride, it went too damn quick!
Ride safe, Kim
With
Michelle “Shell”
Hi all
Following
is letter from Michelle Hanton of Dragons Abreast.
“Good afternoon all,
Mothers Day – Sunday 13th May – is
also the day for Simply the Breast Yacht race! This is shaping up to be wonderful day on the water and we are
delighted to once again be able to offer luncheon cruises and, for the first
time this year – a 'Munch' Cruise and for those who prefer to keep their feet
on Terra Firma there is the luncheon at Crustaceans hosted by the Women's
Network NT.
Appreciate if you can pass on to all
your networks and place on office notice boards etc.
We also have boxes of Pink and White
M&M's if anyone would like to sell them in their workplace for us.
Many
thanks!
Michelle
Michelle Hanton
2004 Telstra Business Woman of the
Year
Dragons Abreast
GPO
Tel: 08 89418923
Fax: 08 89410821
Mob: 0418 898082
www.dragonsabreast.com.au”
She
also sent some flyers for Mothers Day functions, which will be emailed out to
you all separately.
Cheers,
Shell
Tech Talk
With Charlie “MadDog” Caden
Well
it's that time again how time flies when you spend all your time riding. Looks
like every one is happy with their bikes and no one is going to have any
problems. [Unless their nipples fall off, like
my bike’s did. Ed]
Brought
along my old cam chain tensioner last meeting to show what can happen if they
let go on a trip, but no one was interested, so all I can say is I hope it
doesn't happen to you, because you can't fix them on the road. If they let go, your
trip will be ruined, so get them checked if you are over 30,000ks, for peace of
mind. I will carry one with me and can change one - can you?
Noticed
a recall on 2006 FXDWGI and 2007 FXDWG built between June 17, 2005 and December
4, 2006. These bikes have internally wired handlebars that have a potential to
crack at the hole where the wires exit the handlebars between the handlebar
clamps. Should these cracks progress to a point of breaking, the handlebar will
break into two pieces. Recall campaign 0127. You can check any of these recalls
on the Harley site in the service section just put your VIN number in and it
will tell you if your bike has a recall.
MadDog
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I know the middle pic isn’t a
Harley, but check out Bundy the Dog on the ‘Busa Photos:
Kim Rudolph and Sue Drinkwater |
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS’
FOR MAy 07
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Date |
Event |
Details |
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Friday 4th May 07 |
Monthly Meeting |
Top End Upholsterers & Motor Trimmers Palmerston
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Saturday 5th May to Monday 7th May |
Triangle Ride |
Cooinda, Pine Creek, Advise Paul Marchant (Activities Officer) if you intend to
attend. |
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Sunday 13th May |
Mother’s Day |
Support Dragons Abreast Go to one of their functions |
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Saturday 19th May |
Harley Davidson & Buell Demonstrator Fleet NT Motorcycle Centre Pinelands |
Require Hog members for Road
Captain/Tail End Charlie duties and BBQ. Come and ride a model that is
different from your own bike |
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Sunday 20th May |
National Motoring Heritage Day |
Hidden Valley Starting 10:00am |
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Sunday 27th May |
Dinner at Sea Dogs |
$10 pp for small pizza or Pasta Let Charlie know by 20th May |
Why not
print this page and stick it to your fridge?
Department of HOG Business Affairs
Know and support your local HOG members’ businesses
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Phill’s Painting Service “Old Fashioned Quality &
Value” All work guaranteed Ph: 8927 2319 Mob: 0417 313 095 Phill Alexander (Krasha) |
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Snap-On Tools Selling all workshop, mechanical
tools and associated products. Ph: 0409 413 418 Kevin O’Shaughnessy (Kev) |
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Top End Upholsterers & Motor Trimmers Palmerston Ph: 8932 6900 Geoff Theodore (Roasted) |
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Palmerston Computerized Embroidery Warehouse Palmerston Ph: 8932 6507 Fax: 8932 8755 John Chibnall (Madcow) |
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Guitar Lessons By Mark Muffler $30 per hour 30 Years’ experience Ph: 0406 259 080 |
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Delta Electrics Winnellie Ph: 8984 4033 Fax: 8947 0421 John White – Finance Manager |
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Damages Domain Check out the web page at damagesdomain.tripod.com Biker events photo gallery |
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S&J Painting Service 30 years’ experience Ph 0427 987 107 Steve & Jenny |
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Bridgestone Tyre Centre Tivendale Estate Ph 8984 3844 Mick Luke (Swoop) |
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for 2007, please forward your business details to hogdarwin@gmail.com
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by it as a member of this dealer sponsored chapter.
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while the Darwin Chapter is chartered with H.O.G., it remains a separate,
independent entity solely responsible for its actions.
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Sponsoring Dealer, H.O.G., Harley-Davidson, Inc. Harley-Davidson Motor Company,
and the Darwin Chapter and their respective officers, directors, employees and
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for injury to me (including paralysis or death) or damage to property occurring
during any H.O.G. or H.O.G. chapter activities, and resulting from acts or
omissions occurring during the performance of the duties of the Released
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neglect). I understand and agree that all H.O.G. members and their guests
participate voluntarily and at their own risk in all H.O.G. activities and I
assume all risks of injury and damage arising out of the conduct of such
activities. I release and hold Released Parties harmless for any injury or loss
to my person or property which may result from my participation in H.O.G.
activities and event(s). I understand that this means that I agree not to sue
the Released Parties for any injury or resulting damage to myself or my
property arising from, or in connection with, the performance of their Chapter
duties in sponsoring, planning or conduction said event(s).
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meeting to the Treasurer or post to NT Motorcycle Centre
Next Committee
Meeting:
Date: 4th May 07
Where: Top End Upholsterers,
When: 6:30 pm
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National HOG Rally 2007 Nuriootpa beckons! Barossa Valley SA!! 26-28 October 2007 |
2 – 4 November 07
Closing Date for
the June Newsletter
Sunday 20th May 07