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Another Cute Pup
- From: CromagnaMan
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The patch on the lady's vest states "Wanted ... More Bikers in Heaven" It was taken in the local "Toys for Tots" Parade last year. Guess that says it all!
Every December, the Marines have a "Toys for Tots" parade here in Tallahassee that usually starts at the local HD store that proceeds around 30 miles or so to a local restaurant to benefit the unfortunate kids that the parents don't really have enough money to purchase decent toys for them. The "price" to participate in the parade is a new unwrapped toys that the local bikers contribute for the cause. I've participated in the last several years, and it's pretty much the highlight (for me anyway) of the riding season. This past year there were almost a thousand local bikers participating ... though an official count is always difficult to determine. This is the staging area at the HD dealership and in this photo it's not even half of all the riders that joined in. This year's parade is going to be held on December 13th, and bikers from all over North Florida, south Georgia and Alabama try to join up to make it a success. If anyone is interested in participating this year, just drop me a personal message and I'll give all the pertinent information. Cagers (cars) are also welcome.
- 1 day ago
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Toys for Tots
- From: CromagnaMan
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Every December, the Marines have a "Toys for Tots" parade here in Tallahassee that usually starts at the local HD dealership that proceeds around 30 miles or so to a local restaurant to benefit the unfortunate kids that the parents don't really have enough money to purchase decent toys for them. The "price" to participate in the parade is a new unwrapped toys that the local bikers contribute for the cause. I've participated in the last several years, and it's pretty much the highlight (for me anyway) of the riding season. This past year there were almost a thousand local bikers participating ... though an official count is always difficult to determine. This is the staging area at the HD dealership and in this photo it's not even half of all the riders that joined in. This year's parade is going to be held on December 13th, and bikers from all over North Florida, south Georgia and Alabama try to join up to make it a success. If anyone is interested in participating this year, just drop me a personal message and I'll give all the pertinent information. Cagers (cars) are also welcome.
- 1 day ago
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Australian Slang!
- From: Robin001
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Australian Slang! - The language we speak in Australia seems to baffle other people no-end. I don’t know why? Aussie Slang, or Strine as it is sometimes called, is I guess a reflection of the harsh, remote Australian landscape, and the no-nonsense "lets get on with it" attitude of the Australian people. So a lot of corners are cut both with what we say and how we say it. Here are a few examples for CC who maybe interested in coming to Australia.
A bit more choke and you would have started. misc:- a statement said to somebody who has just passed wind in public rather loudly.
A few Kangaroos loose in the top paddock. adjective:- someone who is mentally 'not quite there, also picnic short of a sandwich , lights are on but nobody is home, etc.
Back of Bourke. noun:- a long way away from wherever you are, specifically inland and away from civilisation. Bourke is an inland town, hence...
Cackleberry. noun:- an egg
Cactus. adjective:- something has had it, doesn't work anymore, or someone in a lot of trouble.
Dad 'n Dave. noun:- a shave.
Dag. adjective:- bits of manure that stick to the long wool around a sheep's bottom forming small dangling balls. Also a term for a funny person, nerd, goof, loser. In this respect it can have either an endearing or disparaging meaning, although is usually used for a likable fellow.
Daks. noun:- a man's trousers or shorts, now also a brand name. However in New Zealand, daks means underpants, underdaks in Australia. Be sure you know which one they are talking about.....
Dead horse. noun:- tomato sauce
Idiot box. noun:- television, often abbreviated to "the box".
Jackaroo. noun:- a young male station (ranch) hand or apprentice. A Jjillaroo is the female equivalent. Perhaps from the Spanish, "caballero", meaning horseman:
Kick the bucket. verb:- to die. Same as to push up daisies, keel over, go west, buy a farm...
Lamington drive. noun:- a traditional way of raising money for charity by selling Lamingtons. Similar the Brownies selling cookies in America. However, these days fund raising is done by selling manufactured chocolate and the likes which doesn't seem to have the same feeling.
Matilda. noun:- the old term for a swagman's bedroll, swag, pack, or sack which contained essentials (sometime complete belongings) when traveling in the bush by foot. See Waltzing Matilda.
Ocker. adjective:- pronounced ocka, a stereotyped uncultivated or uncultured Aussie male who exhibits excessive drinking of alcohol, womanising, chauvinism, and worships the God called Footy! To call a female ocker is to suggest that she is somewhat butch. Similar to the US redneck.
Onya. misc:- an expression of encouragement, short for good on you. My favourite expression.
Razoo. noun:- a fictitious coin made from brass. The term is usually used to indicate that someone has no money. "I haven't got a brass razoo!"
Sack. noun:- a bed. Used as "hit the sack" = go to sleep.
Sandgroper. noun:- a resident of Western Australia, after a sand-burrowing desert insect.
Sanga, sanger. noun:- a sandwich.
Underground mutton. noun:- rabbit.
Ute. noun:- a utility vehicle, invented in Australia. US = pickup truck.
Waterhole. noun:- a pub or hotel.
Yakka. noun:- hard manual labour. Possibly an Aboriginal word.
Yarn. noun:- a story, usually long, intriguing and entertaining, either fictional or not.
Yobbo. noun:- an uncouth person.
Yonks. noun:- a long time, ages.
Zack. noun:- a Sixpence. Pre decimal currency used before Feb 1966. The term is still used today, but to indicate that someone is broke. "I haven't got a zack".
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- 2 weeks ago
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my worst fear update
- From: cougarhunter
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hey everyone, hope ya'll had a good weekend! first off i wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all of you who wished my daughter well... i thought i would update ya'll on the aftermath. she is doing good, she suffered no broken bones just lots of bruises and some road rash. what upset her the most was this happened on friday morning and on saturday a local biker group was playing their annuall football game against the police, its a charity event to help raise money and toys for our local toy run which is held in december, and she knew with the damage to her bike she couldnt ride it to the game and on the poker run afterwards. with some help from me she was able to ride on the back of mine even though getting on and off was somewhat painfull and we did get some weird looks from people as we rode by with crutches bungeed to the bike , lol, as the doctor wants her to stay off her knee for at least a week. i was really upset thinking she may never want to get on a bike again especially after her witnessing my accident in july ( she was following me when the car hit me and she saw the whole thing ) and now her getting hit herself but talking to her later on friday evening she cant wait to get her bike fixed and get back on!!!! well parts are ordered and on their way so it should be all fixed in about a week or two. again i want to say that we appreciate all the support and well wishes from all of you !!!!!
p.s. the bikers won the football game 20 - 19 !!!!!!!!! the weather was excellent for the day, lower 70's and sun shining made for great riding weather, but alas in colorado it dont last long this time of year and it rained all day today and will turn to snow tonite...
keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down and be safe !!!!!!!!
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- 3 weeks ago
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Pink Ribbon ride report
- From: Dimitra
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Today was the Victorian Pink Ribbon Motorcycle Ride. This is an annual event to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research. Spacemonkey69 and I have made an effort to do this ride each year since I got my learner permit actually, and so it's become something of a tradition, and something we look forward to each year. I'm sure it is a cause that is close to many of our hearts (excuse the pun), as we all know someone who has gone through some form of cancer or another, it's a disease which doesn't discriminate.
Our day started at the reasonable hour of 7.30am (thank goodness as last night was my 15 year high school reunion which went till late - that's another story). We rode first to my sister's place, as we've promised my 7yr old niece that she could ride with us this year now that she can go on the back of hubby's bike. Just as we pulled into their driveway the rain began. Just great! We had a few minutes to wait anyway, as we put the pink bandana around the niece's neck, adjusted her 'pink wings' and put a pink ponytail (helmet hair) on her helmet. The rain stopped and we were ready to go. Mum and little brother watched her hop on the back and us taking off, and I'm sure her mummy had a tear in her eye watching her little girl leave for her first "real" ride (before this we'd taken her only as far as the local cafe).
We rode out to the Westgate bridge meeting point near Melbourne city. The bikes had already started to arrive and fill the car park of the Shell Servo - which is a huge car park. In all there were 10 different 'meet points' across Victoria, all leaving to arrive at 11am at Point Cook. Point Cook town centre was closed off to all cars, only allowing bikes and pedestrian access. A band (Retromax) set to play in the town square, trade stalls, all local retail outlets open for business, some even with specials and part of purchase being donated towards the pink ribbon cause, raffle tickets, etc. Lots of other things organised to make it a memorable day.
We met up with XRAYX and all paid our registration fee - all funds going to breast cancer research. Checked out all the other bikes, chatted with other riders about their bikes, had people talking to us about our bikes... actually it was here I ran into Greg Evans (local media celebrity from the 80's - hosted a match making tv show back then, now on radio) who was checking out my bike really well - imagine that! Turns out they came on his daughters bike which is a 650 Drag Star, similar looking to my V-Star and we got chatting. It was great, lovely guy and his daughter is really nice as well. Got a few tips from him on roads we can't miss on our trip to Sydney, some of the best riding roads he's ever experienced. We'll try work those into the trip.
10.30am all engines started and we hit the freeway towards Point Cook. Kept up a good pace considering there were probably a hundred bikes, and we saw other riding groups from other directions merge with ours as we were arriving at Point Cook Town Centre.
The town was abuzz, splashes of pink everywhere, bikes literally everywhere! People lining the streets, getting off bikes, watching bikes, taking pics of bikes and generally just a lot of fun. My sister was there waiting for us - takng video of all the action (and if I can figure out how to edit it and upload it, I will!).
I had to back the bike into a bike space I thought I might have a bit of trouble with, as there was a lip on the road and it went uphill. "Concentrate" I told myself, "Think about it before you do it", "Ignore all the people watching you, just concentrate and do this"... then, with the right amount of momentum I bumped over the lip and the bike just rolled back smoothly into the perfect position - great! I might finally be getting better at this slow speed, walking around stuff. Just after I parked, the rain began again, but it only lasted a few minutes and was light. Then it was gone - and hasn't come back the rest of the day. We were blessed.
We had a good time at Point Cook really checking out the diverse range of bikes and chatting with various riders. Always interesting to see what other people are doing with their rides, and other people wanting to know about ours. I think spacemonkey69 showed about half a dozen riders the easy bracket system for my saddlebags, cos they hadn't seen it before, stuff like that.
Home early now, had a full on day yesterday, and late night. Got a family dinner on tonight, then going out until late tomorrow after work, to a concert - so trying to conserve a bit of energy - for the next ride!
Hope I haven't bored you all... I'm not much of a writer, so thanks for reading this, and if you made it this far - well you get a gold star LOL
Take care and ride safe to all!
Dim
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- 4 weeks ago
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TWNKL & me
- From: Dimitra
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Pink Ribbon 2009 - my bike TWNKL with me chilling out
- 4 weeks ago
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Pink Ribbon bikes
- From: Dimitra
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Pink Ribbon 2009 - Just a shot of a row of bikes, there would have been at least a few hundred bikes on the day.
- 4 weeks ago
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Just a little bit of pink
- From: Dimitra
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Pink Ribbon Ride 2009 - As you can see, the kids really enjoyed themselves... looks like the tooth fairy even made it!
- 4 weeks ago
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The fabulous trio - red white
- From: Dimitra
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Pink Ribbon Ride 2009 - XRAYX Victory, my V-Star and spacemonkey69's Road Star at this year's Pink Ribbon Ride day - Sunday 25 October 09.
- 4 weeks ago
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Scotty
- From: ScottytheV
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At a charity ride
- 4 weeks ago
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ciberzilla
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dcroc84375
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EAST BAY CHARITY BIKE SHOW
- From: beefsbikenight
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WON 1ST PLACE LADIES CLASS
- 2 months ago
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dsmith56
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SpikesterKen!
- From: SpikesterKen
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Greetings, and a great day to you all!
I am so glad to be here with you all! As a group, we share the passion for the road and the wind in our faces. We share the thrill of two wheels blazing down what ever stretch lies before us. I love my motorcycle, and the pursuit of it's care. In return, it gives my soul the freedom it so desperatly needs. I know many of you share this with me, and realize that nothing can equal, or replace the feeling one gets from thier bike. Yah.....You kinda have to be there to get it.
What you ride is'nt so important. There are fine machines made by every manufacturer! I feel the fact that you are out there is much more relevant. (I have no problem riding behind the Harleys on a poker run, or charity ride.) I'm out there because I love to ride! So should you! I live in Arizona, and the climate here is very motorcycle friendly! (Use your head though...be packing drinks when it's 110 out there! I use spf 50 sunblock too!) The winters are great, and one can get by easily with a good jacket.
To those who have welcomed me; Thank you! I look forward to many years of sharing in your stories, and pictures of your outtings,bikes, and other things you share! Thank you once more!
Friends til the End!
Spike
- Blog post
- 2 months ago
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Charity day
- From: downunder
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My turn riding through the Drake Pub Bar on the Breast Cancer Charity day.
- 3 months ago
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Steve & Grandson Cody
- From: downunder
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This is me and grandson Cody, We went to Drake in NSW for the Ride Through The Pub charity day.
This event is held every year, this year it was spread over 3 days.
They had over 1500 bikes go through the pub @ $10 each which included a ( I rode through the Drake Pub badge) all proceeds going to the Breast cancer appeal.
After this ride every time I moved the bike he wanted to get on the back.
- 3 months ago
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Deals Gap Charity Ride
- From: kenmode
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- 3 months ago
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charity run
- From: Vulcansa
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- 4 months ago
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