Friday Ride #175 - 19th September 2008
Our next Friday ride will be heading out from Narre Warren,
it's comming up soon so make sure the request is in.
Further details shortly.
Friday Ride #174 - 8th August 2008
We will be heading out from Bayswater and around the upper
class areas of the Eastern suburbs; through Warrandyte and having morning tea in
the Hurstbridge area.
From there we will head east making our way to the Black
Spur Inn hotel for lunch. After lunch we will head down the Black Spur to
Lilydale to finish off.
We hope to see you there. Check
out the Flyer here.
Protest Ride - TOLLING FOR MOTORCYCLES
Dear Members,
A protest ride has been arranged for Saturday, July 5,
2008, and is being promoted to relevant clubs by Damien Codognotto. This
e.mail and the ride are supported by your committee, but members should be aware
that this is not an official club ride.
The primary focus is to protest against road tolls (e.g.
Eastlink’s) for motorcycles, but also will include a petition to abolish the
unjust $56 a year TAC tax too. Front ID for motorcycles & scooters is
another big issue on this protest run as well.
As motorcyclists we use far less fuel, take up less space,
cause virtually no road damage and finally most of us have a bike as a second
registration.
If there is enough interest there are plans to have stands
at the bike expo and the OZ GP to collect more signatures against the TAC tax.
The petition will be given to an MP to present to Parliament, probably on
November 12, 2008.
The assembly area for the ride will be the Doncaster Park. (Melway reference 46
K1.) The ride will leave at 10 am. The destination is the Frankston
Civic Centre, in Davey Street Frankston. (Melway reference 100A C9.)
TOLLING FOR MOTORCYCLES is a first in this country and your
committee feels that it should be resisted. If you feel this is an issue
worth supporting make the effort and come along - it may be your only free ride
on the Eastlink…
If there is enough interest we will arrange a sausage
sizzle brekky beforehand in Doncaster. If you are thinking about coming
along let me know via email (ianmarr@optusnet.com.au)
or phone 0412 618 125.
Ian Marr
Ride Captain
Birthday Bash 2008
You’ve known the date since late last year, and now here
are the details! The 15th Annual Front Line Tourers Birthday Bash is here,
and this year it is being held at the Lexus Centre – home of the Collingwood
Football Club (a quality establishment to be sure). There will be drinks
at bar prices, good food, great company, dancing, awards and a raffle on the
night, so be prepared for a great night at a very reasonable price.
The attached flyer has the all the details as well as the
booking method (by phone to Andy and Tina Bills on 0417 542 607 / 9769 6769, or
by mail to the club PO box), but please be aware that we need to know numbers by
the fourth of July. Also attached are membership renewal details, so
it’s a perfect opportunity to renew your membership and secure subsidised
ticket costs for the Birthday Bash.
Hope to see you there. Check out the flyer
Friday Ride #173 - 27 June 2008
The next Friday ride is this Friday. We will be
leaving Bayswater McDonalds and heading up to the Marysville Bakery for morning
tea. From there we will be making our way further north to the Bridge Inn
Hotel at Maindample for lunch.
We will most likely include the Eildon-Jamieson Road to
warm you all up on the way there. The ride will finish up at Alexandra
around
We hope to see you there.
Overnighter June 2008 - Mt Beauty
A winter ride to Mt Beauty. Andy has promised
to go around the bottom of the mountains where snow is seldom found.
Meet for a warm brekky at the Beechworth bakery in Healesville, before making
our way across
Day 2 back through Mt Beauty before making our way back to
Yarra Glen to finish off mid afternoon.
We hope to see you there.
Ian Marr
Ride Captain
Friday Ride #172 - 16th May 2008
Heading South for the Winter
The first Friday ride for winter will be on 16th May with
Billsy taing us south to the Mirboo North Hotel for lunch.
We will be heading out from the Narre Warren Mc Donalds and finish up the ride
in cranbourne.
Bring your woolies and I'm sure you'll have a great time. Flyer
Here
Friday Ride #171 - 4th April 2008
The next friday ride is here already...Steve will be
leading us out this time.
Heading out from the Bayswater McDonalds and over to Broadmeadows for
lunch. After lunch we continue west ending up at the Western Ring
Road (inbound) Service Cenre. Check out the Flyer
Here
Ride #170 - Sunday 30th March 2008
Geoff Will be taking us from Narre Warren to Inverloch for
lunch. The ride will finish up at Cranbourne
We hope to see you there. Flyer
Here
Friday Ride #169 - 22nd February 2008
The second Friday ride of the year will be heading out from
the
Pollieville 2008 # Sat 2nd Feb - Mon 4th Feb
The annual Pollieville trek to meet up with the ACT and NSW
chapters has come around again.
Contrary to some whispers, both chapters will still be coming along and sharing
this weekend with us.
The trip will leave from the Deer Park Western Ring Road
Service Centre (the north bound lanes) on Saturday
You should be at the start at
There is a McDonalds and a Mobil servo there, so being early and ready wont
be too hard. We hope to arrive at about
The return will be to either Yea or
Ride #168 Sunday 20th January, 2008
Luncheon at Lysterfield. The First Sunday Ride
of the year.
As we are barbequeing at Lysterfield Lake Park, Family and friends are welcome
to meet us there if they're not on two wheels and on the ride.
Lysterfield Lake Park, which is accessed via Horswood Road (Melway 108D2).
We should get to the park at about 12.30 pm, so around then for anyone meeting
us whould be close enough. Flyer
Here
The Newest Special Affiliate
Rod and Sandy are proud to announce the arrival of
Indi Elle Hagan
at Mitcham Private on Friday 21st December.
Friday Ride #167 - 11th January 2008 - The Leap Year Starter
Happy New Year. The first ride for 2008 will be
led by Billsy to
We will be leaving at 9.00, as the day is about 500km long. Details
Here
Wishing Everyone a Happy & Safe 2008
The Front Line Tourers
'Work Together Ride Together'
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