Extra-early forward notice: 2008 Unaugural

The date will be May 3, 2008. Please mark your calendars.

Given the number of aus.motorcycles people who have colonised
aus.bicycle (Zebee, Theo, Me, Lemmiwinks, Tex, +anyone else I've
forgotten), it seems only fair to invite the aus.bicycle people along
as well.

In short, the Unaugural is an annual gathering of aus.moto people in a
paddock on my farmlet near Tarago, NSW. Weather permitting, we have a
bonfire of sufficient size to provide a reasonable simulation of
Armageddon. There is overnight camping, awards for various
achievements (such as longest distance travelled to attend), and much
drinking of alcohol and telling of lies.

Think of it as the best parts of fishing, once one gets rid of all the
useless folderol of lines, hooks, bait and water. (And fish).

Here are some photos from the most recent event (the 5th Unaugural),
earlier this month:

http://hok.smugmug.com/gallery/2806294#149827229
http://www.smallsolar.org/BTH/Unaugural/
http://Peter-T.smugmug.com

There's even a FAQ, here:
http://tinyurl.com/2mlbzo

Hoping to see some familiar faces, and some new ones, in 2008!


BTH

 

Wouldn't miss it for the world, BTH!!! ( I know the way there now, despite
your crappy directions <giggle> and won't miss the turn-off next time, ha
ha, PLUS - the Unaugural was seriously the best 'rally-intro' that someone
like me could ever have had! It was fantastic - people I sort of knew....
not too far from home.... felt safe and fantastic, and I had a ball! Thank
you so much - BTH & Minx are fab hosts!!!!!

betty

 

Pick me up on the way past.

 

please tell me Lycra is banned...

mh

 

Too early to pike?

 

I agree on all points BB and have made a note in my calander so as to be
able to organise the following week off and not wake everyone with an early
departure.

On the Sunday, May the 4th be with you.

 

In aus.motorcycles on 24 May 2007 05:53:20 -0700

Only on the motorcyclists.

Zebee

 

May is an awkward time for me, nothing happening that would get me two weeks
away from home, the minimum time I would need to attend. And I've been in
aus.bicycle for ten years or more, not a recent blow-in like you and Zebee.


Theo

 

Yes, I'm afraid so. The accepted technique is to say you'll be
attending right up until the day before, then either claim a
mechanical fault (like, for example, losing the key to the shed door)
prevents your attendance, or just not turn up at all and keep a low
aus.moto profile for a couple of weeks.

You're an old hand at that kind of thing, I shouldn't need to tell
YOU! ;-)


BTH

 

Don't worry Marty, when your dick drops off from riding a 250 wearing
lycra makes it grow back!


BTH

 

Apart from the abrasion resistance, density, flammability and chemical
composition, by Jove you're right! ;-)


BTH

 

If lycra is banned I might not be up for that longest distance ridden
award! I can't do that distance without lycra!!!

 

Oh, so you're the squatter saying that your claim to the land is
validated by your longer tenancy now? ;-)


BTH

 

I thought 1000cc made it grow back...

thats what salesman told me

mh

 

Well, it worked for some of our early settlers. Australian that is, not
aus.bicycles.

Theo

 

Nah, riding a 1000cc just means that you don't notice its absence any
more.


BTH

 

I made a special "Longest Distance (bicycle)" trophy when Aeek said he
was coming, and then he never turned up!

I had to give it to my nieces and nephew, for their frenetic 2 hours
of riding clapped-out bicycles around the paddock. They liked it,
though. ;-)

http://peter-t.smugmug.com/gallery/2807173#149907714


BTH

 

Hmmmmm That creates a dilemma. Do I ride the motorcycle or the bicycle?

I think I might be washing my hair that weekend.

Moike

 

Hmmm, shall have to investigate when I hook up teh interwebz.

Zebee, where's your picture of the moto towing the moto? And do you
think it would be trivial for the moto to tow the bicycle?

I tried once to tow a bicycle with my bicycle, but it fell apart
miserably. About 1km in to my 12km trip home. Yep, locked the second
one against a pole, and caught the train next day.

 

In that case, I'll definitely be there.