Ulysses v. Rebels

Many Motorcycle Clubs are known as MCCs. The Downs Motorcycle Sporting
Club, for instance, has DMCSC as its abbreviation.

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
'81 Suzuki GS450-s (gone on to better and brighter things - I hope)
'87 BMW K100RT
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)

www.dmcsc.org.au

 

Hello, Peter!
You wrote on Sat, 19 Mar 2005 19:39:23 +1000:

PC> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:46:45 +1100, "Farque Khantz"

??>> Yeah, my mistake - I clicked on the wrong map (I looked at the
??>> international member which was $140). A new aussie member is up for
??>> $80 for 3 years. Still not cheap for a club that doesn't give you a
??>> voice.

PC> When you look at the discounts on a variety of items like insurance,
PC> plus paying a percentage of Rider Training or First Aid courses, you
PC> get your money back and more.

PC> I think that is why there has recently been a directive to branches to
PC> ensure that proof of age is supplied at joining, because a few people
PC> are joining for the financial benefits that can be had by Ulysses
PC> members.

Good, I'm glad old cunts are getting something cheap. lol

Not sure about cheap insurance though. None of the insurance companies I have been with have ever asked me if I was a member on UCI or any other club except the "have you been fined or charged in the previous x amount of years" club. As for First Aid, all well and nice but I already paid. What Rider Training courses give a discount?

 

Western QBE gives a discount to Ulysses members - so do others I believe.

The club pays back up to (Believe it is $60.00) of an approved course!

Stan

 

not all that many
but enough to have prepared a No Confidence Motion
which was not allowed to be put
because the meeting and discussion was called to an end
"in order for matters to be discussed in a lessemotional climate"
or summit like that

bjbear


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Who would have thought? UC members growing old disgracefully, or do
they mean disrespectfully?

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Bill_H

*** replace the email addy with bill_h at iinet dot net dot au
Some days it's just not worth the bother chewing through the restraints

 

In aus.motorcycles on Sat, 19 Mar 2005 19:44:28 +1000

Because long long ago, and very far away, at abouyt the time the motor
cycle was gaining popularity, the pedal cycle was booming and there were
many Cycle Clubs.

So those who banded together for mutual help and social enjoyment forned
clubs like the pedal cycle riders did. Motor Cycle Clubs.

After all, in the 1910s, there wasn't a lot of difference. Except pedal
cycles probably had better brakes.

Zebee

 

I believe that you get a rebate from UC when you present them with some
proof of having completed said First Aid or Rider Training. I'm not sure
if it applies to ALL courses, or only some specified providers.

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
'81 Suzuki GS450-s (gone on to better and brighter things - I hope)
'87 BMW K100RT
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)

www.dmcsc.org.au

 

<shrug> Well, at time of writing, it was a fair statement.

Whether the club really has the power to do it, I guess, has still to be
proven.

Under the circumstances facing the club at the time, I can see the logic
in them banning rockers, but, OTOH, if someone was cranky enough, and
had the requisite time and money, to fight the issue. (...and this _is_
the Ulysses Club we are taking about!) I wouldn't bet money on the U.C.
winning.

In a quietly reasonable mood, I can't find any great problem with the
rules, myself, but, in the overall scheme of things, it worries me that
it could be the first step towards......."No, you can't have a bike
_that_ pink!"

regards,
CrazyCam (still awaiting his latest paycheck from U.C.)

 

Brakes on a pedal cycle? Looxury! We had to jam our feet on the back tyre to
slow down. But only if you had shoes.

Theo

 

Ran into some Ulysses members at Alex on weekend,still wearing their
patches.

 

I've got patches on the knees of my jeans, does that count?

Theo

 

You've got rockers just in front of your patches then!

-----sharks

 

Will be interesting to see what is in the next "Riding On". There's been
some interesting discussions in the chat areas on the Ulysses site -
most of it fairly supportive of the decision.

Just as a matter of interest, what would you have done in the same
situation? (it's a legit question - not a slap with the gauntlet, btw)

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
'81 Suzuki GS450-s (gone on to better and brighter things - I hope)
'87 BMW K100RT
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)

www.dmcsc.org.au

 

I'm quite happy to NOT have ANYbodies children at the AGM.

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
'81 Suzuki GS450-s (gone on to better and brighter things - I hope)
'87 BMW K100RT
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)

www.dmcsc.org.au

 

The issue was the rockers, not the patch - although I suspect that the
patch WILL become an issue (it's been a sleeper for a long time).

And I have no doubt that there will be those who continue to wear the
patch AND rockers. Good luck to them.

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Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
'81 Suzuki GS450-s (gone on to better and brighter things - I hope)
'87 BMW K100RT
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)

www.dmcsc.org.au

 

Peter Cremasco wrote:

Dunno what Barry might have done.

I'd have gone almost exactly for Rick B.s thing, with the only diference
being an "expires in two months" clause.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Since they don't pay me enough to go to an AGM, I don't care how many
children there are there. (...of all ages!)

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Hello, rosco!
You wrote on Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:03:26 +1100:

r> Children come in all sizes - this one became eligable for her licence
r> yesterday and is working on getting her postie bike registered in the
r> next couple of weeks. She now has been given an example of how welcome
r> she will be with certain groups.

r> Some people actually like their children, your parents obviously didn't.

r> ??>>
??>> Why on Earth would you want to bring a child? Join a Mother's Club
??>> if
r> you
??>> want to hang around with children (or a Harley Owners Group).
??>>

ROFL, I saw that one coming. When I first read it I thought as Conehead, but then realised what newsgroup I was reading and gave it some more thought because I knew their had to be a catch. No one posts something THAT obvious in here without reason. I was actually thinking that the 'child' was much older (say 30-40) and eligible to join ;-)

 

Sorry, no rockers allowed at my mothers club!

 

Id've gone to the Rebels clubhouse for a fuckin' beer!