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Letters To The Editor

Could any rider falling off their bike as a result of Jetblast It is not swept up or cleaned off the road. This creates
road repairs, particularly in the Hastings Council area incredibly dangerous conditions for motorcyclists. These
around Port Macquarie, please contact me? Port Macquarie loose stones are like trying to ride or corner over marbles,
is a town at the mouth of the Hastings River in New South instant off.
Wales, Australia.
We, as motorcyclists, are placed in very unsafe positions as
I want to hear from anyone who has come off their a result of these cost saving Jetblast repairs. Anyone with
motorcycle due to these dangerous road repairs. Jetblast a story could please contact me via email - pointer11@live.
repairs are done by one truck with only a driver on board. com.au
The truck has a pipe protruding from the front. The driver
stops at a pothole and pressure blows blue metal and hot Grahame Dorahy #69726.
mix into the hole then drives off to the next hole. The
problem is, loose blue metal remains on the road surface. Ulysses Club

Editor, I found the below and thought it would be of interest They keep manufacturing skills and jobs in Australia and
to our members reduce our reliance on imports.
Terry McCarthy #40625 The FULL GEAR PROJECT is a very good program. It
encourages proper training and licensing, protective clothing
Petrol prices are through the roof. Electric cars are in short and road safety. It addresses the problem of illegal use
supply. Everyone is worried about global warming, traffic of motorcycles & scooters. See attached. More two-wheel
congestion and car parking. With all this happening, why commuters means less traffic congestion and car parking
don’t road motorcycle & scooter manufacturers, retailers and shortages. More councils should adopt similar programs to the
importers pool their resources to promote entry level and Glenorchy/Launceston FULL GEAR PROJECT.
commuter motorcycles? Novice riders are the future of the
industry. Spring 2022 is the ideal time to encourage would- Damien Codognotto OAM
be riders into training courses, quality protective clothing Spokesperson
and onto a new registered and CTP insured two-wheeler. The Motorcycle Riders Association Australia
Electric motorcycles will rapidly gain popularity. Companies
are producing electric road motorcycles & scooters in Australia www.facebook.com/damien.codognotto.9
including Savic in Melbourne, FONZMOTO in Sydney and the
Electric Motorcycle Company in Brisbane. These companies
should be encouraged.

2023 National Committee. – if you become a part of the National Committee then
others will lean in to help and advise you as you learn.
I encourage members to consider sending in a nomination
for a committee member role on the National Committee. Serving on the National Committee means that you
It is crucial to the life of the club that members put engage with members to listen and learn, providing you
themselves forward to help run the club. We all know how with information about how best to assist in steering the
easy it is to sit back and let “someone else” step forward National Committee to make decisions in the way that
but the club needs YOU. provides members with the ideal solution.
I spent quite a few years on the National Committee, Please consider stepping up – nominations are due 30
starting as a committee member which is the best place November.
to learn the workings of the committee as a whole. I had
the basics – I was comfortable using email and video Jen Woods
conferencing as a tool to communicate, I was able to be
available when needed, I was also comfortable writing #21395 LM 20
reports and had the skills to be a contributing member of
the committee. I had mentors who helped me learn the
roles on the committee and I know that has not changed

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