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Make a Difference Have you 'made a difference' while travelling, by fundraising or donating time and energy to a worthwhile cause? Are you a non-profit organisation or individual who knows of an opportunity for travellers to help out in a less developed country? Tell us about it and provide contact details.
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Of to Melbourne to have a meeting with Guide Dogs management then on Saturday putting up a table at Raceway motorcycles. The table will sell items to to raise funds for guide dogs and promote PAMSMCRIDE that starts in Perth WA on Boxing Day 2017. Raceway motorcycle is having a Royal Enfield ride day. All the best Beetle.
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G'day Beetle
Just letting you know, that someone is still 'out there' reading this with interest
You sure have been getting around & good onya
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My memory is becoming that good, I should be able to organise my own surprise party soon
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Hire bikes

Jason at Raceway motorcycles in Melbourne have lots of hire bikes that are there for those that just want to fly in. Contact Jason at raceway.com.au all the best Beetle
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Invite to ride in AUSTRALIA-image.jpgat Raceway today. Not our best day but did sell 2 stubby holders and gave out a few flyers on PAMSMCRIDE.
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Very early in 2017 will need 10 bikes and riders at Guide Dogs Victoria in KEW for a photo shoot for promoting purposes. Please contact me at pamsmcride@gmail.com if able to help out. Will need to be a week day. Date to be confirmed and this is something you do for free but a great cause. Looking for mix male and female any make of bike. All the best Beetle
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Sa sidecar gathering 2017

WYHTE YARCOWIE in South Australia 13th May 2017. All types of bikes and riders welcome. More details as I get them sorted, so lock the day now. All the best Beetle 0458294271
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A gift

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Invite to ride in AUSTRALIA-image.jpg that's the flyer I'm working on
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Don't know why it went side ways. Could be my riding style LOL.
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pamsmcride boxing day 2017

Just a bit more explaining - Yes all members will be able to see the total being raised on the website, see total Ive raised to date. For those that are interested they will also be able to follow Me on SPOT TRACKER, also My wife Trish who will be in the Supply car (carrying merchandise for sale, registration forms and signage etc) will do her best to post daily updates on progress of the Ride on the website also. This Ride is not a follow the leader (riders can travel as they want, and meet up at nite or at specific promotional venues during the day), but you can ride with Me. All riders will have Telstra compatible mobile phones, no riding before sun up and none after sundown. Each morning and nite a briefing will be held to assist in a smooth and safe Ride for all. If anyone wants to follow along or join up at any stage in a car/caravan/camper they are most welcome - no charge - people on bikes are the only ones that register and pay. If you want to ride a sidecar and the sidecar carries 3 people its only one fee for bike, same goes for passengers on solos and trikes. Its a lot to get through, but I want to make sure every one understands, check website pamsmcride.com.au for other details. Ill keep posting on this forum and others so that I hopefully get to all interested parties. Any other info that you may want please email pamsmcride@gmail.com. All the best Beetle
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Virtual attendees

OK lets see how this goes down. A first time for one of My Gatherings. Im going to have a VIRTUAL AWARD. So what is a virtual award? well the way I see it is not all interested Riders can get away to a Gathering/Rally, so I want those that can not attend to send off their entry fee of $25 and with that fee I want a short story on why You think You deserve the VIRTUAL AWARD, the entries will be read out at the Gathering and the winner (decided by a vote) will be sent the VIRTUAL AWARD along with their BADGE. Send Entry and Story to Beetle Bayley po box 505 Lavington NSW 2641 and If You want to enter from OS you can email the story to pamsmcride@gmail.com on recite of Your story Ill tell you where to deposit the aus$25. All money I raise goes to training Guide Dogs in Australia. All the best Beetle.
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Looking to the future

You may have heard of Me and My ride Im doing Across Australia (P.A.M.S. motorcycle Ride) taking inspiration from Winifred Wells who did the trip in 1950. Well many months ago I got a call from Jason at Raceway Motorcycles in Nidderie. Jason had heard about the ride and offered Raceway Motorcycles assistance, We had a meeting and all was fine for a while. Id had issues getting Raceway to commit or return My emails and phone calls. Last Friday I get a call from Jason stating that Raceway was not able to meet My time frames and that I would be better getting another firm to help out. Jason stated that He had 4 other business to handle and just could not work with Me on P.A.M.S. MC RIDE. I said that is fine and thanked Jason for his phone call. Well now Im at a bit of a loss, I really need a ROYAL ENFIELD shop/distributer or a Business that sees the potential, to help Me out. I want 2 Royal Enfield 350 Classics, one for Me to ride now to show off and promote the ride, the other to give away as a prize to the one who registers and raises the most over aus$1,000 for Guide Dogs. Im not expecting these bikes for Free, though that would be nice. What I want is a rather nice discount so as I may be able to donate and raise more money for Guide Dogs. For the shop/supplier of the bike I will promote them for over a year while riding, have them written up on My web site, on Facebook pages, promote them at Interviews and in Magazine articles that will all happen during 2017/18 and have their Logo displayed on the 30 day ride across Australia. If ANYONE has a contact or is in Business and sees this as an opportunity to raise their Businesses profile please let them know or let Me know so as I may have a meeting with them to discuss this venture. Looking to the future, all the best Beetle Bayley 0458294271
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Looking up

Got a message from Jim Scaysbrook at OLD BIKE Australasia, he's going to run an article in the magazine about P.A.M.S. MC RIDE. Jim also gave me the name of a guy who won the DOOR PRIZE of a 1950 RE at a swap meet in Qland and also Jim said I should contact Mid Life Cycles in Melbourne to see if they are into helping out/gettinginvolved in PAMS MC RIDE 2017. Things are looking up. all the best Beetle
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Invite to ride in AUSTRALIA-image.jpg made contact with Belinda from Noble by Noble an Australian manufacturer of men's underwear, early days but hoping We can work together and help each other out. All the best Beetle
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