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7.7K views 95 replies 17 participants last post by  Warrior1Oz  
#1 ·
I realize that Australia is about the same size as the continental USA, and most of the population is coastal. But as far as where you guys actually live, how spread out are you guys, and how difficult a challenge is it to find other warriors to ride with (or wrench on bikes) on weekends, or even once a month?

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#2 ·
To give you an idea, this years annual meet is in a place called Eildon in the state of victoria.

For me thats just 75/80 minutes ride away.

For the boys from Queensland its a 3500km round trip. :eek:
For the boys from Sydney its nearly 2000km's

All that riding to get together for the Friday night for drinks & nibbles.
Go for a ride Saturday together, more canepes & cocktails saturday night :D, then off home Sunday morning.

The closest warrior I know of to ride with, is just over 30 minutes away. After that its an hour or more. I only know 5 other guys here in Victoria with warriors (although there are more of course)
 
#4 ·
******, so including you there are 6 known Warriors in Victoria. Do you six try to get together for weekend rides and some fun?

What about the guys in Queensland and Sydney, do they have other Warriors nearby they ride with on weekends?

That part of the world seems perfectly-made for riding hot rod motorcycles. It would be cool to see Australian Warrior Club pictures and even some from the upcoming big party.
 
#8 ·
LMAO
I think the attitude and way of life is kinda like the non-french canadian way of things but that is about it. Most of the country has all year round riding conditions and the only snow to be found is on the top of the mountains in the middle of winter.
Yes we have Kangaroos but we don't have those big ass moose things and big ole bears with gnashing teeth :D
I think the fact that we have a lot of the worlds most deadliest snakes kept the bear population down. Hence the closest thing we have to a bear is a Koala and they live in trees to escape the snakes. And Koala's aren't even real bears :p.
But apart from that, yeah, just like Canada :rolleyes:
 
#6 ·
Arizona,

Brisbane guys we have about 13 guys on our list, 5-6 of us ride regularly and the others join when they can. We also know of many more around but not interested in being involved with RS.Warriors. North QLD boys are 16 hours away. Real nice guys and all year riding conditions.

NSW guys are very spread out around Sydney. They do keep up with each other but less so than QLD. A lot of them ride with their own group of friends that have other make bikes. They are careful about riding together due to this being the state that first settled the convicts and some of them are worried parts might go missing off their bikes.

Victorians are probably the most spread out and light on the ground. Although they appear sociable, they seldom speak to one another and instead ride their bikes to coffee shops and complain about the weather. If their is any dispute at all over the direction the ride is going, they shoot each other in Gangland wars. LOL
Heff
 
#10 ·
In all seriousness Australia is 10,000 sq mile larger in area than the US lower 48. We first brought Warriors into Aust in 2003 and the Govenment stopped them in 2006. All up I think we only ever had 346 registered new, and a lot have been written off since then. The guys that stay together on this site are tight and communicate on a regular basis, but their are a lot of owners that just ride with their own clubs and alike.
Heff
 
#12 ·
Sorry, just couldn't resist piping in on this thread since the subject of convicts came up. It is a fact that Britain started shipping convicts to Australia, and principally New South Wales in the late 18th century. Now its well known that the British race is the most bloodthirsty and larcenous of all the earth's peoples, so we may correctly assume that there were no shortage of convicts prior to the late 1700's. I wonder where they went before that? Seems that was right about the time of the first unpleasantness between the U.S. and Britain too. Yup, approximately 40-50 percent of total British immigration to the American Colonies were convicts. I and everyone I know were taught in elementary school that indentured servants were just working off the price of their passage. Now, that is true for some, but the vast majority were, you know, convicts. I just have always thought it was funny that one of the first jokes many Americans make about Australians is that they are all descended from criminals. What was that the kettle said to the pot?
 
#13 ·
lol
I hear you Sico
But back in them days the real cut throats were the portugese and the Dutch. They showed no mercy. Sometimes I kinda wish they colonised Australia instead. The Poms didn't do a real good job and hundreds of years later we still suffer from the same inadequate government structure that has ruined the UK to the point that all the Poms are moving to Australia to get away from it.
 
#21 ·
Spokes said:
lol
But back in them days the real cut throats were the portugese and the Dutch. They showed no mercy.
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The Dutch landed here, looked around and figured out, there was nothing really valuable, hence they left. Now they (we) are back to pick up the pieces and fix up what others stuffed up..... The mercy bit has not changed, but it is illegal right now to dispose of undesirables in the old fashion way.... So we are doing it the painless way :D

Slowly taking over :p

Dutch :cool:
 
#14 ·
To be fair, the 'criminals' sent to Australia and the USA were not criminals by today's standards. The computer had not been invented, wall street didn't exist, and politicians could still be held accountable even if only by Robin Hood.
 
#15 ·
Politicians have never been held accountable and never will. But it would have been far easier to "get rid of" those that deserved it back then.
And yes, they weren't really criminals that were sent here. They were people who were left starving by their governments and got sent to jail for stealing an apple while the fat ******* corrupt politicians and their equally corrupt police force lived off immorally gained riches.
 
#16 ·
Funny thing, Spokes, I wrote a similar reply post but decided Robin Hood humor was more fun, but now you get all serious on me haha, so in other words yes I agree with you 100% except our criminals could beat up your criminals any day haha!!

Dammit, now what have I started!
 
#23 ·
Is there a spot mid-continent where the ride distance could be equalized and there's plenty to see and do? It would be history-making to see a hundred pictures of that many Australian Warriors all in the same place! Us Americans are always so intrigued by anything Australian lol.
 
#25 ·
Damm you funny p***ks, I was readin this thread and laughin so much I missed the start of Bathurst ( now there is a track that is made for the warrior)...Heffer, you should go to hollywood....the walk might do you some good..Seriously though, queensland time is 1 hour behind every one else so they have time to think before they speak.
 
#31 ·
"what's bathurst?.....******, ever heard of the V8 supercar Bathurst round? they even used to race bikes their until nany state said it was too dangerous a track. Google it.... unless you are pullin y d....
 
#34 ·
Ingy...they are all still in the UK...and the rest of Europe. Just got back from Italy and Greece last month, I got ripped off many a time I can tell ya. And ******, I will be ridin to a well stocked pub and watchin casey do his magic too(up the coast somewhere) thought you were pullin my d....
 
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