OzSTOC Member Competition No.1

[ST2UP]

In just a couple of paragraphs tell us all what you get out of the Australian ST Owners club and what keeps you coming back for more of this great club.

This competition will be judged by the members by using the "Say Thanks" option on top of the members post....most "thanks" for their contribution wins the race, competition closes at the end of August. Post your contribution below 

Now for the prize......a $50 Caltex Fuel voucher  that's 2 tanks of fuel in your ST for telling us why you enjoy OzSTOC. Make your contribution funny, factual or frivolous.....most votes win 

Good luck


    

saaz, Pockey and ST2UP not eligible to enter

[Biggles]

I get my daily ST buzz reading the OzSTOC Forum.  There's always something going down worth reading about- e.g. Streak's desertion.   
Then I fuel the buzz by commenting on someone's post that I know a little about.
Another way to add fuel to the fire is to share some news of general interest I've found on the web with other ST owners- e.g the ALDI sale.
There's always tales of derring-do in the Ride Reports.
And then there's the excitement in the lead-up to the Annual National Rally.
All these contribute to making this Forum my first stop on the digital highway each morning.
It's when I get to share one of the great motorcycling books in my library in the hope the excerpt inspires someone else as much as it did me.

[StinkyPete]

Many years ago I took my Dad to an Adelaide Motorcycle Show, and while tyre kicking at the then new Honda ST1300 I said to him and said “That's my dream bike, and I'll have one one day”  Well, my dream came true after a catastrophic failure of my Yamaha in Cairns in 2009 during my first long tour.   I instantly fell in love with the bike on my 10,000km ride home.  I quickly became involved with OzSTOC via the Forum and, then attended the first National Rally in Blackheath.   I have been  overwhelmingly welcomed by a group of other passionate tourers and ST owners.   Through OzSTOC I have made some wonderful long distance friends, have travelled extensively throughout Australia and been welcomed like family by OzSTOC members that I'd never met before.  I have benefited so much from freely shared advice and information from experienced tourers, long distance riders, mechanical geniuses, and cunning farklers.

Thankyou to all of you, and I will continue to give of my energy and experience to this club, perhaps returning to others a little of what been given to me.

That's why I keep coming back to this great club.

[ST.George]

About 5 years ago having not motocycled for about 17 years I spotted a stylish looking Honda in front of a tiny 'Gong dealership. Dad was a servo owner and I learnt a lot about mechanics. Admiring the design and the transverse V4 and the shaft drive (previous bike was a Beemer Boxer 650), I sat and wondered when I would ride again. A mechanic/salesman said "This is the bike (white ST1100) I ride home every night - it just purrs and glides thru the night - the smoothest bike on the road". The seeds were sewn.

Three years later I had a work/alcohol related heart attack and retired from business, claimed Super and said 2 Mother Terese that I was going 2 buy a bike b4 it's 2 L8 and I went on the hunt 4 an ST. I went 2 the US site 4 info and was told that OzSTOC exists. Went there and was welcomed aboard. Found a bike on sale from Desty in BananaLand and rode home from the Gold Coast to The Gong. Found many "good-hearted" people with clever humour and helpful technical advice and anecdotes borne of gr8 experiences and adventures. These stories inspire me 2 get out and really xperience this vast, diverse land and 2 stay healthy.

I wear my OzSTOC jacket with aplomb and it matches my STylish STeed and the STandard of friendship in the club. Thnx STriders.

[Gadget]

It's just the Vibe of the whole thing Your Honour.

[ST2UP]

StinkyPete is in the lead at the moment.....

  Up for grabs is a $50 fuel voucher, that's 2 tanks of fuel in your ST 


And all you need to do is:

In just a couple of paragraphs tell us all what you get out of the Australian ST Owners club and what keeps you coming back for more of this great club.

This competition will be judged by the members by using the "Say Thanks" option on top of the members post....most "thanks" for their contribution wins the race, competition closes at the end of August. Post your contribution below 

Now for the prize......a $50 Caltex Fuel voucher  that's 2 tanks of fuel in your ST for telling us why you enjoy OzSTOC. Make your contribution funny, factual or frivolous.....most votes win 

Good luck


    

saaz, Pockey and ST2UP not eligible to enter

[curious1]

To have easy access to likeminded people and exchage ideas and find help, make friends.

[ST2UP]

The winner of the Caltex fuel voucher is......Stinkypete from SA with a total of 9 likes for his contribution.

Well done Pete and thanks for your efforts 



This competion didn't have the interest that we thought it would.....you all must make to much money  10 minutes of your time could have had you in the running for a $50 fuel voucher......


Congrats again to Pete 

[StinkyPete]

I thank you so much for the fuel voucher and add that my comments were sincere and from the heart.  The voucher will go a long way to getting Chris and I to Balranald and home again in a couple of weeks, and we look forward to catching up with everyone then.   

I'd encourage everyone to get involved in any future competition, either as a participant or as a "Thanker"

[johnnyYTED]

 
Congrats Pete. I think you deserved the win. 
I didn't see this comp as I was sick as a dog  when it was STarted and didn't go anywhere near the Internet,so as not to pass my viral pneumonia on  , today is the firST time I read all the 'entries. 
I'll have to keep an eye out for the next member comp and enter. 

[Shiney]

Congrats Pete

[Biggles]

Well done, and nice to see the prize being shared that way.
My wife gets to share my good fortune too.  She can hear me open a bag of chips from the other end of the house.   

[WendyL]

Congrats Pete!

I saw this when it was first posted, was going to go back and add my two cents, but got busy and completely forgot about it 

[ppopeye]

It seemed to drop off the radar. I went back to look for a couple of times and couldnt find it. A worthy winner was selected


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[ST.George]

Congratz Pete,
Your eloquence is only exceeded by your sincerity. M burning with envy ...      ...