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29-03-2004, 09:48pm
...and the combatants were:-
Rob...TonyD...Wayne...Mark...Colin...Franko... Philip&Jayanne...Tony&Bromwyn...Greg&Yvonne.
8 busas + 1 Blackbird = 12 intrepid(and adrenaline charged ) folk departing Nth Richmond at 8.30,heading up the mtns and into the wild (grey)yonder....Yep...10 mins into the ride,the ominous grey clouds weren`t bluffing.... it started pissing down!!! .....but pressing on regardless,we arrived at Lithgow to be greeted with sunshine and warmth (which stayed with us for the rest of the ride)
...coffee,smoko and fuel top up and onward ho,along a heap of back roads thru some terrific and scenic country side all the way to Blayney (fuel and smoko) and finally Wyangala Dam (photo shoot,stretch and yep..smoko)
(incidently..which was once the mighty Wyangala Lake..these days is nothing more than an over grown pond!!...looks really sad that!)
Along the way we had countless twisties,fast sweepers and long straights,giving those inclined the chance to really open up the ol` throttle..(not that one would condone that sort of "anti-social activity" of course!! ) (but then again...not that there`s anything wrong with that,of course!! )
Returning via Carcoar (historical lil village) for a great lunch (thanx Wayne for (pre)organising the munchies) (and thanx to the locals for their hospitality...and for actually putting up with us )
...and full as googs,we then basically retraced our steps on the homeward journey.
Incident #1...a feral,rogue sheep came charging up the road,scaring the bejeezus out of us and(I`m sure)itself as well!!
Incident #2...20 or so cowboys on horseback casually trotting along the road,resulting in more sudden braking manoevours...(I mean fair dinkum...with ALL that lush country side at their mercy,they chose to do their galloping along the paved road...hmmmmm odd that!! )
Incident #3...did ya ever see 9 bikes simultaneously slam on the anchors,from a fairly generous speed,at the sight of an oncoming white car with "blue and red" lights?? ......turned out to be the "rural fire brigade" .....maaaaan!! did we giggle about that later.
Incident #4...many push starts later,we all made sure Tony D`s ride wouldn`t be spoilt by an unco-operative battery
Incident #5...and those damn rocks,eh Tony (the other one)..I`ve got a similar "war wound" on my screen from the exact same ride 2 weeks ago
SUPER RIDE AS,NO DOUBT,EVERYONE WOULD AGREE
Didn`t seem like 600kays...not too shabby for a day ride methinx...but you get that when you`re all having a shit-load of fun,eh!!
See y`all (and others) next time round
cheers....Franko
Rob...TonyD...Wayne...Mark...Colin...Franko... Philip&Jayanne...Tony&Bromwyn...Greg&Yvonne.
8 busas + 1 Blackbird = 12 intrepid(and adrenaline charged ) folk departing Nth Richmond at 8.30,heading up the mtns and into the wild (grey)yonder....Yep...10 mins into the ride,the ominous grey clouds weren`t bluffing.... it started pissing down!!! .....but pressing on regardless,we arrived at Lithgow to be greeted with sunshine and warmth (which stayed with us for the rest of the ride)
...coffee,smoko and fuel top up and onward ho,along a heap of back roads thru some terrific and scenic country side all the way to Blayney (fuel and smoko) and finally Wyangala Dam (photo shoot,stretch and yep..smoko)
(incidently..which was once the mighty Wyangala Lake..these days is nothing more than an over grown pond!!...looks really sad that!)
Along the way we had countless twisties,fast sweepers and long straights,giving those inclined the chance to really open up the ol` throttle..(not that one would condone that sort of "anti-social activity" of course!! ) (but then again...not that there`s anything wrong with that,of course!! )
Returning via Carcoar (historical lil village) for a great lunch (thanx Wayne for (pre)organising the munchies) (and thanx to the locals for their hospitality...and for actually putting up with us )
...and full as googs,we then basically retraced our steps on the homeward journey.
Incident #1...a feral,rogue sheep came charging up the road,scaring the bejeezus out of us and(I`m sure)itself as well!!
Incident #2...20 or so cowboys on horseback casually trotting along the road,resulting in more sudden braking manoevours...(I mean fair dinkum...with ALL that lush country side at their mercy,they chose to do their galloping along the paved road...hmmmmm odd that!! )
Incident #3...did ya ever see 9 bikes simultaneously slam on the anchors,from a fairly generous speed,at the sight of an oncoming white car with "blue and red" lights?? ......turned out to be the "rural fire brigade" .....maaaaan!! did we giggle about that later.
Incident #4...many push starts later,we all made sure Tony D`s ride wouldn`t be spoilt by an unco-operative battery
Incident #5...and those damn rocks,eh Tony (the other one)..I`ve got a similar "war wound" on my screen from the exact same ride 2 weeks ago
SUPER RIDE AS,NO DOUBT,EVERYONE WOULD AGREE
Didn`t seem like 600kays...not too shabby for a day ride methinx...but you get that when you`re all having a shit-load of fun,eh!!
See y`all (and others) next time round
cheers....Franko