Australia GS Riders Meets

[Muldoon]

Hi lads,

Hope you all had a good weekend. I ended up getting summoned to the parental home and rode over 700km on the weekend. Froze my nuts off on the way down, man it was cold. Took me 5 hours!! Almost got sucked/blown under a truck on the highway too, that got my attention! Anyone up for a ride on the weekend?? Bike is going GREAT now I can finally wring her out :mrgreen:  Those extra 6000 revs make all the difference! MAtt, you working on the weekend??

[Lukewarm Wilson]

Sounds good at the moment ,  good thing the bike goes in for service tomorrow
matts idea sounds good haven't been down that way for a while now
But now for the bad news its looks like my camera wont take an external lens so no helmet mounted or front of the bike shots :x  :x  :x I'm not happy,  JVC couldn't tell me the manual didn't say but luckly I managed to get to try one that my father had (should have mentioned it to him earlier ) and no go so there goes that idea
So if everyones good I should be able to make it say Saturday :dunno:

[matt86to]

Hey Guys,

Lukewarm , I had my baby in for it's 5000k Service about a week ago I have only had her for a month & half  now  :mrgreen:  I took last weekend off from riding.

Muldoon,  man thats a good ride Ex for the cold weather  :mrgreen: . I went up to Wollongong  on a ride for the day & forgot about these BIG Trucks :x  & Got blown all over the road   .
And yes I'm off this weekend 19 & 20 .  I thinking 20 is going to be a better day for us ( I have been checking out the Weather & they Sat is going to be Windy & Rain :x & Sunday is going to be Dry. Southwest winds easing).  it's just a thought  

all the best matt:) your friend

[Lukewarm Wilson]

Sounds good sunday should be OK keep us informed  
5000ks in a month and a half      you are keen :lol:  :lol:

[Muldoon]

Hi everyone!
Matt, it was bloody cold. I dont think I have ever been that cold for that long! I was wearing 4 layers on top and 2 on bottom and had to stop every 30km's to defrost! On the way back I bought a thermal top and that sure helped! But I always knew canberra was a cold s(*t hole and it was soooo nice to be heading north and taking off layers as I went.
Re the weekend, Sunday sounds really good. Not to early as Im having a large one on Sat night!
Lukewarm, how did your service go? Much $$? How are you panik!

[Anonymous]

Hi Guys!!
Wish i had more time ot join you boys, ive had my bike for several weeks now and only managed to clock up 260 KM's, sad isnt it ? Hopefully now though after 10 weeks of getting real messed up on the weekends i will slow it down to the pace im used to which will leave me with more sobered time to ride my bike and get some experience to join you guys on a cruise, happy riding see you all on the road soon. Cor.

[c0r]

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[matt86to]

Hey Guys,
Ok Sunday is good for  me too :mrgreen:  I know you guys will proble meet some were in Sydney. I will ride up to Campbell-town to meet you guys at the CALTEX CAMPBELLTOWN 94 QUEEN ST around 10.00am ? what do you think . it will take me about 2.30hr to ride to Campell-town


Lukewarm, When I first got her I went out every weekend (Sat & Sun) for a full day of ridings, which was cool because my first bike was a XR400R not the best bike to ride on the road . + I want to get lots of Exp before my P's test.

c0r, You are more then Welcome to join us this weekend  


all the best matt:) your friend

[Lukewarm Wilson]

Hi everbody
Sunday still sounds good I can meet at Campbelltown no probs 10am sounds good.
The bloody service was $305  :x for a bloody oil and filter change though they did balance the carbs and adjusted the Tappets but still Bens BMW was cheaper to service by about $85 (no carbs to adjust)so cant wait till warranty runs out so I can do it and save about $250, so to all the bike shops I say  :nana:  :nana:  to you and your service teams, although I will admit they did do a good job.
Hi cOr good to hear from you you are most welcome to join us when you can  

[Muldoon]

So Lukewarm, can I take it you werent impressed? Where did you take it to? I had first service for $205 at Sydney City Motorcycles in Lane Cove.
Anyway, see y'all on Sunday if I can find the servo....
c0r, welcome, look forward to having you along. Your bike isnt black is it??

[Lukewarm Wilson]

So Lukewarm, can I take it you werent impressed?

Oh Yeah! not impressed at all :x
Realistically it was just an oil and filter change and adjustments the carbs took the bloke 5 mins the tappets took maybe half an hour the whole job could have been done in just over an hour without hurrying instead it took 3.5hours with the mechanic bouncing between my bike and another but by the looks of things I pay for all that labour , parts should have been no more then say $50 at retail oil approx $30, Filter $10, misc $10, so basically $205.00 labour for a job that should take about an hour.
Though i shouldn't really complain as when I was a Mechanic for Mitsubishi the factory gave us say about 6 hours to fit an A/C to a Magna but the workshop wouls spew if we took longer then 1.5 hours but the customer still paid the lot
As I said will be so happy when I can do it myself  
Also see you all sunday I may have an extra or two with me though

[matt86to]

Hi Guys,
I can not wait for Sunday it's going to be GREAT :mrgreen:  :mrgreen: has anybody hear from panik I haven't  seen around here lately
it would great if he could make too.

Lukewarm, thats cool if it's ok can I bring a friend  he does ride a GS, I haven't ask him yet just asking.

dose anybody have a Cam for pics  :mrgreen:

all the best matt:) your friend

Safe Riding  

[Lukewarm Wilson]

Hi Guys,
has anybody hear from panik I haven't  seen around here lately
it would great if he could make too.

Lukewarm, thats cool if it's ok can I bring a friend  he does ride a GS, I haven't ask him yet just asking.

dose anybody have a Cam for pics  :mrgreen:

No haven't heard from panik but ive got his mobile number i'll send him a message
cool with another rider the more the merrya
will probably bring the video again and I'll make some more copies of the old road video for you.
See you all tomorrow  

[matt86to]

hey Guys,
I'm sooo glad we did go today hasn't been a very wild day with wind :x , I did get much sleep last night when it came up about 3.00am & still going strong . Well it's looking good for Sunday the wind hope be only 13mph  and not like today ( I hope) .

Lukewarm, I will see if he want when i ring him  tonight & Also that would great if I could have a copy of the old road video (CD) it be great to Watch . Since it's not a good day for riding I hire a DVD out call Ghost Rider the final ride, man this has soo very cool ri ding .

Muldoon, heres a link for anybody who does not know were the servo is ( just type Campbelltown) in the Town/Suburb

http://www.nowwhere.com.au/caltex/austlocator/search.aspx

it comes with a map that shows how to get there ( This how I found it last time I ride up there. anyway guys take care & I see Sunday


all the best matt:) your friend

Safe Riding

[Lukewarm Wilson]

great ride yesterday guys although I think my hands a just starting to get feeling back :lol:
Bad news though had a look at the footage when we got home and sure enough the camera must of had some problems as I seem to be missing some footage :x  mostly the footage going down into Kangaroo Valley which was really nice so hopefully the camera is alright it seemed to play back alright so fingers crossed it lived, I hoping its all just a battery problem :dunno:
any way all the best till next time I'll be pretty taken up for the next couple of weekends and also that overnighter at Walcha in 2 weeks so hopefully we'll be able to arrange another sometime after that  

[Muldoon]

Hi all,

Well apart from christening the bike on the parking lot of the royal national park it was a great day! Though I think we should wait till it warms up or we get grip warmers before venturing south again! Sorry to hear about the video, somew of that stuff of you and Geoff heading through berry would have been great!
Going to fix my baby this weekend and give her a wash so let us know when you are ready to go again. Say g'day to Geoff for me.

[matt86to]

HI Guys,
what a Great Ride  :mrgreen:  I total enjoy myself  (Ex for the cold & at times the wind  ) it was soo Great  to be able to go on a group ride  I can not wait until next time please let me know .
Lukewarm,  sorry to hear about the vid  
Muldoon,  you christen your baby oh    I hope it's not too bad.
anyway guys take care & I look forward to next we meet .

all the best matt:) your friend

[panik]

Hi Guys,
has anybody hear from panik I haven't  seen around here lately
it would great if he could make too.

hi, I'm still alive.

I've been busy with Uni assignments and exams over the last few weeks, and i've got am assignment due this weekend too

Anyway, I'll try and make the next ride!

cya later
Panik

[Lukewarm Wilson]

[quote="panik
hi, I'm still alive.

I've been busy with Uni assignments and exams over the last few weeks, and i've got am assignment due this weekend too

Anyway, I'll try and make the next ride!

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good to hear  

[Lukewarm Wilson]

Just to let you all know I got two new toys for my camera an AC power plug that plugs into the ciggy lighter on my bike so no more flat batteries and a wide angle lens to get more into the picture I hopefully will get to test it all this weekend if not then when I head up to Walcha on the 3rd of July so I let u all know how it went