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GS500 relay around Australia!

Started by Clancy, August 16, 2010, 04:35:08 AM

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the mole

I'll see what I can do Michael. By the way, the ride is getting bigger. It looks like the baton will be escorted by an ST 1300, Triumph Daytona, BMW R100, a homebuilt special with a Ducati motor and maybe a couple of others.

mister

Quote from: the mole on October 30, 2010, 03:22:58 AM
I'll see what I can do Michael. By the way, the ride is getting bigger. It looks like the baton will be escorted by an ST 1300, Triumph Daytona, BMW R100, a homebuilt special with a Ducati motor and maybe a couple of others.

Well, it's an important bit of kit and needs the protection / personal body guards. Just make sure to throw some GS500 stickers or sticky notes onto the other bikes so at least in name they are GS500s  :D

Michael
GS Picture Game - Lists of Completed Challenges & Current Challenge http://tinyurl.com/GS500PictureGame and http://tinyurl.com/GS500PictureGameList2

GS500 Round Aust Relay http://tinyurl.com/GS500RoundAustRelay

the mole

#82
The baton is in Tamworth! This is the mole, Nick, Gobby and John. John led most of the ride on his Triumph Daytona (because he knew the way!), Nick was on the '76 BMW R100 and Gobby left the Ducati special at home and brought his FZ1. Big John who took the photo rode his ST1300.


This is me handing the baton to Ross. His bike is a near new '09, I think it looks great in blue without the tank stripes. Hope you had a good ride home Ross, the weather held for us, with sunshine all the way home.


Here's the two GSs in front of the BP sign Michael!


And this is the view in the other direction. That's Tyringham, blink and you've missed it! Big John in the pink shirt.


The route was south from Byron on the coast road, then thanks to John we cut inland west of the highway and were on back roads to Alstonville and Lawrence, across on the ferry to the west side of the river and down to Grafton. Some of us refuelled there and after a coffee we headed south west to Nymboida. West of Nymboida the road gets seriously twisty, with many corners marked at 25 or 35 km/h. Its a pretty narrow road, and a few dead kangaroos and some stray cattle on the roadside kept us on our toes. John had been leading with a nice easy pace, but when we hit this section he turned it up a few notches. Gobby was right behind him on the FZ1, and Nick was just keeping in touch on his BMW. Most of it is a fairly steep climb and the boys weren't wasting any time between the bends, so I had to really push the GS to keep up with Nick. For about 25 km I was hardly ever under 7500 rpm and if I wasn't in a corner it was full throttle! Only had one 'moment', when I came into a left hander braking hard and changed down a bit too aggressively. The rear locked and stepped out, but I got off the brake and it came back. To be honest, it had been 30 years since I'd ridden as hard as that and it took a little while to settle into the rhythm, but to be able to hang with the litre bikes through the twisties was a nice feeling. It really wasn't the ideal road for the ST 1300, and big John pulled into Tyringham nearly 10 minutes behind us. After meeting up with Ross, exchanging the baton and having a chat for a while we decided to head back to Nymboida for lunch. Had a great burger at the pub there, and a look at the museum which had some historical artifacts from the area, a few interesting old bikes and some paraphernalia from the movie "Gladiator". We re-traced our route back to Grafton and Lawrence, but then cut north to Casino. Nick left us there to go back to Uki via Kyogle, and for the rest of us it was east to Lismore and Bangalow where we split up and headed home. All in all a great day's ride!
:thumb: David.

Twisted

Very cool. Where is the baton off to next?

Went for a ride with Mister today out to Crows Nest with some very fast bikes. The poor GS was panting behind them. At one stage I was cruising along at 140k's and a Busa blew buy like I was standing still. The guys on the speed triples were a bit wussy, managed to leave them in the twisties and I am not that great riding in them.

the mole

#84
I just added a bit more to the story.^

Yes, I know how you feel. When Gobby opened up the FZ it looked like Scotty had engaged the warp drive!

Michael, I have no idea how to update the map of the route you posted before, could you give me some advice or do it from my description?

uninhibited

The baton is in Tamworth.  Had a reasonably uneventful ride back, traffic was light, no rain just a bit of a swirling head wind.  Glad it didn't rain but due to the forecast of precipitation and as you can see from the photo I had decided to wear the all weather pants, so I ended up sweating like a paedophile in rompus room.
So where to next?
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mister

#86
There I am minding my business at 130. Nothing in the mirror. A few seconds later... Vroom... Busa flies by. Peppers me with bits of the road. One hits my finger end on - farken hurt that did.

Don't know what's up with the Speed Triple guys. I caught them. Sat about 115 behind them for five minutes. Every time they came to a bend they slowed down even more. WTF? Screw that. See ya later. Blew past two Speed Triples in the sweepers, left them for dust in the twisties while I caught a VTR1000 and Z750.  :woohoo: Never caught the woman on the B King though.  :bowdown:

Well done David (and co) and Ross. Next step is to get the baton to Newcastle, then into Sydney, then to Bathurst before getting it back to Sydney. David, Alstonville to Lawrence is a BIG gap Did you head into Lismore then Casino and end up going down Sumerland down to Lawrence or....

Ross, any chance you can get a photo of the baton on your bike at the Big Guitar please and put it up?

Calling The Shadow. Calling The Shadow. (Miraz, where are you based - suburb?)

Michael

GS Picture Game - Lists of Completed Challenges & Current Challenge http://tinyurl.com/GS500PictureGame and http://tinyurl.com/GS500PictureGameList2

GS500 Round Aust Relay http://tinyurl.com/GS500RoundAustRelay

uninhibited

#87
Quote from: mister on October 31, 2010, 04:07:34 AM

Ross, any chance you can get a photo of the baton on your bike at the Big Guitar please and put it up?


No worries just gotta wash me helmet, by the time I got home it was like trying to look through a sieve .  Is it just me or are the bugs particularly bad ATM?

Oh and Michael when it comes time you will have to guide me through updating the google map.

Next up can catch me at hotute@hotmail.com
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Miraz

Quote from: mister on October 31, 2010, 04:07:34 AM(Miraz, where are you based - suburb?)

Northern Beaches - Mona Vale

Assuming Shadow wants to do the leg to Newcastle, then I'd suggest the Denman pub as a suitable handover for the next leg down to Sydney - which would allow for a loop of the Old Pacific Highway and Putty Rd.
For the leg to Bathhurst I'd suggest either Lithgow or Jenolan Caves as a suitable handover point

the mole

Quote from: mister on October 31, 2010, 04:07:34 AM
David, Alstonville to Lawrence is a BIG gap Did you head into Lismore then Casino and end up going down Sumerland down to Lawrence or....

Michael
We went from Alstonville down Wardell Rd, Bagotville Rd, Kilgin Rd to Woodburn then on the Pac Hwy to Maclean, Lawrence Rd to Lawrence, then across the river by ferry to the Grafton-Lawrence Rd.

Q: How do you travel 200 meters but only move 15, while passing 10 cars and a truck?
A: Filtering on the ferry!

bubba zanetti

Quote from: Miraz on October 31, 2010, 12:07:59 PM
Quote from: mister on October 31, 2010, 04:07:34 AM(Miraz, where are you based - suburb?)

Northern Beaches - Mona Vale

Assuming Shadow wants to do the leg to Newcastle, then I'd suggest the Denman pub as a suitable handover for the next leg down to Sydney - which would allow for a loop of the Old Pacific Highway and Putty Rd.
For the leg to Bathhurst I'd suggest either Lithgow or Jenolan Caves as a suitable handover point

Sofala.
The more I learn about women, the more I love my bike.

SHENANIGANS

Ugly Fat Old Bastard #72

mister

Quote from: the mole on October 31, 2010, 02:41:15 PM
Quote from: mister on October 31, 2010, 04:07:34 AM
David, Alstonville to Lawrence is a BIG gap Did you head into Lismore then Casino and end up going down Sumerland down to Lawrence or....

Michael
We went from Alstonville down Wardell Rd, Bagotville Rd, Kilgin Rd to Woodburn then on the Pac Hwy to Maclean, Lawrence Rd to Lawrence, then across the river by ferry to the Grafton-Lawrence Rd.



Was it This?

You would have loved the ride we did that day. There were Rexs  :icon_mrgreen:

Michael
GS Picture Game - Lists of Completed Challenges & Current Challenge http://tinyurl.com/GS500PictureGame and http://tinyurl.com/GS500PictureGameList2

GS500 Round Aust Relay http://tinyurl.com/GS500RoundAustRelay

the mole

99% right. I misled you at the start
We actually met at the Suffolk Park servo, went south on Broken Head Rd, right on to Midgen Flat Rd, left on Old Byron Bay Rd then onto the Pac Hwy. The rest is perfect!

mister

Quote from: the mole on November 01, 2010, 03:39:11 AM
99% right. I misled you at the start
We actually met at the Suffolk Park servo, went south on Broken Head Rd, right on to Midgen Flat Rd, left on Old Byron Bay Rd then onto the Pac Hwy. The rest is perfect!


This, then?

Michael
GS Picture Game - Lists of Completed Challenges & Current Challenge http://tinyurl.com/GS500PictureGame and http://tinyurl.com/GS500PictureGameList2

GS500 Round Aust Relay http://tinyurl.com/GS500RoundAustRelay

the mole


uninhibited

I just sent an email off "the shadow" as he hasn't been on the site since Sept 18. 
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Miraz

Any update yet?

.....there is a group ride headed from Sydney to Bathhurst on the 14th November, it might be an idea to aim to try to get it down to Sydney in time for that run.


uninhibited

Yes, The Shadow did respond to my email stating he is still keen to be apart of the relay, to which I replied I would like to pass the baton by early December.  If the shadow and I can not make a date line up in this time then other arrangments will have to be made.

Miraz, due to staff shortages at work and other commitments the only day I have available before Nov 21 is the 11th, even thats a bit of a squeeze.  My current work roster expires on 21/11 but a new one should be released this week and that one will take me through to mid January.

Anyway if its not too much of a problem I will await a response from the shadow re his availability and my roster.  Does that sound fair?

.
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Shaddow

Hey guys, sorry for the lateness of my appearance, been flat out with work and two sideline projects that are killing me. I can't do weekdays and at the moment I can only do Sunday's, my free ones being 21/11, 28/11 and 5/12. Nothing sooner I'm afraid. If someone can do it quicker go for it, otherwise if that's okay we can plan for one of those days.

uninhibited

We have a date  :woohoo:

Aiming for 28/11.
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