Went for a ride around Warrandyte, Kangaroo Ground and St Andrews last weekend (it's virtually my backyard).
Gee, the rolling hills with undulating, winding roads were a pure joy to ride on. You can't really convey to non-riders the sheer pleasure of that sort of experience.
And a bit of a heads-up.... next to St Andrews pub is a (new) great pizza joint called, 'A man called Sue'. A great spot to stop. There's often a few Harleys there on weekends and there is a market on Saturday mornings.
Yep absolutely nothing beats riding through the hills. Did a ride Monday, here's some video, not the best of conditions.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/v7-cI-M2eTo
http://www.youtube.com/embed/43i1qceFzcM
Looks great.
It was fairly damp. Gives a great effect on the lens. Looks like you're riding through the mist.
Trust me the camera is lying, its down lower, out of the worst of it, at head height, you could only just see the dividing line and the fog line. Basically waiting until you saw the line begin to deviate so you begin to lean the bike, was very scary, but fun at the same time.
Hey Hughesy, that is a great area to ride in but everything except the pub is usually closed on a weekday. I have been through many times and wanted to stop for a coffee or bite but NO GO.
The market is very interesting with lots of alternative lifestyle stuff for sale (crystals, handcrafts, books food and stuff).
TOG, for some reason I cannot view the YouTube clips. When I click on the GO arrow nothing happens. Any clues?
Macka
Try these links instead, I tried embedding the videos in the previous post, but that didn't work but didn't recopy the correct links.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7-cI-M2eTo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43i1qceFzcM
Much better thanks. Interesting roads. They should be great in the dry. It may just be the sound quality but it did not sound like a GS that you were riding. All I could hear was what sounded like some transmission whine. What bike was it? :dunno_black:
Macka
Bandit GSF1200S, my weekend bike, the GS500 is the weekday commuter bike. Yes the Bandit has a whine in the tranny, only happens in certain gears and at certain times. I'll get around to servicing it one day.
Just remembered I had some video of the same roads from a few weeks back, when conditions were measurably better.
This is a short of the Maleny Stanley River Rd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZRvCa1zRk8
This is Mt Mee except I'm going the other direction returning from a ride:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjedYWQBDpA
Very fortunate most of these roads are between 5 and 45 minutes from home, that 45 minutes includes riding the roads to get to the further out ones. :D
Quote from: ThatOtherGuy on October 02, 2012, 08:10:23 PM
Yep absolutely nothing beats riding through the hills. Did a ride Monday, here's some video, not the best of conditions.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/v7-cI-M2eTo
Watch out for the flying debris at 2:40!
Great roads!
- Bboy
Bloody hell, Macka, you're amazing. Picked that it was a different bike with a faulty transmission!! You should go on psychic hotline!......Well played!
Not so amazing, Hughesy. I have been a mechanic for nearly 43 years. There is not too much that gets past me as far as machinery is concerned. :technical:
Macka