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24.01.2022 Piccie from the SoO ride this last weekend

24.01.2022 Noel Taylor kindly took a lot of photo's of us on the road. This is the album he shared to Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/

23.01.2022 The date has been set for the 17th State of Origin ride - 27th and 29th of September 2019. We will be gathering in North Haven, on the Mid North Coast of NSW and sedately riding the Oxley Highway on Saturday, heading up to Gingers Creek and Walcha beyond. A number rooms have been reserved and bookings can be made, quoting the "FJR State of Origin ride" at the Woongarra Motel , located on the NSW North coast 40km north of Taree and 35km south of Port Macquarie. ... First in, best dressed! Tariff will be given at time of booking; this will alleviate any group confusion. Check out their website first- http://www.woongarramotel.com.au/ Woongarra Motel 02-65599088 5-7 The Parade North Haven NSW 2443 Australia This a family run Motel that is biker friendly There is Cafe next door, BBQ area in the complex, and the North Haven Bowls Club is just around the corner. If you miss out or you do not like this option, there are also other accommodation options available in the area, check the " Visit NSW " website. https://www.visitnsw.com//port-/north-haven/accommodation Catch up with old friends, and make some new friends, hope to see you there

19.01.2022 2012 Western USA Tour Day 6: Cut Bank, through Glacier national Park, and into Canada a WOW day. After our short detour to see the Sentimental Journey B-17G...Flying Fortress Bomber at Cutbank International Airport (yeah, right) we were on our way westward with the bright sun at our backs, blue sky overhead, and the Rocky Mountains ahead of us specifically the ‘Glacier National Park. The two FJR1300’s gobbled up the kilometres there is a great satisfaction to be had on a powerful sport-touring bike spending a $1 US (hoping that HWP isn’t out because you are overspending by $0.35). As we got to the foothills the road became twistier and the scenery changed, and the mountains ahead grew ever larger and we passed numerous lakes. Then we were in Glacier National Park proper. Glacier National Park was on my list for 2 reasons Riding-to-the-sun Road, and the glaciers themselves. The road was completed in 1932 and bisects the park. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1985 was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. When you ride it you understand why in many places there is a sheer rock face towering above you, with a sheer cliff falling away on the other side of the road. The road is not spoiled with multiple reflective chevrons and galvanised Armco railing. There is only your good common sense and a low natural stone/rock wall between you and disaster. The road is lovely and twisty, but does not encourage any speed at all the scenery is just too awe-inspiring. Besides which, the traffic is often heavy not stop/start heavy, but sometimes reduced to a moderate crawl. Much of the road is closed through winter, being impassable due to snow. It is usually open from June through to mid-October. Logan pass is the highest point for the road, and can often be in cloud even though it is only 2,026 m (6,646 ft). We had no such bad luck the air was cold and clear. Wind gusts of over 130 mph (210 kph) are recorded at Logan Pass from time to time, although seems to coincide with winter snowstorms. In the park you soon learn to spot the many U-shaped valleys formed by glacial action in previous centuries (I learned to spot these everywhere we traveled). There are over 130 named lakes in the park, even though there are over 700 all up. The mountains and valleys are said to have been largely shaped by glaciers from the last ice age, 12,000 years ago. In the mid 1800’s there were estimated to be 150 active glaciers, but after the end of the little ice age in the late 1800’s the glaciers retreated moderately until the 1910, then in the period between 1917 and 1941 the retreat rate accelerated, but from 1940’s then slowed again (with some glaciers actually growing) until the retreat accelerated from the 1980’s. Enough of that for now did I say that the scenery was out-of-this-world? The towering mountains, the different colored lakes some crystal clear, others deep blue the road that seems to cling impossibly to the cliff, and somehow not slide into the valley below, the sky deep blue making the jagged peaks look even more harsh, the green valleys interspersed with different forests, evidence of waterfalls that seasonally flow when the snow melts; and then around the next corner the vista repeats but with its’ own unique variations. Around almost every corner there is a WOW moment. We did hit the almost inevitable roadworks, as with the harsh climate and heavy traffic the road surface requires a lot of maintenance. Coming down the range on the western side you are alongside a river that flows into Lake McDonald such a restful and peaceful stretch of road after the visual sensory overload of the mountains and valleys, not to mention the beauty of the road. We stopped fro lunch at West Glacier Restaurant, and 3 usual things happened the riders (Dave and myself) did an animated debrief of the amazing roads we had traveled, the pillions (Zea and Linley) did a slightly less animated but equally happy debrief on all the scenery that they saw and photographed that we missed, and some curious locals stopped to admire the bikes and sometimes ask questions like ‘where from’ and ‘where to’. Then we headed north on route 93 with a fuel stop at Eureka. By now our fuel stop routine was well practiced. Having ‘flip-front' helmets Zea and I rarely removed our helmets. I would immediately start filling the bike, Zea would get out the visor cleaner and clean both visors, then while I went in to pay she would remove some bugs and dirt from the front of the bike. On our way again and we soon passed a sign Leaving Montana and then another Canada/USA Border. Our border crossing was so smooth and easy. I think at times like this our accent and compliant attitude really do help. In British Columbia, Canada, along the Kootenay Highway (route 93) it was open roads with gentle sweepers as we headed up the valley alongside the Kootenay river and between mountain ranges on either side. With Windermere Lake on our left we decided this was far enough for today and stopped at a Super 8 motel just off the highway as it also advertised an attached restaurant (Rocky River Grill). Officially this fell into Invermere. As with many motels, if we couldn’t park our bikes outside our rooms they offered that we park them right outside the main entrance where it was well lit and reception could see them. We did also use disk locks and alarms, as it would have been no fun finding one or both gone in the morning. Even though we always ended the days on a high we had no difficulty sleeping - the adventure of the day was soon overtaken by the weariness that engulfs you after a full and satisfying day. Today (Thursday 15 Sept 2012) had been another quite big day 541 km bringing or total so far to 2,306 km (1,433 miles) in 5 riding days an average of 461 km (286 mi) a day. Not that much by some standards, but a lot when combined with sightseeing and on a fully laden bike.

19.01.2022 While looking for something else I found this video from the 2011 State of Origin Ride - pre Go-Pro days - attaching a handheld Panasonic Video Camera to the bike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBBIKeIs3fI

19.01.2022 Here's another video (about 5 min) of us heading out on our ride on Saturday up the Oxley Highway o Gingers Creek. Some went on to Walcha for lunch, and others to Comboyne. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpiA0IVUHdA

18.01.2022 2012 Western USA Tour Day 4: Yellowstone to Big Timber, via Bear Tooth Highway and Red Lodge. Packed up early and ready to go. Lugging our luggage from the firs...t floor down stairs isn’t a fun way to start the morning, but once everything is on the bike and the engine starts all hardships are left behind. We didn’t go far though, as we first stopped just around the corner for a great breakfast, and soon we were back into Yellowstone heading across the park from west to east. We had purchased a National Parks Annual Pass which gave us unlimited entry into National Parks for a year a very worthwhile investment even though we were only there for a month. We took a different route through Yellowstone to the previous day as we were heading to the Northeast corner of the park, to exit near Cooke City-Silver Gate. This meant we travelled via Canyon Village and Tower Junction. We saw many signs of thermal activity, the diversity of the park topography, and the local wildlife, including Elk/s, Bison/s and Moose (is the plural Mooses, or maybe Meese?). At one point the traffic was stopped in a long, single line to watch a herd of Bison, and also to allow some of them to cross the road ahead. We did the usual motorbike thing of slowly filtering to the front, safely using the other side of the road where necessary, until a very enthusiastic Park Ranger strongly ‘suggested’ we don’t cross the centre line unless we had spare money to contribute to their upkeep. For a short while after that we were very good. We didn’t see any Black Bears, Wolves or Coyotes though. Yellowstone sits on a vast geological fault and volcano, and the official reports say that the Mallard Lake Dome and Sour Creek Dome had each risen at a rate of 3.8 to 6.1 cm (1.5 to 2.4 inches) per year for a three-year period from 2004, and more slowly since then. How do they even measure that, and compared to what? The Yellowstone caldera is the largest volcanic system in North America, and in the world, it is only rivaled by the Lake Toba Caldera on Sumatra. It has been termed a "supervolcane" because the caldera was formed by exceptionally large explosive eruptions. The magma Chamber that lies under Yellowstone is estimated to be a single connected chamber, about 37 miles (60 km) long, 18 miles (29 km) wide, and 3 to 7 miles (5 to 12 km) deep (this info courtesy of Wikipedia). It is estimated that when the Yellowstone volcano last erupted it was more than 1,000 times larger than the Mt St Helens eruption in 1980. I don’t want to be anywhere near when it next blows its’ top. Late morning and we exited the park, looking for a place to stop for late morning tea/coffee. Less that 1 km on we found this roadside cafe in Cooke City-Silver Gate. I decided it was a great place to stop as parked outside was Honda ST1300 with an Iron Butt Bun Burner Gold plate. As a fellow IBA member I knew that a BBG Gold indicates the rider has ridden 1,500 miles (2,400 km) in under 24 hours. The rider came over as we stopped and placed crushed soft-drink cans under our side stands so our bikes would be stable. A lovely and welcome gesture. We ended up talking to this rider while we refreshed ourselves, and he pulled out maps and had many suggestions for later in our trip when were going to be riding in Montana and Idaho (Lolo Pass and Rattlesnake Grade being 2 I recall). He was in the area for a few days just riding alone around Beartooth Highway, Chief Joseph Highway and other great roads in the area, and talking to strangers like us. He also warned us of the dangers of black ice on bridges when we hit really cold areas. This is because the elevated bridge surface gets cooled quickly by air passing both over the upper surface and the underside of the bridge when the ambient temperature drops. He warned us of one particular bride we would be crossing and described it very well. Then it was off to ride the Beartooth Highway US Route 212 one of the ‘must ride’ roads in the USA and listed by National Scenic Byways as an All-American Road. It winds 111 km (68 miles) between Yellowstone and Red Lodge. The riding is awesome with rises and falls as the road follows the contour of the ground and winds around outcrops and buttresses; first with fast sweepers and then then open well-radiused and mildly cambered corners to facilitate the switchback climb, and everywhere you look there is breathtaking scenery. The road is closed through winter, and sometimes only opens between June and September due to late spring and early autumn snow. We were blessed with perfect weather dry and sunny. I don’t have enough words to describe this, but do invite you to look at the piccies. Actually, looking back at the pictures I’ve had trouble trying to select just a few also, do remember that these are taken from the back of a motorbike at speeds between 50 and 150 kph. Included on the section is the Beartooth Pass, which rises from 1,600 meters (5,200 ft) to 3,337 meters (10,947 ft) in 19 km (12 mi). That is an average gradient of 10% so you can imagine that there are sections that are far steeper. The road and scenery are both spectacular. There are lakes, open plains, forested sections, lovely (tight) sweeping corners and switchbacks, places where it looks like you are riding off the edge of the world; glaciers and snow-covered mountain peaks, 20 of which are over 3,050 meters (12,000 ft). If we had been there this year the pass would have been closed when we got there due to an early autumn snowfall. After Beartooth Highway we stopped at Red Lodge to unwind and just let the thrill and emotion of the ride settle before we headed to our overnight destination the city of Big Timber about an hour and a half away. We took the shortest route we could, some scenic back roads to join with I 90 for the last 30 km. Zea had had a big day see piccies. Big Timber is a city with a population of around 1,641 people at the 2010 census, down from 1,650 a decade earlier obviously the only thing big about Big Timber is the name. There is nothing notable about Big Timber. We rode through town in about 2 slow minutes and found a Super 8 on the other side near the Interstate off/on ramp. Just across the carpark was a place to eat (Lucky Lu’s Casino and Country Skillet Restaurant), so this suited us fine. We had an amusing event happen at dinner we asked where we buy something to drink and the young lady pointed in the direction of what we thought was the adjoining convenience store that sold beer and wine, so Dave and I wandered through and bought what we wanted (no pale Ale in Big Timber). Then we saw a bit of ‘something’ happening at the counter, and we realised that the young lady was being bawled out (gently) for directing us to the convenience store and not the bar (where I’m sure the drinks were 3 times the price). We intervened and said it was our fault the bar door looked closed and we misunderstood her directions. Nothing like on-the-job staff training. Today’s ride was (only) 404 km (250 miles) but it was a day not to be measured by distance, but by experiences that were truly ‘at the top of the world’. None of us was disappointed and each had their own special moments to recall.

18.01.2022 Time to order your shirt for the 17th Annual State of Origin Ride. The selected style is 'Razor' and the colour is Navy/Gold (Navy shirt with Gold piping). I've seen the shirt and I really think it will be very popular - it has some highlights on the upper arm making it a little different. The matching ladies style is shaped. There is a matching ladies singlet is anyone would like a sleeveless, collarless version, but it is more like activewear than a 'shirt'. The cost wi...ll be approx $42 which includes the personalised embroidery of your name and the uisual SoO details (Venue, Date, #) Please also see the forum if you are unsure of anything. I need all orders by Sunday night 25 August. I need you name and size, and how many if more than 1. Sizes are in the piccie below, and they come in Mens Small to 5XL; Ladies 8 to 24 and Childrens 4 to 16. When you place your order please include your contact details (email address or mobile phone number) so I can contact you to advise payment details.

17.01.2022 2012 Western USA Tour Day 3: Yellowstone via Jackson Today the real riding started. After a great weekend it was sad to leave Rick and Connie, and I am sure tha...t Rick struggled to turn his bike homewards and back to work instead of coming with us. Our destination today was West Yellowstone a little under 500 km away, but with much to see we hustled along at a good pace. We soon crossed out of Utah into Idaho for a very short while and our first stop in the small town of Montpelier for fuel then up route 89 to Jackson. Montpelier and Idaho were soon left behind as we crossed into Wyoming. Route 89 is a great road, crossing some mountains then between Smoot and Alpine it is flat as it lazily winds along a fertile and well-farmed valley between two fairly distant mountain ranges. If I remember correctly it was on this stretch in the small town of Afton where we first passed under an Archway of Elkhorn Antlers stretching across the road. This became a feature we saw a number of times in these towns. It’s hard on these beautiful roads to keep within the posted limits as our bikes are so comfortable for higher speed touring. At Alpine/Alpine Junction it was time to turn east continuing on Hwy 89 along the Snake River until just before Jackson where we parted ways with the river. This section was great riding as the valley was narrow and the mountains close by. Roads that follow rivers are great because the river and the road both twist and turn through valleys and often between tall mountains; and here another aspect of our bikes comes to the fore confidently carving through the valleys and canyons. Because we had sightseeing to do in Yellowstone we didn’t stop and fully explore Jackson but we were able to do so on a later trip. Jackson is a lovely town of about 10.000 people and has many summer and winter tourists through the town. We did stop there for an early lunch, though, and by chance it was at the Betty Rock Cafe which although it is off the touristy Town square turned out to be a great choice, and has been a long-established feature in town. Beyond Jackson you suddenly have the Grand Tetons to the west, a mountain range that is both rugged and spectacular. The Teton range is 64km (60m) long with Grand Teton being the highest at 4,199 meters (13,775 ft) and it has an ‘apparent height’ (real term is ‘topographical relief’ the difference between the surrounding ground level and the mountain peak) of approx 2,200 meters (7,000 ft). There are another 9 peaks over 3,700 meters (12,000 ft) and because there are no foothills this range appears to just rise up out of the valley in a most spectacular way. The Grand Teton National Park is one of the 10 most visited National Parks in the USA. Soon we were riding alongside Jackson Lake and then into Yellowstone National Park the first national Park in the USA (and arguably the first in the world), heading west on 191 towards Old Faithful. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-elevation lakes in North America and is centered over the largest supervolcano on the continent the Yellowstone Caldera. The park scenery was a little depressing at first as the effect of a major fire a few years earlier was still very evident. Fire is a natural and common occurrence, with as many as 40 to 50 fires a year (with about 10 of these started by people). Most only burn about an acre and self-extinguish, but every so often there is a huge fire a few years before we were there had been one such fairly large fire in the area between Yellowstone Lake and Old Faithful. The park is home to a great diversity of flora and fauna, but the largest animals tend to attract the most attention Bison and Elk. Wolves have been reintroduced into the area and seem to have settled in very well, with no negative impacts on other wildlife. The chances of getting accommodation within the park are slim with bookings needing to be made well ahead of time. By the time we were planning our trip earlier in the year there was no chance of getting accommodation in the park. One of our must do’s was to stop at the Old Faithful precinct which was expectedly a bit touristy with accommodation and a gist/souvenir shop etc. Old Faithful is a highly predictable geothermal cone geyser which has erupted between 44 minutes and 2 hours since 2000 and who knows how many years before that. There are quite accurate predictions of when the next eruption will occur based on the length and intensity of the preceding eruption. The temperature of superheated water within Old Faithful has been accurately measured at 244 F (118 centigrade) well over boiling point; and superheated steam at 265 F (129 C). While Old Faithful is certainly spectacular hurling 14,000 to 32,000 litres (3,700 to 8,400 gals) of boiling water and steam 44 m (145 ft) into the air for anything between 2 and 5 minutes, there is also so much other beauty in the surrounding area. The geothermal activity has numerous smaller vents and heated pools with many brilliant colours caused by the mineral content of the ground and water, as well as minerals from deep in the earth. When our sightseeing was done and we returned to our bikes we found that some of our stuff from our tank bags was hanging out or on the ground. A passing driver said that it wasn’t people that caused it, but birds. These large crows (I think) had learned to open zips and rummage in bags looking for food. A good lesson to be remembered for the future. They also pecked holes in anything they could. When we left the Old Faithful complex we headed west at a leisurely pace to the west entrance, stopping to watch Elk along the way. Our plan was to find accommodation in the town of West Yellowstone just outside the west entrance. Our usual method was to ride through these small towns looking at the choice of motels from the outside until we found the most appealing. We would stop, Zea would go in and ask about accommodation, and if the result was positive she would signal to me and she would confirm the booking and pay. Considerations always included trying to get adjoining ground floor where we could park the bikes outside the door. Here we hit a small snag the first few that looked good were all fully booked, so it became a case of booking at the first one that had room. This turned out to be Yellowstone Country Inn, and as Zea and Dave were making the bookings and confirming adjoining ground floor rooms they suddenly became invisible at least, that’s how it appeared to them. Mid-sentence the receptionist just stopped talking to them and gave full attention to someone else who had just walked in. It turned out this was the driver and tour guide for a busload of Chinese tourists, and as their custom was more valuable they became the focus of attention. Although this was mightily frustrating in a way it was understandable next week the bus would be back with another busload of tourists, whereas we would never be seen again. When the busload was accommodated there were no ground floor rooms left, and we ended up on the first floor of a fairly well neglected annex. After a very full day we weren’t too fussed, though. Our motorbikes were a great hit with the Chinese tourists with many asking if they could have a photo sitting on them. I can’t remember where we ate which means it was neither terrible nor fantastic, but I am sure that I continued my quest of touring the USA one local Pale ale at a time. Today’s distance was 467 km bring the trip total to 732 km so far. Once again the better way to measure the day was in smiles and gasps of amazement. I would have lost count of those well before lunch time, and would have had no hope of keeping track through the afternoon.

15.01.2022 When riding through Dorrigo on our FJR Owners State of Origin ride we passed these Blaze Aid volunteers repairing fences and helping with other task where there had been recent bush fire damage. So heart warming to see volunteers - some obviously very senior citizens - helping out in this way. https://youtu.be/pWpATPizDWk

14.01.2022 Thank you Noel Taylor for these great photos

13.01.2022 The 17 Annual FJR Owners State of Origin weekend. was held at North Haven over the weekend of 27 to 29 September 2019. This is a short video of most of the riders heading out on the Saturday ride. Best watched in HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn9Und_J6YI

10.01.2022 Some of the Queensland contingent getting there :-) https://youtu.be/jbJuQ0HY6qY

08.01.2022 The 15 Annual State of Origin Ride is on and here are the details: Date - Friday 24 and Saturday 25 November Location - ARMIDALE Accommodation - The Club Motel... The prices are: Double - $135 (Single in own room is the same rate); Double with King Bed $145; 3 people sharing - $180 for the room (1 room only at this size); 2 men sharing a double room - $160 Order breakfast off the menu - I am still trying to get us a deal on the breakfast. The contact person is Jenny, and the telephone number is (02) 6772 8777 Group name is: FJR Owners. It’s a great weekend, riding great roads with great company. I will be finalising dinner plans for Saturday night in the next week or so. Please add your name as you book here, and I will start taking shirt orders for the 15th Annual FJR Owners State of Origin ride in the next week or so.

05.01.2022 2012 Western USA Tour Day 5: Big Timber to Cut Bank via Great Falls quite a long day. The shortest distance between these two cities is 460 km (290 mi) but in... true biker fashion we did 629 km (391 mi) to get in more scenic roads; and some unexpected road works and deviations added a bit as well. In retrospect and looking back at Google Maps now, 8 years later, we could have cut the last 20 mins off our trip. Originally we had planned to stop overnight at Browning, but on the advice of the IBA rider from yesterday we changed that to the 'not-so-bustling' city of Cutbank population 2,869 people. When we rode through Browning the next day we were glad for that advice and our decision. Today was really a ‘transit stage’ a day where you reposition from one area to another. Beartooth Highway had been a must ride road, and tomorrow we were going to ride through Glacier National Park on Riding-to-the Sun road another of my ‘must ride roads’. This meant hauling across some of the less interesting bits of central Montana also known as ‘Big Sky Country’ the 4th largest state by area, and the eighth least populated. Thus there is a lot of ‘nothing’ in Montana, but equally there are lots of attractions some are just far apart. Much of the land we traveled through in central Montana is very fertile although it is far less so in eastern Montana. Our route was also longer because I chose for us to keep reasonably far west closer to the Rocky Mountain range and scenery that provided. We hit our first little challenge about 50 or 60 km after leaving Big Timber, with major road construction. The stop/go man told us it would be a significant delay (from memory 20 mins at least, maybe half an hour) and then we would be riding on many miles of roadworks - very fresh loose sand and probably not suitable for heavily laden touring bikes. Sitting in the sun on the side of the road in full bike gear for that amount of time and that riding prospect was not an attractive option, so we took his suggestion and headed back a few miles to detour via 294 adding about 25 km to our day. We arrived at Great Falls for lunch, but my first priority was a new rear tire (this being the USA they ride on tires, not tyres). The previous night’s inspection had shown this to be a wise move as we weren’t going to be at any city of moderate size for a long while to come. GPS is a wonderful tool, and it lead us to quite a large Yamaha dealer. I checked if they could do the tire change and once I had a yes Dave and Lin headed off to find a lunch stop, and then Dave came back take Zea there too. I had the very best service from Steve’s Sports Center. I don’t recall if it was called that back then but the view on Google Streetview still looks exactly the same. I rode to outside their service bay then went to their reception and explained my needs. The counter staff said they would have to ask the boss (I guess Steve) as they were fully booked and busy. By the time Steve came out a minute or two later the tech guy (mechanic) had already volunteered to give up his lunch break and do the tire change. Steve then ushered me into his office and offered coffee and for the next 45 minutes we talked motorbike touring and miscellaneous people who had arrived needing tires as they were heading north. His was the last stop that could supply what people needed until well into Canada. He had piccies on his wall of some of the bikers that arrived in far more desperate need that I did the worst being an English biker tourist who rode in on the threads of his tire and surprised Steve that it was still holding air. 45 Minutes later all was done, and with payment and a handshake and a generous gratuity to the guy who missed his lunch break I was off to join the other 3 for lunch. They told me that I had just missed the local Highway Patrol (HWP), which was a pity. I always like to acknowledge the work they do (and I have been known to give one or two roadside performance assessments). You also never know when you might be stopped for a chat and the HWP feels compassionate as he has seen your face or heard that strange accent before, or they might share some useful information with a traveller from a far land. At Cutbank our usual method of finding accommodation for the night worked fine the Super 8 it was. Staying at the same motel was the flight crew from Sentimental Journey a B-17G Flying Fortress Bomber manufactured in 1944 and assigned to the US Army Air Forces in the Pacific theater of World War II, and now used by the Commemorative Air Force. It had been used in many different roles in its 74 years, and was restored to its original configuration in 1985 complete with 4 machine gun turrets and bomb bay. It’s one of only 7 still flying out of 13,000 made. As recently as August 2020 it was still flying around the USA and taking people on commemorative flights. The next morning before we left we chatted to some of the flight crew at breakfast, and when we left we went via the airport to see the plane. I’m sorry that I didn’t ask if we could have a look through before they started their activities for the day, as I am sure they would have obliged these tourists from far away Australia. We did come across a gate that was open but said ‘Authorized Vehicles Only’, so I authorized Dave to proceed and I guess he did the same for me as we took a ride to get a closer view of ‘Sentimental Journey’. Then we were on our way westwards for another day packed with amazing roads and sights. (A short side note when a school stops with its lights flashing traffic travelling both ways must stop oncoming traffic too and not just traffic travelling behind the bus).

03.01.2022 The bikes and the riders at a lovely riverside setting before heading up the Oxley Highway

01.01.2022 Some more piccies from the weekend. Phil Button there are a couple of Mrs B :-)