Yeah, OK, at the Jimboomba Shell just after 3PM. Be there or be square!

BTW, just rang the Aussie Hotel and there are still rooms left. I'm not bringing my panniers so I don't have to carry along any baggage!

ride time ....seeyas

Eleven in total sipping suds as the sun sinks West of Boonah. A fine day at the Australian Hotel. Cheers.

* Jealous.

Saxon7 wrote:* Jealous.

x 2

Coulda, shoulda, woulda.

We're in Esk at The Grand, which ain't empty, cold or bare (Deep Purple reference). Blakey had to peel off towards home but the rest of us are gathering round the watering hole after a beaut day of sunshine and fine roads, good company and decent grub. More later.

Well...that was a short weekend for me that I won't forget for a while.

Brilliant roads, excellent company (great to meet up with the old and the new Southerners) and fantastic weather.

Thanks to those that put this trip together, you deserve a pat on the back.

Stay safe all of you.

just saw the last of the southerners off from beaudesert ...heading towards home and New South Wales again

they should be climbing the hills of the border just about now .

brilliant weekend with great company, many stories of awe, friendships renewed and new ones made .

thanks to you all for attending , just seems our little worlds are a lot happier now .

cheers

Got any pics you can share Chaz!?

OG

well i do have a few og ...but my usb to phone cable is hiding right now + bad time of day for uploading ....(on my flakey internet ) latter tonight perhaps ???





did i just hear a groan of relief from the local yokels , that i lost my cable ....?

Sounds good mate!

It was sad to see Rick G and Marg head their way as the rest of us went our way this morning from Esk. After brekky 35 kms down the road in Fernvale, Charlie, me, RT, Alby & Nic, and of course, Ulrich, throttled up Mt Glorious to the rainforest 'bikie' cafe for a quick stop, a look at the variety of bikes, then off again we went down to Mt Nebo. Charlie, RT and Ulrich headed down further in to the city then on towards home in the south, while Alby, Nic and I swooped down into Samford for petrol, then over to Dayboro, up Mt Mee (with Western views from far inland over the Great Divide and East far out to sea!) and down the other side.


The bikes out the front of the Australian Hotel, Boonah, Queensland.


The Rainforest Cafe, atop Mt Glorious, Queensland.



It was an incredible weekend of laughs, excellent riding, decent food, stacks of empties, amazing scenery & roads, and good company. Friendships renewed, we are plotting and planning the next coupla Aussie gatherings. One idea is for a trip on the overnight ferry to Tasmania later in the year or early next, the other is for a stop at RT's in southern NSW for a combined tech day/weekend tour of the Southern Highlands/the Snowies later this year sometime.

All aboard!?

ok ...heres some pics of the folks

dinner time in boonah



greetings drinks





fog had descended early about 3.30 am and greeted us .....a sign of a beaut day in front of us



from "teviot falls" ...a short stop at the top of the first climb ... a goat track indeed ... but the wow factor had taken everybodys breath away ...

looking back to the country town of boonah ...hidden in the mist...and the hinterland known as "the scenic rim "





at "ma ma creek" after our first descent of the great divide



later that day ...some bikes parked in the pub car park at esk .after an awesome ride up and down the hils yet again



next morning at "the glorious coffee stop" some unique wildlife was seen by us .....or was that, they were checking us out for tid bits of food , should we divert our attention



half way down the hill at nebo ....we stopped for a "looksee " at "jollys lookout " before heading to "mount cootha " ...overlooking the city itself ...."ulrick" and "rt" were enjoying the ride ....before heading south and onto the border regions again





yes, plans are afoot ...more to come this year ...and as gith mentioned ...a long term plan for a trip down south for us "northern mob"

great folks ...happy faces ...awesome machines

Looks pretty awful. Glad I wasn't there really.
That pubs looks uninviting as well.

$%^!#@&*(~

Saxon7 wrote:Looks pretty awful. Glad I wasn't there really.
That pubs looks uninviting as well.

$%^!#@&*(~

Yeah the beer was terrible but we did our duty and tried in vain to get rid of the evil brew, but alas once again we failed.

Thanks Guys..A brilliant weekend!!! Nic and I had a great time. (she has been sound asleep since 7 pm ) No work!! Lots of laughs and that fantastic sight of a line of ks heading down a long hill..I just love it!

One of the things I really like about these weekends is the good nature and humor of all.
I really like the adult type behaviour

Charlie and Blakey made short work of little pizza

Not sure if these three are brothers??


THIS is almost the best sound in the world (I think radial engines sound better)

great post alby .....your a star mate ....

about time we caught "olmate" blakey out with his cohorts ....giggle ...(but you couldnt find a better friend huh ?)

and, hey i didnt plan that pic either .....lets just say the oportunity arose ...and im happy with that ...!

at least we didnt let that "gs" thingy get past us on the down hill section ...actually we left him in the weeds once i found out it wasnt part of "our mob" ... when you need it ...the old "k" ..just loves to rev hard huh ? and ulrick just loves to open her up... big time

appoligies to all the "responsible members" in the forum for setting a bad example...giggle

Team, great to see such fun! Who's bike is the yellow one? I need to get my bike painted and like the yellow version. Anything you can tell me about paint no's etc?? Thanks!

rene ....maybe ulrick can explain ....(its his ) in more detail

its a local car maufacturers colour .... what he said was "monaro yellow " (general motors-holden -vauxhall)

i believe vauxhall sell the "monaro" over there ...possibly rebadged with a different name ...i cant say if you guys get the same treatment over there but ask a "gm" retailer ?

maybe ulrick has more information ..but could be several days before he gets home

Great to see everyone enjoyed themselves, some awesome pics in there too.

Blessed by the weather gods as well. That poor Pizza didn't stand a chance with Blakey and Charlie did it. Congrats to you all.

Charlie, many thanks!!

As one of the three "wise men" from the south, I would like to thank all who made the trip so enjoyable. I finally got home last night after a delay in Uralla when a nail and a slight bubble in the wall of my rear tyre required a new tyre....not good on a Sunday in the country.

ainsjac wrote:As one of the three "wise men" from the south, I would like to thank all who made the trip so enjoyable. I finally got home last night after a delay in Uralla when a nail and a slight bubble in the wall of my rear tyre required a new tyre....not good on a Sunday in the country.

Mate, you guys had my number and I have a trailer etc. What can I say?

Rick had your number, I forgot to get it. Rick also had a repair kit, but was in another state. Will be better prepared next time.

dang ....sad to hear stan ...commiserations mate

glad to hear that you made it back ok

At least I had a reason to retire....oops wrong spelling. Thanks" Mr Shake, Rattle and Roll".....ask Alby for a more detailed explanation.

ainsjac wrote:At least I had a reason to retire....opps wrong spelling. Thanks" Mr Shake, Rattle and Roll".....ask Alby for a more detailed explanation.

hmm ,,,, i guess ill have to

'cause i really dont know why

Charlie, picture you when you were running out of petrol, going up the hill. Alby thought you were having a fit, I thought you were going through some Queenslander form of ritual. You would shake yourself (maybe the bike!), than rattle about and finally roll a little further.

doh !!! youve never seen the "out of fuel whilst heading up a steep incline dance" huh ...

glad i made you smile ol mate ....

im sure alby was cacking himself too ....grin ... no one took a pic ?

charlie99 wrote:doh !!! youve never seen the "out of fuel whilst heading up a steep incline dance" huh ...
glad i made you smile ol mate ....
im sure alby was cacking himself too ....grin ... no one took a pic ?

I took a mental pic as I raced up the hill behind you lot and saw you hanging off this side then that side as you rode along at the side of the road. I reckoned you were fighting the evil radial/bias pull again. From your moves it didn't dawn on me that making the fuel in the tank go up the right hose was what you were trying to accomplish!

:flower:

This is how you can improve your fuel consumption figures on the way home. Five kms from Uralla on the New England Highway. All I can say is that having roadside assist is as important as having a mobile phone to ring them.
However the truck driver would not allow me to sit on the bike as it was driven on the highway. Now THAT would have been a good shot! Happened on a Sunday, sourced anew tyre from Tamworth (90kms) on Monday morning, home (460kms) that afternoon.

Bit of bad luck there ainsjac.

What roadside assist have you got?

At least, the gas was cheap.

Crazy Frog wrote:At least, the gas was cheap.

Some cars and utes are equipped to burn gas here, and the gubmint used to (maybe do still) give a rebate for converting four wheeled vehicles to run it as well as petrol, and most servos sell it at about half the price of petrol. But I've yet to see a motorbike burn it on a regular basis. Imagine the size and weight of the additional tank!

We'd all need....sidecars!

Blakey, in NSW it is called NRMA, which has reciprocal rights in all states. Yours would be RACQ. They charge the same for car, ute etc., and have about three different levels of cost and service. One service includes a hire car and motels as well.

Charlie delivered Bob and I to Beaudesert, where we parted ways. Went down the Mt Lindsey Hwy, rather than the Lions road. Great ride!!
Overnighted at the Exchange in Kyogle, on the recommendation of the bloke on the Norton. Great pub!! Then to Casino, turned right onto the Bruxner, up to Tenterfield, down to Glen Innes, left down the Gwydir to Grafton and overnighted at the Star, on the river at Macksville. Great pub!! Then down the Pacific to Wauhope, up the Oxley (BEST RIDE!!!) to Walcha, where we met a heap of BMW riders on a 5 day rally to Maroochydoor. Saw a couple of K1600s! Then onto Tamworth, down the New England to Muswellbrook, last night away. Copious amounts of lager were consumed.
Got home at about 09:30 this morning.
Thanks for the trip, you blokes!! Chomping at the bit to do it all again! Bring it on!!

Rickmeister von Grabenhausen.

Bit of bad luck ainsjac..That is why I also have RACQ ultra care. Same national cover as NRMA. I nominate one vehicle and they will go to its aide no matter who is driving it and anything else I am riding or driving they will come to me. Small peace of mind!!!

Glad you home in the end.

Now thats what I call a short cut

That road from Wauchope to Walcha is a beauty at the moment. Really well surfaced and fun even on the outfit! Once did a very similar ride on my old 850 Interstate...across and back on the Glen-Grafton rd, then down and across to Walcha then back to Bendemeer and home to Sydney via the Putty rd. Some of the best fun you can have with your kit on!

thats fantasic news (ul)rick ...you can say you have been on the best of the best we have to offer ol mate ..

betcha rt was feeling the pains of trying to keep up by the sound of it ...giggle

but seriously ...thanks for comming up our way ...with you guys and ainsjack in attendance it did make the comeraderie so much better

now we just gotta get col, dave and a few others to get going and planned up for the next one ...eh ?

by the way ,,, what did you think of the local tour idea ?

is it a keeper ? or a tosser ?

cheers blokes

Ulrich_Grabau wrote:Walcha, where we met a heap of BMW riders on a 5 day rally to Maroochydoor. Saw a couple of K1600s!
Rickmeister von Grabenhausen.

Funny, the thick, dark-haired bloke on the big yellow GS Adventure was my ex-boss. That was the BMW Safari which is done twice a year, one on the dirt and one on the road. The road event this year was Bathurst to the Sunshine Coast (Maroochydore).

I'm glad you had a good ride, and a rather circuitous route too, but that's the way we like it. Der Weg ist das Ziel! (The way is the goal)

Well the last straggler made it home 2 pm Wednesday. Thankfully the Putty road was only a bit damp on dark corners, the day before was black iced up. Smooth trip home so very pleased with the old girl.
Thanks to Ulrich who was able to source a spare rear shcok for me on day one, otherwise I'd be reading this and being depressed, instead of exhausted.
Great trip everyone, tks for the hospitality, look forward to hosting a fix it day down here when the ice is gone.
Cheers.
RT

It's taken time but finally got my camera sorted.
The moment when things didn't look so good on day one, 350 klm from home.

And now the exact moment, no kidding, that Saint Ulrich von Grabau called my mobile to let me know he was on the way with a spare.

And the rest was history.

The smiling face of St. Ulrich set against the serious backdrop of a Charlie point- making pose.
Seems like so long ago already.
RT

yep, love that smile ...you two southerners always brighten up my day ...when ever we see you ..

cheers rt ...!!

So for those of us not lucky enough to be on the trip, any more hints as to who is in the photo?

rossco

From L2R Ulrich, Charlie, Margaret (my wife), Rick G aka Kfreak, GITH aka Darren or TWB and Alby aka Neil

Thanks, it's good to put faces to names.........Perhaps we should have a Rogues Gallery Section!

Paul.