Ok  I know it's early notice but nothing like planning ahead, The ride through the northern tablelands is on again, the weekend of the 22-23/ 11/2014. Plenty of accommodation in Guyra with van parks pubs ect: This year I'll make available a paddock at the Smiths farm(Riverdale) for the campers to throw a tent down near a fire, with BBQ  on the Saturday and Sunday night after the ride. This will be a full day ride on Sunday again, that will take us on a similar route through Ebor, Dorrigo, Coffs Harbour, Orara Valley to Nana Glen. But this time we'll return via Coutts Crossing, with a stop at Russel Crows  Coaching Station Inn at Nymboida to checkout the museum of interesting things, then on to Tyringham, Ebor and back to Guyra. Hopefully no tornadoes this year . All welcome

Faaaarrrrrkkkkk. That is the weekend of my brother in laws birthday.

Guess he doesn't get a present this year.

Already packing.

Pitch the tent in the lower 40

Sounds good, I'm in.

I reckon you can count me in might be a good run for the chookie

Likewise, I'm in.

I,m in, how much worse could the weather be than last time anyway. (warning, I am famous for bring on bad things, especially if I cut my hair before I go, it will get colder).

tentative, will be there

Hey Waz, we should be familiar with some of those attractions by then after the Scrapheap run. Great country up there and as we all know everyday is a good day for a ride - just some are better than others.

Hope I can make it Smithy - the only thing that might hinder me is the small matter of a new grandchild being born on the other side of the world around late October. It's gonna be busy trying to fit in Scrapheap, Phillip Island MotoGP, teenage granddaughter playing soccer for Australia in Spain in November and new baby in the UK.

Cheers

I'll be out unfortunately.  End of November is end of the teaching year for me, finishing marking etc for the end of the course makes it completely out of the question.

Al

Bob , I reckon this will be the venue for the great Aussie K skone bake off. Any challengers?
After my last no show , I'm holding my definites for the moment    but have the all clear from work . fingers crossed.

charlie99 wrote:tentative, will be there

+1

groverK wrote:Bob , I reckon this will be the venue for the great Aussie K skone bake off. Any challengers?
After my last no show , I'm holding my definites for the moment    but have the all clear from work . fingers crossed.

Maybe we can ask the reaper of grim to have the week off before the ride.   

Slow the work load down a bit for you

Ed, the baking skills of the original poster would mean that a skone bake off would be a non-event or maybe a masterclass.

Cheers

would make for a top afternoon session though. 
think of all the judging needed.

Hey it's good to see the tornadoes of last year hasn't deterred anyone from coming again, or is it that K riders will go anywhere with skones involved, no real mystery in sKone making when you have a 20ltr commercial Hobart mixer on the kitchen bench. Could be a good laugh Ed , don't know how Kay would handle biker types in the kitchen making scones!

rosskko wrote:

groverK wrote:Bob , I reckon this will be the venue for the great Aussie K skone bake off. Any challengers?
After my last no show , I'm holding my definites for the moment    but have the all clear from work . fingers crossed.

Maybe we can ask the reaper of grim to have the week off before the ride.   

Slow the work load down a bit for you

Just keep clear of the salmon mousse

Maybe I'll pre mix and wrap the dough up in foil, bake em on the way up. Might not look too good tho, and that
cream may not be too healthy by the time I get there. How are those roads, any improvements? I've only got one fairing mount bracket left.

how about a bakers dozen for the trip.

RT wrote:Maybe I'll pre mix and wrap the dough up in foil, bake em on the way up. Might not look too good tho, and that
cream may not be too healthy by the time I get there. How are those roads, any improvements? I've only got one fairing mount bracket left.

thought about bending some up bob ?  out of steel

um seanii should have a couple that i made for him ....now hes fairingless may not need them ?

Good point Charles, I always thought they were weak, but maybe it's best if they break not crack the fairibg.

about 40,000 ks + on mine bob ...no cracks...erm....yet  mate

im sure the original design utilizes many fixing points to acheive little moovement

charliie99 wrote:
um seanii should have a couple that i made for him ....now hes fairingless may not need them ?

 They should be about the place somewhere. Will have a look when my hands don't freeze to the shed door trying to get in!
We hillbillies will certainly pop along for the ride if the Brick is painted properly etc by then!

Schoorn.

And if it isnt painted then bring the K100 Kenworth

RicK G wrote:And if it isnt painted then bring the K100 Kenworth

Just as long as he doesn't put a trailer behind it, otherwise it'll be like trying to pass a road train through the ranges.

smithy wrote:

RicK G wrote:And if it isnt painted then bring the K100 Kenworth

Just as long as he doesn't put a trailer behind it, otherwise it'll be like trying to pass a road train through the ranges.

Bastards................!

giggles !!  good point !

Sounds like a great ride Im up for it...

Glad you can come Warren, there should be others coming up from your direction that you could tag along with.
Can anyone remember how many Ks we had on last years ride, I thought we had 12 bikes and 9 were Ks.
Is there a record for number of Ks on a Aussie forum ride?

there were quite a few at Neranderra last year.
good to hear you,re back Warren.

yes there were ed


 as were quite a few in areluen



all good ventures and personalities worthy of great memories .. and some nice surprises along the way   (ghosty, crikey what a guy ...he he )


far cairn had quite a few ....pitty we coudnt get all the attendees on k bikes together at one time


and coffs harbour   on the first "new england run "

we had a little adventure at last in "k"weensland  ...at last ...




but the inaugeral  meet  with k nuts was urunga ...and an awesome event

Is that Rosko on a side car?

Great pics Charlie, 11 looks like the magic number, surely we can muster that and more! Your right about Ghosty, when he turned up at Far cairn rally, what a ride he had. Surely Gordo must have got the trophy for longest distance that weekend .

Waz wrote:Is that Rosko on a side car?

seanii and his new (at that time ) lady friend  was on the "sidey" waz

a couple of constants seem quite noticeable ....rick and rickmeister on the "yellow perill"    just to name a couple of our dedicated travellers

cheers to all the guys that made their little contributions

smithy wrote:Great pics Charlie, 11 looks like the magic number, surely we can muster that and more! Your right about Ghosty, when he turned up at Far cairn rally, what a ride he had. Surely Gordo must have got the trophy for longest distance that weekend .

bloody hell,  gordo blitzed us twice craig ..."araluen"' and "far cairn"   gotta love a quiet acheiver (sp ?) hae you read his cross country ventures to the areluen venture ....sans front brakes ...giggles

If all goes well I will bring the red basic for a run.

Hope you can make it Stan, Rosskko has already claimed the lower 40, but still plenty of tent space at "Riverdale"

Waz wrote:Is that Rosko on a side car?

Yes Waz. It is I.

Schorn was in the tub or shaving or packing up or having one off the wrist when photos were called.

Poor Bella was most confused.

Narrandera.

As you can see my time was limited.

Note Mr Klompy doing up his helmet.

I think I had time enough till he put his gloves on before I missed muster. Damn you armed forces training.
/shakesfistatrévélé

blink ....oh yeah sorry waz ... stepped of the high step there .....on the way out of the special bus

in neranderra,  yeah rossko had a hoon round the street on the chair  .....grin

Just as an aside, if you are travelling on the New England Highway I recommend the roadhouse at Deepwater.

I got to spend from late sunday arvo to lunchtime monday there last weekend when I had a flat coming back from Stanthorpe. Very helpful in arranging a new tube to be dropped off, and let me use their gear to fix it. Then Kevin the mechanic wouldnt take any money.

Fuel isnt any more expensive than anywhere else and the bacon and eggs for breakfast was tasty.

It's good that some people will still go out of there way to help, good info Phil. It's a bugger getting the flat though.

aye ...agree there ..

soul restoring stuff phil

cheers for sharing

Ever since I have been riding up and down the New England Highway the people at the Deepwater Roadhouse have been friendly and it hasn't always been the same people and the Bakery across the road makes real good meat pies.

Hey Gaz and all others
                                 The ride dates are the weekend of the 22/23  of November, there will be camping available at our farm ( Riverdale) on Saturday & Sunday. I'll get some wood together for a bonfire and BBQ on the Saturday night, then we'll have a full days ride on the Sunday. With the closure of the Coaching Station Inn and museum of interesting things, we'll still head down via Tyringham, then on to the Golden Dog hotel for lunch, then riding through the Orara valley to Coffs and back to Guyra via Dorrigo and the Waterfall Way.

Thanks for the quick reply Smithy. Got it in the calendar now - gives a couple of weekends breathing space between the Snowy ride Waz suggested and this one - unless of course I try to go to the Bombala Bike Show the weekend of 15/16th November as well.

I might need to give up work to fit in all these rides.

Cheers

I'm going to try for the Saturday night at least.  Have to work Monday so have to be home Sunday.

Unless marking student stuff catches me up (final teaching week)  

Al

Talk of numbers of  K bikes at meets got me thinking about the Irish.

No official claims have been made but I have a gut feeling that they have outdone us

on a couple of occasions. Are we going to stand for that!

So make a big effort boys, to at least beat our own record, 'cos as you Know..

I won't be there.


Far Kairn. Best I have got. I can positively count 12 here and Al had his chair, not shown, so 13 with quite a few others not there for various reasons. Feel free to up the count if you are not pictured or Know of the others.

we'll carry your spirit along with us ghosty .
unless you want to send some nicnak up here so I can take it along with me ...something typical for around your area ?

and no I don't mean some larconic can of south aussie beer ...whats that horrible stuff called ??? southark or something ... shudder ..!!!

Despite my earlier claims i won't make it

21st to attend.

Father of my grandson.

Enjoy folks

Ghost who rides wrote:I can positively count 12 here and Al had his chair, not shown, so 13 with quite a few others not there for various reasons. Feel free to up the count if you are not pictured or Know of the others.

no particular order , Uli                Rick G 
                              Waz         Marg G 
                              Gaz      Smithy   
                              Tom, Ghosty
                              Aus      Rosskko
                              Al             Smithy
                              Ed                Charlie  
                              Wato                 Robin
                                                          Marie
who have I missed?

Robin who?