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Inland run
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } I departed from my usual coastal routes and took a run inland to some of central Victoria’s old goldfields areas. Just on 400 kms in perfect...
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More sunshine on the GOR
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } The joys of week day riding – no traffic! Unbelievably it was 31C today, yet last weekend it seemed as though winter was upon us. I have no connection...
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April Fools and an unseasonably hot day on the GOR
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } This is no joke, it’s April 1st and we’ve just experienced our hottest April 1 day ever recorded in Geelong – just a tad under 36C (96F). Mrs T and I...
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World Trials Championship
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } Team Tarsnakes were accompanied by Team Tekrodes to attend the World Trials event at Mt Tarrengower near Maldon in Vic.This is the first trials event...
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Broadford Bike Bonanza
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } Mrs Tarsnakes & I have been attending Broadford Bike Bonanza at Easter since its inception 6 years ago by Motorcycling Australia as a fund raiser...
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Autumn
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } Monday’s forecast was for fog followed by sunshine, which was very welcome after a wintery weekend. Better still, there is great Autumn (Fall for...
View ArticleHi-Viz to be compulsory for learner riders in Victoria
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } A chance comment in a conversation with one of the salesmen at my local motorcycle store today led me to follow up on the proposed new Graduated...
View ArticleMotorcycling Australia roadside assist
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } Just a ‘heads up’ to anyone who has had the Roadside Assistance service offered via Motorcycling Australia – Australian Riders’ Division (ARD) . MA...
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Gloomy but great!
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } Well its only two days away from the winter solstice Down Under and its great to be able to get out for a mid week ride. I basically wanted to do a...
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New tyre and a cold winter’s day
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } I pulled the back wheel out of the ZX14 yesterday and had a new Michelin Pilot Road 4GT fitted. The GT is an interesting evolution of the Michelin...
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Spot the Procrastinator
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } One of the West Coast Procrastinators was captured in this pic from the current “Just Bikes” magazine’s report on the 2014 All British Rally. I didn’t...
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A wet day on the Great Ocean Road
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } …well actually not all of it was. From Geelong to Lorne was sunny and 12 C. From Lorne to Apollo Bay there were occasional drizzly showers, but the...
View ArticleRIP Vernon Train
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } Vernon Train, along with Mike Lockyer, rode motorcycles around Oz in 1953 to prove the reliability of Renolds chain. I recently contacted Danny...
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Burger, beans and bridges
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } I took advantage of an improved weather forecast for Thursday 21 August and took run inland to central Victoria to visit the Moto Bean café as...
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Procrastinators first Spring ride for 2014
#followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } Some of the Procrastinators gathered in Spring sunshine to take a run down to Timboon for lunch and a catch up. Not bad going for us, seeing how it’s...
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Rear mudguard ADR to be scrapped
The Aust government has announced that the ADR requiring a rear mudguard (fender for our American friends) extension will be scrapped. I feel sorry for people who have been booked for removing it in...
View ArticleHonda RC166
Motorcycle News online recently ran a couple of articles on 6 cylinder motorcycles. Both part 1 & part 2 are really well worth reading. What really caught my attention was the video clip on the...
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Great Spring day on the GOR
What a day – sunny and around 23-25C all day. It was a great day to be on the Great Ocean Road, traveling against the main flow of tourist traffic. I headed inland from Geelong to Colac, and traveled...
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Bloggers rendezvous
A comment on one of my posts by Chillertek from the famous The Road to Nowhere blog indicated that he was down from Sydney and holidaying along the Great Ocean Road with his family. An email and a...
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