Thanks for the welcome!
Guyra is a lovely place and I think its already 10 or 11 degrees today. When its 40C down in Tamworth and they are so miserable they feel compelled to listen to both kinds of music, its only 30 here and I am catching lovely trout by a cool stream. And of course, whenever you jump on your bike in Guyra, you can be assured that ANYWHERE else is warmer....unless you go through Charlotte's pass. Or Blayney.

Rick, I often do rides around here...up to Glen and across to Inverell and home via Bundarra etc, so you've probably seen my bike around the place. Over to Walcha and home via Bendemeer etc.Up to Wallangara for a cup of tea and home again. Its good bike country here...though some of the roads are goat tracks. I broke a fairing mount over easter riding on the Ebor rd.
Sean,.

Saxon, I have lived in Tamworth and Armidale and often they would refer to Guyra as the home of the spud. Is that still the case?

It's the home of the Super Spuds rugby league team, and the lamb and potato festival. So much potential! So many old codgers refusing to move with the times......!

blakey wrote:"Have a spare room plus a sun room and a double blow up bed plus floor and a fireplace."

Well. Well. Well.

I know where we're going on next year's K-Trip!

Welcome Sean!

Yes, welcome Sean. Sounds like a stop over for a tassie trip

now ...theres an idea !!!!

what a wonderful part of the world, im in.

I note with interest the crackdown recently on "gangs " and "bikies" in Qld and NSW. Will it be ok for us to show our "colours" in downtown Boonah and uptown Esk?
I do believe some , if not all of us will be carrying drugs...arthritis, blood pressure etc.. One of the party has already indicated that he has a gold g string in his pannier....we are setting ourselves up for a big bust.
Any long term weather predictions for next week?

as i say in most references to my behaviour ......"mostly harmless" wink

ainsjac wrote:I do believe some , if not all of us will be carrying drugs...arthritis, blood pressure etc..

Brilliant Ainsjac!

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Long-term weather report:
The waning moon will be in its last quarter. Not sufficient to bring out the innate werewolf in us.

[quote="ainsjac"]I note with interest the crackdown recently on "gangs " and "bikies" in Qld and NSW. Will it be ok for us to show our "colours" in downtown Boonah and uptown Esk?
I do believe some , if not all of us will be carrying drugs...arthritis, blood pressure etc.. One of the party has already indicated that he has a gold g string in his pannier....we are setting ourselves up for a big bust.
Any long term weather predictions for next week?[/quote]
If it's a young cop that puls you up for a search tell them you have some viagra and OH WOW DOESN"T IT WORK GOOD YOU ORTA TRY IT, they will die from embarasment and just get grossed out at the thought and off you go  I have done it and the older cops standing around were near rolling on the ground laughing while the young one went very red. Me and the rest of the guys didn't stop laughing for a week.

Guest, you certainly know your moons. All I know is that after any dry spell there is always a chance of rain.

due to a f35426g roster change i am out for the run to queensland dont have enough holidays
i hate my bosses and if i didnt have a mortage i would tell them to stick there job where the sun dont shine
just got back from a holiday with family to be told the lovely news
hope you all have fun

That's a bummer, Col. Reminds me of that ol' country & western song, "Take this job and shove it". I know the feeling. But my favourite is Todd Rundgren's "I don't want to work, I just want to bang on the drum all day." from his 1983 'The Ever Popular Tortured Artist' record.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZjavMEeXF4&feature=related

Col that's bad news mate. Now I'll have to come home via Orange and buy you those beers I owe you.
Cheers RT

It looks as though I will be able to attend the full proceedings afterall. Inspired by Col, and other events, I just gave notice of resignation to the boss. Oh, sweet relief!

Col, das news mate!!1 Im sure some of us will have an ale or to for you.
GITH!!!!! Send me a bill please!!!!(did I just say that?)

dang thats sad news col .....sniffle ...well maybe next one huh ? (and there will be a next one for sure)

(alby and i had thought you would ride up naked and take home a bright newish white fairing ..fitted up by us mob )

geepers kreepers gith thats a shock .......nearly fell off ma chair again ......wow what a way to get a saturday off !! crikey mate im flabergasted .

just under a week to go guys ....we have been surveying some of the roads around here ....and if you look in the "woohoo sunshine all around " thread ......were hoping for similar weather for you all comming up from down south ..

looking forward to meeting again

Bikes washed, spark plug cleaned, spares bag packed best jocks airing. Raring to go. Weather looks ok for me, Wed morning I'm off.
RT

Just rode home from Sydney on the Brick. Beautiful riding weather!

THIS weekend?!?
I thought it was the 26th-27th of May! Where did I get that from?
Oh well, I'm off to Google maps.

Hey Gith, be prepared for some questions!!!

you havent been over this way before blakey ?

are you comming for the friday night or saturday morning ?....

else if its saturday ...just head out to warwick and you will see the turnoff before aratula ....about 35-40k out of swanbank -ipswitch

but gime a call if you need help either day

The extended forecast going into the weekend and beyond in SE Queensland is for lows of about 10/11c (about 50f) with light morning fog in some areas, and daytime highs of 25/26c, possibly reaching 28c (low 80s f) in Esk on Saturday arvo. Not bad, not bad at all.

Have fun folks. Stay rubber side down and take care. Sorry I am not making the journey with you, but I do expect to see a lot of photos and a movie or two. Have a beer or two for me.

"..all my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...I'm leavin' on a K-bike..."

Rickmeister.

Do I have to wash my bike?

RT wrote:spark plug cleaned

Wow, what a brave guy...........watch out for Murphy................
he might be around the corner, waiting just for you!

All bikes must be washed, every 100 kms. Blakey you are not to wash yours too much as you will wear the red paint off down to the white undercoat.

never mind rt ...ive got some spares for you just in case

blakey wrote:Do I have to wash my bike?

Well I just washed mine

oh bugga! ....poor old "gerty" will be getting shower shock with all the washing going on ....just dont do it in front of her ....she will get ideas ..

cant wait to be on the road guys

me and blakey will be arriving in standard format...... red "rs" leading the old and silvering "rt" (with big phat tyre)

somewhere around 4.00 pm ish

travel safe

See you all soon...10hrs working to go!!!

I might drop in at Boonah Friday night after work. Gotta work Saderdee. Will turn up at Esk later on Saderdee arvo. Good travelling to all you journeyers, from far and near.
Cheers.

have a good ride drink lots of beer tell really good stories (no lies permitted)
and have a beer or 3 for me

col wrote:have a good ride drink lots of beer tell really good stories (no lies permitted)
and have a beer or 3 for me

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RT has not had a good start to the trip, in fact it was shocking. On the way to Denman his shocking, sad shock stuffed. Oil formed a slippery, slimy film on his rear tyre after it decided to die. At 9 pm last night he was safe in a pub in Denman.
Rickmeister, on his steady steed will go into Newcastle (as this writing is being writ) and he has secured a sound second shock for RT.
Hopefully we will be only about an hour later then we planned for. See you tomorrow.

Motorbike riding, like life itself, has its up and downs. It's when it stays down that we need to spring back!

Let's hope you're back on the road soon, gents. See you this weekend!

go rt ...keep on going ol mate

good helping there blokes ...cheers to ainsjack and rick

kinda sounds like my slipery venture down to urunga last year huh ? (diff leaking all over the place )

col wrote:have a good ride drink lots of beer tell really good stories (no lies permitted)

Never spoil a good story for the sake of the truth!! Ha ha.

Glad to hear RT is none the worse for his experience. Enjoy guys!
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Just rang RT and all is happening he expects to be on the road shortly

:DExcellent work guys...nothing like helping friends out!!

hope we see some more locals on saturday ...



heres a map for the intended ride ...

just in case some folks are interested ...ill bring along a few copies for some non locals

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Fair play Charlie. Thanks for that, gives those of us "out foreign" a better idea of what going on. Looks like some nice twisteys. Good curves and safe riding every body.

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I find myself with a sunny day ahead, 'cause I don't have to go in to work today or tomorrow; nope, got an early mark from the boss with my walking papers, but no gold star, not even a Hero of Soviet Labour Award - a slap on the back for a job well done, comrade!

I've just a few things to get done to the Mighty K. A loose seat hinge where a contained nut broke off causing a rattle and misalignment at the hinges, and a burnt out globe - it's the little things that drive you nuts! The odometre rolled over to 100,000 kilometres on Thursday night (actual mileage about 140,000 kms) on the way home, and these basic little maintenance items are my reward. At least I'm not having to alignbore the camshaft flanges, reconfigure the gyrospectrum analyser, de-carbon the cylinder head, or Prussian Blue the main bearing journals!

This arvo I'll head down towards Boonah via Logan and Beaudesert. Prolly see you lot round oh, say, 0 dark beer thirty. The sun sets at 5.25PM round there these days. I expect to see the sun sink in sympathy with my frosty schooner of Toohey's Old amongst friends.

woopee ...erm sorry ..that didnt sound right ... will be good to have you along

im, meeting blakey at 2.45 for a 3.00pm leave

from the bp just south of brown plains mate ....(regents park ) the same place we have met before ...if that helps.

arrive time should be just after 4.00 pm

a couple of chores that has to be done (car rego ....bugga, the rent etc )

but preparing the gear and changing the panieers as i type

Charlie and Blakey, Friday arvo around Brown's Plains/Boronia Heights sounds like a commuter's home-for-the-weekend drive time madness to me. I think I'll sneak in the back bottom way from Logan Village on Camp Cable Road like we've done before, and if we time it right I'll roll onto highway 13 near Jimboomba as you thread your way through there. The roads will not be free of traffic but a whole helluva lot less than having to get onto and then off the Motorway from where I am. See ya's there or along the road roundabout the same time. Cheers.

Great to have you along Gith.

Panniers are full of stuff (some of it useful), bike washed and ready to go.

well call into the shell at jimboomba then ...and wait 10 ...about 3.15 ...20 ?

See ya there with the southerners

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!