2025 ride.....

[KiwiMat]

hey guys, getting hard to organise a ride that everybody here can attend, but we got a crew together and went for a ride .... here a some pics and notes on last week's ride.
Northerners met up at Bathurst on Monday morning, KiwiMat (GSXR750) Heapy (RS660) Wardy (Multistrata Pikes Peak V4) Dobbo (R1200S) Buckets (1200GS) , Mark n Deb (R1200R). From there rode to Crookwell via Trunky Creek, turned right before Crookwell and rode to Boorowa, had lunch there, few beers. From there... Harden, Jugiong (pub closed..ggrrr) and onto Tumut Bathurst

Boorowa









Bangers n Mash lunch at Boorowa

[KiwiMat]

Tumut... we met up with Fisso (S1000XR) and Randall (KTM orange 1290 thing) had many drinks... Heapy didn't get the trout....


a very drunk girl sitting on Heapys Aprilla and my GSXR750...

[KiwiMat]

After a pissy night at Tumut and some breakfast we set off for Tallangatta via Tumbarumba and Jingellic... onto Mitta Mitta, Omeo, Mt Hotham to Harrietville.




Jingellic

Mitta Mitta...Me n Dobbo had safety meeting..... BruceV style...

Glen Valley.. (Bomb Corner)






Omeo....




Mt Hotham

[KiwiMat]

Stayed at Harrietville.... $11 beers a bit steep... Pool comp rigged by the staff playing and winning... Pool was nice for a swim... bout 18 degrees C.
Had breakfast in Bright and set off over Towonga Gap to Mt Beauty, up to Falls Creek, onto Bomb Corner, left to Mitta Mitta pub for a beer n lunch, back to Harrietville via Lockhart's Gap and Towonga Gap. Purchased a few cases of beers and bottles of red wine this time.. had a swim and a merry night , Doctor350 (K1300R) joined us in the morning for a day ride.





Breakfast in Bright


Mt Beauty.... nice GSXR750... lighter than Heapys RS660..... Falls Creek




Bomb Corner


Heapy stopped at the top of Towonga Gap, nice bike.

[KiwiMat]

After a big night, the group broke apart to head home and other places... Few of us went to Bright for breakfast and then me and Dobbo headed North.

Turn off to Towonga Gap.... Safety meeting.....

300km to Tumut for some lunch



stayed at Boorowa Irish Pub for the night, great meal



Barmaid on my bike

Typical old country pub, woulda been the local brothel 100 years ago

[justjoe]

Coulda been a brothel the night y'all stayed there... just saying

[KiwiMat]

Set off early from Boorowa at n 7am, Cowra, Bathurst, Lithgow, Sydney via Bilpin, Dobbo went through Wisemans Ferry to get back to Newcastle



Bathurst for fuel



good effort for 5 days riding. it was 32 degrees C every day. Great to catch up with some of the boys. I gave the gsxr750 a flogging, it performed flawlessly, the $3000 worth of suspension work really paid off, that bike was planted to the road the whole time.
I swapped bikes with Wardy for the run back over Towonga Gap, That Ducati Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak is insanely good, goes around corners like its on rails, most comfortable seat every, stupid amount of power!! Ride one if you get the chance.

That's all folks, feel free to add more Doctor350.

[Martin_D]

Great report and pics Matt !
Thanks for taking the time to do it .
It brought back some great memories ...

[955i]

Looks like a geat ride. Someday . . .?

[Capnrip]

Can't say someday, you have to book it and do it. Those guys will take care of you.

[Capnrip]

Cool stuff Matt. Thanks for taking the time to post it up.

[KiwiMat]

Looks like a geat ride. Someday . . .?

hey mate, that's the first group ride I have done in Australia for a few years, different groups go at different times. I'm up for a ride next year around the start of March. If any of you guys are keen to come to Australia and ride, let me know through here.

[955i]

KMat, if I get it started as more than just an idle dream, I'll definitely start visiting with you in detail.

[KiwiMat]

Not another tyre thread......
The Metzler M9rr's worked perfectly as usual, evenly worn. I will only use Metzlers on my bikes now.

[955i]

Do the sipes go through the center of the tire. Lee wants to know. He's very picky about that.

[EricM]

Nice report thanks for sharing. Riding season starts in 7 days here….but here is what my backyard looks like this morning.

[955i]

That's depressing, Eric.

[EricM]

Still plenty of fun to be had with the Ski-Doo.

[KiwiMat]

the middle of the tyre has no tread as pictured. does Lee like some tread or no tread throught the middle?
Regardless these tyres are exceptional in the wet.

[Martin_D]

Like most people say , "Fuck Pirellis" !!!

[955i]

Lee likes a grove across the middle of the tire. He's right when he complains that without that, there's really know sure way of knowing how worn the tire is in the center. That's import to those of us in places were curves are few and far between.

[KiwiMat]

inset oil thread........

Before ride........



After.....



offerings from the 750....




Lloyd (7) checking bike....



pre ride check.....

[Captain Howdy]

Great photos Matt. Not as good as being there though. Go Pirellii.