Over The Shoulder....Rides through the Decades

motorradrudi

Tour Pro
Re: Over The Shoulder....Rides Of A Decade

Hi Pete,

spectacular trips and amazing pics to remember!!! :glu:glu:glu

:clap::clap::clap:

Best greatings from good old Germany
Rudi
 

glitch

Mapping the next ride...
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2011...Yarra Valley Spring

Late August...and spring's early this year.
Just a little pootle not far from home.



Near Glenburn, Toolangi State Park

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More here:
http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3720
 

glitch

Mapping the next ride...
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Re: Over The Shoulder....Rides Of A Decade

...spectacular trips and amazing pics to remember!

Rudi


Hey Rudi :chug:

Yeah...it's only when it's all lumped together into one lot that it shows all the places and things seen through the years.
There's at least as many "other" trips again, usually by car/ camper etc.
and lots of shorter day-trips of some sort or another where no pic was ever taken.

Yo, a bagfull of memories in that lot here...:thumbs:
 

glitch

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2011...Western US

September

Jimbo had sweet-talked us into another 3 weeks, this time for more dirt, more out of the way places, brilliant weather, lots of laughs, lots of backroads, some wild'n whacky places and some smooth cruising wrapped in the STUMPING!! ~7000km loop.


As all good things...it started with a BANG.
Of Jimbo's brandnew TKC80 rear hoop, that is.


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We skimmed the South Oregon border through the Klamath Mtns


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Trusted some shady characters



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Checked out the "Painted Hills" of John Day Fossil Beds




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Cruised one of the endless South Fork, or was it a North Fork?, roads, this one in the Malheur National Forest


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Had the most bizarre overnight stay EVER...at the (now in receivership) BearCat lodge in Seneca


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The "Little Dragon" produced tears of joy ...and one HELL of a DR650 v. KLR650 paint-swapper.
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Frequented classy neighbourhoods


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Met Wyatt Earp in the tiny hamlet of Ola, loaded 6-shooter in the waitband, Stetson and all.

Folks enjoying Hot Springs at the side of the road


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From Idaho, into Montana and quickly through Yellowstone into Wyoming
....ohhh man, LOVE that place!

Jackson Lake, Grand Tetons N.P. in the late afternoon


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The backroads into Capitol Reef N.P....bloody speechless, what nature can come up with.


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Bryce Canyon

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...and the red roads of Zion N.P.


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No ride around here without some mystery


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Fixed this 'n that

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Back into California, Bear Gully and Sonora Pass, Ebbett's Pass....and into the Sierra Nevada proper.


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Lost our hearts at Lassen Volcanic Park


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Had enough bends??
For a while!! Wore the glove to shreds, bugga!


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For another tour-de-force ride report and around 800 pics (oh yeah, it's a blockbuster) :

http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3787
 

glitch

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2011...Photo Ride

The forecast sounded crappy for this late November Sunday.

And boy, how well did it turn out in the end??


As always, discovered a few new stretches

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Doug (dougman1) was there....and Tim (TimC)....Jeremy (aussieflicker)...and Steve (stevegt738)....more?


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T'was a bloody good day! :glu



More here:

http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3826
 

glitch

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2012....Dust, Sweat 'n Beers- Vic High Country

Yet another "inofficial" Australia Day Long Weekend, late January.

Off into the hills with tents and gear...


Starting off into the Strathbogies

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The first proper trip for "The Dishrack"


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Dave (Jafu) came along...Tim (TimC)...Steve and Linda (Stevegt738) for the first day...Michael (Williamson) and Helen joined in with the red ute....Goodie and I.


Dave, knackered after The Paps steep and loose, rocky climb in temperatures around the 40.


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Rode the byways of Tolmie

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...went up Mt. Buller...


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...had guests at the camp...


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....checked out the thick redgum slab as counter top at the Tatong Pub, had a long dip at Lake William Hovell.



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....and watched the blackbellies roll into Swanpool....and out again.


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Brilliant weekend....with quite a few surprises...and a ton of laughs.



Lots more here:

http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3899
 

glitch

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2012...Trials at Three Bridges

Early February and the heat had subsided for a few days...

Richard (K1W1) and I went for a short gawk at those guys who can get bikes up sheer roackwalls and across 4 foot logs.

Just a quick run through the backblocks of Kurth Kiln and Gladysdale before we dove into the apple-orchard, onto which the Trials terrain borders.


Those guys are just incredible !!


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And that includes the kids!!



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...and some of the visitors


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More pics, at far better quality, here:
http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3907
 

glitch

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2012...Gippy Surprise

Rob (a86) and later Pete (Vtwin) led us along some new roads on another Gippsland Sunday....mid February.

Richard (K1W1)...Goodie...Chris (chriswill) on the GS12...and yours truly met up with Rob (a86) and Pete (Vtwin) in Yarragon.

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Discovered some beautiful backroads between Yarragon and Mirboo Nth...then lots more from Boolara onto the Grand Ridge and back through.....I don't know...zigzagging our ways without towns or anything but hills, cows and bends, bends, bends.


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All the pics and more:

http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3929
 

pete

Just through the door
Re: 2011...Trials Experience Ballarat

Can't remember how this one came up...but man, it was a heap of fun...FUN!!

Trent and Cass from Trails Experience in Ballarat turned on a screamer of a show....and heaps were learned!


Rob getting the goss from Trent

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Edit: (Pete/ glitch) snipped some pics




Here's a bit of a thread...no more pics though.
http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3526






Looks like fun.....
I'm restoreing a real trials bike for vintage/twin shock trials events..
1977 Montesa Cota 348 Malcom Rathnell Replica..

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By petenz at 2012-06-22

From that to this.... so far..
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By petenz at 2012-07-26
 

glitch

Mapping the next ride...
Staff member
2012....Bright Australian ADVtravel Film Festival

Late February

It had gathered steam very slowly... and then they came from all around Australia.
What a meet up, what a show....GREAT STUFF!!
Fantastic to see so many new and old faces, see the travel-passion in those glowing eyes, the crowds on the grass of the river banks watching the movies late into the night....this was old-school "Good Time" stuff....BRILLIANT!!

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Even getting there and getting back wasn't shabby...the Sat morning ride a bit of a rush along main roads, but the return trip was fun with a capital F.

Chasing a bunch of roadies up Mt. Hotham and getting them so involved that they wanted to turn onto the Dargo High Plains dirt with us
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Then the re-discovery of a long-forgotten pearler of a road through Gippsland.

Richard (K1W1) was along....and Rowan (Row1) on the Tiger

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One of Richards shots

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