Keppels Hut Ride April 7

Could not make Ant's ride on Saturday, but the weather was too nice to stay home on Sunday as well. Out of the house by 8.30 and up the Warby Hwy to Don Rd. Was surrounded by about 30 sportsbike riders for a while who did not follow me up the back way to Donna Buang (funnily enough!)
Stopped at the hang glider get off point, and people call us crazy!






Went up to the summit, then back along the Acheron Way and Granton's rd to Wood's lookout for morning tea.




Onto Marysville and then Lady Talbot drive and tried to use the toilet on the side of the road, but the door was locked!



Found the track to the hut, was a bit rocky in spots, but I survived.
Stopped for lunch and had a look around.

Hut looked nice and cosy.




Back down Mt Margaret rd to some black stuff



At Narby turned right back into the pine plantation. When I stopped here last time, there was a nice wooden bridge and little picnic spot. Amazing whay a bit of logging can do.

Worked my way through the forest back to Monda rd opposite the potato plantation.

Back down Chum Creek rd and onto Yarra Glen. About 240 k and home about 2.30. Excellent day.

GPS trace of where I went.

That looks good! Never been up that Lookout or Keppels Hut...ok for bigger/ heavier bikes?
Any chance for a repeat sometime, taking a few others along?

That tank looks sweet...is that an OEM accessory or aftermarket? It certainly looks like it was made for that particular bike.
Separate fuelpump pumping the juice into the main tank vi a Y-piece or one way valve into the filler-neck venting tube?

Looks like you had a great day Ian.
Why wasn't I told?????

Crustyvarmint said:

Looks like you had a great day Ian.
Why wasn't I told?????

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He hates your aftershave.... but is afraid to tell ya

Buggrit..

I went to stay at Keppel's a couple of weeks ago. The road was closed at the falls. Past that point there were so many trees down I couldn't get in there anyway.. Heaps of crap down over the roads too.

Failing that, I had a back up plan of a campsite along Cambarville Rd, but it was closed for a rally.

Now I know it's open I'll have to go back up and try again.

Sounds like the start of a plan
When are we going?

Have fun, Pato

I'd been keen for a ride to that hut as well..

As long as it's ok for the bigger bikes.


Cheers.

I started going up there a few weeks after I got the Tiger, August I think, and encountered a quite muddy and chopped up track with snow melt around the edges. Was a bit scary to a complete noob on a big heavy bike! Decided to turn back to less snowy climes.