nev
Super Térrarist
This week is 10 years since the first Tassie Gems Ride - Nov 2005. I have a feeling that ride was only a few weeks before Austouring.com was started.
There is a thread in the archives for it, but none of the image links work
http://austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=795
So I'll delved into my photo archive from that trip just to relive a few of the memories and the people.
A rollcall (after analysing photos)
Glitch - Vstrom
Goodie - Pegaso
Garry - Pegaso
Tim - GSXR1000
Marty - Vstrom
Sashs - Hyundai (under doctors instructions not to ride her Guzzi because of her back)
Deano (pnut) VTR1000
Matt - CBR1000RR
Loz - CB900
Jason - VFR800
Karel - Vstrom
Gunner - VStrom
Andy - SV650
Jo - F650CS
Me - ZX12R
Sarah - flew in for a few days to be pillion on the VFR
Tassie Dave - 955 Tiger
Tassie Tim - Caponard
Dave and Tim met Met us for Day 1 and 2 then went home. Tim Joined us again out to Strathgordon and back.
Smack - Duc 600SS and
Conehead - (was he in his car or riding his F1150GS ?) met us in Richmond for the run up the hills out of Hobart
We met at station pier on a Friday evening.
Saturday - Devonport to Wynyard via cradle mountain
Sunday - Wynyard to Zeehan (the dirties went down the western explorer and the rest went via Hellyer Gorge and Lake Pieman
Monday - Zeehan to Queenstown (a short day because we spent a few hours in the Henty dunes on quadbikes in a couple of shifts)
Tuesday - Queenstown to Richmond
Wednesday - Richmond to Strathgordon and return
Thursday - Hobart to Bicheno
Friday - Bicheno to Launceston
Saturday - Launceston to Devonport
There is a thread in the archives for it, but none of the image links work
http://austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=795
So I'll delved into my photo archive from that trip just to relive a few of the memories and the people.
A rollcall (after analysing photos)
Glitch - Vstrom
Goodie - Pegaso
Garry - Pegaso
Tim - GSXR1000
Marty - Vstrom
Sashs - Hyundai (under doctors instructions not to ride her Guzzi because of her back)
Deano (pnut) VTR1000
Matt - CBR1000RR
Loz - CB900
Jason - VFR800
Karel - Vstrom
Gunner - VStrom
Andy - SV650
Jo - F650CS
Me - ZX12R
Sarah - flew in for a few days to be pillion on the VFR
Tassie Dave - 955 Tiger
Tassie Tim - Caponard
Dave and Tim met Met us for Day 1 and 2 then went home. Tim Joined us again out to Strathgordon and back.
Smack - Duc 600SS and
Conehead - (was he in his car or riding his F1150GS ?) met us in Richmond for the run up the hills out of Hobart
We met at station pier on a Friday evening.
Saturday - Devonport to Wynyard via cradle mountain
Sunday - Wynyard to Zeehan (the dirties went down the western explorer and the rest went via Hellyer Gorge and Lake Pieman
Monday - Zeehan to Queenstown (a short day because we spent a few hours in the Henty dunes on quadbikes in a couple of shifts)
Tuesday - Queenstown to Richmond
Wednesday - Richmond to Strathgordon and return
Thursday - Hobart to Bicheno
Friday - Bicheno to Launceston
Saturday - Launceston to Devonport