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Post by curly001 on Sept 16, 2007 3:47:46 GMT -5
Don't Panic !!!! It's not what you think but it certainly sounded like it.
We couldn't have asked for a better day for a ride out, with 6 of us enjoying the roads, weather, good company and the glorious dulcet tones of my XT on the overruns.
It was supposed be a ride of the SR500club (Sydney Chapter) but alas we were a bit light on for 500Sr's. There was 3 Sr's, Milkman on his 250, Marlon & Bize on their 400's, My XT500, RD on his FZ and ride captain Rick on his R1. Hey they were all Yamaha's at least!
Ride captain Rick lead the charge> ride along some of the most picturesque goat tracks> roads to the north of Sydney. It was here on these roads> goat tracks Marlon decided to finally get that front end fixed( 2 tankslappers will do that for you).
I would like to thank Rick for organizing the ride an the rest of you for a great day. Lets do it again soon!
Curly
Also know as Captain Quiet for my ability to arrive inconspicuously
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Post by Bize on Sept 16, 2007 4:28:58 GMT -5
Yes. I think I now have a pretty good idea what it would have sounded like to be in JFK's cavalcade  Oh yeah. . . Rick wasn't on an R1. . . sadly he was on a Honda  Don't worry Rick, I'm just teasing mate. . . and at least you race your good bike  |
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Post by curly001 on Sept 16, 2007 4:41:37 GMT -5
Shows you how much I was looking. Anyway couldn't get that close to have a good look at his ride, not for the lack of trying.
Me wonders why he's got no points left on his licence.
Curly
Proud owner of the slow XT
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Post by future on Sept 16, 2007 4:48:51 GMT -5
Photso please. Did anyone take any???
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Post by Bize on Sept 16, 2007 5:26:27 GMT -5
Rick and Marlon took a snap or two.
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Post by wizz954 on Sept 16, 2007 5:38:02 GMT -5
R1  Fireblades eat them for breakfast ;D Fantastic turn out for the inaugural Sydney run, thanks to everyone who came along, Richard, Bize, Marlon, Curly, Milkman. Another new guy Geoff introduced himself at the Koala Park, just to say G'day as he was unable to come on the ride. Funnily enough, he actually DID have an SR500 and was riding it! The goat track they call Wisemans Ferry road hasn't changed much and reminds me why I don't ride it much  Curly reckons he saw mine and Richard's "sports bikes" go airborne on the wooden bridges. Not as funny as having one of the wooden planks come up and stare you in the face eh Curly! It was a nice ride, beautiful weather and no cops to be seen anywhere, not that we were speeding. Milkman's SR250 did a great job keeping up and Curly's XT500 should be on the race track. Curly was hustling that thing around in a way I'm sure it was never designed to do, wouldn't mind fanging that around Oran Park. Marlon, mate, do something about those forks or you may end up with a severed leg too Here's some pictures of the boys out playing, sorry about the camera phone quality pictures, but it does make nice shutter noises...   also a video of Milkman "adjusting" his oil level in the field... no comment on where the oil spillage occurred. People seem to have trouble viewing these mobile phone videos, you need Quicktime and whatever plugin for 3gp files or go to www.3gp.com/ to get a 3gp player www.kinetikprojects.com/rickvideo/wisemans_160907/MOV00009.3gp |
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Post by future on Sept 16, 2007 6:02:49 GMT -5
The goat track down into Wisemans is bad. A far better way is via River Rd. Follows the river and brings you out at the bottom of the last hairpin at Wisemans.
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Post by future on Sept 16, 2007 6:03:44 GMT -5
You guys sure looked liek you all had a great day.
I would ride at the back if i was there just to hear those singles. ;D
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Post by curly001 on Sept 16, 2007 6:26:09 GMT -5
Yes we were lucky the EPA wheren't around with milkman leaking hydrocarbons all over the place, first the oil spill then the petrol spill. IT was Exxon Valdese all over again.
Who knows what the designers had in mind when they sketch the first drawings of an XT. But I'm sure someone on the team was a hoon into backlane scratching.
Rick as for you riding my XT round oran park NO! Let me think about that again NO! With your effort at the last races there, how many offs did you have again?
Curly
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Post by curly001 on Sept 16, 2007 6:32:28 GMT -5
Future,
It wouldn't matter where you rode in the group you would hear me!
Curly
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Post by StewRoss on Sept 17, 2007 2:10:22 GMT -5
Hi guys, Good to see that you got out on the bikes...keep it up. Nice clean oil in the 250 mate... SR  |
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Post by Bize on Sept 17, 2007 3:45:14 GMT -5
Yes, the ride was, let's say, less eventful than your own ride Stew |
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Post by StewRoss on Sept 17, 2007 5:02:52 GMT -5
Heh, heh...most rides are...I now have an electrical problem to solve...ah well, keeps me off the streets. SR |
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Post by curly001 on Sept 17, 2007 5:35:52 GMT -5
The residents of Canberra breath a sigh of relief!
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Post by milkman on Sept 17, 2007 8:35:47 GMT -5
When you have a litre more oil in your bike than you need, its tends to stay clean...... ;D
I nearly had an off, had my 4 speed 250 near the red-line to keep up, and I heard a "bang", shat myself, and thought something had gone astray........Soon realised it was Curly's XT on overrun.
Fair Dinkum, I could feel it on my visor.
Scared a few "diners" at the Road Warrior's Cafe as well, and it was great for getting cars to back off!
Other than nearly causing a fire by overfilling my tank (look at the level Steven, not the other bikes), all was well.
Great run, perfect weather for it.
Thanks for sorting it out Rick, and good to see everyone.
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Fireblades eat them for breakfast ;D
Curly reckons he saw mine and Richard's "sports bikes" go airborne on the wooden bridges. Not as funny as having one of the wooden planks come up and stare you in the face eh Curly!
