Weekend in Bright (6 - 9 Feb 2009)

[Muzzard]

EOI for a weekend of good value free for all motarding across the Alpine areas including Mt Hotham, Falls Creek, Eldorado and Beechworth.
A few historic sites to visit,
http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources/22_2133.pdf
A bit of easy offroad along maintained fire trails,
Some unreal scenery for the photographers and motel accommodation / shopping in Bright - Porepunkah - Mt Beauty for the girls.
http://www.brightvictoria.com.au/
Fishing etc for those also interested in doing so after riding and as usual some beer drinking on the Saturday night.
Date can be made advantageous to the bulk of interested parties but suggest around Australia Day weekend ;)
Bikes obviously need to be fully registered and the only costs are those incurred for accommodation / bike fuel and whatever you eat / drink.
Neil and a few others have stayed in the motel at Bright and would be in a better situation to appraise that side of things including meals etc.

Other locations are also up for discussion,
Like the previous thread concerning the hut at Geehi in the Alpine National Park :D
http://www.pleasetakemeto.com/australia/new-south-wales/snowy-mountains/information/location/geehi-flats

[Twatty]

sounds awesome, I've discussed doing a ride like this with Neil, and am keen as, but due to house building/ work trips etc probably won't be viable 'till the end of next year. Time to break out the distanzias boys!

[Wobbly]

The star hotel in bright has accommodation, and has fantastic meals as well. The beer is cold too :D

[SMC690]

I'm up for it after the start of Feb.

[Muzzard]

Scoped out a few roads today between here and Mt Beauty while collecting some more motorbikes to rebuild ;)

[Grizzly]

I'll be up for it if I can find a motard between now and then!

[Muzzard]

The date I suggested is just that, only a suggestion.
If someone has a date that would suit them better post it up like
Justin did 'after the start of Feb' ;)

[Nerb]

Im riding hotham this weekend. with 21 others. We do it first weekend in dec every year.

[Gonzo]

Arh, I just got back from 3000km of this!

From the Two Wheel forum

What a weekend!
All my (censored) pics here - http://www.craighall.info/gallery/v/bike/TWF_xmas/

Brief history of the weekend:
We did some fucking awesome roads.
Fookin Stewart does fookin nice work.
I wore out a set of pads. XR400m pads DO NOT FIT a fucking XR400m. CBR600 pads fit an XR400m ](*,)
I'm never drinking again.
I'm doing it all again next year.

A few of my favorite pics...

GoJu suitably dressed up.
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26280-1/DSCF8051.JPG

My whole front looked like this too.
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26301-1/DSCF8058.JPG

Dr Evil was suitably fucked after 100km of dirt.
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26307-1/DSCF8060.JPG

Santa rides a BMW.
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26370-1/DSCF8090.JPG

A donation was made to the nameless.
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26385-1/DSCF8096.JPG

Things like this earned me the Evil Frogz Award.
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26400-1/DSCF8101.JPG

FOOKIN cold! I had wet leathers at this point :evil:
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26424-1/DSCF8112.JPG

Some old bloke, he was pretty fast though!
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26439-1/DSCF8127.JPG

Pistol Pete hangs out with me too much :lol:
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26481-1/DSCF8142.JPG

http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26505-1/DSCF8179.JPG

So does Beast.
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26511-1/DSCF8192.JPG

GoJu!
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26493-1/DSCF8167.JPG

Dr Evil wants a chooky too.
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26499-1/DSCF8173.JPG

Wild brumby that I had a close call with.
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26514-1/DSCF8193.JPG

After getting a snap of 10k, I got this one too.
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26508-1/DSCF8187.JPG

We were so fucking fucked by the time we hit Cooma - Beast didn't even make it into the room before falling asleep!
http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/26520-1/DSCF8198.JPG

[Muzzard]

So you know what sort of fun can be had too then :D
Nice pictures and from a few cool locations Gonzo.
Real good assortment of bikes and obviously the XR400 wouldn't have been the slowest on average either.



We wouldn't have enough time to do that much distance in only a
weekend / 3 days but over some nice roads and trails all the same ;)
Can be later in the Autumn months so people can sort a long weekend,
March is still nice weather up there and theres a Labour Day Holiday in early March isn't there?

[SMC690]

Friday 6th Feb through to Sunday 9th Feb.

Anyone second me on that date? :)

[albonator316]

second

[Nerb]

I reckon you could count me in too

[Muzzard]

Looks like the date has been set then,
Friday 6th - Sunday 9th Feb 2009 :D

I will contact the Star Hotel in Bright and get some details ;)

[SMC690]

I'll be chomping at the bit to put some K's on the new one. :twisted:

[Muzzard]

And I'll be pulling my finger out to get the LC4 registered too ;)

[Wobbly]

Should be do-able for me too at this stage

[Grizzly]

I was trying to organise a road ride for this weekend at Bright anyway but a number of the usual guys pulled out. I'd like to come along. I'll double check to see if anyone is interested.

[Muzzard]

All good the more the merrier :D

[Muzzard]

Star Hotel as recommended by Neil and a few other that have been and stayed there,
Details in general
http://www.brightpubs.com.au/home.html
As well as drop down menu with pricing
http://www.brightpubs.com.au/the-star-hotel/star-accommodation.html
Bookings can be made directly to the Hotel with all contact details on the webpage.

Rides wise Saturday could be a run over Tawonga Gap to Mt Beauty for fuel and up to Falls Creek to Rocky Valley Pondage and then to Omeo,
Back across through Dinner Plain / Hotham Heights to Bright :-k
Tania will be on the back with me for most of the weekend and I would encourage those with wives / GF keen enough or that enjoy the bike to bring them along too.

[Wobbly]

There's a great run up through granya as well if you can stomache the straight run up the kiewa valley hwy / murray valley hwy from beauty to tallangatta...

[Flash]

what amount of dirt will there be????

[albonator316]

what amount of dirt will there be????

x2

This would be a factor for me!

[Flash]

yeah no dirt then I'll stay home! :D

[Grizzly]

There's a great run up through granya as well if you can stomache the straight run up the kiewa valley hwy / murray valley hwy from beauty to tallangatta...

There is actually a slightly more twisty road on the other side of the Kiewa Valley to the east of the river which might be more suitable than the relatively boring run up the west side of the river.

[SlickNCGhia]

girls :P

how many k's would be a factor for me :D

[JB]

Mountains are usually made from dirt. Shouldnt be a problem.

Ive done some dirt on the outskirts of Porepunkah (couple k's before Bright) - across the road from the airstrip - well actually, its more of a strip. "Eagle Ridge" from memory. Plenty of fire trails.

PS - wish I was going, sounds like a great weekend.

[albonator316]

well dirt is a factor cos i won't be on a tard :oops:
someone has to take a bike with a sensible fuel range :lol:

[Grizzly]

well dirt is a factor cos i won't be on a tard :oops:
someone has to take a bike with a sensible fuel range :lol:

Last time I was in Bright I rode down the back of Falls Creek to Omeo on a K3 GSX-R750. It was fun but probably not that good for the bike :oops:

[SMC690]

Plenty of dirt on the sides of the roads, if you want to ride it you are quite welcome. ;)

[Muzzard]

Not a great deal of dirt really this time round.
(We could have another crack at a decent camping weekend again like spoken of late last year again for more dedicated dirt)
It would be made roads as such just dirt in places though.
I am pretty sure the road from Rocky Valley to Omeo is mostly sealed now and should be OK in any instance for you Nick.

Its a plethora of roads around and up and down both sides of the river really.
You cant go too wrong anywhere we head out from Bright :D

[Nerb]

Did my hotham ride on the weekend. 19 sports bikes, 1 GS1200, 1 DR650 and my 610. While the sports bikes went from whitfield to Bright via the straight boring bit, the remaining 3 of us went this way:

http://vsmr.net/albums/bitsnbobs/hotham.sized.jpg

Fun roads, 3 creek crossings and great scenery up behind buffalo. Is this the type of dirt you were planning? It wasnt technical stuff, but a roadie might have a little trouble.

PS... Albonator; your VholdR was great. I'll post up some footage soon

[albonator316]

cool, if you could put the raw files on a disc for me for when you give it back that would be good :D

[Muzzard]

Exactly the same road in fact Brendan but going back the other way and then across the road they took on the sport bikes.
Nice offroad motarding isnt it ? :P

[Nerb]

No problem. As long as you dont hand it to a police man. You can read number plates rather easily. The sound is useless though. Even standing still it sounded like i was in a tornado. 1 gig for 21 minutes of footage is pretty good.

[Wobbly]

One of our occasionally lurking posters did that road on his trx850. Which apparently doesn't brake so good from 150kph on the dirt :lol2:

[Muzzard]

Wished I hadda seen that :lol:
Not inviting him on the XR either,
I dont fancy eating gravel all the way thanks :lol:

[HyperGez]

I'm off that weekend and would like to tag along but can't commit till closer to the date.

[Muzzard]

Mark it on the calendar Gerry,
Would be good to have you with us ;)

[Woolf555]

Damn that looks like fun. Considering saving up for a dedicated registered motard so I can do things like this occasionally. Wont be happening for a while though :(

[Muzzard]

Damn that looks like fun. Considering saving up for a dedicated registered motard so I can do things like this occasionally. Wont be happening for a while though :(
Hire one of Clipstones WR450's and retrofit your old wheels outta Ash's shed for the weekend Dean
Be the most hammered 450 when it went back ;)

[SMC690]

Can we have a prize for the first Husky that breaks down? ;) :P

[Muzzard]

Shameless 'speedbump' to get folks thinking about booking accommodation soon. :D

[Sonic]

ummm could be up for it .dunno how the 250 will hang on there ? :? and also i start my next work contract right around then ,so not sure will keep ya posted on that but sure would love to go :roll: :D

[Muzzard]

The 250 will be quite OK up here Sonic,
I rode one around for a few years ;)

[HyperGez]

Can we have a prize for the first Husky that breaks down? ;) :P

Now that's below the belt. :cry:

[SMC690]

Can we have a prize for the first Husky that breaks down? ;) :P

Now that's below the belt. :cry:

I never said I played fair. :P

[HyperGez]

:booty: :lol:

[Wobbly]

*cough* base gasket *cough*

[SMC690]

*cough* base gasket *cough*

Dunno what you're talking about.

[random101]

sounds good i might consider it if i can get the ape up there :D

[Muzzard]

There will be quite a few trailering bikes for the weekend from Melbourne so I reckon you might be able to load the bike with someone ;)

[Muzzard]

* BUMP *
Not that there's that many in the roads up here ...

But has anyone given this another thought recently.
Its only about 5 weeks away now.
I should have the LC4 back together and looking like its registered by then so are keen to get some road k's on it up there.
Whos still in and whos blown the budget over Christmas? :lol:

[SMC690]

I'm still keen, I will have to register & pay the stamp duty on my bike the week before and rent is on the 7th so things will be very fukn tight budget wise but I still want to do it.

Without reading back through the thread is there anywhere we can stay that has cabins that we can stay in and all pitch in towards?

[Muzzard]

Either of the 2 Hotels mate.
They both offer bunk type arrangements with 6 in a room I think.
Neil would be better to appraise you of that than me.

My new wheels arrived today and there is a few things need sorting but the rear has a tyre on it so thats a start ;)

[Wobbly]

Either is ok, can't remember which is which, i think the star hotel is the one up by the roundabout and the other hotel is the one in the middle of town? Anyway, either are fine, the one in the middle is probably a little better and has much better food (last time i was there anyway)...

[HyperGez]

I'm out Muzz, sorry mate. Bump'd the husky back to rec reg as i'm getting something else for road use but won't have it by then.

[Grizzly]

I'm out too I'm afraid. : (

[Wobbly]

Anyone still interested in a blat around bright this w/e :?:

[SMC690]

I'm keen still.

Who else?

[Muzzard]

I'm still keen but unfortunately wont have the bike registered so I'm effectively out :roll:
It might be for the better after reading this weeks local paper.
Operation 'Autumn Leaves' is on here which sees Mr Plod spending the first 16 weeks of 2009 camped out in Bright and camouflaged into the bush here and there about the area with all sorts of speed detection devices.
Targetting motorcycles in particular so maybe we look to this later in the year or find an alternative location.

Coincidentally ATM the Police offroad motorcycle group is active in the area.
Many caught with unregistered bikes in and around Myrtleford and are now working the Beechworth / Stanley / El Dorado area.
Bummer,
Sees me out of a few bush rides for the next couple of weeks :cry:

[albonator316]

i'm keen too, we'll have to discuss this further, especially with the above info.

[Wobbly]

Sorry guys, I think I'll have to pull the pin - got to be up in syd on the 9th, prob fly out on sunday evening which doesn't leave me time to get back :(

[albonator316]

maybe just TT on saturday then ;)

[Wobbly]

TT I can do :)

[albonator316]

TT it is then :D

[Muzzard]

End of thread...

'Elvis has left the building' ;)

[Wobbly]

I was about to make a fatty joke about elvis but figured it might come back to bite me :lol2: