A lazy Sunday ride...

[SMC690]

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Nice lazy ride today, Neil & I did a bit under 250km's, heaps of bikes on the roads up in the hills. Speed limits heavily reduced everywhere so it just turned into a bit of a cruise and a chance to check out what damage the fires did to the areas.

These pics were taken at the Junction in Kinglake.

It's strange riding through al these area's now with no foliage cover, you can see for miles.

[Wobbly]

Weird ride ... many roads you just don't recognise because of the effect of the fires...

[jamesb_bau]

oh husky just do it for me....

looks like great fun guys.....

[Sonic]

must of mist you guys i waz at the bakery there at king lake with my mate on an R1 about 3pm we came from whitelsea way to king lake had a drink and rode back throgh to hursbridge then whent to sunbry and then back home didnt see ya around but yea speed limits all go slow and alot of traffic also lots a bikes up there as well fun had buy all :D
but the devestation up there is crazzy

[Fazio]

i went to the farm to pick my rm125 up today.. over the black spur for the first time since the fires. we had been using the hume and melba due to closures, really effected me seeing it. i had been up there on our property so close by during it all. i could barely recognise the countryside around there.

id recomend going for a cruise, seeing the damage done to understand just what occured, and supporting the local communities along the way. for anyone that likes hamburgers, ride the black spur, keep riding to buxton and stop at the igloo road house and get one from there.

looks like a good ride guys

[Muzzard]

Agreed the devastation for someone myself included that knows the areas so well is surreal.
Its almost like a ride on the surface of the moon.
It was the same after Ash Wednesday and going back around Warburton and Mc Mahons Creek after that ...
This is far more devastating IMO.
I had very much first hand experience in that fire so have a very good grasp of the severity of this most current tragedy.

[jmcd]

There is a stretch of highway on the way to our families cabin that sufferd from wild fires like almost twenty years ago and you can still see the effects ,,, It's crazy! Most of the trees where toast ,, if the are still standindin hopefully they'll survive.

[jmcd]

Oh looks like a bad ride ! you guys should be embarassed ,, the bikes are to clean!

[Wobbly]

Muzz - you should try just riding down the melba hwy to yarra glen - you'd never pick it as the same road...

[MarkeeMark]

What no helmet cam footage????

[Muzzard]

Muzz - you should try just riding down the melba hwy to yarra glen - you'd never pick it as the same road...
Went through it about 3 weeks ago Neil.
I understand what you are saying.

Nice pipeline work in the background friggin' NOT!
Geez they have really demolished some stuff to accommodate that :shock:

[Wobbly]

What no helmet cam footage????
Not for public consumption :lol2:

[SMC690]

The 'Ride for the Hils' Ride is this Sunday.

http://www.rideforthehills.org.au/

I loathe riding in big groups due to the nuff nuff factor but it's a worthy cause so I plan on attending.

Anyone else?

[Muzzard]

Shame its a Sunday
I would come and organise a demo from somewhere if it was Saturday ;)
Still no rego on the LC4 and moving throughout this week.

[Wobbly]

Yup, planning on it :)

[SMC690]

I thought you'd be doing the run for the kids fun run Neil. :P

[Wobbly]

Yes. Run. Quite.

Can't remember seeing your sign up forms for it either come to think of it though :lol2:

[SMC690]

I can't run, I fell down some stairs once and busted my leg.

[SMC690]

OK, I was pushed, Ash has a sleep over at my old flat, he drugged my drink and when I wouldn't put out he pushed me down the stairs.

FFS, no means NO.

[Wobbly]

That's not the story he tells... :shock:

[jamesb_bau]

Preparation H...

[Wobbly]

Some onboard pics from the ride...

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[jamesb_bau]

great pics guys..
although it does look a little wobbly....

[Wobbly]

Always wobbly :D

[SMC690]

It's the lack of leaves on the trees. Heaps more wind comes through, that's why it's wobbly. ;)

[jamesb_bau]

thanks for clearing that up....choice..

Is the view from helmut of over front guard...

oo, and its makes juz looks like he's got a big arse..... :o

[jmcd]

Wobbly is that just from a video camera then you froze some still pics.. ?

[Wobbly]

Some stills from vid, yep :)

The image is a bit bendy because its a wide angle (170 degree) lens...

The camera is mounted on the front headlight thinggy, just underneath the light.