NSW adventure ride - Jan 28/29

[Gonzo]

I'm going on an adventure ride, if anyone happens to not be working and wants to get their bike dirty ;)

Will be about 3 hours of road riding, then another 2 or 3 on dirt roads. There might be a river or two that require crossing, but there are causeways which shouldn't make it too deep.
The way home will be similar.

Might camp, or stay at the pub. Either way I'll be eating + drinking there.

I'll be taking the XR400 motard on road tyres, carrying a few spares and tools, plus fuel for about a 300km range.

Some images of the area stolen from ADV rider:

http://danielj7768.smugmug.com/photos/635484149_PRDW5-L.jpg

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http://danielj7768.smugmug.com/photos/635456032_9TAG5-L.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/turborob/IMG_3092.jpg

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[charlie]

that would be freaking awesome if only that was down here!

[L0Ki]

Where might that be? Looks nice...love that cliff edge.

[Gonzo]

Where might that be? Looks nice...love that cliff edge.

The one with the two big KTM's?

That is looking down over the Wolgan Valley, from Sunnyside Corner.

[Gonzo]

might get more replys in the ADV forum


Nah, I'm on too many forums as it is!

Even if I end up going on my own, that'll be fine.

[Fazio]

if i was back in aus id definately consider the drive up to nsw for this. looks great!

[Gonzo]

if i was back in aus id definately consider the drive up to nsw for this. looks great!

You're only 2 or 3 hours ride away from the Vic high country, plenty of awesome riding around there!

[nitronaf]

u worked out fuel stops yet gonzo?

[Gonzo]

u worked out fuel stops yet gonzo?

Note the 10L jerry can :D

http://www.craighall.info/gallery/d/32227-1/DSCF0315.JPG

More for convenience though. Longest gap between fuel should be about 120km.

[Sonic]

oh i know that place well ,good old FALLS CREEK Lions club carpark ,was my home for 3 years :up: working winters and summers hard yacker
have a good ride would love to do that but i dont think Me bike would hold up on fuel to well would need a safari tank to do it, looks great though

[Gonzo]

oh i know that place well ,good old FALLS CREEK Lions club carpark ,was my home for 3 years :up: working winters and summers hard yacker
have a good ride would love to do that but i dont think Me bike would hold up on fuel to well would need a safari tank to do it, looks great though

You know they've paved the road across to the Blue Duck?

Great motard road. Was smiling for days...

[Sonic]

You know they've paved the road across to the Blue Duck?

Great motard road. Was smiling for days...

yes i did hear that and have been meaning to get up there to check that out ,i use to hike in there and stay at the huts to do some back country boarding when chockers of snow also use to clear abit of snow around them parts in a cat for cross country skiing events,i use to drive kazzys untill the politics kicket in and i was out of there
my family lives in mount beutiy so get up there abit every now and then,hanging to take the bike up there for a run to falls i love that road and know every corner well,would be great on the bike,will be heading up there in the new year for sure.
would make a great motard trip from the bottem up to falls,stay the night get tanket and then head on over the dam to the new road and over to omeo doing a big loop back,would be a wickid ride for sure,might try and plan that this year motard would shread up there,anyway have a good trip would love to join ya but hey im stuck working for the next few months and a new bub on the way in feb,so im literly stuft for a while now :roll:

[Tobey]

Have you got a map of the trip? What sort of speeds are you planing on for the highway riding?

[Gonzo]

No map - if I plan it too much it won't be an adventure!

Only 1 point left on my license, so highway speed limits are usually respected.

Also, might change the dates to the 30/31st if Gaz gets his Duke rego'd and wants to come.

[Tobey]

If it changed to the 30/31st I would be keen. Only issue being limited carrying space (fuel can) and high revving on the highway.

Were you going to go down? Through Royal nasho, or down hume? Royal nasho wont be an issue with continuous high speeds like the hume.

[Gonzo]

Rough ideas is to head west out of Sydney, up Bells line of road (with some sneaky back sections).

Onto dirt before Lithgow, bit of tar from the western side of Lithgow to Bathurst.

Dirt to Hill End. Dirt towards Orange, then back to Sydney.

As long as you have around 120km range, and can sit on at least 100kmh, you'd be fine.

[Tobey]

Rough ideas is to head west out of Sydney, up Bells line of road (with some sneaky back sections).

Onto dirt before Lithgow, bit of tar from the western side of Lithgow to Bathurst.

Dirt to Hill End. Dirt towards Orange, then back to Sydney.

As long as you have around 120km range, and can sit on at least 100kmh, you'd be fine.

Ah, seems like I got the wrong idea of where you were heading. Sounds like a great ride :up:

Finally got my trailtech so will do some playing around with figures and let you know, dont see any issues though.

[Tobey]

Hey Gonzo, this still gonna happen on the 30/31st?

Just gotta sort out the rack ive got for bike and will be right to go.

[Gonzo]

Yep, 30/31st is still a go.

[Tobey]

Yep, 30/31st is still a go.

:up:

Also, I think I met a bloke names Antonio you work with today on a ride with a group, he was on his brothers Duke monster...

[Gonzo]

Tony, binned his birdy and now owns a GSX1400?
S'pose I should invite a few of the work guys :p

[Tobey]

Tony, binned his birdy and now owns a GSX1400?
S'pose I should invite a few of the work guys :p

Yup, heard the stories of his acco's. One of the sales guys at work is very good mates with him and his brother...

[Gonzo]

What an awesome weekend.

The GPS (Gonzo positioning system) worked its usual magic. I didn't bring a camera, so I hope HDND, Tobey and Sizzler post up their pics soon.

[Joffa]

:D

YouTube- GOPR0002.MP4

[Gonzo]

Ha!

Can you believe I made it up that hill with Shinko 003's :D

[Joffa]

YouTube- Hillclimb

[Tobey]

Great trip!

Nice bit of roost in the first clip. Ill chuck up piccos tomorrow at work.

For now im buggered and going to bed!

[goin9myway]

Looks like a fun ride on 17"ers, next time I'll join in :-)

[Tobey]

Pictures:
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb69/droppedute/Adventure%20Ride/IMG_3517Large-1.jpg
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http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb69/droppedute/Adventure%20Ride/IMG_3476Large.jpg


And the slide show with the rest of the pics:

http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb69/droppedute/Adventure%20Ride/?albumview=slideshow

[jamesb_bau]

nice effort boys.....great pics and camera work
doesn't the gopro mic pick up everything... could almost hear you thinking....

how's the guy riding in shorts .............man ur bad......

sorry i missed this one....

[Gonzo]

Sizzlers ride report.


It was a great ride. This is the first time I've been out in the dirt for a few years, so it took me some time to get back into it.

Gonzo took us down some roads that I have seen on Google Maps and wondered about, but this turned then into a bumpy reality.

The bridge at the bottom of my new favourite road- more on that later

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6108/bridgecrossing.jpg

I think everyone who goes past here takes this photo, so here is another

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6905/view1lw.jpg

The Royal Hotel was a good spot to spend the evening

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8239/royalk.jpg

There where a few river crossings, but only one with any water in it

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/5408/rivercrossing1.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/5646/rivercrossing2.jpg

Where did everyone go?

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7523/gonzo1.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8295/compilation.jpg

On the way back through the mountains, the weather closed in, but this only enhanced the scenery

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3687/view4.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7321/view2.jpg
Although not everyone appreciated it

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8514/view3thepee.jpg

Back on the new favourite road, Gonzo shows that you don't need dirt tyres to ride in the dirt.

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/5275/gonzo2d.jpg

Tops ride, looking forward to the next one.