Lake Mountain Ride sun 10th Jan

[huskyboy610]

A bit of a warm up for the GOR ride the next weekend, weekends weather is looking stinking hot. Wanted to see how lake mountain faired after the fires, haven't ridden to the top in a couple of years.

So maybe be on road by 8am or so, have the roads to ourselves. If we're feeling game can go home via the reefton spur, or even cut back through kinglake. Either way, hopefully be home by midday.

Anyone interested?

[charlie]

always

[HyperGez]

I would if I could, but I can't :)
See you guys down the coast nxt weekend.

[charlie]

unless i take your 50 bucks and leave the country

[HyperGez]

I know where you liv....... oh shit, no I don't.:D

[OwenButler]

Sounds great, I'm up for that.

[Nyok]

yeh should be in for it steve, where u planning on leaving from. Provided saturday night doesnt get out of hand :p

[huskyboy610]

well I'm coming from SE suburbs. we can do the usual meet at the McDonalds in ringwood and head off from there.

[Nyok]

yeh sweet im SE too, is that the one on cnr of springy rd and maroondah?

[huskyboy610]

yeh sweet im SE too, is that the one on cnr of springy rd and maroondah?

Yeah thats the one. Owen apparently can't head out too early, so how about meet at 11am?

can head up through myers/chum creek to healsville, then up through the spur to marysville then lake mountain.

From there we can decide whether we keep going and come home through reefton->warburton or head back the way we came.

[Nyok]

yeh cool, will be hot enough by then too, scorcher sunday isnt it?

[huskyboy610]

yeh cool, will be hot enough by then too, scorcher sunday isnt it?

Nah its supposed to be a little bit cooler, about 31-32. wait and see...

[husky450]

if you guys are heading out there at about 11ish can i meet u somewhere on the way if thats ok, im from Epping/south morang area. I can meet u's at greensborough or any where u want really, Im keen :)
Are u guys going 2 carry extra fuel? or stopping at every service station we see?

[charlie]

na dont carry extra fuel. there are stops along the way. i get about 120k's out of a tank. you should be alright.

[huskyboy610]

yeah, if we decide to go from lake mountain to reefton, that should be amusing for you boys with small tanks :roll:

[husky450]

i can get 90 ks out of my tank (riding conservatively) :) but its not much fun riding like that.:down:
I average about 70 ks from a tank i think

[charlie]

yeah, if we decide to go from lake mountain to reefton, that should be amusing for you boys with small tanks :roll:
how far is that?

[huskyboy610]

I average about 70 ks from a tank i think

fark, this ride might get very interesting :p

don't worry, Charlie can't ride too far without stopping for a smoke anyways, so there'll be plenty of fuel stops.

[huskyboy610]

how far is that?

well lake moutain rd up and back is about 20km, then the reefton spur is about 50km of twisties. But because of the fires I think the nearest servo is at the end of the spur. So it'd be a bit over 100km to the next fuel stop I think.

I remember there being a big warning sign saying to check your fuel and it said about 100km to next servo...

We'll work something out, I'll strap my 10L jerry to the bike if i have to.

[charlie]

100k's is good 130+ not good

[husky450]

I've got a few 1 litre aluminium fuel cans that i normally take with me on long trail rides, i can bring a couple of them no dramas. I carried 3 and a half litres during the 2009 stockmans rally and it didnt bother me 2 much, once im riding i forget about the load in the camel back:)

[huskyboy610]

877

A-C is the fun reefton spur bit.

The green highlighted road is one I've never got around to taking, think its partly unsealed. Always looked like fun, another option if fuel/distance is an issue..

[Nyok]

x2:confused::confused:

[huskyboy610]

Don't worry there's an easy fix. I've got the biggest range out of my tank. I'll just make sure its brimmed before we get to marysville. Anyone runs low we'll just siphon some out of mine.

Actually, we'll all just Mad Max Owens 950, he's got like a 20L tank. :twisted:

[charlie]

"she'll be right mate!!"

[husky450]

Quoted by huskyboy610>>(The green highlighted road is one I've never got around to taking, think its partly unsealed. Always looked like fun, another option if fuel/distance is an issue..)

I wouldn't mind trying the highlighted road, it does look like fun and if its partly unsealed should make it even better :)

[OwenButler]

Owen apparently can't head out too early
Say whaaaaaat? :)

If it were up to me, it'd be 6am starts I reckon! The earlier the better is my motto, but I'm cool with whatever time.

[huskyboy610]

Say whaaaaaat? :)

If it were up to me, it'd be 6am starts I reckon! The earlier the better is my motto, but I'm cool with whatever time.

Sorry mate, Charlie said you weren't free til about 11, that's what i get for listening to him...

[OwenButler]

Hrm, perhaps he was thinking of someone else. Anyway, anytime is good for a start.

[huskyboy610]

well we'll meet at the maccas at 11amish, then had up to kangaroo grounds to meet Loris (Husky450) by about 11.30am. Cut across through Toolanghi to Healsville.

Fill up for you boys with little tanks and go on from there.

[charlie]

it wasnt owen you @#%!@#$%!@#$%^!#$ nt !@#%!#$%^ it was the guy known as husky 450 (sorry but i cant remember hyour name)

[Flash]

90kms out of the Husky doesn't seem right. I had the older version with the 7 litre tank and I'd get a bit more.

Aceron way is awesome! Go the Reefton and back through the aceron!!!

[husky450]

90kms out of the Husky doesn't seem right. I had the older version with the 7 litre tank and I'd get a bit more.

Aceron way is awesome! Go the Reefton and back through the aceron!!!

I think that my speedo is giving me a wrong reading in speed/trip mode. Its a TE (enduro) model which comes out with a 21 inch front wheel and now that i have supermoto wheels on there i think this is the cause. So i do probably get 100ks out of 1 tank, i hope. I might post a new thread to see if other husky owners have converted their TE's to motard trim and what problems they have encountered

[husky450]

it wasnt owen you @#%!@#$%!@#$%^!#$ nt !@#%!#$%^ it was the guy known as husky 450 (sorry but i cant remember hyour name)

Lmao!...Charlie, i think youre getting confused with huskyboy610 lol :) He stated that Owen doesnt like eary starts not me. (its posted on the bottom of page 1 of this thread)
Unless of course you were refering to me as i cant meet u guys till 11.30, then u are right. lol!
Are we doing our heads in here? lmao!

[charlie]

Lmao!...Charlie, i think youre getting confused with huskyboy610 lol :) He stated that Owen doesnt like eary starts not me. (its posted on the bottom of page 1 of this thread)
Unless of course you were refering to me as i cant meet u guys till 11.30, then u are right. lol!
Are we doing our heads in here? lmao!
yes i am right.. again seems to happen a lot lately :roll:
as i was refering to you..
ah maybe we can alll start a shit slinging match, then not even go for a ride. rather we will just talk about it all week then not show up on the day

[husky450]

yes i am right.. again seems to happen a lot lately :roll:
as i was refering to you..
ah maybe we can alll start a shit slinging match, then not even go for a ride. rather we will just talk about it all week then not show up on the day

nah f#*k that, lets just go for a ride...
I can now see how some posts can get miss iterpreted, maybe because people arent actually talking (no tone of voice, happy? or pissed?) Anyway, i was laughing when i read and replied to the posts.:)
Hope i didnt piss any 1 off.
Back on the subject of Sundays ride- I might be ok for fuel as my speedo is out now that i have the motard wheels on there, i get more out of a tank than i first thought

[huskyboy610]

it wasnt owen you @#%!@#$%!@#$%^!#$ nt !@#%!#$%^

I do not understand this language he uses? Has he been cooking for illegals too long??
:poke:

[charlie]

if only there was a sarcasm font @#^@%^@

[huskyboy610]

I like Ash's idea of heading back up through acheron way (c507) to Marysville.

Fark this is gonna be a huge ride.

Hey Ash, you know of any servo's near either end of the reefton spur?

[husky450]

We're gunna have sore arses after this ride! How many k's are we going to end up doing approx?

[OwenButler]

There's fuel at Warbuton down the bottom.

[Wobbly]

Acheron way is about 1/2 unsealed pea gravel

[huskyboy610]

Acheron way is about 1/2 unsealed pea gravel

As long as there's no muddy hills, otherwise I'll shit myself :toilet:

[huskyboy610]

We're gunna have sore arses after this ride! How many k's are we going to end up doing approx?

If we start counting roughly from the maccas meet point and then back to there...
about 300km if we do everything...

[husky450]

so are we doing the acheron (gravel) way? Shall we vote?
It'll be dusty but good i think.

[charlie]

so are we doing the acheron (gravel) way? Shall we vote?
It'll be dusty but good i think.
i love dirt:up: jsut so long as it isnt too technical. i dont want another misshap on my hands

[huskyboy610]

why don't we do it like ash suggested?

We'll go across from lake mountain down through the reefton spur, then from down there we'll cut up acheron way back to Marysville.

Best of both worlds

i love dirt:up: jsut so long as it isnt too technical. i dont want another misshap on my hands
I have no idea what he's talking about... :shrug:

[OwenButler]

I love a bit of dirt, I'm just slow on it! :up:

[husky450]

[QUOTE=huskyboy610;139201]why don't we do it like ash suggested?

We'll go across from lake mountain down through the reefton spur, then from down there we'll cut up acheron way back to Marysville.

Best of both worlds


Im cool with that!:up:

[charlie]

i still have N.F.I where all these places are. apart from east of melb. so anywhere is good for me

[Nyok]

sounds good mate, thanks steve, im cool with watever time if u wanna go earlier avoid some of the heat if u want.. less traffic too :)

[husky450]

So Steve, just to clarify Sunday mornings meeting point, i'll be meeting you guys on the corner of Wattle Glen Rd and Kangaroo Ground - St Andrews Rd at 11.30am? Is that right? If so, is there a specific place there that u want to meet at? eg/ petrol station, shops etc? :roost:

[huskyboy610]

Meet us here. The general store just up from Wattle Glen Rd
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=-37.691168,145.21578&num=1&sll=-37.651389,145.089563&sspn=0.070691,0.128059&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.690596,145.220289&spn=0.014959,0.033023&z=16&layer=c&cbll=-37.691255,145.215669&panoid=4hCFps-SPbKo8Rz_9cMyYg&cbp=12,148.7,,0,5

[husky450]

Meet us here. The general store just up from Wattle Glen Rd
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=-37.691168,145.21578&num=1&sll=-37.651389,145.089563&sspn=0.070691,0.128059&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.690596,145.220289&spn=0.014959,0.033023&z=16&layer=c&cbll=-37.691255,145.215669&panoid=4hCFps-SPbKo8Rz_9cMyYg&cbp=12,148.7,,0,5

Cool, i'll meet u at the Kangaroo Ground general store at 11.30am.
I cant wait!:roost:

[Wobbly]

Well, I was going to come out for a squirt, but got a better offer :) have fun though guys ... and someone take a camera ... be nice just to see everyone out having fun ... kind of why we started this whole web thing out to begin with :)

[huskyboy610]

Well, I was going to come out for a squirt, but got a better offer :)

It better involve boobs or you've been shafted :p

[Wobbly]

Well, depending on whether you put on a crop top for the event or not... :lol2:

:shock:

[megahead]

hey dudes i'm might join in as well ,
i know those roads kinda ok :p

see you at maccas 11.00 am sunday
def/maybe;)

[Wobbly]

Dang. And chum creek road is a calling too :D

[megahead]

com'on neil you, know you want to play!!!!!!!!!!:twisted:

[huskyboy610]

Come on Neil, we're literally leaving no road unturned in this outing...

chum creek
myers creek
black spur
lake mountain
reefton spur
acheron way

What more could you want?????

[huskyboy610]

see you at maccas 11.00 am sunday
def/maybe;)

The more the merrier :up:

Just let us know by sunday morning so we don't wait too long. Have to meet Loris at 11.30 further up the road. Need time to get lost inbetween.

[Wobbly]

I do want to play :twisted:

But even steve's crop top won't do it :P

[megahead]

The more the merrier :up:

Just let us know by sunday morning so we don't wait too long. Have to meet Loris at 11.30 further up the road. Need time to get lost inbetween.

if i'm not there by 5 past take off
all good:)

[charlie]

no broken cables this time neil

[huskyboy610]

I want Neil to come on the Streetfighter!!!!!

[Wobbly]

lol ... mebbe next one :)

[huskyboy610]

Yeeha the ride is upon us. Weathers looking awesome. Make sure you bring some water, see you boys soon!

[OwenButler]

Hell yeah.

See you guys at 11 at the ringwood corner.

I hope the roads aren't melted!

[OwenButler]

Actually, where exactly is the maccas in ringwood? I've never been there. Near the corner of warrandyte road and the highway?

[huskyboy610]

corner of maroondah hwy and springvale rd. because your coming from same direction as loris, is it easier to meet us at the kagaroo grounds general store?

[OwenButler]

OK, springvale road. Easy peasy, see you there at 11.

[Nyok]

i can see myself shedding a few kg's today, looking forward to donning the black sauna suit in a few minutes :P see yas soon

[huskyboy610]

Well ride was epic, but not for entirely the best of reasons. Many corners were mashed, bitumen melted, and over 300km covered over 9hrs. Sadly a license was lost in the making of this tale....

So Charlie, Owen, Rod and I all met up at the Maccas, we waited a bit for Megahead, but clearly he had too good a saturday night. So shot up to Kangaroo grounds to meet Loris. Met a guy on another KTM 950SM, he was just finishing his ride for the morning. Zipped up to Toolanghi, blasted down through Chum Creek road (which was surprisingly quiet) and stopped for fuel.

We proceed to trash the black spur, had an odd run in with a hand painted black van with a V6 in it. Passed many other bikers and headed into Marysville. Stopped for a bite of lunch when Justin lucky (or unlucky) caught us as he was heading down from his "retreat".

We headed up to Lake Mountain where the road was very slick in many spots due to the high temps melting the bitumen. We then headed back down towards reefton. On a small straight I noticed we shot over some white tape, and then a few km down the road a few of us got stopped by the cops. Sadly Juz was the "last of the day", and got done for 150km/hr. We all feel its rather inaccurate as I was behind him at the time and no way was he doing 50km more than me.

This put a bit of dampner on the mood, so we plodded our way down the spur. At the bottom we met an "urban legend" rider, who has chopper bars welded to the clamps of his Honda Blackbird, and a BMW cruiser pulling a mini trailer with a happy Labrador in it.

This was about 4.30pm and we were all feeling the heat, but dreaded the boring Highway home. Rod took the straight way while Owen led us up a little half dirt/tar road which took us back to Healsville. From there me and Juz headed home (as I'm still scared of dirt), and the rest of the boys took the long way home through some more gravel.

Hopefully everyone got home safe.

Awesome ride, aside from the cops, I think next time we head out at 6am. More photos to come once I get the film developed.

[Wobbly]

Awesome, sorry to hear about the dearly departed license ...

But film? Really? :shock:

[huskyboy610]

But film? Really? :shock:

Yes really, and once I get the shots developed you'll see why ;)

[SMC690]

All low tech now, I got caught by tapes across the road (amphometer) FFS.

[MarkeeMark]

Shit luck Juz, time to move closer to the cbd and get on the pushie again.

[OwenButler]

That was a bit of an epic ride, but for the wrong reasons eh!

First there was the soupy roads on lake mountain. In one section the tar was literally caking up onto the tires, making the next section very slippery. Freaky.

Then there was the helpful plod hiding in the trees up the reefton. You wonder why they were not up lake mountain warning people about the dangerous road, rather than hiding in the trees after a straight. Some screwed up priorities there.

Then a crashed ute/trailer at Warbuton too, that looked pretty gnarly.

When I got home the GF almost didn't let me in the house I was so dusty and I stunk like a dead rat.

[huskyboy610]

When I got home the GF almost didn't let me in the house I was so dusty and I stunk like a dead rat.

:rofl:
Times like that I'm glad to be single. I think you three are all coping it about now.

[SMC690]

Sorry to hear, just been doin a bit of light reading. Sneaky.

http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=27977&start=0

Yeah, I read the same just before Christmas. I just didn't see the bastards on the road. When you're doing a dollarfiddy you tend to be looking up the road, not looking at the road, lol. :)

[husky450]

What a day! I had a blast, good riding with good blokes! Apart from Juzz's very unlucky (and inacurately gauged) speeding ticket/loss of license putting a bit of a downer on the mood of the day, i didnt want the day to end really!:D
How do the coppers know if there wasnt any overtaking before and after we crossed those speed trap thingos? Meaning, it could've been any1, no cameras to prove it just some reading on the computer saying "some1" was speeding. Load of shit it is. How can they prove there wasnt any overtaking in court? CASE DISSMISSED i reckon......
Thanks for the day guys, top stuff! lets do it again.... I cant wipe the smile off my face!:D
:roost:

[charlie]

yes great day indeed! pitty about the swines. realy find it hard to beleive the acuracy of their equipment though. thanks boys!!

[megahead]

yep i got pissed
sorry to hear juz

[MarkeeMark]

Hey Juz can I hire your bike out for a race meet? Would be nice to try one on the longer tracks!

[Sir Skuffy]

What a day! I had a blast, good riding with good blokes! Apart from Juzz's very unlucky (and inacurately gauged) speeding ticket/loss of license putting a bit of a downer on the mood of the day, i didnt want the day to end really!:D
How do the coppers know if there wasnt any overtaking before and after we crossed those speed trap thingos? Meaning, it could've been any1, no cameras to prove it just some reading on the computer saying "some1" was speeding. Load of shit it is. How can they prove there wasnt any overtaking in court? CASE DISSMISSED i reckon......
Thanks for the day guys, top stuff! lets do it again.... I cant wipe the smile off my face!:D
:roost:

Hi there.... See, this is an interesting predicament.

You raise a valid point - who was it..... If you goto court, you may have an interesting case to review, but likely to lose. Why, someone was doing it...... The officer, in their opinion, believe it was the person he pulled over..... He may have been watching from afar...... In the case of the Reefton, the police usually have a spotter system. Once officer hiding and the other officer pulling people over..... Its a sneaky tactic but works.... Really sorry to hear you lost your license.. that sucks.

We rode through there doing a run to Dargo a couple of weeks ago and did not speed on the straights. Kept the speed at 110km/h and tried to maintain the highest speed around the corners as possible - thats the trick to having fun for me.

Anyway, I was not there so i could be completely wrong......

Once again, sorry to hear about your license.

[charlie]

i was just thinking that perhaps the bike infront and the bike inquestion were over the markers at or near the exact time giving an incorrect reading. see tghe link posted before about the guys that hit them with hammers when a car went over giving a speed of over 1000km's. in the place where it was i find it hard to beleive that he was doing the speed, especially seeing as though he was in the middle of the group. its all on a video anyway so would be nice to see that and reveiw it.
oh and once again the roads were farking great and thanks to those that came along once again. i especially loved the little run up lake mountain even though the htar was a bit slippery it made it feel like i was on a fast bike with it wiggling around

[SMC690]

That's not a bad idea Mark. Depending on what happens with yesterdays fiasco I will be ripping all the road gear off it to do a few trackdays and maybe club days if I can find a way to get to the track.
If I have a year to fix it then I might be tempted to ride the wench a bit harder on the track.

[OwenButler]

There's nothing specific about amphometers, but this page has some good advice on the process you might take if you wanted to object:

http://trafficlaw.com.au/legal.advice.html

It might be worthwhile talking to the guy (or a similar lawyer) to see if there are any large holes in amphometers and what they did. (IE, group of bikes going over at once..)

[SMC690]

A couple of posts snuck up the inside, lol.

I need to convert the video & I may need a mac to do that. I had to sit on my head on the couch last night for 23 minutes to watch it on the plasma. The vid is 1080 and it's also upside down as I didn't set the camera up properly. Any mac boffins out there have the right software to convert it?

I also think I'm shit outta luck and may have been doing a $1.50 as I came over the crest. My bad. :down:

[huskyboy610]

I also think I'm shit outta luck and may have been doing a $1.50 as I came over the crest. My bad. :down:

Well at least you know she accelerates well

[husky450]

Hi there.... See, this is an interesting predicament.

You raise a valid point - who was it..... If you goto court, you may have an interesting case to review, but likely to lose. Why, someone was doing it...... The officer, in their opinion, believe it was the person he pulled over..... He may have been watching from afar...... In the case of the Reefton, the police usually have a spotter system. Once officer hiding and the other officer pulling people over..... Its a sneaky tactic but works.... Really sorry to hear you lost your license.. that sucks.

We rode through there doing a run to Dargo a couple of weeks ago and did not speed on the straights. Kept the speed at 110km/h and tried to maintain the highest speed around the corners as possible - thats the trick to having fun for me.

Anyway, I was not there so i could be completely wrong......

Once again, sorry to hear about your license.

We rode reefton because it doesn't have many straights. We rode hard around the bends and backed off when on the straights. I couldnt tell you what speeds we were doing around the bends because i had no time to look at the speedo. I know what u are saying but thats what i do and thats what we all did on sunday. No fun going fast in a straight line. Personally, i think if i rode any faster around some of those bends i wouldnt be here typing this reply post :)

[SMC690]

I've been reading a website Owen kindly provided me the URL to. Looks like the only way out is to prove the cops stuff up one part of the process. Only time will tell. When it comes down to it all in the end, shit happens.

The cops picked the best bit, the only half decent straight on Reefton. As the guys saw from my attitude at the time, they are only doing their job and I got done. Bad luck for me. Wrong place, wrong time.

I didn't back off on that straight as I had the cam on and was trying to get closer to the riders in front.

On the flipside I'm pretty stoked we were leaving black lines out of the corners up Lake Mountain though. :)

[husky450]

I didn't back off on that straight as I had the cam on and was trying to get closer to the riders in front.

On the flipside I'm pretty stoked we were leaving black lines out of the corners up Lake Mountain though. :)

I'm looking forward to seeing the footage Juzz :up:

[Nyok]

ey boys, bit late i know, but was a top ride. Had a ball, good to meet some new faces and blokes to ride with :) sorry again juz, hope u can work a reasonably pain free way round it mate.

Rode to work today as my car has had a some issues, and man, that was hot this arvo from craigeburn to doncaster.. ridiculous, carrying 10 litres oil in the backpack too!!! anyway, good for the old tummy, lite'n'easy + half hour in a mobile sauna, sounds good for dropping kg's to me :):)

cheers,

Rod.

[SMC690]

Vid of the Reefton section is finally up on FB.

[SMC690]

For the gents on this ride:

I'm reviewing the footage, for those of you that managed to see the tapes on the road, can you confirm they spanned both lanes of the road?

[huskyboy610]

can you confirm they spanned both lanes of the road?

Yeah they did mate, I saw them quite clearly.

[OwenButler]

How far away were the tapes from the camp/bbq they had setup?

[huskyboy610]

I reckon about 500m, on the video Juz goes from crossing the white lines to seeing the cops in about 4sec :p

[SMC690]

Thanks Steve.

Owen, I can't see them in the vid but thanks to the PS3 & Azureus I can now play HD video at full res streamed over the network to my plasma in 1080. I'll slow it down to half speed and see if I can spot them on the road. I can't see the tapes in the down converted AVI, too grainy and too many shadows on the road.

There was a car coming the other way which may have tripped the second tape which would have provided an inaccurate reading.

[huskyboy610]

Could try arguing an inaccurate reading just to get the sentence reduced. Admit you were speeding, being a fool and apologise to the judge, hopefully only get your licence taken away for a few months.

[Sir Skuffy]

Any footage that you do have can work for you or against you - so be cautious about that.

The footage can potentially show doubt with another vehicle in the frame. And doubt is sometimes enough to have the situation resolved. However, such footage can then be used to accurately rate your speed and potentially others in the frame.

I really hope it works out for you.

[SMC690]

I'll show it to the barrister and see what he says about it.

[Sir Skuffy]

I'll show it to the barrister and see what he says about it.

EXCELLENT idea. Fingers crossed for you buddy.:up:

[huskyboy610]

Here's the film shots a took during the ride:
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs236.snc3/22355_287800022274_785717274_4593287_2217628_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs216.snc3/22355_287800032274_785717274_4593288_1791855_n.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs216.snc3/22355_287800037274_785717274_4593289_6433654_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs236.snc3/22355_287800052274_785717274_4593290_7527193_n.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs236.snc3/22355_287800057274_785717274_4593291_5679970_n.jpg

[huskyboy610]

But film? Really? :shock:

quick comparison:

Digital
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs216.snc3/22355_270614717274_785717274_4506382_6018156_n.jpg

Film
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And More Film :D
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[husky450]

I reckon about 500m, on the video Juz goes from crossing the white lines to seeing the cops in about 4sec :p

I guess the "overtaking" excuse goes out the window then

[Daws]

mmm, film, feel the warmth :)

Did you take the comparison shot with a Digi SLR? It's got a compact camera feel about it. Maybe it's the white husky overexposing it but the DOF seems a lot greater too.

[OwenButler]

Thanks for those Steve, they look great. Can't go wrong with nice primes.

[huskyboy610]

mmm, film, feel the warmth :)

Did you take the comparison shot with a Digi SLR? It's got a compact camera feel about it. Maybe it's the white husky overexposing it but the DOF seems a lot greater too.

Nah its just a canon ixus 90, can't carry around 2 SLRs

[charlie]

i dont recognise that big orange bike at a stop... who owns it?

[husky450]

i dont recognise that big orange bike at a stop... who owns it?

I was thinking that about both the orange and red bikes :D

[charlie]

we should do something up that way again with an overnight stay. who is up for it??
.. sorry juz not too sure about backpackers up there.

[HyperGez]

As always, i'm keen. Havn't ridden for 4 days now, withdrawl symptoms are setting in :D

[huskyboy610]

I was thinking the same thing a couple of days ago. Heaps of places to stay up there, depends how far up you want to go. supposed to be some great roads a bit further north around Yea

[Sir Skuffy]

Hey ladies.

What ever you do, just keep me posted.

[charlie]

depends how far up you want to go.
i only got a little one:eek::D

[HyperGez]

Oh dear, here we go again :D

[huskyboy610]

i only got a little one:eek::D

Ahhh well now that I know, I don't need to sleep in fear again..
Though the fact you couldn't "perform" drunk to kick start your bike made me feel a bit safer :p

[SMC690]

I now see what you mean about those slide shots Steve, they are well worth the trouble you go to, nice work mate. :)

Hmmm, Reefton or Marysville need a backpackers, I can see an opening there. ;)

[husky450]

we should do something up that way again with an overnight stay. who is up for it??
.. sorry juz not too sure about backpackers up there.
Yep! count me in:up:

[charlie]

so when are we going?

[Muzzard]

If your going to stay overnight why bother with the Spurs?
Theres a world of better motarding to be had outta Bright / Mt Beauty / Porepunkah ...

[charlie]

pretty sure that they would be the beginning of the ride muzz. are those places you mention far? are you going to come and show the way for us? fun times to be had!

[Muzzard]

Bright isnt that far from Melbourne
Turn off at Wangaratta and head down the Valley for 80kms.
Gerry (HyperGez) comes across from Midlands which is further away
Neil and a few others come annually,
Its a new world of motarding here
Yes I would show you the way
Both tar and dirt ;)

[HyperGez]

Charlie, best is to trailer the bikes up to Bright and do day trips. The ride up via Mansfield is fantastic, happy to do that if you fella's are though I prefer the trailer method :up: Added bonus of a pick up vehicle if things don't go to plan.
I'm happy to organise it.

[charlie]

organise RFN (right fucken now)gerry

[SMC690]

Probably best to start a new thread for it and work it from there. :)

[charlie]

Probably best to start a new thread for it and work it from there. :)
we will leave that for someone responsible and sensible eh juzz:D
GERRY....GERRY.....GERRY sounds almost like the show dont it?

[SMC690]

The organiser of this thread owes me $450 and a years worth of cabcharges. :P

[huskyboy610]

You should've listened to your guts and taken that shit in Marysville, all of this could've been avoided ;)

[charlie]

The organiser of this thread owes me $450 and a years worth of cabcharges. :P
lol perhaps you could organise another ride same loop whjen you get ya licence back in rememberance of the good old days:p

[SMC690]

You should've listened to your guts and taken that shit in Marysville, all of this could've been avoided ;)

I just wanted to get on the road, you were following me about the cafe offering to push my stool in for me. I was a bit scared.

lol perhaps you could organise another ride same loop whjen you get ya licence back in rememberance of the good old days:p

Yeah, I'll be in that. This time the helmet cam will have the speedo readout in it. :)

[SMC690]

Fuck this thread, I just found it again in a search. Bastards, 52 days, Steve, it's all your fault.

[huskyboy610]

So I take it you won't come to any rides I organise in the future? :P

[SMC690]

Get stuffed. :P