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Where did you go today on your Roadster?

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Church first up, then the Bus Depot Markets to pick up some of the best stuffed vine leaves I've ever had, along with some falafel and tahini. The vendor knows me by sight as 'the motorcycle guy' who comes in every week and takes the opportunity to highly recommend his products to any of the browsers at his stand. Finally via the cinema to pick up free tickets to the latest Resident Evil zombie movie - it features an S1000R so BMW Motorrad Aust had 20 double passes to give away to those who posted a pic of their bike on Facebook with the corresponding hashtag. My picture is attached (which they liked). With the BMW demographic though, I'm not sure they even had 20 takers ... (My wife is a zombie movie fan, and a K1300R featured in one Resident Evil movie - it's post-apocalyptic features suiting the role as if it were something out of Mad Max.)
 

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Now that I have seen Resident Evil - The Final Chapter, I can confirm that that the S1000R is indeed bullet proof - and missile proof. But beware the steel wire rope.
 
I joined in the tail of the police motorcycle escort for the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka during he and his wife's visit to Australia - for a short while until I got a gentle 'back off' signal from tail-end Charlie. I felt important ... for a moment.

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Took advantage of the excellent weather on Monday and went for a 550k round trip to Bungendore from Sydney inner west. Took all the usual backroads starting from Southern Highlands via Bundanoon, Tallong, Goulburn and then down to Tarago. Perfect weather and managed to break in my new RP4s....
I usually keep off the Hume as much as possible as it's too dangerous (I could die of boredom ...). From Tallong I normally go via Bungonia to Tarago.
 

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Headed off from Canberra with MikeS (a.k.a. Messerschmitt) and the usual crew on our trip to Phillip Island - via Adaminaby, Kiandra, Elliott Way, Walwa, Granya, Omeo Highway, Falls Creek and Mount Beauty. A bit warm in places at 30 C but down to a lovely 20 C in the Alpine region.

A good day's ride. :smile2:
 
Arrived this arvo in time to catch the start of season photo shoot on the main straight, mingling with the riders and ogling their bikes.

I've pitched camp in the marshals trackside campground and will be marshalling on the infield at the entry to the Hayshed. MikeS is staying in San Remo; I'll be catching up with him and the rest of our crew at the San Remo pub Friday night.
 
I went to the shops for a few groceries (almost 47 litres ...) parting the traffic like Moses at the Red Sea as my new Daytime Running Lights burned holes in the retinas of road users in front of me. :grin2:
 
Have another fantastic road to add to the list. Take the Alpine Way on the south loop from Cooma to Khancoban. The entire run is excellent for a couple of hundred klm, but after Jindabyne there is a section that is actually signposted as a warning for being 60 klm of continuos corners. What a hoot. I needed a rest by the time I found a straight bit.
I love that road and we did it on the return trip from the recent SBK at Phillip Island, but the great swathes of 60 km/h speed limit have taken the shine off it, on SBK and MotoGP trips at least. The risk of getting caught doing a comfortable 30-40 km/h over is too great, and trying to keep your speed down (otherwise) unnecessarily is a drag. the police make their presence known around that weekend.

Only a few years ago, there was only a single, fairly short 60 section. One year we were passed not long prior to it by a Ducati 916 and his Japper offsider, who were subsequently pulled over by the local cops in that section (rookie mistake). They advised us at Khancoban that the Ducati rider was clocked at 160, but the copper dropped a substantial amount off that when booking him so that his licence wouldn't be immediately suspended and the plates from the bike confiscated.
 
I too have been along there about 14 months ago with a small group of five Roadsterers as we did a Tour de Snowies. That particular stretch of 60km or so sticks in my mind as I recall thinking that it was definitely not for the novice or the nervous - and definitely not at night or in a heavy rain-storm. In fact, one of our intended number was forced to pull-out of the trip as he'd had a nasty bingle along there on an earlier ride, slipping on some gravel in thick fog...
Nothing like a bit of weather to add to the challenge ... :smile2:

Picture taken just short of Dead Horse Gap on the Alpine Way, en route to the Phillip Island MotoGP October 2014. (Yes, it was snowing lightly at the time)
 

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It is a very fine road indeed, NG, and one we traversed in the opposite direction on return from Phillip Island SBK recently.

I must admit to being kept pretty honest on that section by a GS-LC rider, although I noted he was taking advantage of both sides of the road where visibility allowed, whereas I stick to my lane. On arrival at Harrietville I stopped at the T intersection to wait for my colleagues, flipping up my helmet and crossing my arms to pretend nonchalance as I caught my breath in the few seconds until my GS companion rode by with a nod and a wave.

If you are still in that neck of the woods, make sure you take the Omeo Highway (C543) - continuously winding and well surfaced (now fully sealed). After riding it on that trip, I readily pronounced it my favourite road.
 

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Panzermann, it's all downhill from here. Looks like you have been infected with the LED virus. The only known remedy is a second set.....
and a third set, and a fourth ...
plus additional mirrors (LoS) ...

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Ng - if you press the Go Advanced button next to Submit, you can use the little paper clip icon to open a window that allows attachments. If I recall correctly though, it may only allow one at a time per post (?) due to the vagaries of Apple's file naming.
 
... Not that I would be irresponsible. For instance one could engage cruise control and see how Long you could steer hands-free. Not that I would. I imagine it would be completely illegal as well as grossly childish and even stupid. Besides which, after 75 klm you might need to stand up and stretch your legs and that would certainly require holding the bars.
I know someone who knows someone who may or may not have amused himself for 110 km between Hay and Narranderah doing such a thing on his Graphitane F800 ST with Kaoko, returning hands to the bars only on arrival at Hay.

:rolleyes:
 
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