Trentham Sunday 16th
January 2011
|
Cliff Peters (leader) |
Kawasaki ZX10 |
Misho Zrakic |
Honda CBR1000 |
|
Jason Wilson |
Kawasaki ZX9 |
Damir Djikic |
Honda CBR1000 |
|
Roman Biaroza (4th ride) |
Kawasaki GPx250 |
Paul Southwell |
Honda CBR1000 |
|
Dan Jones (1st ride) |
Hayabusa |
Michael Balrshunou (1st ride) |
Honda CBR1000 |
|
Karl Trsek (1st ride) |
Suzuki GSXR600 |
John Rousseaux/Kate Stewart |
Honda CBR1000 |
|
Geoff Dick (1st ride) |
BMW 850R |
Ron Johnston |
Honda CBF1000 |
|
Marc Marais |
Triumph 675 |
Ben Warden |
Honda CBR954 |
|
Rick Van (3rd ride) |
Yamaha YZF600 |
Kurn Bridgeman |
Honda CBR600 |
|
Eddie Simonis (rear) |
Moto Guzzi
1200S |
Pina Garasi |
Honda CBR600 |
Sunday. What to
do? Go fishing? Maybe a round of golf? Nah. A ride on a motorcycle sounds like the best idea. Never
having done a MSR ride, the route looked good on some roads I’d never been on.
There was a good turnout at Whittlesea so off we set. Never believe
what’s on the web; Cliff changed original route because he thought King Parrot
Creek Road was closed. That, and a stray bike in the field, saw me and
Rick following it when it turned left at Flowerdale. Sorry Rick. Making our way
to Highlands, I saw him disappearing into the distance at the left hand turnoff
to Seymour. I regroup with the mob at Seymour, and he rejoins us at Woodend.
All day there was testament to the power of the weather event that is La
Nina, nowhere more so than at a Road
Closed sign. An old farmer told Cliff “you’ll be right on bikes, you can
get a car through”. It happened to be a landslip right across the bitumen. Mr Plod was not happy about that, and then Plod was
not happy about Bill and Bob (Misho and Co) corner-marking, and then not happy
about Eddy being at the tail. He thought he should have been at the front.
As a first timer with MSR, they obviously love their riding. The ride
was well planned and executed with plenty of fuel and food stops. Whether it be
landing a fish or holing a putt, not an entirely uneventful day.
Geoff
Dick