Trentham� MK
III������ 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 |
My
day started off by looking out the window to see overcast and foggy weather which
prompted me to put thermal pants on - which later turned out to be a mistake.
Next step was to work out how to get to Whittlesea as I seem to never to go the
same way. I arrived to see Cliffy and a few new faces. It wasn�t long before
Ben, Misho, Pina, and Damir rock up, with Misho donning a new jacket, the same
as mine. He asked how much? We reached the same conclusion: he got it a bit
cheaper.
Before
I knew it we were getting ready to leave. (As per usual I wasn�t paying
attention.) So off we go to Yea. What a great road. Corner marking at Yea with
Paul, we noticed that a GSXR took a wrong turn, so a quick chase down and we
were soon on our way again.
We
stopped at Seymour near the railway station for morning tea. By this stage I
was roasting no thanks to the thermal pants. We move on to the servo for fuel.
As we leave the servo I decide to mark which way to go but Ben lets me know
that we can only go one way! Thanks. Off I go.
Down
the road a bit further we turn towards Pyalong - I
only know this as I remember the sign. Now I have no idea where I am or where
I�m going, but I�m having fun anyway. All off a sudden I realize this is Woodend.
How the heck did I get here? We fill up and get some lunch at the bakery. I
overheard Ben and Misho saying how they should sell their Hondas and upgrade to
the more superior Kawasaki. Just joking. Sounds good though,
hey? (My first 8 bikes were Kawasakis �Ed.)
We
head off once again to �I don�t know, just following the bike in front. We then
came across a road closed sign. It didn�t look too closed to me, or anyone else
for that matter. Down the road further (Blackwood
�Ed) it was apparent as to why; a landslide covered all
of the road, leaving just enough room for us to squeeze by. I then
notice a policeman having a chat with Cliffy. It looked like they knew each
other, so I continued on my way. Soon enough Cliff was back in front.
Further
down the road we make a left turn. Before I knew it we were doing about a
dollar fifty when I notice a police car going in the opposite direction. Oops! A quick right turn at the next intersection with Paul waving
us through and the pace picks up drastically. I noticed that a few bikes went
past me, one of them Pina. �Like hell!� I thought.� I�m faster than her. I�m not going to be last.
So I took off.
Misho
and Damir were marking the next corner so left I go, over the hill where Cliff
was waiting. So my turn to corner mark. Kurn pulls up with me. Thinking it
won�t be long, I have a stretch and a drink. Well, I couldn�t be more wrong.
Thirty or so minutes go by when all of a sudden a police car comes over the
hill and pulls up next to us. (Shit, here we go I thought.)
The
policeman bails out the car mega pissed saying �You blokes think you can get
away with anything.� He also said he clocked us doing 170 back on that road. (I
remember thinking he has the wrong person as I was sure I was doing 270) (Poetic license I�m sure �Ed.) I said we
didn�t come from that direction, we came from the
other direction. So he asked, �what is down that road?
It is there all the time and we should have noticed it.� Kurn was quick to
reply with �paddocks�! Then I said �fences�! He was none too impressed and proceeded
to ask, �ok then, what was the last town you went
through?� I then said, �Shit mate, I don�t even know where I am now, let alone
where I have been!� (See, not paying attention again.)
He asked us why we were parked here. I said we were waiting for some friends. He
asked what their names were. �Bill and Ben� I replied. He also threatened to
send us fines in the mail for parking illegally, but by now he wasn�t one
hundred percent sure it was us. He then said that nobody will be getting fines
and to slow down. He took a private call on the mobile inside the car with the
window up. That�s when I enquired whether we could leave before I got
heatstroke standing around in the sun. That�s it, we�re off!
Eventually
we catch up with the rest of the group and discuss some of the previous events
before we head to Werribee to breakup.
I
hope you all enjoyed the write-up. Thanks Cliff for leading a great ride in
great weather, and to Eddie and John/Kate for doing rear riding duties.
Jason Wilson