dosnt look like much happings here downunder
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dosnt look like much happings here downunder
Not much happening Up Over either. I don't know about the quiet part also. I am married after all. Quiet is a distant memory (luckily she doesn't read this!).
Well, it is summer....bloody to hot to ride. Then again we have a roof!!
My wife and I usually do short trips in the summer. We went to Lorne last week for 2 days Lorne (for our USA brothers) is on the south coast 2 hours from Melbourne, a popular swimming spot. On New Years eve there will be 20,000 people there. And its only a village.
Hnag gliders love the steep cliffs. This time we didnt continue on past Lorne but further around the coast there is the Otway lighthouse and the most restcherous coast in Australia. In the early days sail ship broke up along here. One ship lost all of its crew and passengers except one young man and young woman. He saved her. They never married because of their social differences- the level of class.
There is also a buried ship called the Mahogany ship. It hasnt been found but there is a large reward for it. It is believed to be buried under sand dunes. Whale watching is common in Warnambool and the twelve apostles line part of the coast. They are ancient rock formations a tourist favourite especially with the Japanese.
Here are some pics of our ride along the Great Ocean Road. The road was built by World War 2 veterans to give them work after the war. The road follows the coast- trike riding country.
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The 12 Apostles. Think there are 11 now- one fell down.
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The Otway Lighthouse. It sits on a bed of Mercury. Many ships were saved by this light. Nearby there is a bunker to protect the family here during the war. And this is the south of the mainland of australia!!
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Australia is definitely on my bucket list, and pictures like this only reinforce that desire.
Keep sharing :D
The problem being that there are quite a few clubs in Oz and many are committed to the scene locally and there fore struggle to take on another group that is based off shore, That is possibly what TOI is facing as well as Trike talk and the trikes are very differant hardly any Harley or big Jap converted trikes around, due to our tough ADR's.
should be all good now meet a bunch of blokes west coast trikers
sign up now will know when the rides are on
have a nice day
bluey
not sure what part of the country your in but i will agree on most of what you said. up here on the gold coast and in brisbane there are a lot of harleys and jappas that have been triked but in what i,ve seen over the years the machines are for show and not ridden much. personally i beleive they dont know how to ride them and are scared they may crash. i have a roadstar and up until this year it was my main transport so i put about 20000kms a year on it. merry xmas and have a good new year. ride safe.
I have a Harley trike and I ride it whenever I can :D hope to catch up with Blueystar when the shoulder is good ThumbUp
You guys are lucky you can ride, in Utah it is colder than a well digger's spinxter! And no promise of riding weather for a solid two more months-ohhhh, it's just dam dreadfull!!!!!!!:AGGHH::AGGHH::AGGHH::AGGHH:
yep annie that will be on the cards when the doc gives me the go a head
Looking forward to it Bluey :)
Hello from Missouri! I have ridden to work and back for the last 2 days and plan on doing the Polar Bear ride on Sunday. Does it get cold in Aussie Land during the winter months? Dumb question, but to dang lazy to look it up. Hello out to Aussie Annie my first Friend Contact since joining the Trike talk group. Keep scooting on that HD girl!
PS: Hey blueystar, you just look so dang cute in that avatar pic! I'm just jealous, Cancer radiation TX took my big beutifull beard, now I'm just a Kentucky Fried Chicken face.
yes it can get cold here in the west with out the snow and all so get hot
sorry to here about the big C know all about it lost a kidney last july because of the
big C all good now cancer free now getting over a shoulder opp i had 3 weeks ago hope things go better in the new year
have a nice day
bluey
Happy New Year aussie trikers :wave4:
[quote=blueystar;91792]yes it can get cold here in the west with out the snow and all so get hot
sorry to here about the big C know all about it lost a kidney last july because of the
big C all good now cancer free now getting over a shoulder opp i had 3 weeks ago hope things go better in the new year
have a nice day
bluey[/quote]
Sorry so long to reply, Had the polar Bear ride to do, and a honey do list to get finished. Yes 5 year now post C. Another year alive is always a good thing.
stuff it annie could not wait enoughter 2 weeks for the doc went for a trike ride down south for 2 days with the WCT done a 800kay round trip and the shoulder held up a couple time the pain set in but the enjoyment of the ride over ruled that
[quote=americanbadass;91607]You guys are lucky you can ride, in Utah it is colder than a well digger's spinxter! And no promise of riding weather for a solid two more months-ohhhh, it's just dam dreadfull!!!!!!!:AGGHH::AGGHH::AGGHH::AGGHH:[/quote]
You know they do make a tank type track looks like a small pyramid that you can substitute for the rear tires. Then just strap a ski on the front wheel and off you go. We did this to our van in Alaska.
[quote=blueystar;92231]stuff it annie could not wait enoughter 2 weeks for the doc went for a trike ride down south for 2 days with the WCT done a 800kay round trip and the shoulder held up a couple time the pain set in but the enjoyment of the ride over ruled that[/quote]
Knew you wouldn't last ya bugger :laugh: Don't do too many rides close together, okay ThumbUp
PM me and tell me where in Perth you are. Might be able to hook up for a run
[quote=americanbadass;91607]You guys are lucky you can ride, in Utah it is colder than a well digger's spinxter! And no promise of riding weather for a solid two more months-ohhhh, it's just dam dreadfull!!!!!!!:AGGHH::AGGHH::AGGHH::AGGHH:[/quote]
My husband's U.S. bike is kept by friends in Taylorsville. Hope it ain't froze over?? :D
annie me and a mate going for a ride this sunday all going well can hook up some where when i know where we are going
i am in kelmscott