Outback blast
- Airbear
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Re: Outback blast
Well done, Jeff and RS. Good to see a bit of the sartorial elegance too. Should be more of it.
Charlie
and Brunhilde - 1974 R90/6
Graduate, Wallace and Gromit School of Engineering and Design (Pending)
and Brunhilde - 1974 R90/6
Graduate, Wallace and Gromit School of Engineering and Design (Pending)
Re: Outback blast
What a great post!
You are right about staying on the gas in the sand from what I know about mountain bikes. If you pedal hard through sand it keeps you up on top instead of causing you to dig in.
Chuey
You are right about staying on the gas in the sand from what I know about mountain bikes. If you pedal hard through sand it keeps you up on top instead of causing you to dig in.
Chuey
Re: Outback blast
Some more pics
Camp1 Ducati Pete front centre and to his right holding up the green cup, Mals&7 from Dubbo
camp 2
camp 3
Pub 117. Louth Hotel
Pub 118. Tilpa hotel
Inside Tilpa Hotel
Mmmmmm, lamb chops!
Remember this?
Camp1 Ducati Pete front centre and to his right holding up the green cup, Mals&7 from Dubbo
camp 2
camp 3
Pub 117. Louth Hotel
Pub 118. Tilpa hotel
Inside Tilpa Hotel
Mmmmmm, lamb chops!
Remember this?
Lord of the Bings
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Re: Outback blast
A great thread ...thanks !
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- boxertwinjeff
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Re: Outback blast
Ah... that great Aussie Icon, the Outback Pub!
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1976 R90S Silver Smoke
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Re: Outback blast
We could send you some gravel to fix up those muddy roads. Would Nevada be enough?
Ask the Indians what happens when you don't control immigration.
Re: Outback blast
I think Nevada would be enough Duane.Duane Ausherman wrote:We could send you some gravel to fix up those muddy roads. Would Nevada be enough?
Can we send it back if the colour is wrong?
Lord of the Bings
Now that the dust has settled
My ears have now stopped ringing, mainly because there is no longer nothing to hear, like there was on the nights of my adventure.
Away from the fire on breeze less nights, under starry skies that are the trigger for my wondering, not a single sound.
Just a profound awareness of my fortunate existence.
Mile after mile after mile of absolute freedom.
I am extremely fortunate indeed.
My bike is clean again, my left head re-torqued, my left head valves re-gapped.
My K+N is red dusted on the outside, with no trace whatsoever of any dirt on the inside, the airbox is clean as a whistle.
The snowflakes again showed their off road abilities, tubeless rear.
I don't think there is a bike made that better suits the way, and where, I like to ride.
The RS is a thoroughbred packhorse.
Away from the fire on breeze less nights, under starry skies that are the trigger for my wondering, not a single sound.
Just a profound awareness of my fortunate existence.
Mile after mile after mile of absolute freedom.
I am extremely fortunate indeed.
My bike is clean again, my left head re-torqued, my left head valves re-gapped.
My K+N is red dusted on the outside, with no trace whatsoever of any dirt on the inside, the airbox is clean as a whistle.
The snowflakes again showed their off road abilities, tubeless rear.
I don't think there is a bike made that better suits the way, and where, I like to ride.
The RS is a thoroughbred packhorse.
Lord of the Bings
- Airbear
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Re: Outback blast
Evocative prose there, Jeff.
I particularly like the apparently oxymoronic yet appropriate "thoroughbred packhorse" reference.
It's got me feeling a bit sad about Brunhilde's current needs, especially since it appears that Spring has finally arrived. She does look very nice sitting on the front porch and I tell her so frequently, but I know she's itching to get out there again and so am I.
I particularly like the apparently oxymoronic yet appropriate "thoroughbred packhorse" reference.
It's got me feeling a bit sad about Brunhilde's current needs, especially since it appears that Spring has finally arrived. She does look very nice sitting on the front porch and I tell her so frequently, but I know she's itching to get out there again and so am I.
Charlie
and Brunhilde - 1974 R90/6
Graduate, Wallace and Gromit School of Engineering and Design (Pending)
and Brunhilde - 1974 R90/6
Graduate, Wallace and Gromit School of Engineering and Design (Pending)
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Re: Outback blast
I have a nice bright enthusiastic Matilda here, she gets about 60 km a week in .Not quite enough .
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