2021 Australian FJ Owners Rally

[ribbert]

We have just held out 10th anniversary Aussie FJ Rally here. I have created a little video of the event. Please Enjoy. Sorry about the music on the Vid....lack of options and needed something to mask the wind noise from my cam (had wrong mic selected)


https://youtu.be/DKjGANmZMBg

Great stuff Mark, everyone loves a rally and what a great attendance, if only we could whip up that sort of enthusiasm down here.

The camaraderie within the group never ceases to amaze me and increasingly, partners are becoming part of the fixture as well. I have now met 8 or 9 of the WAGS and they are without exception, great sorts.

Unfortunately work made it impossible for me to attend this year. I pleaded with my boss for the time off and told him the customers would just have to wait but he wouldn't buy it. Such are the problems of being self employed! I live in hope that too old to work arrives before too old to ride, by some margin.

Glad everyone had a good time, looking forward to next year.

Noel

[oldktmdude]

   Alf, Greg and I got home this afternoon at around 4.30. Gavin farewelled us at Goulburn after traveling with us for the entire journey.
We covered 4,290 kms and saw some great roads along the way.
  A big thank you to Ray and Alena for organising the event and the Rally shirts. Also, thanks to all those who made the effort to attend.
It's a shame the Victorians can't find the enthusiasm to attend one of these great events.
  Regards, Pete.  
PS. Thanks to Mark and Chrissie for being great hosts and a tour guide around the Grafton area.   

[Urban_Legend]

You are most welcome... Any time.

Mark

[Sparky84]

Great weekend and good to catch up All 
Thanks to Ray and Alena for organising this years event and shirts.

[wainot-Phil]

Thanks to Ray and Alena for organising this years event and shirts. Great Job as usual ,

Alan ,
Whats with all these Photos of these old crappy  Red and White FJ Bikes  ,
For your pleasure I have included a few Photos of my  more modern  "Upper Class" Late Model  FJ1200 ,
""You Know the real nice looking FJ Bikes""  ha ha   Feast your Eyes on this Beauty .
also
NOEL , you have a hard Boss mate , You have the same type of Boss I have ,But I stood up for myself and told him/me to Bugger off and that I was 100% going to the 2021 Aussie FJ Rally ,,
We all missed you this year Mate ,,
Hopefully we will see you at a South Coast Shed Day or at next year's FJ Rally

[krusty]

If I'm not mistaken we, Tony and I, passed you while you were taking that pic. Then further up the road you passed us while we were having a bum break?

[wainot-Phil]

[quote author=krusty
If I'm not mistaken we, Tony and I, passed you while you were taking that pic. Then further up the road you passed us while we were having a bum break?
Hi krusty
OK great that was you , we did see you go past and then again when you had your Bum break but I noticed you to late to pull over into  the rest area and say hello , next time
Any way it was a great long weekend spent with like minded people and it was great to meet lots of new People ,
Now Looking forward to next years FJ Rally when and wherever it may be

[Sparky84]

Alan ,
Whats with all these Photos of these old crappy  Red and White FJ Bikes  ,
For your pleasure I have included a few Photos of my  more modern  "Upper Class" Late Model  FJ1200 ,
""You Know the real nice looking FJ Bikes""  ha ha   Feast your Eyes on this Beauty .
also

Thanks Mate, but the only thing I noticed, was that the "Upper Class" models tend to be fussy and need a chauffeur to tow them around 

[wainot-Phil]

That's it Al ,  I Did not want to get the tires dirty

[Millietant]

That's it Al ,  I Did not want to get the tires dirty

So I take it you trailered it on the group ride-out as well.

As my wife would say "it's sacrilege"...........taking a bike to a rally by trailer would get you laughed out if town here. "Trailer Queen's" as they are known here, are the butt of many jokes and much sarcasm 

[wainot-Phil]

YES. ,   That might be the case ,
but I never have to buy Tires for it,
My Bike uses no Petrol or Oil
and
I don,t have to Register it each year ,
I am saving a bloody fortune every year and it still has very low kms on the clock ,

[giantkiller]

Plus, you don't have to travel a thousand miles of 4 lane to get to a rally either.

[Millietant]

YES. ,   That might be the case ,
but I never have to buy Tires for it,
My Bike uses no Petrol or Oil
and
I don,t have to Register it each year ,
I am saving a bloody fortune every year and it still has very low kms on the clock ,

You can't be an Aussie 

[krusty]

YES. ,   That might be the case ,
but I never have to buy Tires for it,
My Bike uses no Petrol or Oil
and
I don,t have to Register it each year ,
I am saving a bloody fortune every year and it still has very low kms on the clock ,

You can't be an Aussie 

Scottish heritage like me?

[andyoutandabout]

The UK being as small as it is, easily justifies the term trailer queens for those that tow their bikes to events.
Having ridden all over the US, I still used the term freely to mock the supposed girlie men.
However, as I've aged a bit, I can see the sense in trailering to a riding event, even though I've still always ridden.  (don't have a trailer)
A couple of years ago, after riding to a central rally, the last thing I wanted to do was razz round the curves of unfamiliar roads early the next morning, so I ended up missing a day group ride which was the very thing I had gone to do.
Upshot is rallists attending rallys in the US or Australia should qualify for some clemency before being tarred with the effeminate slur.
Obviously it will have to be taken on a case by case basis. I look to the forum to suggest a suitable threshold pre-rally travel distance.
That is all.