2022 Australian FJ Rally March 26th Bermagui NSW

[ribbert]

......when we go through the Nulla we constantly see the cops -

It's Pete, he's the lucky charm. He speeds everywhere and hasn't been booked in 30 years. He told me that in NSW the cops won't bother you as long as you keep it under 120 kph. A short time later I was cruising along Thunderbolts Way, confident I was safe armed with this snippet of advice from a local, a native of the State and a veteran speeder - it cost me $300 and 4 demerit points for doing 118 kph.

Maybe I should have taken Pete himself and not just his advice. 

Noel

[ribbert]

Pss, (I'll see you in Bendigo then but don't tell anyone)

Cheers
Alan

Alan, do you have an eligible bike?

Noel

[krusty]

......when we go through the Nulla we constantly see the cops -

It's Pete, he's the lucky charm. He speeds everywhere and hasn't been booked in 30 years. He told me that in NSW the cops won't bother you as long as you keep it under 120 kph. A short time later I was cruising along Thunderbolts Way, confident I was safe armed with this snippet of advice from a local, a native of the State and a veteran speeder - it cost me $300 and 4 demerit points for doing 118 kph.

Maybe I should have taken Pete himself and not just his advice. 

Noel

I've ridden and driven Thunderbolt's Way many times and the HP cops give no leeway. That also goes for the Oxley highway, a brilliant piece of road for MCs after it was upgraded a few (or maybe 4 or 5?) years ago.

[Millietant]

Loving the stories and the photo's, definitely wish I was able to do something like that in your countryside.

Is there any chance of a route map, so that those of us not familiar with Oz can get some sense of scale ? 

[Sparky84]

Pss, (I'll see you in Bendigo then but don't tell anyone)

Cheers
Alan

Alan, do you have an eligible bike?

Noel

Why have course, My Concours 84 FJ  

Also will I meet you at the Elvis Exhibit at the Art Gallery, just to see if there's any good riding outfits there  

[Sparky84]

......when we go through the Nulla we constantly see the cops -

It's Pete, he's the lucky charm. He speeds everywhere and hasn't been booked in 30 years. He told me that in NSW the cops won't bother you as long as you keep it under 120 kph. A short time later I was cruising along Thunderbolts Way, confident I was safe armed with this snippet of advice from a local, a native of the State and a veteran speeder - it cost me $300 and 4 demerit points for doing 118 kph.

Maybe I should have taken Pete himself and not just his advice. 

Noel

I've ridden and driven Thunderbolt's Way many times and the HP cops give no leeway. That also goes for the Oxley highway, a brilliant piece of road for MCs after it was upgraded a few (or maybe 4 or 5?) years ago.

Noel, should have at least a photo of Pete in your wallet next to the licence 

[Bozo]

......when we go through the Nulla we constantly see the cops -

It's Pete, he's the lucky charm. He speeds everywhere and hasn't been booked in 30 years. He told me that in NSW the cops won't bother you as long as you keep it under 120 kph. A short time later I was cruising along Thunderbolts Way, confident I was safe armed with this snippet of advice from a local, a native of the State and a veteran speeder - it cost me $300 and 4 demerit points for doing 118 kph.

Maybe I should have taken Pete himself and not just his advice. 

Noel

I've ridden and driven Thunderbolt's Way many times and the HP cops give no leeway. That also goes for the Oxley highway, a brilliant piece of road for MCs after it was upgraded a few (or maybe 4 or 5?) years ago.

Noel, should have at least a photo of Pete in your wallet next to the licence 

You guys have it wrong, its not that Pete is a lucky charm, have you considered they just can't catch him.

You can just imagine Pete on Cruise singing (in his helmet) ha ha ha staying alive - to the disco lights behind him.

[ribbert]

Is there any chance of a route map, so that those of us not familiar with Oz can get some sense of scale ? 

Sydney to Perth is 4000km (one way) which is pretty much what they did.

Noel

[ribbert]

Pss, (I'll see you in Bendigo then but don't tell anyone)

Cheers
Alan

Alan, do you have an eligible bike?

Noel

Why have course, My Concours 84 FJ  

Also will I meet you at the Elvis Exhibit at the Art Gallery, just to see if there's any good riding outfits there  

I thought that was a Suzuki event?? I can see the Elvis Exhibit being a must.

I had decided to go to that, sounds great but I may well not be available (circumstances beyond my control). If good fortune smiles on me I'll be in touch and get a mobile number from you and arrange to meet up.

Noel

[Troyskie]

Mitts Mitta 

[Sparky84]

Mitts Mitta 

What a trip, Nearly back in NSW.
You've had Great weather, you can take you time now, still 4 days til start of rally and everyone will be expecting you to roll directly in from the west 

[Sparky84]

Pss, (I'll see you in Bendigo then but don't tell anyone)

Cheers
Alan

Alan, do you have an eligible bike?

Noel

Why have course, My Concours 84 FJ  

Also will I meet you at the Elvis Exhibit at the Art Gallery, just to see if there's any good riding outfits there  

I thought that was a Suzuki event?? I can see the Elvis Exhibit being a must.

I had decided to go to that, sounds great but I may well not be available (circumstances beyond my control). If good fortune smiles on me I'll be in touch and get a mobile number from you and arrange to meet up.

Noel

Major Sponsor, I assume which is amazing as last motorcycle show I saw In Wollongong, the Suzuki stand was pitiful, only about 2 bikes there on display

[Troyskie]

Mitta Rd TWICE. Falls Creek, Mount Beauty, Tawonga Gap, Mount Hotham, Omeo.

Thousands and thousands of corners over about 500km. I missed a funny photo opportunity of a road sign, 'corners for next 65km, followed by another, 'corners for the next 125km'

Personal best, no chicken strip, even rolled over the edge. Had a huge front end slide & now my arse has taken a big divot out of the seat 

To fill ing the gaps, yesterday was a maintenance day. As my bike gets an oil change every couple of thousand ks I did some other maintenance. Mark & Pete did a little as well, then the bar opened 


Great prep for today   

The plan for Mark and I tomorrow is Granya Gap, then the Alpine Way and home for some clothes washing before heading off to the rally on Thursday 

Pete Ambo and Pete aka Pete squared are going with us and will split off at Jindabyne to head for Bermie.

Here's today's pics

[ribbert]

Mitta Rd TWICE. Falls Creek, Mount Beauty, Tawonga Gap, Mount Hotham, Omeo.

Thousands and thousands of corners over about 500km. I missed a funny photo opportunity of a road sign, 'corners for next 65km, followed by another, 'corners for the next 125km'

Personal best, no chicken strip, even rolled over the edge.
The plan for Mark and I tomorrow is Granya Gap, then the Alpine Way and home for some clothes washing before heading off to the rally on Thursday  

Pete Ambo and Pete aka Pete squared are going with us and will split off at Jindabyne to head for Bermie.

Here's today's pics

Aaaaah man, that's some of the best riding in the country and the roads are perfect (unlike the rest of the country)

What a great reward after slogging it out across the Nullarbor, both ways. You've really earned it. You can't find a bad road up there. The Mitta Mitta Valley (Omeo Highway) was the only road Cap'n Ron made special mention of when travelling through OZ. It's particularly special for me because I travelled it dozens of times before it was sealed, when it was largely bike swallowing erosion, rock falls, road washouts, land slips, clay, etc.

Troy, you rode past this place today, I find it wonderfully reassuring in a world of extreme political correctness that Google Maps acknowledges "WTF Corner"   If you could somehow include a pair of thongs and a BBQ in there, it would be the most Australian thing ever.



This has truly been an epic ride, well done guys, I'm glad you treated yourself to some twistie heaven on the way home. Autumn is the best up there and it's been unseasonly warm.

Troy, I assume Mark (brother) being a native Sand Groper finds all these corners a bit of a challenge? Congratulations on getting beyond the chicken strips, you'll remember this ride for the rest of you life and dine out on it for years to come.


Noel

[Millietant]

Thanks Noel, that's quite a ride and putting it inthat perspective really clears it up for me.

I didn't realise it was basically all the way across the south coast 

This map's a bit confusing though, the Europe map scale is all wrong. The UK is less tha 1/2 the size of France, the size of France, not equal to it, and way smaller than Germany, Poland, Italy etc. None of those countries seem to be the right size relative to their neighbours, but in the context of scale, the difference to Aus is dramatic.   

Is there any chance of a route map, so that those of us not familiar with Oz can get some sense of scale ? 

Sydney to Perth is 4000km (one way) which is pretty much what they did.

Noel