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Oct 11
Meet Dudley……
……. born in SA in March 2015, a fine strapping babe he was too. Previously owned by a retired gentleman who in 6 months had his first service done and had put 2054 kms on the clock and decided he wanted something different and put him up for adoption. Searching the internet I spotted the …
Sep 28
FarRally RTM-06
After a DNF at RTM-05, I thought I’d have another crack at a Rally……….what was I letting myself in for this time. RTM-06 was a purely QLD based scavenger hunt and with no local knowledge, had I bitten off more than I could chew? Thursday after work I headed out in the pouring rain to …
Sep 21
Last test ride…..
This particular bike is the one that I have been most looking forward to ride. Since it came onto the market, it’s one that has always caught my eye and I’ve thought….hmmm I can see me on that (in white of course…lol). Other than the ride home of Saturday that’s all I managed to get …
Sep 15
New Roads, different bikes
The sun’s out and I’mma heading west, way out west, where the temperature increases by 5 degrees and the salesmen are human (well these were anyway). I was out testing riding again today. This time round I booked a ride on the Yamaha MT09-Tracer. The salesguy figured since I ride a Blackbird he could trust …
Aug 15
What an Interesting Day/Week
Big decisions have been made in the mind of the Kimmie, I mean REAL BIG!! These haven’t been made lightly either, but those that know me pretty well, know all too well that it takes me a while to come to the final conclusion. I’m hearing you….what are they???…..get on with it (well that’s Karl …
May 29
OzSTOC RTE Gulargambone
An invitation was extended to me & Karl of course from friends of OzSTOC (ST owners club of Australia) for a RTE to Gulargambone. You say where??? Gulargambone! Never heard of it, you puttin’ me on….lol. Well they weren’t and I was looking forward to catching up with some friends I haven’t seem in nearly …
May 25
FRE #34 Young
So close to home, how could I not register for this one – kinda a no brainer!! Phil Harris noticed it’d registered and asked if I’d mind having someone along for the ride and it would give him the opportunity to see how some of us plan our trips. Obviously, it wasn’t a problem and …
Apr 10
FarRally RTM-05
After hours of deliberation I decided to register for my very first FarRally RTM-o5….oh my goodness what have I done! Some many questions are asked and tips, hints and answers are provided. Now what to do with it all. To Basecamp, Google Earth or not – that is the question. I know first world problems…lol …
Mar 24
Tintaldra 2015
My favourite ride on the calender and it only comes around once a year. Work is a distant memory Friday morning when I awake and get ready in record time to hit the road with my Sweety Karl. Travelling with my favourite fella to my favourite place….what more could a girl ask for 🙂 We …
Feb 02
Hang Gliding Birthday
Hang Gliding for my birthday, who’d have thought I would do something like that. But there you go, it’s something that I have always wanted to do and thought yeah, well one day I’ll get around to that. Ya know that one day actually made it!! Thanks so much to Karl for a very special …