Category: Motorcycling

FarRide East #29 – Lake Cargellico

YAY, another FarRide to yet another town that I haven’t been too!! Lake Cargellico. Plan done well in advance and taking Angel for the run since I haven’t had her out for a decent run in way too long and I need to see how I handle her since she will be going to Darwin …

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Omeo Easter Muster 14

Good Friday, no work, no alarms, sleep in – YES!!! well at least until 7:00am anyways cos we are riding today. Bags and bikes packs, breaky done……let’s go!! Our crew: Karl, Leonie and me (we are meeting the rest of the Sydney crew at our destination). Destination Tallangatta (Ta-lang-gatta), don’t pronounce it wrong the locals …

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Tintaldra 2014 – fully sick!

Since Tuesday I’ve had a headache and come Thursday it was all too much for me. It was doubtful I was going to Tintaldra this year. However in true Kimmie fashion, I mustered the internal fortitude and got up and Karl and I headed off on our merry way. We had Bambi meeting us at …

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Karuah River Rally 2014

Karuah River Rally – courteous of the BMW Touring Club of NSW was as good as any off road adventure to get my feet wet (well dirty) on (besides Karl recommended it would be an easier one for me to start with). So with all the camping gear sorted and both bikes packed up we …

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FarRide East 28 – Nambucca 2014

Nambucca Heads = a time to see mates that I only to get to see once a year….and it’s here at this location on this FarRide, that’s enough of a reason to get out for a ride for me. Apologies in advance there aren’t many pics this time. Friday plan: Home-Bulga-Tamworth-Barraba-Glen Innes, easy peasy right! …

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Oxley Squirt

Overnighter to Long Flat, sensational idea! Alas, it is only the 3 of us though – Karl, Paul & me. This’ll be Daisy’s first real road (teething) trip. We’ve, well Karl has done a bit to her, I’ve done the pretty stuff and think I’ve figured out the packing for a trip (in particular a …

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Riding Miss Daisy

Daisy is a country girl, born and raised in our Country & Western Region of Australia (partial to a little bit of Keith Urban, I believe).   For her age – 14 (don’t tell her I told you she’s a bit sensitive) she’s in really good shape, I’d even go as far to say as …

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Oxley….how many times?

ha ha ha…….as many times as you want!! that was Karl’s plan. This ride was Karl’s brain child in a small window of opportunity (these don’t come by very often). The seeds were sown and the lonely flower of the group did what she does best, booked some great accommodation while the thorns set about plotting a …

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Tintaldra 2013

Our annual pilgrimage to Tintaldra – a culmination of 3 states, 3 forums and a world full of personalities.  It started 6 years ago, of which Karl and I have attended for 5 of them and met some wonderful folk that enjoy our past time of motorcycle riding. We have an international inclusion this year with …

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FarRide East 22 – Nambucca 2013

Nambucca Heads FarRide is commonly known as Wetbucca, it didn’t rain in Nambucca Heads but read on…. Plan A done. Then places start to flood, start re-looking at the plan and I also wanted to meet up with Diesel & Streak in Bendemeer and ride into Nambucca with them so co-ordination of the Plan B …

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