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Hey anybody interested in a run up the Old Pacific Highway tomorrow (Saturday) morning?  [moto]

Berowa Mobile servo 8:00am....

Then might hit Mecca's in the city after that...  [coffee]

OOohhh and the closed end is almost open. The road has been repaired and looks like it will open sooooon..... Bugger.... So enjoy your last few rides with no cagers....  :'(

well Trev i will be coming home saturday morning from night shift tonight, so i dont know at the moment

Sorry Trev, working again.

And then my lovely wife & I are heading into the city to see Jimeoin at the Opera House and generally having a dirty weekend. Staying at the Marriot.  [bacon]

you dirty dirty boy (http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_2_29.gif)

Big I was actually going to head up the OP this weekend..

8am is pretty early.. but I'm sure i'll see you on the road.

The last Marriot I was at was August in Islamabad, Pakistan and look what happened to that one... It got blown up......  :o

So pack the flak jackets and hope you don't go out with a big bang Super.......  [laugh]

So what time you thinking of heading up the OPH????

Can't Sat working could Sunday.

didn't really have a time in mind.. sure i could do 8.. BUT as a noob rider i'll probably be holding you up :P

I'll meet you at berowra anyway.. 8am Saturday  [thumbsup]

Showers forcast for Sunday hence Saturday.......

You know me and my sugar monster...  ;D

No worries bmroxm5..... One noob rider to another......  [thumbsup]

but I thought you were getting used to a bit of muck on your bike after riding with Jukie recently.

I'm really, really looking forward to it. Not just the things your dirty mind thinks about. Hoping to have a few drinks at the Opera Bar and something to eat somewhere  ???


It was a Last Minute thing, booked it on that website as a "secret mystery hotel" blah blah & it came up with that one. Not one of the best in the city, but I'm only sleeping there.  ;)

Sorry, threadjack over.  ;D

AAahhhh that's on the moutain bike..... Different life.....  [bacon]

so where abouts is the berowra mobil? is it on the pac hwy?

Yep on the Old Pacific Highway as you enter Berowa on the left heading North.

If you hit the lights / train station you have gone to far...

Is a popular bike stop....  [moto]

Which Marriott Sup?? I work at the Sydney Harbour Marriott on Pitt St. Let us know and I can maybr help you out with something... maybe  ;D. - Chris

Yup, that one. I think. The one closest to Circular Quay.

Further to this ....

If you are heading up the F3 and take the Berowra turn-off (avoiding all the crap through Hornsby, etc). Keep heading north on the Pacific Highway, first servo should be the Shell - the second one is Mobil.

My point for clarifying is that I think they are re-branding the Mobil so it may not be apparent from the non-existent signage.

And Trev, Stu will be easy to pick ... I have come up with a newbie measuring stick:

'if you have less bling on your bike than bigiain then you must be a newbie'

Hey I might come for a squirt.. depending what time I wake up. I got a new rear tyre put it on Tuesday and i've only done about 100km's on it.

Haven't gone OP for a while and I just want a nice easy ride to wear it in.

Big T can you pm me your mobile? I will let you know if I can make it in the morning.

Cheers,
Kevin

welcome Kevin :-*

i think i will be sleeping most of the day, as i also have night shift saturday night as well, so dont think i can make it, maybe betty might ???

Hey Kevin & bmroxm5 PM sent......  [thumbsup]

Ooohh I have a new front tire so will be an easy ride while I scrub it in.......

Thanks Jukie - I've been around since we migrated from the old board.. I just put random input here and there :)

Hope the weather is good tomorrow. Will be great to meet some of you finally.

Its a short term memory thing (think paracanthurus hepatus). You need to remain front of mind, just ask Ivan.


... why thank your dear, could be an idea.

But I wouldn't wait for me Trev - if I am coming, but late, I will see you on the road  ;D

hahaha thanks for the instructions 'betty'... wait, i dont know who bigiain is..? is that trev ???

but yeh i'll see whoever is coming at berowra mobil at 8am  [thumbsup]
(contingent on the weather being good.. but forecast said the morning should be fine, chance of an afternoon shower)

big iain is the guy you met last night. Big T is trev and you haven't met him but he is very tall, and will be at berowra.

ooh right Big iain is Big T... trev is someone else, haha. gotcha.

No, no, no.

bigiain is bigiain, BigT is Trev.

Actually we are twins....  [cheeky]

Only our mother can tell us apart......  ;D   [laugh]

Bit like Arnie & Danny DeVito.  ;)

I thought Super was my twin for a while until we found out he was adopted.....  [cheeky]  [bacon]

The best way to tell you two appart is Trev has the cleaner bike  ;D

Yeah when you swap bikes I get all confused.


Which one is which?


Did you find out before or after your 'relationship'?

yeh pretty confused... looks like i'm meeting up with Big T, who i thought was Big Iain that i met last night.. but in fact, i'm planning a trip on OP with a stranger  :o
haha, no offence Big T, s'all good and i'm still in for tomorrow morning.

so where is Big Iain on the forums??

I'm not that scary....  :o

Just ask Super and Jukie.....  [roll]

See you in the morning.... Got your PM...  [thumbsup]

.... he's the boss ....

Well kinda sorta - bigiain is one of the 'flounders' of the DMF .... and on occasion is too mature to get caught up in our shenanigans  ;D

He's big but very gentle .... and soft hands for a climber (http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_2_109v.gif)

I'm in tomorrow as well with the RADster (we'll probably head on to Putty past Wollombi from RWCafe, but we'll cruise up Ol' Pac with you folks). See you guys @ Bow wow wow Mobil at 8:00.

Gentle.................... ??? Soft.................. ???
We talking about Bigiain are we ???

No! Trev FFS!  [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

I would like to thank all the guys for picking me up at the corner
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and Trev you have to learn to go a little bit faster next time.


ps i promise i will ride with a hangover next time, so i wont be as full on like today.

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I fear we may not see Stu again ... Jukie & the Radster together at full revs ... talk about a baptism of fire.

Thanks for the ride peoples.

Ditto re Betty.... Great ride you all.......

And I had the experience of "listening" to Jukie WITHOUT a hangover today.... [bang]

All I can say is ......... Betty give her more grog.....  [cheeky] [wine]  [beer]  [drink]

Once again thanks all and Stu ..... We are not all crazy.....  [moto]

haha nah i never thought you guys were!
thx for organising it trev twas an awesome run, enjoyed myself heaps!

will see you all on the road.

OOPs, I missed this thread and ended doing a putty loop today with some work friends. Saw stacks monsters though. I do believe I saw Craig and possibly his wifey on the 696 just past wollombi pub heading to Putty???? (I was coming back, did a clockwise loop)
I might of nodded at Big T as well - It was a silver S4R on the road to Wollombi as well.

you would have see craig an RAD(Steph) at Wollombi beacuse that was where their were heading after leaving us. but not trev, he escorted Stu some of the way home.

Sorry for the no show  :'(

Mate's B'day so was out in City  [wine]..

I promised myself to get home early so I could join the run.. and i think Big T got a text from me at like.. 4:30am? Didn't think there was much chance of me getting up in time. :-\ Ah well.. always next time..

yep, Trev and I heading for Mecca and had a [coffee] in town.

Was a good day. It was good to meet you bmroxm5. Mental note: chasing BigT thru the closed section of Old Pac, I though his Brake lights were broken. Then I realised he just doesn't actually use 'em  [thumbsup]

Six95 I actually spotted you twice today, once going up Galston Gorge at about 7:45 and then again at Wollombi  (both times I was going the other way).

haha, yeh good meeting you too craigo. Trev sets a cracking pace doesn't he.. but when you're riding behind him (as most of us do) you can see he has pretty good body language on the bike

- stu

Oh just could'nt picture Bigiain as being gentle and soft  [laugh]

Affirmative; that was us @ Wollombi after getting some sustenance. OMG hot much?

Stu -  I'm trying to convince Craig to go to MCAs tomorrow, I'm gonna keep my eye out for velco gloves to mimimise spillage in future ;) [clap]

And yes, MCAs Auburn is open on Sundays! I had no idea of this - I must have been under a rock...

http://www.mcas.com.au/pw/pages/view-our-stores/auburn-superstore.php (http://www.mcas.com.au/pw/pages/view-our-stores/auburn-superstore.php)

WOW!
On the way out of Galston, I remember now -  seeing the 696 and thinking- that is the first one I've seen on the road, I didnt recall noticing the black beast though, you must of been going too fast!

hmm i'm tempted to go to mcas tomorrow as well and pick up some new riding boots..

oath it was hot! riding through traffic into the city after the oph run.. then on parramatta road around 2pm this arvo.

weather update for tomorrow:
Sunday Shower or two. Mostly cloudy. Light to moderate southwest winds tending south to southeast and freshening.

Was there a couple of weeks back looking at boots but they seem to have not much in stock.
It's a huge store but I think they still haven't fully stocked it as yet.
If you are heading out that way, may I suggest a visit to Bike Biz on the start of the GW Hwy and Church St.
They seem to have far better stock and educated people who know what they are talking about.

thanks for the heads up matty... mcas is only 10mins or so from my place (and its on the way to bikebiz) so i might go to mcas first.. then if i can't find anything head on up to bikebiz.

Was actually trying out something Dock and I were talking about a few weeks back. At the Superbike School they start you off riding the track without using your brakes (teaching you to ride smoothly). So was putting in practice as I am trying to smooth out my riding in the corners. Plus the Duke has great engine braking which helps heaps.

It actually works..... [thumbsup]

And Stu highly recommend the Stay Upright Course. I did it with a few other Monsters and learnt heaps (as in riding smoother not necessarily faster).  [moto]

Hey Stu it is all to do with my virgin seat..... Made by virgins with their delicate hands and feels like 24 soft virgin hands gently moving you round on the seat as you ride..... Ask me sometime when you have an hour or too and I'll tell you the story.....  [cheeky]

I have overloaded all the old DMF members with my virgin seat stories so......  ;D

hahahahahaha [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

ok ok trev, you'll have to tell me sometime..

one of the cool things i noticed 'bout your seat is that little compartment/boot thing! nifty!

That's were all the virgins live..... Like Aladdin's Lamp..... Big Ts Virgin Boot....  :o

Interesting you should say that to Stu who is thinking of doing the stay upright course. It was the one thing I kept getting told off for on the course - using the engine braking and not enough 'real' braking.

If you are constantly using your brakes, for their intended purpose, the theory is that you will be more comfortable using them to their full extent in an emergency situation ... as it turns out I am not real comfortable in either situation.


Trev, ya beat me to it. I was going to explain there is a reason for the body language.

and only certain people are allowed to touch the Virgin seat, you have to earn brownie point for that.

You are right Betty re the brake thing. Just a little exercise I was doing...... Not recommending that you do it all the time........

Old habit I found I was coming up the corners fast, braking hard, then going into the corner slower than I could, then trying to speed up in the corner which just wanted to make the bike stand up which all meant I was uncomfortable in some corners.....

So doing my little exercise has helped smooth out my approach ,entry, way round and lets me power out......  [moto]

well some of you guys from this run were asking about my pets, so here are the pics

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Very cute Jukie...

So which one is "Nippy" and which one is "Slow"?????

I'm the slow one.

Oh yeah and they are some huge hands.

these pictures are of Nippy only as Slow is also very timid and hides alot. Had to take the shot of my hand rather quickly before he bit me.

with those long fingers you would be a good penis peinous a piano player  [cheeky]

yes so people tell me
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