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Planning on riding round/through Mt Macedon. Having lunch at Top of the Range cafe.  On Saturday 9th Jan.

Any takers?
Ducmeister
Heatherp


Rob.  I will be leaving from the CBD.  Where would be a suitable meeting place your end?  Diggers rest? Sunbury? About 10am ish?

Do you have/can you make a map of the area? I think you may know the roads there better than me.  I want to be heading through Woodend-Daylesford to get home to avoid the freeway.

Yep, put me down as a definate maybe. The only reason I won't go for a ride is if the builder gives me a weekend task. I'm moving rocks this weekend :(

Mt Macedon to Dalesford is a nice relaxing ride. Did it in the wet on a 14 degree day last time, so I'm expecting better weather in Jan!!!

Is it worthwhile going the backroads, Tullamarine Fwy to Riddells Creek and across to New Gisbon? I know you have an aversion to highways.

You know me - minor roads always get my vote.  [thumbsup].  Although not sure Tulla fwy fits my back road critiera  ???
I was just trying to come up with a suitable spot to meet up with Ducmeister so he doesn't have to come down to the city.  Your suggestion still fits that idea and I'm not sure I could avoid either the tulla or calder fwys anyway.

I can recommend Mt Macedon to Daylesford - very nice ride.  [moto]

So we now have 3 riders.   [clap]

Hmm,  I'm not real good with online map stuff  ??? [bang] but how does this sound?

Whittlesea, Flowerdale, Strath Creek, Broadford, Lancefield (main roads or back roads), Cobaw, Newham, Mt Macedon.

or

Whittlesea, Wallan, Romsey, Hesket, Mt Macedon.

Getting to Whittlesea from the city is not too difficult but there is no direct freeway or anything.  Just depends on how much time you want to spend getting to the Mount.

Do you mean something like this:
http://www.motowhere.com/maps/route/Whittlesea-to-Mt-Macedon (http://www.motowhere.com/maps/route/Whittlesea-to-Mt-Macedon)

I just drew in the main roads as I don't know the back roads.  I think that would be a good little ride before lunch. Then on to Daylesford after lunch via Woodend for me and anybody else that wants to.

I'll be able to get there pretty easy by travelling up Plenty Road.

 [thumbsup]

in!

(that 14 degree, sleety wet day was frickin cold Dos, don't think we'll have the same problems this time!)

Looks good to me. ;D

happy new year folks..

i'm in too..
we meeting up someplace specific?

Happy New Year to you too JC. Nice to see you're still riding.  Anybody got any ideas?  I'd say we'll probably meet up in Whittlesea about 10am ish. Ducmeister is north city so that'll suit him.  I'll be starting out from Princes Park area. Dos? Spider?

Ducmeister do you have a meeting place in mind? Servo - coffee shop perhaps?

Hmmm, last coffee shop I went to out there was atrocious.  [coffee] [puke]

I guess we could meet opposite the Royal Mail Hotel.  There's room to park there and there's a servo just up the road.
Check the link http://www.gdaypubs.com.au/VIC/whittlesea.html#royal_mail_hotel (http://www.gdaypubs.com.au/VIC/whittlesea.html#royal_mail_hotel) for details.

10am sounds fine.  looks like I'll get a sleep in. ;D

Looks fine.  So see you there at 10am. Enjoy that sleep in.  :D

Ok, I'm there 10:00am tomorrow  [moto]

I'll have to cut it short and head home after lunch at Mt Macedon though, I have a heap of weatherboards I need to paint before Monday  :(

Any more takers?  Royal Mail Hotel Whittlesea at 10am.  See you there! [moto]

Nice little ride as per the map on previous post.  Got some more of us together riding at last. 
We had, Me, Ducmeister, Spider, DosVerde and Nibor.  We really should do this more often.
Sorry only took this photo.  We're all camera shy.  [roll]
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4261119119_9a70b249ab_b.jpg)

Yes, fine ride indeed.  Good to finally get out on a bike with some of yuz all. [thumbsup]

nice shot Heather....that's my best angle too....the right sidi boot!!!!  [thumbsup]

Glad you guys/girls got out for a ride.
But one photo, as Leyton would say C'mon.....
Have I taught you guys nothing ???
Take camera, check
Keep finger on trigger while off bike and talking bikes/coffee/bling etc.....

See even when I'm riding I make sure I have a handy photographer close to capture the moment.
Thanks Craigo  [thumbsup]

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2793/4262226118_9351bf0917_b.jpg)

I'm still learning MattyVas.  And was hoping to study the master more at Turismo but you not coming  :'(

Sorry, but you can do it.
Off bike camera in hand take photos, it's the only way those who are not with get to experience your day out.

Thanks for organising the ride Heather, it was good to get out, for the short time I was there.

Don't worry about the lack of pic's, we're not posers down here  :P

speak for yourself, I, am a VERY BIG poser!!!!

 [thumbsup] [laugh]

You a Poser!
now c'aa-on ya kidding me.
Sorry for posing and asking to share pics. I'll stop posing in future Dos.

As for Spider I don't know, maybe point him at a Carbon shop with someone else's CC
That might keep him busy for a while, but there'll be posing after it no doubt.

poser / porn update, Matty you'll like this:

Japanese carbon, absolutely magnificent, the vent and the fit and the little moldings over the 2 bolts that are required for cover removal...

it's hot!

(http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss284/Spider_photo_lab/DSC01289.jpg)

(mods included: ohlins shock, sato rearsets, ceramic coated termi header, shorty hugger by shift-tech - true poser material!!!))

Riding house?

Yep it's Riding House.
Now you got a shot of the whole package?

sure do....In a few weeks! just need the christmas gifts to be installed...

I was very impressed last night with the product and it is just beautifully made....might be the first piece of bling I've posted about (on the new machine)

Haa haa, it's just that I'm a grumpy man who's over photography. My wife does all that for me. She has 200,000 pics of me, 100,000 of the dog (Desmo), and only about 3 of her, so I guess my life is well documented.

She's looking at her first DSLR, I think she's settled on the Canon D500. At least now she'll have a 300mm lens and I won't know when she's taking pic's of me, I hate posing  ;D

Dos, your wife will love the 500D and will soon find there are much more interesting things to take photos of. 

Matty, see what I have to contend with.  Grumpy, grumbling men whenever I get the camera out.  Thank god I'm not married to any of em.  [cheeky]

And I think I will have the same problem in Tassie as I don't think Betty likes being snapped either.  Just have to hope he's having such a good time in Tassie that he won't notice.  Either that or I'm going to be taking a lot of pics of Jukie & Roxy and lots of bikes.

That's OK as it's what everyone wants to see.