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I am hoping to hit the road on sat morning, weather permitting. Anyone have a spare couple of hours, thinking a quick run up Putty Rd would be nice.  [moto]

I would love to Tri,But DOC nsw has all of my bikes  :-\

May be next time  [thumbsup]

Tri, wish I could have done tomorrow, but I can do Sunday.

If not, no biggie. ;)

Sorry no can do either,

Gotta get the vespa pink slipped at flywheels (yeah they boys are doing Broni a favour - I have to park it round the corner)

then we're off to Motori D'Italia to gawk at the machines! Hope to see a few of you there (I'm looking at you shire boys Dock and Al!)
 

Sorry no can do either.

Got one of my sons arriving for holiday so it will be an airport run for me in the cager......  :'(

jeez tri i dont think they like your bike or something or are you a better rider  [laugh]

nah. It's all good.

What I found when I organised more rides that everyone needs a reasonable amount of notice. What usually ends up happening is that after a few larger rides, people with common goals / ability and the like tend to do spontaneous rides which are organised via txt.

The large group rides are awesome, but are more social than hard riding - it just tends to get  hard when to go hard all day when there are more than 4 or so riders, and even harder when the riders are at differing levels of ability / confidence.

what time you going goldFish  ???

not 100% sure of time yet - probably mid afternoon

Il be heading there around 12pm with the kids and Mrsstrata.May see you there [thumbsup]

+1 goldFish I often head out on my own for hard ride, normally for a short run. On the long group runs I tend to go harder around lunch and cruise home when we are more  likely to be a bit fatigued and make mistakes. [thumbsup]

It has to be the bike, it aint my riding, but i try ride as often as i can so i can improve my riding. its not such a big ride for me I only live about 25 mins from the start of putty rd so it will be quick blast there, quick coffee, quick blast home. i will be back on domestics by 10  ;D. Wife approves, i am happy, bikes cleared of cobwebs, happy dayz.

Very true all of that regarding group size etc....

Small group short ride = faster/quicker/home early
Big group = fast morning/lots a chatting/cruise home

Both are good and it's always good to mix it up.

Sorry this time Tricolore, gotta head up the F3 for a 3rd Birthday.
Have a good ride stay safe and watch out for the  [leo]

cheers
Matty...

Weather permitting, anyone interested? Putty or Old Rd?

Old road, yeah.
What time?

Matty, two birds .... one ride?

Old road.

If Tricolore is in should we meet at Warriors then?

Yeah no worries, whatever time. I am happy to meet you further south if you like, but that would mean you'd have to slow down for me.

Warriors is good, say round 10:30 or so, then we can do a lap up the closed end and back.

I am good for it, Matty have you had a trip through galston gorge? Nice warm up for the old rd. I will have a coffee with my old man and his Ulyssies mates at cafe in Dural first then head to warriors via the gorge.

Yeah I've been through there with Melvin.
What time are you having cafe with the Old Man?

Just called him, he's interstate on business so thats out. Do you want to meet somewhere on the way?

I am going to come out here off Comenarra Park Way, so maybe at the Shell Servo just after Duffy Ave
Say about 9:15 or so. Map Here (http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&tab=wl)

9.15 at shell  [thumbsup] Looking forward to the ride, not yet ridden with the new "voice"  [moto]

Cool, we'll clear it's throat......

See you at the road warriors guys.

I got new tyres on Wednesday and need to scrub 'em in. So as long as it isn't raining...

Are you talking about this Shell (http://tinyurl.com/65r4dl) Matty?

I have some stuff to do in the morning, I am going to aim to be waiting at the Berowra turnoff  (http://tinyurl.com/6c2lq9) at about 9:30. If I can make it in time I will join up, so I will hopefully see you guys there. Don't worry about waiting for me or pulling over, I'll catch up before you hit RoadWarriors.

Hope you guys have a good day stuck in the office today :'(

I thought you were going to China?

You going tonight?

Should be Monday,Imp still waiting for our parent company to make a decision, been sort of a change in plans so im in limbo

Fair enough.

Anyway, I'm stuck at work too.  :-\

Have a great run fella's, looks like it's going to be a nice day.  [thumbsup]

Yep it was a good little blast, up the Old Road to Warriors.
Met Betty passed off CD, then headed back round via Mangrove to Wisemans.
Bet wet, bumpy as buggery. But still fun, putting into practice the Stay Upright lessons.
Oh and cows on the road, yep that's right cows on the road at one point, thankfully it was sign posted.
But quite a sight to see.

Thanks guys for the morning.
Cheers
Matty... 

You had a great day for it Matty, I have been working on the trailer trying to get it done hope to have it done soon [thumbsup]

If I can help you with any just sing out.
After all we will be getting the advantage of it later in the year.

Yeh later next week il need 3 monsters to set the tie points  [thumbsup]

Nice to catch up (briefly) this morning. May have followed you guys a bit longer if I had more fuel. Glad you had a good ride.

Matty, in my excited haste I forgot to ask if we owed you (and Trev) anything for the disk. Next time we catch up? Drinks on .... Jukie  ;)

No problem, just give me a shout.

Happy Birthday Matty  [beer]
Thanks for the day, good to get some fresh air. Had to get fuel earlier than usual, must of been pushing me a little harder .
Stay tuned, this thread may get a reg Bump. Maybe head your direction next time Matty.
Cheers, Steve

 Was It you birthday today Matty  ???

That is what he told me....

Well then Happy Birthday Matty ... ya old bugger!

ya, 35 today..... getting old hey, might need to slow down, what-d-ya think?

Thanks Mark, hope the photos do you well. Big T coughed up for them and said he was happy to share them round.

Happy Birthday Matty,

glad you celebrated the way birthdays should be celebrated - with a good hard ride  [thumbsup]

Thanks Spider, glad you had an official gather in Melbourne for my B'day.
Hope you guys had a good day too, what did you get sorted with your suspension, anything?
Or just poking around.

Thanks for the wishes.
cheers
Matty...

Hey happy birthday Matty..... Just snuck in......

AAaahhhhh the ripe old age of 35........ I was young once......  [roll]

Matty never slow down...... I'm 21 (+30 something) and still going faster and faster.....  [moto]  [thumbsup]

Happy birthday Matty,No need to slow down yet were just coming out of puberty [laugh]