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Well, now that we're just about back to summer (you poor bastards down south) who's up for a blat?

Times and dates & route to be confirmed.

I'm definitely keen for my inaugural DMF ride  ;D 

The bikes going to be in pieces for a week or two while I tackle to 20,000k service (well the bits I'm game to do...). But if it's ridable and I'm free when your planning to head out I'l be there with bells on!

Tk

Will confirm once dates are posted but am keen to actually ride with some other Ducatis

lets see if more than just you and i turn up this time eh mick?

I'd be in for some rides, although I ride like a bit of old geyser hehe..

Wade

I'm pretty busy this weekend but still keen for a catch-up.

How about a ride up to Maleny for brunch on Sunday 18 Dec 11?

Meet at Fernvale servo 0900 and see how we go?

Something like this:

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?saddr=Fernvale+QLD&daddr=-27.17967,152.44518+to:-27.1263611,152.5511888+to:-26.7574506,152.7979901+to:Maleny+QLD+4552+to:Landsborough+QLD+to:Peachester,+Queensland+to:Fernvale+QLD&hl=en&ll=-27.105589,152.657776&spn=0.97307,1.766052&sll=-26.833875,152.808151&sspn=0.243857,0.441513&geocode=FV8OXf4d4E0ZCSl1pM5mxK-WazFQwCB_8e4ABA%3BFWpFYf4d_CAWCSnTP3Xi4yGUazHx6Np48e4AEw%3BFacVYv4dFL8XCSltFLZDIhqUazEx-2VY8e4AEw%3BFba2Z_4dJoMbCSmpFQov93iUazHQLWHMWqMCEw%3BFQe0Z_4dalYcCSn7YP5sFIeTazEAwt7zWqMCBQ%3BFdnxZv4dNgoeCSnp4epmGYWTazFQq97zWqMCBQ%3BFbxiZv4dd88cCSmhrOQA8oiTazEgrd7zWqMCBQ%3BFV8OXf4d4E0ZCSl1pM5mxK-WazFQwCB_8e4ABA&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&via=1,2,3&t=h&z=9 (http://maps.google.com.au/maps?saddr=Fernvale+QLD&daddr=-27.17967,152.44518+to:-27.1263611,152.5511888+to:-26.7574506,152.7979901+to:Maleny+QLD+4552+to:Landsborough+QLD+to:Peachester,+Queensland+to:Fernvale+QLD&hl=en&ll=-27.105589,152.657776&spn=0.97307,1.766052&sll=-26.833875,152.808151&sspn=0.243857,0.441513&geocode=FV8OXf4d4E0ZCSl1pM5mxK-WazFQwCB_8e4ABA%3BFWpFYf4d_CAWCSnTP3Xi4yGUazHx6Np48e4AEw%3BFacVYv4dFL8XCSltFLZDIhqUazEx-2VY8e4AEw%3BFba2Z_4dJoMbCSmpFQov93iUazHQLWHMWqMCEw%3BFQe0Z_4dalYcCSn7YP5sFIeTazEAwt7zWqMCBQ%3BFdnxZv4dNgoeCSnp4epmGYWTazFQq97zWqMCBQ%3BFbxiZv4dd88cCSmhrOQA8oiTazEgrd7zWqMCBQ%3BFV8OXf4d4E0ZCSl1pM5mxK-WazFQwCB_8e4ABA&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&via=1,2,3&t=h&z=9)

Will you be organising one after xmas? If so I will be in for one then. This weekend I have no hope of coming. The monster needs the clutch pack replaced. Have my Monsterparts 48t EVR set ready to install.

Sure always happy to ride

What an awesome day. Took the eastern side (split yard creek) to Somerset through Kilcoy on the back road to the Melany turn off. Lunch in Melany then on to Kenilworth, down to Nambour and back via Beerwah, Kilcoy, Esk then home. 400km on a Sunday  :)

Great ride. Up to Maleny via Stanley River Road, I think.

Will be up for one x-mas eve.

Well done lads !!!

    Did anyone take any pictures ?? ?








                          Mmick

Sorry no pics on that ride  ;D

When for a spin to North Stradbroke Island yesterday, what a blast. Air temp 28 and surf 24. Swimming at Cylinder beach & Brown Lake, lunch at Amity -  couldn't have asked for a better day  :)

Bigger all traffic but the pub was chokers.

Also ferries are cool especially when you ride a bike on and off.

Took the S4R up the Mount Crosby, Fernvale, Glorious, Nebo, Bardon, Chapel Hill circuit yesterday. Despite the heavily overcast conditions and poor weather forecast, it was awesome. Riding up from clear roads to misty mountain tops was great fun. It was looking like rain the whole time but only drizzled for a couple of minutes.

I'm not a fan of the idea of rain but must confess, once out in it, it is fun.

Funny how things always look brighter from inside a helmet.

Also gave me a good excuse to spend a couple of hours detailing the bike, which then lead to bleeding all brakes and clutch and replacing some nuts and bolts with stainless ones and then painting some tiny bits and pieces that no one but me will ever notice.

Gotta love the monster inside (and the one in the garage).

Thought I'd add one to this thread. Took the 900 for a decent run today, I don't get out too much on it unfortunately. Almost 12 months of owning it and under 4000kms. Never-the-less today I added about 230 with a ride starting from home (duh) which is out in Cleveland, did the Chapel Hill run and got caught behind one of those dog-truck things halfway through. Why is it those bloody things pop out of everywhere!

From there it was out to Brookfield, Anstead and down to the Moggill Ferry. Now this thread would be useless without pics so:

Moggill Ferry
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Looking up the Brisbane River towards Mt Crosby
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And Mt Crosby was where I was headed, however instead of turning and going over Colleges Crossing I turned the opposite way and headed to Lake Manchester. A little bit of dirt road up there but other than one car which I followed for about a kay it was all to myself.

Once back onto the Warrego I made my way west/ turned off and headed through Fernvale, and towards Mt Glorious. Before I reached there I stopped at Splityard Creek Dam for another round of pics.

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Wivenhoe Dam Wall in the distance
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I should also mention I am using a brand new camera today so not all the shots were perfect. Its only a pocket sized Canon thing that was on special. It does however take 1080 video, I tried to get some video of me doing some ride bys but got interupted when I did.

Anyway on the road again, turned off for Mt Glorious and one more stop before I headed up the steep bit.

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This is one of my favourites, the photo came out nice and clear
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A couple of silly attempts to be artistic
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Yep was nice sunny weather today! I was worried it would rain as you see, every time I get a day off work (which isnt very often) it rains. Lucky for me it didn't.
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Back on the road and headed up the hill, unfortunately got stuck behind a doushbag in a mercededs tray back thing halfway up, he was going as fast as he could and I wasnt game enough to try and overtake this looney. There was another bike with me at this stage and he wasnt game enough either. Actually story of the day, great roads and weather spoiled by average drivers. Anyway, I had to stop one more time to get some distance from some traffic so I headed up the Camp Mountain lookout.

The town of Samford is in this shot, and the glasshouse mountains are in the distance.
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Last photo taken at Camp Mtn
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Now remember what I said about trying to get distance from traffic, not more then 2 minutes after resuming the run down Mt Nebo I was stuck behind more cars! Despite the traffic it was still a good ride today. 230kms and the fuel light hasnt come on yet so the 900 is getting some good economy.

Whew thats a bit long winded, enjoy the pics.

Wade

Well done Wade. Thanks for the pics.

Bike does look pretty lonenly though.

I did a run up the mountain on Saturday to try out my new camera mount. FFW to about 2 mins as the first bit is a bit boring.

Monster 1000 Mountain Run (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QZn62kSYZU&context=C35dced7ADOEgsToPDskJpP9-B9rhrWcqNghY2Ef2O#)

Geez, I hope you gave the guy in the ute an appreciative wave ... that sort of behaviour is unheard of down here.

Looks like you also had a nice lonely ride.

Yeh he got a wave. There are nice drivers out there, I have had a few get outta the way for the monster. I don't know if its courtesy or "What the bloody hell is that noise?!"

Looks good guys.

The Moggill ferry is just around the corner from my place and I haven't been down there since the floods.

I'm looking at going for a run out through the Warrago, Fernvale and over the mountain on Sunday 26th in the morning. Still not locked in yet but I'll keep you updated if anybody's interested.

Another vid I did on the way to the Gold Coast motorcycle expo today with a few mates. Took the scenic route -

The Tambo Run (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vodjtn50Ex4&context=C3529cbdADOEgsToPDskLeP85uzZyGbKVjgn9s9yEi#)

You Queenslanders have some great roads up your way, thanks for sharing your vid [thumbsup]

Thinking about doing a run over the Mountain starting from Blacksoil BP at 7.30am on Sunday the 26th of Feb, if anyone is interested. Just straight over to the Gap.

Well went for that quick run out past Fernvale, Split yard and then on to Glorious & Nebo on Sunday.

Weather was testing. Lots of rain, fog and leaf litter. Old MX skills testing.

That's why I love the S4R. The 1098s would be an absolute b!tch in that weather.

Then I got to spent an hour cleaning and polishing the bike back to it's original glory.

I don't like the idea of riding in the rain, but once you're going it's fine. Everything looks better from inside a helmet.

The two mates I rode with on their CBR1000's were wishing they had a dry, sticky track, but I was loving it (had to keep waiting for them to catch up, that doesn't usually happen).

Went for a weekend run up the Sunny Coast. Route took me via Mt Nebo

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then through Samford and Dayboro to Mt Mee

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Met a few other riders on Mt Mee that were heading my way so I tagged along as we rode through Woodford to Maleny were we parted ways

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Witta before heading down the Conondale range then on to Kenilworth for lunch.

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And after lunch was some dessert - The Obi Obi to finish it all off.

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Had a blast. Wore my front tyre out so I musta had fun. Recommend this ride to all. Here is the route if you would like to try it.

http://g.co/maps/82cvw (http://g.co/maps/82cvw)

Love the views from up there! Epic route!  [thumbsup]

Has anyone done the full route since all the rain? Wondering how the road conditions are?

Cheers,

Scott

Yeh I did it on the weekend. Stop lights going down Mt Nebo to Samford. Maybe 2 if IRC. No biggie. There was one set going up Mt Mee. And one going along the Maleny Stanley River Road. Road conditions were quite reasonable I thought. Good enough to have a spirited ride.

thanks Twizted now to get a pass out from the boss and get up there!

I did a southern loop down through Rathdowney, Woodenbong, Legume, Queen Mary Falls, Boonah back to Brissy and the roads from Woodenbong down around to Boonah were interesting to say the least!

Cheers,

Scott

Those are my favourite roads in the car.  Would definitely like to visit them on the bike one day.  =D

They had done some patch work and resurfacing and the front of my old honda got peppered from the bikes in front! Really enjoyed where the roads were favourable especially the Rathdowney to Woodenbong section and around Queen Mary Falls........some Isle of Man moments to put a smile on ya face!

Cheers,

Scott

 

Yeh those roads are always a bit "hows your father" after a lot of rain. Especially around the Mt Lindsay twists.

I did the Montville, Maleny, Conondale, Kenilworth, Mapleton loop including the OBi Obi road on Sunday.

It was bloody cold on the run from Maleny to Kenilworth but the run to Mapleton via Obi Obi was well worth it.

Nice Rob. What are you riding? You should do an intro post in here  http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=549.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=549.0) so everyone can welcome you. Make sure to post a pic of your bike.  [thumbsup]

Intro posted. I'm a total novice and riding a 659 LAMS.