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Hi all,

     This is the plan.
Meeting time: 9am at PITS, 1297 Old Pacific Highway Cowan. (most know it)
Departure: 9:30am for a gentle ride up to The Hunter for lunch. Fuel stop if required on the way can be at Peats Ridge, otherwise Broke.
Lunch at Matilda Bay Brewhouse at The Hunter Valley Resort, clicky me here (http://www.hunterresort.com.au/bar-kitchen/). (Sorry no Claudio reunion, most of the recent reviews I have read and horrible for Blue Tongue)
Return via Broke and The Putty.

The Map here (http://goo.gl/maps/GZL6s)

The role call:

Matty
Brian
Rendang
Gino
Des
Mishka

Betty?
Jukie?
Andy?

I won't be working so weather dependant count me in  [thumbsup]
Paul has has had a full Brazilian last week so unless he is booked in for nails or hair extentions
he has no excuse.
Brian please dont bring the rain .
Oh and thanks for being team leader Matty and welcome back  [beer]

All good, happy to set the day up but don't count on me to lead the old girl ain't no speed machine.
Whomever wants to run the pointy end is most welcome too.

See you all in a few weeks, weather dependent as ever.  [thumbsup]

Plus 1, nice one Matty!!
 [thumbsup]

Will have to miss  :'(  this one, waxing & baby sitting

Eat the baby and join us hairy!!!!

It's looking a little average for a ride this weekend!
Let's hope the rain Gods have not followed Brian early..... [roll]

Whats a little precipitation between friends I say       [roll]

The Darmah is too old for rain! Perhaps the rider is too.  :P

Boys and Girls bad news have a job on Sunday that's just come in.
Aside from the sky's not looking great for the weekend I will have to do as others hate and not be able to come out.
That is of course unless the client decides they are also not going ahead with the job due to the same average looking forecast.

 :'( :'(

You can start hating me now. 

I think it would be best to postpone for a week or two [thumbsup]

Nothing is for sure yet Paul with either the weather or my possible job.
There could be a postponement of activities or a continuation without you and I.
Or I could have a drive by done at my profile resulting in a short hospital stay where I become the 6 million dollar Darmah!

Okay something is for sure now.
I am working on Sunday, sorry folks seems I'm a let down as the previous attempted ride thread.

Two options;

1. You can go ahead with those that wanted to go.
2. Postpone as Paul has suggested and go next Sunday or Saturday, I'm easy.

cheers
Matty...

  I can make  Sunday the 8th.

Sorry, caught up with family things next weekend but free on the 15th....

Best we officially can this Sunday then eh..........   well............for a group ride.......... I may still venture out for a leisurely stroll if anyone is interested.

15th suit everyone  ?   This will give me time to receive my CORRECT tygon brake line  (an EX OZMO sabotaged my bike )

If not then do it next Sunday, being the 8th (i'm out tho).

Well we (Mr and Mrs) have gone to a bit of bother to organise family constraints this Sunday so we are planning
as planned  [roll] to go for a motorcycle ride .
Brian showed some interest in riding too , so maybe a shorter ride for us , up to Wollombi maybe or something like that for a bite to eat
or maybe a cleansing ale somewhere.
For those who want a longer day up the Putty great we can split up after lunch.
 Weather is predicted by the seldom correct boffins that stick their fingers out the window to be fine in the morning with a chance of afternoon shower.

So see you up The Old road in the morning as planned , thats if their arn't any more Dharma queens , sorry Matty couldn't resist  [cheeky].

Close Des,

    That's Darmah Queen!!
Enjoy the day wherever you get too, I will be thinking of you all as I spend my day in a hot tin shed at TNT out near the M7.
Work is work for me at the moment.

If there are a few starters for Sunday I'll try and come along. Still a 9.30 depart from PITS?
I don't mind how long or short the ride is. Its a ride in itself just getting there!

Unless it becomes torrential we will be in too Dez. I have been unable to commit because of work ... and we were never going to do the full Putty loop anyway.

Your plan for a shorter trip to Wollombi will be better for us - we can always divert out to Paxton if things are a bit busy at Wollombi.

Looks like we are on ,so far forecast is still for chance of late shower.
Shame MV cant come ,would of liked to see the old bloke on the old bike.
I will be logging on here at around 7:00 for a weather check and confirmation .
See you all for Breakie .

Have a good day whomever gets out for it.
Sorry to be a sayer and not do-er, You'll see the old man on his old man bike very soon.
Did a short little run on it this afternoon to scrub in a new rear tyre, nothing like what tomorrow will be for you all.

I won't tell you that I chugged to a slow after turning the fuel taps from on to off instead of reserve.
Yes folks that's right fuel taps (can't tell you how many times I've forgotten about them) need to be manually operated on the old girl!!

Have a great day, stay safe as I know you always do.  [thumbsup] [Dolph]

Going out early for a quick spin to Warriors but can't be out all day unfortunately. Enjoy people   !

A nice little run today , the weather was just about perfect.
Heading home from Wollombi via Spencer , Wisemans , Pitt town , Windsor is always a great loop.

 

Yep, thanks for organising DMB Matty Dez.

It was a good thing to get out and go for a casual ride with a small group. Thanks to Mr and Mrs Dogs, Andy and Hambo & Brian for their cameos. Special thanks to Jukie for leading the ride ... things became a little more spirited on the way home once she had beaten the traffic and was not so concerned about her trailing flock

Very nice ride , only one Hwy patrol that I saw booking someone on a Rossi replica on the Old Pac.
Deservedly  [laugh]
Quite a few absentee's   [roll]  black marks against their names , Rendang was probably fishing in his back yard pond
or he couldn't find any fencing wire too hold the Tangarine dream together .
Gino probably forgot , he is getting on in years..... Mishka probably was never given a hall pass and was wiping baby bum all day or ..........Sir Rob's.
Hambo and Brian turned up for a token coffee and had some sort of lame excuse to go home early , but at least they made
an effort .

Wollombi pub parking was full of loud angry large sportbike's damm I like those RSV4'S I want one  [drool]
so we had special parking in front of the cop shop  [leo]  [thumbsup]

Always like that ride home  from Wollombi with virtually no traffic , great fun with Mrs Dogs keeping up very well with the fast pace
needed to get back in time for the sitter with four minutes to spare .

Glad you all had a good day out the  [Dolph] and no-one attracted the  [leo]
I understand I have a black mark next to my name for suggesting such a ride and not turning up.

I'd say I'll do it again but it depends if yee all would have faith.

In any case I have the 15th February free and will post something up should others want to join.

   Spot on Dez, my apologies, I will make more of an effort next time.