road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good... (22)

May 15, 2012 9:39 PM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
robbzzr
robbzzrrobbzzrmelourne, Victoria Australia3 Threads 1 Polls 190 Posts
what do you ride..
bike riders to share there stories..
places of interest...
the good times and the bad ones.. gp run..whatever..
May 15, 2012 9:55 PM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
robbzzr
robbzzrrobbzzrmelourne, Victoria Australia3 Threads 1 Polls 190 Posts
robbzzr: what do you ride..
bike riders to share there stories..
places of interest...
the good times and the bad ones.. gp run..whatever..


I ride both road and dirt..have a son that we go dirt bike riding..
these days with the laws hard to find places to ride..
dirt bike normally ride either ..bairnsdale ..mt taylor
or just past port welsh pool..vic..
easy tracks...also have some pretty seriuos ones..is worth while for those who ride...camping facilities..bbq toilets at mt taylor...
May 15, 2012 10:35 PM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
rivame
rivamerivamemelbourne, Victoria Australia54 Threads 3 Polls 4,601 Posts
does ridin my boyfr......oh nvm....

blushing

used to ride dirt bikes when away camping...was a lot of fun

always wanted to ride a big bike but my small frame never got the hang of sitting in the seat and being upright at the same time mumbling
May 15, 2012 10:38 PM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
rivame
rivamerivamemelbourne, Victoria Australia54 Threads 3 Polls 4,601 Posts
robbzzr: I ride both road and dirt..have a son that we go dirt bike riding..
these days with the laws hard to find places to ride..
dirt bike normally ride either ..bairnsdale ..mt taylor
or just past port welsh pool..vic..
easy tracks...also have some pretty seriuos ones..is worth while for those who ride...camping facilities..bbq toilets at mt taylor...


we used to go to ding creek down that way..great facilities...a shovel for a loo and the river for bathing...what more can a girl ask for ...laugh
May 15, 2012 11:06 PM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
robbzzr
robbzzrrobbzzrmelourne, Victoria Australia3 Threads 1 Polls 190 Posts
rivame: we used to go to ding creek down that way..great facilities...a shovel for a loo and the river for bathing...what more can a girl ask for ...

hi rivame yes all good fun..if you like bikes not many woman do though
i am similar framed light 68 kg..also have a honda vfr 800 sports tourer..being small power to weight ratio...makes it a bit hairy in the wet..fun in the dry..
you can have some good weekends out in the bush..just let your hair down..thx for you reply...
May 15, 2012 11:12 PM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
robbzzr
robbzzrrobbzzrmelourne, Victoria Australia3 Threads 1 Polls 190 Posts
one of the other rides i like on road bike is walhalla..old mining town the other side moe...only had electricity for about 10 years now...
good ride twisty,heading in to walhalla..watch out for branches debri from the embankments....can be slippery in colder months..

pub there also welcomes bikes..good meals cold beer..worth a day/wend ride..
May 15, 2012 11:42 PM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
bryane1
bryane1bryane1Purga/Ipswich, Queensland Australia2 Threads 77 Posts
I used to race the GP circuit in Europe which is now called Motogp when younger and English speedway in the off season also built an off road training school here oz and ran it for some years have photo but can't seem to get them on here.
May 15, 2012 11:52 PM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
robbzzr
robbzzrrobbzzrmelourne, Victoria Australia3 Threads 1 Polls 190 Posts
bryane1: I used to race the GP circuit in Europe which is now called Motogp when younger and English speedway in the off season also built an off road training school here oz and ran it for some years have photo but can't seem to get them on here.


you must of been a talented rider...bikes have changed a lot now..
think it would of been harder physically when the bikes were less
engineered...handling..suspension etc..
you must have a lot of memories from those days..thanks for the interest..
May 16, 2012 12:04 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
bryane1
bryane1bryane1Purga/Ipswich, Queensland Australia2 Threads 77 Posts
ys and a lot of riders killed be cause most were held I normal roads with guttering, light poles fences etc no run offs like today I broke both legs in the Isle of Man tt races on the slowest part of the course Governers Bridge at ten miles an hour due to wet leaves in gutter and being highsided into a light pole...but wouldn't have changed it for quids...I still race today in veteran races at the age of 75 and still fly my own planes
May 16, 2012 12:08 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
robbzzr
robbzzrrobbzzrmelourne, Victoria Australia3 Threads 1 Polls 190 Posts
bryane1: ys and a lot of riders killed be cause most were held I normal roads with guttering, light poles fences etc no run offs like today I broke both legs in the Isle of Man tt races on the slowest part of the course Governers Bridge at ten miles an hour due to wet leaves in gutter and being highsided into a light pole...but wouldn't have changed it for quids...I still race today in veteran races at the age of 75 and still fly my own planes


take my hat off to you..to race the tt..is madness at its best...love it.
those riders are incredible..for 75 still to do the things your doing is
amazing...you have a good life then..thumbs up
May 16, 2012 1:23 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
Lok_Simpson
Lok_SimpsonLok_Simpsonbundamba, Queensland Australia38 Threads 415 Posts
I have a KLR250 ( 2 of them ) , 3 TT250's , and a yamaha R1 2001 model. Im 5'11" , 70kg and the R1 is a lot of fun!

I dont get to ride very often , road or dirt , i work too much!!

Plenty of good roads in bris and surrounds , just too many cops :(
May 16, 2012 1:25 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
robbzzr
robbzzrrobbzzrmelourne, Victoria Australia3 Threads 1 Polls 190 Posts
Lok_Simpson: I have a KLR250 ( 2 of them ) , 3 TT250's , and a yamaha R1 2001 model. Im 5'11" , 70kg and the R1 is a lot of fun!

I dont get to ride very often , road or dirt , i work too much!!

Plenty of good roads in bris and surrounds , just too many cops :(

so you got the same problem power to weight ratio lot of fun..
hairy in the wet though..thumbs up
May 16, 2012 2:24 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
serene56
serene56serene56Myplace, New South Wales Australia543 Threads 10 Polls 27,957 Posts
Mine's a broom grin

Brrm Brrm motorcycle
May 16, 2012 2:36 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
Singleagain50
Singleagain50Singleagain50Whyalla, South Australia Australia1 Threads 33 Posts
In my early 20's i had a RZ-250k rode it from Adelaide to Sydney and back along the coastal roads and loved it,
May 16, 2012 2:39 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
serene56
serene56serene56Myplace, New South Wales Australia543 Threads 10 Polls 27,957 Posts
Singleagain50: In my early 20's i had a RZ-250k rode it from Adelaide to Sydney and back along the coastal roads and loved it,



Do you get a sore back and other bits when you do long-distance bike riding confused
May 16, 2012 2:44 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
Singleagain50
Singleagain50Singleagain50Whyalla, South Australia Australia1 Threads 33 Posts
When your young you can do a lot of things.Just had regular breaks
May 16, 2012 2:47 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
serene56
serene56serene56Myplace, New South Wales Australia543 Threads 10 Polls 27,957 Posts
Singleagain50: When your young you can do a lot of things.Just had regular breaks



Yes I did lots of things when I was young grin

And not so young grin lol
May 16, 2012 2:50 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
Singleagain50
Singleagain50Singleagain50Whyalla, South Australia Australia1 Threads 33 Posts
Yes but some things are better done when young and free er moving?.
May 16, 2012 2:55 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
serene56
serene56serene56Myplace, New South Wales Australia543 Threads 10 Polls 27,957 Posts
Singleagain50: Yes but some things are better done when young and free er moving?.



And some things get better with age cool
May 16, 2012 2:56 AM CST road or dirt ..motorcyles...what do you ride ..where ..was the good rides,,,,and not so good...
Singleagain50
Singleagain50Singleagain50Whyalla, South Australia Australia1 Threads 33 Posts
Even better
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