The MotoGP at Phillip Island. Just a couple of shots because I kept forgetting to take the camera down to the track.
My campsite (sleeping tent and cooking shelter)
All packed up and ready to go home
Tex and Bundy. Tex is the two legged one I think. Together they have clocked up something like 60,000 kms.
the weekend before at the Spaghetti Rally
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Nice bike. Seems it went well this trip?
“Tex is the two-legged one…you think?”
Nice dog…
60,000 km is a fair ways for a man and his dawg…
That’s a nice looking motorbike you have there BG :)
roughbarked said:
Nice bike. Seems it went well this trip?
It did indeed :)
painmaster said:
That’s a nice looking motorbike you have there BG :)
thanks :)
I had a great day yesterday. The Moto Guzzi Club had an outing to Yea yesterday and I drove down to join up with them. Got to drool all over the lovely bikes. BBQ lunch was had at a fellows house near Yea. Now in the Moto Guzzi Motorcycle world up the top of the list is a company in Holland called “Teo Lamers” they supply parts and accessories to enthusiasts all over the world. Well, the founder and owner, Mr Teo Lamer himself, now lives near Yea! and we went to his place for lunch.
Some of his extensive collection was there (the rest still in Holland) which he had on show for us. His wife runs a horse stud for the Friesian breed so there were also all these lovely black horses around the place, as well as turkeys, ducks, chickens, geese, a couple of goats….. Ahh! A person after my own heart!
And do you know what the best thing is? He was told that my bike is out of action again and he has offered to fix it for me!! I mean, apart from out of the factory itself, he would be the one person in the world who knows all there is to know about Moto Guzzis! And he is going to look at my bike for me. As you can imagine I am over the moon.
bluegreen said:
I had a great day yesterday. The Moto Guzzi Club had an outing to Yea yesterday and I drove down to join up with them. Got to drool all over the lovely bikes. BBQ lunch was had at a fellows house near Yea. Now in the Moto Guzzi Motorcycle world up the top of the list is a company in Holland called “Teo Lamers” they supply parts and accessories to enthusiasts all over the world. Well, the founder and owner, Mr Teo Lamer himself, now lives near Yea! and we went to his place for lunch.Some of his extensive collection was there (the rest still in Holland) which he had on show for us. His wife runs a horse stud for the Friesian breed so there were also all these lovely black horses around the place, as well as turkeys, ducks, chickens, geese, a couple of goats….. Ahh! A person after my own heart!
And do you know what the best thing is? He was told that my bike is out of action again and he has offered to fix it for me!! I mean, apart from out of the factory itself, he would be the one person in the world who knows all there is to know about Moto Guzzis! And he is going to look at my bike for me. As you can imagine I am over the moon.
Woohoo! That’s terrific :)
Happy Potter said:
bluegreen said:
I had a great day yesterday. The Moto Guzzi Club had an outing to Yea yesterday and I drove down to join up with them. Got to drool all over the lovely bikes. BBQ lunch was had at a fellows house near Yea. Now in the Moto Guzzi Motorcycle world up the top of the list is a company in Holland called “Teo Lamers” they supply parts and accessories to enthusiasts all over the world. Well, the founder and owner, Mr Teo Lamer himself, now lives near Yea! and we went to his place for lunch.Some of his extensive collection was there (the rest still in Holland) which he had on show for us. His wife runs a horse stud for the Friesian breed so there were also all these lovely black horses around the place, as well as turkeys, ducks, chickens, geese, a couple of goats….. Ahh! A person after my own heart!
And do you know what the best thing is? He was told that my bike is out of action again and he has offered to fix it for me!! I mean, apart from out of the factory itself, he would be the one person in the world who knows all there is to know about Moto Guzzis! And he is going to look at my bike for me. As you can imagine I am over the moon.
Woohoo! That’s terrific :)
See what joining a religious group can do for one.. ;)
bluegreen said:
And do you know what the best thing is? He was told that my bike is out of action again and he has offered to fix it for me!! I mean, apart from out of the factory itself, he would be the one person in the world who knows all there is to know about Moto Guzzis! And he is going to look at my bike for me. As you can imagine I am over the moon.
What a lovely man!!
“Freisian” horses? going to look it up…
roughbarked said:
See what joining a religious group can do for one.. ;)
Good one RoughBarked!!
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said:See what joining a religious group can do for one.. ;)
Good one RoughBarked!!
Was hoping someone would see the humour in it. ;)
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:
roughbarked said:See what joining a religious group can do for one.. ;)
Good one RoughBarked!!
Was hoping someone would see the humour in it. ;)
oh I did too! just couldn’t think of a suitably witty response!
bluegreen said:
I had a great day yesterday. The Moto Guzzi Club had an outing to Yea yesterday and I drove down to join up with them. Got to drool all over the lovely bikes. BBQ lunch was had at a fellows house near Yea. Now in the Moto Guzzi Motorcycle world up the top of the list is a company in Holland called “Teo Lamers” they supply parts and accessories to enthusiasts all over the world. Well, the founder and owner, Mr Teo Lamer himself, now lives near Yea! and we went to his place for lunch.Some of his extensive collection was there (the rest still in Holland) which he had on show for us. His wife runs a horse stud for the Friesian breed so there were also all these lovely black horses around the place, as well as turkeys, ducks, chickens, geese, a couple of goats….. Ahh! A person after my own heart!
And do you know what the best thing is? He was told that my bike is out of action again and he has offered to fix it for me!! I mean, apart from out of the factory itself, he would be the one person in the world who knows all there is to know about Moto Guzzis! And he is going to look at my bike for me. As you can imagine I am over the moon.
that’s a bit of good fortune – wow – talk about connections lol.
I went for a ride on my motorbike today. Went to Alexandra and had a yummy burger at Cafe Alex. Bike ran well which bodes well for the end of all the problems.
bluegreen said:
I went for a ride on my motorbike today. Went to Alexandra and had a yummy burger at Cafe Alex. Bike ran well which bodes well for the end of all the problems.
Oh boy I do hope it is the end of your problems with that bike…good to see you getting out and about on it…
bluegreen said:
I went for a ride on my motorbike today. Went to Alexandra and had a yummy burger at Cafe Alex. Bike ran well which bodes well for the end of all the problems.
Nice :) I almost felt I was there with you.
Working on getting bike-fit again. Nowhere exciting for lunch this time, but stopped at Lake Nillahcootie to watch the water go over the spillway.
Yesterday the Moto Guzzi Club of Victoria were holding a Service Day in Blackburn South so I packed a bag and rode down for the event and to take advantage of the technical expertise of fellow club members. My carbies were tuned and balanced with the assistance of some rather surgical-like equipment and some helpful advice on how to deal with my crankcase breather problem. Lunch was BBQ’d marinated prawns, sausages and rissoles on bread and whatever you fancied to drink supplied by the club. A very blokey day, the only other female was the host’s wife! but all good company. A nice bit of garden of ferns and orchids at the venue too. I then spent the evening with youngest daughter and rode back home this morning, stopping in Lilydale for a Breakfast Burger at Azza’s Cafe.
bluegreen said:
Yesterday the Moto Guzzi Club of Victoria were holding a Service Day in Blackburn South so I packed a bag and rode down for the event and to take advantage of the technical expertise of fellow club members. My carbies were tuned and balanced with the assistance of some rather surgical-like equipment and some helpful advice on how to deal with my crankcase breather problem. Lunch was BBQ’d marinated prawns, sausages and rissoles on bread and whatever you fancied to drink supplied by the club. A very blokey day, the only other female was the host’s wife! but all good company. A nice bit of garden of ferns and orchids at the venue too. I then spent the evening with youngest daughter and rode back home this morning, stopping in Lilydale for a Breakfast Burger at Azza’s Cafe.
A lovely day :)
Fantastic to see you enjoying yourself BlueGreen…thanks for the photos too…
Yesterday I went for a ride with some people with the CMA Vic (Christian Motorcyclists’ Association). I was introduced to a lady a few weeks ago from Benalla who is a member with her husband. I was invited to join them for this ride which started from their place in Benalla, then down the freeway to Euroa, up the windy Euroa-Merton Road to Merton then a quick toilet stop at Alexandra then on to Buxton where we were joined by members from Gippsland and Bendigo among others. Our group was five bikes and the first to arrive then more bikes kept arriving until there were maybe 20 – 25 bikes and over 30 people then we went inside for lunch. I had chicken and leek pie with veges.
After lunch the various groups went home their respective ways again. I had no troubles with my bike (which had many admirers) but couldn’t say the same for everyone.
bluegreen said:
Yesterday I went for a ride with some people with the CMA Vic (Christian Motorcyclists’ Association). I was introduced to a lady a few weeks ago from Benalla who is a member with her husband. I was invited to join them for this ride which started from their place in Benalla, then down the freeway to Euroa, up the windy Euroa-Merton Road to Merton then a quick toilet stop at Alexandra then on to Buxton where we were joined by members from Gippsland and Bendigo among others. Our group was five bikes and the first to arrive then more bikes kept arriving until there were maybe 20 – 25 bikes and over 30 people then we went inside for lunch. I had chicken and leek pie with veges.
After lunch the various groups went home their respective ways again. I had no troubles with my bike (which had many admirers) but couldn’t say the same for everyone.
Terrific! Envy, much :)
bluegreen said:
I had no troubles with my bike (which had many admirers) but couldn’t say the same for everyone.
A good day out it seems. Fantastic that you are not having troubles with your bike, after waiting all this time (and spending all that money, lol!!) for it to become functional…Hope the lunch stop knew you were coming? Such a big crowd for lunch!
Dinetta said:
bluegreen said:I had no troubles with my bike (which had many admirers) but couldn’t say the same for everyone.A good day out it seems. Fantastic that you are not having troubles with your bike, after waiting all this time (and spending all that money, lol!!) for it to become functional…Hope the lunch stop knew you were coming? Such a big crowd for lunch!
yes, they were warned :)
Looks like that was a great day out.
Mr M can’t wait for a bit of sunshine…not much arount at the mo…I’m just glad for some rain while we’re lucky enough to get some
Went to the Spaghetti Rally this weekend run by the Moto Guzzi Club of Victoria. It was held not far from me on a flat by the King River. I didn’t take many photos I was having too much fun :)
Coming into the site was an adventure on its own. You need to come down quite a rough rocky track off the road and cross a creek to get into the site. The rocks in the creek and quite big and loose and a few people came off their bikes. Mine just tried to go up the creek instead of across it. I managed to stay upright but all I could do was hold the bike upright while some of the fellows removed the trailer and pulled the bike back so I could ride out into the campground. I was fine getting out again though as they moved a few of the more troublesome rocks. The weather was perfect although it was quite cool during the night.
Waiting to meet up with some friends on the way
The camping area
My camp site
Lining up for a feed of spaghetti
Fantastic!! Always makes for a good story if things don’t go quite to plan!
Had a great weekend riding my bike to the Christian Motorcyclists Association’s National Run. Caught up with some friends and enjoyed the company of like-minded people. Great venue at Forest Edge CYC, Neerim East in Gippsland. Plenty of food and good company. Caught up with some friends I have not seen for years.
Joined up with others for a rather wet lunch at Maroondah Reservoir Park
Eating/assembling area and the accommodation
Dinner
Biker Church
Coming home to Swanpool – at Rainbow’s End
bluegreen said:
Had a great weekend riding my bike to the Christian Motorcyclists Association’s National Run. Caught up with some friends and enjoyed the company of like-minded people. Great venue at Forest Edge CYC, Neerim East in Gippsland. Plenty of food and good company. Caught up with some friends I have not seen for years.Coming home to Swanpool – at Rainbow’s End
Marvellous shot, that last one!
Dinetta said:
bluegreen said:
Had a great weekend riding my bike to the Christian Motorcyclists Association’s National Run. Caught up with some friends and enjoyed the company of like-minded people. Great venue at Forest Edge CYC, Neerim East in Gippsland. Plenty of food and good company. Caught up with some friends I have not seen for years.Coming home to Swanpool – at Rainbow’s End
Marvellous shot, that last one!
Yep. sure is purty.
Great pics Bluegreen :) Looks like a good time was had by all.
Dinetta said:
bluegreen said:
Had a great weekend riding my bike to the Christian Motorcyclists Association’s National Run. Caught up with some friends and enjoyed the company of like-minded people. Great venue at Forest Edge CYC, Neerim East in Gippsland. Plenty of food and good company. Caught up with some friends I have not seen for years.Coming home to Swanpool – at Rainbow’s End
Marvellous shot, that last one!
It was the end of a long ride, but I just had to stop and take a photo :)
Yesterday (and today) was a full day. Got up at 5.45am and was off on my bike at 7am. Rode to Melbourne for the Freedom Ride and protest at Parliament House. I reckon about 3,000 people there. Speakers were Dale Maggs of Freedom Riders Group, John Smith of God Squad, Father Bob (Robert John “Bob” Maguire AM, RFD is an Australian Catholic priest, community worker and media personality from South Melbourne. Commonly known as “Father Bob”, Maguire was awarded the Order of Australia in 1989) and a lady whose name I can’t remember but has ridden across many countries. It was all very peaceful. The police presence was mainly to facilitate the event (although I am sure they were also there in case things got nasty, which they didn’t.)
After that rode to Beach Road Parkdale for the Moto Guzzi Club of Vic’s annual Christmas BBQ, then on to married daughter’s for the night before riding home this morning with an hour to spare to attend to chooks and ducks (who had been locked up all this time), shower and get to work, where I struggled to keep my eyes open!
The ride was good but my frozen shoulder meant that my upper arm was in constant pain despite taking pain killers so that put a bit of a dampener on it. Also it was hot. Even when moving it was hot.
Freedom Rally
It was a nice day for a BBQ, and for sailing too apparently
Alexander was out of sorts, cutting some molars I believe, and his mum is looking very pregnant at 36 weeks.
bluegreen said:
Father Bob (Robert John “Bob” Maguire AM, RFD is an Australian Catholic priest, community worker and media personality from South Melbourne. Commonly known as “Father Bob”,
Oh you were so lucky! I first saw him on television and couldn’t make up my mind if he was a comedy act but enjoyed the show anyway…I find out he’s the Real McCoy… we need more priests like him I reckon…
went out for a ride on the motorcycle after church. The Moto Guzzi Club were going for a ride up this way so went and joined up with them at Tolmie Tavern. Was a nice rice but way too hot for me. The road tar was melting in places.
Anyone want to buy a country pub?
bluegreen said:
went out for a ride on the motorcycle after church. The Moto Guzzi Club were going for a ride up this way so went and joined up with them at Tolmie Tavern. Was a nice rice but way too hot for me. The road tar was melting in places.Anyone want to buy a country pub?
Dinetta said:
bluegreen said:
went out for a ride on the motorcycle after church. The Moto Guzzi Club were going for a ride up this way so went and joined up with them at Tolmie Tavern. Was a nice rice but way too hot for me. The road tar was melting in places.Anyone want to buy a country pub?
The ones here are struggling ATM…One was shut before 20:00 hrs the other night!
I expect the drop in social riding groups for fear of police harassment doesn’t help.
Went riding this afternoon with the local CMA group. Rode around Euroa, Merton, Ruffy then back to Euroa for a pub dinner then home. At Euroa a cute little Australian Wood Duck came up to see if we had any food.
bluegreen said:
Went riding this afternoon with the local CMA group. Rode around Euroa, Merton, Ruffy then back to Euroa for a pub dinner then home. At Euroa a cute little Australian Wood Duck came up to see if we had any food.
Sure is cute with his Mohawk…
Rode to a friend’s place near Yea today where the Moto Guzzi Club of Victoria were having a working bee to convert the shearing shed to a place where he can display his extensive collection of Moto Guzzis. Today’s job was installing insulation panels under the steel roof. Salad Rolls for lunch and a BBQ dinner provided by the club.
Looks like a good time was had by all…the lads, in particular, look very happy about the Saturday’s activities!
Some interesting loaves of bread there, too…