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Honda CBR954 |
Marty Thompson |
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Paul Southwell |
Honda CBR1000 |
Randall Leacock |
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Dave Ward |
Honda CBR600 |
Paul Walkley |
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Dennis Lindemann |
Honda CBR600 |
Geoff Jones (lead) |
Yamaha R1 |
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Willem Vandeveld |
Honda ST1300 |
Pina Garasi (rear) |
Yamaha R6 |
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Ern Reeders |
Honda CBR954 |
Chris Pointon |
Suzuki GSXR1000 |
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12 bikes, 12 people |
Below are the notes I sent to someone (?) to assist in writing the article. As it never appeared, this is the best we have:
Darren Porcher at start – crashed on GOR before Xmas and only came at the start of the ride to show that he was alive and well and his bike was restored to mint condition.
Route: as per web page and magazine: “Geoff will lead us over the West Gate Bridge taking the third Werribee exit to avoid as much of suburbia as possible before heading off towards the You Yangs and Anakie. The roads are pretty straight up until this point but from now on become flowing sweepers as we traverse the Brisbane Ranges on the west side. On to Maude and Meredith for morning tea at the BP servo.
After the break we'll pick up the twisty
and steep Durdidwarrah road across to the east side
of the Ranges and back to Anakie. Next we'll start heading north picking up the
old Club hill climb road up Mt Wallace. You'll marvel at the poor state of the
road - gravel and potholes on every corner - and wonder how we ever held time
trials up here. On to Ballan,
The final leg will pick up Pyalong, Broadford, Strath Creek and Kinglake West. Expect around 380 km of varied roads. Total distance 420 km
The ride went to plan other than Dennis crashing his
CBR600 on last leg on the Broadford to