oh goodie!!! ...till now i have forgotten to call....doh !

So what night is everyone staying in Denman, and where? I might ride up to escort you lot back down, circumstances permitting.

Me and SWMBO will be there on the Thursday night and the others on Friday night. I will look forward to meeting you.

yep friday night for us "rest of the lot" rickety ...would be good to meet ...and the next days planned "way south" sounds exciting ...i think ulrick has a good plan ....through the valley and over the hills huh ? beats the boring old 4 lane hiway ....no challenges at all .

Alby & Nicole (Leave approved )

rickety sorry forgot to post the denman o/night stay ...friday 28th

denman van village 02 6547 2590

theres cabins there and share is the likely option

charlie99 wrote:yep friday night for us "rest of the lot" rickety ...would be good to meet ...and the next days planned "way south" sounds exciting ...i think ulrick has a good plan ....through the valley and over the hills huh ? beats the boring old 4 lane hiway ....no challenges at all .

Yes, I rode that route at the beginning of the year. It's excellent!

What direction are people headed home along? QLDers that is!!

We will be travelling alone because we are going to see friends at Boorowa near Young so count us out.

back via the coast road would be excellent ..ive a prommised stop in the honsby area of sydney(old sydney boy ...so you can follow me through there if you want ) but havent considered a stop off north of sydney just yet ....maybe around port maquarie or newcastle -maitland ??



i just rang denman ....and their booked out ...some one got a share ? else im camping roadside like .

Yes denman is booked out and on the way home too. I am taking trailer down mabey. Cant decide which one . Might do the camp thing on way home. I got a mot$l for the first two nights, as to be sure Nic will want to go again. I lived in Hornsby for a while..Bridge road in fact. One block from the BMW dealer as well!!!

You need one of my special load share anti sway couplings for those Alby

The Regal has the proper overide coupling fitted and tows well. The other needs the same. Sadly it is not possible to swap em over as it is welded!! What are you towing Freak, a caravan???

Its only a 500kg unit with a lift of 25kg on the drawbar. I have used one for around 2 years on my camper and have been selling them for about 6 months, they are very good. My K100 rides better with the trailer and that than it does by itself.

I will have a look when over that way next.

What Alby tows, to be sure Nic rides along again...

touche !!!! bwahahahahaha

hopefully i can get time off might come down with 48 hr bug
it a small world i grew up at brooklyn and also lived in hornsby for a while
the old pacific hwy was where i learnt to ride havent been on it for a while

Holy shite, Col, that's almost iambic pentameter, and I'll bet you didn't even mean it that way. See, sometimes it's best to leave out the punctuation entirely. In the immortal words of one of my favourite musos (even though he's not dead yet), Paul Kelly, "maybe I could wrap it up in plastic and call it art".

crikey col ...it is a small world ...i used to head on down to brooklyn pub back in the old days of bonafide travellers having to travel at least 30 ks to get a drink on sundays ..... plus the road down to the moonee moonee bridge on the old road before they closed it (or did they ) ...i also lived in hornsby in the 70's one road back from the bowling alley on the bypass ...but beecroft- west pennant hills area before that.

would love to ride the old road again mt colah to kariong was always awesome

not quite as old you have but as far as i know road still open from berowa to kariong
road condition unsure but still have family and friends in that neck of woods so it wouldn't to hard to find out
must take the enterprise for spin back there one weekend shortly

lol @ enterprise ......like our mate "og's " 'bismark'

scot me up beeemy ...!!!

i'd love to do that road again on european muscle. woohoo !!!

its a bit like the "nebo- glorious" run ....but way better, from memory, lots of closing radius corners ...a drag section (frequented by many blue lights apparently -according to some other forums) great hill climbs and more.

remember doing several cool down s at the old shell station on the old road at mount white (closed 35 years ago i think)

and waiting in a cue 30 ks long on holday escapes ....giggle..... it was always a challenge to do newcastle in 2.5 hours ...oh to be young and dumb...

twb
only a plant operator and never got past 2nd form at high school if it wasnt for spell check you wouldnt be able to read what i write i have to look up what iambic pentameter means and get back to you

[/quote]What Alby tows, to be sure Nic rides along again...[quote] Nic says " "

twb
there once was a poet
who got in a boat
and couldnt row it
hows that
charlie 99
the old road is always fun to ride no matter what your riding the only difference is the bigger the bike the faster you go down the straights but some of the corners can catch if not careful

Albyalbatross1 wrote:

What Alby tows, to be sure Nic rides along again...

Nic says " "

good one nikki ....were gunna have fun at araluen ...giggles

Col, wasn't taking the piss, just thought that the way you wrote it it flowed so well I was reading your description and laughing how good it looked! I don't even know just what iambic pentameter is as far as poems go...This Araluen ride could be a whole heap of fun for everyone!

~@Nic, we know you're tough! We've seen it first hand. Remind me to remind you to be at my next prang...

no offence taken if you cant at yourself who can you laugh at

got bandages ...in my tool cowl ...

think i need an emergency billy ,tea and matches ......awww its just the "bushies" way of healing ...nothing like a 'pale faced rider' .....

k freak
that coupling of yours does it pivot in 3 places

Yeah it works properly for a bike.

It has a full 360deg swivel and a universal type joint as well.

I am also working on a coupling for override brakes which is prooving to be very time consuming. I was hoping to have it on the market now but it's going to be a few months away yet as I haven't even started the cyclic testing and that takes a few weeks to do.

there is a bloke in lithgow who makes a trailer coupling using the uni out of a land cruiser (mc hitch.com.au) to heavy duty for the bike
i use wieght distribution bars on the caravan Shepard hooks and ones like yours for the kart trailer
am interested in your in your hitch for the enterprise let us know when you get the brakes sussed out

k freak
ever tried electric brakes on your trailers behind your bike
never towed any thing behind a bike except car bonnet with someone sitting on it great fun dont think the body would take these days

I will put you on the to be advised list Col.

Not too sure about that hitch, I don't believe that a universal joint like that is designed for that type of load. It wouldn't fall apart but the rollers would wear quickly as they are not designed to have a longitudal load. They are meant to transfer power through a change of angle of a spinning shaft. I reckon he will get trouble down the road.

I have worked in the trailer industry for 28 years and am a qualified fitter.

The manfacturers (Dexter Corp) of the 7" electric brakes told me in an email about 15 months ago that they do not advise that they are used on motorcycle trailers.

Apparently because the brakes work independently of each other (they have a seperate electric circuit) they can and have caused some accidents by pulling a bike over when negotiating a corner. One wheel works harder than the other and if it is the inside wheel you go over.

I know of some in Australia who fit them against the manufacturers advice but as Dexter said they will wear the costs of a law suit when it happens.

From the point of view of a trailer manufacturer they are good gear (quick to fit, economical and dont give much trouble in the warranty period) but electric brakes are high maintenence and need to be replaced far more often than hydraulic discs. I have had electric brakes on several caravans and consider that they aren't even worth their weight in poop. But they are cheap.

I have been working on some disc brakes to go with the override coupling but they are a long way of. Elite sell disc kits but like anything Steve sells it's expensive and the quality leaves a bit to be desired.

I could go on for hours.

If you will be at Araluen I will try to put one in the bags.

As a matter of interest, I booked a double room for Saturday night, but now the child bride cannot make it, so if any of you partnered geezers wants to
have the honeymoon suite, feel free to swap.
If Ulrich or Col are reading, whats the travel plans afterwards, I feel like scabbing an extra day or two.
And by the way, don't go anywhere near Brooklyn, your bike will boil. This I know.
RT

Glad to hear you are still coming RT. Will you have room for that dash panel we spoke of so long ago? I haven't rushed with it as I still have to swap the diff and wait for my mate to arrive with the injectors. I will be going down from work on Friday arvo so I will see you all there.



Dave

goodonya dave

ulrick suggested down to the coast somewhere in here ...back up through batemans bay ,nowra and such ....sounds good to me ....hmmm maybe the putty road as well ?..i havent done that in soo long .....but the realist in me says head for newcastle and maybe taree ---port maquarie ...that puts us 7- 8 hours south of brissy on monday morning

There's about 20 ks of dirt road between Braidwood and Nerriga. I drove it and it was just awful, but Ulrichmeister rode it and was happy. The road down from Nerriga to the coast is brand new and quick, but the run up the coast from there is just friggin horrible. Lots of single lanes, trucks and grannies (apologies to grannies, I sleep with one). You could cut back up through Berri and Kangaroo Valley to the centre of the Universe (where I live of course) but time might beat you.
RT

rt
if ican get the weekend off monday will be start of my break so should be able to organise something hopefully boss will let me know thursday
col

Excellent, I can come and meet you. Let me know what suits mate.
RT

Canberra Dave, if I leave my double breasted suit and Fedora at home, I can fit your piece in, and a fan engine for Oldbean perhaps. A swap meet is what this really is.
RT

Thanks RT. Swap meet sounds about right......Swap parts for beers!!!!!!

Col, Bob et al...

As mentioned before, we are leaving Denman on Sat AM, going via Bathurst etc. We could (should) meet at Oberon, which is on our route, but a bit out of the way for Bob.

Charlie, I have accommodation booked at the Royal on Friday night, with my bro and his missus. It might be worth a call to see if there are any more vacancies there. There are two pubs in Denman, the Royal and another one.

I need to be back at Maitland by Monday evening, ready for a major piss-up/golf for Melbourne Cup day. The return route for me is up in the air, Putty road sounds good, but may be busy on Sunday. This can all be discussed at the serenity of the Araluen pub.

Bring it on!!

Hi Rick,
Oberon suits me as I'm too close to Araluen to warrant a few days off from the coal miners daughter. So I may be staying at Oberon on Friday night (what to do at Oberon on a Friday night), just waiting to see what Col is up to cause I could go a bit further and upmarket, mmmmm Lithgow maybe. I'm also prob going to take Monday/Tuesday off and run with the wolves. K-Freak is going to Young, I might head out that way.
Got the Sports Demon front sandpapered and run in this morning. Feels really comfortable in corners, set at 32 pounds so might have to increase that a bit.
Do you still have the same front tyre on?
Cheers RT

nice one ulrick...ill look them up ....or ill be camping not far off ....thanks for the update ....

still not sure whos comming at my leave time .........blakey ?!

every ones abandoned us .......still to find a good meeting point macccas on the outside of brissy ....heading towards warwich

i supose the maccas at oxley off ramp is out of the question (opposite abc wreckers on the ipswich road heading out on the flat bit) ...?



woohoo rt a "demon" on the front .....you just need some good roads to appreciate the change i guess ...many have different thoughts ...but thats the fun bit ....



looking foward to the meet up

charlie99 wrote:
still not sure whos comming ..blakey ?!

every ones abandoned us .......looking foward to the meet up

No!! everyone has not abandoned you...you just smell funny!!! We will be in Goldburn fri nite/sat morning.

We are travelling down with k freak on the thurs/friday. We would like to meet up with you on sat and ride in..

rt , ulric
if the boss can get a loader operator (hope some one wants overtime)
it will be a go for the weekend bathhurst 40 mins from home (yeeh sleepin) i could meet ulric and everyone else in bathurst just need a rough time and a meeting place
looking forward to a great weekend