Well the Steed was polished up and left town fueled up at 0750 with the wife on the back. It was a brisk 9 degrees. We headed along the Newell Hwy and turned off at Marsden and revved it up thru the twisties thru Grenfell before stopping at the Rose Cafe at Cowra for a hot coffee and warm muffins. As we headed towards Bathurst the cloud came back and it hit 6 degrees. How I love heated grips on days like this, although I need to get toe warmers or double sock.
We turned off at Bathurst and took the O'Connell rd before turning off onto the Tarana rd for 30kms of the best turning tight twisties with eight crossings, via bridges, of the rail line with the road being not much wider than the bike in places. That section was a workout on its own. Upon arrival at 1210pm John from Orange was there with his St1100 blue three wheeler.
We ordered lunch and were eventually joined by Terry from Canberra and Steve from Penrith. Saaz didnt arrive after making some excuse about crook fuel. We reckon he scuttled back home to spend time with his dearest to make up for being away soon on the border run
My wife Jeanette enjoying warming up in the sun out of the lazy wind
Lunch was great as usual. There was a Jag car club and numerous other riders there mixing it with the locals.
We left just after 2pm and made our way back thru O'Connell towards Bathurst. The ride home was mainly at about 8-9 degrees. We made sure we got another cappucino and more hot muffins to test the quality at Cowra. Yep they were still good. The twisties heading back home seemed even better as I got into that sweet spot only an ST rider knows
We got home at 1820 and hit a hot bath to warm them cold bones. 900kms of great riding is a nice way to spend a day with the Mrs. The STeed flew like an Angel. She needs a bath too :)
Cheers
Tony
