One of my favourite spot to meet up with a few other riders is at Martians Cafe in Dean's Marsh. I'll often head down the Great Ocean Rd to Lorne (always some nice bikes to check out at the Arab Cafe) then up over the hill to Martians for breaky. They do good honest grub at a decent price, and have some great blues bands come through there too. If nothing has been locked in for a Nov or Dec ride, I'll nominate that one, even though it's not actually too long of a ride for me!