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Green n Gold for mental health
« on: July 20, 2017, 05:13:34 PM »
Helping me forget about the 9 ribs with 15 fractures, the punctured lung, the smashed shoulder and the closed head injury ;-*

Thank you everybody for your thoughts, all helped leading to today. Gratefully appreciated :-)
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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2017, 06:48:33 PM »
Very noice Sir Richard of Sunbury  :like🤓
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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2017, 08:07:53 PM »
Has you been riding again already?

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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2017, 11:03:24 PM »
This one doesn't look as if it will buck as much as the last one  ;-* :grin
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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2017, 09:03:54 AM »
Good Morning Gary et al...

Yes! I made a executive decision a couple of weeks ago to ignor the best medical advise by first taking the blue ST out for a cuppa to cold Woodend near home, then followed that up with an better short ride yeasterday on the green ST through the back roads of sunny n warm  Qld and northern NSW yesterday.

Probably did nothing to aide the recovery of my physical injuries, but did wonders for my mental well being!

So going to build on that today when Hornhonker n I pop up to Narang to kick a few tyres ;-*

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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2017, 10:16:34 AM »
Ah!  Thought that looked like Mt Warning in the background.  And there aren't many canefields around Sunbury, I 'spect.
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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2017, 05:17:34 PM »
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Ah!  Thought that looked like Mt Warning

Spot on Bill :thumbsup

Completed the journey this arvo with Hornhonker by riding from Nerang (tyre kicking in Lawrance St), through to Advance Town and onto my most favourate road in Oz, through the Numinbah Valley to the Riverside pub in Murwillumbah for a dark ale and watch a couple of late arvo cane fires. Never get tired of this road Bill :p

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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2017, 05:32:44 PM »
It is a special place. Glad you're enjoying it.

Will you still be up here for the RTE on the 12th Aug?

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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2017, 05:59:36 PM »
Evenin' Gary...

Short answer is yes, but Baz has organised a ride south to Yamba that weekend after that tastie barmaid pub RTE was cancelled. Will check the Qld threads for any other rides U Guys have before we head south  :wink1

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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2017, 08:57:11 PM »
Cheers

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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2017, 01:46:12 PM »
Gald you're back on your feet mate.
 
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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2017, 07:21:42 PM »
Looks like will have to change my screen name to hornhonker....
 
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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2017, 09:13:45 PM »
On my first ride after prostate surgery in 2010, I rode with a mate to Meadows Bakery.  To my joy, parked outside was a Vincent Black Shadow and a Suzuki "water bottle", both looking brand new.   Both the ride and the encounter with these two iconic bikes from different eras, and their owners, did me the world of good.
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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2017, 09:51:26 PM »
Had a similar experience, close encounter of the first kind :grin
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Re: Green n Gold for mental health
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2017, 10:03:16 PM »
Seldom can I honestly say this Pete...but for once I really do know what you experienced :thumbs

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