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How I earnt my FarRider#
« on: November 07, 2013, 01:21:55 AM »
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After fixing the water leak problems :thumbsup by 7pm Friday  I finally had my Steed back with all hisbitz together.bike packed 1 last check.. :clap
Kimba dropped off at mum's,  sorry Kimba no 'doggy park today'   home and bed about 9.30. couldnt stop dreaming  I'm riding along and having a fuel explosion under the plastic in fromt of me>>> seeing my burning bike riderless riding off without me,,,   crazy eh,, I kept  :think1 its my fault and must have knocked a fuel hose off unda carbys... >:()  :fp
I got up at 2.50 quik wake up s#%t n shower,I DONT SHAVE n I need a good S#%t  B4 a long day on the STeed. Got my start dockt  at Leumeah and left 3.37 am heading to the highway sth towards Goulburn > Queenbeyan>Cooma. Not far down the Hume hwy  rode in2 light fog could see thru it but slowed to 90 til clear. Federal hwy and about here my GPS KARK'D it,, found my way to the Monaro,, and headed to Cooma. suddenely realizing it was daylight, quik cig (coff coff) enjoyed the unfimiliar roads  and view. Just before Cooma I saw the1st other bikes this trip up ahead and wasnt long B4 I was following them, a  :13Candy  Al Hunt from Tin Can Bay, ( he said he's knows about OzSToc) and a red FJR ,got nods,,, ahhhh McCafe coffee I peeled off and they continued.
I had my reg coffee  tall flat white wiv 2xtra shots 4 sugar, and a muffin.. I filled up 19.7ltrs across the rd then off 2 Bombala, seeing the 2 bikes parked at coffee shop. Needed 2 P so stopped for arhhhhh releif  , my eyeballs were floating.  :crackup  and (coff coff), tried to get ABC radio,, and 2 red ride pull in,, intro's Allan Hunt  :13Candy and his mate,  I ask'd which way they were heading and was same as my plan  so I rode off with them towards Imlay Rd towards the cst again. it was a good ride though there and enjoyed following 4 a while, it was a good road,, hit the Princes Hwy and R to Vic and Mallacoota.. along with a few more bikes.
Arrived at the check-in at 11 ish,  :runyay I was happy all the work I put in2 that moment, the fix the ride wivout a problem


Mallacoota

I found Abe and decided we would ride home, after check in I had a burger meet a few guys,, Rufus aka Rolf   and Abe and I headed 4 home, we left Mallacoota and headed to Cann R and up the Monaro Hwy, to find linemarkers painting thru the twisty's sloww  :dred11 till we got thru the double lines then off again hoping for Cooma for fuel.. I was having fun following Dave on his  :wht13 . we stopped in Bambala for a drink n P  and I poured 5 ltrs in my tank from my jerry to be sure to make it.2Cooma. brief rest then  Cooma we both feuled up 19.92ltrs and headed 2wards Canberra in the traffic, had a good ride up the Hume till Narellan Rd where I gave Dave a wave and headed home getting there 6.30 ish, logged in2  register my end check..   :grin :grin :grin :clap :hatwave  :rockon  1174k's :hatwave :nahnah
My 1st offical FarRide completed, FarRider #732  due-ly earned,, now onto Urbenville and many more, :dred11

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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2013, 05:30:15 AM »
Well done, congratulations and thank you for sharing your achievement  :clap
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2013, 06:37:23 AM »
Well done on your accomplishment  :thumbsup


See you at Urbenville  :grin


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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2013, 07:00:07 AM »
Well done! It is a satisfying achievement to get your FarRider number, took me two goes, but diesel and I don't mention that story any more  :rofl
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2013, 07:05:57 AM »
Nice job mate... Quick question...

I thought your end point had to be at the checkin???

Clearly I'm missing something here
 

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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2013, 07:34:13 AM »
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Nice job mate... Quick question...

I thought your end point had to be at the checkin???

Clearly I'm missing something here
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Marcus you can be halfway at checkin and finish the ride when u get back home like I did at Mallacoota, but  @ Urbenville I will be finishing at check in.Its almost 1000K's so I am doing a zigzag to get me over 1000.   my start docket will be 23,5 hrs before checkin,   if I only lived 500k's away I would checking say 5 am giving me till 5am  after lunch and checkin to complete the rest of the k's on the way home.   therefore within 24hr period.  :thumb
If that makes sense...  :dred11
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2013, 07:36:39 AM »
Clearly I'm missing something here
Marcus you can be halfway at checkin and finish the ride when u get back home like I did at Mallacoota, but  @ Urbenville I will be finishing at check in.Its almost 1000K's so I am doing a zigzag to get me over 1000.   my start docket will be 23,5 hrs before checkin,   if I only lived 500k's away I would checking say 5 am giving me till 5am  after lunch and checkin to complete the rest of the k's on the way home.   therefore within 24hr period.  :thumb
If that makes sense...  :dred11

Oooohhhh... that makes sense now... I thought it had to finish at the check in. That changes everything
 

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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2013, 07:44:43 AM »
G'day Johny,

Congrats on your first farrider and the interesting ride report. Well done m8. After our chat at the Mill Hotel I was keen to know how the ride went.

U make the concept of far riding sound easy. But that kind of riding is not 4 me as I like to smell the roses and take pix of any interesting place I stumble upon and flex my cramping muscles on a regular basis. I guess the riders who do this sort of riding also do the more relaxed type - they just do a hell of a lot more riding than I do, a classic example of this would be Saaz,  and now u r probably in this category as well.
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2013, 08:13:09 AM »
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FYI guys  :law FarRiders must be Caps F and R  and 1 word,, always, FarRiders... :thumb
ST George I have been doing un official FarRide's for many many yrs, only difference is now I get recognition for the ride  if I plan well and finish.    :grin before joining FarRiders  I didnt have a finishing window to meet and it was just a long road(s) travelled and no recognition.
I enjoy a good day on my STeed  and I will, whenever financially able to, join in on official FarRides in the future. earning a long list of FR's to boast about. :- :clap :clap :clap  :dred11
my next FarRide I will travl over 2000k's by the time I get home again. :whistle :thumbs
and its OK if you dont succeed, as long as you SURVIVE. :dred11
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2013, 08:17:51 AM »
johnnyYTED,
Congratulations on achieving your FarRider number. I missed you at Mallacoota. Catch up next year in Nambucca Heads perhaps.

St. George,
Another classic example of a long distance rider in the group is tj189. I am inspired by his distance riding and his ride reports.
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2013, 08:18:20 AM »
Oh dear!!  Another STOCer got the bug.
I guess it's inevitable when you ride a great FarWeapon like the ST!
Congratulations on finishing, Johnny.  I'll be missing Urbenville because I'm off to Neerim, NE of Melbourne this morning.  It's the Christian Motorcyclists' National Run.  I'll be doing it as an SS1600, since it's 1725 km there.  I'll try to keep in touch via Telstra.
Have a great weekend wherever you are riding.    :thumbsup

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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2013, 08:48:34 AM »
Good onya Johnny - a great read thanks mate. I have made quite a few friends through FarRiders and, even though they are spread Far and wide over this country, I see a lot of them more times a year than my own (extended) family!

Great times, great roads, great places, and a great reason to go ride!

I might see you at Urbenville (I'll be the one on the ST!)    :rofl

Thanks for sharing.      :thumbs

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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2013, 08:54:26 AM »
Great writeup  :thumbs  I am sorry I did not get to met up and ride back.  And I will be missing Urbenville as well  :cuss

TJ, gatey, Lionel and others do the real farRiding, I just dabble around going places.

Have a safe and great trip Biggles.
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2013, 09:44:41 AM »
Well done.
 

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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2013, 11:01:26 AM »
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 Biggles I havent just found the joy FarRide-ing brings, my STeed has been used to it since we met :thumb,,, I only just found FarRiders recently and now have given the enviroment to meet other FR's.. its been in my blood for 30 years.
enjoy your  :13Candy to Neerim and pass you onda long road sometime.. :thumb
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thanx for the accolades everyone..  :clap
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2013, 11:26:58 AM »
I know what you mean about distance riding already being in the blood.  Before the Hume Highway duplication I used to ride back to Victoria from Canberra (900kms or so, depending on the route) sometimes just for the weekend.  Back then I used to do most of it early morning as the road was clear of traffic, and there is nothing like riding through the hills as the sun comes up.
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2013, 09:41:54 PM »
I've only just got an i'net connection after leaving on Thur morning.
I completed the SS1600 in 22 hours, including 2 hours in a Gilgandra motel.
My SPOT page is still active until I get home.
Today I had to suffer the twisties up the Reefton Ridge in Yarra Ranges NP (Victorians will sympathise)- a solid half hour of bends!  In the rain  :'(

But then, it is Victoria!

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« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2013, 08:44:12 AM »
Nice one... I like seeing these
 

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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #18 on: November 10, 2013, 09:35:36 AM »
The riding is always good around there, even in the rain.  Just keep on going around in circles!
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #19 on: November 10, 2013, 12:35:00 PM »
Congrats on the FR.  :hatwave All riding is
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« Reply #20 on: November 10, 2013, 12:35:38 PM »
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Re: How I earnt my FarRider#
« Reply #21 on: November 12, 2013, 05:10:34 AM »
Congratulations on achieving your FarRider number Johnny :hatwave
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« Reply #22 on: November 12, 2013, 06:26:49 PM »
Great stuff Johnny. See you at Robertson?
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