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A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« on: January 16, 2013, 08:29:11 AM »
Took this little vid on my way past Mt Perry in the Northern Burnett Shire of Qld. Ended up at the Bucca Hotel (not Nambucca) for the night and had a great time there with the owners and some locals.        :thumbsup


Awesome roads to get to there as well.


This vid features the Boolboonda Rail Tunnel - longest unsupported tunnel in Qld.


ST1300 in a cave.



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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2013, 08:49:23 AM »
 Great vid Diesel, that road looks smoother than the main roads in Qld.  8) :thumb
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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2013, 09:07:20 AM »
great camera work  :beer
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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2013, 09:20:49 AM »
Who turned the Sun on halfway through the tunnel???
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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2013, 09:38:38 AM »
Note to self don't come back as a bat in your next life and live near Diesel.

Luckily the bats didn't get their wings melted with all that candle power.

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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2013, 10:02:30 AM »
That's pretty cool  :beer
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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2013, 10:58:36 AM »
Nice one  :thumbs :thumbsup
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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2013, 03:26:01 PM »
Cheers. I have a quick vid to publish of the fantastic road leading in to this place - it would seem, a motorcyclist's "Road to Mandalay"

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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2013, 04:04:12 PM »
Thanks for sharing a great video, and you certainly seem to have got a handle on the Coutour Roam now.    Where was it mounted for that sequence, which was also a good illustration of the penetration of your new light setup.
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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2013, 04:21:18 PM »
Great sequence Diesel.  I've snatched a copy for my collection.  I know where the tunnel is, just got to get there.  Maybe on the way to Biloela?
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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2013, 05:17:42 PM »
That's a good plan.

Great sequence Diesel.  I've snatched a copy for my collection.  I know where the tunnel is, just got to get there.  Maybe on the way to Biloela?
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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2013, 07:03:26 PM »
Thanks Gents. I was planning a similar route through there at that time and offer up a posse possie (read possie pozzy) to anyone interested. We'll see as the date gets closer.

Thanks for the nice remarks.

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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2013, 07:21:44 PM »
PS - Pete - I used this mount for the cave video.....

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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2013, 07:59:27 PM »
I enjoy the tunnel a bit as it is only an hour from Bundaberg and one of our interesting bits of rides in this area. We are planning a ride to Mt Perry next month.
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Re: A ST1300 on a dirt road with cows, a cave, and bats!
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2013, 10:35:33 PM »
Thanks Gents. I was planning a similar route through there at that time and offer up a posse possie (read possie pozzy) to anyone interested. We'll see as the date gets closer.

Thanks for the nice remarks.

Cheers, Diesel

Google is a bit vague on the tunnel location but I'm sure Heather would not like to get that close to bats.........lol
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