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OzSTOC Ride Reports, Pictures & Videos => RIDE REPORTS => Topic started by: alans1100 on January 05, 2014, 08:46:44 PM
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We had to pick up a car that Heather's aunty had given her yesterday.
When it came time to leave the weather seemed more like a cold wintry mid winter morning rather than a warm summer day that's normal for summer. Though rain was threatened, nothing more than a few misty droplets was evident on the screen but that cleared with a minute or two. The further we rode north, the less cloud cover and by the time we reached Hawker 90 minutes later we had mostly blue skies.
The 145 km route http://goo.gl/maps/RkTbF (http://goo.gl/maps/RkTbF) takes us up the eastern side of the northern Flinders Ranges so there's a couple of not to steep hill climbs, some not to long straights and lots of high speed sweeping bends for most of the 90kms north of Orroroo. For most of that distance the road gradually rises up a couple hundred feet and then the next 5 kms or so the road descends down to meet the Quorn to Hawker road. There's also quite a few creeks crossings and no bridges as the water doesn't flow that often even if it does happen to rain.
Apart from Orroroo there's only three other towns to go through. Once thriving railway towns in the days of stream not much exists anymore. The hotels are still in business and supported by the local farming community and tourists these days.
It was about 10:30 when we arrived in Hawker and spent the day with Heather's aunty and cousin.
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During the afternoon we went for a walk to the old railway dam which is now used by the locals to water their gardens. Lindy, the cousin took the dogs for a swim.
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This is one of the many ranges of hills that are around the area. Taken with zoom on max at the dam site.
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The Hawker hotel is next door and I took a couple pics of that. The last time we were up in town we bought pizza from there and Lindy mentioned that they might be expanding their take-away menu as well.
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We were going to leave at 4:00pm but it was nearer 5:30 before we did so. I intended to stop and take more pics on the way back home but due to our late departure I wanted to get back home before 'roo o'clock. Heather drove the Magna which was loaded up with potted plants and I had the bike to myself.
The return trip was 288 kms all up and the fuel gauge hadn't reach halfway (usually 250kms). Most of the way up we had a tail wind which was the same headwind I had going back home. With Heather not yet used to the car the ride home was closer to 80/90 kph as I followed her. All up we had a good day and the only expense was the $27 cost for the bike fuel as lunch was provided and there more than enough fuel in the car to get back home.
**** Whatever electrical problem I had on my ride on the 21st December was not evident this time and no ABS warning either.
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It's certainly beautiful riding country up that way. Nice to hear that your electrical problem has not surfaced again, but if it was my bike I would have preferred that it stayed until the fault was traced and fixed. I hope it doesn't resurface for you.
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Nice to hear that your electrical problem has not surfaced again, but if it was my bike I would have preferred that it stayed until the fault was traced and fixed. I hope it doesn't resurface for you.
It would be impossible to trace until it shows up again. I use the bike daily to go to the shop hoping the fault shows up but no. I half expected the issue to show up after a longer trip and I would have trouble when it came time to go home but that plan didn't work either.
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From the sound of it the issue was fixed by bumping, touching or just moving something when you were last looking at things on the bike, so… :runyay problem fixed :grin
Also I have to agree with Pete, it looks like a great area to go for a ride :hatwave
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From the sound of it the issue was fixed by bumping, touching or just moving something when you were last looking at things on the bike, so… :runyay problem fixed :grin
Also I have to agree with Pete, it looks like a great area to go for a ride :hatwave
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Thanks for sharing your little jaunt, hope the gremlins stay away for you
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Mornin alan.
You didn't drop the exhaust off as you left did you
I hear that Hawker is claiming an earth tremmer this morning and thought you may have been the cause.
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I hear that Hawker is claiming an earth tremmer this morning and thought you may have been the cause.
As well as the Hawker shake, we had a 2.3 tremor, centered just 15km south of my place, at 0825 hrs this morning. It sounded like a bang, followed by a MASSIVE truck driving past.
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I hear that Hawker is claiming an earth tremmer this morning and thought you may have been the cause.
, at 0825 hrs this morning.
What can say, at that time of the night I would normally be asleep