National OzSTOC Rally 2014 Ballarat VIC 21st to 23rd March

[Sabie]

Gladstone tonight .. Drizzly rain for the last hour into Happy Rock. 900k today.

Sunshine Coast tomorrow, with a day off at Perigean Beach while the Suzuki undergoes repairs.

Some stupid idiot cross thread the 2 seat bolts and actually snapped one off. Whatever you do don't get me humph I mean him to work on your bike.

Thursday Toowoomba.

[Sicman]

Safe riding Mate - The cyclones have been downgraded 

[Sicman]

Bike washed and polished ready for a Thursday Morning depart 

  

[Sabie]

Cheers Sicman, we thought we had better git while the gittin' was good.

[Sabie]

Dodged showers and rain all day, very overcast but made for beautiful riding conditions, well for the north anyway.

Stopping every 250k's for fuel for the Suzy is painful, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

[saaz]

Good to see someone already on the road having a good ride.  Will see you in Ballarat.

[Sabie]

Arrived Sunshine Coast - Marcus Beach, (no really Marcus Beach)

Day with the family tomorrow and off again Thursday

[Marcus]

Arrived Sunshine Coast - Marcus Beach, (no really Marcus Beach)

Yeah That's were all the cool kids hang out
*Adds this to my list of Marcus places to visit*
Marcus Hill = check

[Pocket STocker]

Don't forget the Food & Bed recommendations section of the forum when looking along your route of travel. 


If you come across a great meal or accommodation location along the way, don't keep it to your self, post it in the relevant state to keep this information accessible for us all. 



Pockey 

[Streak]

10 days
until Friday March 21 2014....

Just in case you didnt know....

[Biggles]

Calm down, Streak.  There's still SEVEN working days until departure day.
Must go and buy some oil and a filter soon.

What do people use in ST13s?                  

[Streak]

Calm down, Streak.  There's still SEVEN working days until departure day.
Must go and buy some oil and a filter soon.

What do people use in ST13s?                  

What are you talking about, shiney and i depart in 3 working days....       

[Pocket STocker]

I have already left    In my head anyway, just one more shift to go 

[Sabie]

Sabie is already 3 Days out   is there a trophy for the first to leave home for OzSTOC???

Biggles, try oil ....

[Marcus]

Sabie is already 3 Days out   is there a trophy for the first to leave home for OzSTOC???

Didn't he just get home from the last one?

[Sabie]

Our Departure Photo

[Marcus]

Oh please tell me the dog is coming

[Biggles]

Oh please tell me the dog is coming

No, there's a law against animals on tanks in Queensland.
But you're allowed to ride two abreast, even though that's probably more dangerous.

But Sabie, "Oils ain't oils, Sol!"  (You're plenty old enough to be a Castrol kid)

Castrol GTX Commercial - Oils Ain't Oils

[Pezzz]

Oh please tell me the dog is coming

But you're allowed to ride two abreast, even though that's probably more dangerous.

Castrol GTX Commercial - Oils Ain't Oils

Apparently a third can overtake in same lane as well. I just read that today 

[Brock]

a third can overtake in same lane as well.

Thats because there is nothing in the rules as to how many vehicles may occupy a lane at the same time. Mind you, I prefer staggered formation.  I wonder if one bike passing two bikes is then counted as lane splitting..

[Biggles]

OK, got the oil, but it ain't Castrol- using the Shell Helix HX5 again, because I've got left-over from last change.
Also picked up Ryco Z436 filter- now available as Z436HE Platinum for $4 more.  Supposed to be better, and best is just good enough for Ruby.   

Needed a new dome light for the Camry.  Of course you have to buy 2 in the pack.  It's a spiv deal, because they last for years and my next car will need a different bulb.  Or if it needs the same one, I will have long lost the second one.   

[Lionel]

"No, there's a law against animals on tanks in Queensland."
Are you implying that ST1100 riders who sit on their fuel tanks are animals?

[Biggles]

"No, there's a law against animals on tanks in Queensland."
Are you implying that ST1100 riders who sit on their fuel tanks are animals?

ST1100 riders are in a class of their own.  Special laws and dispensations apply.

[West Aussie Glen]

Two of the group I rode  R66 with, Pete and Lis, have an ST1300 and now live in Albury.
I sent them an email about Ballarat the other day and have just heard from them that they will now be joining us.
They are booked into the Eureka Caravan Park as the Goldfields is now full.
Please add their names to the list. 
Marcus,
They will get back to me in a day or so about the Friday night meal.

[Sabie]

No, the "Dog" isn't coming, Mitchell is his name and he was just saying goodbye.