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OzSTOC Events National & Local => QUEENSLAND => Topic started by: Streak on September 02, 2012, 12:00:30 PM
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Hello Everyone,
To go with the Overnight ride to Inverell, we have had quite a bit of interest in people tagging along to Warwick where we all had planned to stop for Breakfast/Smoko, and waving us goodbye as we headed off to Inverell.
So here goes,
Destination: Caltex Truck Stop Warwick (Cunningham highway) Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/6MsfC (http://goo.gl/maps/6MsfC)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd499/ozstoc/CaltexTruckStop.jpg)
Arrival Time: 9am
Inverell Riders Leaving: 10.30am at the latest
This is a General invite to anyone who wants to come along for the run, or just turn up for a coffee along the way and say hello and head home again!
Rough meeting points and times (people prob not stopping just coming through at approx time)
Pine River Bridge Rest Park Bay approx 6.30am
http://goo.gl/maps/oKaCr (http://goo.gl/maps/oKaCr)
Cunningham Highway/Boonah-Fassifern Road 8am (T-Intersection)
http://goo.gl/maps/CVczU (http://goo.gl/maps/CVczU)
Whizz is doing a loop that your more than welcome to come on:
Meeting time roughly 7.15-7.30am
Google Maps link: http://goo.gl/maps/n4Bkf (http://goo.gl/maps/n4Bkf)
if you dont want to come to one of the meeting points, you can just go straight to Warwick Caltex :thumb
so throw your hat in the ring below if your keen to come along!
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That loop looks interesting Whizz? Will see whats going closer to the time and I might come join you :thumbs
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You would be most welcome.
I was thinking of making a very slight detour to go via Grantham then to Gatton. I want to see how the rebuilding is going since the floods decimated Grantham and left the cafe in a porta-cabin. The very pleasant ladies there said that they were hoping to have the new cafe built a little while after we all trolled up there the last time, some months ago, so I'm interested in seeing what progress has been made, if any. And of course they can always do with the patronage of people like us.
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Sounds good to me :thumb
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i'm a possible starter to warwick it'l be good to meet all of you lot finaly i live at logan village so if any one wantes to meet there or
beaudesert let me know and we set up a meeting time :13Candy :thumb
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Stormy, if you'd like to come round the block with us you'd be more than welcome! :thumbsup
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Hi Whizz,
Just to make your loop a little more interesting, how about we head home via Kilarney, Queen Mary Falls and Boonah instead of heading straight down the range through Cunninghams Gap ?
We'll have plenty of time up our sleeve on the day :thumb
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Barry, I think you are going round the loop the wrong way. The intention is to slide in behind Diesel and his entourage as they go past Yamanto, then down the Cunningham Hwy to Warwick for food. Then when they head south, for us to head back north, turn left towards Towoomba then turn right towards Gatton (Grantham), then back towards Ipswich via Laidley and Rosewood.
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Your right! I was going around the loop in reverse :-[
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Still all good though!
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where will i meet up with you whizz :13Candy :thumbsup
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Stormy, Looks like the best bet would be for you to go straight across from Beaudesert through Boonah to the Cunningham, then meet up with Diesel and us there. Whadaya think? Either that or meet up at Yamanto, but that's a bit out of your way I think. There are others joining up at various places, Tipsy for one who lives in Victoria Point, so, Gents, anyone any other suggestions for Stormy?
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that would be the best idea I'll be there on red st. :13Candy
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Coming Along To Warwick for smoko/breakfast with everyone heading to Inverell on Saturday:
Barry & Marissa
Whizz
Stormcove
Wild rose
It is going to be an Awesome Saturday! if your free to come along to say hello, add your name to the list :)
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I'm awaiting a replacement thermofan switch. Bike is on bench at Beaudesert Motorcycles.
If the part arrives in time, I'll be there.
Cheers
Roger
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Coming Along To Warwick for smoko/breakfast with everyone heading to Inverell on Saturday:
Barry & Marissa
Whizz
Stormcove
Wild rose
BusinessBiker
It is going to be an Awesome Saturday! if your free to come along to say hello, add your name to the list :)
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Hi everyone,
I'll be there Saturday moring. I will hopefully pick the group up at the Boonah Fassifern Rd intersection with the Cunningham hwy at 8am. I'm going to ride down via Tamborine, Beaudesert and Boonah. I will get away from home a little after 6am. Looking forward to it.
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barry what time will you be in beaudersert i will meet you there and tag along if thats ok :13Candy
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Gents, I may have to bow out of Saturday's festivities, I have stuffed my back lifting and carrying a bunch on Besser blocks over the weekend and I'm having trouble walking let alone riding for any distance. So unless it gets better very quickly I'll be remaining in bed with a good book. Sorry, I was looking forward to it too!!
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Sorry to hear that Whizz heat packs pain killers deep pressure point massage should do the trick or I can drop off my sticks for you
:p
Tipsy
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Wizz, as a back pain sufferer myself, if the chemist says it's try voltaren tablets, the little buggers work a treat.
Hope the pain eases soon.
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That's no good Whizz. I hope your back comes good for you in time to still come along.
Stomycove if all goes to plan I should be in Beaudesert between 7am and 7:15. I'll meet you at the Beaudesert - Boonah Rd and Beaudesert - Rathdowny Rd intersection. From there it should be an easy ride to Boonah and the Cunningham Hwy in plenty of time to hook up with the rest of the group.
The only thing that will stop me is if it's raining :eek
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Barry what time will you be leaving your place for the run.
Tipsy
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Thanks for all the good wishes guys...and the offer of the sticks from Tipsy :crackup. I'm still hoping the back will come good, fingers crossed. I'll post on Friday evening with a progress check.
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Barry what time will you be leaving your place for the run.
Tipsy
Change of plans (again) for me. I'm out of the Saturday morning ride now too, sorry.
I hope everyone has a great weekend away and that you all travel safe!
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Well there has been a development! there will be a new creation for the Honda ST1100 on show on saturday morning......so if you want to see something awesome and clever I would be coming along 9am Saturday Morning Caltex Warwick.....
Coming Along To Warwick for smoko/breakfast with everyone heading to Inverell on Saturday:
Whizz
Stormcove
Wild rose
BusinessBiker
It is going to be an Awesome Saturday! if your free to come along to say hello, add your name to the list :)
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looks like i'm out tomorrow work calls >:( :13Candy
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Well it looks like I'm back in, the back is much better so I'm gonna do the ride, and I think my mate with the VT400 will be tagging along too.
Diesel, will you have your UHF on?, if so what channel will you be on and hows about giving me a call 5 minutes out from Ipswich?
Cheers
Whizz
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I am riding down from Toowoomba with Streak. I will be a bit tired as I only finish work about 3.00am
But a few coffee's & I'll be right. I am looking forward to catching up with everyone
Leo
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Well the ride down to Warwick was good, even if I did manage to lay the MonSTer down in the forecourt of the gas station at Yamanto. Many thanks to Shiney for picking the thing up for me, I couldn't do it myself with my crook back.
Breakfast was good, if a bit slow and disorganized and I think we frightened the locals with the number of bikes that showed up, 15 ST's and 3 or 4 ring-ins!
The ride up to Grantham was good with some really fine twisties on the back road from the New England Hwy to Grantham (Clifton-Gatton Road). They still haven't got the rebuilding started yet, but are hoping to commence in the next few weeks and do it all at the same time, so the girls in the porta-shop tell me.
Came back via the highway as my back was starting get really stiff and sore, but a great day out and a fine ride. Hope all the guys got the Inverell OK without too much intervention for the GIANT load that rolled past us at Caltex.
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Any damage Whizz? :(
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Hey Whizz,
It's a pissa when that happens ...least it didnt mar your day too much...look after yourself snd get that back sorted. I was gonna bring the schWING out today but have a lil prep work to do before I fly out to Canberra tomoz at noon.
this week i'll be Canberra,Griffith, Wagga,Wangaratta,Bendigo,ballaratt and out of Melbourne Friday.....luv my job...
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I had a good ride down to Warwick with Streak to meet up with the other ST Riders at the Caltex Warwick
It wes good to put faces to many on the forum.
Have a good weekend in Inverell fellows. It would have been a great weekend
Leo
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Hey Whizz. Hope you didn't exacerbate your back injury too much. They are a big brute when they get too far off centre.
I really wanted to do the Clifton-Gatton Road on our journey out there last time but thought it may have made the day too long.
Wish I could have accompanied you today. Next time.
Hope you have a speedy recovery.
Cheers.
Skip.
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Hi guys, thanks for the comments,
Sabie, no damage other than wounded pride, it's a bitch having to beg help to lift your own bike up when you're dumb enough to drop it! :cuss
Brian, all those FF points!!!
Skip, the Clifton-Gatton road is a BLAST, you MUST do it as soon as possible. If you look on Google maps it shows some wobbles in the road which don't look too bad...until you see them close up. The road is very narrow, going down to single lane in quite a few places as it crosses and recrosses the Heifer Creek, lots of little one-lane bridges, lots of up and down and side to side...FUN!! Can we go again??? I would be worth an RTE just for that!! Maybe we should organise one to do that road, then stop off at the pub in Walloon for lunch and a beer...or two. Wadya think? :eat
Finally whoever it was recommended the Voltaren capsules, my undying thanks, they are GREAT!! :-++ :-++
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Glad to hear your OK and your bike's ok :)
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Ditto Sabie.
Throw a plan out there Whizz and lets do it. I hope to get a leave pass for the next RTE. Couldn't do "The Dug" or Inverell so my number must be due to come up. It's not really like that but we just have very busy lives at the moment. But you know what they say about all work and no play.....
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I'm off on vacation in less that two weeks, Bangkok then Paro (in Bhutan) for my wife's 50th, then back to Bangkok, then home over a couple of weeks. Once I get back I'll cobble a plan together and see what sort of reaction we get.
Really looking forward to seeing the only country in the world that measures its progress by its GNH (Gross National Happiness) rather than its GNP (Gross National Product)! :grin
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Finally whoever it was recommended the Voltaren capsules, my undying thanks, they are GREAT!! :-++ :-++
Glad the capsules worked a treat for you Wizz.
And I too dropped my STead tonight after 823 km from Inverell to Goulburn
A really big thanks to AJ1300 for helping to get it back up.
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Well the ride down to Warwick was good, even if I did manage to lay the MonSTer down in the forecourt of the gas station at Yamanto. Many thanks to Shiney for picking the thing up for me, I couldn't do it myself with my crook back.
Breakfast was good, if a bit slow and disorganized and I think we frightened the locals with the number of bikes that showed up, 15 ST's and 3 or 4 ring-ins!
The ride up to Grantham was good with some really fine twisties on the back road from the New England Hwy to Grantham (Clifton-Gatton Road). They still haven't got the rebuilding started yet, but are hoping to commence in the next few weeks and do it all at the same time, so the girls in the porta-shop tell me.
Came back via the highway as my back was starting get really stiff and sore, but a great day out and a fine ride. Hope all the guys got the Inverell OK without too much intervention for the GIANT load that rolled past us at Caltex.
I’m glad I was there and able to help out Whizz, at least the only damage was a little scuff on the tipover bar cover >:()
I hope your back gets better soon and it’s great to hear that the remainder of your ride was done without incident :thumb
Have fun overseas :grin :beer :eat :runyay
Cheers
Shiney
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Have a good time o/s. Bhutan sounds like an interesting place that you could easily spend a few months in.
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Mate, I'd love to spend a lot of time there but one of their tourism rules is that every visitor must spend not less that US$200 per day if there are three in the party and it goes up with fewer numbers, so a single visitor needs to spend about US$300 a day. The people are very strongly Buddhist and intent on keeping their country quiet and religious, and the spending rules are a way to keep the numbers of visitors down as much as possible.
One place we want to try to get to is the Taktsang Monastery, built in 1692 at an altitude of 10,200 ft (3,120 metres) above sea level. It is a 7 hour trek (3.5 hours each way) from the valley floor to the monastery so I'm not sure if we will be able to make it...but damm, I'm going to try! Picture below;
I'll do a 'trip report' when I get back with pics, if anyone would like me to.
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Some friends trekked through Thailand, cambodia etc and had a great time. I would be very interested in how you find it. I understand the spending limits, but it would defeat my purpose of living cheaply enough to stay longer! I hope the limits do keep the country the way they want it, not how businesses and foreigners want it.
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I wholeheartedly agree!! But I CAN'T Wait to go :grin
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I'll do a 'trip report' when I get back with pics, if anyone would like me to.
Please do, should be a great read :thumb
Cheers
Shiney
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I think we should be called asiaSToc as that seems to be where most members are!
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I think we should be called asiaSToc as that seems to be where most members are!
Or something like this…
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Oh Hardy Har Har :rofl :-++