Author Topic: Spanner is off on a ride starting tonight, live link to mobile realtime below (Read 16856 times)

Biggles · « **Reply #76 on:** January 14, 2017, 04:29:17 PM »

Straight past the Caltex- now doing a u-ey.

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #77 on:** January 14, 2017, 04:33:39 PM »

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #78 on:** January 14, 2017, 04:34:51 PM »

Quote from: Biggles on January 14, 2017, 04:29:17 PM

Straight past the Caltex- now doing a u-ey.

....missed it by that much...

Now cutting laps of the main drag?

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #79 on:** January 14, 2017, 04:39:35 PM »

Time for a walk in the park...

spanner · « **Reply #80 on:** January 14, 2017, 04:51:19 PM »

Having a sit down in Tambo park eating a can of road heated baked beans. Have had to let them cool down!

apparently Tambo is 'famous' for being the site of the first QANTAS crash.

Biggles · « **Reply #81 on:** January 14, 2017, 04:53:24 PM »

Quote from: spanner on January 14, 2017, 04:51:19 PM

Having a sit down in Tambo park eating a can of road heated baked beans. Have had to let them cool down!

apparently Tambo is 'famous' for being the site of the first QANTAS crash.

The things you learn reading plaques!

Going well mate! Looks like you've got the heat beat. Should start cooling down soon.

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #82 on:** January 14, 2017, 04:55:03 PM »

Crikey!... are they STILL on about that?... that was 90 years ago! (Yep!.. I read that plaque, too!)

Biggles · « **Reply #83 on:** January 14, 2017, 04:58:42 PM »

Quote from: Biggles on January 14, 2017, 04:29:17 PM

Straight past the Caltex- now doing a u-ey.

spanner · « **Reply #84 on:** January 14, 2017, 05:02:21 PM »

Right .... according to my calculations..... which are never good at the best of times I can grab a quick snooze for about 4 hours and still have 2 hours up my sleeve for the run to the finish line.

I'm thinking my next secret spot will be a good place for a quiet lay down.

It's not to long to get there. Nudge nudge wink wink.

Thanks for following so far.

time for a stretch and back on the beaST

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #85 on:** January 14, 2017, 05:06:53 PM »

So.... do the baked beans improve your acceleration from standing Fa ... err.. starts?

Rest well.

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #86 on:** January 14, 2017, 05:20:06 PM »

...and away we go again... roughly 200 Km to Barcy ...

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #87 on:** January 14, 2017, 06:14:14 PM »

Through Blackall...

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #88 on:** January 14, 2017, 06:21:56 PM »

Speed has now come back online... has been pretty constant the whole trip... 64 MPH on most roads, 70 MPH on freeways

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #89 on:** January 14, 2017, 06:34:22 PM »

just looking at my diary, Its almost 5 years to the day since I rode here... I traveled along this road 17th January 2012

Biggles · « **Reply #90 on:** January 14, 2017, 06:48:52 PM »

Quote from: Kev Murphy on January 14, 2017, 06:21:56 PM

Speed has now come back online... has been pretty constant the whole trip... 64 MPH on most roads, 70 MPH on freeways

Yep- speed display has been back for a while.
Interestingly, my 'puter/browser displays Kph in his info box.

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #91 on:** January 14, 2017, 06:49:37 PM »

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #92 on:** January 14, 2017, 06:51:20 PM »

Quote from: Biggles on January 14, 2017, 06:48:52 PM

Yep- speed display has been back for a while.
Interestingly, my 'puter/browser displays Kph in his info box.

Thats odd? ... must be something hidden in my computer setup?

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #93 on:** January 14, 2017, 06:59:02 PM »

Might leave you for awhile and grab a short nap. ... and I haven't been riding a bike all night and day?

(By the way, there's a great bakery/coffee shop on the main street at Barcy)

spanner · « **Reply #94 on:** January 14, 2017, 07:38:59 PM »

Having another bum rest break.

Biggles · « **Reply #95 on:** January 14, 2017, 07:59:03 PM »

Quote from: spanner on January 14, 2017, 07:38:59 PM

Having another bum rest break.

At the Barcaldine Country Motor Inn?
You deserve a bit more than a bum break...

Biggles · « **Reply #96 on:** January 14, 2017, 08:20:24 PM »

Well that blew two theories! He's off again, for one, and heading west (it's slightly longer that way) for another.
He's obviously got a plan, and is managing to stick to it.

There's rain forecast for the eastern route and for his homecoming.

Biggles · « **Reply #97 on:** January 14, 2017, 08:51:54 PM »

Lost him there for 10 minutes, thought he might have pulled up in an IBA Hotel that's near where he was, but he's away again. He'd been up around 110, and dropped back to 95, so I figured the roos might have been spooking him but he's steady on 100 now.

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #98 on:** January 14, 2017, 09:04:40 PM »

I guessed wrong on destination.

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #99 on:** January 14, 2017, 09:13:59 PM »

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Author Topic: Spanner is off on a ride starting tonight, live link to mobile realtime below (Read 16856 times)