- Mick and Tracey W Triumph Trophy
- Kris J GSXR 1300
- Ron T Deauville 650
- Neil G CBR 1100
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| Outsider (Cafe) Riders |
I don’t know if it was a case of the “wish I was there” AGM
blues, post FA Cup Final sleep-in or the cloudy weather, but only four bikes
turned out for the chomp and chat ride to Captains Flat. No matter –with less
people to feed, Gunter would have less work to do and we would eat sooner.
After a quick and uneventful ride through the countryside we
arrived at CF – with the road surface over the last ten kilometres still as bad
as it’s ever been.
Brunch was up to the usual high standard expected of the
Outsider Café. Three stacks of pancakes were wolfed down with bacon and eggs
and a steak sandwich, coffees and hot chocolate.
We were all set to leave early – some had work that night
and needed a nap beforehand, some were still sleepy after the FA Cup Final and
others just looked forward to the luxury of a nanny nap. Aaahh – the best laid
plans….
Mick and I were the last to leave and just as we left town
we knew we were in trouble – red light on the instrument panel with the bike clever enough to
tell us that the back tyre was low on pressure.
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| it's not about size! |
We stopped at the lookout where
a closer inspection revealed a bit of metal in the tyre not put there by the
manufacturer. We limped back to town where the bit of metal turned out to be a
three inch long nail.
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| "There there - I won't put you down for going lame". |
Using the tyre repair kit purchased at last year’s AGM
Mick was able to perform a temporary repair that got us safely home. Who knew
that carrying around all this “just in case” stuff would one day pay off? (I had
a plan B – I was going to catch a lift home with the senior citizens who had come to CF
in the Goulburn Sport and Recreation Club bus if the repair didn’t work)
Here endeth the lesson - always Be Prepared.
Tracey Winters
