The ride route was partly chosen to give us a look at the newly tarred road between Taralga and Crookwell.
If you like to ride in weather as described above and explore new roads you would have throughly enjoyed the ride, as this newly tarred road can only be described as a fantastic ride with picuturesque sceney, fagrant pine trees great corners and road surface.
Like all country roads you do need to be alert to kangaroos. We did encounter a small mob who found it hard to get off the road corridor due to the new style of fencing used along the road. Possibly this new style of fence is designed to help keep roos off the road, however, it appears to also unfortunatley trap roos who find their way into the road corridor.
We arrived in Crookwell and had an enjoyable lunch at the Crookwell Hotel Bisto.
After lunch we rode over to Gunning for an enjoyable afternoon tea in the garden area of the Merino cafe.
On the way to Gunning, Andrew and myself encountered an cute echidna wondering around the road. Luckily by the time the rest of the group went through the echidna with a little help was persuaded to wonder off the road.
On completing an enjoyable afternoon tea we said our goodbyes and everyone made their way home.
Garry.
The ride route was:
BP Watson - Bungendore - Currawang Road - regroup bus stop at intersection of Braidwood Road and Currawang Road - Goulburn for morning tea and fuel - Taralga - Laggon - Crookwell for lunch - Gunning for afternoon tea, good byes and home.
The riders were:
GARRY MCCURLEY HONDA VFR1200
MARK MOREY TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE
DAVID DAWSON BMW
STEVE HAYES DL650
KIM MOOREY BMW F700GS
DARRYL PALIN HONDA GOLDWING GL1800
NEIL GOLDFINCH HONDA BLACKBIRD CBR1100 XX
ROBERT MCNEILLY MV AUGUSTA 675
LES ROBINSON BMW R1150 GS
ANDREW CAMPBELL KAWASAKI ZX14R
MICK & KIPPER VICTORY XC
RICK GOSTAN DUCATI ST4S
STEVE ALFORD GUZZI V7
JOHN STORN YAMAHA FJR1300
CHRIS DIETZEL KAWASAKI GTR1400
GARY THOMAS DL650.
