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Briars at Bowral


Frogfoot

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A Portrait


(EDIT: Added google route)

So, time for another ride. Another start at work with the crowd. I've missed a few rides, but many of the usual suspects were in attendance. Again a wide range of folks, brought together by our shared love of bikes, rides and service to our nation. A wide range of folks means a wide range of bikes - the learners, the trailies, several cruisers, a couple of sports, and of course the sports tourers (me). 14 in all, so a big turnout.

We hit the road almost directly south from Penrith towards Campbelltown. A wind through some back roads bought us to a gear shop that the guy organising had checked out. Some good gear at cheap prices. If I had known we were going shopping I would have brought my topbox and more cash. I will be back as I'm in the market for a new jacket. Here's a shot of the carpark....

A classic GSXR750


We rolled on southwest from there, heading up through Camden towards Picton. A couple of wrong turns (though nice roads) led us astray for a while. It was revealed at the sign that read "No Through Road"

Oops, Dead End


But we eventually hit Picton, we thought to stop for lunch or at least a coffee, but the front runners had other ideas. A hungry mob of riders followed along.

Mighty ZZR250 roll by


We left Picton and eventually hit the Hume. There aren't a lot of options here unless you head far south, so a few kilometres of flat top ensued. Never the most fun and the learners with 80kmph limits and little 250s weren't impressed. We left the freeway at Mittagong and followed the old Hume through to Bowral. About the time I was about to head somewhere to eat on my own and damn the rest the front end of the mob turned into the carpark.

Briars Hotel & Pub, Bowral


Lunch!


Briar's Hotel - LUNCH. a starving mob descended upon the hapless bistro. They ran out of cutlery, there were missing table numbers and it was a madhouse.

Actually the place was pretty busy before we arrived. The food was nice but a little expensive that your usual pub bistro. They did let us line all our bikes up out the front and one of the waitresses even came out to take our picture (I'll add that one when I get it off my mate's camera)

Some of our bunch


Out the front were a couple of the Bash cars. These cars join big convoys of similarly extraordinary cars raising money for the outback.

Thunderbird 2


Thunderbird 4


Parked outside the pub


After lunch we headed home, following much the same route. Until Picton. Here we took a road directly north that I hadn't used before that lead us up towards Warrigamba. The party spilt and I headed with the group heading home. This lead me onto a couple more stretches of excellent roads so it wasn't like our fun had immediately finished.

With the long days here now rides can stretch past dinner time in good light. But with Mrs probably run off her feet by our two little princesses I figured I had probably better head home to relieve her :) And stay in the good books of course so she lets me out again :)

I will try and link a route in here, once I figure out where we went :) Okay, I think this should be the route.

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Aloha Frogfoot,

The wife and I drove from Picton to Christchurch in 2001 and as I recall the road wound down along the coast and was uncrowded and beautiful. I would like to return and tour the South Island, this time on a motorcycle.

Cheers,

Farwest800

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Lol, this is Picton NSW, not Picton NZ. Though I've been to both, it's a bit awkward to ride to Picton, NZ from Sydney :)

I have always wanted to ride NZ as well. There are some fantastic roads and fantastic vistas there.

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