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<\/a><\/p>\nAnd, as if the tunnel wasn’t enough fun – Antony decided to test the GS hill-climbing prowess, and scaled the goat-path up the railway embankment to the road. He made it, but at the top the GS got tired, and had to have a lay-down for a minute or two. Unfortunately, the cameraman was looking the other way at that precise moment.<\/p>\n
The rest of the day’s fun were the encounters with the wildlife: while Antony and I were “scouting ahead” of the main group a large kangaroo thought it might hitch a ride on the back of the Guzzi, luckily turning away at the last moment when it saw the Guzzi doesn’t have a pillion seat, thereby causing Antony to slow down to avoid picking it up instead. We also nearly got a puncture from a large echidna.<\/p>\n
Then Reg and Ben failed to appear at a corner stop, and I went back to discover them being hounded (cowed?) by a small herd of cattle, reducing them to travelling at a walking pace.<\/p>\n
We managed to do around 200 km in the vicinity of Yea, and end up at a Pub in Seymour for a good but late lunch, then we all parted ways. On the homeward stretch to Yea the AJS shed a few more parts on the road (as they do), which made it even faster through the rougher forest tracks Dave, Peter and I took as “the back way” to Dave’s house. Pete and I were relegated to close second and distant third respectively as Dave got into his home territory\u00a0 – however, the animals had the final word – a stray Shetland pony running down the middle of the track took us by surprise, so we continued in a more sedate manner.<\/p>\n
Phil Doland<\/em><\/p>\n Participants:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dave Phair – 195? AJS Scrambler 500 Magnificent weather and beautiful scenery made for a great day out. We covered a lot of the route used by the Yea school bus, led by one of the drivers – Dave. We had a bit of everything to contend … Continue reading
\nPeter West – 1985 Cagiva Elefant 650
\nPhil Doland – 1984 Moto Guzzi TTC 650
\nIan Barnes – BMW GS 1150
\nAntony Carberry – BMW GS SE 1150
\nReg & Ben Gundry BMW GS 1200<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"