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Scotty’s ride over before it started. I’ve been looking forward to this ride for months. Though I had everything organised but my plan slowly started to unravel till it all finally finished in a soggy cold mess
.When TB posted this ride I was strait onto the rosters bitch to get this weekend off, all sorted, so I thought. When the roster for this period came out I found I was on a 6 week rotation with another department. New roster has me working at a Aboriginal Reconciliation Parade on the Saturday, my response, F*&K F*&K F*&K F*&K F*&K.
New plan. I work till 3.30pm then ride to Hampton and meet the boys and girls (menace and moto) there. The day was going well. Rain in the morning had the parade called off(thats something i’m not sorry about),then the sun began to shine
.Raced home after work, gear all ready to go, on the bike and up over the hill I go. I get about 5km before I realise in my excitement I left my backpack at home, bugger. Go home get pack and off again weather still fine. I get as far as blaxland and it starts to rain. She’ll be right. I get to springwood and it’s bucketing down and by now I can already feel water getting in through my Ballards jacket. Faulconbridge, goggles fogged and no vision,nearly hit the gaurd rail trying to stop.
Off with the goggles and on with safety glasses, still determined to make it to Hampton. Get as far as Hazelbrook and might as well not have jacket, wet to the bone and it’s getting cold, visibility still shit, just following tail lights of cars in front. Then I notice tail lights stopped, F#@&*&CK that was close. Thats when I pulled the pin, I know when i’m beat. I turned tail and headed for home.
When I got home I called Tiny who informed me it was freazing and foggy in Hampton and it was prolly a good move to turn around and head for home.
The worst part is now I got a shit load of wet gear to dry.
Tiny just left my place and it sounds like the conditions on day 2 were much better and they got in a good days ride. Now im real shitty,
.350kms, some very wet, but I had a great time, I had a non water proof jacket and I like others was cold at times, but would do it again without a 2nd thought, today was better
Cheers to everyone that turned up regardless of the weather which weather reports lead myself and others I spoke with over the weekend to believe would have been much better than it was
I only took one picture and will let others post their stories and pictures
TB
IT
WAS
REALLY
GOOD
Tiny wrote:
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WAS
REALLY
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Fall off, did ya big fella?
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Tiny wrote:
Quote:No comment:blush:If no one saw them ..they didn’t happen.
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