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Lemonchili_x1
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 07:50 am: |
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I finally managed to swing a day off work and go for a ride today and thought I'd share a few pics . This was the first time I'd gotten a chance to take my 1125R 'Ronin' for a good run up in the hills since I bought it, as well as try out my new leathers (the weather has finally started to cool down a bit here) and I got to mess around with my camera a bit too. Ronin impressed me greatly, the weather stayed dry and I didn't get caught behind traffic too often when I got to the twisty bits. I did just over 300km and really got back into the groove in the second half. The chicken strips are a little thinner now Mt Mee lookout
The Pacific is out there somewhere in the haze:
The twisties just south of Kenilworth:
Somewhere between Kenilworth and Maleny, this is pretty typical South-East Queensland. Everything is nice and green at the moment for a change
Ronin portrait:
I messed around with doing a self portrait:
Once I got home I cleaned both Buell's (and did some work on the F100 too).
All in all a really nice day off. Hope everyone else manages a nice day off riding soon, wherever you are cheers, chili |
Vampress
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 07:54 am: |
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AND....Now you all know who the real black Stig was!!! Bahahahahaha! Glad you had a good ride |
Wolfridgerider
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 08:25 am: |
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Well.... all I can say is I'm glad you are going to LA and then NY and driving to C-Bus so you may have the driving on the opposite side of the road down before you get on a bike and ride to East Troy. Great pics! |
Babired
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 09:58 am: |
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Good Pictures Chili! I love the first X1 and the 1125R picture. K |
Glitch
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 11:22 am: |
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Extra nice! |
Nevrenuf
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 11:54 am: |
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looks like a nice day graham. i ride about 50 miles round trip every day on the bikes but very boring here in florida where you have 11 curves in 318 miles. i can't wait to move some day. |
Lemonchili_x1
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 07:48 pm: |
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I've been here almost 9 years and I'm still discovering great twisties . Local law enforcement are really taking the fun out the game though, I need to get to a track day sometime soon. Riding/driving on the right-hand side doesn't worry me too much. If it's anything like last time I went to the U.S., the problem will be switching back to the left when we return home |
Ustorque
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 08:11 pm: |
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Great shots Graham! I love the pic with the dirt road in the background and the fences heading off into the distance....nice stuff! |
Nwforester
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 08:12 pm: |
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Nice - I notice the start of a promising Uly road behind you in picture #8 !! |
Lemonchili_x1
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 08:48 pm: |
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Uly's (and Triumph Tigers) make more sense to me than they used too This is where went, Dayboro to Kenilworth and back: 152.82427&sspn=0.080006,0.135269&ie=UTF8&ll=-26.90 6151,152.817078&spn=0.808251,1.208496&t=h&z=10,htt p://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=D ayboro+QLD&daddr=kenilworth&geocode=FdwEYf4dzukbCS mNuaKNgAeUazGkOVjse-xcwg%3BFTY_av4dUHIaCSn33FK9PX2 UazFlauqq1ooSOw&gl=au&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=-27.196196, 152.82427&sspn=0.080006,0.135269&ie=UTF8&ll=-26.90 6151,152.817078&spn=0.808251,1.208496&t=h&z=10 |
D_adams
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 08:52 pm: |
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Great pics, looks like some very nice rides over there. You gotta stop parking on the wrong side of the road though! |
Doerman
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 11:18 pm: |
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Riding/driving on the right-hand side doesn't worry me too much. If it's anything like last time I went to the U.S., the problem will be switching back to the left when we return home Good to hear! I have no worries. When I drive in England, the problem is parking lots and garages (car parks). That's where I have no reference and make mistakes. Great ride and great pics! |
Buell2001b
| Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 02:33 pm: |
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great pics, well this weekedn my baby will get treated to some twisties. finally some good weather. by the way where did you get your side fairings, i like them |
Gunut75
| Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 03:00 pm: |
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I'm wondering the same thing. Where DID you get those side fairings? Schweeeet! |
Froggy
| Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 04:23 pm: |
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Those fairings come from the factory like that. |
Gunut75
| Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 09:19 pm: |
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NOT IN THE US! |
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