going to hobart (the holiday isle)!!!!

[Yankee]

don't know 100% if i'll have computer access/time.... but i'll be back in about a week... don't go changing anything here, just gettin' used to it!
i'll be doing the "point to pinnacle" (after todays ride..... i don't know! sore as) w/c is a 1/2 marathon up Mt. Wellington (gotta keep my trim figure) i'll freeze, i just know it, hate the cold.. and i already miss my bike!
see ya when i get "home"
cheers all
M

[spekt-r]

Good luck with it mate. The hardest part I think will be coming down here and seeing all our great roads and knowing that you cant ride them, then you'll REALLY miss your bike.

[Yankee]

yeah, i know.... i'll just come over and borrow yours, yeah?!! lol!
I seriously don't know how i'll cope with the cold!!!!
this'll be my 4th time down to the apple isle, we're also doing a tour of the west coast..... dune buggies!!! was gunna do the HD tour around as well, but couldn't bring myself to ride one of those.

[Nanna10r]

Marty I think just put yourself in the running for the Qld Ksrc Loon of the year award . Running mountains in Tassie when you live in Sunny Qld. Hope you do well in Both events.
Cheers Brett

[mfzx6r]

Good luck.
You'll cry when you see those roads and dont have a bike.


mario

[icebreaker]

I might be riding down in Jan Mario

with the misses on the back.. but she's being a pain in the arse already.. so we could end up taking the cage.. but we'll see... I might have to put my foot down..

[Nanna10r]

I might be riding down in Jan Mario

with the misses on the back.. but she's being a pain in the arse already.. so we could end up taking the cage.. but we'll see... I might have to put my foot down..

Dan I'd try with the right Foot then left up to the right, then right again, dont get too rash an try n pace it out too far, just sorta ease into it. Be much less of a shock to her that way.

Cheers Brett

[Wannabe]

Hey Yankee, if it makes you feel any better, the snow that got dumped on Mt Wellington on sunday night has melted.
It's been around 18-25 degrees the last few days so you might just avoid getting frost-bite this time around
BTW - You'll go crazy when you get up the west coast and see the roads - and you without a bike ... I've been up that way only once in a car and I was depressed the whole way. The road beckons

[mrmina]

I might be riding down in Jan Mario

with the misses on the back.. but she's being a pain in the arse already.. so we could end up taking the cage.. but we'll see... I might have to put my foot down..

and what big feet u have there dan.

[mrmina]

don't know 100% if i'll have computer access/time.... but i'll be back in about a week... don't go changing anything here, just gettin' used to it!
i'll be doing the "point to pinnacle" (after todays ride..... i don't know! sore as) w/c is a 1/2 marathon up Mt. Wellington (gotta keep my trim figure) i'll freeze, i just know it, hate the cold.. and i already miss my bike!
see ya when i get "home"
cheers all
M

good luck mate.

i missed my bike when i was overseas and just to rub it in i had a guy fly past on an R1 while i was in the cab going to the hotel from the airport on day 1.

[Yankee]

YAY, I'm Home!!! man did i miss my bike on all those great roads down there!!! Seriously, Tazzie is the BEST place to go for a vacation!! although we had the best weather whilest we were down there, which is RARE! anyway, correct me if I am wrong Hobartians, but we did the Hobart to uh New Norfolk to Queenstown to Strahan to Zeehan (stayed in Strahan of course)... but damn, those roads kick so much ass! And due to the weather their were a LOT of bikes out there enjoying it! We rented quads and did the sand dunes there, and the train ride back to Queenstown (amazing history and disgusting mining! rivers are distroyed.... another 500 years of NEVER touching them and they MAY support life again!)
Anyway, and we had a blast in Hobart (Knoppy's on a Friday night), salamanca (tourist thing) cole valley winery, 7 mile beach (dogs), oh yeah, and the RUN! shite that was FREEZING! normally takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes to do that sort of distance (21.4 Kms) for me, but Mt. Wellington I was not prepared for! took 2 hours 18 minutes! which was still good apparently, just gotta go back next year to beat it!!
you guys have a lovely little holiday isle down there, don't tell too many ppl about it! oh, going back in Feb. to do the Overland track! we liked lake st. claire so much.....
now back to catching up on the forums!

[Nanna10r]

Welcome Home Marty, Glad you had a balll by the sound of it.
Congrats on the Race Time.
Cheers Brett

[icebreaker]

Welcome back mate!

Just booked my ticket yesterday for our trip in 1 months time... Taking the Cage *Curses* I caved to easy... Might even take the bike as well, we did that last year...

[mfzx6r]

Welcome back.

Dan your soft !!



mario

[Quarkz]

Welcome back Marty! Glad that you enjoyed it!