Km. 112500

- Replaced Shinko rear with Dunlop GPR100 ($265?)
- Rear brake pads

Beaconsfield - Reefton

As usual it was last minute decision, took the now "mandatory" route beaconsfield-gembrook-warby-reefton. Those who haven't done beaconsfield-gembrook it's like a warm-up for reefton ! Met strika and dave and upon seeing the red six they opted to ride the other way .

Up to reefton it was pristine. Some weird new yellow markers must be a new bike guide and I like it ! On the other side of the road plenty of fine gravel so I took some mental notes for the way back. I did not plan to ride black spur avoiding the tourist seeing its a 26C & blue sky day. Haven't ridden for a while so I rode really carefully. There were so many bikes around and I really tried to keep to the left in case someone ran wide. There was one ktm guy who did this and passed the white line but he managed to control it.


On the way back I came across a group of 6 guys doing "the pace". very disciplined and smooth and I tagged behind. Love it. But after a while one by one they signal me to pass as my pace was bit quicker, perhaps they hate seeing dual white xenon headlights looming on the mirror -- as you do. Getting to the leader this one guy was different -- he was very fast and smooth so I just stayed comfortably behind him and learnt a few. We passed the peak and after sometimes I found out my pace is getting marginally quicker so I pass him somewhere safely. He stayed with me for a while but by the 80 zone he was about 3 bends away. My 10,000km-worn shinko's performed beautifully during the whole ordeal


The highlight of the trip was the chicada, though. There must be millions of them, in the helmet sounding like bearing 'whirr' I actually stopped to inspect my bike!. Off the helmet well they're really LOUD, never experienced anything like that.

if this is what's in store for summer ......then BRING IT ON !!!

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Km. 105000

Major service
- Valve shim change (shimss, gaskets)
- Oil change
- Radiator coolant change

Birthday pics

Ride with the kids ...

Reefton Spur

Reefton Spur

Reefton Spur short video

Sydney to Melbourne via Snowy Mountains

Autumn in Khancoban

Departed Sydney 7:30 and arriving at Cooma 16:00. Stayed in Cooma motor inn (in front of McDonalds). Great Chinese restaurant there. Fog and cold weather and avoided Cabramurra.

Departed from Cooma at 7:30 and arriving in Melbourne 19:00.

Beautiful roads and scenery, some snow. Some problems with carb icing (too cold!)










Thredbo - Khancoban:

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Melbourne to Sydney via coastal route

1100km, 16hrs. Left Bonbeach 2:30am, arrived in Sydney 6:30.

Tambo upper

Google maps: Route taken

Touring: What to take list - for Sydney trip

Underseat:
Gaffa tape
Pants rain suit
Bicycle pump
Tubeless repair kit
Basic tools (screwdriver, plier)
Spare $100
Tissues
Flashlight
Zip ties
Panadol + Imodium + Bandaid
Bicycle chain lock

On bike:
water bottle
shoo roo
nsw & vic map

Bag & pockets:
Notebook + charger + ethernet cable + console cable
Camera + charger + usb cable
HP + charger
GPS + batteries
radio ?
Plastic bags
Ear plug
Chain lube
Clothing
Umbrella
Waterproofing gloves
Neck Warmer
Spare key
Hat

Km. 104050

- Oil change
- Draggin Jeans Peter Stevens $229

Ride to Thompson Dam

With MSTCV

Cameron Stevens leading
13 bikes, 13 people (4 first time riders), 370 km, 24 deg.
4 bikes, 4 people from Dargo joined ride at Tyers
Incident #1: GSXR600 member (1st ride back), minor cosmetic, rideable, continued, some gardening on Hill End Rd
Incident #2: Hayabusa 1st time rider, minor cosmetic, not rideable holed engine cover. Put off line by errant 4WD on Rawson Tyres Rd. Tow truck attended.

Km. 103200

2nd stator fault. Soldering went lose.

Re-soldered the fault and back to normal.

Km. 102600

- Front & Rear Shinko 003, $325, Mag wheels & Tyres (preston)
- Excellent feel. Front is '70' profile.
- Rear Pirelli Diablo Strada lasted 13730km, slippery on wet roads
- Front Michelin Pilot Power lasted 13700km+, terrible lean feel

Front tyre 120/65-17
Back tyre 180/55-17
Magwheels
94800 911
102 Chifley drive
Preston

Km. 102200

- Replaced brake pads, AUD47 on ebay
- Replaced front brake oil

WSBK ride

World superbike ride. Met marty (zx9r), mick (zx10r), dave (gos, zx12r) in Marysvile. Ride through reefton, warburton, poweltown, neerim, drouin etc.

in twowheels

Foto waktu sepeda-motoran di Selo sama Agung masuk twowheels magazine :)