A collection of 64 rides that took place between 2006 and 2013. I have upscaled the old images from what was stored on Blogger but otherwise preserved the older camera nuances (and my poor writing) just for nostalgia. Please refer to my Good Motorcycle Roads Australia map for locations.
Turning Point
Nice to see some sunshine. Lovely autumn day. I believe this might be only the 2nd ride (in Australia) I have done this year. That is mostly due to the weather. I have however covered considerable distance in other countries. Some I have already posted and one tour I am […]
Go your own way
I think that was a motorcycle slogan once. I know I have said it before in this blog somewhere but today the thought came to me anew not recycled from the past. I was riding my old favourite loop into NSW via Mt Lindsey, Summerland way, Kyogle, Uki, Numinbah and […]
Dirty day out
At last a weekend where it was not thunderstorms. About time the weather came good and today it brought everyone out for a ride. Had no real plan and decided to retrace some of my last ride that I had to abort due to rain. Over Currumbin and zig zag […]
Spring colours
I went for a 1/2 day ride over the border ranges today to do some thinking and again noted Saturday to be a more relaxed ride without the usual Sunday distractions. Now is a great time to visit this area as there is still many trees in Spring colours. (as […]
Eudlo
I think I may try alternating between riding on Sunday to riding on Saturdays. I went for a Saturday ride for a change and experienced a better ride due to far less traffic. While tempted to go to my favourite northern NSW area I thought maybe the north might be […]
Beautiful Day
What a nice warm winter’s day. Beautiful day for a ride. Numinbah Valley
Ravensbourne
When I started riding I had a small bike and riding it anywhere was a joy. Every ride was a wonderful experience without any need for speed. I used to always ride then with other guys and thus at some point things became competitive and my focus shifted to riding […]
North of the border
For a change I decided to do a smaller ride sticking to the roads in the Gold Coast hinterland which I have not been visiting much lately. Dawn over the saw tooth skyline of the Gold Coast Today was the first proper Winter ride and I noticed more than a […]
A tale of two rides
My last two rides have been opposite temperatures. A couple of weeks ago it was hot and humid inside my helmet on a Sunday that was the last hurrah of warm weather. Today I reluctantly allowed a chilly dry air to demist the visor and closed all other vents as […]
Supersized Southern
What a great day for a ride. A little warm by the time this afternoon rolled around but the morning was near perfect riding weather. As is my usual choice when I want a decent ride I headed off this morning to the border ranges area with no firm route […]
Endless Summer
I was starting to think we were having an endless summer this year (albeit a wet one) as today is the first day of April and yet the forecast was for 30 degrees in western suburbs and 28 on the coast. Well time for mother nature to catch me out […]
Mid week escape
What’s better than a day off work? A day off work and going for a ride! I decided it was time to get new tyres on the CB1100. Actually I have been waiting eagerly for the Dunlops to wear sufficiently that I could replace them as they were rubbish. The […]
Two Pub Tour
With all the rain of late I was hopeful of getting a fine Sunday and despite some scattered showers yesterday it turned out to be a classic hot summer day here in the sub tropics. I set off about 7.30am and decided to make the most of it and go […]
The Now
I slept in a bit and after hesitating decided to quickly get ready and try for a ride.I had no real plan and just rode south. Almost immediately I had a woman in a Golf GTI merge into my lane despite sounding my horns (CB has two) from the second […]
In the groove
Wasn’t the best of weeks for me so a good ride was needed. I decided to do the tried and proven loop to Kyogle riding down via Mt Lindsey and the Summerland Way and returning via UKi and Currumbin valley. There are two perfect radius corners near the Mt Lindsey […]
Scattered showers
That was the forecast and when I woke to blue sky I thought they had predicted the worst case as usual. This time however it was true and by 8.30 refueling at Mudgerraba you could see the rain blowing in from the sea to the south. When my friend from […]
Rosebank
Traveling south I ‘flat slabbed it’ as the Americans put it to Currumbin where I refueled and along the way came up with a new variation on some of my favourite roads. First I rode over the Currumbin border range. The air was cool and very clear so I stopped […]
Gympie ride
Today I was determined to make up for last Sunday when I had planned to ride before drinking too much the night before. And so I headed north to Gympie.The forecast was for occasional showers in the Sunshine Coast district however one look this morning and I made up my […]
Clear Mountain
Weather improved today so I decided to do a small ride after lunch. After a slow traffic light crawl out of the city I rode via Bunya Road and Clear Mountain Road which were mostly free of cars. The clouds looked rather dark and heavy and I was wondering if […]
Go your own way
Yesterday was a beautiful winters day with no clouds and a mild temperature so I rose early today hopeful of the same however it’s gray. Never mind I am awake now so off for a small ride. Riding south I turned off and went to Mt Tamborine via Logan village. […]
