WARNING – I was very SNAP HAPPY today!! What a fascinating culture to get to learn in a couple days.. But I am certainly out of my league at the moment! Still without the bike, as I am going to the JAF office in the morning, to hopefully get my Carnet stamped for approval to ride in this country! In the meantime, I am trying to get used to the roads here...
So!! Now that the bike is sorted, young Aaron invited me out for a ride on the Harley after work.. Cool! I do miss my old Harley, I’ve enjoyed the bits of Perth I have seen, and sounds like a plan! Aaron is a soft spoken guy, with a passion for bikes and cars, and particularly the American kind! When I showed up he had quite a car to show me...
On Tuesday, Aaron from KTM got a mate of his to sort out my side stand problem.. I didn’t get to meet him, but his name is Barney, and he owns Parnaby’s Welding in Perth. Barney Parnaby! (I don’t know how the name works out that way, but I like it!) He was wonderfully kind, a Harley Rider, and did the work for free in support of my...
Started off from Tina’s house, and went to fill up with fuel. Really had to park my bike at the roadhouse like a moron, just to get the kick stand down. But I got the job done, and got the Air freight express guy to help me hold the bike to get the kick stand back up.. boy did he have a funny story to tell! (As I find nearly every time I stop...
Boy, this bike keeps getting bigger and bigger! I think we have similar body shapes now!! Yesterday my Touratech Panniers went on, and they are awesome.. Just remembered when we were taking photos down by the beach the other night, these 2 surfers pulled up in their station wagon to have a look, and one of them said, “Hey, you look like you’re on a...
Yep, it’s true.. Pinky finger nail right off.. Today I had some training with Sam. What a big day it was!! The intention was for some dirt roads, and Sam knows how to deliver! I guess I should start off by a long ride up the big hill out of Adelaide early this morning in very thick fog and rain. My visor was a foggy mess on the inside as well...
One of the hardest parts about this trip is leaving my boy Luke behind. Luke has been with me since 1999. We got him in Queensland, merely to be a guard dog for the boat we sailed through the Pacific Islands. But the moment I met Luke, I knew he was meant to be in our lives as more than a guard dog. After the trip through the islands finished, it was...
Ooooooh, big fat flat tire! To continue on with our lovely country Sunday drive.. Once we decided to start heading back to Adelaide, only moments after making the turn the bike was out of control. Back end was all over the place. Even then I thought, wow this road doesn’t look much worse than the rest, I wonder why I am having trouble controlling...
Nice day for Sunday country drive… Training day with the help of a very experienced rider Sam. And what a great teacher he is!!! Intention was to learn how to handle the bike better on dirt roads, since I will be facing a fair few of them over the year or so.. Learning how to correct the bike as it swings around on the slippery gravel.. and how best...
It is White Knuckle Day!! Very very windy day… a real treat when you are riding a motorcycle! Well.. maybe not a treat, but I had to take it that way, otherwise I wouldn’t have enjoyed myself. The wind was knocking me around on the road, it is really strong.. The horizon was completely brown from Outback dust being blown around, and total white caps...