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January 2012
Thursday 5th January
Social Sip
7 pm
Il Gambero
166 Lygon St
, Carlton (opposite Argyle Square)
Melways Reference 2B F10
Collect your magazine and get all the news first. Catch up with your
fanatical motorcycling enthusiast mates, share a meal and still
be home by 10.30 pm
Sunday 8th January
Mt Baw Baw
Ben Warden leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
Yarra Glen, Healesville, Yarra Junction, Noojee for morning tea after
60 km.
Leg 2:
Noojee, Mt Baw Baw, Noojee for lunch after 100 km
Leg 3:
Noojee, Neerim South, Jindivick, Longwarry North, 50 km
7 bikes, 7 people, 27 deg (but wet and foggy up Mt Baw Baw); 258
km
Sunday 15th January
Leongatha via Coalville
Tim Emons leading
10 am Berwick
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Jindivick, Willow Gve, Moe for morning tea. (118km )
Leg 2:
Moe, Coalville, Boolara, Mirboo Nth, Leongatha for lunch. (107km)
Leg 3:
Leongatha, Hallston, Mirboo Nth, Thorpdale, Childers, Yarragon for
afternoon tea. (85km)
Leg 4:
Yarragon, Ellinbank, Lardner, Drouin, Longwarry, Officer, finish. (64km)
Expect around 374 km for the day.
23 bikes, 23 people, 398 km, 24 deg.
Sunday 22nd January
Meredith - Teesdale
Bill Simpson leading
10 am West Gate Shell Servo (outbound)
Ride will suit inexperienced riders; first time Club riders and
pillions.
Route:
Leg 1:
Westgate to Werribee taking the third exit and on to Anakie via
Little River. Then it's on to Maude (a different way than usual with
500 metres of good dirt road included). Then a secret local loop and
back through Maude, Steiglitz and on to Meredith for morning tea. (132
km) Suggest we top up with fuel at Meredith and you should be right
for the rest of the ride.
Leg 2:
From Meredith we head south to She Oaks, Maude, Lethbridge,
Teesdale with 1.8 km dirt road, depending of the weather, Shelford,
and Inverleigh for lunch. (61 km) The local takeaway serves pies,
pasties, salad rolls, sandwiches, tea/coffee and fish and chips.
Leg 3:
Inverleigh to Teesdale (different roads) and on to Bannockburn
and a secret location for a cuppa. (24 km)
Leg 4:
Bannockburn back to Maude (different route again) and on to
Anakie Junction via a slightly different route. Then on to Staughton
Vale, Little River and finally the Werribee Caltex, where the ride
will finish. (80 km)
Expect around 310 km from start to finish.
17 bikes, 17 people, 34 deg., 280 km
Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th
Australia Day Weekend, Jindabyne - members only
Bookings - open, but be quick!
Ben Warden leading
9.00 am Berwick
The Committee has booked accommodation at the NSW Sport and
Recreation Centre in Jindabyne. This is lodge style accommodation with
2 beds per room (7 rooms) with shared bathroom facilities, and a
large kitchen/living area with a big screen TV. We have stayed five
times before and are so impressed with the cost, quality and food,
we thought we had better come back, and back, and ...!
The Australia Day holiday falls on Thursday 26th of January. Given
the distances involved (600 km on the first day and last days), a four
day weekend allows us to take full advantage of the great location.
The plan is to ride up on Thursday 26th, ride around the Snowy
Mountains Friday and Saturday, and return to Melbourne on
Sunday. This means three nights accommodation. You'll need to take
annual leave for the Friday. Thursday is a public
holiday.
Typically temperatures are in the high 30's at this time of year, but
at this altitude the temperatures will be around 5 degrees cooler
making for ideal riding conditions.
As usual, this special event is offered on a strictly first come,
first served basis. Preference will be given to members. A $200 full
payment is required, payable in to the Club bank account. The deposit
buys three nights accommodation and 3 night's meals. If you wish to
stay less than four nights then you may choose to organise others to
use the nights you are not using. It costs $200 no matter how many
nights you stay.
A BBQ pack is being offered for the first night and a three course
meal on nights two and three.
(First night is a public holiday and
getting staff to work that night in the restaurant is expensive.)
We'll have a two course BBQ (sausages, steaks, salads, chocolate cake)
as early or late as we wish on our back patio area.
All you need is your toothbrush, a change of clothes and near new
tyres. Street legal, race replica tyres will not last much more than
two days so regular road tyres are a more sensible option, unless you
are prepared to change them.
The route for Day 1 is via Orbost and Delegate via the Bonang Highway.
They have completed the Nimmitabel bypass to Dalgety lopping
off 30 km of highway. Brilliant roads for the whole weekend. Check out
the Club Magazine for February 2011 in the Members area.
Shorter Day rides will be organised for Days 2 and 3. A rest day
is an option. Home will be via the Great Alpine Way down through
Khancoban and around the Murray to Tallangatta via the Granya Gap.
If cars are going, then carrying of bags (1 per person) may be
organised. This makes travelling a breeze, much like a Sunday ride.
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Places are limited. First in best dressed. The cost is
sensational value: 3 nights accommodation and three substantial
meals for $200.
Email me your ebank transaction receipt to confirm your place.
Cancellation Policy: as the Club has to pay upfront, the full and
final amount ($200) is required. If you pull out, then you need to
find a replacement to get your money back. Otherwise, no refunds.
Alternative Accommodation: there are two pubs in Jindabyne, a caravan
park (cabins, on site vans, etc) and numerous motel options.
Sunday 29th January
Trentham Ranges
Geoff Jones leading
10 am Whittlesea
Caltex
Route:
Leg 1:
Whittlesea, Flowerdale, Strath Creek, Trawool, Highlands,
Seymour, morning tea. (112 km)
Leg 2: Seymour, Pyalong, Emu Flat, Baynton, Burke&Wills
Track to Lancefield, fuel, Cobar, Macedon twistys to Woodend
for lunch and fuel. (107 km)
Leg 3: Woodend, Trentham, Blackwood, Greendale, Ballan, Mount
Egerton, Bungal, Morrisons, and Meredith. (100 km)
Leg 4: Meredith, Steiglitz, Anakie, Mount Anakie and Werribee. (66km)
Expect about 380 km for the day.
February 2012
Thursday 2nd February
General Meeting and Social Sip combined
6.30 pm Tower Hotel
686 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn East (corner Burwood Rd, Camberwell Rd &
Albert Street)
The Committee has booked the "free" private meeting room, conditional
on us eating there. So, save your Club money and come and have a meal
followed by a quick formal meeting. $15 Club menu available eg Parma
and Pot. Collect your magazine, catch up with the gossip, see your
mates.
15 people
Sunday 5th February
Yarra Ranges
Rob Langer leading
10 am Berwick
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Gembrook, Launching Place, Warburton.
Leg 2:
Warburton, Reefton Spur, Black Spur, Healesville, Toolangi Road House
Leg 3:
Toolangi, Glenburn, Kinglake, St Andrews, Warrandyte for coffee and break up.
Expect around 300 km for the day.
16 bikes, 16 people, 24 deg., 260 km
Sunday 12th February
Heathcote
Paul Southwell leading
10 am Whittlesea
17 bikes, 17 people, 24 deg., 351 km
Route:
Leg 1:
Whittlesea, Flowerdale, Yea, Highlands, Seymour. (110km)
Leg 2:
Seymour, Pyalong, Lancefield, Mia Mia, Heathcote
Leg 3:
Heathcote, Lake Eppalock, Redesdale, Burke and Wills Track,
Lancefield.
Leg 4:
Lancefield, Romsey, Bulla.
Sunday 19th February
Mirboo North
Ben Warden leading
10 am Berwick
This ride suits sports bikes - it strings together the best roads in
central Gippsland. First stop Korumburra Bakery via Drouin if you miss
the start. Then up through Arawata (3 km of dirt) and Leongatha along
endless twisty roads looking for the perfect sweeper, touching on the
Grand Ridge Road with spectacular views of rugged mountains and
glimpses of the sea. Nearly three years later and we will still see
remnants of the fire damaged areas around Boolarra.
Mirboo North
bakery for lunch. Then we'll do a loop down to Hallston and back to
Mirboo North, before pressing on to the famous Thorpdale corner
sequence and Trafalgar for fuel. The Hallston loop offers the chance
to skip 60 km of twisties and have a breather for 35 minutes before
rejoining the main group. Or jump on the back of your partner's bike.
After Trafalgar we'll cross the Prince's Highway and head for Old Sale
Road and Jindivick to finish at Officer.
Expect around 400 km for the day. Good tyres are essential.
13 bikes, 13 people, 28 deg (no rain despite forecast), 432 km
Sunday 26th February
Phillip Island World Superbikes
Ron Johnson leading
10 am Berwick
Rob Langer to host a BBQ and allow us to watch the
Superbikes on TV.
The route will include Harkaway, Upper Beaconsfield, Cockatoo,
Pakenham Upper, Gembrook and Warburton for coffee after 85 km. If
there is enough time we may venture up Mt Donna Buang, otherwise it's
back a similar way to Ashburton and the BBQ. Expect around 140 km
for the day.
9 bikes, 9 people, 240 km, 34 deg.
At BBQ 9 people (5 people met us there directly)
March 2012
Thursday 1st March
Social Sip
7 pm
Il Gambero
166 Lygon St
, Carlton (opposite Argyle Square)
Melways Reference 2B F10
Collect your magazine and get all the news first. Catch up with your
fanatical motorcycling enthusiast mates, share a meal and still
be home by 10.30 pm
Sunday 4th March
Licola
Ben Warden leading
10 am Berwick
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Longwarry, Jindivick, Crossover, Old Sale Road to Moe, morning
tea. (110 km)
Leg 2: Moe, Yallourn North, Tyers (everyone must get fuel at this
point as it is a 210 km return trip). On to Glengarry, Toongabbie,
around to Glenmaggie and up to Licola for lunch. Some will take a run
up the hill to the end of the bitumen and back. (140 km)
Leg 3:
Retrace our tracks from Licola back to Tyers for fuel bypassing
Glenmaggie. (70 km)
Leg 4:
Tyres, Yallourn North, Hill End Road, Old Sale Road, Crossover,
Jindivick, Longwarry
North (100 km)
Expect around 420 kms for the day.
8 bikes, 8 people, 465 km, 26 deg. no rain despite forecast
Sunday 11th March
Castlemaine
Rob Langer leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Route:
Leg 1:
Yarra Glen, Christmas Hills, Glen Burn, Flowerdale, Broadford
Leg 2:
Broadford, Pyalong, Emu Flat, Redesdale, Castlemaine
Leg 3:
Castlemaine, Fryerstown, Franklinford, Hepburn Springs, Spring Hill,
Trentham, Woodend (100 km).
Leg 4:
Woodend, Mt Macedon, Straws Lane, Bolinda, Wildwood Road, Bulla (70
km).
16 bikes, 17 people, 403 km, 22 deg.
Monday 12th March - Labour Day Holiday
Euroa
Ben Warden leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
We will celebrate the Victorian unions winning the 8 hour day by a run
through some classic backroads in mostly open farmland. Expect around
340 km for the day.
Route:
Leg 1:
Yarra Glen, Chum Creek Road, Murrinidindi, Molesworth and Alexandra.
(110 km)
Leg 2:
Alexandra, Yarck, Gobur, Merton, Strathbogie and Euroa for lunch after
100 km.
Leg 3:
Euroa, Highlands, Seymour, Broadford after another 130 km.
Leg 4:
Broadford, Wallan, Eden Park. 35 km
6 bikes, 6 people, 382 km, no wind, 24 degrees, perfect.
Sunday 18th March
Kilcunda
Ben Warden leading
10 am Berwick
Route:
Loch for morning tea after 110 km via Drouin and the Korumburra
Warragul road, Ranceby and Nyora. Then we'll continue south 16 km before peeling off towards
Anderson, Almurta and loops within loops, the risk of the ride
lead intersecting with the group ever present.
Glimpses of the sea will appear occasionally and totally in the
wrong place. Woolamai, the triple K, (Kernot, Kilcunda, Kongwak) and
finally (K4) Korumburra Bakery for lunch. (112km)
After a leisurely break and a few tall stroies, its back up the
Korumburra Warragul Road to Ellinbank, bypassing
Warragul town and its lights, to Darnuma, Old Sale Road, and the Crossover twisties to
the Neerims, Nayook and the Powelltown sweepers to finish. (113)
Expect around 337 km for the day - plus start and finish commutes.
The sun should be awkwardly low as we head back to Melbourne via Healesville.
A hard ride to get you through the next week taking two days to recover.
20 bikes, 20 people, 453 km, 23 deg.
Sunday 25th March
Simpson via the Great Ocean Road
Bill Simpson leading (tbc)
9.30 am West Gate Shell Servo
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for
first time Club riders.
Leg 1: West Gate Freeway to Little River exit, onto Lara skirting
Geelong by the usual back roads to Batesford and Moriac
for morning tea after 110 km and to meet the local MSR contingent.
Leg 2:
Moriac, Deans Marsh, Forest, Apollo Bay (fuel) after 103 km.
Leg 3:
Apollo Bay to Lavers Hill for lunch after another 50km.
Leg 4:
After a short spell, we'll
continue on to Princetown and then Simpson for a splash of fuel after a
further 100 kms. We'll stop at the Shoe Tree for photos.
Leg 5: Homeward bound via Carlisle River (1.5 km of
dirt), Barongarook, Deans Marsh for afternoon tea after 50 km.
Leg 6:
Deans Marsh, Moriac and Lara to finish after another 86 km.
Expect around 537 km for the day.
19 bikes, 20 people, 475 km to Batesford, 20 deg. cool/cold
with some misty
rain
Weekend Saturday 31st March and Sunday 1st April
Dargo via Omeo
Tim Emons leading
9 am Berwick
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Saturday:
We'll take a fairly direct route from Berwick to Tyers for a short
break, then work our way around Lake Glenmaggie and on through open
farmland to Briagolong for fuel and sustenance after 206km. The real
ride starts here!
We'll head into the forest and up the sensational
Beverleys Road, across to Wuk Wuk (Bairnesdale) and on to Bruthen bakery for
lunch. Once both tanks are full, we'll take the Great Alpine Road
north towards Omeo as far as Doctors Flat. Then loop back to Bruthen
resulting in a shorter route than last time due to less daylight
hours. Then final leg into Dargo making 560km for the day.
A shorter option exists for those wanting to skip the Omeo leg
is to go directly to Dargo reducing the
distance to a comfortable 284km for the day.
Sunday:
Back out on the brilliant Dargo road to Briagolong, then across to
Lake Glenmaggie for a run up the spectacular Licola road. From here
we'll tackle the same corners in the opposite direction, then across
the flats again to refuel in Tyers. We'll throw in a detour to Rawson,
then on to the infamous Icy Creek road, stopping for afternoon tea at
Noojee, before the final short leg into Powelltown.
Around 386km for the day, with over 100km more for most to home.
Good tyres essential.
Cost: $50, includes breakfast at Dargo General Store
Accommodation: local B&B, bunks, twin share, doubles. Two houses:
one sleeps four, the other sleeps nine.
Cancellation Policy: no refunds
April 2012
Sunday 1st April
Lancefield
Paul Southwell leading
10 am Whittlesea
Route:
Leg 1:
While a group of regular riders are enjoying riding around Dargo,
Paul will lead today's ride out through Flowerdale, Strath Creek,
Trawool and Highlands to Seymour for morning tea. (112 km)
Leg 2:
Seymour, Pyalong, Emu Flat, Burke and Wills Track, Lancefield (84 km)
Leg 3:
Lancefield, Pyalong, Broadford, Flowerdale, Kinglake West, to finish at
"Flying Tarts" Bakery, Pheasant Creek. (98 km)
Expect around 294 km for the day.
Thursday 5th April
Social Sip
7 pm
Il Gambero
166 Lygon St
, Carlton (opposite Argyle Square)
Melways Reference 2B F10
Collect your magazine and get all the news first. Catch up with your
fanatical motorcycling enthusiast mates, share a meal and still
be home by 10.30 pm
8 people
Sunday 8th April - Easter Sunday
Strathbogie Ranges, Euroa
Ben Warden leading
10 am Whittlesea
Route:
Leg 1:Whittlesea, Flowerdale, Strath Creek, King Parrot Road,
Goulburn Valley Highway, Yea for morning tea. 74 km
Leg 2: Back track on the Goulburn to Highlands, Gin Gin, Caveat
Terip Terip, Gobur, onto the Maroonda Hwy to Merton. Through the Merton
twistys, right towards Strathbogie and on to Euroa for lunch and fuel
after a further 126k.
Leg 3:
Back through Ruffy, Highlands, Seymour to regroup at Broadford.
16 bikes, 17 people, 330 km, 21 deg. fine
Monday 9th April
Mt Baw Baw
Rod Merrett leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Route:
Monday is a public holiday so lets go for a ride!
Leg 1:
From Yarra Glen we'll head across to Healesville, Yarra Junction and Noojee for
morning tea after 60 km.
Leg 2:
Then up the challenging steep and twisty road to Mt Baw Baw. (50 km)
After a group photo it's back to Noojee for lunch.
Leg 3:
As most people will be tired we'll head back through Powelltown to
Healesville and Toolangi to finish at Kinglake Bakery.
Expect around 225 km for the day.
7 bikes, 8 people, 160 km, 13 deg. cold and wet
Sunday 15th April
Thomson Dam
Marc Marais leading
10 am Berwick
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Pakenham Upper, Gembrook, Yarra
Junction, Powelltown, Noojee (morning tea). (100km)
Leg 2:
Noojee, Nayook, Neerim Junction, Neerim East, Neerim South, Crossover, Buln
Buln East, Willow Grove, Moe. (80km) (lunch) Note: 180km to
first fuel stop.
Leg 3:
Moe, Erica, Thomson Dam. (50km)
Leg 4:
Thomson Dam, Tyers, Yallourn North, Moe for fuel. (73km)
Leg 5:
Moe, Willow Grove, Old Sale Road, Neerim South, Jindivick, Officer.
(125 km)
Expect around 380 km for the day.
18 bikes, 18 people, 427 km, 26 deg.
Sunday 22nd April
Jamieson
Ben Warden leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
From Yarra Glen we'll head across to Healesville, over the
Black Spur and around to Marysville for morning tea (50km).
Leg 2:
Then on to
Buxton, Taggerty, Eildon and down the Torbreck River Road to Jamieson
for lunch (104km) including about 50 km of uninterrupted twisty
road.
Leg 3:
After lunch we'll head 62 km back to Eildon for fuel (total 216km)
and then over Skyline through Fraser National Park to Alexandra.
Then on to Molesworth, Yea and Kinglake via Glenburn (116 km).
Expect around 332 km for the day.
8 bikes, 8 people, 340 km, 23 deg with one heavy shower late
afternoon
Wednesday 25th April - ANZAC Day
Tarra Bulga National Park via Yarram
Ben Warden leading
10 am Berwick
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Drouin, Poowong, Korumburra. (104 km)
Leg 2:
Korumburra, Outrim, Tarwin Lower, Buffalo, Fish Creek,
Foster, Port Franklin, Toora, Agnes Falls, Welshpool, Yarram. (151 km)
Leg 3:
Yarram, Balook (Tarra Bulga National Park), Yinnar, Trafalgar. (120 km)
Total ride length 375 km.
3 bikes, 3 people, 375 km, 15 deg windy, mainly dry
Sunday 29th April
Greendale
Geoff Jones leading
10 am Whittlesea
Route:
Leg 1:
Geoff will lead today's ride out through Flowerdale, Strath
Creek, Trawool and Highlands to Seymour for morning tea. (112 km)
Leg 2:
After the break we'll through Pyalong, Emu Flat, Baynton,
Burke & Wills Track, Cobaw, Mt Macedon to Woodend for lunch. (107 km)
Leg 3:
After lunch it is on to Trentham, Blackwood, Greendale, Ballan,
Mount Egerton, Dungal, Morrisons, and Meredith. (100 km)
Leg 4:
The last leg will include Steiglitz, Anakie, Mount Anakie and Werribee. (66km)
Expect about 380 km for the day.
21 bikes, 21 people, 16 deg. fine and sunny, then overcast and
cold. 438 km to Diggers Rest.
May 2012
Thursday 3rd May
Social Sip
7 pm Il Gambero
166 Lygon St
, Carlton (opposite Argyle Square)
Melways Reference 2B F10
Collect your magazine and get all the news first. Catch up with your
fanatical motorcycling enthusiast mates, share a meal and still
be home by 10.30 pm.
Sunday 6th May
Lake Corangamite via Brisbane Ranges
Cliff Peters leading
10.15am Point Cook Shell servo, Melway Ref 53 B 11
or Google Map Point Cook Shell
Note: West Gate Shell service station temporarily closed till July
Route:
Leg 1:
Point Cook to Werribee taking the third exit, Anakie Junction,
Durdidwarrah, Meredith, morning tea. (75km) We will need to top up
with fuel at Meredith to make it through to Colac, a further 196km as
there is no fuel in Beeac.
Leg 2:
Meredith, Steiglitz, Maude, Lethbridge, Teasdale, Shelford,
Wingeel, Ombersley, Eurack, Beeac for lunch. (112km) The local
takeaway serves pies, pasties, salad rolls, sandwiches, fish chips
etc. with tea and coffee across the road.
Leg 3:
Beeac, Cundare North, Dreeite, Alvie, Coragulac, Redrock
Lookout (views of Lake Corangamite). Alvie, Warrion, Balintore and Colac for fuel. (84km)
Short spell and then out towards Barongarook, Yeo and Deans Marsh for
afternoon tea. (70km)
Leg 4:
Deans Marsh, Moriac, Lara. (80km)
Expect around 430km of very different roads for the day.
13 bikes, 13 people, 399 km, 16 deg.
Sunday 13th May
Eildon via Reefton Spur
Ron Johnston leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Route:
Leg 1:
Yarra Glen, Cold Stream, Gruyere, Launching Place, Warburton (80 km)
Leg 2:
Warburton, Reefton Spur, Marysville, Taggerty, Eildon. (95 km)
Leg 3:
Eildon, Fraser National Park, Alexandra, Yarck, Gobur, Caveat,
Highlands, Yea. (110 km)
Leg 4:
Yea, Kinglake West (55 km)
Expect around 360 km for the day.
9 bikes, 10 people, 312 km, 14 deg cold and wet all day
Sunday 20th May
Licola
Cliff Peters leading
10 am Berwick
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Longwarry, Jindivick, Crossover, Old Sale Road to Moe, morning
tea. (110 km)
Leg 2: Moe, Yallourn North, Tyers (everyone must get fuel at this
point as it is a 210 km return trip). On to Glengarry, Toongabbie,
around to Glenmaggie and up to Licola for lunch. Some will take a run
up the Wellington River Road to the end of the bitumen and back. (140 km)
Leg 3:
Retrace our tracks from Licola back to Tyers for fuel bypassing
Glenmaggie. (70 km)
Leg 4:
Tyres, Yallourn North, Hill End Road, Old Sale Road, Crossover,
Jindivick, Longwarry North, Officer BP servo (135 km)
Expect around 455 kms for the day.
19 bikes, 19 people, 476 km, 13 deg fine and cold
Sunday 27th May
Castlemaine
Rob Langer leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Route:
Leg 1:
Yarra Glen, Christmas Hills, Glenburn, Flowerdale, Broadford. (110 km)
Leg 2:
Broadford, Pyalong, Emu Flat, Redesdale, Castlemaine (125 km)
Leg 3:
Castlemaine, Fryerstown, Franklinford, Hepburn Springs, Spring Hill,
Trentham, Woodend (100 km).
Leg 4:
Woodend, Mt Macedon, Straws Lane, Bolinda, Wildwood Road, Bulla (60
km).
Expect around 405 km for the day.
16 bikes, 16 people, 430 km (Leg 2 159km with changes), 14 deg no
rain, 100% overcast 95% of day, cold.
June 2012
Sunday 3rd June
Boolarra South, Gippsland
Ben Warden leading
10 am Berwick
This ride suits sports bikes - it strings together the best roads in
central Gippsland. First stop Korumburra Bakery via Drouin if you miss
the start. (110 km) Then up through Arawata (3 km of dirt) and Leongatha along
endless twisty roads looking for the perfect sweeper, touching on the
Grand Ridge Road with spectacular views of rugged mountains and
glimpses of the sea. Nearly three years later and we will still see
remnants of the fire damaged areas around Boolarra.
Mirboo North
bakery for lunch. Then we'll do a loop down to Hallston and back to
Mirboo North, before pressing on to the famous Thorpdale corner
sequence and Trafalgar for fuel. The Hallston loop offers the chance
to skip 60 km of twisties and have a breather for 35 minutes before
rejoining the main group. Or jump on the back of your partner's bike.
After Trafalgar we'll cross the Prince's Highway and head for Old Sale
Road and Jindivick to finish at Officer.
Expect around 400 km for the day. Good tyres are essential.
14 bikes, 14 people, 344 km to Drouin, 11 deg. wet and cold. 100%
wet roads, occasional misty rain
Thursday 7th June
Social Sip
7 pm Il Gambero
166 Lygon St
, Carlton (opposite Argyle Square)
Melways Reference 2B F10
Collect your magazine and get all the news first. Catch up with your
fanatical motorcycling enthusiast mates, share a meal and still
be home by 10.30 pm.
10 bikes, 10 people
Sunday 10th June
Jamieson
Rod Merrett leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
From Yarra Glen we'll head across to Healesville, over the
Black Spur and around to Marysville for morning tea (50km).
Leg 2:
Then on to
Buxton, Taggerty, Eildon and down the Torbreck River Road to Jamieson
for lunch (104km) including about 50 km of uninterrupted twisty
road.
Leg 3:
After lunch we'll head 62 km back to Eildon for fuel (total 216km)
and then over Skyline and through Fraser National Park to Alexandra.
Then on to Molesworth, Yea and Kinglake via Glenburn (116 km).
Expect around 332 km for the day.
15 bikes, 15 people, 352 km, 11 deg. fine, no wind, sun!
Monday 11th June - Public Holiday
Spring Hill - Lauriston
Ben Warden leading
10am Whittlesea
Leg 1:
Whittlesea, Wallan, Romsey, Mt Macedon (The Cross), Woodend. (80 km)
[88 indicated]
Leg 2:
Woodend, Trentham, Spring Hill, Kyneton, Vaughan, Guilford, Newstead,
Daylesford. (120 km) [143 with detour through Malmsbury]
Leg 3:
Daylesford, Spring Hill, Trentham, Woodend, Bolina, Bulla. (104km)
[113km]
4 bikes, 5 people, 344 km, 14 deg. foggy till Romsey
Sunday 17th June
Balook via Yarram
Tony Stegmar leading
10 am Berwick
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Bayles, Athlone, Poowong East, Arawata, Fairbank, Mount
Eccles, Hallston, Mirboo North, morning tea. (126 km)
Leg 2:
Mirboo North, Grand Ridge Rd, Boolarra, Yinnar, Hazelwood Pond, Loy Yang Power
Station, Won Wron, Yarram, lunch. (112 km)
Leg 3:
Yarram, Tarra-Bulga National Park, Mt Tassie, Traralgon, Tyers. (73
km)
Leg 4:
Tyers, Yallourn North, Old Sale Rd, Jindivick, Longwarry North,
Officer. (135 km)
8 bikes, 8 people, 414 km to Trafalgar, 14 deg., mainly wet and
cold
Sunday 24th June
Grantville
Tim Emons leading
10 am Berwick
Route:
Leg 1:
Bayles, Poowong, Bena, Grantville for morning tea. (119km)
Leg 2:
Grantville, Woodleigh, Kernot, Almurta, Glen Forbes, Archies Creek,
Bena, and Korrumburra for lunch. (104km)
Leg 3:
Korrumburra, Lardner, Jindivick, Longwarry North, finish at
Officer servo. (113km)
Approx 336km for the day.
16 bikes, 16 people, 13 deg., some misty drizzle, 356 km
July 2012
Note: School Holidays 30 June to 15 July
Sunday 1st July
Mt Buninyong Fire Tower
Cliff Peters leading
10 am Whittlesea
Route:
Leg 1:
Whittlesea, Wallan, Romsey, Hanging Rock, Cobar, Lancefield for morning tea.
(87km)
Leg 2:
Lancefield, Pyalong, Bayton, Kyneton, Spring Hill, Trentham for lunch. (115km)
Leg 3:
Trentham, Greendale, Ballan, Mt Egerton, Buningyong Tower. (106km)
Leg 4:
Buninyong Tower, Mount Egerton, Glenmore, Staughton Vale, Werribee.
(86km)
Expect around 394km for the day.
9 bikes, 9 people, 12 deg, mainly wet, foggy, misty, very cold
Thursday 5th July
Annual General Meeting and Social Sip combined
6.30 pm Tower Hotel
686 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn East (corner Burwood Rd, Camberwell Rd &
Albert Street)
The Committee has booked the "free" private meeting room, conditional
on us eating there. So, enjoy a meal followed by the AGM. If you wish
to contribute to the workings of the Club, then this is your
opportunity. The Committee is always looking for new people with
bright ideas to share the responsibility of running our fabulous club. No experience required; just a responsible and caring attitude. The rest can be
learnt.
Sunday 8th July
Violet Town
Geoff Jones leading
10 am Whittlesea
Route:
Leg 1: Flowerdale, Strath Creek, Kerrisdale,
Goulburn Valley Highway, Yea for morning tea. (74 km)
Leg 2: Back track 4 km along the Goulburn Valley Highway,
then up to Highlands, Gin Gin, Caveat,
Gobur, Merton, Strathbogie and on to Euroa for lunch. (126km)
Leg 3:
Euroa, Violet Town, Marraweeny, Strathbogie, Merton, Yea. (123 km)
Leg 4:
Yea, Kinglake West (48 km)
Expect around 371 km for the day.
24 bikes, 24 people, 374km, 14 deg. fine and sunny; fog till 11.30
am and cold!
Sunday 15th July
Goulburn Weir, Nagambie
Ben Warden leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Route:
We'll start heading west through Christmas Hills, St Andrews, Glenburn
and Flowerdale for morning tea at Broadford after 110 km. Then on to
Seymour and Nagambie, over the longest curving wooden bridge in the
world to visit the Goulburn Weir (bring your camera) and then back to
Heathcote for lunch after 138 km. Look out for kangaroos.
After late
lunch we'll head back down the highway to Tooborac branching off to
Emu Flat, Pyalong and Lancefield. Depending on the weather and
fatigue levels, we'll either head down to Romsey to finish at Wallan
(100 km) or ride across to Woodend (90km) and finish at Bulla via
Bolinda (60 km). A myriad of interesting back roads with lots of
ancient volcanic scenery.
Expect around 365 km for the day.
15 bikes, 15 people, 357km, 12 deg very cold, heavy mist of last
leg; Misho won Poker Hand - free membership
Sunday 22nd July
Mirboo North
Tim Emons leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for
first time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
Yarra Glen, Healesville, Powelltown, Nayook, Neerim East and
Neerim South for morning tea.
Leg 2:
Neerim South, Crossover, Yarragon, Trafalgar, Childers (2.6km good uphill
dirt) and on to Mirboo North for lunch and fuel just over the 200km mark.
Leg 3:
Mirboo North, Leongatha, Arawata (3km hard packed uphill dirt), Darnum.
Leg 4:
Darnum, Bona Vista, Lardner, Longwarry, to finish at Officer servo.
Head home in the dark, craving satisfied after approx. 400km.
26 bikes, 26 people, 15 deg mainly overcast, 50% wet (and muddy)
roads, 434 km to Officer
Sunday 29th July
Meredith
Billy Simpson leading
10am Point Cook Shell servo, Melway Ref 53 B 11
or Google Map Point Cook Shell
Route:
Leg 1:
Point Cook to Werribee to Anakie via Little
River. Then it's on to Maude (500m of good dirt road). Then a loop back
through Maude, Steiglitz and on to Meredith for morning tea. (118 km)
Leg 2:
From Meredith we head south to She Oaks, Maude, Lethbridge, Teasdale,
Shelford, and Inverleigh for lunch. (61 km)
Leg 3:
Inverleigh, Teasdale,
Bannockburn, Maude, Anakie Junction, Staughton Vale,
Little River and finally the Werribee Caltex. (104 km)
Expect around 283 km from start to finish.
14 bikes, 14 people, 13 deg., some light rain, 292 km to Werribee
August 2012
Thursday 2nd August
Social Sip
7 pm Il Gambero
166 Lygon St
, Carlton (opposite Argyle Square)
Melways Reference 2B F10
Collect your magazine and get all the news first. Catch up with your
fanatical motorcycling enthusiast mates, share a meal and still
be home by 10.30 pm.
16 people
Sunday 5th August
Daylesford
Ben Warden leading
10 am Whittlesea
United
Note: normal Caltex closed so meet at United on Plenty Road just as you
enter Whittlesea from the south
Route:
Leg 1:
Whittlesea, Wallan, Romsey, Mt Macedon, Woodend. (82 km)
Leg 2:
Woodend, Trentham, Little Hampton, Spring Hill, Kyneton, Drummond,
Vaughan, Guilford, Newstead, Daylesford. (127 km)
Leg 3:
Daylesford, Spring Hill, Trentham, Woodend, Bolina, Bulla. (110km)
Expect around 319km for the day.
27 bikes, 27 people, 317 km, 14 deg. one two minute shower, strong
north west winds all day
Sunday 12th August
Jamieson
Andrew Newbury leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
From Yarra Glen we'll head across to Healesville, over the
Black Spur, Marysville, Buxton, Taggerty, Eildon. (100km)
Leg 2:
Eildon, Mt Torbreck, Big River, Jamieson for lunch. (60km)
Leg 3:
After lunch we'll head 60 km back to Eildon,
Fraser National Park, Alexandra, Molesworth, Yea. (120 km)
Leg 4:
Yea, Flowerdale, Kinglake (50 km).
Expect around 330 km for the day.
20 bikes, 20 people, 16 deg., 338 km
Sunday 19th August
Mt Leura, Camperdown
Cliff Peters leading
10 am Point Cook Shell
Route:
Leg 1:
Point Cook, Werribee, Anakie, Maude, Steiglitz and Meredith
for morning tea. (100km)
Leg 2:
Meredith, Woodbourne, Mt Mercer, Dereel,
Rokewood Junction, Rokewood, Werneth, Duverney, Fox How, Camperdown
for lunch and fuel. (127km) After lunch we'll take a look at the
view from Mt Leura on the outskirts of town.
Leg 3:
Camperdown, Weerite, Bostock Creek, Tandarook,
Purrumbete South, Carpendeit, Bungador, Swan Marsh, Irrewillpe,
Barongarook, Yeodene, Deans Marsh for afternoon tea. (123km)
Leg 4:
Deans Marsh, Moraic, Lara. (80 km)
Expect around 418 km for the day.
15 bikes, 15 people, 13 deg., some light rain, 30% wet roads, 397
km
Sunday 26th August
Strathbogie Ranges
Rob Langer leading
10 am Whittlesea
United
Route:
Leg 1:
Whittlesea, Flowerdale, Strath Creek, Broadford, Seymour for morning tea. (95 km)
Leg 2:
Seymour, Highlands, Caveat, Creighton's Creek, Euroa for lunch. (87 km)
Leg 3:
Euroa, Strathbogie, Merton, Gobur, Caveat, Highlands, Yea. (128 km)
Leg 4:
Yea, Junction Hill, Kinglake West. (46km)
All up 356 kms or so.
19 bikes, 20 people, 14 deg., fine and cold; 413 km to Kinglake
West
September 2012
Note: School Holidays 22 Sep to 7 Oct
Sunday 2nd September
Poowong
Ben Warden leading
10 am Berwick
Caltex
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
Back roads parallel to the freeway to Drouin, and then down towards
Warragul diverging at Ranceby and heading around through Nyora to Loch for
morning tea (115 km)
Leg 2:
Then we'll continue south 16 km before turning off towards
(slight route change here)
Anderson, Almurta and loops within loops, the risk of the ride
lead intersecting with the group ever present, chaos the likely
result. Glimpses of the sea will appear occasionally and totally in the
wrong place. Woolamai, the triple K, (Kernot, Kilcunda, Kongwak) and
finally (K4) Korumburra Bakery for lunch. (125km)
Leg 3:
After a leisurely break, it's back up the
Korumburra Warragul Road to Lardner, bypassing
Warragul and its lights, to Nilma and the Crossover twisties to
the Neerims, Nayook and the Powelltown sweepers to finish. (120 km)
Expect around 330 km for the day - plus start and finish commutes.
24 bikes, 24 people, 19 deg., fine and dry; 364 km to Powelltown
at 4.15pm
Thursday 6th September
Social Sip
7 pm Il Gambero
166 Lygon St
, Carlton (opposite Argyle Square)
Melways Reference 2B F10
Collect your magazine and get all the news first. Catch up with your
fanatical motorcycling enthusiast mates, share a meal and still
be home by 10.30 pm.
12 people
Sunday 9th September
Lake Eppalock, Heathcote
Geoff Jones leading
10 am Whittlesea
United
Route:
Leg 1:
Whittlesea, Flowerdale, Strath Creek, Broadford, Pyalong for morning
tea at Lancefield after 120 km. Only good roads so far.
Leg 2:
After the break we'll head up the Burke and Wills Track to
Redesdale, across the Dam Wall at Lake Eppalock and back to Mia Mia on
back roads before lunching at Heathcote opposite the bakery
after another 125 km.
Leg 3:
After lunch we'll head south down the highway to Tooborac
branching off to Emu Flat, Pyalong, Lancefield and Romsey to
finish at Wallan. (100 km) A myriad of interesting back
roads with lots of ancient volcanic scenery.
Expect around 345 km for the day.
14 bikes, 14 people, 354 km, 18 deg fine and sunny and not much
wind!
Sunday 16th September
Thomson Dam
Tim Emons leading
10 am Berwick
Caltex
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Jindivick, Crossover, Trafalgar for morning tea. (104 km)
Leg 2:
Trafalgar, Thorpedale, Hazelwood, Tyers, Walhalla for lunch. (101 km
)
Leg 3:
Walhalla, Thomson Dam, Erica, Moe for fuel. (83 km)
Leg 4:
Moe, Willow Grove, Jindivick, Longwarry, Officer South. (108 km)
Expect around 393 km for the day.
25 bikes, 25 people, 15 deg., 405 km
Sunday 23rd September
Yarra Ranges
Rob Langer leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Route:
Leg 1:
Yarra Glen, Emerald. (115 km)
Leg 2:
Emerald, Marysville. (140 km)
Leg 3: tbc
Marysville, Toolangi, Kinglake, St Andrews, Warrandyte. (103 km)
Expect around 355 km for the day.
19 bikes, 19 people, 360 km, 18 deg.
Sunday 30th September
Simpson via the Great Ocean Road
Bill Simpson leading
9.30 am Point Cook Shell
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for
first time Club riders.
Leg 1: West Gate Freeway to Little River exit, onto Lara skirting
Geelong by the usual back roads to Batesford and Moriac
for morning tea after 110 km and to meet the local MSR contingent.
Leg 2:
Moriac, Deans Marsh, Forest, Apollo Bay after 103 km.
Leg 3:
Apollo Bay to Lavers Hill for lunch after another 50km.
Leg 4:
After a short spell, we'll
continue on to Princetown and then Simpson for a splash of fuel after a
further 100 kms. We'll stop at the Shoe Tree for photos.
Leg 5: Homeward bound via Carlisle River (1.5 km of
dirt), Barongarook, Deans Marsh for afternoon tea after 50 km.
Leg 6:
Deans Marsh, Moriac and Batesford to finish after another 60 km.
Expect around 520 km for the day.
12 bikes, 12 people, 13 deg., 468 km
October 2012
Thursday 4th October
General Meeting and Social Sip combined
6.30 pm
Tower Hotel,
686 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn East (corner Burwood Rd, Camberwell Rd &
Albert Street)
The Committee has booked the "free" private meeting room, conditional
on us eating there. So come and have a meal
followed by a quick formal meeting. $15 Club menu available eg Parma
and Pot. Collect your magazine and get all the news first.
Guest speaker for the night will be the highly entertaining and
informative Dave Edgecombe , owner of Dynobike. His topic will be "Fuel
Injected Motorcycles - the importance of retuning when exhausts sytems
are modified."
18 people
Sunday 7th October
Licola
Cliff Peters leading
10 am Berwick
Caltex
Note: Daylight Savings starts today means an early start.
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Longwarry, Jindivick, Crossover, Old Sale Road to Moe, morning
tea. (110 km)
Leg 2: Moe, Yallourn North, Tyers (everyone must get fuel at this
point as it is a 210 km return trip). On to Glengarry, Toongabbie,
around to Glenmaggie and up to Licola for lunch. Some will take a run
up the Wellington River Road to the end of the bitumen and back. (140 km)
Leg 3:
Retrace our tracks from Licola back to Tyers for fuel bypassing
Glenmaggie. (70 km)
Leg 4:
Tyres, Yallourn North, Hill End Road, Old Sale Road, Crossover,
Jindivick, Longwarry North, Officer BP servo (135 km)
Expect around 455 kms for the day.
21 bikes, 21 people, 14 degrees, 495 km
Sunday 14th October
Broadford via Reefton
Ben Warden leading
10 am
Yarra Glen
florist
Route:
Leg 1:
Yarra Glen, Healesville, Warburton. (48 km)
Leg 2:
Warburton, Reefton Spur, Marysville, Taggerty, Eildon. (112 km)
Leg 3:
Eildon, Alexandra, Yarck, Gobur, Caveat, Highlands. (84 km)
Leg 4:
Highlands, Seymour, Trawool, Tallarook, Broadford. (66 km)
Expect around 310 kms for the day.
26 people, 26 bikes, 315 km, 22 deg.
Sunday 21st October
Tarra Bulga National Park
Tony Stegmar leading
10 am Berwick
Caltex
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Jindivick, Trafalgar. (115 km)
Leg 2:
Trafalgar, Thorpedale, Hazelwood, Tarra Bulga National Park,
Traralgon. (95? km)
Leg 3:
Traralgon, Yallourn North, Old Sale Rd, Jindivick, Longwarry North,
Officer. (135 km)
16 bikes, 16 people, 17 deg, 325 km.
Sunday 28th October
MotoGP BBQ at Rob Langer's house
Ben Warden leading
10 am Berwick
Rob Langer has kindly offered his home as the place to finish the
short ride and watch the Phillip Island MotoGP on TV while enjoying a
home cooked BBQ. If intending to participate, then please advise Rob on
mobile number 0430 222 202 for catering purposes.
Route:
Leg 1:
The route will include Harkaway, Upper Beaconsfield, Cockatoo,
Pakenham Upper, Gembrook and Warburton for coffee after 85 km.
Leg 2:
If there is enough time we may venture up Mt Donna Buang, otherwise it's
back a similar way to Ashburton and the BBQ. Expect around 140 km
for the day.
12 bikes, 12 people, 20 deg., 225 km from Berwick to Ashburton
At the BBQ, 12 people (18 different people on the day)
November 2012
Thursday 1st November
Social Sip
7 pm Il Gambero
166 Lygon St
, Carlton (opposite Argyle Square)
Melways Reference 2B F10
Collect your magazine and get all the news first. Catch up with your
fanatical motorcycling enthusiast mates, share a meal and still
be home by 10.30 pm.
11 people
Saturday November 3rd to Tuesday 6th November
Towong, Melbourne Cup Weekend
Ben Warden leading
9.30 am Yarck
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for
first time Club riders.
The Committee has booked the spectacular
"Snowy Mountains
Holidays"
B&B accommodation package on the Murray River at Towong, 11 km out of
Corryong.
Typically we make a four day weekend out of the Tuesday public
holiday to take advantage of the great location and the time and
distance required to get there. The plan would be to ride up Saturday,
ride around the hills Sunday and Monday and return to Melbourne on
Tuesday. This means three night's accommodation. You'll need to take
annual leave for the Monday, so book your leave day now.
$170 buys you 3 nights' accommodation and a home cooked meal and
forms your deposit. The first night's meal is a BBQ (steaks,
sausages, salad, potatoes, sauces, ratatouille, garlic bread). Great
value.
Accommodation: Please visit:
"Snowy Mountains
Holidays Accommodation"
Cancellation Policy:
Deposits are fully refundable up until three weeks prior to the start
of the event - 7th October. No refunds are available after this date.
Day 1, Sat 3rd: Melbourne, 140km, Yarck, 56, Mansfield,62, Whitfield,
80, Myrtleford, Mudgegonga, Rosewhite, Happy Valley Rd, 90, Tangambalanga
Trees, 52, Mitta
Mitta, Dartmouth Dam, 60, Mitta Mitta, Tallangatta, Granya Gap, 138, Walwa,
Tintaldra, 50, Towong. 585 km from Yarck (indicated)
23 bikes, 23 people, 585 km, 22 deg.
Day 2, Sun 4th: Towong, 25, (33 from Corryong), Khancoban, 65,
Cabramurra, Elliot Way (Sue City), 70, Tumbarumba, Rosewood Road, 73, Tumut,
Bondo, Tumorama, Adjungbilly, near Gundagai, 158km loop, Tumut, Rosewood
Road, 73, Tumbarumba, 57, Towong. 530 km (indicated)
32 bikes, 33 people, 530 km, 27 deg.
Day 3, Mon 5th: Towong, 25, Khancoban, Alpine Way (Tom Groggin,
Dead Horse Gap), Thredbo, 110, Jindabyne, Charlotte's Pass, 80, Jindabyne,
Dalgetty, Berridale, 105, Adaminaby, Kiandra, 56, Cabramurra, 63, Khancoban,
25, Towong. 475 km (483 indicated)
29 bikes, 29 people, 483 km, 27 deg.
Day 4, Tue 6th: Towong, 50, Walwa, Granya Gap, 93, Tallangatta,
Eskdale, 56, Tangambalanga Trees, Happy Valley, Rosewhite, Mudgegonga,
90, Myrtleford, 80, Whitfield, 62, Mansfield, 56, Yarck. 494 km to Yarck.
(indicated).
17 bikes, 17 people, 474 km, 27 deg.
2092 km Yark to Yarck
Middle two days' routes are interchangeable depending on the weather.
Sunday 4th November
Woodend
Gordon Heydon leading
10 am Whittlesea
United
Route:
Leg 1:
Whittlesea, Flowerdale, Yea. (65 km)
Leg 2:
Yea, Highlands, Seymour, Pyalong, Lancefield. (107 km)
Leg 3:
Lancefield, Woodend, Bolinda, Bulla. (85 km)
Expect around 257 km for the day.
10 bikes, 10 people, 25 deg., 260 km
Sunday 11th November
Simpson
Cliff Peters leading
9.30 am Point Cook Shell
Route:
Leg 1:
Point Cook, Lara, Moriac. (84 km)
Leg 2:
Moriac, Colac(ish), Simpson. (141 km) - with a break half way
Leg 3:
Simpson, Cobden, (40 km)
Leg 4:
Cobden, Beeac. (80 km)
Leg 5:
Beeac, Inverleigh. (50 km)
Leg 6:
Inverleigh, Werribee. (90 km)
Expect around 505 km for the day.
15 bikes, 15 people, 27 deg., 506 km.
Sunday 18th November
Toora Wind Farm
Ben Warden leading
10 am Berwick
Caltex
Route:
Leg 1:
It's 55 km of mainly boring highway to Drouin before the start of
great roads through central Gippsland. First stop Korumburra after 105
km for morning tea.
Leg 2:
Then we'll head south towards Wilson's Prom
through Buffalo, Fish Creek and Foster, now running parallel with the
Princes Highway to Toora where we will check out the massive wind
turbines. Then on to Agnes Falls which should have plenty of water
flowing over the top. Great roads to Welshpool before a smidge of
highway to Yarram for lunch after 123 km.
Leg 3:
Then up to Balook and Tarra
Bulga National Park along the technically challenging scenic ridge
road before dropping down to Churchill and Trafalgar after 112 km.
Leg 4:
The last leg will pick up the Old Sale Road to Longwarry North to finish
at Officer after another 102 km.
Expect around 442 km for the day.
This is a long, hard ride, not suitable for first time Club riders. Do
not invite a mate.
11 bikes, 12 people, 460 km to Officer, 17 deg.
Saturday 24th November
Dyno Day at Dynobike - Members Only
Note: two sessions: 9 am and 11 am - pick one and let Ian Payne
know asap on 0407 838 532
2/1 Winston Court Moorabbin
$50 for a dyno printout and explanation
14 bikes on the Dyno (ZX14 185HP, stock ZX 10 178 (!))
Sunday 25th November
Reefton Spur and Lake Mountain
John Willis leading
10 am Yarra Glen florist
Route:
Leg 1:
Yarra Glen, Healesville, Warburton for morning tea. (50 km)
Leg 2:
Warburton, Reefton Spur, Lake Mountain, Marysville for lunch. (82 km)
Leg 3:
Marysville, Black Spur, Healesville. (34 km)
Expect around 166 km for the day.
30 bikes, 30 people, 24 deg., 256 km (added in Mt Donna Buang and
Acheron Way)
December 2012
Saturday 1st December
Free (for members) Club Xmas Party, BYO drink
12-4 pm Fairfield Park, Melway's Reference 30 J 12
21 people, 22 deg. overcast
Sunday 2nd December
Jamieson
Paul Southwell leading
10 am Yarra Glen
florist
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
From Yarra Glen we'll head across to Healesville, over the
Black Spur and around to Marysville for morning tea (50km).
Leg 2:
Then on to
Buxton, Taggerty, Eildon and down the Torbreck River Road to Jamieson
for lunch (104km) including about 55 km of uninterrupted twisty
road.
Leg 3:
After lunch we'll head 62 km back to Eildon for fuel (total 216km)
Leg 4:
Over Skyline and through Fraser National Park to Alexandra.
Then on to Molesworth and Yea to finish at Kinglake West (101 km).
Expect around 317 km for the day.
22 bikes, 22 people, 323 km to Kinglake West, 23 deg.
Thursday 6th December
Social Sip
7 pm Il Gambero
166 Lygon St
, Carlton (opposite Argyle Square)
Melways Reference 2B F10
Collect your magazine and get all the news first. Catch up with your
fanatical motorcycling enthusiast mates, share a meal and still
be home by 10.30 pm
14 people
Saturday 8th / Sunday 9th December - bookings now open
Dargo via Omeo
Tim Emons leading
9 am Berwick
Caltex
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; Members only.
Come out for an epic weekend adventure covering some of
Victoria's greatest motorcycling roads, cutting in and out of
the Southern valleys of the Great Dividing Range.
Accommodation: local B&B, bunks, twin share, doubles. Two
houses: "Up Dargo" (across the river) sleeps 8, "Dargo Central"
(two doors up from the store) sleeps 10.
Cost: $60, includes breakfast at Dargo General Store
Cancellation Policy: money up front, no refund
Saturday 8th: Note the 9 am start!
We'll take a fairly direct route from Berwick to Tyers for a short
break, then work our way around Lake Glenmaggie and on through open
farmland to Briagolong for fuel and sustenance after 206km. The real
ride starts here!
Heading into the forest and up the sensational
Beverleys Road, across to Wuk Wuk and onward to Bruthen bakery for
lunch. Once both tanks are full, we'll take the Great Alpine Road
North to Omeo with a couple of side trips thrown in.
After afternoon
tea we'll return to Bruthen, then on to the final leg into Dargo.
Around 626km for the day should give us plenty of material to compare
stories over dinner and drinks, with shared accommodation available at
the Dargo River Inn.
A "soft" option exists for those wanting to skip
the Omeo leg and go direct to Dargo making a leisurely 284km for the
day.
Sunday 9th:
Back out on the brilliant Dargo road to Briagolong, then across to
Lake Glenmaggie for a run up the spectacular Licola road. From
here we'll tackle the same corners in the opposite direction,
then across the flats again to refuel in Tyers.
We'll throw in a
detour to Rawson, possibly as far as Thompson Dam
if I feel we need more corners. Then on to the infamous Icy Creek
road, stopping for afternoon tea at Neerim Junction, before the
final short leg into Powelltown.
Around 386km for the day, with
over 100km more for most to home.
Good tyres essential.
24 bikes, 24 people, 37 deg. too hot Saturday; 22 deg. Sunday;
1039 km
Sunday 9th December
Mt Baw Baw
Ian Payne leading
10 am Berwick
Caltex
Route:
Leg 1:
Berwick, Yarra Junction, Noojee (115 km)
Leg 2:
Noojee, Mt Baw Baw, Noojee for lunch after 100 km
Leg 3:
Noojee, Powelltown (40 km)
Expect around 255 km for the day
6 bikes, 6 people, 22 deg, 260 km
Sunday 16th December
Mirboo North via Grand Ridge Road
Ben Warden leading
10 am Berwick
Caltex
Ride will not suit inexperienced riders; not recommended for first
time Club riders.
Route:
Leg 1:
This ride suits sports bike - it strings together the best roads in
central Gippsland. First stop Korumburra Bakery via Drouin if you miss the
start.
Leg 2:
Up through Arawata (3 km of dirt) and Leongatha along endless twisty
roads looking for the perfect sweeper, touching on the Grand Ridge
Road with spectacular views of rugged mountains and glimpses of the
sea.
Nearly fours years later and
we will still see remnants of the fire damaged areas around
Boolarra. Mirboo North bakery for lunch.
Leg 3:
Then we'll do a loop down to
Hallston and back to Mirboo North,
before pressing on to the famous Thorpdale corner sequence and
Trafalgar for fuel.
The Hallston loop offers
the chance to skip 60 km of twisties and have a breather for 35
minutes before rejoining the main group. Or jump on the back of
your partner's bike.
Leg 4:
After Trafalgar we'll cross the Prince's Highway and head for Old Sale
Road and Jindivick to finish at Longwarry North.
Expect around 400 km for the day. Good tyres are essential.
17 bikes, 18 people, 405 km, 21 deg. cool
Sunday 23rd December
Red Rock Lookout (Lake Corangamite) via Brisbane Ranges
Cliff Peters leading
10 am Point Cook Shell
Route:
Leg 1:
Point Cook to Werribee taking the third exit, Anakie Junction,
Durdidwarrah, and Meredith for morning tea. (87 km) We will need to top
up with fuel at Meredith because there is no petrol for the next 191
km.
Leg 2:
Meredith, Steiglitz, Maude, Lethbridge, Teasdale, Shelford,
Wingeel, Ombersley, Eurack and Beeac for lunch. (112km) The local
takeaway serves pies, pasties, salad rolls, sandwiches and fish and chips.
Leg 3:
Beeac, Cundare North, Dreeite, Alvie, Coragulac, Redrock
Lookout. Alvie, Warrion, Balintore and Colac for fuel. (84)
Leg 4:
Short spell and then out towards Barongarook, Yeo and Deans Marsh for
afternoon tea. (70km)
Leg 5:
Back roads skirting Geelong to break up at Lara. (80 km)
Around 415 km for the day.
8 bikes, 8 people, 420 km, 39 deg. hot and windy
Wednesday 26th 2012 to Wednesday 2nd January 2013
Porepunkah Christmas Camp
Over the past 15 years the Club has camped for about a week at
the Mt Buffalo Caravan Park. Situated on the fork of the Ovens and
Buckland Rivers it offers a fantastic range of activities including
swimming, fishing and bush walking. Close by is the Smoko Trout Farm,
the "Wandi Pub", the Hedge Maze, various berry, deer and nut farms,
and an alpaca ranch. The famous Milawa wineries and cheese factory are
close by.
Great road and dirt riding country abounds. Mt Buffalo offers a
sensational 25 km climb to the scenic Chalet and lookouts. Nearby are
good half-day rides to Falls Creek, Mt Hotham and Dartmouth Dam or
full day rides into the Snowy Mountains and some of the best roads in
the world. Who can forget Tawonga and Granya Gaps? On the flip side there are
lots of fire trails and mountain tracks offering spectacular views of
the surrounding alps, most of which can only be reached by 4WD or
dirt bike. So, bring your road and dirt bikes, the missus and kids,
the 4WD, pushbikes and swim shoes, ready for a great holiday.
Supermarket shopping is available at Bright, 6 km away.
Another good option is to rent a self-contained cabin for the week.
Ring 03-5756-2235 to secure a cabin or a camp site.
Alternatively, there are also budget motels and hotels nearby.
Cancellation Policy:
as per the Caravan Park cancellation policy - currently a non-refundable
$100 for camp sites and cabins must be paid by the preceding September.
21 people, 2500 km of daily rides, temp 31,31,32,32,34,34,34 - no
rain.
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