Solo Xmas 18 ride

[Sweaty]

Well, those biking Gods I spoke so highly off yesterday, abandoned me today.
Started off great, with perfect blue sky and a fantastic run through the Waterfall way, which is the best road on the whole trip for me (particularly between Dorrigo to the T junction at Armidale rd) near Ebor.
Then I was busy acknowledging a biker coming out of the left turn I should of been taking to Armidale, but continued straight on Guyra rd. 10kms later I started to realise my mistake, just as the bike started getting the wobbles. I pull over and the back tyre is flat 😩
So I pull out the repair kit, but it is a straight slice(from glass) not a hole etc.
So it was useless. Let's ring the roadside assist I think, but no bloody service at all 😩
I grab my top box, leave the bike on the side of the road in the bush & hitchhike back to Ebor with my gear.
I contact roadside assist, who were very helpful, but said they would ring back soon when they organise a tow to the bike shop in Armidale which I had organised to put a new tyre on.
They finally ring back after an hour, and say, that they cover a tow for 50 kms or $400, (I'm 80kms out of Armidale)but the only tow they can get is $1000, so I would be up for $600🖕🏿
I ring the local tow guys in Armidale, who have been contacted by them, but are both short of drivers or really busy. So I ask them what the price would be. Both say $300 but can't do it & say they have probably called Nrma etc for that ridiculous price?
Very long story, short.
Local biker from Armidale on a Can an, who was listening to all this, made some calls, rode up the road & came back with a mates Ute, rope & ramps
Took me out, loaded the bike on, drove me to the bike shop. Then he had to drive back to Ebor to drop the Ute back & ride his Can am back to Armidale to go out for a dinner. I made him pull into the petrol station so I could fill his mates Ute up (only took $30) so I gave him another $50 to give to his mate & gave him some cash (which I had to force him to take)
What a bloody legend. Now have him in my phone contacts & will catch up with him when ever I am up this way.
Biking community & Country legends are alive and kicking 👍👍👍

[Sweaty]

 

[ARH]

Fairly restores your faith in Human nature... great he got you sorted Sweaty! 

[Kiwifruit]

Thats is a bit of a bugger Sweaty. Great you got it sorted. Some people out there are just gold 

[Mick_J]

Good to see the old school is working well out in the wilds.  Modern biker would take a picture to post somewhere.

[Sweaty]

Trip is complete.
Got home at 6pm last night after 3.5 days riding and 2175 kms.
I stayed in Walcha (after getting my tyre done at Armidale) on weds and spent most of the night listening to the massive storm & pouring rain. Woke up in the morning to Blue skies and sun, so that meant i had to change my plan and do a run down the Oxley hwy on my brand New Michelin Road 5 (yes Grog, i was forced to change  but it handled beautifully) By the time i got to the bottom at Wauchope, the temperature was already in the low 30's, down the hwy & turned off at Coopernook, for the back way through Wingham, Krambach & on to Gloucester (the Bucketts way from Krambach to Gloucester is a great bit of road, like waterfall way) Got off at Gloucester for lunch, and by now it's 36 degrees (and feels like 40 +) food, drink & a change of socks and back on for the head home via Dungog, east Gresford & then the Putty road all the way home. It ended up at 675 kms in boiling temps all day & for the last 2 hrs i was staying in front of a massive storm, that hit about 20 mins after i put my bike in my garage.
Had a great time away and did every great road possible, met some great people & had a few nice cold beers, what could be better.

[Sweaty]

Whet to sleep like this

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Woke up like this

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[Kiwifruit]

Good effort Sweaty; pleased you enjoyed your solo blast. All the best for xmas 

[grog]

Well done Sweaty. Lets see how the Michy goes. Bike shop told me one his customers should get nearly 40th ks out of a set, bmw1200. Thats huge.

[Sweaty]

Waterfall way sample test
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[gsxbarmy]

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[Sweaty]

Thanks Dave, what about now?

[Sweaty]

Putty road test
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