spag rally

If you are thinking of going to the Spag...

"Paul has warned that the area from Mansfield all the way across to
Edi and on towards Wangaratta was heavily policed & also several speed
cameras operating.

The Mansfield Festival is running across the Spag weekend & into
November so traffic through there will be slow and there’s also the
possibility of road race cyclists competing from Mansfield to
Whitfield. Therefore plan carefully and be prepared for the
possibility of some delays and the certainty of a significant police
presence. Perhaps they know we’re coming?'

Zebee

 

Damn cyclist hippies.

You coming, Zebee? I'm not sure whether I want to only go Friday
night, heading onto Geehi for Saturday (or vice versa, and make it to
the actual spagfest)...

 

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:23:03 +1100

No, I'm not a rally person.

Mainly because I'm a morning person and that Just Doesn't Work...


Zebee

 

"spag" rally? Why is it called "spag" ?

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Onya bike

Gerry

 

http://motoguzziclubvic.asn.au/Rallies.html

 

But rallies are all about people rising at 6am and making lots of
noise and waking up the people in the tents next to them.

 

Mainly the spaghetti.

 

OK, Tim and Fred, I get it now...

I think Honda had the right idea with the CX series... Pity they
didn't take it further...

Then we could have the Sake Rally... Much more fun-evoking..
Especially if you can imagine naked Japanese nubiles invading your
tent at the rally, in the wee hours, whispering "Honda, Honda, Honda"
in your ear, as they stroke your private parts...


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Onya bike

Gerry

 

Gerry not knowing the word spag ??
how odd, he usually proclaims to know everything

 

A great way to make friends.
Don't forget to remove the baffle from your exhaust and to warm up the bike
for the cold morning.

My thinking at Funkytown was to ride away slow to try and keep the noise
down (lol) but I was told this only extended the pain.

Sorry again!

 

On 10/18/11 11:16 PM, Diogenes wrote:

I'll have one of whatever Gerry is drinking, please.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Well, it beats writhing in a bathtub full of spaghetti...

George, the undercover double-O rated construction worker sent to
Vietnam in March 1962 to build bridges so sensitive to our national
security that even the name of the unit he served with must be kept
secret until the very last of the concrete pourers and formworkers has
gone to his grave (unlike the other George here who engineers
wonderful bridges and is not at all shy about it), doesn't want to
meet me for a beer and a chinwag, but I'd love to brush up on my
Scottish accent-decyphering skills at Wollombi either this Friday or
one day next week if you're interested. ;-)

(The ususal fair weather caveat would apply.)

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Onya bike

Gerry

 

On 10/19/11 9:27 AM, Diogenes wrote:

Forecast for this Friday looks pretty good...

Yeah, a wee lunch at Wollombi pub sounds good to me.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

See you there then.

Anyone else thinking of coming?

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Onya bike

Gerry

 

Well al the best to you all.
Can't make it this or next Friday - Wagga and Canberra both beckon.
Sorry about that

 

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:23:03 +1100

This from the Guzzi club who are leaving Fri morning.

"We are meeting just down the road at Caltex Heathocte (on LH side
of road) 8.30am for 9.00am departure going via south coast up
Macquarie Pass cut through southern highlands pop out on the Hume
Boreway. Down there till we get off at Gundagai ,then through
Tumut,Batlow etc Staying at Jingellic Friday night. They had some
beds left when I rang otherwise camping out behind the Bridge Hotel
is free. Food is good at the pub and it is a nice place to stay."


Zebee

 

The organiser only has their phonenum on the website. That blows my
plan of emailing them to find out when the local guzzisters are
riding up from Melbourne. Might have to dig out my phone.

 

Have a great trip, George.

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Onya bike

Gerry

 

Debrief: The 380km round trip was a bit much for this old sod who
generally only does short trips of maybe 30-60 kms, and I arrived back
home feeling sore, tired, and wishing that the grim reaper claimed my
sorry soul. Ghod I was stuffed! :-(

Has anyone ever thought of moving the Wollombi Pub a bit closer to the
Blue Mountains? ;-)

Seriously though, it was good to get out there and have a chinwag with
Cam. I enjoyed it (except for the last half of the ride back when the
body decided to rebel at the punishment.)


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Onya bike

Gerry

 

On 10/22/11 8:13 AM, Diogenes wrote:

Hmm, well proper lunches don't just come easy..... you have to work hard
at them and get them right.

Actually, I didn't realise that you had quite such a ride, for me, I was
only doing just about 250 kms. and, while I admit to some discomfort, it
was only on the really bumpy sections of the road out near Wollombi.

I suppose it was only right that I suffered just a wee bit of discomfort
since I had gone down the "style" route of yellow leathers and hooligan
bike. It would have been easier on the BMW.

That is the beauty of the Kurrajong Pub..... that, and the view, which
BTW was totally non-existant yesterday.

Yeah, it was good.

regards,
CrazyCam