Looked good on tele.. anyone apart from Slej there/
Was crap to be in. Nearly half of the travel time was inside carparks. Whats the point of a toy run if nobody sees it. The kids still get the toys, but part of the point is to boost the public image of bike riders. If they try that one next year, I'll be heading down to join the Cranbourne mob. Bikes by the Bay was good, though. Moike
Even better on-site, great band, nice weather,Ducati display inc. one of those prostitute MH series 11, even saw a sea-plane,great amount of toys collected, even followed the last blue police Falcon all the way from WGB so no stops at lights but was kinda a crawl speed Though i did see a girl being cart off into a ambo. not sure what the story was with that (she was ok, leg was kinda r/s) CDIHL (trading as GIBBERISH)
or waiting for cops to let you go not just that....small run...small numbers of riders...less gifts for the kids missed it and im in Willy 6 days out of 7 MH
Yeah, one or two others I was right up the front of the group. The police escorts took off and rode the entire distance at the speed limit... There was no "get ready to leave in 2 minutes announcement either... someone started a bike and 60 seconds later it was a bit of a scramble to gear up and fire up the beasts because they'd taken off with little warning. Yep... this was a major letdown. Taking "back streets" the entire distance... no opportunity to slowly parade a large column of bikes through town. I'd suggest everyone send feedback to the MRA telling them what they didn't like about it.... I can't remember people ever being disappointed by a toy run before, but I don't think I've spoken to anyone today who wasn't. I think would be the appropriate inbox. yeah... wonder if they can organise some grass and hundred year old trees for shade in federation square in time for next year. At least I found an icecream shop there which served beer Nev.. '03 ZX12R '02 CBR1100XX
Whats the point of a toy run if nobody sees it. The kids still get the Probably was the plan sadly.. They are probably still fuckin pissed off at handing $$$ back to people for speeding on the SHeene Run...
You seem to be the only one who liked it .. now why is that no shock, your probably the only one there without a bike too....
Was not much fun, moike is correct was a ride round the block to a car park. not my idea of a run. Williamstown was excellent tho. Didn't leave till 6pm
I was there. The ride was painfully short, but the weather was fantastic, and there were some sweet looking bikes. I wasn't the only L-Plater there, so I didn't feel too much out of place. paulc. Spada.
another bloody learner on a Spada... a Japanese girl on a black spada in our group was worried she'd be the only L-plater there. Nev.. '03 ZX12R '02 CBR1100XX
I went from Royal in UFTG,complete fuckup,compared to last year.Some bright spark decieded Burwood hwy was a good route.Heaps of lights,not enough marshalls to control traffic,group got broken up in to small groups,cars in between,got quite dangerous.Turned round & wnt for ride up hills at springy rd.
10 or more years ago the marshals from the Eastern Suburbs Riders who organise the ride from the Royal hotel in FernTree Gully each year would stop traffic at every intersection and let the group proceed directly in to the city without having to **** about at traffic lights... what the police didn't know didn't hurt them . Apparently this year this group from Fern Tree Gully and the Cranbourne group joined into one on the Monash Freeway and they all ended up in Williamstown. The Eastern Subs organizers should have foreseen that that was going to happen and avoided the freeway altogether. Nev.. '03 ZX12R '02 CBR1100XX
