Hi All
I think I will start this report from the middle and then I will continue it when I get a chance.. or .. nevermind.
Everything started with a message from my work colleague that he will be running some wine tasting sessions at Zig Zag Rd Wines (Drummond North VIC). Without thinking too much I said I would be more than happy to pop in to one of these sessions to say hi and try one (or two, all within legal limits) sip(s) of wine. Everything started in a pretty standard way. I flipped a coin and Rama (my scooter) won the selection stage
There was only one problem - going from Gosford down to the winery and back was just under 2000K so I had to somehow fix it. So I decided to wake up a bit earlier and started around 1.50 from Ampol West Gosford (west bound), then went up to Cameron Park first in order to fix the distance related (quite annoying) problem.
(Some praying facility helped to improve the overall time)
The ride, overall, was very pleasant, with temperatures ranging in between 4C and 11C. I also managed to connect my heated liner and gloves to the XMax so the low temperatures did not matter too much, so then it started raining.
So obviously, it rained, primarily in Victoria, but I quickly forgot about the nasty weather (and the offroading chucked in by Google Maps for some extra drop of adrenaline) when I saw the sign
As because it was supposed to be a social scoot to this winery, I stayed there for over an hour.. For those familiar with the amazing performance of sub 300cc scooters I must add that it did not help to achieve the overall goal, however the chat was really good, the wine was great, it was raining outside for most of the time, and it was nice and cosy inside
So I finally forced myself to get out and then had to grow some wings to catch up with my pre-planned goal to stay under 24 hours! Long story short, and I will elaborate another time I did make it, yaaaay! but it was quite close (1.31am on the following day was the oficial finish time)
Anyhow, I have to go, but it was fun and now I am waiting for the lovely SS2000K certificate and the 2000K sticker @Chris Wiltshire
So another glorious return, exactly 24h later - safe at home
I think I will start this report from the middle and then I will continue it when I get a chance.. or .. nevermind.
Everything started with a message from my work colleague that he will be running some wine tasting sessions at Zig Zag Rd Wines (Drummond North VIC). Without thinking too much I said I would be more than happy to pop in to one of these sessions to say hi and try one (or two, all within legal limits) sip(s) of wine. Everything started in a pretty standard way. I flipped a coin and Rama (my scooter) won the selection stage
There was only one problem - going from Gosford down to the winery and back was just under 2000K so I had to somehow fix it. So I decided to wake up a bit earlier and started around 1.50 from Ampol West Gosford (west bound), then went up to Cameron Park first in order to fix the distance related (quite annoying) problem.
(Some praying facility helped to improve the overall time)
The ride, overall, was very pleasant, with temperatures ranging in between 4C and 11C. I also managed to connect my heated liner and gloves to the XMax so the low temperatures did not matter too much, so then it started raining.
So obviously, it rained, primarily in Victoria, but I quickly forgot about the nasty weather (and the offroading chucked in by Google Maps for some extra drop of adrenaline) when I saw the sign
As because it was supposed to be a social scoot to this winery, I stayed there for over an hour.. For those familiar with the amazing performance of sub 300cc scooters I must add that it did not help to achieve the overall goal, however the chat was really good, the wine was great, it was raining outside for most of the time, and it was nice and cosy inside
So I finally forced myself to get out and then had to grow some wings to catch up with my pre-planned goal to stay under 24 hours! Long story short, and I will elaborate another time I did make it, yaaaay! but it was quite close (1.31am on the following day was the oficial finish time)
Anyhow, I have to go, but it was fun and now I am waiting for the lovely SS2000K certificate and the 2000K sticker @Chris Wiltshire
So another glorious return, exactly 24h later - safe at home