2020 IBA Australia Memorial Rides & IBA Wilcannia Memorial Ceremony
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TigerBill and I are planning to combine a bit of what you guys are typing about. I think Bill has only ridden one IBA ride (to last year's Muster) since having his big off on the way to Renmark two years before. We're heading for the informal gathering at the original time and date to catch up with anyone who has been able to get there.
Doing it the slow way, so just 2000km over three days. Doable, great company and our first run out west in a long, long time.
Some green out there these days, I suppose.
Doing it the slow way, so just 2000km over three days. Doable, great company and our first run out west in a long, long time.
Some green out there these days, I suppose.
Its not over you old bastards. Who are you calling old! 
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Hells bells ive riden just today. My years total is now under 300k. Stop sooking.
Sorry Gatey, my year's total is up to 12,000k (with all our restrictions it's been a quiet year)
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But This from one of my personal heros of LDR is shattering
"I've lost my essential long distance fitness and probably won't seek to recover it."
"Fitness and health is one thing, motivation is another. " (and I did warn management about this issue months back)
Then this line is what we all must remember and I thank you Nico for these words as this is perhaps the nub of our game.
" With nothing to prove to myself, I enjoy my riding for different reasons and for different motives now, but still hang onto the social motivation of catching up with old riding buddies and like-minded riders at the gatherings."
Thank you Mark.
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Hells bells ive riden just today. My years total is now under 300k. Stop sooking.
Sorry Gatey, my year's total is up to 12,000k (with all our restrictions it's been a quiet year)
... ...
But This from one of my personal heros of LDR is shattering
"I've lost my essential long distance fitness and probably won't seek to recover it."
"Fitness and health is one thing, motivation is another. " (and I did warn management about this issue months back)
Then this line is what we all must remember and I thank you Nico for these words as this is perhaps the nub of our game.
" With nothing to prove to myself, I enjoy my riding for different reasons and for different motives now, but still hang onto the social motivation of catching up with old riding buddies and like-minded riders at the gatherings."
Thank you Mark.
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Update of sorts:
Even though there's no formal ceremony this year, invites has been sent out to Badger and Jeremy re. our in-state gathering. Both indicated they'd try and be there.
I'll look into live streaming from Netallie Hill of the "event".
@OX et all, as you all know well, two drops of rain and the bush comes alive, we've had good soaker rains out this way. The contrast of green on red earth, words can not describe the feelings I have seeing my outback come alive.
Germ jokes...
I was a germaphobe once, then I became a parent.
What do you get when you cross a comedian with a germ?
A sick joke...
Growth itself contains the germ of happiness - Pearl S Buck
Even though there's no formal ceremony this year, invites has been sent out to Badger and Jeremy re. our in-state gathering. Both indicated they'd try and be there.
I'll look into live streaming from Netallie Hill of the "event".
@OX et all, as you all know well, two drops of rain and the bush comes alive, we've had good soaker rains out this way. The contrast of green on red earth, words can not describe the feelings I have seeing my outback come alive.
Germ jokes...
I was a germaphobe once, then I became a parent.
What do you get when you cross a comedian with a germ?
A sick joke...
Growth itself contains the germ of happiness - Pearl S Buck
I am still hoping that the South Australian government might reopen the border to N.S.W. with out the mandatory 14 days upon returning. If so both myself and Taffey will be there at least for a few hours and I will try to convince a certain elderly member to be my pillion again.
With two weeks off from the brewery I just spent a week on a river boat and will be getting out for a 72 hour ride this weekend.
With two weeks off from the brewery I just spent a week on a river boat and will be getting out for a 72 hour ride this weekend.
I also hope to be at a certain rest area on the Saturday afternoon .... after no long rides for 12 months, I will certainly need to pause somewhere (say around Netallie) for a decent rest. I will link this effort in with a trip via Tottenham to participate in a "virtual" event being staged by the BMW Touring Club of NSW. I am almost embarrassed to have the IBA sticker on the bike at the moment. Plenty of week day rides with mates for cake, coffee and burgers, but nothing much more than 300klm at most. New tyres on 03 September should see me right to go assuming nothing steps in to intervene. Best wishes to those who can ride at this time, and best wishes also to those who cannot.
