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.
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.
I will attend. Hopefully with other riders from "Team ACT" - now that's a name that works for me!
Look at it this way Large, think of how ready you'll be for next year. That is "IF" the borders are opened by then. Sorry, but I couldn't help myself. I know it doesn't help you. But there has to be a brighter side,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, surely.
Pillion Piglet and I will be heading out the Friday afternoon aiming to overnight in Temora or Griffith, followed by the run up the Cobb Highway in time for lunch at Wilcannia. Once the meet n greets conclude at Netallie we will head for Cobar to overnight and then back to Canberra on the Sunday.
Jeffrey we can give it a try' Greetings Henk'Pillion Piglet and I will be heading out the Friday afternoon aiming to overnight in Temora or Griffith, followed by the run up the Cobb Highway in time for lunch at Wilcannia. Once the meet n greets conclude at Netallie we will head for Cobar to overnight and then back to Canberra on the Sunday.
I might add that the virus is not willing either. State Gov doing a good job.Very quiet down here in Victoria. The mind, the bike and the wife are willing. The State Government isn't. Cheers.
I think many of use are challenged by the current circumstances and we need to do what is right for our current mental/physical health ensuring we all stay safe. IMHO it’s not how far we go rather what we do to look after ourselves and our loved ones !I have planned to do this ride, but am not in a state of mind to do any safe long distance riding rght now, so I have decided to cancel my plans and stay home instead.
Ride safe everyone and have a great time.