Well as j5 said the weather was a cracker no snow, no rain, no ice no frost not even one cloud all day, no wind, very little to no water on the road, no   [moto]
All those softies who cannded for the cold or to watch soccer or some other lame excuse, sucked in brilliant day.
Even the Ducati owners club was at maccas and wanted to muscle in on our ride, but Teff sorted them out, did card a few of there monster riders though.

Attendees
Teff
Twodogs (Will now be known as Whiskers, ie 9 lives)
Robs
Rod 620
Paul
Rendang
Andre
j5
mark on a sv
Teffs mate on a aprila

Nice day, won't say I'm jealous will just say that I didn't miss the wind chill.

More pictures here, ok there not the greatest

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35163209@N05/sets/72157626723819374/

Glad I didn't try to aggravate this bug... but looks like a cracker of a day....
Hope you all enjoyed your heated grips.   

Quote from: Rob s on May 15, 2011, 02:19:27 AM
Twodogs (Will now be known as Whiskers, ie 9 lives)

Another off road adventure? Hope everything is alright!?

Yes Max
But this time I got a bit intimate with the arm-co  [moto]

Going down into Lithgow one of the first very steep and tight right handers
with a decreasing radius, went in a little hot on Teffs tail not super fast but just
enough to make me back off the throttle in the corner which unweighted the rear
causing the back to loose traction and cross up.
By the time I got traction I was in the dirt, bike went down and I went chest first into the
arm co.
I was looking at the cliff on the other side of the arm-co thinking oh this could get worse  

I was very very lucky just sore ribs torn glove and scratched up new Dianese leather jacket  
I am just amazed that I didn't get ripped open by the sharp edges on the uprights of the arm-co
as I felt them going past trying to hook up my jacket.

The bike is okay those silly looking crash knobs   saved it ,
without them I doubt I would of been able to ride it home.
Gear lever slightly bent knobs worn down ,tiny graze on the underside of gear box smashed CF front fender
grazed mirror nothing really , picked it up and rode on.

Learnt a valuable lesson about steep descent sharp corners though  
dont back off just lean harder  

It's hard to learn lessons like that I'm sure.
Though it is hard for your brain to tell your hand not too back off it's the first survival instinct that kicks in saying slow down.
When really you should be keeping the power on (gently) feather the rear brake and maybe the front and lean hard to get it whipped around the corner.

But you know hindsight!

As usual, awesome ride and day out with the OzMo mini group and ringin's. Roads were very good with only noticeable traffic on the way back. Had an great sunbake at the Mt Vic Pub to warm the body and soul 

A quick thanks to Rob S (and company) for waiting for me at the Bells Line/Kurmond Rd intersection as I'm pretty sure I would have kept riding until I hit Parramatta otherwise!

Let hope the winter hibernation of OzMonsters doesn't last too long and looking forward to the next group ride in the early spring!

Rod620
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Ohhh my dez big hugs and kiss for your injures

Quote from: Two dogs on May 15, 2011, 03:14:49 PM
Going down into Lithgow one of the first very steep and tight right handers
with a decreasing radius,

sounds like scenic hill? love that road!

Quote from: Jukie on May 15, 2011, 10:04:49 PM
Ohhh my dez big hugs and kiss for your injures

I do believe it was in the groin region Julie.......
Best we bypass your last remark......Des/TwoDogs/Whiskas  could have diseases that not even a Dr has heard of...... 

Quote from: Brian W on May 16, 2011, 05:13:13 AM
I do believe it was in the groin region Julie.......
Best we bypass your last remark......Des/TwoDogs/Whiskas  could have diseases that not even a Dr has heard of...... 

  Yes be carefull of Des, he seems to be one of those love/hate types. One moment he was lying on the armco hugging it, the next moment he was viciously kicking and swearing at it !

Okay Rendang and Teff I will kindly ignore your last comments as you are both old and
would obviously suffer great damage if I started directing my next phyiscal abuse your way.
Chalky old bones and all.

Now on to the GOOD

Just got an email from Hannah of T-Rex-racing who supplied the sliders on my bike.
Replacement cost of all three pucks and shipping $45 US    shieeet thats some cheap insurance
saved me thousands and also saved Rob from me riding cupcake all the way home 

Quote from: Two dogs on May 16, 2011, 03:52:30 PM
saved me thousands and also saved Rob from me riding cupcake all the way home 

Now that would have been worth a photo for prosterity......just the thought of it has me grinning here.         

Quote from: Two dogs on May 16, 2011, 03:52:30 PM

saved me thousands and also saved Rob from me riding cupcake all the way home 

That reminds me, i better cut those rear pegs off

Hey Dez, glad yer okay.  See what happens when you abandon yer 695...