Quote from: Rob s on May 19, 2011, 10:36:51 PM
Were did you zero your trip meter Lithgow.
more like 700klm door to door, my place

its unfortunate that you live so far away

Quote from: mattyvas on May 19, 2011, 11:43:14 PM
Yeah that's a pretty short day.
Aside from the little inspection of the guard rail how long was the day?

I'm no great fan of the old road. It's just a place that many can get too.
And really as it might be a shorter day I was just taking the piss!

I'm with you on the old road Matty especially after my little incident last year
The old road is great for the morning coffee half day ride imo.
But i think it needs a to be a bit longer ride for the Sydney surrounds ride up to wollombi or wiseys included to make a day of it.

Re, Bells line last week still ends up being a reasonable days outing.
We left maccas about 9.30am refueled lithgow around to Hartley and up Mt.vic
And a nice new section of tar on the twistys  down into Hartley
Lunch at Mt vic  good hour and half, i was back home 4.30pm, 230klm Rouse hill to Rouse hill.
Bells can be a bit of a challenge in winter with the changeable weather conditions in the Mountains though.
Last week was just a perfect day.
Oh and i guess Wiskas won't be to interested in doing it again for a while

Quote from: Rob s on May 19, 2011, 10:36:51 PM
Were did you zero your trip meter Lithgow.
more like 700klm door to door, my place

I zero from start meeting point and it's more like 577kms in reality. It's a stupidly huge day, not for the faint of heart or bum. I've done it solo and with quick fuel stops and 15 minutes for lunch it took me from 7:00am to about 3:45pm. But I was going speed limit your honour (+GST, +Sales Tax, +Carbon tax)

So I figure with a group of 15 that don't know the route, a couple of testastrettas adding in 7 extra fuel stops we should be able to finish it in just under 3 days.    I'm not really serious about doing that run with a large group - it's nuts.


How about we just do Putty/Wollombi/Old Road? It's been a while. I love the 10 Mile on Putty. It's just a shame you have to do the 100Kms from colo heights to get to it.

Bells has too many  .

Im happy for either, just bring me a tanker!

I love the putty/wollombi run. I'm keen for whatever either way

Funny that you guys are making fun of the Old Road ... when Craigo suggested Bylong I found myself calculating how many trips of the Old Road I could get in for 550kms.

OK I know I am a lazy bastard but I just enjoy the road ... very few straight bits and I seem to enjoy it on a Ducati, Lambretta or in a FIAT 500. But I also don't have to go through any traffic to get there - the traffic and cops on the road is another issue.

I find Bells Line pretty tedious ... and as Craigo mentioned the Putty takes so long to get to the really fun part (which is wherever Claudio is playing).

My suggestions would have been Wisemans loop via Mangrove Mountain ... or just straight up and back to Wollombi (not the Putty). But like I said I am a lazy bastard and may not be able to make this one anyway.

Putty/Wollombi etc........i know why Matty V wants to do it.......
Yes guys.....the "C" factor....

Tico Tico

But one day down the track we need to find those two other ferries......minus the dirt road eh......CRAIG..........

Quote from: Betty on May 20, 2011, 05:41:02 AM
Funny that you guys are making fun of the Old Road

OK I know I am a lazy bastard 

I find Bells Line pretty tedious ...
My suggestions would have been Wisemans loop via Mangrove Mountain ... or just straight up and back to Wollombi (not the Putty). But like I said I am a lazy bastard and may not be able to make this one anyway.

Hey Betty My 2cents

Not making fun of the old road. just looking for somfin differrent.

Annual Putty rd  run to see claudio might be better in spring.

Up to Wollombi via Kulnura sounds good about 250klm return to Berowra
The date is not set so you could make another mind you june long weekend monday 13th.
Sunday would be good for Wiskas

Quote from: Betty on May 20, 2011, 05:41:02 AM

OK I know I am a lazy bastard

No argument here

Quote from: Betty on May 20, 2011, 05:41:02 AM


I find Bells Line pretty tedious .

Compared to

oh yeah forgot lazy Bastard

http://bit.ly/jACS7I <-- This road is pretty sweet  - Hardly ever traffic or coppers, fairly central and rarely visited by ozmos  .

  I  can count at least 11 bikes on the track looks like you hooking it the first corner on pit straight [moto]

And newly resurfaced turn two I hear.

Quote from: Rob s on May 21, 2011, 02:37:14 AM
The date is not set so you could make another mind you june long weekend monday 13th.

Availability is not the thing. Don't want to complicate things, but I just can't commit at the moment.

Quote from: craigo on May 21, 2011, 03:41:30 AM
http://bit.ly/jACS7I <-- This road is pretty sweet  - Hardly ever traffic or coppers, fairly central and rarely visited by ozmos  .

I would like to try that place sometime ... but I don't think it is an option for the weekend in question.

Quote from: cakeman on May 20, 2011, 05:13:13 AM
I love the putty/wollombi run. I'm keen for whatever either way

                                         putty/wollombi   + 1   

Hi all

I've been wanting to go up wollombi rd back via the entire old road for quite some time...

Looks like a decent full day ride.

Hi guys, have we confirmed a date for this? Last date i saw was for the 4th of June which is this weekend, im assuming it wont be this weekend due to lack of discussion??