Le tour de Oxley 2011

[Wells]

Wellsy, I do have photos but am contracted to Rapid bike for them. Just sit back and wait mate. Btw, many thanks for the loan of your ducati bag, i have tried my darndest to protect it as you requested but I had no idea of what rain and mud would do to it. I just hope you are understanding and promise I will look into the broken zipper .Did you realize this problem or were you wanting me to pay for repairs ? Btw, did
you deliberately leave those old undies in it as a joke. ?

Lol... hope it wasn't the lace ones 

Protect it!? Haha, just use it mate. Water and mud generally wash off/out. Rain cover is there if you want it.
Is the zipper being funny? Sorry mate, hope it isn't causing too much trouble.
(I noticed one time when I zipped it up that it didn't take properly.. just unzip/rezipped it again a bit more carefully and it was fine... I assume it must be doing that again!?) 

[braando]

I am just grateful for the loan to be honest. Sorry, i should have pm'd you regarding the you know what mate. Pls check now to save further embarrassment here.
Kindest regards,
Brian

[craigo]

http://instagr.am/p/BP-Dl/

Awesome room for me and goldie!

[braando]

Craigo, your room looks great, you must have been upgraded to the deluxe suite. I am rooming with Andrew/cakeman who, for some odd reason likes to sleep wearing ear plugs.... Andrew, next time you shout out in a loud voice from our room (door open)  "my ars hurts", please remember to further explain that it is because of a full day on the bike .  . Loooooong day today I have been told, 6am start.......... Time to wake them all

[stopintime]

Craigo, your room looks great, you must have been upgraded to the deluxe suite. I am rooming with Andrew/cakeman who, for some odd reason likes to sleep wearing ear plugs.... Andrew, next time you shout out in a loud voice from our room (door open)  "my ars hurts", please remember to further explain that it is because of a full day on the bike .  . Loooooong day today I have been told, 6am start.......... Time to wake them all

Truly funny  why explain - it only sounds desperate

[Two dogs]

In the interest of good taste I will not publish all the photos Brian has sent me
I will let him do that............. the shame of it!
There must be something strange going on up there but here are a couple
a bunch of blokes drinking traveling away from prying eyes and staying in sleezy motels
hmmmmmmmmmmmm just a little bit scary 

Matty fallen off the wagon after ten years with out an alcoholic drink

Goldie uping the fashion stakes or is that a beer before breakfast?

[craigo]

http://instagr.am/p/BQhPT/

Irresistible force meets imooooooovable objects!

[goldFiSh]

So..... Got home a little while ago, and starting to read all the posts of my fellow travelers. Awesome time, awesome roads, awesome company!

Thanks all, more commentary later when the kids are in bed..... On to daddy duties after 3 days away..

[cakeman]

thanks for an absouletly brilliant, unforgettable 3 days! i had an absoulete awsome time (everything except bunking with brian). Brilliant roads, beaitiful country side and great company made it a tour to remember!

thanks matty for organising the logistical side of it and thanks to heather, nick, brian and craig for some truely great company!
apart from my little lowside which wasnt to bad and i can now say i had my first accident (with pride) i dont think i could have asked for a better 3 days!

Thanks everyone!!!!.......... where are we going next?!?!?!

[monstermick58]

RIGHT!!

           We need all the photo's posted up pronto

And outrageous stories to go with them.

Brian, what happened to those nickers that you kept so close to you the whole journey?







                                        Mmick

[mattyvas]

Attendees of Le Tour de Oxley 2011.

Brian "The Norse of Rain"
Heather "I'll go on Tour"
Craig "Your not recording this"
Andrew "my ass hurts"
Nick "Double shot, half milk, latte"
Matty "Will you put that camera down"


It was a late start to Thursday morning I'm told, Nick and I were 1 minute and 50 secs late to the meeting point I'm told by Heather who always had her lid on first after every fuel stop ready to go before any of the blokes.
The first run up the hill to Colo Heights saw Craigo fire out in front on a hot run, it was not easy work catching him up before we stopped in for the first of many fuel stops for the thirsty and fun to ride 4 valvers.

Can I say again I am not good friends with the Pilot Pures I am running and they will shortly be gone as will a couple of others be needing new rubber.
The rest of the run up the Putty was pretty good, Craigo was certainly on my tail the whole way his skills on the "plush suspension" of the S2R800 opened everyones eyes the whole 3 days. Once we got out of the fun and were on the run into Singleton (more fuel) we lost one of the touring group after his OCD played tricks on him.
Into Gloucester for lunch and more fuel (are you getting the theme) by way of Dungog/Gresford which was a little bumpy but enjoyable none the less.
After lunch was the run up Thunder bolts into Walcha for our first night of country hospitality!!!
So much fun up that bit of road, pretty decent when it comes to surface or I might just be remembering it differently. A little stop at the look out on the top of the mountain then over the other side where the corners are mostly 75-95+ leading to long long long straights. It didn't take too long for the pace to increase and increase and...... well someone took off and one after the other we caved and played chasing!!! Of course we only reached about 135k's officer, honest we did.

The road we had gone to ride got a little wet on the morning of day 2, we did have our rain god with us and he worked like a charm. Vision was shite to say the least along with the leaf debris and bark strips all over the road. It did clear up half way along and once you passed the road work lights and car or 3 it was an epic run to Jaspers Lodge and on into Wauchope for guess what...
Long u-turn short we ended up in Port Macquarie for a late lunch before having to take the freeway  to get to the Nabiac turn off and onto the Bucketts Way back into Gloucester. It was far too late in the day to take in the museum so that will have to be another trip.

Early start for the run home which took in the same route plus a drive by the dairy before getting to Singleton then on to Denman and the glorious road The Bylong Valley way, the pace got a bit hot in places along the way and Andrew had to have a little lye down before getting into Rylstone. Last stop went through Lithgow to head home along Bells.

There are no stories we were all very well behaved and went to bed early each night to get maximum sleep before riding the next day.
Everyone drank water all day and all night, though we did lash out in the evening and have a twist of lemon in our ice water.
There are not many photos to look through (160, edited) I didn't shoot all that much this ride.

Set is here

[braando]

I. Brian W, take no responsibility for the following photographs that are to be shown in this Forum.......
Kellyville for starters


Gloucester for lunch


Gloucester again


I Phones aplenty


The theme for this day is Blue.....



Port Macquarie for lunch

http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/ac55/braando54/OxleyTour021.jpg
M.V. chasing a white rabbit i believe


No comment here




Ummmmmmmm



Where Nick prefers the bent over method     

[goldFiSh]

Bent over method preferred when on an incline! Great photos guys. I brought a camera along, but then quickly remembered that Matty and Brain were with me, so the camera never came out.

Best coffee of the trip? Perhaps the morning in Walcha (with a H), follows by the espresso bar in port mq.

Best food had to be the pork belly in Glouster. You were all so jealous (except for H of course). I have to thank Brian for pushing me into that particular selection.

[stopintime]

No comment here

I'm glad you enjoyed it and got back safe

Semi-thread-jack questions about the blue S4R....
What's the black clamp on the fork?
How do you like the frame mounted GoPro footage?

[braando]

Well done Matty, for the "editted/censored" version of the trip.........Mmick,......give me a day to recover then i will let loose with the keyboard and tell exactly what went on......None of this "what happens on tour stays on tour crap"..............warts and all, no holds barred stuff is my only style........... ..........Diplomacy...?  poooooooooof....!    There will be a few people shaking in their boots now won't there fellas...?  
And Wellsy.......as for your bag.....forget it,...its mine now, i have already found a spot for it next to my Harley one......go and buy another  you tight ars....... .......and Andrew.......my room "partner"   i strongly suggest you change your password here so that your wife/partner can't log on.....
And, yes........before anyone asks.......i did wash my bike Saturday night.......one can of degreaser, chain clean.......etc etc etc......bellypan off, chain covers and sprocket covers removed.....OCD kicked in and i was out of control......And to you, Master Wells.......i cleaned "that hole/tube" that i have seen you sticking your finger up to check if i clean there       hahaha....!

Brian W