Post by skipper on Apr 19, 2016 11:15:45 GMT 10
I am sorry that it has taken me so long to report back on the Shadow Riders WA run out to York a few weeks ago but I have been very busy.
It was the perfect day for a ride with no wind, blue skies, and just the right temperature, or as I like to call it a goldylocks zone: not too hot, not too cold.
Some of us met at my house before heading to the service station at the bottom of Toodyay Road, about 40 minutes' ride away, which was the
delegated meeting point and a good opportunity to take on fuel. The run up through the hills in the early morning was superb as we made our way to
Crackline, a great back road that runs from Toodyay Road across to York. We enjoyed a reasonable cooked breakfast at the pub as our usual cafe had closed down due to
lack of trade during the week and the weekend riders were not consistent enough to sustain it; this is very unfortunate especially as they made very nice coffee which unfortunately I can not
report is the case for the pub. Upon leaving York those who had not fuelled up at the meeting point did so at York, except Graham. I think we all know where this is going when riding a Shadow on
a 320km run. Steve lead the way along a road we had not ridden before that seemed to be made especially for us with wide sweeping bends and a good road surface, it was very enjoyable. This
lead us back to Great Eastern Highway where the group reformed at a service station, except Graham, who had tried to do the 320km on one tank and had come to a stop about 30km short.
SRAWA president Phil kindly made a run back with a 5 litre jerry can of fuel. We all regrouped at the local Dome in Sawyers Valley for a last coffee and some banter, mostly at Graham's expense, and then disbanded and headed home.
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Our next ride will be on Anzac day and I will post the details soon.
It was the perfect day for a ride with no wind, blue skies, and just the right temperature, or as I like to call it a goldylocks zone: not too hot, not too cold.
Some of us met at my house before heading to the service station at the bottom of Toodyay Road, about 40 minutes' ride away, which was the
delegated meeting point and a good opportunity to take on fuel. The run up through the hills in the early morning was superb as we made our way to
Crackline, a great back road that runs from Toodyay Road across to York. We enjoyed a reasonable cooked breakfast at the pub as our usual cafe had closed down due to
lack of trade during the week and the weekend riders were not consistent enough to sustain it; this is very unfortunate especially as they made very nice coffee which unfortunately I can not
report is the case for the pub. Upon leaving York those who had not fuelled up at the meeting point did so at York, except Graham. I think we all know where this is going when riding a Shadow on
a 320km run. Steve lead the way along a road we had not ridden before that seemed to be made especially for us with wide sweeping bends and a good road surface, it was very enjoyable. This
lead us back to Great Eastern Highway where the group reformed at a service station, except Graham, who had tried to do the 320km on one tank and had come to a stop about 30km short.
SRAWA president Phil kindly made a run back with a 5 litre jerry can of fuel. We all regrouped at the local Dome in Sawyers Valley for a last coffee and some banter, mostly at Graham's expense, and then disbanded and headed home.
.
Our next ride will be on Anzac day and I will post the details soon.