Leaving home

Here is our 1976 R75/6 with a speedo reading 100,687kms! This will be the first long trip for Cucumber. We filled the bike at Drayton and we head off, I must admit with a degree of trepidation. TheRead more
Here is our 1976 R75/6 with a speedo reading 100,687kms! This will be the first long trip for Cucumber. We filled the bike at Drayton and we head off, I must admit with a degree of trepidation. TheRead more
Well we are enjoying the ride so far. Cucumber is running well.
Less than one hour into our trip we stop and smell the roses.
I don't want the trip to be rushed, so we stop at Allora for morning tea. The town is looking good, with a little more spring in it's step than it had decades ago. As we leave town we spot MarkRead more
Playing at being a tourist!! I give some thought to the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. The bike is not running that well in the 2,000 to 3,000 RPM rev range and yet it smoots out asRead more
We parked next to a R1250 GSA. The R75 looks so simple, no multiple pieces of plastic, stuck together like a 1980's Transformer thingy. The owner and pillion, a nice couple from Stanthorpe say hi andRead more
Just stopped for a photo. We were lucky we got to stay here with Tim & Linda when it was open!! The bike is still running very average in the mid range..... more Zen ponderings. The sky ahead looksRead more
Who's for a cuppa???