AustraliaState of QueenslandToowoombaHarristown27°34’45” S 151°55’50” E
8 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
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. TheLeggi altro
AustraliaState of QueenslandSouthern DownsAllora28°2’6” S 151°58’58” E
8 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
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.
AustraliaState of QueenslandSouthern DownsBald Mountain28°53’1” S 151°53’47” E
8 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
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 MarkLeggi altro
AustraliaState of QueenslandSouthern DownsWallangarra28°55’27” S 151°55’48” E
8 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
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 asLeggi altro
AustraliaState of New South WalesTenterfieldTenterfield Showground29°3’16” S 152°1’8” E
8 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
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 andLeggi altro
AustraliaState of New South WalesGlen Innes SevernGlencoe29°55’34” S 151°43’26” E
8 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
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 looksLeggi altro
AustraliaState of New South WalesArmidale30°30’18” S 151°40’19” E
8 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We checked in at the White Lanterns Motel where Mark, wearing a very swish paisley shirt served us. Told us the shirt was hand made at Joe Banana menswear shop in Sydney. He was really chuffed withLeggi altro
AustraliaState of New South WalesArmidale30°30’18” S 151°40’19” E
9 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Stopped at Armidale Moto as Mal's boots are falling apart. No luck have to try Tamworth. I've always thought of Uralla as a place that people who are not in a hurry stop and watch life rush by. WeLeggi altro
AustraliaState of New South WalesTamworth MunicipalityMoonbi31°1’5” S 151°4’17” E
9 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Who's for a cuppa???
9 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We stopped and found some new boots, made in Romania for an Italian firm. Hard to find things not made in China. We stopped at the Golden Guitar and I sent a copy of the pic to Michael Lorentzen whoLeggi altro
