24th of May Flowerdale Recovery Ride

 The ride finder strikes again hehehe. I'll be on my way to the ice capped mountains on this day. Damn. I want to meet the norton riders . 

you'll be frezzing and we will be a little chilly and kozzy standing around the pub fire.

See how it gos with the Weather, I'll post up a meeting place and time as it gets closer, more than likely Warrandyte Bakery for breaky.

This rides caming up next sunday, Meet  Warrandyte Bakery  for breaky at 10.00am to leave 10.30am.

At this stage I'm not shore if I'm going on this or the icypole ride,, will know later in the week.

 This weekend is clear, great I'll be in it.

(Unlike last weekend when i missed the big event

The ride notification has the 'official' start at Beechworth Bakery in Healsville. Does this mean the ratties will go there own way?

Some of the Classic clubs will be there, some are starting from other locations,,, Healsvilles a bit off the betten track.

Its up to you if you want to go from healsville or the meeting place posted here

Warrandyte suits me much better - just making sure I had understood the posting. Many thanks

Sorry guys I'm out for this one, I'll be going on the ice ride to falls creek with Kate and about 30 others.

Have fun at flowerdale,,, Just becouse I'm not going.

Warrandyte is still a good place to meet, so I hope Cobungra and  Chmeee5 get a good turn out, Its a good ride there and a good event for some of the subgewed riders as some will be on older bikes.

Have fun and will see yous on the next one.

 Sure thing Bugger.

I'll take the TR6 so it's a leisurely run for me.

Anyone who turns up 10am at Warrandyte Bakery for a 10:30 start.

We'll plan the trip on the day.

 darn it all , Bugger I thought for sure you would pike on the icy run  and then I could talk you into picking me up from Kates and doing the Flowerdale ride

but oh well have a good one dude

Jacqui

Well I missed the Ice Ride, So I Gess I'll be going to flowerdale on sunday,,, on my Norty, See you guys at Warrandyte.

Another top classic event and fundraiser a top day with about 250 bikes mostly classics and I think they rasied about $7000 for the commiunity of kinglake and flowerdale.

We had 5 bikes at the start line at Warrandyte this morning the weather was great ,, no rain and a unseasonal warm day.

We meet the main bunch that left from healsville at kinglake,, I toke a couple of pics.

Thanks to cheeme5 and cobungra and tom & his wife and friend for showing up.

Where were you guys????????????? I'm guessing it winter.

bumped into lots of people I new at the pub.

Heres a few pics,,,,,,, I hope

Kinglake at around 11am

Flowerdale pub as bikes stared to roll in,,,,, hard to find a spot,,,,,, parking all the way down the road to about 100 meters.

...and a Brough Superior

Nice photo Cobungra, great to see a going registered Brough. They aren"t normally allowed out to play

Excellent day so many thanks to Bugger and everyone else for turning up.

Good run from Warrandyte to Kinglake (first time for me) even with the scary twistie bits where you can now see all the way down with all the foliage burnt away.

Big gathering at Kinglake, and again rather humbling to see all the devastation all around. But good to see so much activity in the town itself.

Another good ride then to Flowerdale, lots of sweeping bends and plenty of bikes. Mind you didn't see Bugger 'til I got to the pub but enjoyed every minute of the ride - even the strong cross winds were no problem.

Lots of bikes of all sorts at Flowerdale with a large range of ages of the riders regardless of what they were riding. Very friendly atmosphere there and very welcoming pub (first time there also).

Thanks again to Bugger for returning via Melba Highway - wasn't too keen on going through the burnt stuff again. I was generally bringing up the rear but that suits me just fine. Helps me with my riding, especially the cornering to follow the more experienced lads.