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pete roper

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A run to South Australia, the long way!
« on: June 01, 2016, 02:52:43 AM »
Well I said I was hoping to get some pics of our trip.I got a few and they aren't very good but mainly it was disappointing because the weather turned very sour just as we got into South Oz so we never got to see or ride the Flinders because visibility was down to about five feet and it was raining cats and dogs!

But.

I saddled up my old bus with its 'Tour Pack'



Then I flogged off to Cowra where Beetle and I were going to meet up but failed so we agreed to meet that evening in Gilgandra.

There we were joined by Mr.Bob and Charlie Johnson on a Tenni SE and Diavolo Rosso, Charlies second after his first one got written off! Next morning We set off across the top of NSW heading for Broken Hill. These are long, boring, straight roads verminous with animals, some 'Roos and Emus but mainly feral goats! The bastards were everywhere! This stop was at the (?) Edina Roadhouse where we picked up some crappy fuel but the young lady who was monitoring the bowser had the most astonishing camel-toe on display! No I didn't ask if I could take a picture!



Dunno what this idiot's grinning about? White Line Fever I think!



Somewhere just east of Wilcannia my old bus clocked over 100,000 and I missed it! Mr.Bob had got the bit between his teeth and we were travelling, errr? 'Swiftly' on that stretch.



A brace of Grisos in the late afternoon sun....



More in a bit

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2016, 05:05:54 AM »
Entertaining, as always - but did nobody tell you? You can't tour on a Griso.  :evil:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2016, 05:14:54 AM »
I'll take a rainy day on the bike over a nice day at work any time. :thumb:

BTW, you gotta do something about that one bike in the background. It does not appear to be a G :evil:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2016, 06:27:18 AM »
Entertaining, as always - but did nobody tell you? You can't tour on a Griso.  :evil:

Nick

No you're quite right, you can't. Especially in outback Oz where the only fuel stops have lousy fuel served up by back-packing hotties......

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2016, 06:27:18 AM »

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2016, 05:47:21 PM »
Permission to post some of my pics?

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2016, 07:52:03 PM »
Permission to post some of my pics?

Please do :popcorn:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2016, 08:28:24 PM »
It was gruesome at the Royal Hotel, Gilgandra.




Barkeep told us to check out the grapevine.  :shocked:




Digs at Gilgandra.





Breakfast at Nyngan.







Emmdale Roadhouse. Suspect fuel served by aforementioned North American hottie.




Wilcannia. Fuel depot guarded by angry dogs.








Top food at the Palace Hotel, Broken Hill.





We had Shiraz, too!



After a stop at Peterborough, the threat of flash floods made us all sooks, and we voted to stop at Cradock.

The Peterborough bike museum had a great display, including a 750 S3 and a Mark 1. There were also a Laverda Jota and 500.







At Cradock








Digs in Quorn:






Black beers in Mildura (except for Roper  :rolleyes: ) Who lives better than us?






It gets better.






Did a map of my route, 2820km.




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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2016, 08:53:45 PM »
Nice!   Nothing to beat a good MC road trip. Glad you had a safe return. Just  curios , was there any goat Roper jokes going around?  :laugh:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2016, 08:53:57 PM »
Looks like a fun trip, just watch out for the new fence I posted about yesterday!
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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2016, 08:58:51 PM »
We lost interest in Goat jokes after seeing about 4 billion of them on the road from Gilgandra to Peterborough.   :violent1:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2016, 09:03:48 PM »
That McClaren Vale Shiraz was VERY nice!

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2016, 09:04:33 PM »
 Mark , what kind of contorted position did you achieve to take that first picture  :shocked: :grin:

 Thanks guys , if I ever get to OZ you boys are gonna have to take me to Wagga Wagga  :laugh:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2016, 09:13:23 PM »
Looks like a great time.  Thanks for sharing.

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2016, 09:24:41 PM »

 Thanks guys , if I ever get to OZ you boys are gonna have to take me to Wagga Wagga  :laugh:

  Dusty

It's an ancient aboriginal word meaning 'Place of the Bogan'  :evil:

Oh, if you want an example of a Bogan? Here is one in its natural habitat.



Its pics like that that always make me remember the sort of crap the Wallopers have to deal with regularly. The looks on their faces are priceless!

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2016, 09:28:16 PM »
That's not a Wagga bogan, he doesn't have enough tatts. :laugh:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2016, 09:29:53 PM »
FYI Wagga Wagga is pronounced Woga Woga
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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2016, 09:31:54 PM »
astonishing camel-toe on display!

I'm not up on the lingo I guess,  what is that anyway..?
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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2016, 09:37:08 PM »
So, which one is actually Roper a.k.a. 'The Mean One' ??  :cool:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2016, 09:40:59 PM »
So, which one is actually Roper a.k.a. 'The Mean One' ??  :cool:

 He is the red headed POM  :laugh:  Woga Woga to you too  :grin:



 Dusty

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #19 on: June 01, 2016, 09:43:17 PM »
Three of us have hair. Roper isn't one of them.   :evil:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #20 on: June 01, 2016, 09:48:57 PM »
astonishing camel-toe on display!

I'm not up on the lingo I guess,  what is that anyway..?

If anybody links up a pic they'll probably get moderated into next century but I'm sure Google will be your friend. Probably not a good idea to look for it at work though.... :grin:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #21 on: June 01, 2016, 09:51:28 PM »
If anybody links up a pic they'll probably get moderated into next century but I'm sure Google will be your friend. Probably not a good idea to look for it at work though.... :grin:

 Yes please , no pics  :laugh:

 Dusty

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #22 on: June 01, 2016, 09:51:47 PM »
More pics of bikes, beer, food and miscreants.










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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #23 on: June 01, 2016, 09:59:34 PM »
 Two Wings , Pete is the bespectacled bloke with the slightly surprised looking expression . Kind of destroys the curmudgeon image huh ?

 Dusty

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #24 on: June 01, 2016, 10:17:43 PM »
I thought he'd be breathing fire and picking his teeth with an old wheel spoke...he rather looks more like a kindly old chemist...the kind that doesn't raise a fuss when the spotty teenage boys buy condoms and ciggies... :laugh:

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #25 on: June 01, 2016, 10:20:09 PM »
Don't let his mild-mannered appearance fool you.

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #26 on: June 01, 2016, 10:25:37 PM »
Don't let his mild-mannered appearance fool you.

 Mark , we promise not to blow the pom's cover ...









 ... but he really is a sweetheart  :evil:

  Dusty

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #27 on: June 01, 2016, 10:26:00 PM »
Nah, I'm all cuddles. I just get crabby with needy, whining idiots.

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #28 on: June 02, 2016, 12:34:36 AM »
Hey Pete,

Thanks for the story and pics, I come from out western NSW, looks like nothing much has changed, a great trip! I guess something would be bound to be lost in translation if you attempted to explain camel toe to some of the
international audience. Ha ha.

Cheers

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Re: A run to South Australia, the long way!
« Reply #29 on: June 02, 2016, 01:18:22 AM »
Hey Pete,

Thanks for the story and pics, I come from out western NSW, looks like nothing much has changed, a great trip! I guess something would be bound to be lost in translation if you attempted to explain camel toe to some of the
international audience
. Ha ha.

Cheers

Bottler

Still the reaction from Dusty to the "enlightenment" might prove interesting  :evil: :evil:

He'd rightly end up with 5 moderators gold stars  :thumb:
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