For my non-illgloomy mates and all you snow-bound northern hemispherers.. (picture hosting site is slow, be patient or reload)
As the subject notes, this is our annual guzzi run through the Oz Snowy mountains and this time also down to Tasmania..
Bikes: 2007 Bellagio and mate was on stock V7 Cafe. Bellagio is 936cc, twin-plugged, short-stroke push-rod, parts bin special
mods include Agostini single exhaust, tarrozi clip-ons, V7 racer steel tank, leather seat, 80s square-head rocker covers, mapping by Roper, maintained by Motociclo..
Tassie tour 2019
Day 1
Sydney-Robertson-Moss Vale-Yass-Gundagai-Tumut-Batlow-Tumbarumba-Khancoban
587km
Day 2
Khancoban-Corryong-Talangatta-Yackendandah-Myrtleford-Whitfield-Mansfield-Yea-Whittlesea-Melbourne
546km
Ferry overnight to Tassie
Day 3
Devonport-Cradle Mountain-Sheffield-Railton-Deloraine-Carrick-Launceston-Scottsdale-Derby-St Helen’s
405km
Day 4
St Helen’s-St Mary’s-Bicheno-Swansea-Triabunna-Orford-Sorell-Pt Arthur-Sorell-Hobart
404km
Day 5
Hobart-Margate-Woodbridge-Cygnet-Huonville-Hobart-Oatlands-Campbell Town-Longford-Perth-Launceston
353km
Day 6
Launceston-Deloraine-Mole Creek-Sheffield-(Cradle Mountain)-Waratah-Savage River-Waratah-Burnie-Devonport
402km
Ferry back to Melbourne overnight
Day 7
Melbourne-Yarra Junction-Noojee-Moe-Sale-Lakes Entrance-Orbost
422km
Day 8
Orbost-Cann River-Bombala-(Brown Mountain)-Bateman’s Bay-Nowra-Sydney
676km
Total 3,795km
Avg. per day 474km - though first and last days were the high ones and at high speed on somewhat interesting slab..
Both bikes performed flawlessly
Till next year!