5 bikes and 6 bodies for this ride. Left MBK Macca's late. My bike wouldn't start so I drove to Macca's to inform Jill as we had arranged to meet for breakfast before the ride. When the 3 bikes arrived from Singleton, Keith Smith & Gary (last name unknown to me) decided to ride up to my house to see if they could push start my bike, which they did, so I was able to ride and enjoy the day which also included Cathy & Jim Sheedy. Headed towards Sandy Hollow and took the road to Rylestone through the Bylong Valley. This is a very pretty ride, cruising leisurely through green valleys and then up and over the mountain range. Stopped for coffee and cake at the servo in Bylong, spoke to the owner who informed us that since the road had been sealed completely, there has been a noticeable increase in motorbike traffic. 3

Not surprised as it is a great run. Had a few sprinkles of rain, not even enough to warrant stopping to put on the wet weather gear. Upon arrival in Mudgee, we decided that we had enjoyed the ride so much, we would have lunch in Mudgee and return home the exact same route. Had a good counter meal, enjoyed some friendly conversation and then rode home and enjoyed the view for the 2nd time that day. Only a small group but we all enjoyed our day out together.

Donna

Day 1 of 4 5 Bikes + 1 Trike,9 People left Singleton Macca‟s heading down the putty. Picked up 2 more bikes,4 people at Bulga, Grand total of 13 people. Dry cool morning, short pit stop at Colo Heights, Next stop Mt Victoria for Morning Tea + Fuel. Cold and windy so rugged up and headed towards Goulburn for lunch , stopping along the way to don wet weather gear due to rain. Left Goulburn in poring rain heading to Cooma via Queanbeyan, Some taking short and long cuts. Long day arriving in Cooma late afternoon. Shower to warm & freshen up, Dinner in a pub short walk from Motel, then home to bed for a well earned rest. Good day had. Soly Day 2 of 4 After waking up to a dry day & brusque morning we headed towards Jindabyne. Leaving Cooma it was it was picturesque with the sun & snow on the mountain tops. Breakfast at Jindabyne, where some of the girls & guys bought new gloves & or lines at the ski shop. Topped up with fuel & headed towards Thredbo. The girl at the Nat Park booth gave us the all clear to had been very wintery with snow, sleet & rain. It got colder as we climbed higher (2 Deg C) & reaching Dead Horse Gap we stopped to show Carole & Brenda the snow with snow falling just as we started taking photos. Graham had tried to convince the first timers to the snow had to do a nude run but they obviously didn‟t have enough wine the previous night. Well it was steady down the mountain drying out as we neared Khancoban. Got a road report at Khancoban finding out that the road via Cabramurra to Tumut was snowed in and closed. Change of plans, so we went onto Corryong (Vic) for lunch, took a moment to feel superior being from N.S.W, Departed Corryong after lunch deciding to go through Tumbarumba, Batlow & onto Tumut. Showered, walked up town & found a nice pub for pre dinner drinks. Dinner & some light hearted jokes to finish the night off & home to bed. Good day had. Garry Knight. Day 3 of 4 Woke to a fine day, breakfast at motel then headed off to Junee then Temora for morning tea. After morning tea rode out to the Temora Air Museum ,we all found very interesting. Departed for West Wyalong for lunch + fuel .Next stop Parkes, What a boring ride, straight long stretches of tar, Remember to bypass this section of road in the future. Glad to reach the motel, Shower, short rest then medium walk to the club for dinner. Hottest day so far. Soly

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Day 4 of 4 A Fine day for final day heading home. Two bikes, 4 people headed out via Dubbo, the rest of us 4

fuelled up and headed off via Wellington for breakfast, Gulgong for fuel and short pit stop, then Merriwa for lunch. As we left Merriwa the rear tyre of one bike was noticed to be half flat. A visit to the Garage, plugged tyre , offloaded pillion to a spare and softer seat, then a steady ride home via Jerry‟s plans. A safe and varied 4 days, cool and windy, Winding roads, cold and wet, snow, hot dry and straight roads, great trip was had by all. Approx 1900 Km‟s travelled safely, Well done to all. P S. The Spider (Trike) got attention & looks everywhere we stopped. Soly

Approx. 9 bikes joined the poker run under the guidance of Donna the Noisy Guzzi rider.
There where Bikes, cars & a bus for those not game to hop on a bike. Left Muswellbrook Hotel to Scone Airport, then on to Merriwa Pub for refreshments & Lunch. Entertainment & charity auction was also had as well as a good old chinwag. Then off to the Top Pub in Denman, then back to Muswellbrook. Fine weather, good company &Ice creams had by all. 177 people registered.

Ned.

Sunday the 1st of November saw 6 bikes and 8 hungry souls depart on our first brunch ride for the season. We welcomed Phil Donald on his first ride with the branch and hopefully we haven't scared him off and he will return.   The eating point was Beaumont street in Hamilton, and those who have been on previous brunch rides, would be familiar with the cafe we usually go to.   Well, Denise Black suggested we venture down the lane way that runs parallel to the cafe we usually eat in, which to my surprise gave us plenty of options to choose from. Denise recommended a particular establishment on which we all agreed, and after being seated were quite surprised by the cost of the breakfast special.   It turns out that if you buy a coffee, [or any beverage] you can then order a breakfast consisting of 2 eggs, toast, sausage, rasher of bacon, and grilled tomato, for the princely sum of $5.00. What a great deal, most of us took up this option and can thoroughly recommend it for future brunch rides.   They also do a lunch meal based on the buy a beverage principal for only $7.00.   Well done Denise.   So after breakfast and a few yarns being spun, thanks Ned for the Route 66 update, we all departed for home. As Colleen and I were going to Cessnock, we decided to go our separate way, with the majority supposedly coming home over Sugarloaf, Wayne was the only one who took that turn, the rest for some reason followed me. I hope you didn't get lost coming home on your own Ned.   Gasket's Can am Spyder certainly created some interest when it was parked in Beaumont street, one particular punter stood and stared for an eternity,   I still don't think he could work out what it actually was.   All in all good morning for a ride, great company, and fantastic food with great value for money.
Cheers.

Simmo.