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May 12
Crusty Visit (9th-11th May26)
After a nice lunch at Uralla, it was time to head off and make my way to Mum and Dad’s, otherwise known as the Crusty’s. Back down the hill on the New England Highway through the roads works and the increasing amount of traffic. Feeling good and enjoying being out on Fergus. Into Tamworth for …
May 10
SCDR Uralla NSW (8-9th May26)
Friday 8th May26 Ride day and it’s a start docket from the local Corryong BP servo at 12:02pm and a full belly for Fergus and off we go. It’s a bit chilly 5 degrees so the heated suit is on and an easy ride out through Jingellic, through the first of the roadworks, nice and …
Feb 23
SCDR Paringa SA (20-22 Feb26)
Friday 20th Feb26. Why is it that FriYAY mornings when you are waiting for a start time seem to take forever. Guess, it’s just one of life’s mysteries that maybe one day I’ll solve…or maybe not. With a start docket in hand at 12:35pm Friday I head off towards Culairn in a nice summery 28 …
Nov 23
SCDR Cohuna VIC (21-22 Nov25)
Decided that it was time I put myself to the test and the clock and registered with full intentions to complete and qualify for the SCDR ride to Cohuna VIC. Of course, my ride starts on a Friday but those who know me also know that Friday’s begin with coffee and cake from my favourite …
Sep 20 2025
SCDR Deniliquin 19-20 Sept 25
This was my first long distance ride since the crash on the 1 year anniversary of Kimmie v Emu. Fergus was all ready and packed for the ride and I was feeling good, to be honest I didn’t really think about it. After the usual Friday coffee and cake at Café Corryong Brew, I headed …
Sep 16 2025
IBA Memorial Take Two (12-14 Sep25)
How to start this, it was the ride I never completed last year. The universe thought to throw an emu at me to spice my life up last year. Well as you know the outcome was tragic for Dudley and had me off the bike for quite a while. I had purchased a new bike …
Jan 04
Kimmie, Dudley & an Emu
Friday 20th September 2024 approx 2:30pm Cruising along the Tipping Way with the cruise control set to 100kph enjoy life and out of nowhere an emu was in our face. No time to react, I said “of fuck”, grabbed the front brake (which in hindsight maybe I shouldn’t have done) and the next thing I …
Sep 20
IBA Memorial Ride – Netallie Rest Area via Cobar
Today is a cruisey day, a tidy 700km odd day to meet a bunch of like minded long distance riders for dinner in Cobar before heading out tomorrow morning for the Memorial at Netallie Rest Area just west of Wilcannia NSW. A beautiful day to be out on Dudley a little fresh so the heated …
Aug 11
Border Run 2024 and more
Surprise, surprise My Sweety Karl is joining me on this years adventure….YAY Are we ride fit, ah that would be a definite NO. Does it bother me if I don’t get a start docket …maybe, but let’s wait til the journey begins. Does Karl mind, well let’s just say he is a little concerned about …
Feb 28
SCDR 01 – Mannum SA
Plan in place, start docket acquired from the local servo and off I go in the general direction for the 1st Southern Cross Distance Riders SA ride to Mannum – SCDR 01 SA. Now to make things interesting am going Silo hunting along the way. It’s quite windy and you can see the smoke & …