Feb 23
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
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
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
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 …
Sep 20
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
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
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 & …
Aug 09
Huntly Resort VIC – Home-Corryong VIC Another sleep in morning in a comfy bed….YAY!!! The final leg today and it’s a short 392 kms to get home. Mick & Lynne are coming out for a ride too this morning and we decide to have breakfast in Violet Town. It’s still fresh so we don our …
Aug 08
Mildura tVIC o Fatman & LTP Huntly Resort VIC Thankfully this morning there was no frost and I got my sleep in til 7am which I thought was a bit rude as I could’ve slept a bit longer. All packed up again and load Dudley before getting away around 8ish into another beautiful sunny but …
Aug 07
Wudinna SA to Mildura VIC To say it was cold overnight was an understatement – poor Dudley froze at -2deg. No amount of clearing the windscreen or mirrors helped as they just refroze, as for the seat…it was rock hard. It really was a lovely mornings sky though with the pink streak and moon shining …