APRIL RIDE TO DEDERANG

Only the night  before we were about to leave for Omeo a phone call was made to the hotel we were going to stay at and Bird was informed that snow had been reported to have fallen on Dinner Plain on  Mt Hotham and also at Falls Creeek on Mt Bogong. Further investigations on the compatibility of motor cycles with ice or snow had revealed high incidents of roadside medical attention  and repairs to damaged bikes so it was thought to be wise to change our destination to a less dangerous one. After a ring around of other options Dederang Hotel came through with all our needs and it was in the same general area, so that's where we ended up going. A good roll up of 10 bikes left Mooroopna for a pretty good ride in what turned out to be nice weather and we did the trip thru Dookie toWangaratta to Bright for lunch, up and over Tawonga Gap to Dederang. Next morning after push starting the Jappa... again.. we had a casual ride home and all arrived safely, some heading straight for the couch for a lay down so I was told.  Bird

Day Ride to Healsville on April 6th

  7 bikes turned up at the Mooroopna Bp in perfect riding weather for a day ride  to Healsville. Spoofy had put his hand up to lead this one and had it organised to the finest detail, well almost.
We all set off for the first leg of the trip which was to the bakery in Euroa, from there we next stopped at Alexandera for drinks and then on to Healsville for lunch. Through the Tollangi Forest, King Lake and stopping at Flowerdale Hotel was the first part of the way home and to that point, although we had not been lost , our leader for the day had tried to take us on 2 wrong turns and nearly went past the Flowerdale Hotel  even with the 2metre high sign, but we got there that's the main thing. After our drinks break we then went on to Nagambie, this was when we heard the first rumblings of "my sore bum" from one of the lady pillions, later on it is believed to have got to "Take me home first my bum is so sore" LOL. It turned out to be a fairly big ride but through some very pretty country and forests so it was all worth while and very enjoyable. Thanks go to Spoofy for taking the ride and good to see Jenny and Jodie were able to come along too. Bird

KHANCOBAN, MARCH 2013

What a cracker of a weekend we just had , The Khancoban Bike Festival was our destination and everything turned out to be just what I had hoped it would be..... with one exception and that was the the Tallangatta Bike show... turns out it was a Ulysees club event and didn't look very interesting. Our ride there though was great, we got to hang a bit on the only jap bike that came along  for breaking down, we had some terrific riding weather, the roads to Khancoban were a lot of fun, the Koetong Pub was interesting with many women's bras hanging from the ceiling and when we finally got to the caravan park our cabin was just what we wanted. Three bedrooms, lounge area, kitchen,bathroom, wood fire if needed, airconditioner and full size fridge and a concrete area to park our bikes on and only $25 each.The Festival was a short walk up the road with a very convenient pub stop about half way and once we got into the festival area everything you could need was there, the food was good, the booze tent was adjacent to where we stood to listen to the 3 bands that played on the night, there was plenty of chairs , we had a couple of ladies have a bit of a wrestle , that looked ok , we had lots of laughs and at the end of the night the short walk back was like watching sailers walk on a rolling deck but all good fun. Next morning was a bit unusual with everyone sleeping in til 9am but as I looked into the eyes of some of my comrades I could see why, they reminded me of broken jafas looking back at me. The park owner had orgnised a cooked breakfast of bacon and egg rolls and coffee which hit the spot, so once we were all done it was time to head home via Walwa then onto the Bundalong Tavern for lunch from there we made our way home. As I said earlier this was a cracker of a trip and I am very sure that if it is on again next year ( the Festival) we will be making our way back there again. Thanks to Big John from Strathmerton, Brett from Cobram, Webby ,(Pugsley ) Fairless and Tim for making it such a good time. Bird

2013 UP TO JANUARY 12

I trust that the Xmas and New Year break was kind to you all and the best of luck to you and all you friends and family in the coming year. The past couple of months we had some good times , first one was when we have the Cod Fishing weekend at Bearii on the Murray river. There were 7 fishermen who went and 5 lovely size cod were caught, all fish taken were around the 620cm with the largest being 660cm. A terrific camping and fishing weekend.The Xmas Party was held at the Shepparton R.S.L. and it was pleasing to see everyone could make it. We had a excellent meal there and some stayed on and had a bit of a dance, a few drinks and a few giggles. All in all a good night.
On the 12th of January we are going for a day ride to Merryjig near Mt Buller. The weather report says it will be a cool day of 23 so if you want to come along , be at the Mooroopna BP at 9ish ready to leave at 9.30, should be an alright day. Bird

WALWA RIDE NOV 17th 2012

I think in the past I have just about said everything there is to say about the ride to Walwa and nothing has changed, still some of the best scenery, still about the best 200k's of flowing corners, still the friendly staff at the hotel and still one of my favourite rides. This trip we had 5 members go with a few that didn't come having work and family commitments but it was still a good trip. No spills and no major break downs always helps to make things go better. This year would be the 10th year that I have been going to Walwa and still enjoy it.

MADMOB IN THE COMING MONTHS

We have decided to try and do a few different thing together over the next few months as we normally do not have rides during the months of December and January because of the Xmas break and the very hot weather we have come up with some other ideas. December the 1st we are going camping and fishing for the cod season opening at Bearii, December the 7th we are going out for a meal and drinks at the Shepparton RSL, January on a date to be decided, camping and fishing at Eildon and we will do something the same in Febuary.

OCTOBER 20th RIDE TO KEVINGTON

As I unlocked the shed on Saturday morning I had a little glance around at the sky above and thought what a great day. I rolled my bike out and packed my gear on and off I went to meet the boys at the Mooroopna BP. It was good to see they were all there and keen to go, so after the usual banter we set off---- No hang on a minute there---- not the usual banter, did I forgot to mention that our V.P. and his wife Jodie are now grandparents? Their daughter presented the Webb family with a bonnie 9lb 7oz baby boy named Oliver on Wednesday 17th Oct, both are recovering well after the ordeal and mum and baby are doing fine as well. So with all in tow we set off for a Kevington, I had tried to include a bit of interesting riding country in our route there with the inclusion of Strath Creek, Flowerdale for lunch, then Molesworth to Alexandra to Eildon where we stopped for re hydration , then over the winding road to Jamieson and then on to Kevington. Once again we were greeted by friendly staff and publican and had a very good night meeting up with some like minded riders from Griffith. Webby had invited a guest along but the poor bugger didn't know that every guest Webby has brought so far has come to grief and fallen off during the ride ---and -- you guest it-- the curse still exists because after we all set off the next morning and only a few corner's from the hotel ... splat.. down went the new guy Tim, but thank goodness he was not hurt seriously. It seems things just didn't go as planned when trying to take a corner and he and his bike had a little lay down on a soft piece of dirt beside the road. Gaffer tape is a wonderful thing in situations like this and with the indicator and instruments held in place and a bit of confidence building we were off again and I am pleased to say there were no more incidents and Tim was able to have a bit of a laugh at himself later in the day. We came home via Whittfield , which is very pretty this time of year, then on to Wangaratta, up over "the Warby Range" and our last stop was at Thoona before heading home. Great ride . Bird