St Albans pub lunch stop, a great day out today, meet Mark with his CrossTourer at Pie In The Sky, then run up Old Pacific then across and down to Wisemans Ferry via Spenser, then a short dirt run along Settlers Road to St Albans.
Arrived to early for lunch so we did the 70km round trip up the dirt on Wollombi Road to Great North Road, turned around and back same way to the Pub.
After lunch back along Settlers to Wisemans then onto Glenorie, I took Catti Ridge Road back to home.
Perfect day out
Easy run today to Bilpin via Wheeny Creek up Mountain Lagoon Road.
Getting a bit dusty so good to wash it off in the creek but the water level was to low.
The good thing about today was Stephen has now got knobbies on his Ducati Multistrada.
Day run to Wombeyan Caves enjoying the dirt sections.
NOTE - did not notice the dirt on my camera lens so the photos are a bit crappy.
Meet Stephen at Pheasants Nest petrol station.
Head south on the freeway and exit at Mittagong to cross over freeway and pick up Wombeyan Caves Road via Bullio this is a windy dirt road down to the caves, sections of this road are quite narrow and many blind corners.
After a very exciting and demanding ride we make it into the caves camp ground.
Both bikes are now properly covered in dust which is very pleasing to see.
Stephens Ducati
AND of course my CrossTourer
After a rest and re-hydration we head out the other way up to Abercrombie Road to Oberon for a great pub lunch.
Then a via Tarana and Lake Lyell to Lithgow and back home over the mountains via Bells Line Road.
A great day out although a little warm it was an average of 35 degrees Celsius for most of the day.
Highlights of a day run to Wombeyan Caves
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Putty Road south bound top 16km bends to get a feel for how well the TKC 80’s tyres would go on tar - felt a little nervous on one bend when I scraped my left foot peg … hmmm … must remember that I do not have road tyres on any more !!
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Sackville Ferry to Wiseman Ferry Road with GoPro mounted on fairing above headlight.
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Pattersons Range Fire Trail - keen to try but the gates were closed - have to try another day
Lunch at the pub (soft drink only !!) finished now run up Wollombi Road to Mt Manning intersection
Wisemans Ferry to St Albans Pub run highlights
A perfect ride day - 18 degrees mid morning with top expected 22 degrees, meet Stephen at Hawkins Lookout - Old Northern Road.
The plan today is to go to Wisemans Ferry across the river, turn left along Settlers Rd to St Albans, lunch at the pub, then up Wollombi Rd (dirt) to George Downs Drive, across the top past the dam then right into Bloodtree Rd to connect to Wisemans Ferry Rd to get back to the Wisemans.
Back over the river then right into River road which is a narrow and twisty road that follows the Hawkesbury River and is very pretty with many tight bends this takes us up to Sackville Ferry Rd - take the Ferry across the the river again then left into Tizzana Rd to swing past the Tizzana Winery via Wilberforce into Windsor, total trip for today 254km with about 120km+ gravel road.
Hawkins lookout
Lunch at the St Albans pub - top spot, a very old and friendly pub with great food well worth the stop.
Well earned rest top end of Wollombi Road after 35km of climbing gravel road
Stephen very pleased with himself
A excellent day out and about in the great roads a few hours out from Sydney.
Back from a squirt in the dirt - very happy and getting the colour I like on my bike
Comleroy Road to Mountain Lagoon - trying out the GoPro - need to learn how to make better image and I have made some adjustments to the mounting after this run as it very shaky
I LOVE THESE TYRES AND THIS BIKE !!!
Finally after busy couple of weeks with work and crap weather, final had a perfect ride day today, got the bike ready, setup my new Go Pro and head off to do a 120km round trip 90km on windy dirt track up the back of Colo.
The tyres performed brilliantly even in the deep channels of gravel in the middle and the edge of the track as there was a 40km section that is a car and a bit wide and came across 3 4WD’s that pushed me over to the edge into the thick loose stuff.
The weight of the bike helped a lot in the thick loose stuff it just pushed through and felt stable, did a small creek crossing and it tracked true.
I kept the TC on for this first run to get a feel for what it would do and I must say it takes the wheel spinning fun out BUT it did keep me ploughing through and climbing even with the front wheel lifting on some of the wash outs.
VERDICT - bloody brilliant bike and it is now exactly what I wanted a great big dirt bike with the TKC 80’s on.
Extremely responsive in the dirt and still behaves on the tar, had her up to 150km on the tar very smooth and corners well so perfect.
Now - the negative is that I am an idiot when it comes to my new Go Pro and all I had at the end of the 120km ride was 2 bloody pictures 1 of me starting the trip and one of me ending the trip — grrr —- I thought I had it set to VIDEO - but instead it was on PHOTO !!!! - solution - put my fucking glasses on next time
So sorry no video - but if the weather is good next weekend I will do another track this one will be a back road and fire trail and this time I will use my glasses and make sure the video camera is running.
the CT and the Dirt a perfect match - Jacob
Continental TKC 80 tyres added - now I am ready to get dirty :-)
Hepco Becker Engine Bars installed
