Blow down

I hate seeing a bike down. Hate it. 

Today walking through Melbourne CBD during my lunch break the weather was becoming increasingly hostile. Cold. Wet. Extremely windy.


You can see from the doppler radar the wind hammering across Melbourne from the West.......very strong with sustained gusts.


On days like this you really need to think about how and where to park if leaving the bike outdoors.

Unfortunately as I was heading back to the office I came across this

This poor Ninja had been blown off its' kick stand and was resting propped up by the BMW scooter. Had the scooter not been on its' centre stand it would more than likely have been knocked over too. 

Everything in my body wanted to pick up the Ninja - I decided it was best to leave it where it was in case there was any damage and the owner needs photographs for their insurance. 

Poor Ninja.

\BitSar

Yea - it's Saturday

Saturday is the default ride day for many riders.........just because I commute doesn't mean I don't like a weekend blat too........

Originally the plan was to head down the Mornington Peninsula for a Arthur's Seat/Redhill/Costal run......luckily one of my mates recalled that today was the cycling event "Around the Bay in a Day".................now I am an avid cyclist......but the thought of contending with hundreds of weekend warrior, gumby pushbikes was enough to put us off and to change plans.......

Another mate suggested we hit the hills - Kinglake is always fun.......see where we end up eh? We took off in the general North-Eastern direction.......

WHAT A CRACKER RIDE.........one of my ride buddies has a particular knack for finding great "B" roads in rural Victoria, and today, he did not disappoint.

Having found some nice twisties and slightly technical road into Kinglake we stop for a coffee and decided the next destination should be Yea..................hell - let's go.......

Yea via Kinglake west was a fantastic ride - especially when coupled with ample use of throttle and open fast sweepers.......

The bikes all lined up in the shade in Yea..........

A creepy sculpture I found made from Diff gears, Saw blades and Barbed-Wire.........hmmmmm Yea?

We had another coffee and decided it was time to head for home.......one mate lives out West from where we were....another is back near Melbourne CBD, as am I......we part ways.........Cheers mate, quick toot of the horn and we hit the road.....

The ride back to Melbourne was definitely not a let down.............we found a nice "semi-direct" route from Yea to Melbourne via Toolangi and Healesvile - cracker roads in this stretch......

Thanks for a pearler of ride Gentleman.............where next? =D

\BitSar