Bonvoyage Fleethaul & Duck01

**SlipperyOZ** · 14th May 2007, 01:25

... Hello Fellas

Yes finally I get to repay some of the excellent hospitality I was extended during my ride time in NZ as a couple of you KiwiBikers head over here to OZ for a riding holiday. So how about the rest of the Pass Riders?? C'mon Spanzy, Jantar, Ruralman & Oldrider et-al... Come over and join in the fun

**oldrider** · 14th May 2007, 21:00

Originally Posted by SlipperyOZ

... Hello Fellas

Yes finally I get to repay some of the excellent hospitality I was extended during my ride time in NZ as a couple of you KiwiBikers head over here to OZ for a riding holiday. So how about the rest of the Pass Riders?? C'mon Spanzy, Jantar, Ruralman & Oldrider et-al... Come over and join in the fun

You have got your hands full with those two I think, if you can send them home in good order I might think about it one day.

By the way fleethaul has opened a blog page or site or whatever it is called.

Get them to post the link on here so those who want to can follow it.

By the way, how do you get down off a Tiger?

Cheers John.

**Jantar** · 14th May 2007, 21:36

Originally Posted by oldrider

By the way, how do you get down off a Tiger?

Cheers John.

You don't.

**The Duck 01** · 14th May 2007, 21:49

duck01inoz.blogspot.com

We will put up more pics and info as the next day unfolds.
So far so good and did we mention the weather,it's going to be hard riding in 25degs,sorry folks but it's a dirty job but someone has to do it.

**The Duck 01** · 15th May 2007, 20:52

Marks bike cleared customs about 3pm after the obligatory running backwards and forwards to the various depts. Considering the horror stories
one hears about bikes taking 10 days to clear customs this one took
about 3 hours.

Had the bike out of the crate and on the road in about 20 mins just in time
to meet Sydney rush hour traffic.

I can see why a GPS is obligatory in large cities like this.

We are heading on a shakedown run tomorrow to bed in the gear on the Aprilia and fit the water taps and fill MT's Gobi's.

SlipperyOz is joining us for the first 2 days as we ride forest tracks to Bathurst.
Will post pics as soon as I remember my smugmug password.

Cheers

**Zukin** · 15th May 2007, 20:55

Just dont let SlipperyOZ go to fast!!
Would hate to read about him falling off again, showing off in front of kiwis

Enjoy your trip and we look forward to the updates

**The Duck 01** · 15th May 2007, 20:57

Thanks to SlipperyOz who has literally done some amazing things
to get this ride underway as soon as he has.
We want to acknowledge just how helpful and what great host, he is.

Thanks Steve.

Duck and Fleet.

**MyGSXF:Me** · 15th May 2007, 21:19

have fun you lot!!!!

& BEHAVE!!!!

here's some memories for ya's!!

Jen

**SlipperyOZ** · 16th May 2007, 01:19

Originally Posted by Zukin

Just dont let SlipperyOZ go to fast!!
Would hate to read about him falling off again, showing off in front of kiwis

Enjoy your trip and we look forward to the updates

Oh Yeah... Hardy Har Har

That little lie down is such OLD news Zukin

I've had much better offs since then...
http://designingmemories.smugmug.com...6303327-Th.jpg
Anyway we will see just how new and clean Fleethaul's new baby looks after i take them up and down some Aussie trails

Hi to Gen... How are you? I'm pretty keen to get the boys on the road so I can finally get some work done

**skidMark** · 16th May 2007, 01:34

Originally Posted by MyGSXF

have fun you lot!!!!

& BEHAVE!!!!

here's some memories for ya's!!

Jen

why is everybody so errrr...

OLD?

teehee

have fun guys havn't met ya but might when ya get back take it easy....but have fun

**oldrider** · 16th May 2007, 11:47

Originally Posted by skidMark

why is everybody so errrr...

OLD?

teehee

Appreciate your point. (lol)

The average life of male human is "three score years and ten" (70yrs) some of us are at the latter end of that spectrum!

The important thing is that we are "still here" and still riding our bikes, I hope you can say the same when you get here!

John.

**warewolf** · 16th May 2007, 12:07

Originally Posted by Jantar

Originally Posted by oldrider

By the way, how do you get down off a Tiger?

You don't.

...you get down off a Duck! ha ha

Originally Posted by skidMark

why is everybody so errrr...

OLD?

I'm sure you just offended those two lovely ladies in front.

**oldrider** · 19th May 2007, 20:52

The Duck_01, fleethaul and slippery oz seem to have gone to ground. Hello!

hello ?

hello ? :spudwhat: not playing now.

(stamps foot)

**Ruralman** · 1st June 2007, 20:38

Originally Posted by oldrider

The Duck_01, fleethaul and slippery oz seem to have gone to ground. Hello!

hello ?

hello ? :spudwhat: not playing now.

(stamps foot)

Another couple of weeks and they're still not playing - do I hear music, banjoes in the outback?????
Great photos in the Advriders link at the top, but it will be great to get another update from Mark

**fleethaul** · 2nd June 2007, 17:37

Mark and I parted company, about 2 hours north west of Melbourne, last Monday.
To say we had a ball up to that point is an understatement.
While I headed off on a 2 day ride to Sydney, mark headed into Melbourne
to catch up with friends and make new ones.
Mark has joined a group of riders who are crossing the Simpson desert
East to West. I'm told once you get over the first sandhill ( there are about 80)
called big red (ninety meters high) the rest are easy.

They start on Monday, from Birdsville, 3000km north of Melbourne.

Mark rang me from a town on the Great Ocean road saying the weather
was lousy, On Wednesday night.
I'm now home in ChCh planning my next visit.
We have scored beds in a house near Phillips Island for the MotoGP
so we will meet up there if not before.
You can see a slide show of the trip Pics (1st 2 weeks) here.
http://fleethaul.smugmug.com/photos/...lbumID=2851297