South Australian Yamaha MT Owners Ride

I was super stoked for today as this was my first ride with a group of motorbike enthusiasts, not to mention fellow Yahama owners.
I had to set the alarm for 7am so I could get there in time. I really wasn't feeling it first thing in the morning after a tough training session the night before, but thought I would get a coffee into me as I knew I would feel much better after a coffee.

So I made my way down to Yamaha World and when I got there it was way better than I was expecting, there were bikes everywhere. Even more bikes turned up after I took this photo, there would have been about 50 of us at least. That's my bike second one in on the right and I gave it a good old clean the day before so there is barely a spec of dust on it :)

 

 

After we mingles for a bit we set off on our journey.
If anyone is interested I'm pretty sure this is the exact run we did.
It's hard to say exactly the way as I was just following the pack lol, and I have never done the run we did today.
The run through coromandel valley was amazing, in fact the whole ride was :)
The route we took had looks of windy sharp corners so you could have some fun on the bike and really throw it around. Definitely one of the best rides I have ever been on.
The weather was perfect as is wasn't too hot but warm enough to make for a really enjoyable ride. It was forecast to rain here and there but we didn't feel a drop.
I have to admit it was a relief to finally arrive at Goolwa, after training my legs in the gym the night before they were aching from not being able to stretch them.
Here is a panoramic of the river.

 

 

I always love going back to the river.
When I was a kid we lived out to the north of Renmark, and we were fairly close to the river.
I have always loved the history of the river and love seeing the bridges, ferries and pumping stations. There is something special about the river which I can't describe.
It's not like it used to be, but back in the old days the river used to flood every year and there would be water everywhere. Growing up as a kid there was always something that excited me when the river would flood.
I have always loved the museums and heritage that the river land brings, the old farm machinery and history of bad floods the river brought are so intriguing.
Here is a picture of an old barge from many years ago which now serves as nothing more than a monument to times gone by.

It's a nice place Goolwa and a great spot to stop off and recuperate after the long ride, you always have to stand around for a bit after a long ride like this as my bum cheeks felt like they were going to drop off.
It was good chatting with one of the guys there, he said he really loves the sounds of my bike and thought it sounded amazing while he was riding behind me for a while. That's some serious brownie points right there lol, and I said yeah and I haven't removed the silencer from the exhaust yet lol.
Here we all are down at Goolwa.

On the way home there was an event at Macclesfield so I stopped of and grabbed myself a sausage and bread (the Australian taco lol).
There was a band playing, well two young girls but they were really good. I couldn't see anything obvious stating there band name but I have no doubt I will hear them again.
There were some really nice holdens at the event too, so I couldn't help myself and took a few more photos of them.
Last time I checked the white car which is the HK GTS Monaro was going for over $120, 000 so they are not cheap that's for sure. They are real classic muscle car icons.

 

 

 

 

Then to finish off the day I came back to Adelaide through Aldgate and Stirling which is an absolutely beautiful part of Adelaide.
It's such a nice run through there with the trees and winding roads.
I did get video of the ride, so at some point in the next week I will get some of it up on Dtube :)