Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
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Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
Pretty much the first decent ride since april this year 450KM round trip real nice ride . Best thing was this was the first ride in my 48 years that my two older brothers and myself have ever been on together at the same time , been with them individually but never all together. Took a few pics at different stops along the way .
We all met up at Tantanoola pub my hometown . Next stop Mount Gambier to fuel up 60 KM away. Then on to Nelson, stopped to stretch the legs. Then on to Cape Bridgewater . My brothers and me i'm the one on the right. We then carried on to Portland for lunch. Couple of pics of the coast line around Portland and wind turbines. Pretty much turned into a pub crawl on the way home . And the last fill up before 70KM to home.
We all met up at Tantanoola pub my hometown . Next stop Mount Gambier to fuel up 60 KM away. Then on to Nelson, stopped to stretch the legs. Then on to Cape Bridgewater . My brothers and me i'm the one on the right. We then carried on to Portland for lunch. Couple of pics of the coast line around Portland and wind turbines. Pretty much turned into a pub crawl on the way home . And the last fill up before 70KM to home.
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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
Nice pictures Alan. You and your brothers would fit right in with the Harley crowd
. I looked up Portsmouth on Google Earth since I had no earthly idea where it is other than somewhere in Australia.



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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
Yeah i know what you mean DeanSagebrush wrote:Nice pictures Alan. You and your brothers would fit right in with the Harley crowd. I looked up Portsmouth on Google Earth since I had no earthly idea where it is other than somewhere in Australia.

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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
Lovely country ..... one day ....
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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
Fantastic to see you up and riding again
I also do not get a chance to ride with my Brother much and when I do I cherish it. I have only had one full day riding with him and Dad and that was several years ago now, but we do get to spend time hunting and such. Good stuff to share your passion with Family.





I also do not get a chance to ride with my Brother much and when I do I cherish it. I have only had one full day riding with him and Dad and that was several years ago now, but we do get to spend time hunting and such. Good stuff to share your passion with Family.
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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
Nice! It looks from the pics that you were the only wing...I rode with two of my brothers for a couple of years, but that was over 25 years ago...but my brother in law counts,right?
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Great To See You Up And On The Bike Again, Great Looking Ride..
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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
Yeah Brian! I was the only one , their few and far between around here. Their is two other guys that i know that own 1800 wings in my area , but other than that the nearest guy i know of with the older gl's is around 300KM away, and that would be Aussiegold a member here.rogue1000 wrote:Nice! It looks from the pics that you were the only wing...I rode with two of my brothers for a couple of years, but that was over 25 years ago...but my brother in law counts,right?
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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
[quote="Whiskerfish"]Fantastic to see you up and riding again
Yep! felt real good Steve , did have a couple of moments though , couple of unexpected pot holes that i hit , that made me remember that i'd just had an op, tickled a bit.





Yep! felt real good Steve , did have a couple of moments though , couple of unexpected pot holes that i hit , that made me remember that i'd just had an op, tickled a bit.

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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
alan hawke wrote:Whiskerfish wrote:Fantastic to see you up and riding again![]()
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Yep! felt real good Steve , did have a couple of moments though , couple of unexpected pot holes that i hit , that made me remember that i'd just had an op, tickled a bit.
Yea I remember that tickle. After I had mine me and a buddy went for a afternoon fishing trip in his canoe. Well a storm came up and the trolling motor quit so we had to paddle about 2 miles back to the dock. Lots of tickles that day



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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
When I first saw this I thought you meant Portland Oregon. Looks like you had a great time.
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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
Not unless Mose's was available to part the pacific .starket wrote:When I first saw this I thought you meant Portland Oregon. Looks like you had a great time.

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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
great pictures and looks like a good ride. its been many a year since i have been to Coleraine.
you are right, the Goldwing is a rare bird , i dont see too many. have got some parts from a
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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
great report. happened to notice the 1.39 gas price. how does that figure out in US dollars?
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Re: Nice ride to Portland on the weekend.
I would imagine that is per liter??
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