Tasmania

[fayeslane]

Back from my trip to Tassie. Posting a couple of pics to show thw sort of riding conditions we have to endure. Bike ran well despite operating in torrential rain for some of the time. Rear Avon Distanzia lasted 6000 kms, front will go to about 7500 kms. They were excellent in the wet, at times running at up to 120kmh through tight windy roads in steady rain.

 

[(RIP) pastyman]

Kept up with the sports bikes then


More pics would be nice, never been to Taz

 

[electric_monk]

Kept up with the sports bikes then

Looks better too....

 

[Mike the Bike]

Looks like the little guy in front is having trouble getting back on the saddle

 

[fayeslane]

Looks like the little guy in front is having trouble getting back on the saddle

Now that is bloody funny

 

[fayeslane]

Kept up with the sports bikes then


More pics would be nice, never been to Taz

Some of the 200hp sportsbike riders were somewhat dismayed to be passed by a 60-70hp fossil on the winding roads Sometimes it's not the size of the dog in the fight.......

Do you have old bridges in the UK?

Lake Pedder

Cradle Mountain

 

[Padmei]

man you guys are getting a battering over there at the mo. It sure is a land of extremes

 

[Devon]

Thank's for some nice pictures. Did you go by the oldest tree in the world? I was lucky enough to spend time touring Tasmania on a R80GS about 20 yrs ago, some parts of it resemble Devon & Cornwall here in the UK and a lot of place names in Tasmania are taken from the West Country in England: I even enjoyed one of the best Devon cream teas I have ever had while in Tasmania

 

[fayeslane]

Thank's for some nice pictures. Did you go by the oldest tree in the world? I was lucky enough to spend time touring Tasmania on a R80GS about 20 yrs ago, some parts of it resemble Devon & Cornwall here in the UK and a lot of place names in Tasmania are taken from the West Country in England: I even enjoyed one of the best Devon cream teas I have ever had while in Tasmania

I agree, Tassie has a very English feel to it. (Even had Pommy weather when we were there ) Significantly different to other Oz states in lots of ways. It's interesting how few Aboriginal place names are used compared to the rest of Australia.

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

Thank's for some nice pictures. Did you go by the oldest tree in the world? I was lucky enough to spend time touring Tasmania on a R80GS about 20 yrs ago, some parts of it resemble Devon & Cornwall here in the UK and a lot of place names in Tasmania are taken from the West Country in England: I even enjoyed one of the best Devon cream teas I have ever had while in Tasmania

I was there just before xmas for the first time - and the thing that instantly struck me was how like devon and cornwall it is.

made me very homesick for nearly 10 mins.

1 hr later i'd been stopped for speeding - but got cautioned, not booked

I was at the Savage River mine site - middle of nowhere

 

[fayeslane]

I was there just before xmas for the first time - and the thing that instantly struck me was how like devon and cornwall it is.

made me very homesick for nearly 10 mins.

1 hr later i'd been stopped for speeding - but got cautioned, not booked

I was at the Savage River mine site - middle of nowhere

Savage River road rated as my Number 1 Tassie road -had an absolute ball going up and down there a smidge over the speed limit on the tail of a 900SS.

Our only police experience was having a policeman pull up, when we were consulting the map, to check we were OK. He then went on to suggest some excellent roads and radioed ahead to confirm that his colleagues were elsewhere! How good is that? He owns an R1100RT.