Gatton ride

Brrr, OMG it was cold this morning on the other side of the range going west.I purchased a new fleece vest on Saturday from an outdoor store and it seems quite warm. I also had my winter AlpineStars jacket on and warm shirt and left late in morning at [...]

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Good Motorcycle rides # 34

Go West!West HaldonA bit out of the way however this is a good ride and another place to go if wanting to do something different.I love finding new good motorcycle roads, I am always surprised and at the same time very happy when I come across a new [...]

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Biddaddaba

Or Yabba Dabba (Do) as said by Fred. Here is another side road I like.Riding between Canungra and Beaudesert there is a side road you can take via Biddaddaba. Google map doesnt show the through road but it does connect. From the east take the 2nd road [...]

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First winter ride for the year

A chilly outing today, well in the morning anyway, almost too cold for me at first. On the ride down to Robina to meet my ride partner in the lengthy sections where I was out of the sun and in the morning shadows I started to get a chill spreading over [...]

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Sunday afternoon motorcycle ride.

I chanced the weather this afternoon and from what I can gather, I got lucky!I ran into a few damp spots where rain had been and looking behind me at stops cold see rain in the distance coming in and back home watched the radar show the rain had indeed [...]

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Quick Southwest Rides

Quick ride ideas on the southside.I know many riders go north as its seen as the quick/lesser distance ride however some options exist on the south that are quick.For a start you can actually do a pretty good ride in the Gold Coast hinterland and be [...]

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Good Motorcycle rides near Brisbane # 33

Darlington - three churches ride.Try this alternative route when coming back from South West, Mt Lindsey-Queen Mary's etc.Riding north from Rathdowney heading back to Brisbane the road to Beaudesert can get boring. After Rathdowney next town is Tamrookum, [...]

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Good Motorcycle rides near Brisbane # 32

Boonah - Rathdowney road.I have mentioned this before, but didn't get around to doing a post on the road.From Boonah if you are not heading to Queen Mary Falls or back to Ipswich you can ride the popular and fast (but tame unless doing double the limit) [...]

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Good Motorcycle rides near Brisbane # 31

Lake Moogerah - Mt AlfordHere is a ride that perhaps does not immediately spring to mind but is quite fun way to get to the south west corner.This and the next ride are two alternatives to the Beaudesert H-way which is fairly boring and can be slow going [...]

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