tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21862830834793247062024-02-19T17:59:48.606+11:00the vfr filesslashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-11951642807673446052019-04-13T20:07:00.000+10:002019-04-13T20:09:17.929+10:00340 km<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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melbourne to yea via st andrews and kinglake, then to heathcote via puckapunyal, then home via kilmore. a cold morning—1 to 3 deg C in some places early in the day—but warming to mid-20s by day's end. lightly trafficked and enjoyable riding roads through to heathcote, a bit on the boring side on the return home. </div>
slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Puckapunyal VIC 3662, Australia-36.9976498 145.02621720000002-37.2007328 144.70349370000002 -36.7945668 145.3489407tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-66655568813049797122019-02-22T13:34:00.001+11:002019-02-22T13:34:30.460+11:00thirst quenched<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a top up at woori yallock (9.3L @ $1.618/L) before heading up reefton spur, then to marysville and home via black spur. 200 km for the round trip on a beautiful mild late-summer's afternoon.</div>
slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com01700 Warburton Hwy, Woori Yallock VIC 3139, Australia-37.7828804 145.5414449-63.3049149 104.23285089999999 -12.260845900000003 -173.14996110000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-18673143753444057382018-10-18T17:51:00.001+11:002019-02-22T13:23:17.380+11:00new rubber<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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michelin road 5s replace the pilot road 3s that lasted for 17,618 confidence-inspiring km.</div>
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a couple of days free, so time for a loop around the north-east—to yea and mansfield first (and an overnight camp), then up through tolmie to whitfield and the king valley, and finally to glenrowan and home via strath creek.</div>
slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Powers Lookout Rd, Whitlands VIC 3678, Australia-36.844690164842248 146.37031141926263-36.871063664842247 146.31168891926262 -36.81831666484225 146.42893391926265tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-21969172754358299402017-10-22T12:59:00.000+11:002018-10-20T07:34:39.884+11:00gp 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a wet morning, but the showers and clouds cleared for most races in the afternoon. joan mir won the rain-shortened moto3 race (the photo shows the field rounding siberia—turn 6—on its sighting lap), but it could have been any one of 6–8 riders in the leading bunch; miguel oliveira won moto2; and marc marquez took the motogp laurels after an exciting battle, initially with seven others then in the final laps with rossi, viñales and zarco.</div>
slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit-38.5036896 145.23380099999997-38.5285421 145.19346049999996 -38.4788371 145.27414149999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-80841743445270221312017-09-22T15:37:00.001+10:002017-09-22T15:37:24.637+10:0022,515 km<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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oil and filter change. (only 4,000 km since they were last done, but that was almost 2 1/2 years back.) used part synthetic castrol power 1 4t 10w-40. </div>
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... checked. all ok—no uneven wear and plenty of friction material remaining (3 mm). </div>
slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-24894672963755061882016-10-30T11:57:00.003+11:002017-09-22T13:04:21.999+10:00mt buller<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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16 km of fun on the winding road from mirimbah to the summit.</div>
slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Mount Buller VIC 3723, Australia-37.1467949 146.4489704-37.955500400000005 145.1580769 -36.3380894 147.73986390000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-6092027541923195122015-12-23T18:24:00.002+11:002015-12-23T18:28:14.923+11:00clean<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a quick wheel-off scrub.<br />
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warburton to marysville via c511—the woods point 'reefton spur' road. 60 km of corners on good blacktop (some tree litter on the cornering line in a few places though). back home via black spur and healesville.</div>
slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0East Warburton VIC 3799, Australia-37.7370439 145.7421233-38.1391129 145.0966763 -37.334974900000006 146.3875703tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-22091223918373062592015-11-10T13:10:00.001+11:002015-11-10T13:29:45.020+11:0010 minutes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Lakes Entrance, Lakes Entrance-37.879585 147.99161tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-6825949722505220722015-03-30T22:21:00.001+11:002018-10-20T07:40:31.999+11:00charged<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Melbourne VIC, Australia-37.814107 144.96327999999994-38.6164245 143.67238649999993 -37.0117895 146.25417349999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-56494673326482141492014-03-16T09:15:00.001+11:002018-10-20T07:54:35.043+11:00van dieman's land<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="">10 days. 1,500 kms. 1–10 march.<br />
cradle mountain—a recce for a future longer visit. corinna—for the arcadia trip down the pieman. macquarie heads—for its remote and wild beauty. derwent bridge—for the astonishing wall in the wilderness. bruny island—for the cheese (c2, 1792). hobart—for the extra-ordinary mona and reconnecting with a long-time friend, anthony. evandale—for the glover exhibition. magic.<br />some photos <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsk44DsBw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0C252, West Coast TAS 7321, Australia-41.73407018518899 145.09384257500619-41.740219185188991 145.07918707500619 -41.72792118518899 145.1084980750062tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-34560026377097171782014-02-23T15:16:00.001+11:002014-02-23T15:23:30.368+11:0050va8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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woods point dust cleaned off with a kerosene-soaked rag, and chain re-lubed with ipone spray. all good for tasmania.slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-41541533925903780962014-02-19T16:35:00.003+11:002019-02-25T18:31:21.343+11:00sailor bill's creek<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Mansfield-Woods Point Rd, Kevington VIC 3723, Australia-37.358688943972737 146.17149260268559-37.365238443972736 146.15683710268559 -37.352139443972739 146.18614810268559tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-69426862306006709412014-02-17T14:50:00.002+11:002014-02-23T15:41:44.274+11:00woods point<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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2 days. 500 km. 6 bikes.<br />
great company. good food. stunning landscapes.<br />
the riding was pretty good, too, with some challenges on the badly corrugated unsealed roads 40 km either side of the town.slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-62550161517385510032014-01-05T12:47:00.000+11:002014-03-18T19:38:54.958+11:00the loop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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100 km through healesville, toolangi, kinglake (and a stop for a coffee) then back home via hurstbridge in time for lunch. mild, clear skies, northerly breeze — almost perfect riding weather.slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Kinglake VIC 3763, Australia-37.5327942 145.34118469999999-37.6334777 145.1798232 -37.432110699999996 145.50254619999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-31557833737062980002013-12-14T17:31:00.003+11:002014-03-18T19:38:36.412+11:00mountain ash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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an afternoon ride up the flanks of mt donna buang from healesville — 25 km or so, unsealed for the last 7–8 km before the summit road — then down to warburton, a stop in the sun at the bakery for a tea and sausage roll, and the unexpected pleasure of a chance conversation with a k1200r rider, then home along the road by the yarra.slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Donna Buang Road-37.709092712315083 145.65096422041017-37.734216712315082 145.61062372041016 -37.683968712315085 145.69130472041019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-89516565299407159672013-12-08T11:53:00.002+11:002014-02-23T15:42:49.444+11:00mv sorrento<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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breakfast in ocean grove with a friend, then across port phillip heads on the newer of the two queenscliff-to-sorrento ferries.<br />
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slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-10699990277311058352013-10-29T15:18:00.001+11:002014-02-23T15:43:03.220+11:00kriega<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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hook-strap web loops fitted to the subframe. final adjustments to be done when the us-30 is packed, and gaffer-tape will go onto the bodywork under the webbing to prevent rubbing.slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-7521829401258541152013-10-20T20:02:00.000+11:002014-02-23T15:43:24.225+11:00motogp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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lorenzo takes out the big one, marquez is black-flagged and the championship is up for grabs.slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Lang Lang VIC 3984, Australia-38.288227134203638 145.54641366004944-38.289006134203639 145.54515316004944 -38.287448134203636 145.54767416004944tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186283083479324706.post-75980271986797293102013-10-04T13:49:00.001+10:002014-03-18T19:38:07.191+11:00retrospective<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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finally reading zamm — ‘an american cultural icon in literature’ — almost 40 years after it was first published. that’s not meant to imply i’ve never attempted it. i had a copy in the late 70s (not a first edition), but in the callowness of youth i found it incomprehensible and didn't get past the early chapters. this time around, i'm making headway.slashergreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698649435613439401noreply@blogger.com0Fairfield Park-37.788579512605047 145.01782804727554-37.788775512605049 145.01751304727554 -37.788383512605044 145.01814304727554