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Yay, another greenie! I haven't had any issues with the Odyssey batteries myself. I just put the third one in her about 18 months ago, so not bad for a 20 year old bike. ( I know this as I replaced the original Spark 500 back when) My bike has had a Shendengan Reg/Reg for nigh on 12 years though and this plus she gets ridden year round may have something to do with it ? ( Maybe ) Welcome to the nuthouse mate but I see you're well versed in the Guzzi way already ! Cheers Guzzler

Lookout on the Great Alpine Road. Cheers Guzzler

Bugger, not sure what I did to the above post but it didn't quite come out right ? Anyways meant to add that I don't recall seeing any Austin Healey's on the trip eh! Cheers Guzzler

Well here we go down memory lane again folk's. I'm blaming Doc for posting his Big thumper! Here's a shot from 1990 trip Melbourne to Darwin and Kakadu National Park on a Yamaha SR500.The road to the Olgas from Ayres rock was unsealed and ROUGH AS GUTS back then,so much so that we lost a footpeg ( had to share pillion one with GF ) header and muffler went separate ways blah blah. We effectively had a straight pipe from there on. This shot is at Fogg dam, a local and popular wildlife viewing spot not far out of Darwin on the way to Kakadu.When we got there the LOUD bike scared off the wildlife much to the amusement of the locals.Now the ole SR was kick start only and a bugger to start when hot sometimes.This is the tropics and we're two up, heavily laden and she's a little warmish! The look on the locals faces seemed to give my right boot extra grunt and she fired up straight away, so we bounced off down the track over the monster snake that was stretched out over the track and off on our merry way before the mood changed too much more for the worse! Ha ha hell of a trip that ! Cheers

Thanks mate.

Ha ha I got it too Cheers Guzzler

Actually, here's one I prepared earlier! You can just see it. I'll post a better shot when up and about again Lemon honey tea and getting sorted out on the sofa for the Oz superbikes on tv later on ! Cheers Guzzler

Sorry mate I've just seen this. I went with RSC as in Doc's photo and it's mounted in same spot as the original! They do look pretty good I must admit.( I got a black one ) Ha ha now that I can post photos I'll see about posting one! Might have to wait a wee bit, I've come down with a dose of the lurgy ( flu ) and confined to bed and sofa at the moment. Cheers Guzzler

One from over the top ( By the Lake- just past Falls Creek ski resort ) Lovely winter type weather for us! Cheers Guzzler

G'day mate Yeah the standard Bitubo ( I think from memory ) isn't all that flash! I put a Hyperpro damper on when I had my Suspension done as my std unit was leaking too, it's been bloody good / no issues. Yep definitely worthwhile upgrading your suspension by the way!! Cheers Guzzler

Same morning at the Upper Yarra Reservoir

A shot from the Guzzi club breaky a few years ago. Cheers Guzzler

The first coffee ( heart starter ) on Sunday!

Look's like just two at a time?

BBrace yourselves fella's, gunna try a multiple pic post!

Yep Getting so that it's better to take some Annual leave and get out there during the week when it's quieter! He he, we've still got a few good un's here in Gippsland though ! Just need the council ( s ) to fix the crap surface on some of them. Cheers Guzzler

Mate. It's even worse with crap road surface,roadworks every couple of kays,several hundred coaches full of tourists,Mr and Mrs with the 2.4 and caravan, impatient drivers and that's before you get to Lorne and one long gridlock nearly to the outskirts of Geelong!! FFS, I read a while later they were complaining about the decline of tourists on the GOR !!! If that was a quiet day then definitely NEVER ****** AGAIN. I've ridden it many times in the past when you could enjoy it but reckon that's it for me. Cheers Guzzler Ps you're right though,Victoria has plenty more interesting roads !!

G'day Tom Yep, it was Feb 2020 so summer. We ran into weird weather though.It was cool and overcast when we set off on the Saturday and warm by the time we got to the Sorrento -Queenscliff ferry. Then due to a couple of road closures had to drone down the highway for 50 or so K's, by this time the temp was in the 30's ( c ) which lead to great run through the rain forest that is the Otway ranges.However as we gained altitude in the ranges, temp dropped and we ran into rain! Once we dropped back down to the coast, temp in the mid-high 30's but after a wee refreshment stop in Port Campbell it was a short run to the Boggy Creek pub and several more refreshments! Warm again on the Sunday but same again once we hit the rainforest of the Otways, temp dropped quite a bit and rain was heavier than previous day.It was quite challenging with bloody tree bark all over the road in places and I swear I will NEVER do the Great Ocean Road again on a weekend! Traffic stupid and a couple of accidents didn't help.Jeez if we were in a car we'd still be trying to get home. When we got to the ferry this time grabbed a pie and a coffee and chatted with a few more riders in the hold by the bikes.It's only a 40 or so minute trip across the bay but saves a lot of freeway crap through the city. Then about an hour or so in the late afternoon and cool weather we were home again. A bloody great weekend was had by all. I think I heard that they served about 70 meals on Sat. night!It was pretty raucous in the dining room ha ha. Cheers Guzzler Ps 2021 was cancelled originally due to covid but then on again a few weeks later but it threw plans into chaos so couldn't go. Pps I have a few more photos, ha ha taken the morning after as well ( we all just got set up and straight to the bar/deck after arriving so none from Sat night ) which I might try and post if I figure out how to post multiple shots on one post.

The Boggy Creek or Curdievale Pub. Site of the Laverda and Moto Guzzi club rally ( Piss up !!) 2020. This was taken the morning after when all was quiet whilst consuming over coffees and Bacon/egg rolls before heading off on the 400 k ride home. Cheers Guzzler

Doc Your GB500 is a beauty mate. As Phil's saying your Honda is a superior bike than a old 50's English 500 thumper. Probably not as sophisticated as a modern KTM / Husky big single, but I reckon Honda got the GB500TT model just right! Cheers Guzzler Ha ha maybe modern nostalgia ?

Hey Footgoose & Chuck. You guy's seen the prices the big Healey's are fetching these day's?? My mate used to own a Bug Eye Sprite 1600 which his Father in Law encouraged him to buy a few years ago. He had an immaculate 3 litre which was worth over 100K here in Oz at the time! And this was some time ago! Yep bloody hindsight is always 20/20 vision eh. Cheers Guzzler

Heh he That's quite a screamer right there too mate !! Cheers Guzzler