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  1. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Cheers people twas my pleasure, have to find a job now to pay for it, have an interview this arvo, next trip will be Philip Island for the WSB. That will be with my wife and Trailer. After that back up to Townsville for Ulysses AGM, solo and no trailer. Cejay
  2. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Day Seventeen Had planned to go for a run around Canberra and visit the sites today but had a few chores to complete first, laundry, clean and polish the bike and sort out my shit. So off to the local shop for milk and coins for the laundry, “sorry you don’t need change for washing machine...
  3. Cejay

    A perfect name for the FJR??

    Snowmonkey, in all my travels around Oz, have never found the pub with no beer, must admit when in the UK on a number of occasions they have run out of JD, even ran out of scotch a couple of times, maybe I drink to much - Only after the ride is over tho... Cejay
  4. Cejay

    A perfect name for the FJR??

    I have named mine the Yamahauler, you figure out why Cejay
  5. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Day Fifteen - I am so over the drought. Up early to check the weather, still bloody raining, sit around and watch the rain all day. Spent time updating the forums, had to do it in little chunks due to piss-pore wifi connection. Have some images and will upload them soon, probably Saturday...
  6. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    LAroo, cheers mate, have ridden over to Jindabyne and around the snowies on a number of occasions, back when I was a member of HRC and riding a Blackbird, do love the area. The rally I had been hoping to attend was the WIMA rally at Wee Jasper... Thanks Reggie, I agree with you whole heartedly...
  7. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Thanx Shiny, the pillow covers and the sheets are my wifes touch, communing with nature I guess...
  8. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Hi Fellas, sorry have not posted in a while, will update soon in the meantime some pics Sunrise behind the FJR Simpsons Gap at near Alice Springs From the creek bed On the Road to Tennant Creek in the NT Sunrise on the Barkly HWY Searching for shade in the 42 degree heat - Barkly...
  9. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Sorry this is so hard to follow, wireless connection here is so flakyPulling into Armidale for fuel the rain was still falling and temp had rocketed up to 11, the sky all around me looked very grey and I could see the low cloud covering the tops of the hills in the distance. At least the road...
  10. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Had originally planned to camp at Coffs Harbour but heavy rainstorms and strong winds suggested that I should head inland to my next destination, I am glad I did because after I turned off toward Armidale via Bellingen and Dorrigo, despite continuing rain the route was a pearler. The first...
  11. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Not far into NSW disaster strikes.... I had been finding it increasingly difficult to slow up and negotiate the steep descents and tight turns across the slippery wooden slat bridges - at one point I almost rode straight into the creek. I had put these difficulties down to the road and weather...
  12. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Day Thirteen - I Should of known Up at sparrows fart for an early start, weather is dryish has not rained for a few hours but it is overcast, forecast is for rain - everywhere. Well I am parked outside the Van park waiting to hand back the key and retreive my $20.00 deposit, I read a sign that...
  13. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Day Twelve - I knew it. Yep 03:00am and the pitter patter of rain drops on the canvas, this continued right through the morning, I now had a dilemma, to pack up in the rain and ride off in the rain or stay another day. No contest, so I wandered of to the local shopping precinct to source some...
  14. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Thanks Reggie, I actually don't mind Four XXXX, am sitting in the bistro/wifi hotspot at the moment drinking another of my fav beers - Carlton Cold....
  15. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Too all who are reading this report, glad you are enjoying it and thank you for your support. Day Eleven - Laundry day Took it easy today, caught up on my laundry, internet postings, email etc. Took a ride into Surfers but that was a waste, they are still pulling down the Indy track so road...
  16. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Yeah mate, Trailer is a Ripper, would love to see you back in Oz, Can't have to many great blokes over here...
  17. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Some Ramblings Having now spent seven days away from home I am really starting to appreciate this great country we live in once again. I have travelled extensivelly in the past but had become a bit preoccupied with the normal suburban grind, buy a house and pay the mortgage, build up a castle...
  18. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Sorry the pics took so long had to wait for my imageshack password, plus have been busy racking up the miles last few days. Here are some pics Leaving home First night at Glendambo Dust Storm Parking bay near the SA/NT border First stop north of Alice Devils Marbles NT/QLD...
  19. Cejay

    30+ Days around Oz on an FJR

    Sorry the pics took so long had to wait for my imageshack password, plus have been busy racking up the miles last few days. Here are some pics Leaving home First night at Glendambo Dust Storm Parking bay near the SA/NT border First stop north of Alice Devils Marbles NT/QLD...
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