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The weather was superb, with the mercury reaching the high 20's.

There was a good turnout with David (Buell), Thierry and Peter (BMW K1200GT), Tony (Triumph Speed Triple), Simon (Ducati Monster), Luke (BMW K1200S), Sebastain (BMW F800ST), Jon (Suzuki Hyabusa), Peter and Jay (BMW R1200GS Adventure), Colin (Ducati 1098), Mark (Ducati 848) and me (BMW R1000GS). It was good to see "Air France" (for the uniniated - Thierry's bike) back in action after getting gravel rash a few months ago. Unfortuantely it may be David's last run as his friend has decided he would like his Buell back (talk about ingratitude!)

We headed off to North Richmond to regroup and have a drink as the temperature rose.  From there we joined Bell's Line of Road for the run to Bell and on to Mt Victoria.  While the 80 km/h limit on Bell's is annoying, it may have frightened some drivers off and everyone seems to have had a good run. We stopped for our mid morning caffeine fix in Mt Victoria, enjoying the shade out the front of the local cafe.

From Mt Victoria we headed to Lithgow and again we got a pretty good run. We rejoined Bells Line of Road in Lithgow for the run to Bilpin for lunch. In keeping with the day's theme, it was a good run through to Bilpin where we were joined by Johan (Honda VFR800), fresh form a late night of star gazing (that's his story and he's sticking to it).

An excellent lunch followed at Apple Bar, with plenty to feast the eys on in the kitchen.  After editing the many entries, Peter Kahler's quote of the ride was "I couldn't get into a mouth as big as mine." (Remember Peter, Oscar Wilde once said that the only worse thing than being talked about is not being talked about.)

There was consensus that we would look after Peter's health and leave before dessert.

Our next ride is on Sunday 20 December and will be our traditional Christmas ride heading to Mt White for coffee and the Black Rock Hotel in Rozelle for lunch.

James

PS The 2010 ride calendar is now on the website