Get Your Arse to Ashford....Saturday 9 March 2013....Overnighter

So the plan is GET YOUR ARSE TO ASHFORD !

Well it's been too long since the last time I organised an overnighter but with the website revamp and an aim to capture the motivation and do a good old fashioned meet and great by pulling hands off keyboards and putting them on handle bars.

Ashford is a small country town west of Tenterfield NSW and this time of year the temperature will be great.

I've have completely booked out the Commercial Hotel for Saturday, 9 March 2013.

http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps448f1f55.jpg

So lock that in your memory....Streetfighters March on the Ninth !

I've spoken to the publicans and they are very bike group friendly and will stay open until our eyes close.

This is not an maybe....we have already booked and we are going.

The Hotel has 11 rooms with various sleeping arrangements, with singles starting at $35 & doubles from $65 with $10 more for airconditioned rooms.

The ride will be leaving from Brisbane, departure time and route details TBA.

Please put your name down if you want to go and I will start a list. The pub will hold our booking for a few weeks. If you can't confirm now, you will be able to contact the pub yourself later.

Depending on numbers and interest received, I may open this ride to other like minded people.

Last ride I organised was Harvey Bay and we filled the place. I think it went something like this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz2puc1T7uc

Everyone is welcome whether they do the ride or even just meet us there.

So put your names down so we can start the ball rolling......

Top spot that Mr Mono we were out that way weekend before last , March is much better time as is Fucking Hot when it wants to be


Supercharger and I were also out there in winter, roads not as bent as we would like but an awesome ride anyway and it seemed the whole town came out just for us ;)


sorry wont be making it as will not be back till the 10th of March but have a great time anyway.

That's fine I knew you would be away, wish I was going too

So this is for other's that just can't wait for AFR, like a prequil I guess.

Maybe some southerners could organise a ride and we meet up along the way.

But don't worry Mr Snake there will be others.

yep nigel

We do a few run's down to Tenterfield and back.

Normaly go: Beaudesert, Rathdowney, Kyogle, Casino, Tenterfield,
then grab a bite to eat and head back home the same way.
Lion's Rd hasnt been great so normaly go from Rathdowney up to
"The Bus Stop" T-junction and turn left to Kyogle.
Few boring sections but several really good bit's to enjoy a play.

Which route you thinking of ?

If anyone got any favourite roads we'll try to include them, but the gist of it wil be drake hotel for lunch and probaly ma ma creek home.

I might poke up there for a catch up, I'll keep an eye on the thread and book closer to the date when I can confirm.

hmmmm i am keen......... but........... i will enter into negotiations and try to achieve a satisfactory outcome suitable to both parties.......

My Bluey and I met this Labbie in Ashford when she was just a pup

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I would love to party with you deviants in Ashford but alas I shall be at work in the NT on the 9th

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I would love to party with you deviants in Ashford but alas I shall be at work in the NT on the 9th

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Best get yaself to the AFR then.....

Its on the list mate

Mr Mono
what is that music???

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Originally Posted by MONO

So the plan is GET YOUR ARSE TO ASHFORD !

Well it's been too long since the last time I organised an overnighter but with the website revamp and an aim to capture the motivation and do a good old fashioned meet and great by pulling hands off keyboards and putting them on handle bars.

Ashford is a small country town west of Tenterfield NSW and this time of year the temperature will be great.

I've have completely booked out the Commercial Hotel for Saturday, 9 March 2013.

http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps448f1f55.jpg

So lock that in your memory....Streetfighters March on the Ninth !

I've spoken to the publicans and they are very bike group friendly and will stay open until our eyes close.

This is not an maybe....we have already booked and we are going.

The Hotel has 11 rooms with various sleeping arrangements, with singles starting at $35 & doubles from $65 with $10 more for airconditioned rooms.

The ride will be leaving from Brisbane, departure time and route details TBA.

Please put your name down if you want to go and I will start a list. The pub will hold our booking for a few weeks. If you can't confirm now, you will be able to contact the pub yourself later.

Depending on numbers and interest received, I may open this ride to other like minded people.

Last ride I organised was Harvey Bay and we filled the place. I think it went something like this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz2puc1T7uc

Everyone is welcome whether they do the ride or even just meet us there.

So put your names down so we can start the ball rolling......

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I am out, it looks like i can't get to many days away from this show...........

Mr Mono
what is that music???....

Mason Rack ...... plays local venues everywhere definitely puts on a show. Give us a yell if you want to go.

http://www.myspace.com/masonrackband

http://www.masonrack.com/_mgxroot/page_10776.html

Sweet Ride Music.

Ok people three weeks and beds are filling fast, so to secure one get in fast!

First meeting point Yatla BP south bound early heading towards Kyogle, remember we lose an hour .

Will concrete a time later, if any one wants to meet a long the way tell me and I'll factor that in to the start time.

Speak up I have 2 proposed routes 450 ish or 550 ish with a short ride home for the hangovers.

I may be over near Lismore and heading back on the Saturday, if I am I'll try and link in with you guys somewhere along the way. I won't stay overnight at Ashford though, wifes Birthday on the Sunday, best do the right thing. I'll keep an eye on the thread and if I can make it I will if not meh.

Ok people meeting point for this weekends overnight ride.

Meeting BP Yatala southbound Saturday 7:30 am 9.03.2013 .... Leave 7.45 am

Yes that's this weekend !!!!

Anyone wanting to do a day ride all welcome, the plan is to have lunch a Lawrence so that can be a turn around.

You can book a room at the Ashford Commercial Hotel .... Give Suzi a call on 02 6725 4203

We realise that times are a little tough and peoples budgets are stretched a little thin so MOTORCYCLE TYRE WAREHOUSE has kindly donated $50 for a lucky door prize to be drawn at the pub on Saturday night :D

Just a reminder ride leaves tomorrow morning from Yatala BP at 7.30am.

There is still some rooms available at the Hotel if anyone is still thinking about coming along on the ride or just meeting us there.

Any questions you can call me on FREE CALL 1800 MC TYRES

Should be good fun with a great night....see you all there ! :)

1000ks of varying bitumen from spectacular to abhorrent, 40k's of dirt (check the map nigel not google) on dusk with roos and pigs everywhere @ 100k's an hour with tinted visors haha, the publican had given up on us and was about to close but when we finally got there she gave us the run of the joint, the pub had seen better days maybe 102 years ago, but the beer was superb the company fantastic and the only thing harder than the beds was the steak,

what a great ride and great company the TL didnt miss a beat but fuck im sore.

Thanks for organising Nigel

I'm sorry i missed it. I'ts that sort of ride i live for (and many other sorts). l've been homeless since January and now that we have finaly settled on the new place l now have to convert a shed into a home before l can ride. New home is Helidon, so when set up l look forward to meeting some western members. Six k's of dirt road to the gate, unhappy face.

you missed a good one craig, but im missing out on easter at the pen as were moving the business then and im bummed about that, ill get there one day ... need to catch up sometime soon, when youve made the shed your home gis a yell ill come out and whittle a stick with you but ill speak to you before hand about Moss Street

Craig you missed out on hoot,found some good new roads and some will give a miss (-40ks of dirt).
I swear my arms are longer, Hefty"s fault !
There's already another ride planed Craig, will have to catch up soon when your settled.

Jed's out that way to Craig

Sounds like it would have been a blast, wish i could have made it, but the show here needs me too much......

Craig, there is a few of us up the hill as well.

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I'm sorry i missed it. I'ts that sort of ride i live for (and many other sorts). l've been homeless since January and now that we have finaly settled on the new place l now have to convert a shed into a home before l can ride. New home is Helidon, so when set up l look forward to meeting some western members. Six k's of dirt road to the gate, unhappy face.

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Craig - I'm just up the road from you mate. (Flagstone Creek Rd) If you want to catch up one day get in touch. If you need anything with setting up your new place let me know, I might be able to help out.

Cheers, Jed

Craig - I'm just up the road from you mate. (Flagstone Creek Rd) If you want to catch up one day get in touch. If you need anything with setting up your new place let me know, I might be able to help out.

Cheers, Jed[/QUOTE]
Thanks mate, l'm currently working out there on weekends and staying at jimboomba till the sheds liveable, ie toilet, shower, so will be a few weeks before l'm settled.
Cheers.

Well another flawless Streetfighter overnighter/adventure (covers mouth coughs and laughs while saying bullshit) :rolleyes:

Wow what a weekend, numbers were low as expected as there were two other major rides on the same 2 days, plus toss in all the bad weather over the last few weeks.

With the first brakedown 5 minutes into the ride, it was time to "phone a friend". A special thanks for BEN at EXTREME CREATIONS who supplied the knowledge to us that a road side repair would be difficult with out a resistor, again thanks your a time saver. Six starters became five.

The rest of us pushed on to Lawrence Hotel for a fantastic lunch via the one and only Bonalbo road (it will be a while before we do that one again) hey Michael hehe.

A short stop at Raspberry Lookout on the Gwydir Highway to take in the serenity and already 2 1/2 hrs behind was nothing, the TL was getting faster and lighter which set a new pace (now with no front blinkers or fairing screws and other things that we didn't know of).

Glen Innes to Emmaville road was absolutely awesome ..... Emmaville to Ashford road CRAP .... 40ks of dirt with washouts, crossings, dusk quickly approaching, roos, dingos, bug smeared tinted visors, not to mention standard streetfighter h/light (my phone has a better light) Bloody google :mad:

Anyway with all the days comedy events it saw us get to the pub as they were shutting at 8pm, gee that beer was cold.

Plenty of pool was being played (with the lady publican flogging us all) and great tunes blasting out from the old juke box made for a top night.

Well all n all the ride was a top two days, 1042ks, saw plenty of backroads, had a heap of laughs, owed a pub for a night, lost a ZXR and the weather held out for us .... what more could you ask for !

Thanks to everyone that came along, we will do it all again soon ;)

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Sounds like you had an interesting run.

I ended up heading back to Gunnedah from Lismore on Friday via Tenterfield > Inverell > Bingara, there are plenty of potholes to dodge on the Gwydir Hwy now hey, I went across that way, saw a few land slides and almost had a head on with a bus who was in my lane trying to avoid a fallen tree just downhill from the lookout.

Maybe next year ???

Craig - where abouts in Helidon are you?

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Craig - where abouts in Helidon are you?

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Up Seventeen Mile rd. Good dirtbike country.