A little Italian ride on the Australia Day long weekend Sunday... This mornings 8am start was a nice cool 20C in stark contrast to the same time yesterday when it was 37C; a misty view of Sydney from Kurrajong. Along the newly speed-zoned Bells Line Road buzzing with cops; it got tiring sitting on slightly over legal speeds, I stopped at Zig-Zag to get some more gear on in the colder mountain air. (note, the Hyper did a dirt road:eek1 ) Had to stop at Pearsons Lookout, still misty and cool but a great view over the canyon below. After turning off at Ilford I got to Sofala, getting to be a bit touristy now, but a brilliant ride in and onward to Bathurst! From Bathurst I went along to Oconnell, enroute to Oberon, it started getting warm; stopped by the river for a snack. Nice bit of countryside. The route went from Liverpool, Lithgow on the Bells, Ilford, Sofala, Bathurst, Oberon, Lithgow ad back along the Bells Line again, covered 522 kms; only fuelled 3 times, got around 58(UK)mpg. Notice I had the airhawk butt-saver, it worked well; after the long day I didnt have any unique sore points just slightly worn out that comes with age Ive got a new camera and I havent worked out all the buttons yet so the pics turned out strange, grainy, odd colors in some The Hyper went like a dream, the new Corsa3s seem to grip well; Ive got the suspension on the softer end of the scale, still no hassles as it had a ball in the bends. Love this bike!!!
Lovely Italian bike porn! That bikes gives me serious bike lust! Looks like a great day on 2 wheels.. Thanks for the report and pics
Nice report. Filling with fuel three time in 500km is a worry. A Strom will do that in a tank and a bit but I guess maybe with not quite as much of a fun factor.
Thanks; yeah, I've got 2 other bikes that would do it on one tank, but as nice as they might be there's nothing like the thrill of the Hyper screaming through a set a bends... and anyway... having to stop means you can look at it and there's always someone coming up to say wow (and bla bla bla... poser)
