Autumn down under.

[DJ Down Under]

While you guys in the states are enjoying your Spring and looking forward to Summer here in Oz we are in Autumn and Winter is just around the corner.

Today I thought I would make the most of a day off work and go for a ride up the hills...and stop at a few bike shops along the way.

I'm not sure if it was the orange leaves or not but I was thinking about poping into my local KTM dealer and checking out the latest orange machines.

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They had heaps of new bikes...orange everywhere.

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The one that caught my eye was not orange but black...a beautiful black 525 Motard.

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I was wishing I was 5 yrs old when I saw the little 50cc mini bikes...when I was a kid my home made mini bike had a lawn mower engine.

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I'm back on the road heading up the hills just out of Melbourne...it was warm and sunny....there were leaves everywhere...and the best twisty roads.

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I caught up with a guy on a new black Yamaha MT-01...was rode together for a while...his bike sounded great..those rear pipes are HUGE!

We stopped to check out each others bikes...then he was off before I could get a pic of his bike.

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My next stop was at this 'oil on road warning sign'..they had put sand along the edge of the road where the oil spill was....nice.

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More roadside pics.

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The road turned to dirt just before getting to the top...no probs for the RR.

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Here I am at the top..at a nice lookout point.

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There were lots of these little purple wildflowers...and thought I'd test the macro setting on my camera.

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My last stop was for a bite to eat...that Devonshire tea sign got me in.

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My faverite...Scones jam,cream and a nice cold coke to wash it down.

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Cheers guys..hope you enjoy my pictures...and were the scones good?......what do you think...:D

DJ

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[BobFV1]

Deej -

I'd call you an "American Original", as we like to say, but you are an Aussie and I wouldn't want to offend you or cheapen your originality.

Thanks for the great ride report as always! Beautiful country - and your bike has classic, clean lines.

[Deans BMW]

Oz, a magical country, thanks DJ. BTW, those pics look like Skyline around Alices in the Santa Cruz mountains in Northern California.

[Capt. Blackadder]

Very nice pics DJ, thanks for sharing. Would be a worthwhile trip to visit your neck of the woods sometime.

[1MPH]

You're killing me DJ. I'm running out of superlatives to use to describe your ride tales and pics. Oh well as usual Ourstanding, fantastic, and very well done. Thanks!!!!!!

[jamming]

DJ...Swwwweeeeettttt....

BTW, your bike's parked on the WRONG side of the road:) ...for us....
Summer's here in Arizona, 100 plus for 5 straight days with 5 more months to go.
I suppose IF we had tree's our leaves would change also, but alas, the cacti never loose the needles.

Roger

[DarthRider]

Good stuff Deejer, good stuff!
As always...

Dave