9th Annual Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting - More Photos

 

These photos were taken by Zephyr L’Green who has graciously allowed me to use them here. Zephyr does a range of things, including, photography, videography,  multilingual communication innovations & training

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Yes, that's Zephyr and his Yamaha Tenere somewhere on the New England Highway I suspect.

9th Annual Australian Horizon Unlimited Travellers Meeting

Star Date: Friday 8 June 2012 to Sunday 10 June 2012
Location: Memorial Showgrounds, Dayboro, Queensland, Australia

Captain's Log:

Corny way to start a blog post, I had to find some way of putting in the pertinent details.

Here's another way of putting in the details ... What is the best way to spend a long weekend? How about with 130 of your best motorcycle riding mates, hearing about there travels across the globe, how they managed to meet some of the nicest people you could imagine in places like Siberia, Mongolia, even down-town London?

So here's the story. Horizons Unlimited arranges meetings across the globe for like-minded travellers to get together, share stories - most of them are true - have a few laughs and enjoy the company of like minded people. Most are motorcycle riders but there are four-wheel-drivers as well. For this meeting, we started to turn up on Friday and people kept coming until Sunday morning. The schedule included presentations on riding through Mongolia, Siberia, how to meet people along the way, how to turn your blog into a book worthy of publication, how to keep your IT equipment safe and working and how to cope with riding in the middle east as a lone female rider ... and many more.

Horizons Unlimited Ride Sunday 13 May 2012

A couple of guys from the local Horizons Unlimited community took our bikes from Dayboro up over Mount Mee, across to Maleny and back through a range of back roads via the Glasshouse mountains. Best weather for it in ages, no a drop of rain in the sky and a lovely cool breeze. Has my bike hoodoo been vanquished? Will it no longer be called the Rainmaker? Will floods no longer follow me wherever I ride?

The answer to these questions and many more in episodes to come. In the meantime, here are our bikes at the Mount Mee lookout. The whitewall tyres on my bike are great, Dunlop D404s and I really noticed the difference in handling and braking. Thanks to the guys at Tyres 4 Bikes in Brisbane for getting these in and looking after the bike for me. The bike next to mine is Hein's Triumph Bonneville. The retro style is great but the bike also really goes just about anywhere. Then there is the white GS1150. These are great bikes too, but white is rare in these and really stand out.

After the ride, I thought I might take a closer photo of my bike to highlight the tyres. Just showing off. Actually for a bike that I really bought on a whim back in 2003, this bike really has proven the goods. Can't keep up with anyone when the road twists, but great long legs and so easy to work on.