Five Brothers Riding In Australia

[spear]

Hey gang.

I've posted elsewhere on this site about an annual trip me and my 4 brothers do every year before Easter. 2008 was year 5, and in the name of technology one of my brothers decided to mount a video camera on his Harley and film some of our ride. He's pretty tricky with A/V stuff, and he produced this little gem.

 

Just to give you some stats - our ages range from 42 to 56. We live in different parts of the east of Australia, with the 2 brothers furtherest apart being separated by over 1,000 kms. So this year we met in the middle at a place called Stanthorpe, just over the border in Queensland.

 

The bikes involved are my 2004 RSV, a 2007 Harley, a 2004 Harley, a 1998 Harley and a 1983 Honda Super Bol d'or.

 

Enjoy - and I hope it loads okay for you.

 

http://www.members.ceinternet.com.au:80/tpearson/assets/Stanthorpe.WMV

[Guest BluesLover]

Thanks for sharing! But aren't all y'all ridin' on the wrong side of the road???!!!

 

Great to see that common love for motorcycling in the family.

 

Cheers,

[spear]

Thanks for sharing! But aren't all y'all ridin' on the wrong side of the road???!!!

 

Great to see that common love for motorcycling in the family.

 

Cheers,

You got it in 1 Lou.

We like to live dangerously.:rotf:

[mini-muffin]

Nice video, liked the music selection too. Thanks for sharing.

 

Margaret

[cecdoo]

Great video, doesnt get much better than that, five guys, great roads, great weather, and a bbq grill. Wish is was there:cool10: Craig

[Acadieman]

Very enjoyable ! Thanks for sharing.

[MikeM8560]

Cool looks like a great family.

[Yama Mama]

LOVED THE VIDEO!

Thanks for sharing that, and I like the music too.

You really should have showed the RSV passing all your brothers up!

Try that next time.

Peggy:wow::wow:

[spear]

Well guys and gals - all the above was from last year.

This year's ride was a wash-out.

We planned to ride to a place called Brunswick Heads on the far north coast of New South Wales for the weekend of 3-4-5 April. And as Murphy's Law would have it - every time you plan something 12 months ahead, the rot sets in. Torrential rains and flooding.

Not at all good weather for a bike.

So - instead of 5 of us meeting up there we did this.

Nick (with the pins in his leg from an off last year) stayed home - doctor's and pillion's orders.

Matthew, who lives on the coast in Queensland also stayed home as he was washed out as well.

Chris, Tim and I met in Tamworth where we originally planned to spend the first night of our 5 days trip and spent 2 days there with our sister. Did a ride around the countryside in between showers, then headed home on the Sunday.

We always photograph our trips and do a video. The video (Harley-mounted camera) is in production, and I have done the 5x7 postcard for everyone.

I've attached the card for your perusal. Enjoy.

 

It shows:

Top left - our bikes at Chaffey Dam between Tamworth and Nundle.

Top centre - our bikes parked on the New England Highway at Wallabadah for lunch.

Top right - having lunch at Wallabadah.

Centre left - us and our bikes prior to leaving for home.

Centre - having a BBQ dinner with our sister.

Centre right - me and Chris having a break at Spring Ridge on the way home.

Bottom left - hey - who else?

Bottom panorama - the 3 bikes, Tim, Chris and me at Chaffey Dam.

Bottom right 2 shots - Tim (top) and Chris (bottom) with their Harleys.

[Condor]

That was GREAT!!!!!!! Hat's off to your Bro. That was one of the best riding videos I've seen in a while. Not a dull moment anywhere. Entertainment plus.. Some of these 'homies' are nothing more than 10-15 minutes of blacktop, and booring as hell...

[sportssonny1968]

Man are you'll lucky, if we rode on the wrong side of the road down here in mississippi we would be asking for trouble.

[1 Canuck]

:bowdown:Ahhhhhh...no snow! I'm in a T-shirt with anything above 65-70F.

[Missionary Rider]

Crikey mate! Snags on the barbie and biking through the gum trees. It's time for this Yank to bet back downunder. Sure miss Oz.

Hope to see you in November

Lynn