2020 wheat belt run Western Australia

Keygs

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Recently picked up a 2016 60th anniversary ES after selling my 2016 660, and decided to take it for a run.

Started out with an invite from a local ADV Bike group, with a morning meet up for an overnight ride with a distance of about 1100k's for the weekend.
Bike packed, I made my way to the meeting point, grabbed some fuel, and waited for the rest of the riders to arrive.IMG_6002.JPGIMG_6032.JPGIMG_6002.JPGIMG_6032.JPG
 

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Soon enough the rest of the group arrived. I was expecting 6-8 more riders however the ride organizer had invites on a few FB sites and soon enough about 30 riders appeared.
I quickly noticed I was the lone Tenere in a swarm of Beemers of all shapes and sizes, from a 310GS up to the newer 1250 adv's.IMG_6034.JPGIMG_6035.JPG
 

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Once everyone was sorted we hit out for our destination, Karalee rock. This was a water catchment used to supply steam trains during the gold rush era in the area.
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After a few hundred K's we pulled up for a splash of fuel and a snappy feed, then proceeded the on final leg to get to the area.IMG_6042.JPG
 

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Once set up, it was time for a brew, a feed, and a poke around. Long aqueducts would funnel water captured running off large rock areas, down into a small holding dam. This was then used to service the steam trains in the surrounding goldfields, as well as cattle moved through area by local stockmen (Cowboys for our USA brethren).IMG_6046.JPG IMG_6055.JPGIMG_6050.JPGIMG_6054.JPGIMG_6053.JPG
 

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Not being super keen to travel back with such a large group, I rode out early the following morning. Making my way back by myself gave me a chance to explore, stop and take a few pics, and generally enjoy the return run home. I went through a few lonely dirt roads, some quiet old outback towns, and got to see a little bit of Australia's often forgotten history and heritage.IMG_6057.JPGIMG_6058.JPGIMG_6063.JPGIMG_6075.JPG
 

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Meandering back towards home I kept on finding little gems of history. Old cars, farm machinery, and small towns very similar to the home of my childhood.
Over the dirt and through the towns until I ran out of time and pulled up to say hello to the family, and head in fir a beer and a shower.IMG_6068.JPGIMG_6069.JPGIMG_6070.JPGIMG_6076.JPGIMG_6079.JPGIMG_6082.JPGIMG_6083.JPG
 

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Final country town before getting home had a great display of old tractors and farming equipment.
Some old workhorses amongst them, I reckon one or two would have weighed nearly as much as the S10. Overall, about 1300K's covered from 0730 Saturday morning until 1500 Sunday arvo.
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The weather looks better than on the east coast. Great picks, fantastic. Last week I went to Yass from Newcastle via the Bylong valley, Bathurst and Cowra 4pm at Yass was 3.8 degrees wind chill factor brought it down to -6.8 degrees Celsius (20 degrees ).
Love your bike;-)
 

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The weather looks better than on the east coast. Great picks, fantastic. Last week I went to Yass from Newcastle via the Bylong valley, Bathurst and Cowra 4pm at Yass was 3.8 degrees wind chill factor brought it down to -6.8 degrees Celsius (20 degrees ).
Love your bike;-)
Damn man, that's cold. I used to live in the ACT so I remember those winters. This was a good ride, just right for an overnighter with mild temps and a nice morning without any dew, so a dry pack up.
 
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