Long time in the saddle today and was chilly nearly the whole ride.
Should have sat in the sun when lunching. Need to pack a second layer.
The road from Ravenshoe to the Tully Gorge was a good exercise for me but slow going. I was just on the other side of the Gorge the other day coming up from Tully.
Gorgeous rain forest - unforested as the terrain so far too rugged
but even pavement and narrow road with the occasional errant tourist treating it as one way really had to pay attention but most pulled into the grass verge. The last KM was wet but easy dirt double track .. bike was fine but next tires will get something with a bit of off pavement tread.
The Tully Falls used to be spectacular but the hydro dam has taken that away,.
not a shadow of the former flow.
It was 16km further to the Koombooloo Dam also dirt double track and it was getting late so left it for another day.
Was tired but exhilarated as the main road was fast and twisty and getting more familiar with the handling.
The bridge over the Barron is single lane and I filtered to the front and got a jump on the 5 pm traffic so had a 100% clear run down to Cairns through the twists - can't every recall that before. Good chance to push the bike/me a bit. So much extra confidence from having ABS.
The ride up the Gillies in the morning was also much fun as almost no traffic and the bottom half dry and good stick....used to be rife with tar snakes but that's all fixed. Top half in the morning was damp and green moss I'm still nervous with. Not sure how slippery it is on pavement.
My damaged rotator cuff reminds me everyday how slippery on a forest track.
I'd been warned about it but forgot when we got turned back by a giant tree across the track. Ken is 6'1" and barely visible on the right. So downhill , light rain and my jacket not done up .....
= permanent injury.
but what a monster tree,
I did do that track as one of the last rides on KLR a couple weeks back. Not sure about it on the CB300F. Certainly want better tires for it.
So the KM on a similar track to the Tully Lookout was a nice little tip toe with the CB300 and street tires. Did okay and the ABS was nice to have.
Should have sat in the sun when lunching. Need to pack a second layer.
The road from Ravenshoe to the Tully Gorge was a good exercise for me but slow going. I was just on the other side of the Gorge the other day coming up from Tully.
Gorgeous rain forest - unforested as the terrain so far too rugged
but even pavement and narrow road with the occasional errant tourist treating it as one way really had to pay attention but most pulled into the grass verge. The last KM was wet but easy dirt double track .. bike was fine but next tires will get something with a bit of off pavement tread.
The Tully Falls used to be spectacular but the hydro dam has taken that away,.
not a shadow of the former flow.
It was 16km further to the Koombooloo Dam also dirt double track and it was getting late so left it for another day.
Was tired but exhilarated as the main road was fast and twisty and getting more familiar with the handling.
The bridge over the Barron is single lane and I filtered to the front and got a jump on the 5 pm traffic so had a 100% clear run down to Cairns through the twists - can't every recall that before. Good chance to push the bike/me a bit. So much extra confidence from having ABS.
The ride up the Gillies in the morning was also much fun as almost no traffic and the bottom half dry and good stick....used to be rife with tar snakes but that's all fixed. Top half in the morning was damp and green moss I'm still nervous with. Not sure how slippery it is on pavement.
My damaged rotator cuff reminds me everyday how slippery on a forest track.
I'd been warned about it but forgot when we got turned back by a giant tree across the track. Ken is 6'1" and barely visible on the right. So downhill , light rain and my jacket not done up .....
= permanent injury.but what a monster tree,
I did do that track as one of the last rides on KLR a couple weeks back. Not sure about it on the CB300F. Certainly want better tires for it.
So the KM on a similar track to the Tully Lookout was a nice little tip toe with the CB300 and street tires. Did okay and the ABS was nice to have.
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