Australia - On The Road - Snapshots

On The Road - Ukraine Part 1

It was great to get a few days on the road with the Ukrainian brothers, (17-21 June). Having met up at Bogdan and Anya's place in Kiev, (where they give shelter and care to a dozen teenagers as well as their own two children), we headed 500km south to Odessa to one of Ukraine's larger biking events.
Many still ride the old Russian built bikes, although even in the last few years Jap machines are becoming more evident but it's still very much an emerging culture. The bikes may be a little different, but the cause and the mission remain the same as was evident with generous and warm hospitality shown to all in their company. Cheers guys. . . . I'll post some more stuff in a few days including a link to guy riding around the world on a 1962 Rigid Panhead . . . . .
Sean

Pasha, Sergey, Vanya, Misha, Vova, Bogdan, Oleksey, Anya, Max & Roman

Roman on Bogdan's Bike

Vanya

Bogdan - on Roman's Bike

Pasha

Misha

Oleksey & Anya on Sergey's Bike

Max - Ukraine, Prospect

Maitland Bike show

Too Cool For old School

Pacific HD

GunBus 410 Cubic Inch V-Twin Motorcyle

The Fuel Injected  45 degree 6728 cc / 410 cubic inch V-Twin runs through a 3 speed transmission with reverse and actually looks pretty good in its finished state. It puts out 523 foot pounds of torque. Seat height is 31.5 inches and overall length is 136 inches. It is a little heavy at 1433 pounds so high speed corner carving might be an issue and there aren't any photos of the big bike on the road so I guess we'll have to wait for the road test, that is if someone can actually road test this monster. 

A Good Friday Poker Face

Some of the Melbourne boys and girls went on a poker run on Good Friday with about 900 others.

We tracked up through some of the areas outside Melbourne recently affected by wild fires. It was heart wrenching riding. Seeing first hand the devastation, power and beauty of nature is surreal ... truly the wild fires knew no logic. One house burns while the one beside it lives. One side of the road is black, the other green. However, out of devastation comes new life. Already grass is returning to the fields and out of the blackened trunks, green shoots appear. The symbolism of this did not escape any of us on Good Friday.









Bubba!!

Dual Engine Triumph Drag Bike's

Burt Munro's Bikes

This is a photo from 1953 of the Monro Special

Burt Munro of the world's Fastest Indian this bike is his other bike and is currently for sale in NZ.