Supporting Member dazzler24 Posted April 20, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted April 20, 2021 Did a ~400km ride today from home on the Sunny Coast down to a little place called Fernvale where I stopped for lunch before returning via a couple of camp grounds that I wanted to scope out for some future overnighting. Took all the back roads away from those nasty highways with their equally nasty traffic for maximum enjoyment - naturally. Plenty of twists, turns and scenery along the way. Great ride conditions and weather at this time of the year.👌👍 The grounds were almost deserted save for a few of the locals who were having some down time of their own...... 🙂 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmark101 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Interesting seeing the kangaroos in the wild. Are they a threat to motorcyclists? Around here we have deer that run across the road. They are easily startled and not too smart. I have friends who have hit them on bikes and I have had one or two close calls over the years. 1 There is nothing like spending a day riding with friends in the grip of a shared obsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member dazzler24 Posted April 20, 2021 Author Supporting Member Share Posted April 20, 2021 12 hours ago, johnmark101 said: Interesting seeing the kangaroos in the wild. Are they a threat to motorcyclists? Around here we have deer that run across the road. They are easily startled and not too smart. I have friends who have hit them on bikes and I have had one or two close calls over the years. They can be a threat and can be unpredictable as well. They will hop across the open road if startled and sometimes as a mob. Doesn't help that they are well camouflaged against the Aussi bush and you sometimes pass them before you see them. My experience is that they are more of a threat when everything is dry and they tend to gather at the roadside for some green pickings and are then easily startled by traffic. I have a friend that had hit a roo on his Kawasaki Vulcan while passing a car! (That's him passing the car and not the roo😉) He managed, thankfully, to stay upright. Roos are bad enough but I reckon hitting a full-grown deer can't be much fun though!... for the deer or the rider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Heli ATP Posted April 21, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted April 21, 2021 Scary stuff... Deer hit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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