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dazzler24

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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.👌👍

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The grounds were almost deserted save for a few of the locals who were having some down time of their own...... 🙂

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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.

 

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There is nothing like spending a day riding with friends in the grip of a shared obsession.

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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.

 

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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.

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