Bandit meet 6-8 March 2015 Parkes NSW

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Ok, here's my thoughts on a Bandit meet up for 2015.

As per the topic title, Parkes is the meeting place. The time is March 6-8 2015. The Coachman Hotel/Motel is where we have booked in to stay.
I'm thinking of a 180 odd km ride on the Saturday that encompasses Manildra, Cudal, Eugowra, Forbes & back to Parkes.
JTB has also suggested a ride out to Temora as there is a aviation show on at the Temora airfield. (I hope I got that right)   

Anyone interested in this?
Cheers, Kiwisteve

For anyone that hasn't seen this post before, I've done a heap of editing to simplify things.
C'mon folks, let's get a few more people along to this.    
There will be Commemorative T shirts available to order in limited numbers.


People booked into the Coachman

Kiwisteve & wife Helen, & daughter Zoe                 Fri & Sat
Jimcolman, Tag                                                       Fri & Sat        
Ewok                                                                        Sat                 
Baz                                                                          Fri & Sat
Chook & daugter Kaylah                                         Fri & Sat
Hammy & Jimmy the Boy                                        Fri & Sat
Madmax                                                                  Fri & Sat
Spanna                                                                    Fri & Sat
Bosco                                                                      Fri & Sat
Suzy Suzuki                                                             Fri & Sat
Rayman06                                                               Fri & Sat
Barry-Mcki with guide dog                                  Sat, at alternate accomodation
GSFBlue                                                                  Fri & Sat
Dekenai                                                                   Fri & Sat
Boatz.                                                                      Fri
Re-Cycled                                                                Fri & Sat
Potatomasher & BMW mate                                    Fri, staying with Henry Parkes
Mattyc  ringin from SV forum                                   Sat
Craig67                                                                    Sat

I had a quick look at the tourist info for Lake Cargellogo and I think I might stick with my first plan and check out the Aviation Museum Temora.  

Its about 200km from Parkes to Temora, and again a couple of different ways to get there and back, just another option if anyone wants to head south instead of west on Saturday morning.  As I'll be leaving Canberra about 9am that puts me in Temora about lunch time, a couple of hours on site for gawking and a bite of lunch should put us back in Parkes about 4pm.

Yeah straight roads hammy just the thing for the turd

Hammy wrote:

madmax wrote:

Hammy wrote:Not much talk about what we want to do on the Saturday.  I propose a ride out to Lake Corelligo. 194km. A rest stop at Condobolin. 101km.  So roughly 4 hours riding with a couple of hours at the lake.
Just a suggestion. I'm open to any other options.  I have seen the "Dish". I don't think it would have changed much.  JMO.

See ya all real soon.

Maybe something like this then? That way we're not coming back down the same route


And I'm agreeing with you about the dish, being as it is only 25k from Parkes. Its not worth tying Saturday up with a short trip like that.
That's why I suggested earlier to maybe include the dish, for those who want to, on Friday arvo.

That's fine. Still plenty of time to do that in a day. Then get back and drag JC's lifeless corpse out of the pool.  The lake looks interesting on goggle maps (photo).      The "Dish" visit does not take too long. As you can only view it from the outside and there is just a souviner shop with a few displays.

I aint stopping at Condobolin alot of indigenous issues there, plus beer and the pool beats straight roads and flies

barry_mcki wrote:I had a quick look at the tourist info for Lake Cargellogo and I think I might stick with my first plan and check out the Aviation Museum Temora.  

Its about 200km from Parkes to Temora, and again a couple of different ways to get there and back, just another option if anyone wants to head south instead of west on Saturday morning.  As I'll be leaving Canberra about 9am that puts me in Temora about lunch time, a couple of hours on site for gawking and a bite of lunch should put us back in Parkes about 4pm.

After you leave us Friday Barry, we'll be doing the West Wyalong-Parkes stretch, Sunday when we leave we'll be travelling that exact route on the way to Narrandera, not sure if I want to do all of  that twice.

How about a ride to Bathurst and a group ride around the track?

Kiwisteve wrote:

Jimcoleman wrote:

Hammy wrote:Not much talk about what we want to do on the Saturday.  I propose a ride out to Lake Corelligo. 194km. A rest stop at Condobolin. 101km.  So roughly 4 hours riding with a couple of hours at the lake.
Just a suggestion. I'm open to any other options.  I have seen the "Dish". I don't think it would have changed much.  JMO.

See ya all real soon.

If its really hot i am sitting in the pool drinking beer

I'm with you Jim

If its hot I'll probably be sitting in the bar, luckily I have a water-resistant phone now

Chook wrote:

barry_mcki wrote:I had a quick look at the tourist info for Lake Cargellogo and I think I might stick with my first plan and check out the Aviation Museum Temora.  

Its about 200km from Parkes to Temora, and again a couple of different ways to get there and back, just another option if anyone wants to head south instead of west on Saturday morning.  As I'll be leaving Canberra about 9am that puts me in Temora about lunch time, a couple of hours on site for gawking and a bite of lunch should put us back in Parkes about 4pm.

After you leave us Friday Barry, we'll be doing the West Wyalong-Parkes stretch, Sunday when we leave we'll be travelling that exact route on the way to Narrandera, not sure if I want to do all of  that twice.

How about a ride to Bathurst and a group ride around the track?

We did the Bathurst ride on the Cowra trip

Chook wrote:How about a ride to Bathurst and a group ride around the track?

Another option, 370km round trip and should not double up on the roads for the SA group.  

I'd do Bathurst again, would be good to get a picture of Axel hanging out of the sidecar coming through the Dipper, might even keep all wheels on the ground

Bosco15 wrote:Any more riders heading to Parkes from Newcastle way?
Looks like Recycled and I will be heading along Bylong Valley Way to Mudgee, Wellington then Parkes. 
Leaving Friday morning.  
Get in touch if you would like to ride with us.

Yes that's right, I now have changed my plans so I will be attending!

Bosco selfishly wants the big Queen size bed all to himself,
has anyone got a spare bed or should I try for a room of my own?

Erm, has anyone suggested the Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo?
Just thinking out loud.

Re-Cycled wrote:Erm, has anyone suggested the Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo?
Just thinking out loud.

Don't they let bikes in for free at feeding time ??

Might need my body Armour there

I'll bring a pack of cards - I could play 500 all day if there is a foursome!

Cards, Beer, Pool its looking better & better

I am thinking a couple of good laps will suffice for saturday
Room- Sleep, Pool & Beer, Bar, Morning Tea and beer, Pool & beer, Bar lunch and beer, pool & cards with beer, then back to the room for a afternoon nana nap, rounding off the day with the Bar, dinner and more beer

barry_mcki wrote:

Re-Cycled wrote:Erm, has anyone suggested the Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo?
Just thinking out loud.

Don't they let bikes in for free at feeding time ??

It's not a Safari Park like the one that used to be near Raymond Terrace.

They had free admission for "Pommys on push bikes" :lol;

So this about sums up where we're up to for Saturday:

Ewok can we play euchre as i cannot hold that many cards in 500 i get lost

Jimcoleman wrote:Ewok can we play euchre as i cannot hold that many cards in 500 i get lost

Euchre is for the kindy kids, so yes, we can play that until you graduate!  Then, after 6 hours of 500, I'll teach you bridge (but 500 is more fun than bridge IMHO). 

Sounds like our Xmas afternoons at grandma's place.  She always won at cards, best swindler going, and she never got caught

Ewok1958 wrote:I'll bring a pack of cards - I could play 500 all day if there is a foursome!

I can't remember the last time I played 500, definitely not since my father passed away 20 years ago

Chook wrote:

Hammy wrote:

madmax wrote:

Hammy wrote:Not much talk about what we want to do on the Saturday.  I propose a ride out to Lake Corelligo. 194km. A rest stop at Condobolin. 101km.  So roughly 4 hours riding with a couple of hours at the lake.
Just a suggestion. I'm open to any other options.  I have seen the "Dish". I don't think it would have changed much.  JMO.

See ya all real soon.

Maybe something like this then? That way we're not coming back down the same route


And I'm agreeing with you about the dish, being as it is only 25k from Parkes. Its not worth tying Saturday up with a short trip like that.
That's why I suggested earlier to maybe include the dish, for those who want to, on Friday arvo.

That's fine. Still plenty of time to do that in a day. Then get back and drag JC's lifeless corpse out of the pool.  The lake looks interesting on goggle maps (photo).      The "Dish" visit does not take too long. As you can only view it from the outside and there is just a souviner shop with a few displays.

Could we drop into the Dish for a photo on the way back to the Coachman if we are travelling between Forbes and Parkes anyway?

The Dish is on the north side of Parkes.

Show's how good my memory is, I could have sworn it was between Parkes and Forbes 

Cups a tea, 500, Nana naps.  Some of you blokes need to book into a retirement home. I thought I was meeting up with a bunch of bikers. Didn't know it was an old age pokies bus tour. 

Hammy i said if is hot and i mean that energy sapping dry heat that comes straight off the interior ask lyn she will tell you. And as for tea i dont drink tea it was more sit by the pool drink beer and a game of cards and then sit in the pool drink beer and play cards but if the temps are lower i will touring. By the way those roads look very straight which usual means squaring off my new tyres that is definatley a worry so bathurst might get my vote

No, no, you stay by the pool Jim. And close to the pharmacist.  I think the Bingo starts at 1 and you wouldn't want to miss that.

Bathurst is only a photo opportunity, otherwise just a slow ride around a 60k street