Aussie_T100
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Thanks for the positive comments fellas, I did put a couple of hours into compiling that report, selecting and resizing photos and posting the final product so it is rewarding to hear that you all enjoyed the read.
I'm not sure of the average age of the group but I do know that the oldest is 69 and that several of them are retirees. I'm 57 and I'm guessing that there may only have been 1 or 2 younger than me but one thing I can tell you for sure is that they all rode hard and partied even harder.
They really are a great bunch of guys, typical Aussie larrikins always up for a joke or a good yarn and always ribbing each other about their idiosyncrasies and playing little harmless practical jokes on each other. One of their little tricks was to keep placing odd items they found laying around in one guys jacket pocket, each day he'd put his hand in his pocket and find some oddball object had mysteriously appeared there, it might be a bolt or an empty condom packet or whatever they could find that would have him scratching his head and wondering how it got there. There was always an outburst of laughter if he discovered it when we were all watching.
If there was ever any problem with a bike or if anybody ran short of cash they were immediately flooded with offers of assistance. These guys would be taking the piss out of you one minute and offering you the contents of their wallet the next. An example of this was the fact that only next G phones worked up in the gulf country and only 3 guys had these phones but they were quick to offer anyone the use of their phone if they needed to make a call.
There is no doubt that a special friendship developed between us all on this trip, very special indeed.
I'm not sure of the average age of the group but I do know that the oldest is 69 and that several of them are retirees. I'm 57 and I'm guessing that there may only have been 1 or 2 younger than me but one thing I can tell you for sure is that they all rode hard and partied even harder.
They really are a great bunch of guys, typical Aussie larrikins always up for a joke or a good yarn and always ribbing each other about their idiosyncrasies and playing little harmless practical jokes on each other. One of their little tricks was to keep placing odd items they found laying around in one guys jacket pocket, each day he'd put his hand in his pocket and find some oddball object had mysteriously appeared there, it might be a bolt or an empty condom packet or whatever they could find that would have him scratching his head and wondering how it got there. There was always an outburst of laughter if he discovered it when we were all watching.
If there was ever any problem with a bike or if anybody ran short of cash they were immediately flooded with offers of assistance. These guys would be taking the piss out of you one minute and offering you the contents of their wallet the next. An example of this was the fact that only next G phones worked up in the gulf country and only 3 guys had these phones but they were quick to offer anyone the use of their phone if they needed to make a call.
There is no doubt that a special friendship developed between us all on this trip, very special indeed.
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