trips

It was not so much the show and shine that I was going to see, I had been talking with another Goldwing owner on the web (meet him on the Steve Saunders Forum) and we agreed to meet at the show and shine at Riddells Creek.
I had only just got the carbies back in (for the 2nd time) a few days before, so it was a good test run before I left for Wagga Wagga.
It was a bit cool and overcast, but the forecast said it was going to fine up, so I headed off and pretty much rode straight there, which is a little rare for me as it involved a good slab of freeway ...again, had to test me and bike at 110kph. (We went fine)
Got down there in plenty of time to have a look at the other bikes parked there. Not much in the show and shine that was all that interesting but the car park was worth a look..... There were a few other Goldwing's there.
It may surprise you to know that these were the first new 'Wings that I had seen... ever!.
In no time at all I suddenly noticed a few new wings gathered around my old ride....

WOW! Amazing bikes and really friendly riders! What a great bunch of people and bikes...and the best bit? They ride their bikes! We ended up doing about 80+ miles with them. They did a lot more on the day. I was worried that they might poke fun at my little old pony, but not at all. I think they really understood that we all have to start somewhere, and this is my start, and they were very encouraging...... So much so, I invited them home for a cuppa... Its the best that my front lawn as ever looked (or cost!)

You sure get more than a few looks when there is ~90 thousand dollars worth of motorbikes parked on your front lawn!
Nice bunch of folks, I hope we can ride together again some time soon. It was my first group ride and I was very apprehensive, groundless fears it turned out, they left plenty of space between the bikes and there was no speeding at all. I am going to chase around and try and get the CB module to go into the system on the bike so we can keep in touch as we ride.

Honda Goldwing Aspencade