Last blast for 2017

[Aussieflyer]

Started your ride with Google Maps street view on the Healesville-Kinglake Road C724 where the antique railway wagons are.

Left on the Maroondah Highway B360 in Healesville. Probably where I should have started.

Got lost on the Maroondah Reservoir Park looking for a view of the reservoir. Went back to the highway and found Selover's Lookout for a view there.

The real fun started in the Yarra Ranges National Park. After a few kilometers, realized I was riding on the wrong side of the road. The curves were great. I can understand why like to ride there.

I was having a great time sweeping through the big U-turn just after Dom Dom Road when the boss showed up with a job for me. Maybe some day when she is at work I can finish your run.

Nortoon some of the maps don't show all the curves but I can assure you that my 'real fun' started as soon as I left the driveway. Anyways, if you get a chance to continue with Google Maps here are the road details:

- Start in Greensborough using Hwy 46 to get onto C746.
- Follow C746 up the mountain then turn right onto C724. The last 7Km is really tight and twisty and a bit of challenge on the big 1100.
Cross B300 continue on C724 down the other side of the mountain. The last 15Km is just glorious!
-Turn left on B360 go through the township of Healesville with a quick stop at Selovers look out then continue on B360 through the Black Spur, which has some awesome corners but at this time of year is just full of traffic and heavily policed.
- Turn right onto C512 passing through the Marysville township followed by a right turn to continue on C512 going up the hill with some very tempting fast sweepers.
- Turn left onto the Lake Mountain Road (C512) and enjoy the magnificent road surface and great mix of mid and tight twisties all the way to the resort at the top of the mountain. Return back down the same road.
- Turn left onto C513 then right onto C511. These roads are motorcycling heaven!
- Turn left onto the Upper Yarra Dam Road stopping at the dam wall look out then return on the same road to continue South on C511.
- Stop McMahons Creek Road for a refreshment at the Reefton Hotel then continue South (ish) on C511 to Launching Place.
- Turn Right onto C506 then left onto Dalry Road then right onto C411.
- Turn right onto B360 then left onto C728. Now heading back home on the same roads.
- Turn left on C728 for refreshment at the St Andrews Hotel. Continue on C728 to Panton Hill.
- Turn right onto Cherry Tree Road then at the end turn left onto C746.
- Now home via the same roads, kiss the bike and clean Mrs Flyer ... ooops I mean kiss Mrs Flyer and clean the bike.

Glad to hear you're out and about AussieFlyer. Must mean the healing's pretty complete. Good. And on the Reefton Spur on a lovely day. Lucky, lucky man.

Did you know Pterodactyl calls his CB1100 Last Blast?

For other forum members, I have had the privilege of seeing AussieFlyer's bike in the metal and I can tell you that no photo does it justice. It's a lovely thing.

Thanks mate, the ribs and lung are feeling good again but I am carrying a few extra kilos given I haven't been on my bicycle for near 4 months ... it's gonna be a struggle to get fit again.

Now that you mention it I do recall Ptero named his bike - I read it in his recent post where I also read he may be buying a new Italian machine ... so his CB might get a name change to 'Second Last Blast'.