Not a Spyder Ryde, and not my ride either, but check out some of Australia's Great Ocean Road on a 1972 Honda CB750!

[Peter Aawen]

Another one of those 'not my ride' vids, but like the Gorge Road, I also do this one fairly often and I've done it on a Honda CB750 (with a few mods - of course! ) back in the days when there was no speed limit on it, except thru the towns! (Dammit, that makes me feel Old! ) Anyhoo, there's some more good vids on youtube from this same Lady, Doodle on a Motorcycle, but this is one of just a couple she's done in Oz. Check it out:

This road is not in quite as much of a dire condition as she makes out, or at risk of disappearing quite as soon as it sounds, but the recent floods she mentions (following within days of massively destructive bushfires inland just a tad) did do a lot of damage. I you want to see some more info on the Great Ocean Road, how it was built by Returned Soldiers after WW1 and is now widely recognised as the World's Largest War Memorial, then check out wikipedia here:

Great Ocean Road - Wikipedia

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[Bfromla]

When you gonna “guest star” on one of these vids or moto vlog like Martin??

 

[Peter Aawen]

When you gonna “guest star” on one of these vids or moto vlog like Martin??

I have been known to 'guest star' in more than just one of this type of motorcycle vids, and a few other types of vehicle & tire vids too, but you'll hafta guess which if you wanta catch sight of me.

 

[Dusterdude]

Cool bike

 

[EdMat]

Got to get Doodle on a Spyder at some point

 

[pegasus1300]

Nice video. Another great series is Itchy Boots. She has been traveling the world solo for about 8 years. Truely solo, no back up truck, no camera people just her. Been watching her since the start, she in Mongolia right now.

 

[BajaRon]

I had a 71. Great bike! I wonder if she knew about the petcock reserve lever when she ran out of fuel. Probably another 20-30 miles there.

 

[Peter Aawen]

I had a 71. Great bike! I wonder if she knew about the petcock reserve lever when she ran out of fuel. Probably another 20-30 miles there.

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Looking at this vid and one of the others she did on the CB750, I don't think she actually ran out of fuel, she just got caught out by leaning it too far for too long!! Apparently, once she pulled over to the side of the road and stood the bike upright again, it started up and ran for long enough to get her to the next gas station. And No, she didn't mention the petcock 'switch to reserve' at all in any of the vids I've seen, but Phil did show her that petcock when she picked the bike up!

You're right about them being great bikes!! Back in the day, I had a 1974 CB750 K2 for a couple of years, and then later on, a 1978 CB750 K7 with a big bore kit and a few other mods to better handle the loooong distances that I regularly travelled here in Oz between towns & cities. I sold that after doing almost 80,000 miles on it when I was sent to the States on an exchange posting... and much to my later regret, I didn't get another one on my return, what with all the family commitments that got in the way then. But a couple of years later I found a 'still mint' 1977 CB550 K3 that I snapped up and used as a commuter bike whenever I was home - I only ever rode it across the country once, then trailered it back home and swore never to be stupid enough do that on a little bike again... and then a few years later, I rode a Honda XR150 around the whole bloody country and then back across the road/trackless guts just for good measure!! That ride was for a good cause tho, so maybe that one doesn't count?!

I must admit that now, I reckon I'd really enjoy owning/riding a K7/K8 again, as a solo alternative to the Spyder, of course! The Child Bride always needed 3 days off after riding 2 days on a 2 wheeler, but we can just keep going on the RT! And I might even admit to a mild but gradually increasing hankering to own/ride a smaller Road/Trail bike for local back road and fire trail pottering, but there's no freakin' way I'm ever riding anything much smaller than a litre bike outside of the bottom third of this State... Well, maybe not except to ride one home from wherever I buy it from, or if it's a ride for a good enough cause - and not for more than about 3000 miles or so total, regardless of all else!

What fool said you get smarter &/or wiser as you get older??

 

[crna59]

My first street bike was a '76 K6 in Red... been looking for one for years that is stock/unmolested. Can't find one... My second bike was the '80 DOHC Super Sport... finally found one completely stock in a barn. Drained the gas, charged the battery, and it actually started! I'm in the process now of restoring it to its natural beauty!!

 

[LoRider]

That has to be such an awesome experience! My first bike was a 1985 CB900 custom, and I loved that bike. Perfect for a tall rider, and pretty easy to perform maintenance on.