over for this bike. It’s in the van and back to the overnight
stop at Bathurst.
Beer and laughter are the order of the night. There’s
tales, mostly overstated, about the days riding, all with
good humour. Beer glasses clink as the stories get more
embellished. Lewis Croft and his team put on a great night,
prizes given away and lots of talk about riding. There’s no
force-fed benefits of riding a Suzuki, just great chat about
riding and exploring areas new to most.
Ten-year-old Lilli Bryant, as enthusiastic as any of the
more seasoned riders, gives a run down of her days ‘rid-
ing’, her dad, Chris, couldn’t be prouder … Lilli’s a Suzuki
rider of the future. She grins as she guards the 3 litres of
oil she won for being the youngest rider or was it for being
on her first adventure ride? No! It was over 200 kilometres
on the back of her dad’s bike, life couldn’t be much better.
The night ends with much laughter amongst new found
friends.
Amongst the biting cold of the new day, eyes are red,
heads are sore, the night before has taken its toll on some
riders. All but one fight on, this ride is too good to forego.
We take to the bitumen and ride 75 kilometres to a town
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