Great Ocean Road, Royal Enfield. Two names
you wouldn’t ordinarily put together, yet Nevermind
Adventure has and offer a 1-day tour on one of their
bikes on Australia’s most iconic
road.
Nevermind claim that the Royal Enfield is built for the
GO Road, a bold claim, but there’s no doubt that these
little machines are a hell of a lot of fun on the
coastal road.
The ride starts at Nevermind headquarters
in Geelong West before heading through the
backway to the Great Ocean Road, the Otway
National Park. A collection of bikes; Classics,
Interceptors, GT Continentals, Himalayans
and a few Benelli’s thrown in. It’s a great
opportunity to ride the Royal Enfield range
and talk bikes with fellow riders. On our
tour most of the riders were new or novice
to motorcycling; a great opportunity to ride
Victoria’s west coast without the pressure
of riding with sports bikes.
We could neither agree nor disagree
that the Enfield is built for these roads,
although one comes very close; the GT
Continental 650. It’ll never win a Grand
Prix but is fun in amongst the twists and
turns of this part of the world.
The Nevermind Great Ocean Road
ride is not a tour to discover the region
although, a midmorning coffee stop,
and lunch are provided and allow a
chance to discuss the area, history
and landscape. The ride is well, more
about the ride … and that’s fine.
Once leaving the Otway’s we
dropped down into Apollo Bay and so
began the Great Ocean Road for the
return to Geelong.
The road was surprisingly ‘empty’.
Coronavirus already taking its toll on
tourists numbers?
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