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Click on a month to see the ride program for that month: July 2018 August 2018 September 2018 October 2018 November 2018 December 2018 |
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WEEKEND RIDE MEETING POINTS SOUTH: BP Servo at Yatala (Henry Hester Drive). Take Exit 38 off the M1 Freeway. Ride Captain: Steiny (0419 672 216) NORTH: Woolworths Caltex Carseldine Roadhouse (1754 Gympie Rd, Carseldine QLD 4034). Ride Captain: Pyro (0413 905 141) & Mac (0439 444 655) WEST: McDonalds Goodna (2 William Street (cnr Smith Street), Goodna) Ride Captains: Yogi (0418 692 277) & Sam (0419 174 201). Be at the meeting point by 8:30am. All weekend rides depart at 9:00am sharp. VISITORS & GUESTS: Please phone the Ride Captain by 7:30pm the night before a ride to confirm you wish to join them on their ride. |
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OTHER REGULAR OFFICIAL RIDES There is an official Steel Horses ride to Mount Glorious EVERY Tuesday morning (weather permitting). Meet every Tuesday morning at 9:30am at The Gap BP Servo at 850 Waterworks Road, The Gap, Brisbane. Depart 10:00am sharp! Enjoy coffee and breakfast/brunch at the top of the mountain. Same meeting place, same route, same destination, every Tuesday morning! You can never get tired of the run up to Mount Glorious, no matter how many times you do it! :-) Click HERE to see the route map. VISITORS & GUESTS: Please phone either Steiny (0419 672 216) or Jak (0402 263 920) in advance and let them know you're coming on the Mount Glorious ride. Alternatively, if you see us sitting at our reserved tables at the Mount Glorious Cafe at the top of the mountain, then please call in and say hi! |
| Sun | 1 | North |
Ride Captain: Pyro (0413 905 141) Caltex Carseldine Roadhouse - stop at Ricks Garage at Palmwoods for a break - D'Aguilar Hotel for lunch - Home via Mount Mee and Clear Mountain. About 230km round trip. |
| Tues | 3 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 8 | South |
Ride Captain: Pyro (0413 905 141) Meet at the usual South Ride meeting point: the BP Servo at Yatala - and then Pyro will take you on a "RIDERS CHOICE MYSTERY RIDE"!! You'll definitely be traversing some less-travelled roads today!! Basically, the first stop will be the Advancetown Pub, then on to Tyalgum for lunch. After lunch it will be up the Nimbin Valley, back to the Advancetown Pub, and then home. Be there!! |
| Tues | 10 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 15 |
LAVERDA CONCOURS at Cleveland, Brisbane. |
LAVERDA CONCOURS
Staged at the Cleveland Showgrounds: Long Street, Cleveland, Brisbane. Club Laverda is once again putting on its Concours show. This is an excellent annual event that's now in its 30th year!! It has been presented by Club Laverda since 1988. Click HERE for the Laverda Concours 2018 brochure/poster. Once again, Steel Horses will have a strong presence there, complete with our big marquee (and BBQ), promoting our club to potential new members. As well, it's a great day out for all our existing members! Click HERE to see a couple of photos taken at the Steel Horses display at the Laverda Concours last year (2017). This is a pretty big event, and very big crowds usually attend. The Laverda Concours attracts large numbers of motorcycle trade stalls, numerous motorcycle enthusiast club displays (including Steel Horses), and motorcycle enthusiasts both local and interstate. There's plenty of free parking for motorcycles. Entertainment includes a wide variety of food vendors, free face painting, kiddie’s rides, etc. Admission is free to children aged 15 years and under, and $10 for all other patrons. Admission includes on-site motorcycle parking. (An additional $10.00 entry fee applies to enthusiasts wishing to enter their machines for judging and trophies.) There are 60 trophies and $2,000 prize money for the best machine entered on the day! The show is open from 8am and trophy presentation is usually about 2.30pm. Proceeds on the day go towards raising money for Club Laverda's chosen charity, the Make A Wish Foundation. Over the past 13 years Club Laverda has given some $85,000 to this worthy charity. It should be a great day! |
| Tues | 17 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Tues | 17 | CLUB MEETING | Lord Stanley Hotel. 994 Stanley Street East, East Brisbane. The meeting proper starts at 7.30pm; but come earlier for dinner! |
| Sun | 22 | North |
Ride Captain: Mac (0439 444 655) Caltex Carseldine Roadhouse - Jinker Track - Clear Mountain - Dayboro - Dahmogah Lookout Mount Mee (coffee break) - Wamuran - Glasshouse Mountains lookout - Woodford - Peachester - Landsborough Pub (lunch). After lunch we will discuss a return route of either straight home, or through Maleny - Kilcoy - Fernvale - Blacksoil (for our goodbyes). |
| Tues | 24 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sat & Sun | 28 - 29 | South to NSW |
CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!
A long-running annual event for our club, and a great weekend away! Meeting point will be MacDonalds Beaudesert (114 Brisbane Street, Beaudesert). This MacDonald's is open 24/7, so you can have breakfast, and/or a hot cup of coffee, while waiting for the ride to start at 8:00am. DEPARTURE TIME IS 8:00AM SHARP. Have a full tank of fuel when you arrive at MacDonalds Beaudesert. Just down the street from MacDonalds is the Caltex South servo at 2 Telemon St, Beaudesert where you can fill up with gas. It will be a 5.5 hour run to our destination: the Bowra Hotel (33 High Street, Bowraville, NSW) in Bowraville. The Bowra Hotel (established in 1912) is a landmark in the Nambucca Valley, renowned for its enviable reputation with tourists and locals alike and for providing warm, traditional service in a cosy heritage bar. Voodoo Punch, the band that played for us last year, will be on again this year. Total cost will be only $80. This includes the $20 subsidy for the band, your accommodation on Saturday night, a full-on 'Christmas' dinner on Saturday night, and breakfast on Sunday morning. Boots (0434 748 404) requires a $40 holding deposit NOW, which he asks that you pay as soon as possible. Room bookings will be on a first-in best-dressed policy. As in previous years the deposit is non-refundable (and will be put on the bar for attendees on behalf of anyone pulls out). For more details about this ride, hotel bookings, costs, etc, please contact Boots (0434 748 404). |
| Tues | 31 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 5 | West | McDonalds Goodna - Forest Hill - Murphys Creek - Hampton for lunch - Esk - Blacksoil - Home. |
| Tues | 7 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 12 | North |
Ride Captain: Mac (0439 444 655) Caltex Carseldine Roadhouse - Old Gympie Road - Bald Knob Road - Montville - Rick's Cafe/Diner - Buderim Tavern (lunch) - Steve Irwin Way - Home. 220 klms. |
| Tues | 14 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 19 | South |
Ride Captain: Steiny (0419 672 216) BP Servo at Yatala - Canungra - Advancetown Pub (break) - Tomewin Mouuntain Road - Murwillumbah (Lunch) - Numinbah Valley - Nerang - Coomera - BP Servo at Yatala. Route map is here. Approx 220 km. |
| Tues | 21 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Tues | 21 | CLUB MEETING | Lord Stanley Hotel. 994 Stanley Street East, East Brisbane. The meeting proper starts at 7.30pm; but come earlier for dinner! |
| Sun | 26 | West | McDonalds Goodna - Kalbar - Rathdowney (lunch) - Kerry - Beaudesert - Home. |
| Tues | 28 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 2 | North |
[Fathers Day] Ride Captain: Pyro (0413 905 141) Caltex Carseldine Roadhouse - 1st stop Peachester - 2nd stop Kenilworth - Lunch is at Mapleton - Home via Landsborough and down to BP South Burpengary for our goodbyes. Approx. 240km. |
| Tues | 4 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 9 | South |
Ride Captain: Steiny (0419 672 216) BP Servo at Yatala - Tamborine Village - Mundoolun Connection Road to Canungra - over the top - turn right into Clagirab Road - Advancetown Pub (break) - back up Clagiraba Road - right then left into Henry Roberts Drive - to the top - down the Goat Track Road to Canungra Pub (lunch) - back up the Goat Track Road - Tamborine Mountain - Bearded Dragon Hotel - turn left then right into Mundoolan Road - on to Shell servo on Mount Lindesay Highway - right then left into Camp Cable Road - on to Logan Village Pub for our goodbyes. There is a ride route map here. |
| Tues | 11 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sat & Sun | 15 & 16 | A weekend away: northwest to Blackbutt for our AGM! |
THE 2018 STEEL HORSES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING This year the Steel Horses AGM is going to be held on Saturday night 15th September 2018 at the Hotel Radnor in Blackbutt (160km northwest of Brisbane) (a town famous for it’s Eucalyptus Pilularis or Blackbutt tree). The Blackbutt Pub (originally called The Grand; but renamed to Hotel Radnor in 1935 after the then-owner's dog!!) was established over 100 years ago. Recently refurbished, it's most definitely a biker-friendly pub (the owner is a biker himself), with excellent, clean, low-cost accommodation, and awesome meals. Click here for a collage of photos taken recently at the Blackbutt Pub. Overflow accommodation will be at the Blackbutt Motel (which is almost right next door to the pub). Steiny is handling ALL the accommodation bookings for both the pub and the motel. If you haven't done so already, contact Steiny (0419 672 216) ASAP and tell him your accommodation requirements. THE CLUB RIDE TO BLACKBUTT: Steiny will also be leading a club ride to Blackbutt starting at 9:00am on Saturday morning 15th September. It will probably start at the usual North Ride departure point - Caltex Carseldine Roadhouse. COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE RIDE TO OUR AGM AT BLACKBUTT (AND BACK) WILL BE PUBLISHED HERE SOON! |
| Tues | 18 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 23 | North |
Ride Captain: Mac (0439 444 655) Caltex Carseldine Roadhouse - smoko at Kilcoy - lunch at Yarraman - home through Hampton and ride called at Esk. (Long ride day 360 klms) |
| Tues | 25 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 30 | South |
Ride Captain: Steiny (0419 672 216). BP Servo at Yatala - Tamborine Village - Beaudesert - Rathdowney Pub (quick drink) - Summerland Way - Kyogle (lunch) - and then back the same way. This ride will be about 334km. |
| Tues | 2 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 7 | West | McDonalds Goodna - A run to Crows Nest for lunch - Home. |
| Tues | 9 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 14 | North |
Ride Captain: Pyro (0413 905 141) Caltex Carseldine Roadhouse - Mount Mee lookout - lunch at the Landsborough Pub - Bald Knob - Peachester - goodbye stop at the BP south bound at Burpengary. Approx 200km |
| Tues | 16 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Tues | 16 | CLUB MEETING | Lord Stanley Hotel. 994 Stanley Street East, East Brisbane. The meeting proper starts at 7.30pm; but come earlier for dinner! |
| Sun | 21 | South |
Ride Captain: Steiny (0419 672 216). BP Servo at Yatala - Canungra - Advancetown Pub (break) - Tomewin Mouuntain Road - Murwillumbah (Lunch) - Summerland Way - Numinbah Valley - Beaudesert - Home. |
| Tues | 23 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 28 | West | McDonalds Goodna - Kalbar - Rathdowney (lunch) - Kerry - Beaudesert - Home. |
| Tues | 30 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 4 | SOUTH for 6 days! |
Day 1: Sunday 4th November
BP Servo at Yatala - Uki - Kyogle - Casino - Tenterfield - Glen Innes (420km) Accommodation: Great Central Hotel, Glen Innes (313 Grey Street) - 02 6732 1966 - Rooms approx. $69.00 per night
Accommodation: The first of two consecutive nights at the Royal Singleton Hotel, Singleton (84 George Street) - 02 6572 1194 - Rooms approx. $66.00 per night.
Lunch at the Heritage Hotel, Wilberforce (Rose Street). Accommodation: The second of two consecutive nights at the Royal Singleton Hotel, Singleton (84 George Street) - 02 6572 1194 - Rooms approx. $66.00 per night.
Accommodation: The Commercial Hotel, Walcha (100 Commercial Lane) - 02 6777 2667 - Rooms $50.00 to $85.00 per night.
Accommodation: Discovery Parks, Casino (115 Johnson Street) - 02 6662 1572 - Cabins $70.00 per night.
Accommodation: Your own bed!! :-) If you are interested in attending this event please notify Pyro (0413 905 141) by the AGM if you wish to attend so he can book accommodation and put the finishing touches to the ride. |
| Sun | 4 | North |
FOR THOSE NOT GOING ON PYRO'S IRON BUTT SIX DAY TWISTY ADVENTURE:
Caltex Carseldine Roadhouse - Mount Mee - Woodford for bum break. On to Bellthorpe Range Road - Maleny - Kenilworth Pub for lunch. Home via Bald Knob - Landsborough - call the ride at the Twin BPs. |
| Tues | 6 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 11 | South | Route to be advised. |
| Tues | 13 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 18 | West | McDonalds Goodna - Forest Hill - Esk - Kilcoy (lunch) - Somerset - Fernvale - Blacksoil - Home. |
| Tues | 20 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Tues | 20 | CLUB MEETING | Lord Stanley Hotel. 994 Stanley Street East, East Brisbane. The meeting proper starts at 7.30pm; but come earlier for dinner! |
| Sun | 25 | North |
Ride Captain: Pyro (0413 905 141) Start at McDonalds NEWMARKET (290 Enoggera Road, Newmarket) (for a change). Lunch at the D'Aguilar Hotel near Woodford on the Mount Mee turn off. After lunch we will be heading home via Wamuran, then the back roads to Clear Mountain via some twisties - finally to Eatons Crossing for our goodbyes. The ride will be 220km back to Eatons Crossing. |
| Tues | 27 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 2 | South | Route to be advised. |
| Tues | 4 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 9 | West | McDonalds Goodna - Boonah - Queen Mary Falls - Yangan (lunch) - Aratula - Home. |
| Tues | 11 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 16 | North |
Ride Captain: Mac (0439 444 655) Caltex Carseldine Roadhouse - through to Woodford (first bum break) - Blackbutt Pub (lunch) - Blackbutt to Yarraman then onto Hampton (bum break) - down the range to Esk and onto the T-Intersection, where I will call the ride. For those who want to go home via Mount Glorious, follow me, or home via Fernvale and the highway. Total ride klms from Castledine to T-Intersection = 327 klms. Ride time = 4 hrs + bum breaks and lunch. (Plan for a longish day.) Route map is HERE. |
| Tues | 18 | Mt Glorious |
Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top.
Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Tues | 18 | CLUB MEETING | Lord Stanley Hotel. 994 Stanley Street East, East Brisbane. The meeting proper starts at 7.30pm; but come earlier for dinner! |
| Sun | 23 | South | Route to be advised. |
| Tues | 25 | Mt Glorious |
[CHRISTMAS DAY] Ride the twisty road to the magnificent Mount Glorious! Enjoy an early lunch & coffee when we reach the top. Depart at 10:00 AM sharp. Click HERE for complete details. |
| Sun | 30 | West | McDonalds Goodna - Boonah - Queen Mary Falls - Killarney - Yangan - Freestone - Aratula - Home. |