First week.

The 500Kms service of the bike was brought forward to the afternoon of Thursday 27th so that I could travel to Wagga Wagga on Friday so avoiding the road closures and traffic chaos caused by the annual Sydney Gay Pride festival.  This meant that I had to crack the mileage in just over a day.  On Wednesday I rode to the north east of Sydney and joined the famous Putty Road and returned to Bondi via the Hunter Valley having clocked up 440Kms.  When I pulled into the dealership on Thursday afternoon there were 500.1Kms showing on the odometer.
Friday saw me riding the 300 miles to Wagga at a frustrating maximum of 50mph in accordance with the running in routine.
Last few days have seen me fitting a few accessories but annoyingly, I have been unable to fit the crash bars supplied from India because of missing crucial parts.  I have gathered sufficient bits and pieces from local engineering suppliers to get around the problem - I think.  Tomorrow will be the acid test.
In accordance with Murphy’s Law I broke a crown last night biting into a piece of chilled Toblerone! Fortunately my daughter managed to find a dentist who would see me at short notice and by Friday morning I will have a denture to last until I return home when my own dentist should be able to fit a replacement crown.  So that’s more beer vouchers down the tube!  My son reckons I look like a homeless person.  Several dentists here refused to see me as I had been in the country for less than 14 days - the coronavirus has everybody frightened.
I hope to start my tour proper next Monday following a weekend wine festival at a place called Rutherglen in Victoria.
I hope that future posts will be more bike/touring related.

Keep it between the hedges!