Day trip around Central Victoria on a 50 yr old cafè racer.
This bike lay dormant for 31 years. Corona project.
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The wheels are original Henry Abe Industries from Japan. I believe a lot of them were sold in the North American market but not many made their way Down Under.
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This shot is in the main street of Maldon looking south towards Newstead.
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This is the Big Tree on the Calder Alternate Highway at Lockwood. This Red Gum is 42' in circumference and is tought to be at least 500 years old.
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This shot was taken at the start of the climb over the hills between Sedgewick and North Harcourt.
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Happy Jack was a former shepard on Ravenswood Station who struck it rich in the 1850s Gold Rush and opened this store.
This is what the bike sounds like.
https://youtube.com/shorts/dt0gz9b6vxM?feature=share
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