By Toasty, on September 12th, 2010 The Steven Walter Foundation’s annual Snowy Ride is only a couple of months away and promises to be another huge event. Our big ride around Australia finishes in Thredbo on Friday the 5th of November just in time for the Snowy Ride. Online registrations are now open and cost $60 per person, which includes a National Parks & Wildlife Service entry to the Kosciuszko National Park and an automatic entry into the draw for a Honda VFR1200 valued at $25,000 which has been donated by Honda Australia. There are also opportunities to win further minor prizes by completing any three Continue reading the full The Snowy Ride – 6 November 2010 post. By Toasty, on September 10th, 2010  Don’t worry, I’m not about to turn this into a fashion blog, however I thought I would let you know about some jeans I bought recently for the ride. Most motorcycle riders are familiar with Draggin Jeans which are denim jeans that are lined with panels of Kevlar®. I went shopping for a couple pair of Draggins recently but unfortunatly the bike shop only had a single pair in my size and they looked like something a boiler maker would wear. In the same section though was a range of Sartso Killer jeans. Just like the Draggins they feature Kevlar® Continue reading the full Sartso Jeans post. By Toasty, on September 8th, 2010 Gotta be fit for a big ride! Something a little different today. So far I have blogged mainly about the motorcycle preparation, but what have I been doing physically to get myself ready for back to back to back to back days on the motorcycle? Sure some people will go into a trip like this without any physical prep, but I figure something is better than nothing. Diet Being on the road for five weeks, living out of motels and lunching on service station half-warmed meat pies is probably not going to be the best for my inner health. Continue reading the full Personal Preparation post. By Toasty, on September 5th, 2010 So after a few months of tinkering here and there my Road Star is now finished and ready for the biggest trip of her life. The list of modifications includes: What you can see Yamaha cast wheels New floating rotors Yamaha short windshield Buck’s windshield lowers Bub’s Big Willy Exhausts Baron’s pillion floorboards Yamaha sissy bar Custom World International rack What you can’t see New master cylinders New Barnett clutch and friction plates New drive belt Fork oil change Engine and transfer case oil change to Amsoil 20/50w Spark plugs Numerous bolts, screws and the occasional clamp I finished the Continue reading the full From Bruiser to Cruiser post. By Toasty, on September 4th, 2010 It’s a cold and rainy day here in Canberra, the bike is finished, can’t go anywhere and I have nothing else to do. So due to some limitations of the current theme I’m using I’ve decided to install a new one today. While this is happening the site look and feel will change quite a bit until I get the settings bedded down. edit: the upgrade to the site is now complete. A few little changes here and there but I can tell you the behind the scenes functionality has improved immensly. By Toasty, on September 3rd, 2010 A red letter day today. Thanks to Bill K of Canberra – and everyone else who has donated of course – I have now made my minimum $2,500 in donations. And not before time too with the official start in Tenterfield now only 31 days away. That’s right, 31 and I will be counting down every single day until then! The overall total for the team on Everyday Hero is currently at $68,816 with offline fundraising probably not far off that amount either. The overall target of at least $150,000 raised looks more than achievable, a huge outcome! $2,500 Target Reached! post. | Ride Around Australia October 2010In October 2010 I rode a Yamaha Road Star around Australia to raise money for the Steven Walter Foundation Program. This site documents the trip prep in the lead up to the journey and a daily diary of the trip itself. |  You can donate to the Steven Walter Foundation at the following link. |
