RALLY REPORTSMOTO GIRO
90 :OLD BIKE AUSTRALASIA
Moto Giro Australia 2017
- 27 August, 2017 – Mount Tambourine, Qld
The Giro gallops on
ReportGaven Dall’Osto PhotosGaven Dall’Osto and Greg Trost
Brainchildof event organisers Peter
Morrow and Trevor Fryer, 2017 saw the
ninth running of the Australian Moto
Giro. This year saw a new leg of 3 days
of return-to-base riding based at Mount
Tamborine. This meant new twisty
roads and exotic rest points which
included parts of northern NSW. The
second leg was the old favourite based
at the Woodford Pub (aka ‘The Pits).
The roads in all directions from Wood-
ford are an absolute joy to ride and a
mouth-watering ice cream at Kenil-
worth has become a mandatory ritual.
There were a few new entrants this
year and some all the way from WA,
SA and NSW. Self funded but under the
umbrella of DOCQ, we were encour-
aged to bring out our Ducatis this year
to celebrate the 40th Year of the club.
On Saturday afternoon, we lined up 22
Ducatis chronologically from Trevor
Fryer’s Cucciolo powered bicycle
through to Neill Green’s 1974 250
Scrambler. Eight of the gathering were
orange yellow 1973/74 Desmo singles
which were also lined up for a photo at
the Samford Servo on the Friday.MAINJim Clarke (1974 Duacti 450 Desmo) and Brad
Goostrey (1970 Ducati Scrambler 450) getting stuck into it.
TOP RIGHTPeter Morrow on his 1973 Ducati 350 Desmo
heads the pack to Howell’s Knob Lookout.
RIGHTTrevor Fryer’s Ducati Cucciolo graces Woodford Pub.Alan Pearce on his 1956 Gilera 175
Gubileo Extra at Wivenhoe Dam.LEFT Keith Rickart with his 1971 Ducati Mark 3 250 at Mt Tambourine.
RIGHT Ian Dallimore hustles his 1962 Aermacchi Ala Verde on Neurum Rd Villeneuve.