Andrew Bickford and his mates decided to celebrate Australia Day with a ride. Just like the First Fleet, the crew had some dangerous waters to negotiate.
Nick Fraser’s DR650 copped a dunking in the Macquarie River at Root Hog Crossing. It was up and running again in no time.
Bathurst riders are lucky. The region offers some great adventure riding right on the doorstep and we set off from our guide’s property at 7:00am to try and beat the heat of the day.