So we had our first ‘day off’ from the ride in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. Brisbane is a bustling city and it is also the third most populous city in Australia. It is also one of the oldest cities of Australia and it rightfully demanded an extra day from us to explore it. Though the extra 24 hours that we stayed there proved to be too less to explore what this city had to offer. But we had good time there that started with dinner on the first night at an Indian restaurant. Nothing makes you happier than the home type food away from home.
Brisbane is known for its Queenslander architecture and one can go on and on for days just admiring the beauty of this city and its buildings. Of special interest to visitors would be its colorful skyline after the sunset.
We also witnessed Brisbane’s rich biking culture when were invited to a local bikers’ meet by some bikers here and what a meet it turned out to be. It was a monthly meetup of bikers and there were at least 300-400 bikers riding the bikes not belonging to any particular brand or make. Cruisers, sportsbikes, vintage bikes, street bikes – all were present there. And the riders were happy just being there. Our bikes and our ride, #powerTrip, became the unofficial chief guest of the meet as a lot of people already know about this ride, thanks to Sunny’s interview with Boris Mihailovic who has a great following among bikers all over this continent. A lot of people came to us asking about the ride. They seemed especially thrilled to see the Ninja H2, which is a novelty even here.
The Bikers’ Night at Brisbane
But then we suffered first (and hopefully last) setback of the #powerTrip360 right after the meet. The Ninja had a flat rear tyre. A small nail brought the beast to its knees, almost! But we were prepared for it and had the puncture repair kit and portable tyre inflator with us. So a bit of effort and a bit of help from our newfound friends saw us back on our feet, kicking and running, once again. What an eventful evening it turned out to be. Couldn’t have thought of more biking action filled evening than this 🙂
