Triples are trumps
The 2nd Southern Triples Rally
8-9 March, 2014 – Kangaroo Valley NSW
The 2nd Southern Triples Rally was again based at the Glenmack Caravan Park in Kangaroo Valley NSW, moving to March to take advantage of the warmer weather. As the entrants started to roll in on the Friday afternoon, it became clear that as with our 2013 Rally it was going to be an all Trident event. We had T150T, T150V, and T160 models represented, however as per last year no BSA Rocket 3’s or Triumph Hurricanes’ turned up! Saturday dawned warm and clear and the Tripler’s mounted their trusty Tridents and accompanied by a lone BSA twin (designated the ‘token Rocket 3 ‘ thanks for your help Mustard) made their way to the coast through the beautiful Kangaroo Valley and over the Cambewarra Mountain. The first stop on our 160km sojourn was Huskisson on the shores of Jervis Bay. It was there that we received an urgent call from the Chef at our lunch stop to advise that our intended route had been blocked by the Police as a result of a motor vehicle accident. A quick route re-calculation was performed and an alternative (however far less interesting) route was formulated. We did however arrive at our lunch stop at the Greville Corner Cafe at Sanctuary Point (highly recommended, great food and bike friendly) on time. Chef Ian had put together two special meals for the event, the Trident Berger and the Triple Burger and both where absolutely spot on! We then made our way back to Rally HQ via Nowra Hill and back across the Shoalhaven River. This year in keeping with the ‘laid back’ nature of the event, we decided to only present one trophy for either the most outstanding machine or the longest distance travelled to the event. The trophy was awarded to Steve and Jo Kelly (yes Mr & Mrs TriSpark), who had travelled all the way from South Australia to join us. Sunday morning again dawned warm and sunny, so after another of our now famous hot breakfasts, some of the entrants packed up to head back to whence they came. The rest of the Tripler’s decided to head over to Berry (site of the annual Kickstart Rally) via Woodhill Mountain. This was another great run past mountain grazing properties and the occasional multimillion dollar ‘hobby farm’. So ended the second Southern Triples Rally, no incidents, no breakdowns, just a great weekend riding legendary machines and enjoying good company.