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Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
- bigjohnsd
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Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
This SPOT link will become active on November 15th and expire on December 13th.
https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id ... 8bcac45bbe
I’ll be riding with my friend Brian Maddy (Festar) in South Eastern Australia and Tasmania.
This is our plan at the moment but who knows after the first stop sign!
Lots of fires in Australia which may cause us to deviate from our “Plan”.
https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id ... 8bcac45bbe
I’ll be riding with my friend Brian Maddy (Festar) in South Eastern Australia and Tasmania.
This is our plan at the moment but who knows after the first stop sign!
Lots of fires in Australia which may cause us to deviate from our “Plan”.
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
Safe travels and have fun John!
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
Looking forward to following your travels.
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
Very good, John... I've followed a gent named Bernie on another forum.... retired in Taz, he and his wife have ridden all over Taz... lots of pics... switched from an FJR to a Super Tenere... maybe some points of interest??
https://www.fjrowners.com/forums/12-tou ... ravel.html
https://www.fjrowners.com/forums/12-tou ... ravel.html
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
Looking forward to following along and seeing an epic ride report! Give our best to Festar!
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
/me just realized theirs no popcorn emoji dealie.
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
PM sent to "Bernie"raYzerman wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:26 am Very good, John... I've followed a gent named Bernie on another forum.... retired in Taz, he and his wife have ridden all over Taz... lots of pics... switched from an FJR to a Super Tenere... maybe some points of interest??
https://www.fjrowners.com/forums/12-tou ... ravel.html
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Enjoy your trip, and tell Brian 'Hi' for all of us.
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"The only Dumb Question is the unasked Question " - Anonymous
Eat every Sandwich like it is your last!
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
All packed and ready to fly tomorrow afternoon
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Safe Travels!... Enjoy some of that excellent Australian wine for me..
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Hope the trip is working out. The Spotwalla link is not active.
Searching for roads paved with Asphalt, unless I am riding the mighty DR650 bushpig.
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
I imagine he has not been there very long and is in a recovery phase.
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
Yep, Festar buying a new Tenere is tough on BMW koolaid drinkers.Pterodactyl wrote: ↑Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:11 pm I imagine he has not been there very long and is in a recovery phase.
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Following you on Facebook, here, and most importantly, in spirit, my friend.
Enjoy your life every day.
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
Spot link active and tested SAT by SWMBO!
Festar met me at the airport yesterday morning after a long 14 hour flight from LAX. There were a lot of fellow sardines packed into the 787-8. I paid extra for an aisle seat, thank God, so I could get up and walk when I wanted to. Got only a few hours of sleep, but enough.
This morning, Monday here in OZ we took the bikes for a little test run. See the Spotwalla link for our 250K route.
We rode through some recently burned areas and then had coffee at the great lakes along the coast before taking a twisty inland route back to Taree.
Our route today
Note the "Red Arrow" for keeping on the left side of the road.
Beautiful place for Coffee
We had a few bike issues on the FJR but think everything is now all good. Battery was weak, suspension needed a little jiggering to handle me versus Brian.
We set forth tomorrow our first days route is supposed to be From Taree to Oberon 7 hr 22 min (349 mi)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LXHc1jnU5vRHN8JVA but alot will depend on Fire Status and how much smoke we encounter along the way.
It was fun to be back on an FJR today, but, given my druthers I'd still opt for a GSA! JSNS
Festar met me at the airport yesterday morning after a long 14 hour flight from LAX. There were a lot of fellow sardines packed into the 787-8. I paid extra for an aisle seat, thank God, so I could get up and walk when I wanted to. Got only a few hours of sleep, but enough.
This morning, Monday here in OZ we took the bikes for a little test run. See the Spotwalla link for our 250K route.
We rode through some recently burned areas and then had coffee at the great lakes along the coast before taking a twisty inland route back to Taree.
Our route today
Note the "Red Arrow" for keeping on the left side of the road.
Beautiful place for Coffee
We had a few bike issues on the FJR but think everything is now all good. Battery was weak, suspension needed a little jiggering to handle me versus Brian.
We set forth tomorrow our first days route is supposed to be From Taree to Oberon 7 hr 22 min (349 mi)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LXHc1jnU5vRHN8JVA but alot will depend on Fire Status and how much smoke we encounter along the way.
It was fun to be back on an FJR today, but, given my druthers I'd still opt for a GSA! JSNS
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Re: Australia 2019 - A real Adventure - A serial report
And so it begins, you lucky bastards. Looking forward to more.
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Nice that looks like fun!!!!
I think I would have to just follow someone if I was in a country that drove on the left.
I think I would have to just follow someone if I was in a country that drove on the left.
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I do it all the time.
It's called the passing lane.
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So how's riding on the other side of road? Likely not bad till you come upon a round-a-bout! Say safe and have fun.
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